Vinyl pressings
by The Beatles · 1965
The Beatles' Million Sellers 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.
5 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 4 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.
7TCE 888-1 AR KTRunout side A stamped variant 1
7TCE 889-1 MR KTRunout side B stamped variant 1
7TCE 888-1 A KT 1Runout side A stamped variant 2
7TCE 889-1 A KT 1Runout side B stamped variant 2
Label side 1 (7TCE.888)
Label side 2 (7TCE.889)
7TCE 888-1 KT 5 ESide 1
7TCE 889-1 KT 5 BSide 2
7TCE 888-1Stamped A
7TCE 889-1Stamped B
7TCE.888Label A
7TCE.889Label B
7TCE 888-1 KTRunout Side A
7TCE 889-1 KTRunout Side B
7 TCE 888Label A
7 TCE 889Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | India | Parlophone GEP 8946First year7", EP | 7", EP |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Parlophone MGEP 8946 / Parlophone MGEP.8946First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Parlophone GEP 8946First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Parlophone GEP 8946First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Parlophone GEP 8946First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | Apple Records AP-45777", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | Japan | Apple Records AP-45777", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | Japan | Apple Records AP-45777", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | Apple Records AP-45777", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Odeon 1 C 016-06 396 / EMI Electrola 1 C 016-06 3967", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Parlophone EPP 197", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mini-Album, EP, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mini-Album, EP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | UK | Parlophone GEP 89467", 45 RPM, EP, Mono, Repress · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono, Repress · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Bolivia | Parlophone BOD - 5501 / EMI International BOD - 55017", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Parlophone GEP 89467", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Singapore | Parlophone GEP 89467", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Singapore | Parlophone GEP 89467", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | South Africa | Parlophone JGEP 89467", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Parlophone GEP 89467", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Parlophone GEP 89467", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono |
19 vinyl pressings of The Beatles' Million Sellers are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1965 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in UK, New Zealand, Netherlands, India. One of them is Parlophone GEP 8946, released December 6, 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GEP 8946, MGEP 8946) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7TCE 888-1 AR KT and 7TCE 889-1 MR KT. 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.
