Vinyl pressings
by The Beatles · 1964
Please Mister Postman / Money 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.
3 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year. 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.
XEX-447-7-2 7 〄 Ⓕ F4Runout side A variant 1
XEX-448-7-2 7 〄Runout side B variant 1
XEX-447-7-2 9 〄 Ⓕ F4Runout side A variant 2
XEX-448-7-2 9 〄 Ⓕ F4Runout side B variant 2
XEX-447-7-2 10 〄 Ⓕ H4 2Stamped A Variant 1
XEX-448-7-2 13 〄 H1 7Stamped B Variant 1
XEX-447-7-2 32 〄 L4 M4Variant 2 runout stamped Side A
XEX-448-7-2 24 〄Variant 2 runout stamped Side B
XEX-447-7-2 9 〄 Ⓕ F4Side A runout
XEX-448-7-2 1 〄Side B runout
XEX-447-7Side A label
XEX-448-7Side B label
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 | Japan | Odeon OR-1102First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 1964 | Japan | Odeon OR-1102First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Japan | Odeon OR-1102First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 1968 | Japan | Odeon OR-11027", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 1968 | Japan | Odeon OR-11027", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Japan | Apple Records AR-11027", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | Apple Records AR-11027", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| 1977 | Japan | Odeon EAR-202457", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Apple Records AR-11027", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| ? | Japan | Apple Records AR-11027", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| ? | Japan | Apple Records AR-11027", Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", Reissue · Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of Please Mister Postman / Money are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1964 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in Japan. One of them is Odeon OR-1102, released June 5, 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use OR-1102) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XEX-447-7-2 7 〄 Ⓕ F4 and XEX-448-7-2 7 〄. 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.
