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Rubber Soul

by The Beatles · 1965

622 pressings47 countriesBeatRockPop

Rubber Soul was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Rubber Soul

114 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 19 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.

UK

December 10, 1965
Label and catalog number
Parlophone PCS 3075
Format
LP, Stereo, Album · 1st
Runout / matrix

YEX 178-2Runout side A, variant 1

YEX 179-2Runout side B, variant 1

YEX 178-2 GDRunout side A, variant 2

YEX 179-2 GARunout side B, variant 2

Full details of this pressing

UK

December 3, 1965
Label and catalog number
Parlophone PMC 1267
Format
LP, Album, Mono · "Loud Cut", Garrod & Lofthouse Print
Runout / matrix

XEX 579-1 L 1A-side runout, variant 1

XEX 580-1 O 2B-side runout, variant 1

XEX 579-1 LH 2A-side runout, variant 2

XEX 580-1 LL 3B-side runout, variant 2

Full details of this pressing

UK

December 3, 1965
Label and catalog number
Parlophone PMC 1267
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Loud Cut, Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Sleeve
Runout / matrix

XEX 579-1 A O 4Runout, side A, stamped

XEX 580-1 A R 4Runout, side B, stamped

(XEX.579)Label, side A

(XEX.580)Label, side B

Full details of this pressing

UK

December 3, 1965
Label and catalog number
Parlophone PMC 1267
Format
LP, Album, Mono · -1/-4 Cut, Garrod & Lofthouse print
Runout / matrix

XEX 579-1Runout side A, stamped

XEX 580-4Runout side B, stamped

(XEX.579)Label side A

(XEX.580)Label side B

Full details of this pressing

UK

December 3, 1965
Label and catalog number
Parlophone PMC 1267
Format
LP, Album, Mono · "Loud Cut", Serif Labels
Runout / matrix

XEX 579-1A-side runout stamped

XEX 580-1B-side runout stamped

XEX 579-1 G PRA-side runout stamped, Variant 1

XEX 580-1 3 RTB-side runout stamped, Variant 1

Full details of this pressing

UK

December 3, 1965
Label and catalog number
Parlophone PMC 1267
Format
LP, Album, Mono · -4/-1 Cut, Garrod & Lofthouse print
Runout / matrix

XEX 579-4Runout side A, stamped

XEX 580-1Runout side B, stamped

XEX 579-4 DRA 15Runout side A, stamped (VARIANT 2)

XEX 580-1RLDP 48Runout side B, stamped (VARIANT 2)

