First-year pressing
Help! 1965 US Pressing (SMAS-2386)
- Artist
- The Beatles
- Title
- Help! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
- Label
- Capitol Records SMAS-2386
- Country
- US
- Released
- 1965
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
- Format notes
- Scranton Pressing, Matte Labels
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.
- (SMAS-X-1-2386)Side A Label
- (SMAS-X-2-2386)Side B Label
- & SMT̶ 1-2386-B4 ² [IAM in triangle]Side A Stamped, Variant 1
- & SMT̶ 2-2386-A1 [IAM in triangle]Side B Stamped, Variant 1
- & SMT̶ 1-2386-B4 ² [IAM in triangle]Side A Stamped, Variant 2
- & SMT̶ 2-2386-B4 [IAM in triangle]Side B Stamped, Variant 2
- & SMT̶ 1-2386-A1× ² [IAM in triangle]Side A, Variant 3
- & SMT̶ 2-2386-A3 # ⁵ [IAM in triangle]Side B, Variant 3
Other US pressings of Help!
- 1965Capitol Records MAS-2386LP, Album, Mono
- 1965Capitol Records SMAS-2386LP, Album, Stereo
- 1965Capitol Records SMAS-2386LP, Album, Stereo
- 1965Capitol Records MAS 2386 / Capitol Records 2386LP, Album, Mono
- 1965Capitol Records MAS-2386 / Capitol Records MAS 2386LP, Album, Mono
- 1965Capitol Records SMAS 2386 / Capitol Records SMAS-2386LP, Album, Stereo
- 1965Capitol Records MAS-2386LP, Album, Mono
- 1965Capitol Records SMAS-2386LP, Album, Stereo
- 1965Capitol Records MAS-2386LP, Album, Mono
- 1965Capitol Records MAS-2386 / Capitol Records MAS 2386LP, Album, Mono
- 1965Capitol Records MAS-2386LP, Album, Mono
- 1965Capitol Records SMAS 2386 / Capitol Records SMAS-2386LP, Album, Stereo