The Beatles U.K. LP Mono/Help!

Parlophone Label / Original Mono version
05. Help! (PMC 1255)
(Update: 19th. February 2023)

Parlophone 1st. Sleeve

INDEX

#5-1 Yellow Parlophone/ THE GRAMO rim/ Lark Mus. credit/ Sans Serif Printing Type/ matrix 2/2
#5-2 Yellow Parlophone/ THE GRAMO rim/ Lark Music credit/ Roman Printing Type-1/ matrix 2/2
#5-3 Yellow Parlophone/ THE GRAMO rim/ Lark Music credit/ Roman Printing Type-2/ matrix 2/2
#5-4 Yellow Parlophone/ THE GRAMO rim/ without SOLD IN UK/ matrix 2/2
#5-5 Yellow Parlophone/ ALL RIGHTS rim/ 1981 Press/ matrix 3/2

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#5-1 Help! (1st. Press "Lark Mus. credit / Sans Serif Printing Type": PMC 1255)
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TITLE		HELP!
CATALOG NUMBER		PMC 1255
RELEASE DATE		6th August.1965/First Press
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		Help!		Act Naturally
		The Night Before		It's Only Love
		You've Got To Hide Your Love Away		You Like Me Too Much
		I Need You		Tell Me What You See
		Another Girl		I've Just Seen A Face
		You're Going To Lose That Girl		Yesterday
		Ticket To Ride		Dizzy Miss Lizzy
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK

INNER SLEEVE		FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
					The word "mono" at the upper right of the front cover is "middle" and outline type. "TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." was printed under the Parlophone logomark.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
		Wrap-around cover. Round-cut corner. Catalog No. "PMC 1255" was printed on upper right corner of the back cover.			"TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." was printed under the Parlophone logomark. "USE NEW EMITEX" record cleaner information was printed on the back cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
				"Help!" mono pressing has a sleeve made by "Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd." only (maybe)
LABEL CLOSE UP
			Black and Yellow Parlophone label with silver print.
				"SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS." statement was printed at the center of the label.
LABEL CLOSE UP
			"THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)" was printed at the perimeter. "(P) 1965" statement was printed on the label.		Tax code "K and T" letters were embossed at the center of the label.
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 2			Side 2: The publishing credit for "Act Naturally" says "Lark Mus." Later pressing was changed to "Lark Music." The top of the 3rd. line started the words "Northern Songs. NCB."	SIDE 1	SIDE 2

				Matrix No. is Side-1: XEX 549 - 2 Side-2: XEX 550 - 2
LABEL CLOSE UP
Type-1) =this record Sans serif type		Type-2) Roman type-1	Type-3) Roman type-2	There are at least three subtypes which feature differences in printing type in the song title and artist name. 1) One of them was printed in the "Sans Serif" type. 2) The remainder were printed in the "Roman" type, but there were two kind of labels. One of them was printed the name of "THE BEATLES", on the lower portion of labels, in "Roman" type as well. 3) Another one was printed the name of "THE BEATLES" in "Sans Serif" type.

OTHER ITEM
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LABEL		Yellow Parlophone Type-6-1
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	XEX 549 - 2
	SIDE 2	XEX 550 - 2
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		YES
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT		(P) 1965
COVER FORM		Single type. Wrap-around cover / Round-cut corner
THE SIZE OF THE "mono" PRINT		Middle / Outline
PRINTER CREDIT		6509 Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending PMC 1255 PCS 3071
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Robert Freeman
INNER SLEEVE		Tracing-rice-paper-lined “Use Emitex” die-cut sleeve
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		Black and Yellow Parlophone label with silver print: the name "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD.(capital letter)" on the outer rim, the "SOLD IN U.K." remark, and the "(P) 1965" statement. Beginning in 1964, Parlophone (and all the other EMI companies) began printing a phrase in the centers of all their singles, EP's and LP's, which said: SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS. This notice appears on the labels of every UK market EMI product, from very early 1964, right through mid-1969. On 1st July 1965, EMI underwent a merger and each individual ceased to be a L.T.D. company and became a subsudialy of "The Gramophone Co. Ltd." which was owned by EMI. This merger meant yet another label change occurred and previous "Parlophone Co. Ltd." rims where replaced with the new "Gramophone" rims. Sleeves for "Help! (mono)" did only one London’s of printing house: Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. (maybe) The word "mono", on upper right of the front cover, is medium size and outline type. Side 2: The publishing credit for "Act Naturally" says "Lark Mus." Later pressing was changed to "Lark Music". The top of the 3rd. line started the words "Northern Songs. NCB."

