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#16 Abbey Road (SO/SJ-383)
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#16-1 Abbey Road (1st Press "1983 New Rainbow Label / Jacksonville Press: SO-383)
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TITLE
ABBEY ROAD
CATALOG NUMBER SO-383
RELEASE DATE
1983 / Reissue
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
Come Together
Here Comes The Sun
Something Because
Maxwell's Silver Hammer You Never Give Me Your Money
Oh! Daring Sun King
Octopus's Garden
Mean Mr. Mustard
I Want You (She's So Heavy) Polythene Pam
  She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
  Golden Slumbers
  Carry That Weight
  The End
  Her Majesty (on the label)
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sleeve label Cover photo is enlarged/cropped so that the manhole/drain cover is NOT seen at the bottom of the photo, as it is in other printings. sleeve
Catalog no. "SO-383 ("APPLE" removed)" was printed at the upper light corner of the back cover.
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sleeve Without  a credit for the song title "Her Majesty" on both back cover and label.
The front cover slick wraps around the rear.
label "Printed in U.S.A." credit was  printed below the EMI logo on back cover.
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Capitol target logo and EMI logo were printed at the bottom of the back cover.
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label label
1983 Capitol new rainbow band label with rim text inside colorband.
There were two 80s Black Capitol rainbow band label variations.
This one was pressed 1983-1985 at Capitol's Jacksonville plant as identified by a "O" in the matrix runout. Both sides stamped MASTERED BY CAPITOL. The label has a dull label finish and has the classic 1" diameter inner-ring notch that surrounds the spindle hole.
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SIDE 1 SIDE 2
sleeve sleeve The new rainbow labels have "Her Majesty" to Side-2.
label The label includes the song title, length of the track, composer name, music publisher, and performing rights organization (PRO) name such as ASCAP or BMI.
With the "all rights" credit in black in the lower color
band on both sides.
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL Capitol New Black label with color band
MIX STEREO
VINYL COLOR BLACK
PRESS
FACTORY
SLEEVE Jacksonville, Illinois
VINYL Jacksonville Press
FACTORY CODE
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MATRIX No. SIDE 1 SO-1-383-G41 #1       ─◁     O   (hand etched)    MASTERED BY CAPITOL    (machine stamped)
SIDE 2 SO-2-383-H69 #6  ML   (hand etched)  MASTERD BY CAPITOL   ()   (machine stamped)
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., / Recorded in England
 PUBLISHER'S NAME
Yes
"SUBSIDIARY" CREDIT Yes
COVER FORM Single type. Jacket pressed on posterboard stock.
INNER SLEEVE Clear rice paper inner sleeve
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Photo: Iain Macmillan
PRODUCER George Martin
COMMENTS Issued on Capitol rainbow/colorband label with rim text inside colorband, design circa 1983, on dull finish label stock.
Issued in posterboard stock jacket, with Capitol "C" logo and EMI box logo, no Apple logo. Issued with clear rice paper inner sleeve.

"Abbey Road (SO-383)" and "Hey Jude (SW-385)" switched to an SJ prefix during the rainbow label run.

This version was pressed at Capitol's Jacksonville plant as identified by a wide hand etched '0' in A runout and a stamped '()' in the B runout.
Unique identifier: Mastering engineer credit 'ML' in B runout. No sign of a mastering engineer in A runout.
The Winchester matrix ID stamp —◁ is only visible on side A and has been scratched out.
Remainder of runouts etched, "MASTERED BY CAPITOL" stamped, which may appear on only one side on some copies.
38mm pressing ring with 1/2" inner ring notch.

Some copies pressed on translucent vinyl (when held up to bright light).

With "Her Majesty" to Side-2.
The label includes the song title, length of the track, composer name, music publisher, and performing rights organization (PRO) name such as ASCAP or BMI.

Track publishers:
A1, A3, A4, A6, B2 to B11: Maclen Music, Inc. BMI
A2, B1: Harrisongs Limited BMI
A5: Startling Music, Inc. BMI

*) ML =Maurice Long
Mastering Engineer, Capitol Studios Generally worked on the "H / J" Scully lathe



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