Help! by The Beatles, album cover

First-year pressing

Help! 1965 UK Pressing (PMC 1255)

Help! by The Beatles

Mono

Artist: The Beatles
Title: Help!
Label: Parlophone PMC 1255
Country: UK
Released: August 6, 1965
Format: LP, Album, Mono
Format notes: KT Tax Code Side 2, Serif 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.

XEX 549-2Stamped, Side A Runout, variant 1
XEX 550-2Stamped, Side B Runout, variant 1
XEX 549-2 7 10 GR 1Stamped, Side A Runout, variant 2
XEX 550-2 5 GG 0Stamped, Side B Runout, variant 2
XEX 549-2 A M 4Stamped, Side A Runout, variant 3
XEX 550-2 OR 2Stamped, Side B Runout, variant 3
XEX 549-2 OAStamped, Side A Runout, variant 4
XEX 550-2 WL 1Stamped, Side B Runout, variant 4
XEX 549-2 7 10 GDRSide A Runout, variant 5
XEX 550-2 1 8 GRPSide B Runout, variant 5
XEX.549Label Side A
XEX.550Label Side B

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