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#1-1 DIE BEATLES please please me und andere (STEREO 1st. Press "ALLE rim with BIEM/GEMA logo": SHZE 117)
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TITLE DIE BEATLES please please me und andere Knuller
CATALOG NUMBER SHZE 117
RELEASE DATE 6th. February 1964 / First Press 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 (sim.stereo)
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
Sorry, I don't have it.
sleeve HÖRZU 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 HÖRZU 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
#1-1 (=this record) #1-2 (2nd. Press) #1-1 (=this record) #1-2 (2nd. Press) 1st. Press: "BIEM" and "GEMA (*)" were printed in the box
label label label label
LABEL CLOSE UP
label ST 33 in a circle for stereo edition.
The 1st. label style, the rim print was: "ALLE RECHTE DES PLATTENHERSTELLERS UND EIGENTÜMERS DES AUFGENNOMMENEN WERKES VORBEHALTEN. VERVIELFÄLTIGUNG, ÖFFENTLICHE AUFFÜHRUNG. RUNDFUNKSENDUNG UNTERSAGT"
label
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL HÖRZU type 1
MIX STEREO (except as noted)
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 SHZE 117-A-1
SIDE 2 SHZE 117-B-1
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 Front cover photo: Dezo Hoffman (on September 4, 1962)
Back cover photo: UP1 (from Royal Variety Show in London Nov.1963)
INNER SLEEVE HÖRZU original company sleeve
PRODUCER George Martin
COMMENTS
Original Hörzu labels were red with a white rectangular logo.
"Die Beatles" was released at 6th. Feb 1964 as second LP from the Beatles after "With The Beatles".

HÖRZU: A TV magazine (owned by the Springer Group of Companies) got rights from the major German record companies to advertise (in their magazine) and sell selected product through their mail-order department to make it easier for people to buy product as in those days a lot more people lived outside / a far distance away from the bigger cities with their record shops.
(from Steve Hoffman Music Forums)

Hörzu label is for the domestic release.

For Export issue
  • 1st. Press: MONO (OPX 5550): 1964?? / Odeon White & Gold label?? (I cannot confirm the existence.)
  • 1st. Press: STEREO (ZTOX5550): 1964 / Odeon White & Gold label
For Domestic issue
  • 1st. Press: MONO (HZE-117): Feb. 1964? / Hörzu label type-1 BIEM+GEMA (ALLE rim)
  • 1st. Press: STEREO (SHZE-117): Feb. 1964 / Hörzu label type-1 BIEM+ GEMA (ALLE rim)
  • 2nd. Press: MONO (HZE-117): mid 1964? / Hörzu label type-1 GEMA only (ALLE rim)
  • 2nd. Press: STEREO (SHZE-117): mid 1964? / Hörzu label type-1 GEMA only (ALLE rim)
  • 3rd. Press: STEREO (SHZE-117): mid 1966? / Hörzu label type-2 (URHEBER rim)
  • 4th. Press: STEREO (SHZE-117): 1969? / Hörzu label type-2 (URHEBER rim) / *Small logo sleeve
  • 5th. Press: STEREO (SHZE-117): late 1973? / Hörzu red label (type-3)
  • 6th. Press: STEREO(1C 072-04 219): 1977? / Apple label

The Original Hörzu (and Odeon) label (stereo) LP's appear in two slightly different styles. The first of these styles, features the following print around the rim of the label:

ALLE RECHTE DES PLATTENHERSTELLERS UND EIGENTÜMERS DES AUFGENNOMMENEN WERKES VORBEHALTEN.
VERVIELFÄLTIGUNG, ÖFFENTLICHE AUFFÜHRUNG. RUNDFUNKSENDUNG UNTERSAGT
(ALL RIGHTS OF THE OWNER OF SHEET MANUFACTURER AND BEEN EXCLUDED WORK RESERVED. COPYING, PUBLIC PERFORMANCE. RADIO BROADCAST PROHIBITED)

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

URHEBER. UND LEISTUNGSSCHUTZRECHTE, BESONDERS VERVIELFÄLTIGUNG
(AUSSER ZUM PERSÖNLICHEN GEBRAUCH), VERMIETUNG. AUFFÜHRUNG, SENDUNG, VORBEHALTEN
(COPYRIGHT AND  PROPERTY RIGHTS, ESPECIALLY REPRODUCTION
(EXCEPT FOR PERSONAL USE), RENT, PERFORMANCE, BROADCAST)

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

BIEM is the international organisation representing mechanical rights societies. Mechanical rights societies exist in most countries. They license the reproduction of songs (including musical, literary and dramatic works).

