Vinyl pressings
by The Beatles · 1964
Long Tall Sally 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.
1 pressing 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.
XEX-̶4̶5̶5̶ 471A-Side etched runout, var.1
XEX-̶4̶5̶6̶ 472B-Side etched runout, var.1
XEX-̶4̶5̶5̶ 471-2A-Side etched runout, var.2
XEX-̶4̶5̶6̶ 472-2B-Side etched runout, var.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Canada | Capitol Records T6063 / Capitol Records T-6063First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Capitol Records T6063 / Capitol Records T-6063LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | Capitol Records T6063 / Capitol Records T-6063LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Canada | Capitol Records T6063LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | Canada | Capitol Records T6063 / Capitol Records T-6063LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | Canada | Capitol Records T6063 / Capitol Records T-6063LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1974 | Canada | Capitol Records T6063 / Capitol Records T-6063LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1974 | Canada | Capitol Records T6063 / Capitol Records T-6063LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1976 | Canada | Capitol Records T6063 / Capitol Records ST 6063LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1978 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 6063 / Capitol Records T 6063LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1978 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 6063 / Capitol Records T6063LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-6063 / Capitol Records T 6063LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1980 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-6063 / Capitol Records T 6063LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1980 | Canada | Capitol Records T 6063LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1983 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 6063 / Capitol Records T 6063LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1983 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 6063 / Capitol Records T 6063LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
16 vinyl pressings of Long Tall Sally are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1964 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in Canada. One of them is Capitol Records T6063, released April 27, 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T6063) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XEX-̶4̶5̶5̶ 471 and XEX-̶4̶5̶6̶ 472. 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.
