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First-year pressing

Rarities 1979 UK Pressing (PCM 1001)

Rarities by The Beatles

Mono
Artist
The Beatles
Title
Rarities
Labels
  • Parlophone PCM 1001
  • Parlophone OC 054-07148
Country
UK
Released
October 1979
Format
LP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono

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.

  • YEX-991-1 (crossed out: SPSLP 261 A1)Side 1, Stamped, Variant 1
  • YEX-992-2 (crossed out: SPSLP 261 B2)Side 2, Stamped, Variant 1
  • YEX-991-1 39 2 (SPSLP 261 A1)Side 1, Stamped, Variant 2
  • YEX-992-2 G O D (SPSLP 261 B2)Side 2, Stamped, Variant 2
  • S̶P̶S̶L̶P̶ ̶2̶6̶1̶ ̶A̶ ̶1̶ YEX 991-1 47 2Side A, Stamped, Variant 3
  • S̶̶̶P̶̶̶S̶̶̶L̶̶̶P̶̶̶ ̶̶̶2̶̶̶6̶̶̶1̶̶̶ ̶̶̶B̶ ̶2̶ ̶ YEX 992-2 45 HrM 3Side B, Stamped, [HrM etched], Variant 3
  • S̶P̶S̶L̶P̶ ̶2̶6̶1̶ ̶A̶ ̶1̶ YEX 991-4 GM 2Side A, Stamped, Variant 4, with etched GM and stamped 2 perpendicular to matrix runout
  • S̶̶̶P̶̶̶S̶̶̶L̶̶̶P̶̶̶ ̶̶̶2̶̶̶6̶̶̶1̶̶̶ ̶̶̶B̶ ̶2̶ ̶ YEX 992-2 HTM 2Side B, Stamped, Variant 4, with etched HTM 2
  • S̶P̶S̶L̶P̶ ̶2̶6̶1̶ ̶A̶ ̶1̶ YEX 991-41 2Side A, Stamped, Variant 5
  • S̶̶̶P̶̶̶S̶̶̶L̶̶̶P̶̶̶ ̶̶̶2̶̶̶6̶̶̶1̶̶̶ ̶̶̶B̶ ̶2̶ ̶ YEX 992-2 HTM 2Side B, Stamped, Variant 5, with etched HTM 2
All 58 pressings of Rarities