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Help! by The Beatles, album cover

First-year pressing

Help! 1965 Netherlands Pressing (R 5305)

Help! by The Beatles

Artist
The Beatles
Title
Help!
Label
  • Parlophone R 5305
Country
Netherlands
Released
July 1965
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Format notes
Yellow Sleeve

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.

  • 7 XCE 18280Label side A
  • 7 XCE 18281Label side B
  • 7XCE 18280-2Runout side A, variant 1
  • 7XCE 18281-2Runout side B, variant 1
  • 7XCE 18280-2 18 KTRunout side A, variant 2
  • 7XCE 18281-2 14 KTRunout side B, variant 2
  • 7XCE 18280-2 : ☒ KTRunout side A, variant 3
  • 7XCE 18281-2 . ⧅ KTRunout side B, variant 3
All 174 pressings of Help!