Vinyl pressings
by The Beatles · 1977
The Beatles At The Hollywood Bowl was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
57 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 31 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.
YEX 969-1 ARH 6 HTMSide A runout variant 1
YEX 970-1 GAH 2 HTMSide B runout variant 1
YEX 969-1 GAG HTM 2Side A runout variant 2
YEX 970-1 GDD HTM 1Side B runout variant 2
YEX 969 ■-3U LT Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A runout
YEX 970 ■-5U MASTERED BY CAPITOL 1.1O WlySide B runout
YEX 969Side A Label
YEX 970Side B Label
YEX 969 ■-3U MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A runout
YEX 970 ■-4U MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide B runout
YEX 969Side A Label
YEX 970Side B Label
EMTV-4ASide A
EMTV-4BSide B
YEX 969 ■-3U RR 4 Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A Runout, variant 1
YEX 970 ■-3U PD Wly 1 MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide B Runout, variant 1
YEX 969 ■-3U GH Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A Runout, variant 2
YEX 970 ■-3U LH Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide B Runout, variant 2
YEX969Label A
YEX970Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Argentina | EMI 9159First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Argentina | EMI 56959First yearLP | LP |
| 1977 | Australia | Parlophone PCSO 7577First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Belgium | Parlophone 4C 062-06377First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Belgium | Parlophone 4C 052-06377 / EMI Belgium 4C 052-06377First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Bolivia | EMI International BOLP-395First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Bolivia | EMI International BOLP-395First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1977 | Brazil | Odeon SXMOFB 494First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Capitol Records SMAS-11638First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Capitol Records SMAS-11638First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Capitol Records SMAS-11638First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Chile | EMI 6008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Chile | EMI 6008 1First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1977 | Colombia | Parlophone 11521 / EMI 11521First yearLP | LP |
| 1977 | France | Parlophone 2C 068 06377 / Parlophone 2c068-06377First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records SMAS-11638LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records SMAS-11638LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1981 | US | Capitol Records SMAS-11638LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1981 | US | Capitol Records SMAS-11638LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Italy | Parlophone 3C 064-06377LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Venezuela | EMI 103.04291 / EMI 7513LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 4156761 / Music For Pleasure MFP 41 5676 1LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1985 | Brazil | Parlophone SXMOFB 494 / Odeon 31C 064-06377DLP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1986 | US | Capitol Records SMAS-11638LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1987 | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 4156761LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1989 | US | Capitol Records SMAS-11638LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Australasia | Axis AX 701423LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1992 | Japan | Odeon TOJP-7411LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | US | Capitol Records STAO 2222 / Capitol Records ST 2222LP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | USA & Canada | Capitol Records SMAS 11638LP, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Odeon 31C 064-06377D / Odeon SXMOFB 494LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SMAS-11638LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SMAS-11638LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SMAS-11638LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Parlophone 2C 068 06377 / Pathé Marconi EMI C 068-06377LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Odeon 077779852512 / EMI Electrola 077779852512LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Greece | Parlophone 14C 064-06377LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | India | Parlophone EMTVP.4LP | LP |
| ? | Mexico | EMI SLEM-714LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Portugal | Parlophone 11C 074 06377LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | South Korea | High Stereo Light G 98LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | Spain | Odeon 10C 064-06377 / Odeon 064-06377LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Spain | Odeon 10 C 064-006377 / Odeon 10 C064-006377LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Parlophone EMTV 4 / Parlophone 0C 062-06377LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | EMI 4291LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
94 vinyl pressings of The Beatles At The Hollywood Bowl are listed here, from 36 countries, released between 1977 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in UK, US, Netherlands, Germany and more. One of them is Parlophone EMTV 4, released May 6, 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EMTV 4, EMTV4, SMAS-11638, 5C 062-06377) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YEX 969-1 ARH 6 HTM and YEX 970-1 GAH 2 HTM. 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.
