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The Beatles – Abbey Road
1969 · UK · Apple Records · Vinyl LP Album Misprint Stereo
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Price guide
Estimated market value via Discogs · as of Sep 10, 2026
- MMint
- $686.07
- NMNear Mint
- $613.85
- VG+Very Good Plus
- $469.42
- VGVery Good
- $324.98
- G+Good Plus
- $180.54
- GGood
- $108.33
- FFair
- $72.22
- PPoor
- $36.11
These are reference estimates from Discogs sold/asking data for this exact pressing, not offers and not a guaranteed price. Actual value depends on condition, completeness and current demand. Any active seller offers on this page are listed separately above.
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Pressing identification
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- Runout — side A
- YEX.749YEX 749-2 MMO 7YEX 749-2 HT 1YEX 749-2 MMLYEX 749-2 MOG 9YEX 749-2 OAL 3YEX 749-2 ODT 6YEX 749-2 OMP 5YEX 749-2 MOD 9YEX 749-2 MLG 1YEX 749-2 ODA 1YEX 749-2 LIL P 1YEX 750-2 AGM 5YEX 749-2 ORO 4YEX 749-2 MLT 1YEX 749-2 MTG 5YEX 749-2 MG 3YEX 749-2 MRT 5YEX 749-2 ODL 4YEX 749-2 MLH 6YEX 749-2 GGH 5YEX 749-2 GTD 6YEX 749-2 RLR 5YEX 749-2 GAA 9 10YEX 749-2 MMM 3YEX 749-2 RAM 1
- Runout — side B
- YEX.750YEX 750-1 AAA 1YEX 750-1 LM 7YEX 750-1YEX 750-1 ADM 4YEX 750-1 MGP 3YEX 750-1 ALR 10YEX 750-1 MRH 3YEX 750-1 ARL 7YEX 750-1 AHT 5YEX 750-1 ATT 4YEX 750-1 AOH 1YEX 749-1 MMH 5YEX 750-1 AOT 2YEX 750-1 APL 4YEX 750-1 APD 10YEX 750-1 PR 3YEX 750-1 AGM 5YEX 750-1 APO 3YEX 750-1 APR 4YEX 750-1 GDH 7YEX 750-1 RTD 3YEX 750-1 GTM 5YEX 750-1 GRR 5YEX 750-1 AMA 7YEX 750-1 GTT 4
- Rights society
- NCB
- Pressed By
- The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
- Printed By
- Garrod & Lofthouse International Ltd.
Specifications
- Artist
- The Beatles
- Genre
- Rock
- Style
- Pop Rock
- Year
- 1969
- Label
- Apple Records
- Catalog number
- PCS 7088
- Country
- UK
Tracklist
- A1Come Together
- A2Something
- A3Maxwell's Silver Hammer
- A4Oh! Darling
- A5Octopus's Garden
- A6I Want You (She's So Heavy)
- B1Here Comes The Sun
- B2Because
- B3You Never Give Me Your Money
- B4Sun King
- B5Mean Mr. Mustard
- B6Polythene Pam
- B7She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
- B8Golden Slumbers
- B9Carry That Weight
- B10The End
- B11Her Majesty
- Producer [Produced By]
- George Martin
- Photography By [Photographs By]
- Iain Macmillan
About this record
The UK first pressing of Abbey Road (PCS 7088) carries a misprint on its back cover—the Apple Records logo is misaligned—and the front photograph is cropped tighter than later editions, showing less sky above the rooftops and less of the drainage grating at bottom right. Stamped in the dead wax with matrix codes YEX.749 and YEX.750, this pressing came from The Gramophone Co. Ltd. and was printed by Garrod & Lofthouse International Ltd. The label itself omitted "Her Majesty" from the B-side listing on original copies, a detail corrected only on subsequent pressings.
What drives its value
Condition drives the entire market for this 1969 UK pressing. A Mint copy commands 1370.98 USD, while NM drops to 1226.67 USD—a steep fall that reflects how few copies survive unplayed.
