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.
4 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 3 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.
7EPM 1032 21B M3 245599Runout side A, stamped, variant 1
7EPM 1033 21B M3 245600Runout side B, stamped, variant 1
7EPM 1032 21B M3 245533Runout side A, stamped, variant 2
7EPM 1033 21B M3 2 45534Runout side B, stamped, variant 2
7TOP1007 21B M3 245599 (etched) 7EPM 1032 21B (crossed)A-side
7TOP1008 21B M3 245600 (etched) 7EPM 1033 21B (crossed)B-side
7TST-515-1Runout Side A
7TST-516-1Runout Side B
7 TST 515Label Side A
7 TST 516Label Side B
7 TST 515-1Side A
7 TST 516-1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Norway | Parlophone GEOS 245First year7", EP | 7", EP |
| 1966 | Sweden | Parlophone GEOS 245First year7", EP | 7", EP |
| 1966 | France | Odeon MEO 102First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | France | Odeon MEO 102First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Sweden | Parlophone GEOS 2457", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | France | Odeon MEO 1027", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Odeon MEO 1027", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| ? | France | Odeon MEO 1027", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| ? | France | Odeon MEO 1027", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| ? | South Vietnam | Hong Kong's Records LYD : 10317", 45 RPM, EP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Sweden | Parlophone GEOS 2457", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
11 vinyl pressings of Michelle are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1966 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in France, Sweden, Norway. One of them is Odeon MEO 102, released January 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MEO 102, GEOS 245) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7EPM 1032 21B M3 245599 and 7EPM 1033 21B M3 245600. 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.
