Vinyl pressings
by The Beatles · 1966
Run For Your Life / Michelle was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 2 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.
XEX 580 7 T1 14.2.66Runout area side A
XEX 579 7 T1 14.2.66Runout area side B
XEX 580/7Label side A
XEX 579/7Label side B
XEX. 580 7 T1 14 .2 . 66Runout area side A, etched
XEX. 579 . 7 . T1 . 14 . .2 . 66Runout area side B, etched
7EX 580/7Label side A
7EX 579/7Label side B
XEX 580 7 T1 14.2.66Runout area side A
XEX 579 7 T1 14.2.66Runout area side B
XEX 580/7Label side A
XEX 579/7Label side B
XEX 580 7 T1 14.2.66Runout area side A
XEX 579 7 T1 14-2-66Runout area side B
XEX 580/7Label side A
XEX 579/7Label side B
XEX 580 7 T1 ÷ 14-2-66Runout side A
XEX 579 7 T1 ÷ 14-2-66Runout side AA
XEX 580/7Label side A
XEX 579/7Label side AA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Italy | Parlophon QMSP 16389First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Italy | Parlophon QMSP 16389First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Italy | Parlophon QMSP 16389First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1966 | Italy | Parlophon QMSP 16389First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1966 | Italy | Parlophon QMSP 16389First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | France | Odeon FOS 101First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox |
| 1966 | Italy | Parlophon QMSP 16389First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Italy | Parlophon QMSP 16389First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Italy | Parlophone QMSP 16389First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | France | Odeon 2C 004-044717", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | France | Odeon 2c 010 - 04.4717", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | France | Odeon 2C 006-04.4717", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | Odeon 2C 010-04471 / Odeon 2C 010 - 04.4717", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | Odeon 2C.010-044717", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | Odeon 2C.010-04471 / Odeon 2C 010 - 04.4717", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Italy | Parlophone 3C 006-04471 M / Parlophone 3C 006-044717", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1976 | Italy | Parlophone 3C 006-04471 M / Parlophone 3C 006-044717", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1976 | Italy | Parlophone 3C 006-04471 M / Parlophone 3C 006-044717", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | France | Parlophone 15612277", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Odeon FOS 1017", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | France | Odeon FOS 1017", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox |
| ? | Italy | Parlophone QMSP 163897", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Parlophone QMSP 16389 / Parlophone 3c 006-04471 M7", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Parlophone 3C 006 - 04471 M7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
24 vinyl pressings of Run For Your Life / Michelle are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1966 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in Italy, France. One of them is Parlophon QMSP 16389, released February 14, 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use QMSP 16389, FOS 101) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XEX 580 7 T1 14.2.66 and XEX 579 7 T1 14.2.66. 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.
