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#02 The Beatles Beat (O 83 692)
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#2-1 The Beatles Beat (MONO 1st. Press "with BIEM & GEMA Logo": O 83 692)
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TITLE THE BEATLES BEAT
CATALOG NUMBER O 83692 / OPX 94
RELEASE DATE 15th April 1964/First Press
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
She Loves You Can't Buy Me Love
Thank You Girl
You Can't Do That
From Me To You
Roll Over Beethoven
I'll Get You
Till There Was You
I Want To Hold Your Hand
Money
Hold Me Tight
Please Mister Postman
FRONT -->Click! BACK -->Click! SIDE 1 -->Click! SIDE 2 -->Click! DISK
label label label label label
INNER SLEEVE FRONT COVER CLOSE UP FRONT COVER CLOSE UP BACK COVER CLOSE UP
Odeon Original company Sleeve
label Odeon logomark and catalog No. "O 83 568" were printed at the upper left of the front cover. label label
    Design (Cover Artwork) : Atelier Robert Pütz Catalog No. "83 692" were printed on the back cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label "ELECTROLA  GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H KÖLN" was printed at the bottom of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label Green label and Odeon dome logo mark in white was printed above the center hole. label "MADE IN GERMANY" and 33 in a triangle for mono edition were printed.
SIDE 1
SIDE 2
Catalog number "O 83692" was printed at the right side of the label.
"BIEM" & "GEMA" logo were printed on both sides of the label.
label label label label
LABEL CLOSE UP
label The 1st. label style, the rim print was: "ALLE RECHTE DES PLATTENHERSTELLERS UND EIGENTÜMERS DES AUFGENNOMMENEN WERKES VORBEHALTEN.@VERVIELFÄLTIGUNG, ÖFFENTLICHE AUFFÜHRUNG. RUNDFUNKSENDUNG UNTERSAGT"
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label label Matrix No.
Side A, stamped): XBEX 50047-1
Side B, stamped): XBEX 50048-1
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL Odeon Green label
MIX MONO
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 XBEX 50047 - 1
SIDE 2 XBEX 50048 - 1
VINYL COLOR BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME LABEL Odeon
SLEEVE ELECTROLA  GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H KÖLN
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT -
COVER FORM Single type. Half vinyl-coated cover
PRINTER CREDIT -
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Cover Design: Atelier Robert Pütz
INNER SLEEVE Odeon Original Inner Sleeve (maybe)
PRODUCER George Martin
COMMENTS
Odeon Green label:
Odeon was the main label for German Beatles records until 1968, when the records were given the Apple labels, still distributed by Electrola. As an example, "With The Beatles", with a green Odeon label (being a mono LP), as opposed to white/gold labels for the stereo counterparts. The excerpt from the back cover shows the Electrola GmbH imprint.

First 5 albums were released in both stereo and mono (except  "The Beatles Beat": mono only)
  • With The Beatles (12th Nov. 1963) Odeon O 83568 (mono) / Odeon STO 83568 (stereo)
  • Die Beatles (6th Feb. 1964) Hörzu HZE 117 (mono) / Hörzu SHZE 117 (stereo)
  • The Beatles Beat (15th Apr. 1964) Odeon O 83692 (mono only)
  • A Hard Day's Night (6th Jul. 1964) Odeon O 83739 (mono) / Odeon STO 83739 (stereo)
  • Something New (10th Sep. 1964) Odeon O 83756 (mono) / Odeon STO 83756 (stereo)
By Nov. 1964 (maybe), German Odeon was turning to all-stereo.

For Domestic issue
MONO
  • 1st. Press: Apr.1964  Odeon O 83 692  (964) / Odeon Green label (ALLE rim) with BIEM & GEMA logo = this record
  • 2nd. Press: Apr.1964  Odeon O 83 692  (late1964?) / Odeon Green label (ALLE rim) with GEMA logo
STEREO
  • 1st. Press: 1965. Odeon STO 83 692 ?? (stereo) / Odeon White & Gold label?? (I cannot confirm the existence.) 
  • Book Club issue: 1965 Odeon 6086 (stereo) / Odeon Orange label (**)
  • 2nd. Press: 1966. Odeon STO 73 692 (stereo) / Unknown
  • 3rd. Press: 1969. Odeon 1C 062-04 363 (stereo) / Odeon Blue label
  • 4th. Press: 1976. Odeon 1C 072-04 363 (stereo) / Odeon Blue label
  • 5th. Press: 1977. Apple 1C 072-04 363 (stereo) / Apple label
  • 6th. Press: 1981. Odeon 1C 072-04 363 (stereo) / Odeon Light  Green label (DMM??)

*BIEM (Bureau International des Societes Gerant les Droits d'Enregistrement et de Reproduction Mecanique) handles the copyrights for 52 different countries.

