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: October 3, 1969
Format: LP, Album, Stereo
Format notes: Winchester 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.

SO 1-383Label A
SO 2-383Label B
SO-1-383-A29 -----◄Side A runout etched - variant 1
SO-2-383-B28 #2 -----◄Side B runout etched - variant 1
SO-1-383-A27 #2 -----◄Side A runout etched - variant 2
SO-2-383-B30 #30 -----◄Side B runout etched - variant 2
SO-1-383-A27 -----◄Side A runout etched - variant 3
SO-2-383-F26 -----◄Side B runout etched - variant 3
SO-1-383-F26 #4 -----◄Side A runout etched - variant 4
SO-2-383-A27 #3 -----◄Side B runout etched - variant 4
SO-1-383-B28 #2 -----◄Side A runout etched - variant 8
SO-2-383-B28 #3 -----◄Side B runout etched - variant 8
SO-1-383-A29 -----◄Side A runout etched - variant 9
SO-2-383-B28 -----◄Side B runout etched - variant 9
SO-1-383-B30 -----◄Side A runout etched - variant 10
SO-2-383-B28 -----◄Side B runout etched - variant 10

All 606 pressings of Abbey Road