 Odéon 1st. Sleeve |
| TITLE | dans leurs 14 PLUS GRANDS SUCCES | ||||
| CATALOG NUMBER | OSX 231 | ||||
| RELEASE DATE | September 1965 / First Press | ||||
| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| From Me To You | Roll Over Beethoven |
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| Please, Please Me |
Can't Buy Me Love | ||||
| She Loves You |
A Hard Day's Night |
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| Twist And Shout |
I Feel Fine |
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| I Saw Her Standing There |
She's A Woman |
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| I Want To Hold Your Hand |
Eight Days A Week |
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| All My Loving | Rock And Roll Music | ||||
| FRONT -->Click! | BACK -->Click! | SIDE 1 -->Click! | SIDE 2 -->Click! | DISK | |
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| INNER SLEEVE | FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | BACK COVER CLOSE UP | |||
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Odeon logomark and catalog No. "OSX 231" were printed at the upper left of the front cover. |  |
Odeon logomark and
catalog No. "OSX 231" were printed at the upper right of the
back cover. Housed in a twin-flipback printed cover. |
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| FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | |||||
| 1st. Press (=this record) | 2nd. Press |
Early copies have the song title in light brown, later copies are green. | |||
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| BACK COVER CLOSE UP | |||||
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| "Beatles fan club(?)" Post office box was
printed at the bottom of the back cover. First Press, on the back the words "Distribution exclusive disques CBS" was printed from the bottom flaps. Late press was removed. |
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| BACK COVER CLOSE UP | |||||
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5 pictures of the Beatles' album and EPs are printed on the back cover. | |||
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Photos Recto: HOLMES
/ Verso: X "J COLOMBET PARIS- XV": Printer based in Paris, France. |
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| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
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"ODÉON" logo mark in silver ink was
printed at the top of the dark blue label. "MADE IN FRANCE" was printed on the label. |
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| "BIEM" logo in a box was printed on the both label. | |||||
| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
| SIDE 1 and SIDE 2 | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | Matrix No. is Side-1: CBS OSX 231 LPL 3585 380 Side-2: CBS OSX 231 LPL 3586 D1 380 |
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OTHER ITEM
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| LABEL | Odéon Dark Blue Label with silver print | ||||
| MIX | MONO | ||||
| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | CBS OSX 231 LPL 3585 380 | |||
| SIDE 2 | CBS OSX 231 LPL 3586 D1 380 | ||||
| VINYL COLOR | BLACK | ||||
| RECORD
COMPANY'S NAME |
ODÉON | ||||
| RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT | - | ||||
| COVER FORM | Single type. Housed in a twin-flipback printed cover (Semi wrap-around cover). | ||||
| PRINTER CREDIT | J COLOMBET PARIS- XV | ||||
| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Photos Recto (front cover): HOLMES (Curt Gunther) / Verso (back cover): X | ||||
| INNER SLEEVE | Plain White Inner Sleeve | ||||
| PRODUCER | George Martin | ||||
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COMMENTS
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Released in September
1965, this unique French 14-track 'Greatest hits' album has
become one of The Beatles' rarest worldwide releases. It is notable for its cover photo (aka 'The Horse Cover') which was taken in 1964 by German photographer Curt Gunther in Alton, Missouri, U.S.A This exremely rare 1st pressing is on the dark blue & silver Odeon label (later changed to orange & black). Housed in fully laminated, bi-flipback "Colombet, Paris" printed cover with the 'CBS' wording & logo on the lower flipback which is present on initial 1st pressing covers only. *BIEM (Bureau International des Societes Gerant les Droits d'Enregistrement et de Reproduction Mecanique) handles the copyrights for 52 different countries. |
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| TITLE | dans leurs 14 PLUS GRANDS SUCCES | ||||
| CATALOG NUMBER | OSX 231 | ||||
| RELEASE DATE | Unknown / Second Press | ||||
| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| From Me To You | Roll Over Beethoven |
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| Please, Please Me |
Can't Buy Me Love | ||||
| She Loves You |
A Hard Day's Night |
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| Twist And Shout |
I Feel Fine |
||||
| I Saw Her Standing There |
She's A Woman |
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| I Want To Hold Your Hand |
Eight Days A Week |
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| All My Loving | Rock And Roll Music | ||||
| FRONT -->Click! | BACK -->Click! | SIDE 1 -->Click! | SIDE 2 -->Click! | DISK | |
 |
 |
 |
 |
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| INNER SLEEVE | FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | BACK COVER CLOSE UP | |||
| |
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Odeon logomark and catalog No. "OSX 231" were printed at the upper left of the front cover. |  |
Odeon logomark and
catalog No. "OSX 231" were printed at the upper right of the
back cover. Housed in a twin-flipback printed cover. |
|
| FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | |||||
| 1st. Press | 2nd. Press (=this record) | Early copies have the song title in light brown, later copies are green. | |||
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|
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| BACK COVER CLOSE UP | |||||
 |
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| "Beatles fan club(?)" Post office box was
printed at the bottom of the back cover. Second Press, on the back the words "Distribution exclusive disques CBS" was erased from the bottom flaps. |
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| BACK COVER CLOSE UP | |||||
 |
 |
5 pictures of the Beatles' album and EPs are printed on the back cover. | |||
 |
Photos Recto: HOLMES
/ Verso: X "J COLOMBET PARIS- XV": Printer based in Paris, France. |
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| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
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"ODÉON" logo mark in black ink was printed
at the top of the orange label. "MADE IN FRANCE" was printed on the label. |
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| "BIEM" logo in a box was printed on the both label. | |||||
| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
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Matrix No. is Side-1: CBS OSX 231 LPL 3585 380 2A(?) Side-2:CBS OSX 231 LPL 3586 D1 380 A(?) |
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OTHER ITEM
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| LABEL | Odéon Orange Label with black print | ||||
| MIX | MONO | ||||
| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | CBS OSX 231 LPL 3585 380 2A(?) | |||
| SIDE 2 | CBS OSX 231 LPL 3586 D1 380 A(?) | ||||
| VINYL COLOR | BLACK | ||||
| RECORD
COMPANY'S NAME |
ODÉON | ||||
| RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT | - | ||||
| COVER FORM | Single type. Housed in a twin-flipback printed cover (Semi wrap-around cover). | ||||
| PRINTER CREDIT | J COLOMBET PARIS- XV | ||||
| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Photos Recto (front cover): HOLMES (Curt Gunther) / Verso (back cover): X | ||||
| INNER SLEEVE | Plain White Inner Sleeve | ||||
| PRODUCER | George Martin | ||||
|
COMMENTS
|
Released in September
1965, this unique French 14-track 'Greatest hits' album has
become one of The Beatles' rarest worldwide releases. It is notable for its cover photo (aka 'The Horse Cover') which was taken in 1964 by German photographer Curt Gunther in Alton, Missouri, U.S.A This exremely rare 1st pressing is on the dark blue & silver Odeon label (later changed to orange & black). Housed in fully laminated, bi-flipback "Colombet, Paris" printed cover with the 'CBS' wording & logo on the lower flipback which is present on initial 1st pressing covers only. *BIEM (Bureau International des Societes Gerant les Droits d'Enregistrement et de Reproduction Mecanique) handles the copyrights for 52 different countries. |
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