Vinyl pressings
by The Beatles · 1966
Paperback Writer 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.
56 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 31 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.
7XCE 18380-2 P KT 2A side runout, variant 1
7XCE 18381-2 RA KT 2B side runout, variant 1
7XCE 18380-2 O T KT 2A side runout, variant 2
7XCE 18381-2 L O KT 5B side runout, variant 2
7XCE 18380 - 2 KT 1Runout side A stamped
7XCE 18381 - 2 KT 3Runout side B stamped
7XCE 18380Label side A
7XCE 18381Label side B
7XCE 18380-2 JH KTA side runout, stamped
7CXE 18381-2 JGD KTB side runout, stamped
7XCE18380-2Side 'A' runout
7XCE18381-2Side 'B' runout
7XCE 18380Label A
7XCE 18381Label B
45-X-45493 T2 #3 IAMRunout A stamped variation 1
45-X-45494 P3 IAMRunout B stamped variation 1
45-X-45493 P3 IAMRunout A stamped variation 2
45-X-45494 P3 #2 IAMRunout B stamped variation 2
45-45493-G-4 2 ✳︎A-Side runout etched (2 ✳︎ is stamped)
45-45494-F-1 ✳︎B-Side runout etched (✳︎ is stamped)
45-45493-F3 ✳︎Variant 2 runout A-Side
45-45494-F1 ✳︎Variant 2 runout B-Side
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 | Bolivia | Odeon Pops BO-1116First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Bolivia | Odeon Pops 7-BT-027", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress |
| 1966 | Brazil | Odeon 7-BT-02First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Brazil | Odeon 7-BT-027", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1966 | Canada | Capitol Records 5651First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Capitol Records 5651First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Canada | Capitol Records 56517", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1966 | Canada | Capitol Records 5651First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Chile | Odeon MSOD 8606First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Denmark | Parlophone R 5452First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Denmark | Parlophone R 5452First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Denmark | Parlophone R 5452First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1966 | Germany | Odeon O 23 210 / Odeon 45-O-29 567First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Germany | Odeon O 23 210 / Odeon 45-O-29 567First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Germany | Odeon O 23 210 / Odeon 45-O-29 567First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Mexico | Capitol Records 60667", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Japan | Apple Records AR-15297", Single, Repress, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | 7", Single, Repress, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 1971 | Argentina | EMI 11917", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records 56517", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records 56517", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records 56517", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records 56517", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records 56517", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | France | Odeon 2C 006-04.472 M / Odeon 2C 006-044727", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Brazil | Apple Records 45BT-907", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | Argentina | EMI 11917", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1975 | US | Apple Records 56517", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
| 1975 | Japan | Apple Records AR-15297", Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1976 | France | Odeon 2C 010 - 04.4727", Single, Reissue, 45 RPM | 7", Single, Reissue, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Germany | Odeon 044727", Single, Reissue, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | 7", Single, Reissue, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | Capitol Records A-6296 / Starline A-62967", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Capitol Records X-6296 / Starline X-62967", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1981 | US | Capitol Records A-6296 / Starline A-62967", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1982 | Australia | Parlophone A.82037", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| 1983 | US | Capitol Records X-6296 / Starline X-62967", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1986 | Europe | Parlophone RP 54527", Single, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc | 7", Single, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc |
| 1986 | Europe | Parlophone RP 54527", Single, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc | 7", Single, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc |
| 1986 | UK | Parlophone R 54527", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1986 | UK | Parlophone R 54527", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1988 | US | Capitol Records X-6296 / Starline X-62967", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | US | Capitol Records S7-18902 / CEMA Special Markets S7-189027", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Worldwide | Parlophone R 6813 / Parlophone 50999641639707", 45 RPM, Record Store Day, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Record Store Day, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Odeon 7BT-027", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records 56517", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records 56517", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | Odeon O 23 2107", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | Parlophone 006-20 311777", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| ? | Jamaica | Parlophone R 54527", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Japan | Apple Records AR-15297", Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | Apple Records AR-15297", Single, Repress, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | 7", Single, Repress, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Japan | Apple Records AR-15297", Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Nigeria | Parlophone 5452 NI7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Pakistan | Parlophone 45R-54527", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Sweden | Parlophone R 54527", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | Parlophone R 54527", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | USSR | Not On LabelFlexi-disc, 8", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Picture Disc, Special Cut, Mono · Mono, Picture disc | Flexi-disc, 8", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Picture Disc, Special Cut, Mono · Mono, Picture disc |
133 vinyl pressings of Paperback Writer are listed here, from 38 countries, released between 1966 and 2010.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in UK, US, Netherlands, Mexico and more. One of them is Parlophone R 5452, released June 10, 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 5452, R5452, 5651, 6066) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCE 18380-2 P KT 2 and 7XCE 18381-2 RA KT 2. 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.
