Vinyl pressings
by The Beatles · 1964
Extracts From The Film 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.
12 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 6 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 832-1N AG KT2Side A stamped variation 2
7TCE 833-2N OT KT7Side B stamped variation 2
7TCE 832-1N OD KT1Side A stamped variation 3
7TCE 833-2N OH KT2Side B stamped variation 3
7TCE 832 - 1N 0 KT 3Runout, A-side, stamped, variant 1
7TCE 833 - 2N PD KT 3Runout, B-side, stamped, variant 1
7TCE 832 - 1N AD KT 3Runout A-side, stamped, variant 2
7TCE 833 - 2N GG KT 2Runout B-side, stamped, variant 2
7TCE 832 - 1N MP KT 4Side A, runout, stamped variant 1
7TCE 833 - 2N PA KT 5Side B, runout, stamped variant 1
7TCE 832 - 1N GL KT 1Side A, runout, stamped variant 2
7TCE 833 - 2N O KT 2Side B, runout, stamped variant 2
7TCE 832 - 1N L KTSide A, runout, stamped variant 1
7TCE 833 - 2N VV KTJSide B, runout, stamped variant 1
7TCE 832 - 1N AG KT 2Side A, runout, stamped variant 2
7TCE 833 - 2N OT KT 7Side B, runout, stamped variant 2
7TCE 832-1N KTA side, runout
7TCE 833-2N KTB side, runout
7 TCE 832A side, label
7 TCE 833B side, label
7TCE.832 - 1NSide A variation 1
7TCE.833 - 2NSide B variation 1
7TCE 832-1N AG KT2Side A stamped variation 2
7TCE 833-2N OT KT7Side B stamped variation 2
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 | Australia | Parlophone GEPO 8920 / Parlophone GEPO-8920First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Denmark | Parlophone GEP 8920First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1964 | Denmark | Parlophone GEP 8920First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Misprint |
| 1964 | Denmark | Parlophone GEP 89207", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| 1964 | Denmark | Parlophone GEP 8920First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1964 | Ireland | Parlophone GEP (I) 8920First year7", EP, Mono · Mono | 7", EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Parlophone GEP 8920First year7", EP, Mono · Mono | 7", EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Parlophone GEP 8920First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Nigeria | Parlophone GEP 8920 NIFirst year7", EP, Mono · Mono | 7", EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | Parlophone GEP 8920First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | Parlophone GEP 8920First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | Parlophone GEP 8920First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | Parlophone GEP 8920First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Denmark | Parlophone GEP 89207", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Mexico | Capitol Records EPEM 100697", EP | 7", EP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Mexico | Capitol Records EPEM 100697", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1970 | Japan | Apple Records AP-45737", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | Japan | Apple Records AP-45737" · Colored vinyl | 7" · Colored vinyl |
| 1970 | Japan | Apple Records AP-45737", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Germany | Odeon 1C 016-06 330 / EMI Electrola 1C 016-06 3307", EP, Mono · Mono | 7", EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Parlophone EPP 207", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| 1978 | UK | Parlophone GEP 89207", 45 RPM, EP, Mono, Repress · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono, Repress · Mono |
| 1978 | UK | Parlophone GEP 89207", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1978 | UK | Parlophone GEP 89207", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1978 | UK | Parlophone GEP 89207", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1979 | Australia | Parlophone GEPO 89207", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Mexico | EMI EPEM-100697", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Parlophone GEPO 89207", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | Parlophone GEPO 89207", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | Australia | Parlophone GEPO 89207", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | India | Parlophone GEP.89207", EP, Mono · Mono | 7", EP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | Odeon EAS-300187", EP | 7", EP |
| ? | Mexico | Capitol Discos EPEM 100697", EP | 7", EP |
| ? | Singapore | Parlophone GEP 89207", EP, Mono · Mono | 7", EP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Parlophone GEP 89207", EP, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", EP, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Parlophone GEP 89207", EP, Mono · Mono | 7", EP, Mono · Mono |
39 vinyl pressings of Extracts From The Film A Hard Day's Night are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1964 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in UK, Netherlands, Nigeria, Australia and more. One of them is Parlophone GEP 8920, released November 6, 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GEP 8920, GEP 8920 NI, GEPO 8920, GEP (I) 8920) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7TCE 832-1N AG KT2 and 7TCE 833-2N OT KT7. 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.