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



#1-2 DIE BEATLES please please me und andere (STEREO 2nd. Press "ALLE rim with GEMA logo": SHZE 117)
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TITLE DIE BEATLES please please me und andere Knuller
CATALOG NUMBER SHZE 117
RELEASE DATE mid 1964? / Second Press 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 (sim.stereo)
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
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! HÖRZU original company sleeve

sleeve sleeve sleeve HÖRZU logo mark and the words
"Sounderfertigung der ELECTROLA Gesellschaft m.b.H., Köln" were printed on the front cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
sleeve Catalog No. and "Stereo" were printed at the upper right of the back cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
cover-up 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 HÖRZU logo mark and the words
"Sounderfertigung der ELECTROLA Gesellschaft m.b.H., Köln" were printed on the label.
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1
SIDE 2 "BIEM" logo was removed on the both sides of the label.
label label label label
LABEL CLOSE UP
label ST 33 in a circle for stereo edition.
The 1st. label style, the rim print was: "ALLE RECHTE DES PLATTENHERSTELLERS UND EIGENTÜMERS DES AUFGENNOMMENEN WERKES VORBEHALTEN. VERVIELFÄLTIGUNG, ÖFFENTLICHE AUFFÜHRUNG. RUNDFUNKSENDUNG UNTERSAGT"
label
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label Song title and composer's name were printed on the label.
OTHER ITEM
-

LABEL HÖRZU type 1
MIX STEREO (except as noted)
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 SHZE 117-A-1
SIDE 2 SHZE 117-B-1
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 Front cover photo: Dezo Hoffman (on September 4, 1962)
Back cover photo: UP1 (from Royal Variety Show in London Nov.1963)
INNER SLEEVE Unknown
PRODUCER George Martin
COMMENTS
Original Hörzu labels were red with a white rectangular logo.
"Die Beatles" was released at 6th. Feb 1964 as second LP from the Beatles after "With The Beatles".

HÖRZU: A TV magazine (owned by the Springer Group of Companies) got rights from the major German record companies to advertise (in their magazine) and sell selected product through their mail-order department to make it easier for people to buy product as in those days a lot more people lived outside / a far distance away from the bigger cities with their record shops.
(from Steve Hoffman Music Forums)

Hörzu label is for the domestic release.

For Export issue
  • 1st. Press: MONO (OPX 5550): 1964?? / Odeon White & Gold label?? (I cannot confirm the existence.)
  • 1st. Press: STEREO (ZTOX5550): 1964 / Odeon White & Gold label
For Domestic issue
  • 1st. Press: MONO (HZE-117): Feb. 1964? / Hörzu label type-1 BIEM+GEMA (ALLE rim)
  • 1st. Press: STEREO (SHZE-117): Feb. 1964 / Hörzu label type-1 BIEM+ GEMA (ALLE rim)
  • 2nd. Press: MONO (HZE-117): mid 1964? / Hörzu label type-1 GEMA only (ALLE rim)
  • 2nd. Press: STEREO (SHZE-117): mid 1964? / Hörzu label type-1 GEMA only (ALLE rim)
  • 3rd. Press: STEREO (SHZE-117): mid 1966? / Hörzu label type-2 (URHEBER rim)
  • 4th. Press: STEREO (SHZE-117): 1969? / Hörzu label type-2 (URHEBER rim) / *Small logo sleeve
  • 5th. Press: STEREO (SHZE-117): late 1973? / Hörzu red label (type-3)
  • 6th. Press: STEREO(1C 072-04 219): 1977? / Apple label

The Original Hörzu (and Odeon) label (stereo) LP's appear in two slightly different styles. The first of these styles, features the following print around the rim of the label:

