Vinyl pressings
by The Beatles · 1963
Please Please Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
37 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 17 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 17217 INRunout A, variant 1
7XCE 17218 INRunout B, variant 1
7XCE 17217-1N L MPT 1Runout A, variant 2
7XCE 17218-1N GG MPT 2Runout B, variant 2
7XCE 17217-1N P MPT 1Side A, runout, stamped
7XCE 17218-1N O MPT 2Side B, runout, stamped
7XCE 17217Side B, label number
7XCE 17218Side A, label number
7XCE 17217-1N MPT 2Runout A, variant 2
7XCE 17218-1N MPT 1Runout B, variant 2
7XCE 17217-1N GG MPT 1Runout A, variant 3
7XCE 17218-1N H MPT 2Runout B, variant 3
MPTTax Code Variant
7XCE 17217-1NRunout A
7XCE 17218-1NRunout B
7XCE 17217-1N GA MPT1Runout A, Variant 1
7XCE-17217-1NRunout A
7XCE-17218-1NRunout B
PTTax Code
7XCE 17217Label A
7XCE-17217-1N JR PTRunout A
7XCE-17218-1N JR PTRunout B
PTTax code
7XCE 17217Label A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | Parlophone A80807", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 1963 | Bolivia | Parlophone R 4983First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Denmark | Parlophone R 4983First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | India | Parlophone 45-R 4983First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | India | Parlophone R. 4983First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Ireland | Parlophone R (I) 4983First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Italy | Parlophon QMSP 163467", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1963 | Italy | Parlophon QMSP 16346First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Italy | Parlophon QMSP 16346First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1963 | Italy | Parlophon QMSP 16346First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Italy | Parlophon PFC 7500First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | Italy | Parlophon QMSP 16346First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Italy | Not On Label (The Beatles) QMSP 163467", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1963 | Nigeria | Parlophone 45-R 4983 NIFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Norway | Parlophone R 49837", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Italy | Parlophone 3 C006-04451 M / Parlophone 3C 006-04451 M7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1970 | Italy | Parlophone 3 C006-04451 M / Parlophone 3C 006-04451 M7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress |
| 1971 | Spain | Odeon 1 J 006-04.451 / Odeon 1 J 006-04.451 M7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1972 | France | Odeon 2C 006-04451 / Odeon 2C 006-04.451 M7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Japan | Apple Records AR-10247", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress |
| 1972 | Japan | Apple Records AR-10247", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1972 | Japan | Apple Records AR-10247", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 1973 | Spain | Odeon 1 J 006-04.451 / Odeon 1 J 006-04.451 M7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress |
| 1973 | Spain | Odeon 1 J 006-04.451 / Odeon 1 J 006-04.451 M7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress |
| 1975 | Japan | Apple Records AR-10247", Single, Reissue, Repress | 7", Single, Reissue, Repress |
| 1976 | France | Odeon 2C.010-04451 / Odeon 2C 010 - 04.4517", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | Parlophone 3C 006-04451 / Parlophone 3C 006 04451 M7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1976 | Italy | Parlophone 3C 006-04451 / Parlophone 3C 006 04451 M7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Parlophone R 49837", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Spain | Odeon 1J 006-04.4517", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Parlophone A-80807", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1982 | Germany | Odeon 1 C 006-04 451 / EMI Electrola 1 C 006-04 4517", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo |
| 1983 | Ireland | Parlophone R 49837", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1983 | UK | Parlophone RP 49837", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Picture disc |
| 1983 | UK | Parlophone R 4983 / Parlophone 45-R 49837", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1983 | UK | Parlophone R 4983 / Parlophone 45-R 49837", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1986 | Germany | Odeon 1C 006-04 451 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-04 4517", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo |
| 1988 | Germany | Parlophone 006-20 3033 77", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Canada | Not On Label DBS 0037", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2017 | Canada | Four Giants DBS 0037", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Pakistan | Parlophone 45 R-49837", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | Parlophone 45-R 49837", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
120 vinyl pressings of Please Please Me are listed here, from 24 countries, released between 1963 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in UK, US, Italy, Australia and more. One of them is Parlophone 45-R 4983, released January 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-R 4983, #498, VJ 498, QMSP 16346) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCE 17217 IN and 7XCE 17218 IN. 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.
