Vinyl pressings
by The Beatles · 1964
The Beatles' Second Album was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
31 pressings came out in 1964, 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.
T-1-2080-G2 IAMRunout A, variant 1
T-2-2080-F1 IAMRunout B, variant 1
T-1-2080-J6 IAMRunout A, variant 2, stamped
T 2 2080 - F1 IAMRunout B, variant 2, stamped
ST-1-2080-B2 & [stamped]Side A
ST-2-2080-B4 [stamped] #2 [etched]Side B
T-1-2080-F1" IAMRunout Side A - Variant 1
T-2-2080-F3" IAMRunout Side B - Variant 1
T-1-2080-J6#2 IAMRunout Side A - Variant 2
T-2-2080-F1 1" IAMRunout Side B - Variant 2
T-1-2080T1Runout A, variant 1
T-2-2080T10Runout B, variant 1
T 1 2080T3 IRunout A, variant 2
T 2 2080T14Runout B, variant 2
T-1-2080-F-9Variant 1: side A
T-2-2080-F7Variant 1: side B
T-1-2080-H-7 ' 1 ✲Variant 2: side A
T-2-2080-G-8 ' 2 ✲Variant 2: side B
TX1 2080 J16 R IVariant 1: Side A
TX1 2080 F15 I RVariant 1: Side A
TX1 2080 J14 RVariant 2: Side A
TX1 2080 F15 RVariant 2: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Colombia | Odeon T-100345First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Colombia | Odeon ET-160345First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Germany | Odeon ZTOX 5558First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1964 | Japan | Odeon OR 7058LP, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 1964 | Philippines | Capitol Records ST 2080 / Capitol Records ST-2080First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | South Korea | L.K.L. Records LKL-503LP, Album, Misprint, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Misprint, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1964 | US | Capitol Records ST 2080 / Capitol Records ST-2080First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Capitol Records ST 2080 / Capitol Records ST-2080First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Capitol Records T 2080First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Capitol Records ST 2080 / Capitol Records ST-2080LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Capitol Records T-2080First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1964 | US | Capitol Records ST 2080 / Capitol Records ST-2080First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Capitol Records ST 2080 / Capitol Records ST-2080LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Capitol Records T 2080 / Capitol Records T-2080First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Capitol Records ST 2080 / Capitol Records ST-2080First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | Apple Records AR-8027LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Japan | Apple Records AP-80012LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | Venezuela | Odeon SOLP-7072LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1970 | Venezuela | Odeon SOLP-7072LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1970 | Taiwan | First Record FL-1832LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1970 | Japan | Apple Records AP-80012LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | Japan | Apple Records AP-80012LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1970 | Japan | Apple Records AP-80012LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1970 | Japan | Apple Records AP-80012LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 2080 / Capitol Records ST-2080LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records ST 2080LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records ST 2080 / Capitol Records ST-2080LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records ST 2080 / Apple Records ST-2080LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records ST 2080 / Apple Records ST 2080LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records ST 2080 / Apple Records ST-2080LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 2080LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 2080LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Guatemala | Odeon 33209 / Capitol Records ST - 2080LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Guatemala | Odeon 33209 / Capitol Records ST - 2080LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Venezuela | EMI 102-04212 / EMI SOLP-7072LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1983 | US | Capitol Records ST 2080LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | US | Capitol Records ST 2080LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Capitol Records ST 2080LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | US | Capitol Records C1-90444LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Capitol Records C1-90444LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Japan | Apple Records UIJY-75309 / Capitol Records 0602468019756LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Capitol Records 0602468019756 / Apple Records 0602468019756LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records ST 2080 / Capitol Records ST-2080LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Colombia | Odeon T-100345LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Costa Rica | Indica, S.A. T-2080LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Dominican Republic | Apple Records ST 2080LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Guatemala | Odeon 33209LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Jamaica | Capitol Records T - 2080 / Capitol Records T-X-1-2080LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Odeon OR 7058 / Odeon OR-7058LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Japan | Apple Records AR-8027LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Japan | Odeon OR 7058 / Odeon OR-7058LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Japan | Odeon OR 7058 / Odeon OR-7058LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Japan | Odeon OR 7058 / Odeon OR-7058LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Japan | Apple Records AR-8027LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | Apple Records AP-80012LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Odeon OR 7058 / Odeon OR-7058LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Panama | Odeon 33209LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
142 vinyl pressings of The Beatles' Second Album are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1964 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, Japan, Germany, Colombia and more. One of them is Capitol Records T 2080, released April 10, 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 2080, ST 2080, T-2080, OR 7058) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T-1-2080-G2 IAM and T-2-2080-F1 IAM. 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.