ALLE RECHTE DES PLATTENHERSTELLERS UND EIGENTÜMERS DES AUFGENNOMMENEN WERKES VORBEHALTEN.
VERVIELFÄLTIGUNG, ÖFFENTLICHE AUFFÜHRUNG. RUNDFUNKSENDUNG UNTERSAGT
(ALL RIGHTS OF THE OWNER OF SHEET MANUFACTURER AND BEEN EXCLUDED WORK RESERVED. COPYING, PUBLIC PERFORMANCE. RADIO BROADCAST PROHIBITED)

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

URHEBER. UND LEISTUNGSSCHUTZRECHTE, BESONDERS VERVIELFÄLTIGUNG
(AUSSER ZUM PERSÖNLICHEN GEBRAUCH), VERMIETUNG. AUFFÜHRUNG, SENDUNG, VORBEHALTEN
(COPYRIGHT AND  PROPERTY RIGHTS, ESPECIALLY REPRODUCTION
(EXCEPT FOR PERSONAL USE), RENT, PERFORMANCE, BROADCAST)

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

BIEM is the international organisation representing mechanical rights societies. Mechanical rights societies exist in most countries. They license the reproduction of songs (including musical, literary and dramatic works).

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



#1-3 DIE BEATLES please please me und andere (STEREO 3rd. Press "URHEBER rim with GEMA logo": SHZE 117)
Back to the top of the line
TITLE DIE BEATLES please please me und andere Knuller
CATALOG NUMBER SHZE 117
RELEASE DATE mid. 1966? / Third Press 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 (sim.stereo)
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
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click!
sleeve sleeve sleeve HÖRZU logo mark and the words
"Sounderfertigung der ELECTROLA Gesellschaft m.b.H., Köln" were printed on the front cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
sleeve Catalog No. and "Stereo" were printed at the upper right of the back cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
#1-3 (=this record) "Sounderfertigung der ELECTROLA - GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H KÖLN" and "PRINTED IN GERMANY" were printed at the bottom of the back cover.

The 2nd. sleeve, the notes at the bottom of the back cover was changed.
cover-up sleeve
#1-1
cover-up sleeve
LABEL CLOSE UP
label HÖRZU logo mark and the words
"Sounderfertigung der ELECTROLA Gesellschaft m.b.H., Köln" were printed on the label.
label label 2nd. Press: "GEMA (*)" was printed in the box,
(BIEM logo was erased.)
LABEL CLOSE UP
label
ST 33 in a circle for stereo edition.
The 2nd. label style, the rim print was changed: "URHEBER. UND LEISTUNGSSCHUTZRECHTE, BESONDERS VERVIELFÄLTIGUNG (AUSSER ZUM PERSÖNLICHEN GEBRAUCH), VERMIETUNG. AUFFÜHRUNG, SENDUNG, VORBEHALTEN"
label
OTHER ITEM
-

LABEL HÖRZU 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 Front cover photo: Dezo Hoffman (on September 4, 1962)
Back cover photo: UP1 (from Royal Variety Show in London Nov.1963)
INNER SLEEVE HÖRZU original Inner Sleeve (1970s)
PRODUCER George Martin
COMMENTS
Original Hörzu labels were red with a white rectangular logo.
"Die Beatles" was released at 6th. Feb 1964 as second LP from the Beatles after "With The Beatles".

These pressings (matrix suffixed with "2")  sourced copies of the original UK stereo masters without EQ or compression (maybe). The UK Parlophone pressings also used copies of the masters as they were sourced from EQ'd and compressed LP masters.


HÖRZU: A TV magazine (owned by the Springer Group of Companies) got rights from the major German record companies to advertise (in their magazine) and sell selected product through their mail-order department to make it easier for people to buy product as in those days a lot more people lived outside / a far distance away from the bigger cities with their record shops.
(from Steve Hoffman Music Forums)

Hörzu label is for the domestic release.

