BEATLES - A Hard Day's Night

Item Description

Vinyl, , 1988 Purple label
LP Album Reissue Stereo Mono

1988-90 purple label pressing with smaller Capitol logo at the top, rim text surrounding most of the label. No barcode.

This 1988 re-issue was pressed at the same time Capitol issued the "C1" re-issue series of the US Capitol-released Beatles albums, but they kept the catalog # the same as the 1979 re-issue.

As of this writing, this is the last vinyl pressing of this US version of their soundtrack.

This was pressed at Specialty Record Corporation (The large S surrounding R and C stamped in the run-out, see photo), also identified by smooth indent/notch approx 3/4" from edge of label, along with the 1" diameter ring at the center, and a glossy finish. Both sides also are stamped MASTERED BY CAPITOL in the run-outs.

The earlier 1979 purple label pressings were pressed by Capitol, and has the 1" inner ring but without the smooth indentation, no SRC stamp and a dull label finish. Here is a link to that pressing: [r747871]

Additionally, the capital letters E A S T are embossed on the label of side 2.

As with all prior stereo pressings, the Beatles tracks are in re-channeled mono, the instrumentals are in true stereo.

Comes with clear rice paper inner sleeve.

Printed on posterboard stock.