Vinyl pressings
by The Beatles · 1976
Rock 'N' Roll Music was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
55 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
SKBO-1-11537-A G-19 1-11 MASTERED BY CAPITOL PRCVariant 1: Side 1 Runout
SKBO-2-11537-A G-19 1-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL PRCVariant 1: Side 2 Runout
SKBO-3-11537-B 1-1-11 MASTERED BY CAPITOL PRCVariant 1: Side 3 Runout
SKBO-4-11537-B G-18 1-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL PRCVariant 1: Side 4 Runout
SKBO-1-11537-F9 ─◁ kp MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side A, variant 1
SKBO-2-11537-F2 #3 ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side B, variant 1
SKBO-3-11537-F9 ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side C, variant 1
SKBO-4-11537-F9 #2 ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side D, variant 1
SKBO-1-11537-F-11• 3Side A, etched; "3" at end is stamped sideways
SKBO•2•11537- F•11• 3Side B, etched; "3" at end is stamped sideways
SKBO-3-11537-F-3• 1Side C, etched; "1" at end is stamped sideways
SKBO-4-11537-F-3•• 1 2Side D, etched; "2" at end is etched sideways
SKBO-1-11537-G16 K-7491 MASTERED BY CAPITOL GOLRunout A, variant 1
SKBO-2-11537-G17 2 K-7494 MASTERED BY CAPITOL GOLRunout B, variant 1
SKBO-3-11537-G17 2 K-7496 MASTERED BY CAPITOL GOLRunout C, variant 1
SKBO-4-11537-G16 K-7497 MASTERED BY CAPITOL GOLRunout D, variant 1
SKBO 1 11537 G1² #3 0Runout A, Var. 1
SJB SKBO 2 11537 F7 #5 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Runout B, Var. 1
SKBO 3 11537 F7 #3 kp MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Runout C, Var. 1
SKBO 4 11537 G1 #3 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Runout D, Var. 1
SKBO-1-11537-F-11• 1 y KP ✳ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side A, etched ["1" is sideways, "1", "✳" & "MASTERED BY CAPITOL" stamped]
SKBO•2•11537 F-21• W 1 Wly ✳ S MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side B, etched ["1" is sideways, "1", "✳" & "MASTERED BY CAPITOL" stamped]
SKBO-3-11537 F-20• W Wly ✳ MASTERED BY CAPITOL S 1Runout side C, etched ["1" is sideways, "1", "✳" & "MASTERED BY CAPITOL" stamped]
SKBO-4-11537-F-11• 1 y 2 ✳ MASTERED BY CAPITOL KP 13Runout side B, etched ["1" is sideways, "1", "✳" & "MASTERED BY CAPITOL" stamped]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Argentina | EMI 9153 / 54First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1976 | Australia | Capitol Records SKBO-11537First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Brazil | Odeon XMOFB 489/90 / Odeon XSMOFB-489/90First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Canada | Capitol Records SKBO-11537First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Canada | Capitol Records SKBO-11537First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1976 | Canada | Capitol Records SKBO-11537First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Chile | Odeon SLDC3536465First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Colombia | EMI E2S5First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | France | Parlophone 2C 154-06137/8First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | Parlophone 2C 152-06.138 / Parlophone 2C 182-06137/8First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | France | Parlophone 2 C 182-06137/8First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Germany | Odeon 1C 178-06 137/38 / Odeon 1 C178-06 137/38First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Odeon 1 C 188-06 137/38LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1976 | Germany | Parlophone 1C 172 - 06 137/8LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1976 | Greece | EMI 2J 162-01637/8First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Parlophone PCSP 719LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Yugoslavia | Parlophone LSPAR 75033/4 / Parlophone PSCP 719LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1981 | Yugoslavia | Parlophone LSPAR 75033/4 / Parlophone PSCP 719LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1985 | Yugoslavia | Parlophone LSPAR 75033/4 / Parlophone LSPAR 75034LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1988 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LSPAR 75033/4 / Parlophone PCSP 719LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1988 | Yugoslavia | Parlophone LSPAR 75033/4 / Parlophone PSCP 719LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Parlophone PCSP 719LP, Compilation, White Label | LP, Compilation, White Label |
| ? | Belgium | Parlophone 4 C 152-06137/38 / Parlophone C 152-06137/38LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Brazil | Odeon 31C 166 06137/8 / Odeon XMOFB 489/90LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | Odeon 31C 164 06137/8 / Odeon XMOFB 489/90LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Parlophone 2C 154 - 06137/8LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | France | Parlophone 2 C 154-06137/8LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Germany | Odeon 1 C 188-06 137/38LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Odeon 1 C 188-06 137/38LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Odeon 1 C 188-06 137/38LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Odeon 1C 178-06 137/38LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Greece | EMI 14C 162-01637/8 / EMI 2J 162-01637/8LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | India | Apple Records PCSP 719 / Apple Records PCSP. 719LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | India | Parlophone PCSP.719 / Parlophone PCS 7191, 7192LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Italy | Parlophone 3C 162 - 0613738LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Netherlands | Parlophone 1A 178-06137/8LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
106 vinyl pressings of Rock 'N' Roll Music are listed here, from 33 countries, released between 1976 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, New Zealand, Colombia and more. One of them is Capitol Records SKBO-11537, released June 7, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SKBO-11537, PCSP 719, E2S5, PCSPJ(S) 719) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SKBO-1-11537-A G-19 1-11 MASTERED BY CAPITOL PRC and SKBO-2-11537-A G-19 1-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL PRC. 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.
