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.
2 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.
S7EJ-103 31 〄Runout side A, variant 1
S7EJ-104 31 〄Runout side B, variant 1
S7EJ-103 22 〄 Ⓕ K4Runout side A, variant 2
S7EJ-104 22 〄Runout side B, variant 2
S7EJ-103 39Runout stamp side A (variant 1)
S7EJ-104 44Runout stamp side B (variant 1)
S7EJ-103 50Runout stamp side A (variant 2)
S7EJ-103 58Runout stamp side B (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 | Japan | Odeon OP-4016First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1964 | Japan | Odeon OP-4016 / Odeon OP 4016First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1965 | Japan | Odeon OP-4016 / Odeon OP 40167", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
| 1965 | Japan | Odeon OP-4016 / Odeon OP 40167", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Japan | Apple Records AP-40167", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
| 1971 | Japan | Apple Records AP-40167", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1972 | Japan | Apple Records AP-4016 / Apple Records AP 40167", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
| 1973 | Japan | Apple Records AP-40167", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Odeon EAS-300017", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Odeon OP-40167", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Japan | Apple Records AP-4016 / Apple Records AP 40167", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Twist And Shout are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1964 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in Japan. One of them is Odeon OP-4016, released August 5, 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use OP-4016) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S7EJ-103 31 〄 and S7EJ-104 31 〄. 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.
