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#1-1 DIE BEATLES please please me und andere (2nd. Press: SHZE 117)
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TITLE DIE BEATLES please please me und andere Knuller
CATALOG NUMBER SHZE 117
RELEASE DATE mid. 1966? / Second Press (First Press: 2nd. June 1964) for the domestic release
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
I Saw Her Standing There Love Me Do (sim.stereo)
Misery P.S. I Love You
Anna (Go To Him)
Baby It's You
Chains Do You Want To Know A Secret
Boys A Taste Of Honey
Ask Me Why
There's A Place
Please Please Me Twist And Shout
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! SIDE 1 --> Click! SIDE 2 --> Click! DISK
sleeve sleeve label label label
INNER SLEEVE FRONT COVER CLOSE UP BACK COVER CLOSE UP
sleeve sleeve HÖR ZU logo mark and the words
"Sounderfertigung der ELECTROLA Gesellschaft m.b.H., Köln" were printed on the front cover.
sleeve
Catalog No. and "Stereo" were printed at the upper right of the back cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP LABEL CLOSE UP
cover-up label HÖR ZU logo mark and the words
"Sounderfertigung der ELECTROLA Gesellschaft m.b.H., Köln" were printed on the label.
sleeve "Sounderfertigung der ELECTROLA - GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H KÖLN" and "PRINTED IN GERMANY" were printed at the bottom of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label
label
"GEMA (*)" was printed in the box,
and ST 33 in a circle for stereo edition.
The second label style, the rim print was changed: URHEBER. UND LEISTUNGSSCHUTZRECHTE, BESONDERS VERVIELFÄLTIGUNG (AUSSER ZUM PERSONLICHEN GEBRAUCH), VERMIETUNG. AUFFÜHRUNG, SENDUNG, VORBEHALTEN
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL HORZU type 2
MIX STEREO (except as noted)
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 SHZE 117-A-2
SIDE 2 SHZE 117-B-2
VINYL COLOR BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME Sounderfertigung der ELECTROLA Gesellschaft m.b.H., Köln
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT -
COVER FORM Single type. Half vinyl-coated cover.
PRINTER CREDIT -
COVER DESIGN/PHOTO/NOTES Photo: UP1 (from Royal Variety Show in London)
INNER SLEEVE HÖR ZU original Inner Sleeve (1967)
PRODUCER George Martin
COMMENTS
Original Hör Zu labels were red with a white rectangular logo.
This label is for the domestic release.
For export album (ZTOX5550) has the White & Gold Odeon label.
The Original Hör Zu (and Odeon) label (stereo) LP's appear in two slightly different styles. The first of these styles, shown above, features the following print around the rim of the label:

ALLE RECHTE DES PLATTENHERSTELLERS UND EIGENTOMERS DES AUFGENNOMMENEN WERKES VORBEHALTEN.
VERVIELFÄLTIGUNG, ÖFFENTLICHE AUFFÜHRUNG. RUNDFUNKSENDUNG UNTERSAGT

In mid 1966, the rim print was changed on all Hör Zu (and Odeon) releases to read:

URHEBER. UND LEISTUNGSSCHUTZRECHTE, BESONDERS VERVIELFÄLTIGUNG
(AUSSER ZUM PERSONLICHEN GEBRAUCH), VERMIETUNG. AUFFÜHRUNG, SENDUNG, VORBEHALTEN

This stereo versions of "Love Me Do" have been created from the mono versions, because original master tapes are lost.

* GEMA (Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte.) was started in 1915 and handles the copyright in Germany.



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TITLE
DIE BEATLES please please me und andere Knuller
RELEASE DATE
1973/6th Press (for the domestic release)
FRONT BACK LABEL DISK
please pleaseback label label
OTHER ITEM
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TRACK LISTING CATALOG NUMBER
SIDE 1 SIDE 2 SHZE 117
I saw her standing there
Misery
Anna (go to him)
Chains
Boys
Ask me why
Please please me
Love me do (sim.stereo)
P.S. I love you
Baby it's you
Do you want to know a secret
A taste of honey
There's a place
Twist and shout
LABEL
HORZU type 2
MIX
STEREO (except as noted)
VINYL COLOR
BLACK
CREDIT
Sounderfertigung der ELECTROLA-GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H. KOLN
COVER FORM
Single type. Full vinyl-coated cover.
COMMENTS
"HORZU" logo mark design was changed.



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TITLE
Please Please Me
Sorry, I don't have it. Information only.
Photo: courtesy of Mr. Len
RELEASE DATE
Unknown/First Press (for the export release)
FRONT -->Click! BACK -->Click! LABEL -->Click! DISK
label label label label
FRONT COVER CLOSE UP BACK COVER CLOSE UP LABEL CLOSE UP
please pleaseback label "GEMA" and "BIEM" logo were printed on both sides of the label (maybe).
OTHER ITEM
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TRACK LISTING CATALOG NUMBER
SIDE 1 SIDE 2 ZTOX 5550
I saw her standing there
Misery
Anna (go to him)
Chains
Boys
Ask me why
Please please me
Love me do (sim.stereo)
P.S. I love you
Baby it's you
Do you want to know a secret
A taste of honey
There's a place
Twist and shout
LABEL
Odeon
White and gold label type 1
MIX
STEREO (except as noted)
VINYL COLOR
BLACK
CREDIT
Unknown
COVER FORM
Single type. Half vinyl-coated cover.
COMMENTS
"Please Please Me(ZTOX 5550)": White & Gold  Odeon is for the export release.
The Jacket of the export issue is same as UK original album.
For domestic first press (SHZE 117) has the HORZU label.



