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A Hard Day's Night by The Beatles, album cover

First-year pressing

A Hard Day's Night 1964 UK Pressing (PMC 1230)

A Hard Day's Night by The Beatles

Mono
Artist
The Beatles
Title
A Hard Day's Night
Label
  • Parlophone PMC 1230
Country
UK
Released
1964
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Format notes
Variation B

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.

  • XEX.481Side A label in parentheses
  • XEX.482Side B label in parentheses
  • XEX 481-3NSide A runout stamped, variant 1
  • XEX 482-3NSide A runout stamped, variant 1
  • XEX 481-3N A HRSide A runout stamped, variant 2
  • XEX 482-3N ADA 4Side B runout stamped, variant 2
  • XEX 481-3N AAMSide A runout stamped, variant 3
  • XEX 482-3N ADL 8Side B runout stamped, variant 3
  • XEX 481-3N R PT 7Side A runout stamped, variant 4
  • XEX 482-3N G RH 4Side B runout stamped, variant 4
  • XEX 481-3N AAH 2Side A runout stamped, variant 5
  • XEX 482-3N ARD 7Side B runout stamped, variant 5
  • XEX 481-3N R LOSide A runout stamped, variant 6
  • XEX 482-3N R MOSide B runout stamped, variant 6
  • XEX 481-3N AGP 1Side A runout stamped, variant 7
  • XEX 482-3N RLR 6Side B runout stamped, variant 7
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