First-year pressing

Magical Mystery Tour 1967 US Pressing (SMAL 2835)

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.

SMAL-X-1-2835Label Side A
SMAL-X-2-2835Label Side B
SMAL-1-2835-B4. 1Variant 1: Runout Side 1, Etched
SMAL-2-2835-B-4: CJ 2Variant 1: Runout Side 2, Etched
Star ✼Variant 1: Runout Both Sides, Stamped
SMAL-1-2835-B-4 1(sideways) ✲Variant 2: Runout Side 1, Etched
SMAL-2-2835-B-2 1(sideways) ✲Variant 2: Runout Side 2, Etched
SMAL-1-2835-A-3: 1(sideways) 2 ✼Variant 3: Runout Side 1, Etched; AL etched over ST; (sideways 1,✼ is stamped)
SMAL-2-2835-B-4: 1(sideways) ✼Variant 3: Runout Side 2, Etched; AL etched over ST; (sideways 1,✼ is stamped)
SMAL-1-2835-A-1• 1 ✼Variant 4: Runout Side 1, Etched; AL etched over ST; (sideways 1,✼ is stamped)
SMAL-2-2835-B-2• 1 ✼Variant 4: Runout Side 2, Etched; AL etched over ST; (sideways 1,✼ is stamped)
SMAL-1-2835-B-4: 1* 2Variant 5: Runout Side 1, Etched/stamped
SMAL-2-2835-A-3. 1 *Variant 5: Runout Side 2, Etched/stamped
SMAL-1-2835-b-2 1 ✼Variant 6: Runout Side 1, Etched; AL etched over ST; (sideways 1,✼ is stamped)
SMAL-2-2835-a-3 2 ✼Variant 6: Runout Side 2, Etched; AL etched over ST; (sideways 1,✼ is stamped)
SMA(S)L(T)-2-2835-B-4• 1 ✼Variant 7: Runout Side 1, Etched; AL etched over ST; (sideways 1,✼ is stamped)