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Help!, Parlophone, PCS 3071, August 6, 1965, stereo. Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.  or Ernest J.Day & Co. front laminated flipback cover, with outline “stereo” on front cover.

1. First pressing. August 6, 1965. Black label with yellow logo and silver print. Capitol print. “The Gramophone Co. Ltd” printed at the start perimeter print and “Sold in U.K.” text. Tracing-paper-lined “Use Emitex” die-cut inner sleeve. With or without KT tax code on the label. Matrix numbers: Side 1: YEX 168-1; Side 2: YEX 169-1.

The first presses used Times New Roman font. The * credit indicator for “I Need You” is placed to the left of the song title.

2. Second pressing, 1965 until 1969. Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. or Ernest J.Day & Co. front laminated flipback cover, with outline “stereo“ on front cover. Tracing-paper-lined “Use Emitex“ die-cut inner sleeve.

Rare copies of the sleeves have small solid black “stereo” on front cover:

Black label with yellow logo and silver print. “The Gramophone Co. Ltd” printed at the start perimeter print and “Sold in U.K.” text. With or without KT tax code on the label. Matrix numbers: Side 1: YEX 168-1; Side 2: YEX 169-1.

Variation A. In 1965 the font on the label changed to Sans Serif. The * credit indicator for “I Need You” is now placed to the right of the song title, not to the left. This tracklist layout stayed for future issues of the LP. The laqueur numbers (YEX.168 & YEX.169) snuggle relative to date on the both sides.

Variation B: The same labels design, but with an misprint – extra dot in “IN.U.K.” on the side 1. Therefore, we date this label to 1967.

Variation C. Later (closer to 1968) the label typeset was changed back to sans serif. The * credit indicator for “I Need You” is back to left again. The laqueur numbers (YEX.168 & YEX.169) shifted relative to date on the both sides. This version has a label with an misprint, an extra dot in “IN.U.K.” on the side 1.

(computer graphics)

3. Third pressing, summer 1969 until November 1969. Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. front laminated cover, with small “stereo“ on front. Black label with yellow logo and silver print. “The Gramophone Co. Ltd” printed at the start perimeter print. Plaine white or sepia “LP advertising“ inner sleeve. Without tax code. Matrix numbers: Side 1: YEX 168-1; Side 2: YEX 169-1.

4. Fourth pressing, November 1969 until 1970. Black label with one black-white EMI logo and silver print. “The Gramophone CO Ltd” rim text and “Made In GT. Britain” lower text. Laminated flipback “Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd” sleeve with outline “stereo” on the front side. Sepia or black & white “LP advertising” inner sleeve. Matrix numbers: Side 1: YEX 168-1; Side 2: YEX 169-1.

5. Fifth pressing, early 1971 until 1973. Black label with two white-black EMI logos and silver print. “The Gramophone Co Ltd” printed at the start perimeter print and “Made In GT. Britain” lower text. Laminated flipback “Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd” sleeve with outline “stereo“ on the front side. Sepia color “LP advertising” inner sleeve. Matrix numbers: Side 1: YEX 168-1 (or -2); Side 2: YEX 169-1.

6. Sixth pressing, summer 1976 until October 1980. Black label with two white-black EMI logos and silver print. “EMI Records Ltd” printed at the start perimeter print and “Made In GT. Britain” printed at the end of the perimeter print. Laminated “Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd” sleeve with outline “stereo“ on the front side. White paper EMI custom inner sleeve. Matrix numbers: Side 1: YEX 168-2 (or -3); Side 2: YEX 169-1.

7. Seventh pressing, October 1980 until April 1984. Black label with two white-black EMI logos and silver print. “ALL RIGHTS OF THE PRODUCER” printed at the start perimeter print. Importantly, around the 11 o’clock position in the rimtext the wording is: “UNAUTHORISED PUBLIC PERFORMANCE, BROADCASTING, COPYING AND HIRING”. Instead, added “MANUFACTURED IN THE UK BY EMI RECORDS LIMITED” text at the end of the perimeter print. Unlaminated sleeve with outline “stereo“ on the front side. White paper EMI standard inner sleeve. Matrix numbers: Side 1: YEX 168-4; Side 2: YEX 169-4.

8. Eighth pressing, end of spring 1984 until 1987. Black label with two white-black EMI logos and silver print. “ALL RIGHTS OF THE PRODUCER” printed at the start perimeter print. Importantly, around the 11 o’clock position in the rimtext the wording is: “UNAUTHORISED COPYIN, HIRING, RENTING, PUBLIC PERFORMANCE AND BROADCASTING”. “MANUFACTURED IN THE UK BY EMI RECORDS LIMITED” text at the end of the perimeter print. Unlaminated sleeve with outline “stereo“ on the front side. White paper EMI standard inner sleeve. Matrix numbers: Side 1: YEX 168-4; Side 2: YEX 169-4.

9. Ninth pressing, 1987 – 1991. Black label with two silver EMI logos and silver print. “ALL RIGHTS OF THE PRODUCER” printed at the start perimeter print. Importantly, around the 11 o’clock position in the rimtext the wording is: “UNAUTHORISED COPYING, PUBLIC PERFORMANCE, BROADCASTING, HIRING AND RENTAL”. “MADE IN ENGLAND” text at the end of the perimeter print. Unlaminated outer sleeve with outline “stereo“ on the front and with barcode on the back side. Sleeves early 90s have Apple logo on the back side. Matrix numbers: Side 1: YEX 168-5-1-1 D; Side 2: YEX 169-5-1-1 D.

10. Tenth pressing, Remastered, Parlophone 94638241515, released November 12, 2012. The album was reissued on 180g vinyl, prepared use the full 24-bit versions taken from the 2009 remasters. Album included in “The Beatles” stereo box, as well as sold separately. Cover is replicat from the original Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. sleeve without flaps. Vinyl pressed by Optimal Media GmbH, Germany.

Matrix numbers:

Side 1: 94638241515 BA33977-01 A1 A i…i / Side 2: 94638241515 BA33977-01 B1 A i…i

Side 1: 94638241515 BA93977-01 A1 2 / Side 2: 94638241515 BA93977-01 B1 A i…i

Side 1: 94638241515 BA93977-01 A1 +4 2 / Side 2: 94638241515 BA93977-01 B1 V+5 A i…i

Side 1: 94638241515 BA93977-01 A1 2 3+= / Side 2: 94638241515 BA93977-01 B1 ST A i…i