Vinyl pressings
by The Beatles · 1964
No Reply 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.
4 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 2 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.
XBE-50123-1Runout side A, stamped, variant 1
XBE-50124-1Runout side B, stamped, variant 1
7XBE-50123-1Runout side A, stamped, variant 2
7XBE-50124-1Runout side B, stamped, variant 2
7 XBE 50 123-1Runout A, stamped
7 XBE 50 124-1Runout B, stamped
7 XBE 50 123Vinyl label side A
7 XBE 50 124Vinyl label side B
7XBE-50123-1Runout A, stamped
7XBE-50124-1Runout B, stamped
7 XBE 50 123Label A
7 XBE 50 124Label B
25.076-ALabel A
25.076-BLabel 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 | Costa Rica | Odeon 25.076First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Germany | Odeon O 22 893 / Odeon 45-O-29 538First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Germany | Odeon O 22 893 / Odeon 45-O-29538First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Germany | Odeon O 22 893 / Odeon 45-O-29 538First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Switzerland | Odeon O 922 893 / Odeon 45-O-29 5387", 45 RPM, Single, Club Edition · Club edition | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1965 | Ecuador | Odeon 45-874967", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Parlophone NZP.31797", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Parlophone NZP.31797", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Japan | Odeon OR-11897", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Japan | Odeon OR-11897", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Japan | Apple Records AR-11897", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1972 | Japan | Apple Records AR-11897", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1975 | Japan | Apple Records AR-11897", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1976 | Germany | Odeon 1C 006-06 1117", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | Germany | Odeon 1C 006-06 1117", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Germany | Odeon 1C 006-06 1117", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Odeon EAS-170587", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Europe | Parlophone 006-20 4715 77", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Odeon 1C 006-06 1117", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Japan | Apple Records AR-11897", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | Apple Records AR-11897", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
21 vinyl pressings of No Reply are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1964 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in Germany, Costa Rica. One of them is Odeon O 22 893.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use O 22 893, 25.076) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XBE-50123-1 and XBE-50124-1. 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.
