THE BEATLES REVOLVER STEREO UK ISSUE 1970-73 PCS7009 BBC Library

$

125

• Title: Revolver

• Artist: The Beatles

• Original Release Date: 5 August 1966

• Label: Parlophone

• Catalog Number: PCS 7009

• Format: Stereo 12” LP

• Country: UK

• Library Provenance: BBC Gramophone Library (label 1579383, Reserve B, and BBC Information & Archives stickers present)

Pressing Details

• Side 1 Matrix / Runout: YEX 605-5-1

• Side 2 Matrix / Runout: YEX 606-4

• Label Style: Silver/black EMI “boxed” Parlophone stereo label, indicative of later 1970s pressings

• Vinyl Condition: Appears VG+ visually, assuming minimal surface noise (confirm with playback)

Special Attributes

• BBC Gramophone Library copy, cataloged and stickered as such with multiple archival tags. These copies were strictly controlled and often played under ideal conditions.

• The bright yellow “RESERVE B” and BBC archive stamps add historical and collectible value.

This pressing was likely made between 1971 and 1973.

• The key indicator is the “two EMI box” Parlophone label, which was introduced in 1971.

• Earlier UK pressings from 1966 to 1969 had the yellow and black Parlophone label (no EMI box).

• The matrix YEX 606-4 was introduced around 1973, replacing earlier -2 and -3 cuts.

So, this record is not a first pressing (those had -1/-1 matrix numbers and yellow/black labels), but it’s a high-quality early 70s stereo UK pressing, which collectors still value—especially with the BBC provenance.

Please understand that this is an official UK archival record from the British Broadcasting Corporation and the sleeve(s) may contain archival stickers from the BBC. Some of these stickers are 'on top' of the plastic with some 'underneath' (i.e. on the sleeve itself). Some sleeves have been 'laminated' either by way of 'punching' the plastic wallet to two parts of the sleeve or by fully wrapping the plastic to the sleeve. Where sleeves are laminated stickers can be removed with the use of appropriate sticker removal fluids however it is unlikely that stickers can be removed from any sleeves that are not laminated. The sleeves as such in this collection are generally graded as VG with the records often VG+ to Ex+.