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#7-1 The Beatles' Greatest (STEREO 1st. Press / Odeon White & Gold label type-1 (ALLE rim): SMO 83 991)
Back to the top of the line
TITLE THE BEATLES' GREATEST
CATALOG NUMBER SMO 83991 / ZTOX 5600
RELEASE DATE June 1965? /First Press
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
I Want To Hold Your Hand (*1965 mix) I Feel Fine
Twist And Shout
Rock And Roll Music
A Hard Day's Night Ticket To Ride
Eight Days A Week Please Please Me
I Should Have Known Better It Won't Be Long
Long Tall Sally
From Me To You
She Loves You (sim. stereo)
Can't Buy Me Love
Please Mister Postman
All My Loving
FRONT -->Click! BACK -->Click! SIDE 1 -->Click! SIDE 2 -->Click! DISK
label label label label label
INNER SLEEVE FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
Odeon Original Inner Sleeve
(maybe)
label These stereo issues are  found either with the  contents of the stereo  sticker printed on the  cover itself or without  any stereo sticker.
label Catalog No. "SMO 83  991" was printed at the upper right of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label The word "STEREO" and Odeon logomark were printed at the top of the label. label label
"MADE IN GERMANY" and ST 33 in a circle for stereo 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 "SMO 83 991" was printed at the right side of the label.
"GEMA" logo was printed on both sides of the label.
OTHER ITEM
-

LABEL Odeon White and Gold label type-1
MIX STEREO
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 YBEX 50069 - 1
SIDE 2 YBEX 50070 - 1
VINYL COLOR BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME LABEL Odeon
SLEEVE EMI/Odeon
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT -
COVER FORM Single type. Housed within its original front laminated German printed cover
PRINTER CREDIT -
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Photo: Robert Freeman
INNER SLEEVE Unknown (Odeon Original Inner Sleeve type-3?)
PRODUCER George Martin
COMMENTS
Odeon White & Gold label type-1:
The Original 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 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)

These stereo issue are found either with the  contents of the stereo  sticker printed on the  cover itself or without  any stereo sticker.

  • 1st. Press: STEREO Only (Odeon SMO 83 991) 1965 June. / Odeon White & Gold label type-1 (ALLE rim)
  • 2nd. Press: STEREO ( SMO 73 991) 1966 / Odeon White & Gold label type-2-1 (URHEBER rim)
  • 3rd. Press: STEREO ( SMO 73 991) 1966 / Odeon White & Gold label type-2-2 (URHEBER rim)
  • 4th. Press: STEREO (SMO 73 991) 1968? / EMI/Odeon Blue Label (?)
  • 5th. Press: STEREO (1C 062-04 207) 1975 / EMI/Odeon Blue Label
  • 6th. Press: STEREO (1C 072-04 207) 1976 / EMI/Odeon Blue label or Odeon Light Green label
  • 7th. Press: STEREO (1C 072-04 207) 1977 / Apple Label
  • 8th. Press: STEREO (038 CRY 04 207) 1981 / Odeon Light Green label type-2

* I Want To Hold Your Hand 1965 stereo mix:
June 8th. 1965 - Norman Smith made a new (second) mix of "I Want To Hold Your Hand" with the vocals placed center of the stereo picture.
The second mix, from 1965, appeared in various Beatles hits compilations in Europe such as "Beatles Beat (Odeon 1C 062-04 363)" and "The Beatles' Greatest".



