Vinyl pressings
by The Beatles · 1967
Magical Mystery Tour was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
47 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 20 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.
7YCE 18435 - 1 AH KT 5Variant 1: side A runout, stamped
7YCE 18434 - 2 PH KT 1Variant 1: side B runout, stamped
7YCE 18436 - 1 RL KT 3Variant 1: side C runout, stamped
7YCE 18437 - 1 GR KT 3Variant 1: side D runout, stamped
7YCE 18435 - 1 PH KT 4Side A runout, stamped, variant 1
7YCE 18434 - 2 PG KT 1Side B runout, stamped, variant 1
7YCE 18436 - 1 MT KT 3Side C runout, stamped, variant 1
7YCE 18437 - 1 PD KT 5Side D runout, stamped, variant 1
7XCE 18435 -1 GPL KT 4Side A runout variant 1
7XCE 18434-1 RMG KT 3Side B runout variant 1
7XCE 18436 -1 GPO KT 4Side C runout variant 1
7XCE 18437 -2 GOH KT 8Side D runout variant 1
7YCE 18435-1 OL KT 5Runout Side A
7YCE 18434-2 HR KT 1Runout Side B
7YCE 18436-1 GM KT 4Runout Side C
7YCE 18437-1 PO KT 5Runout Side D
SMMT-A1Side A & B labels
SMMT-B1Side C & D labels
7YCE.18435Side A label
7YCE.18434Side B label
7YCE 18435 -1 HA KT 5Side 1 runout
7YCE 18434-2 HP KT 5Side 2 runout
7YCE 18436 -1 0H KT 1Side 3 runout
7YCE 18437 -1 RA KT 5Side 4 runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Denmark | Parlophone SMMT-1First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1967 | Finland | Parlophone MMT-1First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | France | Odeon SMO 39 501/2First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | France | Odeon MMT 1First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | France | Odeon SMO 39 501/2First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mispress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mispress |
| 1967 | France | Odeon SMO 39 501/2First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1967 | France | Odeon SMO 39 501/2First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1967 | Germany | Odeon SMO 39 501/2First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | Odeon SMO 39 501/2First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1967 | Italy | Parlophon QASE 0100 / Parlophon QASE 0101First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Italy | Parlophon QASE 0101 / Parlophon QASE 0100First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1967 | Italy | Parlophon QASE 0100 / Parlophon QASE 0101First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Japan | Odeon Records OP-4335-6First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo · Colored vinyl | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1967 | Lebanon | Parlophone SMMT-1First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Parlophone MMT 1 / Parlophone MMT 1First year7", EP, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", EP, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Argentina | Odeon Pops DTOA/E-3883/847", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | Argentina | Odeon 2883/47", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1973 | UK | Parlophone SMMT-17", EP, 45 RPM, Stereo, Repress | 7", EP, 45 RPM, Stereo, Repress |
| 1973 | UK | Parlophone SMMT-17", 45 RPM, EP, Mispress, Repress, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mispress, Repress, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | UK | Parlophone SMMT-17", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | Parlophone SMMT-17", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | Parlophone SMMT-17", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Japan | Odeon TOKP-7412•137", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Worldwide | Apple Records 5099940490892 / Parlophone 50999404908927", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, Blu-ray, Reissue, Remastered, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, Reissue, Remastered, Box Set, Deluxe Edition · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, Blu-ray, Reissue, Remastered, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, Reissue, Remastered, Box Set, Deluxe Edition · Mono |
| 2012 | US | Apple Records 5099940490892 / Capitol Records 5099940490892Box Set, Deluxe Edition, 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, Blu-ray, Reissue, Remastered, Multichannel, DVD, DVD-Video, Multichannel, NTSC, Reissue, Remastered · Mono | Box Set, Deluxe Edition, 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, Blu-ray, Reissue, Remastered, Multichannel, DVD, DVD-Video, Multichannel, NTSC, Reissue, Remastered · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | EMI-Odeon S.A.I.C. 2508/097", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | Parlophone GMSP 123 / Parlophone GMSP 1247", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | Israel | Parlophone SMMT 17", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| ? | New Zealand | Parlophone7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Spain | Odeon SMO 39501/2 / Odeon 016 10617107", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Spain | Odeon SMO 39501/27", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Parlophone SMMT-17", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Parlophone SMMT-17", EP, 45 RPM, Stereo, Repress | 7", EP, 45 RPM, Stereo, Repress |
| ? | UK | Parlophone SMMT-17", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Parlophone SMMT-17", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Parlophone SMMT-17", EP, 45 RPM, Stereo, Repress · Colored vinyl | 7", EP, 45 RPM, Stereo, Repress · Colored vinyl |
85 vinyl pressings of Magical Mystery Tour are listed here, from 30 countries, released between 1967 and 2012.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in UK, Netherlands, Yugoslavia, Finland and more. One of them is Parlophone SMMT-1, released December 8, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SMMT-1, MMT-1, MMT 1, SMO 39 501/2) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7YCE 18435 - 1 AH KT 5 and 7YCE 18434 - 2 PH KT 1. 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.
