Vinyl pressings
by The Beatles · 1964
Jolly What! 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.
13 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year. 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.
64-3852 URJ Δ6295 1-18-64 [MR in circle]Side A Runout
64-3853 URJ Δ6295X 1-18-64 [MR in circle]Side B Runout
64-3852Side A Label
64-3853Side B Label
Side 1 64-3852 1-18-64 etched Job# 6295Audio Matrix stamped with MR in circle
Side 2 64-3853 1-18-64 etched Job# 6295xAudio Matrix stamped with MR in circle URJ
64-3852 △6295 URJSide A Runout, Etched (Variant 1)
64-3853 URJ 1711 △ 6295 XSide B Runout, Etched (Variant 1)
AudioMatrixSide B Runout, Stamped (Variant 1)
64-3852 △6295 URJSide A Runout, Etched (Variant 2)
64-3852-S △6298Side 1 Etched
64-3853-S 1-26-64 △ 6298 XSide 1 Etched
64-3852Side 1 Label
64-3853Side 1 Label
64-3852 ▽ 6295 URJ MRSide A runout
64-3853 ▽ 6295X URJ MRSide B runout
64-3852 RASide 1 Etched
64-3853 RASide 1 Etched
64-3852Side 1 Label
64-3853Side 1 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 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 1085First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 1085 / Vee Jay Records VJ 1085First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 1085First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 1085First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 1085First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 1085First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 1085First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 1085First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJS 1085First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 1085LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 1085First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 1085First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLPS-1085First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 1085First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 1085LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono |
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 1085LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono |
16 vinyl pressings of Jolly What! are listed here, from 1 country.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US. One of them is Vee Jay Records VJLP 1085, released February 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VJLP 1085, VJS 1085, VJLPS-1085) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 64-3852 URJ Δ6295 1-18-64 [MR in circle] and 64-3853 URJ Δ6295X 1-18-64 [MR in circle]. 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.
