THE BEATLES - HELP 1965 Soundtrack MONO LP Possible L.A. First Pressing
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THE BEATLES
HELP!
ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK
1965 GATEFOLD MONO LP
Capitol Records
MAS-2386
Terrible movie but my third favorite Beatles album not only because of the great Beatles songs on it, but also the cool instrumental spy themes and Indian-flavored music. This album was completely play-tested and sounded a near-Excellent VG+, definitely a cut above your average VG+. (There is a name written in pen on the B-side label, the same that is written on the the front cover, top right of the album jacket.) The cover is VG+.
At first I thought this is a Los Angeles First Pressing due to the matrix/runout sequence (see below) indicative of a First Pressing, but the label text does not conform to it. Side B labels DO list Ken Thorne as the writer of track B6, and "H E L P !" at the top of both labels is spaced out. That would conform to a 2nd pressing label. What I believe occurred is that the second state label was put on the first state vinyl, a rare but absolutely possible occurrence. Anyway, that's a conundrum for the collector/vinyl purist to solve.
Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout variant 3): MAS-1-2386-T7-G
Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout variant 3): MAS-2-2386-P6-G
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