#5-2 Help! (2nd. Press "Lark Music credit / Roman Printing Type-1": PMC 1255)
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TITLE		HELP!
CATALOG NUMBER		PMC 1255
RELEASE DATE		late1966? / Second Press
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		Help!		Act Naturally
		The Night Before		It's Only Love
		You've Got To Hide Your Love Away		You Like Me Too Much
		I Need You		Tell Me What You See
		Another Girl		I've Just Seen A Face
		You're Going To Lose That Girl		Yesterday
		Ticket To Ride		Dizzy Miss Lizzy
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK

INNER SLEEVE
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	Tracing-rice-paper-lined “USE EMITEX” die-cut type.	INNER SLEEVE CLOSE UP

				The words "MADE IN ENGLAND" was printed at the bottom of the front sleeve. The words "PATENTS APPLIED FOR" was removed from the sleeve.
FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
		The word "mono" at the upper right of the front cover is "middle" and outline type.			"TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." was printed under the Parlophone logomark.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
		Wrap-around cover. Round-cut corner. Catalog No. "PMC 1255" was printed on upper right corner of the back cover.			"TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." was printed under the Parlophone logomark. "USE NEW EMITEX" record cleaner information was printed on the back cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
					"Made and Printed in Great Britain" was printed at the bottom.
					"Help!" mono pressing has a sleeve made by "Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd." only (maybe)
LABEL CLOSE UP

Black and Yellow Parlophone label with silver print.			"SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS." statement was printed in roman printing type at the center of the label. Tax code "K and T" letters were embossed.
LABEL CLOSE UP
			"THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)" was printed at the perimeter. "(P) 1965" statement was printed on the label.		Catalog number "PMC 1255" was printed at the right side of the center hole.
LABEL CLOSE UP: SIDE 1
				Use a large "The Beatles" band name (roman type) on both sides of the label. But most curiously on side-1 the "Northern Songs, NCB" credit appears upper the band name.
LABEL CLOSE UP: SIDE 2
					Side 2: The publishing credit for "Act Naturally" says "Lark Mus." Later pressing was changed to "Lark Music."
LABEL CLOSE UP
Type-1) Sans serif type		Type-2)=this record Roman type-1	Type-3) Roman type-2	There are at least three subtypes which feature differences in printing type in the song title and artist name. 1) One of them was printed in the "Sans Serif" type. 2) The remainder were printed in the "Roman" type, but there were two kind of labels. One of them was printed the name of "THE BEATLES", on the lower portion of labels, in "Roman" type as well. 3) Another one was printed the name of "THE BEATLES" in "Sans Serif" type.

OTHER ITEM
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LABEL		Yellow Parlophone Type-6-1
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	XEX 549 - 2		MOTHER & STAMPER	4 / ALA 8
	SIDE 2	XEX 550 - 2			3 / APM
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		YES
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT		(P) 1965
COVER FORM		Single type. Wrap-around cover / Round-cut corner
THE SIZE OF THE "mono" PRINT		Middle / Outline
PRINTER CREDIT		6509 Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending PMC 1255 PCS 3071
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Robert Freeman
INNER SLEEVE		"USE EMITEX" Sleeve Type-3 Tracing-rice-paper-lined “USE EMITEX” die-cut type. The words "PATENTS APPLIED FOR" was removed from the sleeve.
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		Black and Yellow Parlophone label with silver print: the name "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD.(capital letter)" on the outer rim, the "SOLD IN U.K." remark, and the "(P) 1965" statement. Beginning in 1964, Parlophone (and all the other EMI companies) began printing a phrase in the centers of all their singles, EP's and LP's, which said: SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS. This notice appears on the labels of every UK market EMI product, from very early 1964, right through mid-1969. On 1st July 1965, EMI underwent a merger and each individual ceased to be a L.T.D. company and became a subsudialy of "The Gramophone Co. Ltd." which was owned by EMI. This merger meant yet another label change occurred and previous "Parlophone Co. Ltd." rims where replaced with the new "Gramophone" rims. Sleeves for "Help! (mono)" did only one London’s of printing house: Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. (maybe) The word "mono", on upper right of the front cover, is medium size and outline type. Around late 1966 a Times New Roman font appeared on the labels. Use a large “The Beatles” band name (roman type) on both sides of the label. But most curiously on side 1 the “Northern Songs, NCB” credit appears upper the band name. Side 2: The publishing credit for "Act Naturally" says "Lark Mus." Later pressing was changed to "Lark Music."

