Vinyl pressings
by The Torero Band · 1969
Lennon & McCartney Tijuana Style was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 10 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.
S MFP 1318 A -1Side A, Stamped [variant 1]
S MFP 1 318 B-1Side B, Stamped [variant 1]
S MFP 1318 A -1 RG0 3Side A, Stamped [variant 2]
S MFP 1 318 B -1 RPH 3Side B, Stamped [variant 2]
S MFP 1318 A -1A
S MFP 1 318 B-1B
S MFP 1318 A -1Side A Stamped
S MFP 1 318 B-1Side B Stamped
SMFP 1318ASide A Label
SMFP 1318BSide B Label
SMFP 1318 A-1 M6 298063 GIStamped runout A side, sideways G
SMFP 1318 B-1 M6 298064 I G 2Stamped runout B side, sideways G
SMFP 1318 ALabel A side
SMFP 1318 BLabel B side
SMFP 1318 A -1Side A runout
SMFP 1 318 B -1Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Music For Pleasure MFP-A 8097First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Australia | Music For Pleasure MFP-A 8097First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | Belgium | Music For Pleasure MFP 5015First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Belgium | Music For Pleasure MFP 5015First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Arc Records AS824 / Arc Records AS 824First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Summit SRA-32First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | France | Top 12 SPR 903First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | France | Music For Pleasure MFP 5015First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | Music For Pleasure MFP 5015First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | Mode Serie MDINT 9699First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Italy | Vibraton VB-L 6040First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | Italy | Music For Pleasure MFP 5015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Italy | Vibraton VB-L 6040First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | Mexico | Diana LPD-87First yearLP | LP |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Music For Pleasure MFP 5015 / Music For Pleasure MFP 1318First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | France | Music For Pleasure MFP 5015LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | France | Music For Pleasure MFP 5015LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Italy | Broadway International BW 017LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1971 | Italy | Joker SM 3067LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Australia | Axis AXIS-6051LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | Spain | Zafiro ZV-758LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Arc Records AST 19LP | LP |
| ? | Canada | Arc Records AST 19 / Arc Records AST-19LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
28 vinyl pressings of Lennon & McCartney Tijuana Style are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1969 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK, Australia, Belgium, Canada and more. One of them is Music For Pleasure MFP 1318.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MFP 1318, MFP-A 8097, MFP 5015, AS824) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S MFP 1318 A -1 and S MFP 1 318 B-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.