For Export issue
  • 1st. Press: MONO (OPX 5550): 1964?? / Odeon White & Gold label?? (I cannot confirm the existence.)
  • 1st. Press: STEREO (ZTOX5550): 1964 / Odeon White & Gold label
For Domestic issue
  • 1st. Press: MONO (HZE-117): Feb. 1964? / Hörzu label type-1 BIEM+GEMA (ALLE rim)
  • 1st. Press: STEREO (SHZE-117): Feb. 1964 / Hörzu label type-1 BIEM+ GEMA (ALLE rim)
  • 2nd. Press: MONO (HZE-117): mid 1964? / Hörzu label type-1 GEMA only (ALLE rim)
  • 2nd. Press: STEREO (SHZE-117): mid 1964? / Hörzu label type-1 GEMA only (ALLE rim)
  • 3rd. Press: STEREO (SHZE-117): mid 1966? / Hörzu label type-2 (URHEBER rim)
  • 4th. Press: STEREO (SHZE-117): 1969? / Hörzu label type-2 (URHEBER rim) / *Small logo sleeve
  • 5th. Press: STEREO (SHZE-117): late 1973? / Hörzu red label (type-3)
  • 6th. Press: STEREO(1C 072-04 219): 1977? / Apple label
The Original Hörzu (and Odeon) label (stereo) LP's appear in two slightly different styles. The first of these styles, features the following print around the rim of the label:

ALLE RECHTE DES PLATTENHERSTELLERS UND EIGENTÜMERS DES AUFGENNOMMENEN WERKES VORBEHALTEN.
VERVIELFÄLTIGUNG, ÖFFENTLICHE AUFFÜHRUNG. RUNDFUNKSENDUNG UNTERSAGT
(ALL RIGHTS OF THE OWNER OF SHEET MANUFACTURER AND BEEN EXCLUDED WORK RESERVED. COPYING, PUBLIC PERFORMANCE. RADIO BROADCAST PROHIBITED)

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

URHEBER. UND LEISTUNGSSCHUTZRECHTE, BESONDERS VERVIELFÄLTIGUNG
(AUSSER ZUM PERSÖNLICHEN GEBRAUCH), VERMIETUNG. AUFFÜHRUNG, SENDUNG, VORBEHALTEN
(COPYRIGHT AND  PROPERTY RIGHTS, ESPECIALLY REPRODUCTION
(EXCEPT FOR PERSONAL USE), RENT, PERFORMANCE, BROADCAST)

This stereo versions of "Love Me Do" and "P.S. I Love You" 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.



#1-4 DIE BEATLES please please me und andere (STEREO 4th. Press "URHEBER rim": SHZE 117)
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#1-5 DIE BEATLES please please me und andere (STEREO 5th. Press "TV-Record Player Logo": SHZE 117)
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TITLE DIE BEATLES please please me und andere Knuller
CATALOG NUMBER SHZE 117
RELEASE DATE late 1973? / 5th. Press 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 (sim.stereo)
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
Sorry, I don't have it.
sleeve HÖRZU logo mark was changed (A.K.A. "record player" logo), and the words "langspielplatte (=Long playing record)" was printed below the logo.
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 New HÖRZU logo mark and the words
"langspielplatte" were printed at the top of 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 4th label style, the rim print was: "URHEBER. UND LEISTUNGSSCHUTZRECHTE, BESONDERS VERVIELFÄLTIGUNG (AUSSER ZUM PERSÖNLICHEN GEBRAUCH), VERMIETUNG. AUFFÜHRUNG, SENDUNG, VORBEHALTEN"
OTHER ITEM
-

LABEL HÖRZU type 3
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. Full vinyl-coated cover.
PRINTER CREDIT -
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Front cover photo: Dezo Hoffman (on September 4, 1962)
Back cover photo: UP1 (from Royal Variety Show in London Nov.1963)
INNER SLEEVE unknown
PRODUCER George Martin
COMMENTS
Red label with black ink.
The "TV/record player" logo started near the end of 1972.
The TV/record player logo, together with the new all-red labels, was in use until (late) 1975 or early 1976, when SHZE was changed to "1 C" numbers and the logo appeared in black on the regular blue Odeon labels. Die Beatles (= Please Please Me), MMT and Help all appeared with SHZE numbers and the new logo (sleeve) and were pressed between 1973 and 1975.

Matrix number: SHZE 117-A-2   SHZE 117-B-2

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

These pressings (matrix suffixed with "2")  sourced copies of the original UK stereo masters without EQ or compression. (maybe) The UK Parlophone pressings also used copies of the masters as they were sourced from EQ'd and compressed LP masters.

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



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