The Beatles Help Vinyl YEX 168-4 169-4 1970s Reissue Liverpool UK Import w/HTM
  $   65

 


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Sep 17, 2025 Sold Date
Sep 4, 2025 Start Date
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Description

• Title: Help!

• Artist: The Beatles

• Label: Parlophone (EMI Records Ltd.)

• Catalog Number: PCS 3071

• Format: 12” LP, Stereo

• Country: UK

• Release Year: Originally 1965, this is a mid-1970s reissue.


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Sleeve

• Front: Classic Robert Freeman semaphore cover, Parlophone/EMI logos top left, “stereo” printed top right.

• Back: Four B&W portraits, track list, EMI “Emitex” advert.

• Printer: Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.

• Condition looks excellent from your photos: clean, sharp, no major staining or ringwear.


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Labels

• Design: Black/silver Parlophone “two-box EMI” label, introduced in 1969/70.

• Rim text: “EMI Records Ltd.” and “Unauthorised public performance…” confirm 1970s pressing.

• Not a first pressing (those had yellow/black Parlophone labels, -1/-1 matrices).

• Your labels are clean and crisp, with no spindle wear visible.


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Deadwax / Matrix

• Side 1: YEX 168-4, etched “HTM”

• Side 2: YEX 169-4, etched “HTM”

• Additional markings: “1 5 4” mother/stamper codes, standard EMI Hayes identifiers.


Significance of HTM

• “HTM” = Harry T. Moss, Abbey Road’s mastering engineer.

• Moss was known for high-quality mastering, and his initials indicate a sought-after recut prized for balanced, detailed sound.

• Collectors actively look for HTM cuts, especially on Beatles UK LPs.


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Pressing Characteristics

• Era: Mid-1970s UK reissue.

• Sound Quality: HTM cuts are generally considered warmer and more dynamic than later non-initialed recuts.

• Vinyl condition: Appears EX to NM from your photos, glossy and clean.

• Sleeve condition: EX, no splits or heavy wear.


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