Vinyl pressings
by The Beatles · 1969
Get Back was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
120 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 42 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.
7XCE 21296-1U GAH KT 1Runout side A, stamped, variant 1
7XCE 21297-1U GMO KT 1Runout side B, stamped, variant 1
7XCE 21297-1U HH KT 1Runout side A, stamped, variant 2
7XCE 21297-1U PG KT 4Runout side B, stamped, variant 2
7XCE 21296 - 1UA-Side runout - stamped, variant 1
7XCE 21297 - 1UB-Side runout - stamped, variant 1
7XCE 21296 - 1U G T KT 4A-Side runout - stamped, variant 2
7XCE 21297 -1U O KT 1B-Side runout - stamped, variant 2
7XCE 21296 -1U GHLRunout A, variant 1
7XCE 21297 - 1U GHLRunout B, variant 1
7XCE 21296 - 1U G KT 1Runout A, variant 2
7XCE 21297 -1U MA KT 4Runout B, variant 2
7XCE 21296-1URunout side A, variant 1
7XCE 21297-1URunout side B, variant 1
7XCE 21296 - 1U GG KT 3Runout side A, stamped, variant 2
7XCE 21297 -1U A D KT 4Runout side B, stamped, variant 2
7XCE 21296 - 1U R KT 1A-side runout, stamped
7XCE 21297 - 1U GD KT 1B-side runout, stamped
7XCE.21296A-side label
7XCE.21297B-side label
7XCE 21296-1U GAH KT IRunout Side A, Stamped
7XCE 21297-1U GMO KT 1Runout Side B, Stamped
7XCE.21296Label A
7XCE.21297Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Barbados | Parlophone R 5777First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Brazil | Apple Records 7BT-17First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Brazil | Apple Records 7-BT-17First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Canada | Apple Records 2490First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Apple Records 2490First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Apple Records 24907", 45 RPM, Repress, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Repress, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Apple Records 2490First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1969 | Chile | Apple Records 7BT-17First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | Chile | Apple Records 7XCE 21297/8First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Chile | Apple Records APPLE - 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Denmark | Apple Records R 5777First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Denmark | Apple Records R 5777First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Denmark | Apple Records R 5777First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Denmark | Apple Records R 5777First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Ecuador | Odeon 45-87828First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Mexico | Apple Records 64837", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1971 | Mexico | Apple Records 64837", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records 24907", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records 24907", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records 24907", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1974 | Brazil | Apple Records 45BT-997", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Apple Records 24907", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1975 | US | Apple Records 24907", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Apple Records 24907", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Capitol Records 24907", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1976 | France | Apple Records 2C.010-04084 / Apple Records 2C 010-04084 M7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1976 | France | Apple Records 2C.010-04084 / Apple Records 2C 010-04084 M7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1976 | Germany | Apple Records 1C 006-04 0847", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1976 | Italy | Apple Records 3C 006-04084 / Apple Records 3C 006 04084 M7", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Apple Records R 5777 / Parlophone R 57777", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Parlophone A.87637", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| 1983 | US | Capitol Records 24907", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Capitol Records 24907", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1988 | US | Capitol Records 24907", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK | Apple Records R 5777 / Parlophone R 57777", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1989 | UK | Parlophone RP 57777", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc |
| 1989 | UK | Apple Records R 5777 / Parlophone R 57777", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1989 | UK | Apple Records R 57777", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Apple Records 14837", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Argentina | Apple Records 14837", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Brazil | Apple Records 31C 006 04084Y7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records 24907", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records B-24907", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | France | Apple Records 2C 006-04084 M7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | France | Apple Records 2C.010-04084 / Apple Records 2C 010-04.084 M7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | France | Apple Records 2C 006-04084 M7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | France | Apple Records 2C 006-04084 M7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | Apple Records 1C 006-20 3120 77", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Parlophone 1C 006-04 0847", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Apple Records 1C 006-04 0847", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| ? | Guatemala | Odeon 42677", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Ireland | Apple Records R 57777", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Japan | Apple Records AR-22797", Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", Single, Reissue, Stereo |
191 vinyl pressings of Get Back are listed here, from 46 countries, released between 1969 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK, US, Spain, Belgium and more. One of them is Apple Records R 5777, released April 11, 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 5777, 2490, M-335, 1 J-006-04.084 M) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCE 21296-1U GAH KT 1 and 7XCE 21297-1U GMO KT 1. 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.
