First-year pressing
The Essential Beatles 1972 Australia Pressing (TVSS8)
The Essential Beatles by The Beatles
Mono
- Artist
- The Beatles
- Title
- The Essential Beatles
- Labels
- Apple Records TVSS8
- Apple Records TVSS-8
- Country
- Australia
- Released
- February 2, 1972
- 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.
- YAPAX 1071-BSide A Label
- YAPAX 1072-ASide B Label
- YAPAX 1071 - 3CSide A Runout etched Variant 1
- YAPAX 1072 - 2CSide B Runout etched Variant 1
- YAPAX 1071 - 3CSide A Runout etched Variant 2
- TVSS 8 YAPAX1072-3Side B Runout stamped Variant 2
Other Australia pressings of The Essential Beatles
- 1972Apple Records TVSS8 / Apple Records TVSS-8LP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono
- 1972Apple Records TVSS8 / Apple Records TVSS-8LP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono
- 1972Apple Records TVSS8 / Apple Records TVSS-8LP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono
- 1979Apple Records TVSS8 / Apple Records TVSS-8LP, Compilation, Reissue
- 1982Parlophone TVSS8 / Parlophone TVSS-8LP, Compilation, Reissue
- 1982EMI Gift.1 / Parlophone TVSS8LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo, Mono
- ?Apple Records TVSS8 / Apple Records TVSS-8LP, Compilation, Reissue