First-year pressing

Rubber Soul 1965 US Pressing (T 2442)

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.

T-X-1-2442Label A
T-X-2-2442Label B
T1-2442-T8GA-side runout etched, variant 1
T2-2442-P5GB-side runout etched, variant 1
T1-2442-T8GA-side runout etched, variant 2
T2-2442-P1GB-side runout etched, variant 2
T1-2442-TCGA-side runout etched, variant 3
T2-2442-P5GB-side runout etched, variant 3
T1-2442-T6GA-side runout etched, variant 4
T2-2442-P1GB-side runout etched, variant 4
T1-2442-T4GA-side runout etched, variant 5
T1-2442-T8GB-side runout etched, variant 5
T1-2442-P3-GA-side runout etched, variant 6
T2-2442-T-8GB-side runout etched, the last 2 in "2442" has a "5" etched over it variant 6
T1-2442-G6 #2A-side runout etched, variant 7
T2-2442-P19B-side runout etched, variant 7