#5-3 Help! (2nd. Press "Lark Music credit / Roman Printing Type-2": PMC 1255)
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TITLE		HELP!
CATALOG NUMBER		PMC 1255
RELEASE DATE		late1966? / Second Press
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		Help!		Act Naturally
		The Night Before		It's Only Love
		You've Got To Hide Your Love Away		You Like Me Too Much
		I Need You		Tell Me What You See
		Another Girl		I've Just Seen A Face
		You're Going To Lose That Girl		Yesterday
		Ticket To Ride		Dizzy Miss Lizzy
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK

INNER SLEEVE		FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
					The word "mono" at the upper right of the front cover is "middle" and outline type. "TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." was printed under the Parlophone logomark.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
		Wrap-around cover. Round-cut corner. Catalog No. "PMC 1255" was printed on upper right corner of the back cover.			"TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." was printed under the Parlophone logomark. "USE NEW EMITEX" record cleaner information was printed on the back cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
				"Help!" mono pressing has a sleeve made by "Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd." only (maybe)
LABEL CLOSE UP
			Black and Yellow Parlophone label with silver print.
				"SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS." statement was printed in roman printing type at the center of the label.
LABEL CLOSE UP
			"THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)" was printed at the perimeter. "(P) 1965" statement was printed on the label. Tax code "K and T" letters were embossed.		Use a small "The Beatles" band name (sans serif type) on both sides of the label. But most curiously on side-1 the "Northern Songs, NCB" credit appears below the band name.
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 2			Side 2: The publishing credit for "Act Naturally" says "Lark Mus." Later pressing was changed to "Lark Music."	SIDE 1	SIDE 2

				Matrix No. is Side-1: XEX 549 - 2 Side-2: XEX 550 - 2
LABEL CLOSE UP
Type-1) Sans serif type		Type-2) Roman type-1	Type-3)=this record Roman type-2	There are at least three subtypes which feature differences in printing type in the song title and artist name. 1) One of them was printed in the "Sans Serif" type. 2) The remainder were printed in the "Roman" type, but there were two kind of labels. One of them was printed the name of "THE BEATLES", on the lower portion of labels, in "Roman" type as well. 3) Another one was printed the name of "THE BEATLES" in "Sans Serif" type.

OTHER ITEM
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LABEL		Yellow Parlophone Type-6-1
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	XEX 549 - 2
	SIDE 2	XEX 550 - 2
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		YES
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT		(P) 1965
COVER FORM		Single type. Wrap-around cover / Round-cut corner
THE SIZE OF THE "mono" PRINT		Middle / Outline
PRINTER CREDIT		6509 Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending PMC 1255 PCS 3071
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Robert Freeman
INNER SLEEVE		Tracing-rice-paper-lined “Use Emitex” die-cut sleeve
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		Black and Yellow Parlophone label with silver print: the name "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD.(capital letter)" on the outer rim, the "SOLD IN U.K." remark, and the "(P) 1965" statement. Beginning in 1964, Parlophone (and all the other EMI companies) began printing a phrase in the centers of all their singles, EP's and LP's, which said: SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS. This notice appears on the labels of every UK market EMI product, from very early 1964, right through mid-1969. On 1st July 1965, EMI underwent a merger and each individual ceased to be a L.T.D. company and became a subsudialy of "The Gramophone Co. Ltd." which was owned by EMI. This merger meant yet another label change occurred and previous "Parlophone Co. Ltd." rims where replaced with the new "Gramophone" rims. Sleeves for "Help! (mono)" did only one London’s of printing house: Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. (maybe) The word "mono", on upper right of the front cover, is medium size and outline type. Around late 1966 a Times New Roman font appeared on the labels. Use a small “The Beatles” band name on both sides of the label. But most curiously on side 1 the “Northern Songs, NCB” credit appears below the band name. Side 2: The publishing credit for "Act Naturally" says "Lark Mus." Later pressing was changed to "Lark Music."

