Help! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by The Beatles, album cover

Vinyl pressing

Help! 1965 US Pressing (MAS 2386)

Help! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by The Beatles

Mono

Artist: The Beatles
Title: Help! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Labels: Capitol Records MAS 2386
Capitol Records MAS-2386
Capitol Records 2386
Country: US
Released: 1965
Format: LP, Album, Repress, Mono
Format notes: Los Angeles Press

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.

MAS-X-1-2386A-side label
MAS-X-2-2386B-side label
MAS-1-2386-G-14 1 ✲A-side runout, etched ["1" & "✲" stamped]
MAS-2-2386-F11 3 ✲B-side runout, etched ["3" & "✲" stamped]
MAS-1-2386-G-16 2 ✲A-side runout (Variant 2), etched ["2" & "✲" stamped]
MAS-2-2386-F11 3 ✲B-side runout (Variant 2), etched ["3" & "✲" stamped]

All 113 pressings of Help!