Vinyl pressings
by The Beatles · 1964
Twist And Shout 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.
3 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year. 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.
XEX-455-2Side A runout etching, variant 1
XEX-456-2Side B runout etching, variant 1
XEX-455-3Side A runout etching, variant 2
XEX-456-2Side B runout etching, variant 2
XEX-455Side 1 runout etching
XEX-456Side 2 runout etching
XEX-455Side 1 label
XEX-456Side 2 label
XEX-455-2Side A runout etching
XEX-456-2Side B runout etching
XEX-455-2Side A runout etching variant 2
XEX-456-4Side B runout etching variant 2
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 | Canada | Capitol Records T-6054 / Capitol Records T 6054First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | Capitol Records T 6054 / Capitol Records T-6054First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | Capitol Records T 6054 / Capitol Records T-6054First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Capitol Records T 6054 / Capitol Records T-6054LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | Capitol Records T 6054 / Capitol Records T-6054LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | Canada | Capitol Records T 6054 / Capitol Records T-6054LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1974 | Canada | Capitol Records T 6054 / Capitol Records T-6054LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1974 | Canada | Capitol Records T 6054 / Capitol Records T-6054LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1976 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 6054LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-6054 / Capitol Records T 6054LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | Canada | Capitol Records T 6054 / Capitol Records ST-6054LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | Canada | Capitol Records T 6054 / Capitol Records ST-6054LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-6054 / Capitol Records T 6054LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Capitol Records T 6054 / Capitol Records ST-6054LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1980 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-6054 / Capitol Records T 6054LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | Canada | Capitol Records T 6054 / Capitol Records ST 6054LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1983 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 6054LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records T 6054 / Capitol Records T-6054LP, Album, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records T 6054 / Capitol Records T-6054LP, Compilation, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records T-6054LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono, Colored vinyl |
20 vinyl pressings of Twist And Shout are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1964 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in Canada. One of them is Capitol Records T 6054, released February 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 6054, T-6054) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XEX-455-2 and XEX-456-2. 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.
