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20 Greatest Hits by The Beatles, album cover

First-year pressing

20 Greatest Hits 1982 UK Pressing (PCTC 260)

20 Greatest Hits by The Beatles

Artist
The Beatles
Title
20 Greatest Hits
Labels
  • Parlophone PCTC 260
  • Parlophone OC 062-07 675
Country
UK
Released
October 18, 1982
Format
LP, Compilation
Format notes
First label

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.

  • PCTC 260ASide A, label
  • PCTC 260BSide B, label
  • PCTC 260 A 1-1-3-0Runout A side stamped (variant 1)
  • PCTC 260 B-1-1-1-2Runout B side stamped (variant 1)
  • PCTC 260 A 3-1-2-1C -+73Runout A side stamped/etched (variant 2)
  • PCTC 260 B-1-1-1-1Runout B side stamped (variant 2)
  • PCTC 260 A-1-1-2-24Runout A side stamped (variant 3)
  • PCTC 260 B-1-1-1-27Runout A side stamped (variant 3)
  • PCTC 260 A 3-1-2-6 -+73Runout A side stamped (variant 4)
  • PCTC 260 B-3-1-2-"Runout B side stamped (variant 4)
  • PCTC 260 A 1-1-2-0Runout A side stamped (variant 5)
  • PCTC 260 B-3-1-1-"Runout B side stamped (variant 5)
  • PCTC 260 A 2-1-1-1 I T 3Runout A side stamped (variant 6)
  • PCTC 260 B-2-1-1-4Runout B side stamped (variant 6)
  • PCTC 260 A-3-1-1 HTM (HTM is etched)Runout A side stamped (variant 7)
  • PCTC 260 B-1-1-1-Runout B side stamped (variant 7)

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