The Second Album was originally released as the Beatles third L.P. in the United states in 1964. In Canada it was not released until February, 1967, when it was pressed in both mono and stereo. The mono pressing was phased out after only a few months, making it a hard-to-find and sought after issue.
The original Canadian stereo pressing had a stereo banner across the top front of the jacket and a "Also Available in Monophonic" statement printed on the back cover.
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| (Left) "Monographic" statement on first stereo jacket and (Right) statement removed on second stereo jacket. |
By mid 1968 the "Also Available in Monophonic" statement was dropped from the back of the jacket as the mono issue was no longer available.
In 1968 through 1969 the stereo banner across the top was dropped in favour of the word "Stereo" printed just below the Capitol logo.
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From 1969 onward through to 1987 the Second Album was released on a series of labels. First on the lime green target label followed by the red target label, then a series of orange and purple labels and finally in the 1980's pressed by Columbia on the retro rainbow label.
The rarest issue and the most collectible is the original mono issue followed by the three stereo variations on the Capitol rainbow label.
The last recorded sale of a mono issue was in 2020 for $100 U.S. In 2017 a copy sold for $125 U.S. Any of the Stereo issues on the original Capitol rainbow label in Vg+ or better condition sell in the $60 to $100 U.S. range.
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