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 622 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s268 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1965CanadaCapitol Records T 2442 / Capitol Records T-2442First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965CanadaCapitol Records ST 2442First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1965CanadaCapitol Records T 2442 / Capitol Records T-2442First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965CanadaCapitol Records T 2442First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965CanadaCapitol Records ST 2442 / Capitol Records ST-2442First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinylLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl
1965CanadaCapitol Records ST 2442First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1965CanadaCapitol Records T 2442First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965CanadaCapitol Records ST 2442First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1965CanadaCapitol Records ST 2442 / Capitol Records ST-2442First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinylLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl
1965ColombiaOdeon T-100392First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965DenmarkParlophone PCS 3075First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1965DenmarkParlophone PMC 1267First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965DenmarkParlophone PMC 1267First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965DenmarkParlophone PCS 3075First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1965DenmarkParlophone PCS 3075First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
All 268 pressings from the 1960s
1970s134 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970CanadaCapitol Records ST 2442 / Capitol Records ST-2442LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1970CanadaCapitol Records ST 2442 / Capitol Records ST-2442LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1970ItalyParlophone 3C 062 - 04115 / Parlophone 3 C062-04115LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1970ItalyParlophone 3 C062-04115LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1970ItalyParlophone 3C 062 04115 / S.PMCQ 31509LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1970ItalyParlophone 3C 062 04115LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1970JapanApple Records AP-8156LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl
1970JapanApple Records AP-8156LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1970JapanApple Records AP-8156LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
1970MexicoCapitol Records SLEM 020LP, Album, Mispress, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Mispress, Reissue, Stereo
1970MexicoCapitol Records SLEM-020 / Capitol Records SLEM 020LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1970NicaraguaOdeon 01-PCS-3075 / Odeon M-YEX-178LP, Album, Misprint, StereoLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo
1970UKParlophone PCS 3075LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1971CanadaCapitol Records ST 2442LP, Reissue · Colored vinylLP, Reissue · Colored vinyl
1971NetherlandsParlophone PCS 3075LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
All 134 pressings from the 1970s
1980s55 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980CanadaCapitol Records SW-2442LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1980CanadaCapitol Records SW-2442LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1980ItalyParlophone 3C 064-04115LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1980MexicoEMI SLEM 020 / Capitol Records SLEM 020LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1980MexicoEMI SLEM 020 / Capitol Records SLEM 020LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1980NetherlandsParlophone 1A 062-04115LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1980PeruOdeon Del Peru PMC 1267LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1980PortugalParlophone 11c 074 04115 / Parlophone 8E 068 - 04 115LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
1981AustraliaParlophone PCSO 3075LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1981AustraliaParlophone PCSO 3075LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1981EuropeOdeon 1C 072-04 115 / EMI Electrola 1C 072-04 115LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1981EuropeOdeon 1C 072-04 115 / EMI Electrola 1C 072-04 115LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1981EuropeOdeon 1C 072-04 115 / EMI Electrola 1C 072-04 115LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1981EuropeOdeon 1C 072-04 115 / EMI Electrola 1C 072-04 115LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1981EuropeOdeon 1C 072-04 115 / EMI Electrola 1C 072-04 115LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
All 55 pressings from the 1980s
1990s17 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1990EuropeParlophone PCS 3075 / Apple Records PCS 3075LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1990MexicoParlophone 120 746440 1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited
1990South KoreaParlophone PCS 3075 / Parlophone EKPL-0058LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1991ItalyParlophone 3 C064-04115 / Parlophone 3C 064-04115LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1991USSRAnTrop П91 00215LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · UnofficialLP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial
1991USSRAnTrop П91 00215LP, Album, Unofficial Release · UnofficialLP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial
1991USSRAnTrop П91 00215LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · UnofficialLP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial
1991USSRAnTrop П91 00215LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · UnofficialLP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial
1991USSRAnTrop П91 00215LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1991USSRAnTrop П91 00215LP, Album, Unofficial Release · UnofficialLP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial
1991USSRAnTrop П91 00215LP, Album, Unofficial Release · UnofficialLP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial
1991USSRAnTrop П91 0021512", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Mispress, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Mispress, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial
1992JapanOdeon TOJP 7076 / Apple Records TOJP 7076LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited
1995UKParlophone PCS 3075 / Apple Records PCS 3075LP, Album, Reissue, RemasteredLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
1995USCapitol Records C1 0777 7 46440 1 3 / Apple Records C1 0777 7 46440 1 3LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited
All 17 pressings from the 1990s
2000s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2003JapanParlophone TOJP-60136 / Apple Records TOJP-60136LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2009GreeceParlophone PMCG 5LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Unofficial Release · UnofficialLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Unofficial Release · Unofficial
2009GreeceParlophone PMCG-5LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl
2010s22 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2010GermanyOdeon 1C 062-04 115LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinylLP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl
2010GermanyOdeon 1C 062-04 115LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl
2010GermanyOdeon 1C 062-04 115LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Reissue · Unofficial, Colored vinylLP, Album, Unofficial Release, Reissue · Unofficial, Colored vinyl
2012UKGolden Anniversary Records BT 111004LP, Album, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited
2012WorldwideParlophone 094638241812 / Parlophone PCS 3075LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2012USParlophone 094638241812 / Parlophone PCS 3075LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2012JapanParlophone TOJP-60186LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered, Stereo · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered, Stereo · Limited
2014WorldwideParlophone PMC 1267 / Parlophone 5099963380316LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono
2014WorldwideParlophone PMC 1267 / Parlophone 5099963380316LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono
2014WorldwideParlophone PMC 1267 / Parlophone 5099963380316LP, Album, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, MonoLP, Album, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono
2015GermanyOdeon 1C 062-04 115LP, Album, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture discLP, Album, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc
2015UKParlophone PMC 1267LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono, Colored vinylLP, Album, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono, Colored vinyl
2017UKParlophone PCS 3075LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinylLP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl
2017UKParlophone PCS 3075LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressingLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing
2017ItalyParlophone PCS 3075 / Parlophone 0094638241812LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
All 22 pressings from the 2010s
Year unknown123 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?UnknownParlophone PMC 1267LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono, Colored vinylLP, Album, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono, Colored vinyl
?ArgentinaEMI 8116LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?ArgentinaEMI 8236LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?ArgentinaEMI 9116LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?ArgentinaOdeon Pops SLDS 2127LPLP
?ArgentinaEMI 56916LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?ArgentinaEMI 9116LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?AustraliaParlophone PCSO 3075LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
?BoliviaOdeon BOLP - 250LP, AlbumLP, Album
?BoliviaOdeon BOLP - 250LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressingLP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing
?BoliviaOdeon BOLP-250 / Odeon BOLP 250LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?BrazilOdeon 31C 066 04115 / Odeon SBTL 1001LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?BrazilOdeon BTL 1001LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?BrazilOdeon 31C 066 04115 / Odeon SBTL 1001LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?ChileEMI 50556LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
All 123 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. A1Drive My Car
  2. A2Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
  3. A3You Won't See Me
  4. A4Nowhere Man
  5. A5Think For Yourself
  6. A6The Word
  7. A7Michelle
  8. B1What Goes On?
  9. B2Girl
  10. B3I'm Looking Through You
  11. B4In My Life
  12. B5Wait
  13. B6If I Needed Someone
  14. B7Run For Your Life

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Rubber Soul are there?

622 vinyl pressings of Rubber Soul are listed here, from 47 countries, released between 1965 and 2019.

When was Rubber Soul first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1965, in UK, US, Canada, Colombia and more. One of them is Parlophone PCS 3075, released December 10, 1965.

How do I tell if my copy of Rubber Soul is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PCS 3075, PMC 1267, PMC1267, T 2442) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YEX 178-2 and YEX 179-2. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Rubber Soul on vinyl worth?

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.

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