Vinyl pressings
by The Beatles · 1964
Extracts From The Album A Hard Day's Night was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 5 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
7TCE 850-1N RH KT2Runout side A, variant 1
7TCE 851-1N GO KT3Runout side B, variant 1
7TCE 850-1N AA KT3Runout side A, variant 2
7TCE 851-1N GH KT2Runout side B, variant 2
7TCE 850-1N R A KT 1Runout side A, variant 1
7TCE 851-1N GH KT 2Runout side B, variant 1
7TCE 850-1N A KT 1Runout side A, variant 2
7TCE 851-1N P KT 1Runout side B, variant 2
7TCE 850-1N R KT 1Runout side A, variant 1
7TCE 851-1N R KT 2Runout side B, variant 1
7TCE 850-1N T KT 1Runout side A, variant 2
7TCE 851-1N H KT 1Runout side B, variant 2
7TCE 850-1N MR KT3Runout side A, variant 1, stamped
7TCE 851-1N RT TK5Runout side B, variant 1, stamped
7TCE 850-1N A KT 1Runout side A, variant 2, stamped
7TCE 851-1N P KT 1Runout side B, variant 2, stamped
7TCE 850-1N GD KT 2Runout side A
7TCE 851-1N GH KT 2Runout side B
7TCE.850Label side A
7TCE.851Label side B
7TCE.850Side A
7TCE.851Side B
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Costa Rica | Odeon EPO-7First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1964 | India | Parlophone GEP 8924First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Parlophone GEP 8924First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Nigeria | Parlophone GEP 8924 NIFirst year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1964 | UK | Parlophone GEP 8924First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1964 | UK | Parlophone GEP 8924First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | Parlophone GEP 8924First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1964 | UK | Parlophone GEP 8924First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | Parlophone GEP 8924First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1965 | Australia | Parlophone GEPO 8924 / Parlophone GEPO-89247", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1969 | Australia | Parlophone GEPO 8924 / Parlophone GEPO-89247", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | Apple Records AP-45747", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Odeon 1C 016-06 329 / EMI Electrola 1C 016-06 3297", EP | 7", EP |
| 1978 | UK | Parlophone GEP 89247", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Parlophone GEPO 8924 / Parlophone GEPO-89247", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | Australia | Parlophone GEPO 8924 / Parlophone GEPO-89247", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| ? | Bolivia | EMI International BOD - 54977", EP | 7", EP |
| ? | Netherlands | Parlophone GEP 89247", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Parlophone GEP 89247", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| ? | UK | Parlophone GEP 89247", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
20 vinyl pressings of Extracts From The Album A Hard Day's Night are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1964 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in UK, India, Netherlands, Nigeria and more. One of them is Parlophone GEP 8924, released December 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GEP 8924, GEP 8924 NI, EPO-7) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7TCE 850-1N RH KT2 and 7TCE 851-1N GO KT3. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
