Vinyl pressings
by The Beatles · 1967
Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 5 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.
I 7TCE 10012 21 M3 252025Runout side A, variant 1
I 7TCE 10011 21 M3 252024Runout side B, variant 1
I 7TCE 10011 21 M3 252024Runout side A, variant 2
7TCE 10012 21 M3 252025Runout side B, variant 2
7TCE 10011A
7TCE 10012B
7 TST 555 1Runout Side A
7 TST 556 1Runout Side B
7TST 555Label Side A
7TST 556Label Side B
7TST 555 1Runout Side A
7TST 556 1Runout Side B
7 TST 555Label Side A
7 TST 556Label Side B
EPP-9159 A 14467-15467 MK-VPEtched Runout A Side
EPP-9159 B 14467-17467 MK-VPEtched Runout B Side
epp-9159 ALabel Side A
epp-9159 BLabel Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Denmark | Odeon GEOS 265First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1967 | France | Parlophone MEO 134First year7", EP | 7", EP |
| 1967 | Israel | Parlophone MEO 134First year7", EP | 7", EP |
| 1967 | Sweden | Parlophone GEOS 265First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1967 | Yugoslavia | Parlophone EPP-9159 / Jugoton EPP-9159First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton EPP-9159 / Parlophone EPP-9159First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton EPP-9159 / Parlophone EPP-91597", EP, 45 RPM, Repress | 7", EP, 45 RPM, Repress |
| 1967 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton EPP-9159 / Parlophone EPP-9159First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton EPP-9159 / Parlophone EPP-9159First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton EPP-9159 / Parlophone EPP-9159First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | France | Odeon MEO 134First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | France | Odeon MEO 1347", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1971 | France | Odeon MEO 1347", EP, Reissue | 7", EP, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1967 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in France, Denmark, Israel, Sweden and more. One of them is Odeon MEO 134, released February 23, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MEO 134, GEOS 265, EPP-9159) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, I 7TCE 10012 21 M3 252025 and I 7TCE 10011 21 M3 252024. 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.
