Vinyl pressings
by The Beatles · 1965
Long Tall Sally / She's A Woman was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1965, 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.
7TCE 822 - 1/T1 30 6 65Side A, runout, stamped variant 1
7XCE 18172 T1 30 6 65Side B, runout, stamped variant 1
7TCE 822Label A Side
7XCE 18172Label B Side
7TCE 822 I TI 30.6.65Runout area side A
7XCE 18172 TI 30.6.65Runout area side AA
7TCE 822Label side A
7XCE 18172Label side AA
7TCE 822 - 1/T1 5 X 65Side A, runout, etched
7XCE 18172 T1 5 X 65Side B, runout, etched
7TCE 822Side A, label
7XCE 18172Side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Italy | Parlophon QMSP 16381First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Italy | Parlophon QMSP 16381First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1965 | Italy | Parlophon QMSP 16381First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Italy | Parlophone QMSP 163817", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| 1973 | France | Odeon 2C006-044577", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | France | Odeon 2C006-044577", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | France | Odeon 2C010-044577", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | Odeon 2C.010-044577", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | Apple Records 3C 006-04457 / Apple Records 3C 006 04457 M7", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | Apple Records 3C 006 04457 M7", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Long Tall Sally / She's A Woman are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1965 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in Italy. One of them is Parlophon QMSP 16381.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use QMSP 16381) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7TCE 822 - 1/T1 30 6 65 and 7XCE 18172 T1 30 6 65. 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.