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TITLE
with the beatles
RELEASE DATE
11th December. 1963/First Press
FRONT BACK LABEL DISK
with withback label label
FRONT COVER CLOSE UP BACK COVER CLOSE UP LABEL CLOSE UP
cover "Odeon Gold Sticker" (A.K.A. "Mirror ball mark") was pasted at the upper left of the front cover. cover label
The song title of the 3rd track of side-2, "You really got a hold on me", was printed "You really gotta hold on me".
The printer type is different from the second press.
"GEMA" and "BIEM" logo were printed on both sides of the label.
OTHER ITEM
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TRACK LISTING CATALOG NUMBER
SIDE 1 SIDE 2 STO 83 568
It won't be long
All I've got to do
All my loving
Don't bother me
Little child
Till there was you
Please Mister Postman
Roll over Beethoven
Hold me tight
You really gotta hold on me
I wanna be your man
Devil in her heart
Not a second time
Money
LABEL
Odeon
White and gold label type 1
MIX
STEREO
VINYL COLOR
BLACK
CREDIT
ELECTROLA-GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H. KOLN
COVER FORM
Single type. The back cover was a separate.
COMMENTS
"Odeon Gold Sticker" (A.K.A. "Mirror ball mark") was pasted at the upper left of the front cover.
"GEMA" and "BIEM" logo were printed on the label.
"All my loving" includes five taps a hi-hat just prior to beginning of the recording.



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TITLE
with the beatles
RELEASE DATE
1967?/Second Press?
FRONT BACK LABEL DISK
with withback label label
FRONT COVER CLOSE UP BACK COVER CLOSE UP LABEL CLOSE UP
sticker cover cover
label
The song title of the 3rd track of side-2, "You really got a hold on me", was printed "You really gotta hold on me".
The printer type is different from the first press.
"BIEM" logo was erased on both sides of the label.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label
Type-2 (#2-2 label)
label
Type-1 (#2-1 label)

This label looks almost the same as the label of the first press, but it was different.
1) The credit around the label
2) The printing type of the lettering "ST 33" in the circle at the bottom of the label
3) ...e.t.c.
OTHER ITEM
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TRACK LISTING CATALOG NUMBER
SIDE 1 SIDE 2 STO 73 568
It won't be long
All I've got to do
All my loving
Don't bother me
Little child
Till there was you
Please Mister Postman
Roll over Beethoven
Hold me tight
You really gotta hold on me
I wanna be your man
Devil in her heart
Not a second time
Money
LABEL
Odeon
White and gold label type 2
MIX
STEREO
VINYL COLOR
BLACK
CREDIT
ELECTROLA-GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H. KOLN
COVER FORM
Single type. Full vinyl-coated cover.
COMMENTS
4 pictures of the Beatles' album are printed on the back cover.
Usually, the album of second press has the "Light-green Odeon" label, but this album has the "White & Gold Odeon" label. It might have made in the very last stage of the "White & Gold Odeon" label.(?)
"All my loving" includes five taps a hi-hat just prior to beginning of the recording.



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TITLE
A HARD DAY'S NIGHT
RELEASE DATE
Unknown/Third Press?
FRONT BACK LABEL DISK
hard hardback label label
BACK COVER CLOSE UP LABEL CLOSE UP
cover label "GEMA" logo without box was printed at the center-right place of the label.
OTHER ITEM
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TRACK LISTING CATALOG NUMBER
SIDE 1 SIDE 2 C 062-04 145
A hard day's night
I should have known better
If I fell
I'm happy just to dance with you
And I love her
Tell me why
Can't buy me love
Any time at all
I'll cry instead
Things we said today
When I get home
You can't do that
I'll be back
LABEL
EMI/Odeon
Blue Label
MIX
STEREO
VINYL COLOR
BLACK
CREDIT
-
COVER FORM
Single type. Full vinyl-coated cover.
COMMENTS
First Press
  • MONO (O-83739): 6th July.1964 / Dark-green Odeon label
  • STEREO (STO-83739): release date-unknown / White and Gold Odeon label
Second Press
  • STEREO (1C 072-041 45): release date-unknown / Light-green Odeon label
"GEMA" logo without box was printed on the label.
The "UNITED ARTISTS" logo was printed at the upper-right place of the back cover.

