Revolver. Label Mono T-2576 Black rainbow label without subsidiary print. Author credit on label reads Lennon-McCartney.

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1 Revolver Label Mono T-2576 Author credit on label reads Lennon-McCartney A (Keystone print) Factories: Scranton, AudioMatrix Drill-hole punch reading PROM or PROMO Commercial cover; black back or gray back 62-01B (Bert-Co print) Factories: Los Angeles, RCA Hollywood Some copies have narrow spacing between the title and artist name (01B1). Other copies have additional spacing between the title and artist name (01B2). Drill-hole punch reading PROMO. Commercial cover; black back or gray back

2 62-01A (Keystone print) Factory: Scranton, AudioMatrix 62-01B (Bert-Co print) The word STEREO is in narrow print with wide horizontal spacing. Factories: Los Angeles Some copies have narrow spacing between the title and artist name (01B1). Other copies have additional spacing between the title and artist name (01B2). black back or gray back All stereo copies from the first printing have the stereo message along the bottom of the back cover. It reads, This stereo record should be played with a stereo cartridge and needle to avoid damage.

3 Label Mono T-2576 Author credit on label reads John Lennon-Paul McCartney A (Keystone print) Factories: Scranton 02B (Bert-Co print) Factories: Los Angeles The X that was missing from the matrix number of the first label was added to this one. 02J (Jacksonville in-house) Factories: Jacksonville black back or gray back

4 62-02A (Keystone print) Factory: Scranton, Columbia 62-02B (Bert-Co print) The word STEREO is in narrow print with wide horizontal spacing. Factories: Los Angeles The X that was missing from the matrix number of the first label was added to this one J (Jacksonville in-house) The word STEREO is in narrow print with narrow horizontal spacing. Factories: Jacksonville, Columbia black back or gray back

5 Label Small print with small, round stereo Author credit on label reads John Lennon-Paul McCartney B Factories: Los Angeles Label 62x Rainbow label with subsidiary information above color band. STEREO in small round print Factories: Scranton (semi-glossy); Los Angeles (flat label) Factory: Jacksonville, Columbia STEREO in unusual print; flat label Label 62-RC1 Capitol ST Rainbow label with manufactured under license Pressed by Decca-Pinckneyville between January and September, Early labels (RC1a) have no blank line above Recorded in England on side 1; later labels (RC1b) have a blank line.

6 Possible Covers: Cover having catalog number in the showing in the upper right corner Cover without the catalog number in the upper right; back cover wrapped around is black. Label 69 Lime green label with C logo. Factory: Winchester, Los Angeles (69L) at left; titles in upper and lower case. Factory: Jacksonville (69J) at left; titles in ALL CAPS. Label may have TM next to the Capitol logo, or may have under the l of Capitol. Label 69-RC1 Capitol ST Lime green label with C logo and manufactured under license Round STEREO. Pressed by Decca-Pinckneyville between September, 1969, and early Label 69-RC1a Capitol ST Lime green label with C logo and manufactured under license Narrow STEREO. Pressed by Decca-Pinckneyville between early 1972, and mid-1972.

7 Label 71 Red label with C logo. Factory: Winchester at left; titles in Title Case. Label ac Apple label with Capitol logo Factory: Los Angeles Factory: Jacksonville Label 72-RC1 Capitol ST Orange label with Longines print Pressed by PRC-Richmond between late 1972 and Label af Apple label with MFD. BY APPLE on the full side above the catalog number at right Factories: Los Angeles, Jacksonville Label may be flat or glossy. at left Factory: Winchester Copies pressed in have Mastered by Capitol in the matrix. Later covers from Jacksonville have no File Under information or catalog number; instead, the black back simply folds over to the front.

8 Label as Apple label with MFD. BY APPLE on the sliced side Factory: Winchester Label ar Apple label with rights information on one or both sides. Rights information appears in black across the label. Factory: Los Angeles Rights information appears below the manufacturing statement in the rim text. Factories: Los Angeles, Unknown Contract (PRC?) Rights information appears in the rim around the right side of the label. Factory: Jacksonville Some copies have a sticker on the shrink wrap reading SW. This indicates the new LP prefix (and price code). Label 72r1 Orange label with rights disclaimer appears at left. Factories: Jacksonville, Decca Pinckneyville Large side number appears at left. Factories: Los Angeles, Winchester, Monarch Monarch copies have the additional job number in the matrix. Cardboard cover.

9 Label 72r2 SW-2576 Orange label with rights disclaimer Large side number appears at left. 72r2(i) Title is two lines below The Beatles Three songs are above the spindle hole on side 1. Factories: Los Angeles, Winchester, PRC 72r2(ii) Title is one line below The Beatles Two songs are above the spindle hole on side 1. Factories: Los Angeles, Winchester, Jacksonville, PRC Cardboard cover (ST) or posterboard (SW) cover. Label 78 SW-2576 Purple label with large logo Factory: Los Angeles, Jacksonville, Winchester Posterboard cover. Label 83 SW-2576 Rainbow label with print in color band. Factory: Los Angeles, Jacksonville, Winchester, Specialty Posterboard cover.