Vinyl pressings
by The Beatles · 1964
Meet The Beatles! 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.
53 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 5 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.
ST1-2047-A3 [IAM in triangle]Runout side A - Variant 1
ST-2-2047-B2 [IAM in triangle]Runout side B - Variant 1
ST-1-2047-B2 [IAM in triangle] (backwards & ampersand sign or backwards 3 with diagonal line through it)Runout side A - Variant 2
ST-2-2047-A3 X2 [IAM in triangle]Runout side B - Variant 2
IAM in TriangleStamped in runout
T1-2047-F3Variant 1 Side A Runout
T2-2047-F3Variant 1 Side B Runout
T1-2047-GAVariant 2 Side A Runout
T-1-2047-G8 2 ✲Runout side A,variant 1
T-2-2047-G8 1 ✲Runout side B, variant 1
T-1-2047-G8 ✲Runout side A, variant 2
T-1-2047-F7 ✲Runout side B, variant 2
T-1-2047 G-8Runout side A, variant 1
T-2-2047 G-8Runout side B, variant 1
T-1-2047 G-8Runout side A, variant 2
T-2-2047 F7Runout side B, variant 2
ST-1-2047-A1 IAMSide A
ST2-2047-A1 IAMSide B
T1-2047-T4Runout A
T2-2047-G6Runout B
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 | Jamaica | Capitol Records T-2047First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Mexico | Musart D 892First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Mexico | Musart D 892First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Philippines | Capitol Records T 2047 / Capitol Records T-2047First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Capitol Records T 2047 / Capitol Records T-2047First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Capitol Records T 2047 / Capitol Records T-2047LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Capitol Records T-2047 / Capitol Records T 2047First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Capitol Records T-2047 / Capitol Records T 2047First yearLP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Capitol Records T 2047 / Capitol Records T-2047First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Capitol Records ST 2047 / Capitol Records ST-2047First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Capitol Records ST 2047 / Capitol Records ST-2047First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Capitol Records ST 2047 / Capitol Records ST-2047First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Capitol Records ST 2047First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Capitol Records T 2047LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Capitol Records T 2047First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | Apple Records AP-80011LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1970 | Venezuela | Odeon SOLP-7075LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1970 | Japan | Apple Records AP-80011LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 2047 / Capitol Records ST-2047LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | Dominican Republic | Apple Records ST-2047 / Capitol Records ST 2047LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records ST 2047 / Capitol Records ST-2047LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records ST 2047 / Apple Records ST 2047LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records ST 2047 / Apple Records ST-2047LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records ST-2047 / Apple Records ST 2047LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records ST 2047 / Apple Records ST-2047LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records ST 2047 / Apple Records ST 2047LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records ST 2047 / Apple Records ST-2047LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records ST 2047 / Apple Records ST-2047LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records ST 2047 / Apple Records ST-2047LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records ST 2047 / Capitol Records ST-2047LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 2047 / Capitol Records ST-2047LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1980 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 2047 / Capitol Records ST-2047LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1980 | Mexico | Capitol Records SLEM 007 / EMI SLEM-007LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Mexico | EMI SLEM-007LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Mexico | Capitol Records SLEM 007 / EMI SLEM-007LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Mexico | Capitol Records SLEM 007LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Venezuela | EMI 102-04213 / EMI SOLP-7075LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Guatemala | Odeon 33208LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Panama | Odeon 33208LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 2047 / Capitol Records ST-2047LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1983 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 2047 / Capitol Records ST-2047LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Capitol Records ST-2047 / Capitol Records ST 2047LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Venezuela | EMI 4213LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Mexico | Capitol Records SLEM 007LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Capitol Records ST-2047 / Capitol Records ST 2047LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Japan | Capitol Records T2047 / Apple Records 0602468066224LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Capitol Records 0602468019718 / Apple Records 0602468019718LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Capitol Records 0602468066224 / Apple Records 0602468066224LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Odeon T - 100341LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Unknown | Diamond Records SDWK 12025LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records ST 2047LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Colombia | Odeon T-100341 / Codiscos Mundial T-100341LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Colombia | Odeon T-100341 / Codiscos Mundial T-100341LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Costa Rica | Odeon T-2047LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Costa Rica | Odeon T-2047LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Ecuador | Odeon LP-12-19084LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Ecuador | Odeon LP-12-19084LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Ecuador | Odeon LP-12-19084LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Mount-Top Records MLPD 1019LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Apple Records AP-80011LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Odeon OR 7041 / Odeon OR-7041LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Mexico | Capitol Records SLEM-007 / EMI SLEM-007LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Mexico | Capitol Records SLEM-007 / EMI SLEM-007LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
212 vinyl pressings of Meet The Beatles! are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1964 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, Jamaica, Mexico, Philippines and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST 2047, released January 20, 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST 2047, T 2047, T-2047, ST-2047) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST1-2047-A3 [IAM in triangle] and ST-2-2047-B2 [IAM in triangle]. 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.