*EMI European codings mean the country of release can been readily identified from the first two characters, :
     1C = Germany
     2C = France
     3C = Italy
     4C = Belguim
     5C = Holland
     7C = Sweden
    10C = Spain
    11C = Portugal
    14C = Greece
Special note for Spain - "1J" instead of "10C" was used for several years (1969 to 1977, as from the "Get Back" single) to refer to records manufactured by EMI-Odeon in Spain, before the international "European codification". All references with "1J" were replaced by "10C" as from 1977.



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TITLE
BEATLES FOR SALE
RELEASE DATE
Unknown/Third Press?
FRONT BACK LABEL DISK
forsale forsaleback label label
FRONT COVER CLOSE UP LABEL CLOSE UP
sticker label "GEMA" logo in box was printed at the center-right place of the label.
OTHER ITEM
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TRACK LISTING CATALOG NUMBER
SIDE 1 SIDE 2 SMO 73790
No reply
I'm a loser
Baby's in black
Rock and roll music
I'll follow the sun
Mr. Moonlight
Kansas City
Eight days a week
Words of love
Honey don't
Every little thing
I don't want to spoil the party
What you're doing
Everybody's trying to be my baby
LABEL
EMI/Odeon
Blue Label
MIX
STEREO
VINYL COLOR
BLACK
CREDIT
ELECTROLA-GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H. KOLN
COVER FORM
Single type. Full vinyl-coated cover.
COMMENTS
First Press
  • STEREO (SMO 73790): 13th November.1964 / White and Gold Odeon label
Second Press
  • STEREO (1C 072-04 200): release date-unknown / Light-green Odeon label
Cover form is single type. "STEREO" Gold Sticker was pasted at the upper left of the front cover. "GEMA" logo in box was printed on the label.
The song title of the 7th track of side-1, "KANSAS CITY-HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY" was printed "KANSAS CITY".

*EMI European codings mean the country of release can been readily identified from the first two characters, :
     1C = Germany
     2C = France
     3C = Italy
     4C = Belguim
     5C = Holland
     7C = Sweden
    10C = Spain
    11C = Portugal
    14C = Greece
Special note for Spain - "1J" instead of "10C" was used for several years (1969 to 1977, as from the "Get Back" single) to refer to records manufactured by EMI-Odeon in Spain, before the international "European codification". All references with "1J" were replaced by "10C" as from 1977.



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TITLE
HELP!
RELEASE DATE
Unknown/Second Press (for the domestic release)
FRONT BACK LABEL DISK
help helpback label label
BACK COVER CLOSE UP LABEL CLOSE UP
cover Back cover, looks almost the same as the U.K. press, has the word "DIE ORIGINALTITEL AUS DEM BEATLES-FILM DER UNITED ARTISTS "HI-HI-HILFE"" at the right place of the John's photo. cover The words "Hi-Hi-Hilife" was printed on the label.
OTHER ITEM
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TRACK LISTING CATALOG NUMBER
SIDE 1 SIDE 2 SHZE 162
Help!
The night before
You've got to hide your love away
I need you
Another girl
You're going to lose that girl
Ticket to ride
Act naturally
It's only love
You like me too much
Tell me what you see
I've just seen a face
Yesterday
Dizzy Miss Lizzy
LABEL
HORZU type 2
MIX
STEREO
VINYL COLOR
BLACK
CREDIT
Sounderfertigung der ELECTROLA-GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H. KOLN
COVER FORM
Single type. Full vinyl-coated cover.
COMMENTS
For Export
  • First Press
    STEREO (SMO 84008):12th August.1965 / White & Gold Odeon label
  • For Swiss Press
    STEREO (SMO 984008): release date-unknown / label-unknown
For Domestic
  • First Press
    STEREO (1C 072-04 257): release date-unknown / Apple label
  • Second Press
    STEREO (SHZE-162): release date unknown / Red-HORZU label
Back cover looks almost same as the U.K. press, but this type has the word "DIE ORIGINALTITEL AUS DEM BEATLES-FILM DER UNITED ARTISTS "HI-HI-HILFE"" in German at the right place of the John's photo.



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TITLE
RUBBER SOUL
RELEASE DATE
7th December.1965/First Press
FRONT BACK LABEL DISK
rubber rubberback label label
FRONT COVER CLOSE UP LABEL CLOSE UP
cover label
"BIEM" logo was erased on both sides of the label.
label
OTHER ITEM
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TRACK LISTING CATALOG NUMBER
SIDE 1 SIDE 2 SMO 84 066
Drive my car
Norwegian wood
(This bird has flown)
You won't see me
Nowhere man
Think for yourself
The word
Michelle
What goes on
Girl
I'm looking through you
In my life
Wait
If I needed someone
Run for your life
LABEL
Odeon
White and Gold label type 1
MIX
STEREO
VINYL COLOR
BLACK
CREDIT
-
COVER FORM
Single type. Half vinyl-coated cover.
COMMENTS
The "Odeon" logo was printed at the bottom-right of the front cover.
Some copies was miscredited the song title on the label "I'm Looking Trough You".
    Second Press (1C 062-04 115 /STEREO)
  • has the "Blue EMI/Odeon" label
  • The album title "RUBBER SOUL" at the upper-left place of the front cover was printed in red.



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