Vinyl pressings
by The Beatles · 1982
Reel Music was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
41 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 28 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.
SV-1-12199 G-2 #1 J. Lemay MASTERED BY CAPITOL Ⓧ 0Variant 1: Side 1 Runout
SV-2-12199 G-1 #1 J. Lemay MASTERED BY CAPITOL Ⓧ 0Variant 1: Side 2 Runout
SV-1-12199 G-1 #4 J. Lemay MASTERED BY CAPITOL Ⓧ 0Variant 2: Side 1 Runout
SV-2-12199 G-2 #1 J. Lemay MASTERED BY CAPITOL Ⓧ 0Variant 2: Side 2 Runout
SV-1-12199 G-4 #6 • ━◁ Ⓧ MASTERED BY CAPITOL J. LemayRunout A etched variant 1 [MASTERED BY CAPITOL stamped]
SV-2-12199 G-3 #4 • ━◁ Ⓧ MASTERED BY CAPITOL J. LemayRunout B etched variant 1 [MASTERED BY CAPITOL stamped]
SV-1-12199 G-4 #7 • ━◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL J. LemayRunout A etched variant 2 [MASTERED BY CAPITOL stamped]
SV-2-12199 G-3 #2 • ━◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL J. LemayRunout B etched variant 2 [MASTERED BY CAPITOL stamped]
SV-1-12199 G-17 A Ⓧ J. LEMAYSide 1 Etching, Variant 1
SV-2-12199 G-13 T Ⓧ J. LEMAYSide 2 Etching, Variant 1
SV-1-12199 G-13· 1 Ⓧ J. LEMAYSide 1 Etching, Variant 2
SV-2-12199 G-11· 1 T Ⓧ J. LEMAYSide 2 Etching, Variant 2
SV-1-12199 G-6 2(sideways) ✲ J.LEMAY MASTERED BY CAPITOL ⓍVar. 1: Side A run-out
SV-2-12199 G-10 1(sideways) ✲ J.LEMAY MASTERED BY CAPITOL ⓍVar. 1: Side B run-out
SV-1-12199 G-6 2(sideways) ✲ J.LEMAY MASTERED BY CAPITOL ⓍVar. 2: Side A run-out
SV-1-12199 G-6 2(sideways) ✲ J.LEMAY MASTERED BY CAPITOL ⓍVar. 2, Side B run-out
PCS 7218 A-1 32 1A side run-out[Stamped], Variant 1
HTMA side run-out[Etched], Variant 1,2,3 & 4
PCS 7218 B-1 32 1B side run-out[Stamped], Variant 1
PCS 7218 A-1 3A side run-out[Stamped], Variant 2
PCS 7218 A-1 32 1A side run-out[Stamped], Variant 1
HTMA side run-out[Etched], Variant 1,2,3 & 4
PCS 7218 B-1 32 1B side run-out[Stamped], Variant 1
PCS 7218 A-1 3A side run-out[Stamped], Variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Argentina | EMI 8174First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1982 | Austria | Odeon 1C 064-07 611LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1982 | Austria | Odeon 1C 064-07 611LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1982 | Brazil | Odeon 31C 064 07611First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1982 | Canada | Capitol Records SV-12199First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1982 | Canada | Capitol Records SV-12199First yearLP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 1982 | Canada | Capitol Records SV-12199First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1982 | Ecuador | Odeon 902-0001First yearLP, Compilation · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation · Colored vinyl |
| 1982 | Ecuador | Odeon 902-0001First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1982 | Ecuador | Odeon 902-0001First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | France | Parlophone 2C 070-07611First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1982 | France | Parlophone C70 7611LP, Compilation, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1982 | Germany | Odeon 1C 064-07 611First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1982 | Greece | Columbia 14C 064 07611First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1982 | Guatemala | Capitol Records 33198First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
45 vinyl pressings of Reel Music are listed here, from 30 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Jamaica, Panama and more. One of them is Capitol Records SV-12199, released March 22, 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SV-12199, PCS 7218, 33198, PCSO.7218) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SV-1-12199 G-2 #1 J. Lemay MASTERED BY CAPITOL Ⓧ 0 and SV-2-12199 G-1 #1 J. Lemay MASTERED BY CAPITOL Ⓧ 0. 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.