#7-2 The Beatles' Greatest (STEREO 2nd. Press / Odeon White & Gold label type-2-1 (URHEBER rim): SMO 73 991)
Back to the top of the line
TITLE THE BEATLES' GREATEST
CATALOG NUMBER SMO 73991 / ZTOX 5600
RELEASE DATE 1966? /Second Press
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
I Want To Hold Your Hand (*1965 mix) I Feel Fine
Twist And Shou
Rock And Roll Music
A Hard Day's Night Ticket To Ride
Eight Days A Week Please Please Me
I Should Have Known Better It Won't Be Long
Long Tall Sally
From Me To You
She Loves You (sim. stereo) Can't Buy Me Love
Please Mister Postman
All My Loving
FRONT -->Click! BACK -->Click! SIDE 1 -->Click! SIDE 2 -->Click! DISK
label label label label label
INNER SLEEVE
FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
label label label label Catalog No. "SMO 73739", Odeon logo, and EMI logo were printed at the upper left of the front cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label Catalog No. "SMO 73  991" was printed at the upper right of the back cover. label Odeon and EMI logomark were printed at the lower left of the back sleeve.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label "PRINTED IN GERMANY" was not printed at the right side of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label Odeon White and Gold label.
The word "STEREO" and Odeon logomark were printed at the top of the label.
label On side-1,  label incorrectly spells track 2 as "Twist And Shou".
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label label label  Catalog no. "SMO 73 991" was printed at the right side of the label. The word "Bestell-Nr." was  printed above the catalog number. "GEMA" logo was printed on both sides of the label.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label "MADE IN GERMANY" and ST 33 in a circle for stereo edition were printed.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label The 2nd. label style, the rim print was: "URHEBER. UND LEISTUNGSSCHUTZRECHTE, BESONDERS VERVIELFÄLTIGUNG
(AUSSER ZUM PERSÖNLICHEN GEBRAUCH), VERMIETUNG. AUFFÜHRUNG, SENDUNG, VORBEHALTEN"
OTHER ITEM
-

LABEL Odeon White and Gold label type-2-1
MIX STEREO
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 YBEX 50069 - 1
SIDE 2 YBEX 50070 - 1
VINYL COLOR BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME LABEL Odeon
SLEEVE EMI/Odeon
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT -
COVER FORM Single type. Housed within its original half laminated German printed cover
PRINTER CREDIT -
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Photo: Robert Freeman
INNER SLEEVE Odeon Original Inner Sleeve type-3
PRODUCER George Martin
COMMENTS
Odeon White & Gold label type-2-1:
The word "STEREO" and Odeon logomark were printed at the top of the label.
The word "Bestell-Nr." was printed above the catalog number.
On side-1,  label incorrectly spells track 2 as "Twist And Shou".

The Original 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 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)

Catalog number "SMO 73 991" was printed at the right side of the label.
On bothe sides, The word "Bestell-Nr." was erased above the catalog number.

These stereo issue are found either with the  contents of the stereo  sticker printed on the  cover itself or without  any stereo sticker.

  • 1st. Press: STEREO Only (Odeon SMO 83 991) 1965 June. / Odeon White & Gold label type-1 (ALLE rim)
  • 2nd. Press: STEREO ( SMO 73 991) 1966 / Odeon White & Gold label type-2-1 (URHEBER rim)
  • 3rd. Press: STEREO ( SMO 73 991) 1966 / Odeon White & Gold label type-2-2 (URHEBER rim)
  • 4rd. Press: STEREO (SMO 73 991) 1968? / EMI/Odeon Blue Label (?)
  • 5th. Press: STEREO (1C 062-04 207) 1975 / EMI/Odeon Blue Label
  • 6th. Press: STEREO (1C 072-04 207) 1976 / EMI/Odeon Blue label or Odeon Light Green label
  • 7th. Press: STEREO (1C 072-04 207) 1977 / Apple Label
  • 8th. Press: STEREO (038 CRY 04 207) 1981 / Odeon Light Green label type-2

* I Want To Hold Your Hand 1965 stereo mix:
June 8th. 1965 - Norman Smith made a new (second) mix of "I Want To Hold Your Hand" with the vocals placed center of the stereo picture.
The second mix, from 1965, appeared in various Beatles hits compilations in Europe such as "Beatles Beat (Odeon 1C 062-04 363)" and "The Beatles' Greatest".



