Vinyl pressings
by The Beatles · 1964
Hear The Beatles Tell All 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.
5 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 2 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.
64-6608label A
64-6609label B
MR (circled) 64-6608 Δ 7109etched label A runout
MR (circled) 64-6609 Δ 7109Xetched label B runout
MR 64-6608 Δ7109A-Side Runout Etching
MR 64-6609 Δ7109XB-Side Runout Etching
64-6608A-Side Label
64-6609B-Side Label
64-6608label A
64-6609label B
MR (circled) 64-6608 Δ 7109label A
MR (circled) 64-6609 Δ 7109Xlabel B
64-6608A-side label
64-6609B-side label
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 | Philippines | Vee Jay Records PRO-202 / Vee Jay Records VJLP 202First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records PRO-202First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records PRO-202 / Vee Jay Records VJLP 202 PROFirst yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records PRO-202 / Vee Jay Records VJLP 202First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP-202 / Vee Jay Records VJLP 202First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | US | Vee Jay Records PRO-202 / Vee Jay Records VJLP 202 PROLP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Germany | Strand 6.24785 AOLP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1981 | UK | Charly Records CRV 202 / Vee Jay Records CRV 202LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1986 | Spain | Zafiro LM - 1153LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1986 | Spain | Zafiro LM - 1153LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Vee Jay Records PRO-2027", Shape, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono, Picture disc | 7", Shape, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono, Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Spain | Zafiro 30101153LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records PRO-202 / Vee Jay Records VJLP 202 PROLP, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono | LP, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of Hear The Beatles Tell All are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1964 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, Philippines. One of them is Vee Jay Records PRO-202, released November 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PRO-202, VJLP-202) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 64-6608 and 64-6609. 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.
