– No brickwalling, frequencies extending cleanly to ~22kHz (for 44.1kHz FLAC). No noise reduction artifacts.

catalog number) is a 1988 Japanese pressing by EMI/Toshiba. It is praised for its "texture, good space, and sweetness," frequently winning blind taste tests against newer editions. EAC & FLAC

The woman’s voice, young, English, terrified: “They sealed me in the ripple. 1971, October 11th. Abbey Road, Studio Three, during the final mix. I was an engineer. I found the backwards master. They didn’t want anyone to hear the real ending. Help me. The dog is not your brother—it’s the keeper.”

If you find a legitimate copy, cherish it. Play it loud. Play it on good speakers. And when the pings fade into the final organ chord, you’ll understand why a bunch of obsessives on the internet decided that a patched error from 1988 was worth more than any official remaster.

: This likely refers to the 1988 CD reissue year. This particular era of CDs is often favored by audiophiles for having "flatter" mastering (less dynamic compression) compared to modern remasters.

He pressed play on the patched FLAC one more time.