#7-3 The Beatles' Greatest (STEREO 3rd. Press / Odeon White & Gold label type-2-2 (URHEBER rim): SMO 73 991)
Back to the top of the line
TITLE THE BEATLES' GREATEST
CATALOG NUMBER SMO 73991 / ZTOX 5600
RELEASE DATE 1966? /Third Press
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
I Want To Hold Your Hand (*1965 mix) I Feel Fine
Twist And Shout
Rock And Roll Music
A Hard Day's Night Ticket To Ride
Eight Days A Week Please Please Me
I Should Have Known Better It Won't Be Long
Long Tall Sally
From Me To You
She Loves You (sim. stereo) Can't Buy Me Love
Please Mister Postman
All My Loving
FRONT -->Click! BACK -->Click! SIDE 1 -->Click! SIDE 2 -->Click! DISK
label label label label label
INNER SLEEVE FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
Odeon Original Inner Sleeve
(maybe)
label label label Catalog No. "SMO 73  991" was printed at the upper right of the back cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label label "PRINTED IN GERMANY" was added at the right side of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label Odeon White and Gold label.
The word "STEREO" and Odeon logomark were printed at the top of the label.
label "MADE IN GERMANY" and ST 33 in a circle for stereo edition were printed.

LABEL CLOSE UP
label Catalog number "SMO 73 991" was printed at the right side of the label.
The word "Bestell-Nr." was erased above the catalog number.
label label   "GEMA" logo was printed on both sides of the label.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label The 2nd. label style, the rim print was: "URHEBER. UND LEISTUNGSSCHUTZRECHTE, BESONDERS VERVIELFÄLTIGUNG
(AUSSER ZUM PERSÖNLICHEN GEBRAUCH), VERMIETUNG. AUFFÜHRUNG, SENDUNG, VORBEHALTEN"
OTHER ITEM
-

LABEL Odeon White and Gold label type-2-2
MIX STEREO
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 YBEX 50069 - 1
SIDE 2 YBEX 50070 - 1
VINYL COLOR BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME LABEL Odeon
SLEEVE EMI/Odeon
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT -
COVER FORM Single type. Housed within its original full laminated German printed cover
PRINTER CREDIT -
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Photo: Robert Freeman
INNER SLEEVE Unknown (Odeon Original Inner Sleeve type-3?)
PRODUCER George Martin
COMMENTS
Odeon White & Gold label type-2-2:
The word "STEREO" and Odeon logomark were printed at the top of the label.
The word "Bestell-Nr." was erased above the catalog number.

The Original 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 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)

Catalog number "SMO 73 991" was printed at the right side of the label.
On bothe sides, The word "Bestell-Nr." was erased above the catalog number.

These stereo issue are found either with the  contents of the stereo  sticker printed on the  cover itself or without  any stereo sticker.

  • 1st. Press: STEREO Only (Odeon SMO 83 991) 1965 June. / Odeon White & Gold label type-1 (ALLE rim)
  • 2nd. Press: STEREO ( SMO 73 991) 1966 / Odeon White & Gold label type-2-1 (URHEBER rim)
  • 2nd. Press: STEREO ( SMO 73 991) 1966 / Odeon White & Gold label type-2-2 (URHEBER rim)
  • 3rd. Press: STEREO (SMO 73 991) 1968? / EMI/Odeon Blue Label (?)
  • 4th. Press: STEREO (1C 062-04 207) 1975 / EMI/Odeon Blue Label
  • 5th. Press: STEREO (1C 072-04 207) 1976 / EMI/Odeon Blue label or Odeon Light Green label
  • 6th. Press: STEREO (1C 072-04 207) 1977 / Apple Label
  • 7th. Press: STEREO (038 CRY 04 207) 1981 / Odeon Light Green label type-2

* I Want To Hold Your Hand 1965 stereo mix:
June 8th. 1965 - Norman Smith made a new (second) mix of "I Want To Hold Your Hand" with the vocals placed center of the stereo picture.
The second mix, from 1965, appeared in various Beatles hits compilations in Europe such as "Beatles Beat (Odeon 1C 062-04 363)" and "The Beatles' Greatest".



