Vinyl pressings
by The Beatles · 1976
Yesterday c/w I Should Have Known Better was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 11 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.
7YCE 21783 1 BLAIRRunout side A, variant 1
7YCE 21784 1Runout side B, variant 1
7YCE 21783-1 BLAIR 2Runout side A, variant 2
7YCE 21784-1 T 2 MRunout side B, variant 2
7YCE 21783 1 182 4 BLAIRStamped Runout A
7YCE 21784 1 GOG 2Stamped Runout B
7YCE 21783Label A
7YCE 21784Label B
7YCE 21783-1Stamped Runout A
7YCE 21784-1Stamped Runout B
7YCE 21783Label A
7YCE 21784Label B
7YCE 21783 1Stamped Runout A
7YCE 21784 1Stamped Runout B
BLAIREtched Runout A
7YCE 21783Label A
7XCE 21783 AEtched Runout A
7XCE 21784 BEtched Runout B
7XCE 21783ALabel A
7XCE 21784ALabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Parlophone A-11115First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Guatemala | Apple Records 4176First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Guatemala | Odeon 4176First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | India | Parlophone R.6013First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Parlophone R 6013 / Apple Records R 6013First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | South Africa | Apple Records SPD 677 / Parlophone SPD 677First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Spain | Odeon J 006-06.1037", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1976 | Spain | Odeon 1J 006-06.103 / Apple Records 1J 006-06.103First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Uruguay | Apple Records 30037First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Yugoslavia | Parlophone R 6013 / Jugoton SPAR 88895First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Yugoslavia | Parlophone SPAR 88895 / Parlophone R 6013First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Yugoslavia | Parlophone R 6013 / Jugoton SPAR 888957", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress |
| 1976 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton SPAR 88895 / Parlophone R 60137", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1976 | Yugoslavia | Parlophone R 6013 / Jugoton SPAR 888957", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress |
| 1976 | Yugoslavia | Parlophone R 6013 / Jugoton SPAR 888957", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Parlophone A.111157", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| 1982 | New Zealand | Double Gold DG 167", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | UK | Parlophone R 60137", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| 1982 | UK | Parlophone R 60137", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Odeon 1C 006-06 1037", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Parlophone 006-20 4474 77", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Europe | Odeon 1C 006-06 1037", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Europe | Odeon 1C 006-06 103 / Apple Records 1C 006-06 1037", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Europe | Odeon 1C 006-06 1037", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Guatemala | Odeon 41767", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Parlophone R 60137", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | South Africa | Apple Records SPD 6777", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | Parlophone R 60137", Reissue, Single | 7", Reissue, Single |
| ? | UK | Parlophone R 60137", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Yugoslavia | Parlophone R 6013 / Jugoton SPAR 888957", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
51 vinyl pressings of Yesterday c/w I Should Have Known Better are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1976 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Yugoslavia and more. One of them is Parlophone R 6013, released March 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 6013, NZP 3535, SPAR 88895, A-11115) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7YCE 21783 1 BLAIR and 7YCE 21784 1. 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.
