Vinyl pressings
by The Beatles · 1968
Lady Madonna was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
82 pressings came out in 1968, 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 18438-3A side runout, variant 1
7XCE 18439-2B side runout, variant 1
7XCE 18438 -3 P KT 2A side runout, variant 2
7XCE 18439 -2 MD KT 4B side runout, variant 2
7XCE 18438-3A side runout stamped, variant 1
7XCE 18439-2B side runout stamped, variant 1
7XCE 18438-2 MP KT 2A side runout stamped, variant 2
7XCE 18439-2 H KT 1B side runout stamped, variant 2
7XCE 18438-3 PT KTJT 3A Side Runout machine stamped
7XCE 18439-2 PD KTJT 3B Side Runout machine stamped
7XCE 18438-3 RR KT 3Runout side A - Variant 1
7XCE 18439-2 MA KT 1Runout side B - Variant 1
7XCE 18438-3 PL KTJT 6Runout side A - Variant 2
7XCE 18439-2 PO KTJT 2Runout side B - Variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Unknown | Parlophone R5675First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Argentina | Odeon Pops DTOA 8389First year7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1968 | Argentina | Odeon Pops 1389First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Australia | Parlophone A-8293First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Belgium | Parlophone R 5675First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Bolivia | Odeon Pops 7-BT-09First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Brazil | Odeon 7-BT-09First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Chile | Odeon MSOD 8725First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Parlophone R.5675First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Denmark | Parlophone R 5675First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Denmark | Parlophone R 5675First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Denmark | Parlophone R 56757", Single, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Denmark | Parlophone R 5675First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Ecuador | Odeon 45-87754First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Finland | Parlophone R 5675First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | Apple Records AR-19027", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1970 | Japan | Apple Records AR-19027", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Japan | Apple Records AR-19027", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1970 | Japan | Apple Records AR-19027", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1970 | Japan | Apple Records AR-19027", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1971 | Mexico | Capitol Records 63107", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records 21387", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records 21387", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records 21387", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records 21387", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records 21387", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | Canada | Capitol Records 21387", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1972 | France | Odeon FO 1117", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1972 | France | Odeon FO 1117", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1973 | Japan | Apple Records AR-19027", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Parlophone A.82937", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| 1982 | Mexico | EMI 63107", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Capitol Records 21387", Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1983 | US | Capitol Records 21387", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1987 | Germany | Apple Records 1C 006-04 4787", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1988 | Germany | Parlophone 006-20 2467 77", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1988 | US | Capitol Records 21387", Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1988 | UK | Parlophone RP 56757", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc |
| 1988 | UK | Parlophone R 5675 / Apple Records R 56757", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1988 | UK | Parlophone R 5675 / Apple Records R 56757", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | EMI 13897", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records 21387", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records 21387", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| ? | France | Odeon FO 111 / Odeon FO.1117", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | France | Odeon FO 1117", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Japan | Apple Records AR-19027", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Japan | Odeon OR-19027", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Spain | Odeon DSOL 66.086 / Odeon 1J 006-04.478 M7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Spain | Odeon DSOL 66.086 / Odeon 1J 006-04.478 M7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Parlophone R 56757", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Parlophone R 56757", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | Parlophone R 56757", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Capitol Records P 213810", Single, Promo, Unofficial Release, 45 RPM · Unofficial, Promo | 10", Single, Promo, Unofficial Release, 45 RPM · Unofficial, Promo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records 21387", Single | 7", Single |
158 vinyl pressings of Lady Madonna are listed here, from 42 countries, released between 1968 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, US, Netherlands, Jamaica and more. One of them is Parlophone R 5675, released March 15, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 5675, R5675, 2138, P 2138) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCE 18438-3 and 7XCE 18439-2. 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.