#5-4 Help! (3rd. Press "without SOLD IN U.K.": PMC 1255)
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TITLE		HELP!
CATALOG NUMBER		PMC 1255
RELEASE DATE		1969/Third Press
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		Help!		Act Naturally
		The Night Before		It's Only Love
		You've Got To Hide Your Love Away		You Like Me Too Much
		I Need You		Tell Me What You See
		Another Girl		I've Just Seen A Face
		You're Going To Lose That Girl		Yesterday
		Ticket To Ride		Dizzy Miss Lizzy
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK

INNER SLEEVE		FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
					The word "mono" at the upper right of the front cover is "middle" and outline type. "TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." was printed under the Parlophone logomark.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
		Wrap-around cover. Round-cut corner. Catalog No. "PMC 1255" was printed on upper right corner of the back cover.
			"Help!" mono pressing has a sleeve made by "Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd." only (maybe)
LABEL CLOSE UP
			THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)" was printed at the perimeter. ""THE (P) 1965" statement was printed on the label. Tax code was not embossed.
				"SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS." statement was removed at the center of the label.
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 2			Side 2: The publishing credit for "Act Naturally" changed to "Lark Music."	SIDE 1	SIDE 2

				Matrix No. is Side-1: XEX 549 - 2 Side-2: XEX 550 - 2
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL		Yellow Parlophone Type-7-1
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	XEX 549 - 2
	SIDE 2	XEX 550 - 2
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		-
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT		(P) 1965
COVER FORM		Single type. Wrap-around cover / Round-cut corner
THE SIZE OF THE "mono" PRINT		Middle / Outline
PRINTER CREDIT		6509 Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending PMC 1255 PCS 3071
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Robert Freeman
INNER SLEEVE		Sepia "LP Advertising" Inner sleeve
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		Black and Yellow Parlophone label with silver print: the name "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD.(capital letter)" on the outer rim and the "(P) 1965" statement. The "SOLD IN U.K." text was removed from the label. Sleeves for "Help! (mono)" did only one London’s of printing house: Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. (maybe) The word "mono", on upper right of the front cover, is medium size and outline type. Side 2: The publishing credit for "Act Naturally" changed to "Lark Music."

#5-5 Help! (1981 Press: PMC 1255)
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TITLE		HELP!
CATALOG NUMBER		PMC 1255
RELEASE DATE		1981
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		Help!		Act Naturally
		The Night Before		It's Only Love
		You've Got To Hide Your Love Away		You Like Me Too Much
		I Need You		Tell Me What You See
		Another Girl		I've Just Seen A Face
		You're Going To Lose That Girl		Yesterday
		Ticket To Ride		Dizzy Miss Lizzy
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK

INNER SLEEVE		FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
					The word "mono" at the upper right of the front cover is "middle" and outline type. "TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." was printed under the Parlophone logomark.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
		Full vinyl-coated cover, both sides of the cover are coated with thin vinyl film. Catalog No. "PMC 1255" was printed on upper right corner of the back cover.
			"Help!" 1981 pressing has a sleeve made by "Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd." only.
LABEL CLOSE UP
			The credit "ALL RIGHTS OF THE PRODUCER... (capital letter)" was printed at the perimeter. The "(P)-1965" statement was printed at the left part of the label. This label has a credit of the record company's name combined with the name of the nation, "MANUFACTURED IN THE UK BY EMI RECORDS LIMITED".
					The letter "MONO" was added at the right upper place of the label.
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 2			Side 2: The publishing credit for "Act Naturally" changed to "Lark Mus. Ltd." The publishing credit for "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" changed to "ATV Mus. Ltd."	SIDE 1	SIDE 2

				Matrix No. is Side-1: XEX 549 - 3 Side-2: XEX 550 - 2
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL		Yellow Parlophone Type-8
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	XEX 549 - 3
	SIDE 2	XEX 550 - 2
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		EMI RECORDS LIMITED (capital letter)
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		-
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT		(P) 1965
COVER FORM		Single type. Full vinyl-coated cover.
THE SIZE OF THE "mono" PRINT		Middle / Outline
PRINTER CREDIT		Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. PMC 1255 PCS 3071
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Robert Freeman
INNER SLEEVE		White paper sleeve "IMPORTANT NOTICE in rectangle box" type-3
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		Black and yellow Parlophone label with silver print: This is the reissued label in 1981, which has a credit of the record company's name combined with the name of the nation, "MANUFACTURED IN THE UK BY EMI RECORDS LIMITED". The letter "MONO" was added at the right upper place of the label. This issue has a sleeve made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Side 2: The publishing credit for "Act Naturally" changed to "Lark Mus. Ltd." The publishing credit for "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" changed to "ATV Mus. Ltd."