Vinyl pressings
by The Beatles · 1963
I Want To Hold Your Hand was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
83 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 15 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 17559-1N MT KT10Side A runout, variant 1
7XCE 17560-1N LL KT 11Side B runout, variant 1
7XCE 17559-1N RDT KT 4Side A runout, variant 2
7XCE 17560-1N RLT KT 22Side B runout, variant 2
7XCE.17559 1-NRunoff side A stamped
7XCE.17560 1-NRunoff side B stamped
7XCE.17559Label A
7XCE.17560Label B
7XCE 17559-1N KT 11 RAGSide A runout, machine stamped
7XCE 17560-1N LL KT 10 RTLSide B runout, machine stamped
7XCE 17559-1N KT GPOSide A runout, machine stamped - variation 2
7XCE 17560-1N KT TGSide B runout, machine stamped - variation 2
7XCE 17559-1N RPM KT0Side A runout, variant 1
7XCE 17560-1N RPD KT10Side B runout, variant 1
7XCE 17559-1N RPL KT1Side A runout, variant 2
7XCE 17560-1N RPD KT10Side B runout, variant 2
7XCE 17559-1N RPM KT4Side A runout
7XCE 17560-1N RPD KT0Side B runout
7XCE.17559Label A
7XCE.17560Label B
7XCE 17559-1N GMG KT13Side A, runout
7XCE 17560-1N GLM KT6Side B, runout
7XCE.17559Label A
7XCE.17560Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | Parlophone A8103First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Bolivia | Parlophone R 5084First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Denmark | Parlophone R 5084First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Denmark | Parlophone R 5084First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Denmark | Parlophone R 50847", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1963 | Denmark | Parlophone R 50847", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1963 | Denmark | Parlophone R 50847", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1963 | Denmark | Parlophone R 50847", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1963 | India | Parlophone 45-R 5084First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | India | Parlophone 45-R 5084First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | India | Parlophone R.5084First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1963 | India | Parlophone 45-R 5084First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1963 | Ireland | Parlophone R (I) 5084First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Parlophone R 5084First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Parlophone R 5084First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Argentina | EMI 11867", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Germany | Odeon 1 C 006-04 752M7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Germany | Odeon 1 C 006-04 752M7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Japan | Apple Records AR-10417", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1972 | UK | Parlophone R 50847", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1972 | UK | Parlophone R50847", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| 1973 | Germany | Odeon 1 C 006-04 752 M7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Odeon 1C006-04 7527", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Parlophone R 5084 / Apple Records R 50847", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Parlophone R 5084 / Apple Records R 50847", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1976 | UK | Parlophone R 5084 / Apple Records R 50847", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1976 | UK | Parlophone R 5084 / Apple Records R 50847", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1976 | Germany | Odeon 1C 006-04 752 M / Odeon 1 C 006-04 752 M7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1976 | Australia | Parlophone A-81037", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Odeon EAR-202257", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Parlophone A-81037", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1983 | UK | Parlophone R 50847", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1983 | UK | Parlophone RP50847", 45 RPM, Picture Disc, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Picture Disc, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Picture disc |
| 1983 | UK | Parlophone R 50847", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1983 | UK | Parlophone RP50847", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Picture disc |
| 1989 | Europe | Parlophone 006-20 3110 77", 45 RPM, Single, Remastered | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Parlophone R 50847", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1994 | US | Capitol Records S7-17689 / CEMA Special Markets S7-176897", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Worldwide | Apple Corps Ltd.3", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Record Store Day, Single, Reissue | 3", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Record Store Day, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Parlophone A-81037", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Denmark | Parlophone R 50847", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | Denmark | Parlophone R 50847", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | Japan | Odeon OR-10417", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Japan | Apple Records AR-10417", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | Odeon OR-10417", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Japan | Odeon OR-10417", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Netherlands | Parlophone R 50847", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Pakistan | Parlophone R-50847", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Peru | Odeon Del Peru 45-88567", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | Philippines | Parlophone Rx-50847", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | UK | Parlophone R 50847", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
158 vinyl pressings of I Want To Hold Your Hand are listed here, from 26 countries, released between 1963 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in UK, Australia, Bolivia, Denmark and more. One of them is Parlophone R 5084, released November 29, 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 5084) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCE 17559-1N MT KT10 and 7XCE 17560-1N LL KT 11. 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.
