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 1071-3Side A runout Variant 1
- YAPAX 1072-2 CPSide B runout Variant 1
- YAPAX1071-3BSide A runout, etched, Variant 2
- YAPAX.1072.2 CQSide B runout, etched, Variant 2
- YAPAX 1071-3Side A runout, etched, Variant 3
- YAPAX 1072-2B CPSide B runout, etched, Variant 3
- YAPAX 1071-3BSide A runout, etched, Variant 4
- YAPAX 1072.2B CPSide B runout, etched, Variant 4
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