Vinyl pressings
by The Beatles · 1966
Yesterday was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 8 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 894-1 GA KTRun-out stamped A-side, variant 1
7TCE 895-1 L KTRun-out stamped B-side, variant 1
7TCE 894-1 R KT 1Run-out stamped A-side, variant 2
7TCE 895-1 O KT 2Run-out stamped B-side, variant 2
7XAPA1096Side 1
7XAPA1097Side 2
7TCE-894Runout stamp side A
7TCE-895Runout stamp side B
7TCE 894-1 G KTRun-out stamped A-Side
7TCE 895-1 G KTRun-out stamped B-Side
7TCE.894Centre label A-Side
7TCE.895Centre label B-Side
7TCE 894-1 KTRunout A-Side
7TCE 895-1 2 KTRunout B-Side
7 TCE 894Label A-Side
7 TCE 895Label B-Side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Brazil | Odeon 7 BTD 2.001 / Odeon 7BTD-2.001First year7", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1966 | Brazil | Odeon 7 BTD 2.001 / Odeon 7BTD-2.0017", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Repress |
| 1966 | India | Parlophone GEP 8948First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Ireland | Parlophone GEP(I) 8948First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Parlophone GEP 8948First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Parlophone GEP 8948First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Parlophone MGEP.8948First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Portugal | Parlophone LMEP 1209First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1966 | Portugal | Parlophone LMEP 1209First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1966 | UK | Parlophone GEP 8948First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Australia | Parlophone GEPO 70026First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1969 | Australia | Parlophone GEPO 70026 / Parlophone GEPO-700267", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | Apple Records AP-45787", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | Apple Records AP-45787", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | Apple Records AP-45787", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Odeon 1C 016-06 325 / Odeon 1 C 016-06 325 M7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1978 | UK | Parlophone GEP 89487", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Parlophone GEPO 700267", EP, Reissue | 7", EP, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | Parlophone GEPO 700267", EP, Reissue | 7", EP, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | Parlophone GEPO-700267", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | Australia | Parlophone GEPO-700267", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Bolivia | Odeon BOD - 50427", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | Brazil | Odeon 31C 016 06325Y7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Odeon 7BTD-2.0017", EP, Reissue | 7", EP, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Odeon 7 BTD 2001 / Odeon 7BTD-20017", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Odeon 7BTD-2.001 / Odeon 7 BTD 2.0017", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| ? | Japan | EMI EAS-30023 / Odeon EAS-300237", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Japan | Apple Records AP-45787", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Stereo · Colored vinyl | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| ? | New Zealand | Parlophone MGEP 8948 / Parlophone MGEP.89487", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Parlophone GEP 89487", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
30 vinyl pressings of Yesterday are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1966 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in UK, Australia, Brazil, India and more. One of them is Parlophone GEP 8948, released March 4, 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GEP 8948, GEPO 70026, 7 BTD 2.001, GEP(I) 8948) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7TCE 894-1 GA KT and 7TCE 895-1 L 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.
