Vinyl pressings
by The Beatles · 1965
The Early Beatles 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.
19 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 3 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.
T1-2309-F1Stamped, Side A (Variant 1)
T2-2309-F1Stamped, Side B (Variant 1)
T1-2309-F1 [Anvil/Lathe symbol]Stamped, Side A (Variant 2)
T2-2309-G2 [Anvil/Lathe symbol]Stamped, Side B (Variant 2)
T-1-2309-F-3' ✳︎Runout, side A
T-2-2309-F-3' ✳︎Runout, side B
TX-1-2309Label, side A
TX-2-2309Label, side B
["Anvil"] ST-1-2309-B2 [stamped] #2 & [etched]Side A
ST-2-2309-B2Side B
⌂ ST-1-2309-A1 &Side A, Variant 2
⌂ ST2-2309-B2 #2 &Side B, Variant 2
ST-1-2309-A-3 1 ✲Runout A etched [1 ✲ stamped]
ST-2-2309-A-3 2 ✲Runout B etched [2 ✲ stamped]
ST 1-2309Label A
ST 2-2309Label B
o ST-1-2309 W6 54 A1Runout A
o ST-2-2309 W6 54 A3Runout B
ST-X-1-2309Label A
ST-X-2-2309Label 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 | Colombia | Odeon - Codiscos ET 100382First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1965 | Dominican Republic | Capitol Records ST-2309First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records ST 2309 / Capitol Records ST-2309LP, Album, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records ST 2309 / Capitol Records ST-2309First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records ST 2309 / Capitol Records ST-2309First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records T 2309 / Capitol Records T-2309First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records ST 2309 / Capitol Records ST-2309LP, Album, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records ST-2309First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records T-2309 / Capitol Records T 2309First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records ST 2309 / Capitol Records ST-2309First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records T-2309First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records T 2309First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records ST 2309 / Capitol Records ST-2309First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records T 2309 / Capitol Records T-2309First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records T 2309 / Capitol Records T-2309First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | Apple Records AP-80034LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1970 | Japan | Apple Records AP-80034LP, Album, Compilation, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Compilation, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1970 | Venezuela | Odeon SOLP-7095LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | Japan | Apple Records AP-80034LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 2309LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records ST 2309LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records ST 2309 / Apple Records ST-2309LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records ST 2309 / Apple Records ST-2309LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records ST 2309LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records ST 2309LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records ST 2309 / Apple Records ST-2309LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records ST 2309 / Capitol Records ST-2309LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records ST 2309 / Apple Records ST-2309LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records ST 2309LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | Apple Records AP 80034LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-2309LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 2309 / Capitol Records ST-2309LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Capitol Records ST 2309 / Capitol Records ST-2309LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Venezuela | EMI 102-04219 / EMI SOLP-7095LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Capitol Records ST-2309 / Capitol Records ST 2309LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1986 | US | Capitol Records ST 2309 / Capitol Records ST-2309LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Capitol Records ST-2309 / Capitol Records ST 2309LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Worldwide | Capitol Records 0602468019862 / Apple Records 0602468019862LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records ST-2309LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Costa Rica | Odeon 2309LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Philippines | Capitol Records ST-2309 / Capitol Records ST 2309LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST-2309 / Capitol Records ST 2309LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST 2309 / Apple Records ST-2309LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | Odeon SOLP-7095LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
91 vinyl pressings of The Early Beatles are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1965 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, Colombia, Dominican Republic. One of them is Capitol Records T 2309, released March 22, 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 2309, ST 2309, ST-2309, T-2309) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1-2309-F1 and T2-2309-F1. 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.