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

**1965 Book Club issue: With just a few hundred copies produced, this LP is one of their rarest and most sought after European releases.
This 1st pressing copy was manufactured in 1965 by the German Book Club (Deutsch Buch Gemeinschaft) on the orange, white and black 'Impression' label: 6086
It features some of The Beatles' greatest hits from 1963-1964 in a mixture of true and re-processed stereo.
The disc is housed within its original unlaminated semi-gloss 'pink', black & white cover.
Matrix numbers: 12PAL 3152 SM-1 & 12PAL 3153 SM-1



#2-2 The Beatles Beat (MONO 2nd. Press "with GEMA Logo": O 83 692)
Back to the top of the line
TITLE THE BEATLES BEAT
CATALOG NUMBER O 83692 / OPX 94
RELEASE DATE Late1964? / Second Press
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
She Loves You Can't Buy Me Love
Thank You Girl
You Can't Do That
From Me To You
Roll Over Beethoven
I'll Get You
Till There Was You
I Want To Hold Your Hand
Money
Hold Me Tight
Please Mister Postman
FRONT -->Click! BACK -->Click! SIDE 1 -->Click! SIDE 2 -->Click! DISK
label label label label label
INNER SLEEVE FRONT COVER CLOSE UP FRONT COVER CLOSE UP BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label label Odeon logomark and catalog No. "O 83 568" were printed at the upper left of the front cover. label label
    Design (Cover Artwork) : Atelier Robert Pütz Catalog No. "83 692" were printed on the back cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label "ELECTROLA  GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H KÖLN" was printed at the bottom of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label label
"MADE IN GERMANY" and 33 in a triangle for mono edition were printed.
The 1st. label style, the rim print was: "ALLE RECHTE DES PLATTENHERSTELLERS UND EIGENTÜMERS DES AUFGENNOMMENEN WERKES VORBEHALTEN.@VERVIELFÄLTIGUNG, ÖFFENTLICHE AUFFÜHRUNG. RUNDFUNKSENDUNG UNTERSAGT"
LABEL CLOSE UP
label
label Catalog number "O 83692" was printed at the right side of the label.
"GEMA" logo was printed on both sides of the label.
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL Odeon Green label
MIX MONO
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 XBEX 50047 - 1
SIDE 2 XBEX 50048 - 1
VINYL COLOR BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME LABEL Odeon
SLEEVE ELECTROLA  GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H KÖLN
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT -
COVER FORM Single type. Half vinyl-coated cover
PRINTER CREDIT -
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Cover Design: Atelier Robert Pütz
INNER SLEEVE Odeon Original Inner Sleeve type2-1
PRODUCER George Martin
COMMENTS
Odeon Green label:
Odeon was the main label for German Beatles records until 1968, when the records were given the Apple labels, still distributed by Electrola. As an example, "With The Beatles", with a green Odeon label (being a mono LP), as opposed to white/gold labels for the stereo counterparts. The excerpt from the back cover shows the Electrola GmbH imprint.

First 5 albums were released in both stereo and mono (except  "The Beatles Beat": mono only)
  • With The Beatles (12th Nov. 1963) Odeon O 83568 (mono) / Odeon STO 83568 (stereo)
  • Die Beatles (6th Feb. 1964) Hörzu HZE 117 (mono) / Hörzu SHZE 117 (stereo)
  • The Beatles Beat (15th Apr. 1964) Odeon O 83692 (mono only)
  • A Hard Day's Night (6th Jul. 1964) Odeon O 83739 (mono) / Odeon STO 83739 (stereo)
  • Something New (10th Sep. 1964) Odeon O 83756 (mono) / Odeon STO 83756 (stereo)
By Nov. 1964 (maybe), German Odeon was turning to all-stereo.

For Domestic issue
MONO
  • 1st. Press: Apr.1964  Odeon O 83 692  (964) / Odeon Green label (ALLE rim) with BIEM & GEMA logo
  • 2nd. Press: Apr.1964  Odeon O 83 692  (late1964?) / Odeon Green label (ALLE rim) with GEMA logo = this record
STEREO
  • 1st. Press: 1965. Odeon STO 83 692 ?? (stereo) / Odeon White & Gold label?? (I cannot confirm the existence.) 
  • Book Club issue: 1965 Odeon 6086 (stereo) / Odeon Orange label (**)
  • 2nd. Press: 1966. Odeon STO 73 692 (stereo) / Unknown
  • 3rd. Press: 1969. Odeon 1C 062-04 363 (stereo) / Odeon Blue label
  • 4th. Press: 1976. Odeon 1C 072-04 363 (stereo) / Odeon Blue label
  • 5th. Press: 1977. Apple 1C 072-04 363 (stereo) / Apple label
  • 6th. Press: 1981. Odeon 1C 072-04 363 (stereo) / Odeon Light  Green label (DMM??)

*BIEM (Bureau International des Societes Gerant les Droits d'Enregistrement et de Reproduction Mecanique) handles the copyrights for 52 different countries.

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

**1965 Book Club issue: With just a few hundred copies produced, this LP is one of their rarest and most sought after European releases.
This 1st pressing copy was manufactured in 1965 by the German Book Club (Deutsch Buch Gemeinschaft) on the orange, white and black 'Impression' label: 6086
It features some of The Beatles' greatest hits from 1963-1964 in a mixture of true and re-processed stereo.
The disc is housed within its original unlaminated semi-gloss 'pink', black & white cover.
Matrix numbers: 12PAL 3152 SM-1 & 12PAL 3153 SM-1



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