THE BEATLES HELP (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK) 1965 CAPITOL MONO

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THE BEATLES "HELP!" (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK) CAPITOL MAS-2386

COVER - EXCELLENT
VINYL - STRONG VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+)
CAPITOL RECORDS INNER SLEEVE- REPLACED

Very rare very early Mono copy Scranton PA pressing plant. The glossy shiny vinyl contains very light scuffs and marks with clean labels, which don't have any spindle marks or wear. The run-out area contains a Scranton PA pressing plant identifier with the "IAM" abbreviation in triangle.

CRACKING THE CODE

First: how to read the Capitol prefixes.

If you find an old Capitol album, you'll see the record number divided into a prefix (from 1 to 4 letters) and a number. For example, you might find a copy of Meet the Beatles numbered: ST-2047

The number is the actual release number. Capitol started numbering at 100, with some of their subsidiaries (like Tower) starting at higher numbers (such as 5000 for Tower and 3350 for Apple). By 1968, their regular issue albums had reached 2999. From 3000 to 9999 were reserved for subsidiaries. So they started over at 100. That's why the White Album is number 101! In about 1972, the numbering reached 999 and they jumped ahead to 10000. So albums like Rarities have higher numbers.

The prefix is composed of letters. If the record is in stereo, then the first letter is "S." No letter corresponds to a mono recording.

The next letter is the price code. The prices changed over the years, of course. "T" was the standard main line record, so you'll find a lot of "T's" among Beatles issues.

If there are other letters, it means there was some kind of special packaging, such as a boxed set, gatefold cover, booklet, etc.. The fourth letter denotes the packaging, although apparently this was loosely applied. The next to last letter (in a batch of 3 or 4) denotes the number of records. "SMAL" represents a stereo issue with one record. "SWBO" is a stereo issue with two records. "STCH" is a stereo issue with three records. "TGO" would be a mono issue with seven records, although the Beatles never released such a thing!

In addition, the trail-off area of every record made by Capitol includes a symbol that signifies which manufacturing plant the record was made in. These are those symbols and their corresponding plant location: