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With The Beatles, Parlophone, PCS 3045, November 22, 1963, stereo. Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. or Ernest .J.Day & Co. front laminated cover, with large “stereo” on front and with misspeled “You Really Gotta Hold On Me” credit on the back side.

1. First pressing. November 22, 1963. Black label with yellow logo and silver print. “The Parlophone Co. Ltd” printed at the start perimeter print and “Recording first published 1963″. “Jobete” publishing credit for “Money” (Side 2). First pressing has misspeled “You Really Gotta Hold On Me” credit on the Side 2. Tracing-paper-lined “Use Emitex“ die-cut inner sleeve. With or without KT tax code on the label. Matrix numbers: Side 1: YEX 110-2; Side 2: YEX 111-2.

2. Second pressing, December 1963 – January 1964. Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. or Ernest .J.Day & Co. front laminated cover, with large “stereo“ on front. Most copies of the second pressing has the similar sleeves with misspeled “You Really Gotta Hold On Me” credit on the Side 2. But some copies has correct “You Really Got A Hold On Me” credit.

Black label with yellow logo and silver print. “The Parlophone Co. Ltd” printed at the start perimeter print and “Recording first published 1963″. “Dominion, Belinda” publishing credit for “Money” (Side 2). Most copies of the second pressing has correct “You Really Got A Hold On Me” credit on the Side 2. Tracing-paper-lined “Use Emitex“ die-cut inner sleeve. With or without KT tax code on the label. Matrix numbers: Side 1: YEX 110-2; Side 2: YEX 111-2.

3. Third pressing, 1965 until 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 and “Sold In U.K.” text. “Dominion, Belinda” publishing credit for “Money”. Tracing-paper-lined “Use Emitex“ die-cut or plaine white inner sleeves. With or without KT tax code on the label. Matrix numbers: Side 1: YEX 110-2; Side 2: YEX 111-2.

Variation A:

Variation B: Small album title and “The Beatles” band name.

4. Fourth 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.

5. Fifth pressing, November 1969 until 1970. Black label with one black-white EMI logo 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. Sepia or black & white “LP advertising” inner sleeve. Matrix numbers: Side One: YEX 110-2, Side Two: YEX 111-2.

6. Sixth 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 or without small “stereo“ on the front side. Sepia color “LP advertising” inner sleeve. Matrix numbers: Side One: YEX 110-2, Side Two: YEX 111-2.

Emerald contract pressing. Contract pressing for Northern Ireland was manufactured by Emerald Records. Emerald, a subsidiary of Vogue Records in Belfast, Northern Ireland. This is confirmed by machine stamp of the manufacturer’s name on side 2. This pressing has standard British matrix numbers: Side One: YEX 110-2, Side Two: YEX 111-2.

7. Seventh 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 large “stereo“ on the front side. White paper EMI custom inner sleeve. Matrix numbers: Side One: YEX 110-2 (or -3), Side Two: YEX 111-4 (or -5).

8. Eighth 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 large “stereo“ on the front side. White paper EMI standard inner sleeve. Matrix number variations: Side One: YEX 110-5, Side Two: YEX 111-6 or Side One: YEX 110-5-1-1, Side Two: YEX 111-5-1-1.

9. Ninth 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 large “stereo” on the front side. White paper EMI standard inner sleeve. Matrix numbers: Side One: YEX 110-6-1-1, Side Two: YEX 111-6.

Misprint. Later pressing, about 1986. Side 2 has label from “A Hard Day’s Night” album. Matrix numbers: Side One: YEX 110-6-1-1, Side Two: YEX 111-6.

10. Tenth pressing, Remastered, Parlophone 94638242017, 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: 94638242017 BA939773-01 A1 P / Side 2: 94638242017 BA939773-01 B1 S i…i

Side 1: 94638242017 1A BA939773-01 A1 P / Side 2: 94638242017 BA939773-01 B2 S W i…i