VG+ copies trade around 938.04 USD, and VG specimens at 649.41 USD represent the threshold where wear becomes visible to the naked eye. The lowest asking price across 103 active listings sits at 23.28 USD, a floor reserved for heavily damaged stock.
Against 14653 collectors who own one, 8999 want it, signaling sustained demand. The original 1969 UK pressing commands premiums over the 1974 US reissue (SO-383) and the 1978 French edition (DC 8), as first pressings with the misprint and missing "Her Majesty" label credit remain the most sought variant.
How to appraise this pressing
Confirm this pressing by the catalogue number PCS 7088 on the spine and label. The dead-wax runouts read YEX.749 on side A and YEX.750 on side B, with full matrix stamps YEX 749-2 MMO 7 and YEX 750-1 AAA 1 visible in the runout groove when backlit.
The pressing plant credit—The Gramophone Co. Ltd.—appears on the label. Inspect the back cover for the misaligned Apple logo and the tighter crop of the front photograph (less sky, less grating visible).
Check the B-side label: original copies lack "Her Majesty" in the track listing. The inner sleeve may be either black or white generic stock.
Look for the small circled P symbol on both labels. Grade by surface condition: hairline scratches and light dust lower a Mint copy into NM; visible groove wear and light surface noise mark the VG+ to VG boundary.
Further reading: grading a record, what makes a pressing valuable.
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Release notes
This release was originally printed with a misaligned Apple Records logo on the back, which was later corrected (see for example). The front cover photo is more tightly cropped than on other releases, showing less sky (noticeable over the roof tops right) and less of the drainage grating bottom right.
Also, Her Majesty was originally not printed on the side B label. This was added later (see ).
Matrix# on labels in parentheses.
Small Ⓟ on labels.
B5 appears as "Mean Mr Mustard" on cover, but as "Mean Mr. Mustard" on label.
[Back cover]: An E.M.I. Recording. Thanks to George Martin, Geoff Emerick and Phillip McDonald Photographs by Iain Macmillan Printed by Garrod & Lofthouse International Ltd
℗ 1969 Mfd. in U.K.
Publishing: • Northern Songs - A1, A3, A4, A6, B2 to B11 • Startling Music - A5 • Harrisongs - A2, B1
Copies exist with both black and white generic inners.
Runouts are stamped.
Notes sourced from the Discogs database.
Other pressings of this release
Different editions of the same album — pressing decides value.
Frequently asked
What is the difference between the 1969 UK pressing and the 1969 US pressing?
The UK pressing carries catalogue number PCS 7088 and was pressed by The Gramophone Co. Ltd., while the US pressing is catalogued SO-383 and pressed domestically. The UK first pressing also features the misaligned Apple logo on the back cover and omits "Her Majesty" from the B-side label—details corrected on later editions. The front cover crop is also tighter on the UK pressing, showing less sky and less drainage grating.
How much is a VG+ copy of this pressing worth?
According to the price guide, a VG+ copy is valued at 938.04 USD. This represents the midpoint between NM (1226.67 USD) and VG (649.41 USD), where light surface noise and minor groove wear become audible but the record remains highly playable and visually clean.
What does the matrix code tell me about this pressing?
The matrix codes YEX.749 and YEX.750 (with full stamps YEX 749-2 MMO 7 and YEX 750-1 AAA 1) are stamped into the runout groove and confirm pressing by The Gramophone Co. Ltd. These codes are unique to this 1969 UK pressing and do not appear on the 1974 US reissue or the 1978 French edition, making them a reliable identifier of the original first pressing.
Why does the label list differ between copies?
Original 1969 UK pressings omit "Her Majesty" from the B-side label listing, even though the track is present on the vinyl. This omission was corrected on later pressings. The track appears as "Mean Mr Mustard" on the cover but as "Mean Mr. Mustard" (with a period) on the label—another quirk of the first pressing.
What is the lowest price I should expect to see for this record?
The lowest asking price across 103 active listings is 23.28 USD, reserved for heavily damaged copies graded Poor or Fair. A Mint copy, by contrast, reaches 1370.98 USD. The 14653 collectors who own this pressing and the 8999 who want it create steady demand, so condition remains the primary driver of value across the entire price spectrum.