Vinyl pressings
by The Beatles · 1966
Michelle was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
27 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 6 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.
139A Z-20 HS007078-4Runout side A, variant 1
139B Z-20 HS007079-4Runout side B, variant 1
139A HH007078-3Runout side A, variant 2
139B HH007079-1Runout side B, variant 2
139A HH007078-2Runout side A, etched, variant 4
139B HH007079-2Runout side B, etched, variant 4
1039 ALabel side A
1039 BLabel side B
139A HH007078-2Runout side A, variant 1
139B HH007079-2Runout side B, variant 1
139A HH007078-3Runout side A, variant 2
139B HH007079-2Runout side B, variant 2
139A HH007078-3A Side, runout, variant 1
139B HH007079-2B Side, runout, variant 1
139A HH007078-2A Side, runout, variant 2
139B HH007079-4B Side, runout, variant 2
7XST 373 1Runout side A
7XST 374 1Runout side B
7XST 373Label side A
7XST 374Label side B
7XKP-430-ARunout side A, variant 1
7XKP-431-ARunout side B, variant 1
7XKP-430-BRunout side A, variant 2
7XKP-431-BRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Denmark | Odeon SD 5987First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Finland | Parlophone 45-DPY 696First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Germany | Odeon O 23 152 / Odeon 45-O-29 559First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Germany | Odeon O 23 152 / Odeon 45-O-29 559First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Germany | Odeon O 23 152First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Germany | Odeon O 23 152 / Odeon O 21 781First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1966 | Germany | Odeon O 23 152 / Odeon 45-O-29 559First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1966 | Germany | Odeon O 23 152 / Odeon 45-O-29 559First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Germany | Odeon O 23 152 / Odeon 45-O-29 559First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Germany | Odeon O 23 152 / Odeon 45-O-29 559First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Germany | Odeon O 23 152 / Odeon 45-O-29 559First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Germany | Odeon O 23 152 / Odeon 45-O-29 559First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Germany | Odeon O 23 152 / Odeon 45-O-29 559First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Parlophone HHR 139First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Norway | Parlophone SD 5987First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Venezuela | Apple Records 4AP.18217", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Germany | Parlophone 1C 006-2 02863 77", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Ecuador | Odeon 45-875967", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Europe | Odeon 23 152 / Apple Records 23 1527", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Odeon 23 152 M7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Odeon O 23 1527", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Odeon O 23 1527", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Parlophone HHR 1397", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Poland | Pracownia Pocztówek Dźwiękowych Ł. Czerwińska 139Flexi-disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | Flexi-disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Poland | Z. Kwapińska 2 AFlexi-disc, 45 RPM, Single Sided, Mono, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Mono, Colored vinyl | Flexi-disc, 45 RPM, Single Sided, Mono, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Mono, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Poland | Not On Label (The Beatles) XXVIIIFlexi-disc, Single Sided, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | Flexi-disc, Single Sided, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Poland | B. Praśniewska Studio Nagrań N- 281Flexi-disc, 8", 45 RPM, Shape, Single Sided, Single, Mono · Mono | Flexi-disc, 8", 45 RPM, Shape, Single Sided, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Poland | PocztówkI Dźwiękowe E. Daszkowska 14- zFlexi-disc, 45 RPM, Shape, Single Sided, Mono · Mono | Flexi-disc, 45 RPM, Shape, Single Sided, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Russia | буд кон Д60 4431Flexi-disc, 6", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono | Flexi-disc, 6", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono |
| ? | Sweden | Parlophone SD 59877", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
43 vinyl pressings of Michelle are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1966 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and more. One of them is Parlophone HHR 139, released January 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HHR 139, SD 5987, 45-DPY 696, O 23 152) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 139A Z-20 HS007078-4 and 139B Z-20 HS007079-4. 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.
