Abbey Road by The Beatles, album cover

First-year pressing

Abbey Road 1969 US Pressing (SO-383)

Abbey Road by The Beatles

Artist: The Beatles
Title: Abbey Road
Label: Apple Records SO-383
Country: US
Released: 1969
Format: LP, Album, Stereo
Format notes: Los Angeles Pressing

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.

✲Both Sides Stamped
SO 1-383A-Side Label
SO 2-383B-Side Label
SO-1-383-F-1:· 3 1 [sideways]A-Side Etching (variant 1)
SO-2-383-F-2· 1 [sideways]B-Side Etching (variant 1)
SO-1-383-F-1· 2 [sideways]A-Side Etching (variant 2)
SO-2-383-F-1· 2 [sideways]B-Side Etching (variant 2)
SO-1-383-F-1: 2 [sideways] 2 [etched/script]A-Side Etching (variant 3)
SO-2-383-F-1· 2 [sideways]B-Side Etching (variant 3)
SO-1-383-F-1· 1A-Side Etching (variant 4)
SO-2-383-F-1:· 2B-Side Etching (variant 4)
SO-1-383-F-2: 2 [sideways] 2A-Side Etching (variant 5)
SO-2-383-F-1· 1 [sideways]B-Side Etching (variant 5)
SO-1-383-F-2: 1 [sideways] 2A-Side Etching (variant 6)
SO-2-383-F-1· 2 [sideways]B-Side Etching (variant 6)

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