Skip to content
VinylLens
Earthbound by King Crimson, album cover

First-year pressing

Earthbound 1972 UK Pressing (HELP 6)

Earthbound by King Crimson

Artist
King Crimson
Title
Earthbound
Label
  • Island Records HELP 6
Country
UK
Released
1972
Format
LP, Album

Runout and matrix codes

Etched or stamped in the dead wax between the last track and the label. If yours match, you have this pressing.

  • HELP 6-AA-side label
  • HELP 6-BB-side label
  • HELP 6 A - 3 UA-side runout, variant 1
  • HELP 6 B - 1 UB-side runout, variant 1
  • I3 HELP 6 A - 3 UA-side runout, variant 2
  • I3 HELP 6 B - 1 UB-side runout, variant 2
  • HELP 6 A - 2U CC 1A-side runout, variant 3
  • HELP 6 B - 1 U PM 1B-side runout, variant 3
  • I-4 HELP 6 A - 3 UA-side runout, variant 4
  • I-4 HELP 6 B - 1 UB-side runout, variant 4
All 40 pressings of Earthbound