#7-4 The Beatles' Greatest (STEREO 4th. Press / EMI/Odeon Blue Label type-2: 1C 062-04 207)
Back to the top of the line
TITLE THE BEATLES' GREATEST
CATALOG NUMBER 1C 062-04 207
RELEASE DATE 1969 / 4th. Press
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
I Want To Hould Your Hand (*1965 mix) I Feel Fine
Twist And Shout
Rock And Roll Music 
A Hard Day's Night Ticket To Ride
Eight Days A Week
Please Please Me
I Should Have Known Better
It Won't Be Long
Long Tall Sally
From Me To You
She Loves You (sim. stereo) Can't Buy Me Love
Please Mister Postman All My Loving
FRONT -->Click! BACK -->Click! SIDE 1 -->Click! SIDE 2 -->Click! DISK
label label label label label
INNER SLEEVE FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label label label label label
Catalog number "1 C 062-04-207" was printed at the right corner of the back cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label Odeon/EMI logo and "PRINTED IN GERMANY"were prnted at the bottom of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label The word "STEREO" and Odeon logomark were printed at the top of the label. label label
"MADE IN GERMANY" and ST 33 in a circle for stereo edition were printed. The 4th. label style, the rim print was: "URHEBER. UND LEISTUNGSSCHUTZRECHTE, BESONDERS VERVIELFÄLTIGUNG
(AUSSER ZUM PERSÖNLICHEN GEBRAUCH), VERMIETUNG. AUFFÜHRUNG, SENDUNG, VORBEHALTEN"
LABEL CLOSE UP
label About the song title of the 1st. song on side-1, this label was misprinted "I Want To Hould Your Hand" instead of "I Want To Hold Your Hand". label
Catalog number "1 C 062-04 207" was printed at the right side of the label.
"GEMA" logo was printed on both sides of the label.
OTHER ITEM
-

LABEL EMI/Odeon Blue Label type-2
MIX STEREO
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 1C06204207-A-2 X
SIDE 2 1C06204207-B-2 X
VINYL COLOR BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME LABEL Odeon
SLEEVE EMI/Odeon
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT -
COVER FORM Single type. Housed in a fully laminated German printed cover.
PRINTER CREDIT -
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Photo: Robert Freeman
INNER SLEEVE Plain White Sleeve
PRODUCER George Martin
COMMENTS
EMI/Odeon Blue label type-2:
"EMI / Odeon" logo mark  in black ink was printed at the top of the blue label.
"GEMA" logo (without box) was printed on both sides of the label.
"MADE IN GERMANY" and ST 33 in a circle for stereo edition were printed.
About the song title of the 1st. song on side-1, this label was misprinted "I Want To Hould Your Hand" instead of "I Want To Hold Your Hand".

EMI / Odeon Blue label variations:
Type-1: GEMA logo in a box / ST 33 in a circle
Type-2: GEMA without box / ST 33 in a circle
Type-3-1:GEMA without box / ST 33 in a oval
Type-3-2:GEMA without box and (P) 196X / ST 33 in a oval
Type-4: 062 with "LC" mark / ST 33 in a oval
Type-5: 072 with "LC" mark / ST 33 in a oval

The change to the blue label came during the second half of 1968, some months before  the  change to the EEC catalog numbers.
Several LP's are known with blue labels and the old "SMO" number."  The change from the  old  logo  to  the  new  logo  happened  around catalog number 74 411. The EEC numbering began just after 74 490.

For Domestic issue 
  • 1st. Press: STEREO Only (Odeon SMO 83 991) 1965 June. / Odeon White & Gold label type-1 (ALLE rim)
  • 2nd. Press: STEREO ( SMO 73 991) 1966 / Odeon White & Gold label type-2-1 (URHEBER rim)
  • 3rd. Press: STEREO ( SMO 73 991) 1966 / Odeon White & Gold label type-2-2 (URHEBER rim)
  • 4th. Press: STEREO (SMO 73 991) 1968? / EMI/Odeon Blue Label (?)
  • 5th. Press: STEREO (1C 062-04 207) 1975 / EMI/Odeon Blue Label
  • 6th. Press: STEREO (1C 072-04 207) 1976 / EMI/Odeon Blue label or Odeon Light Green label
  • 7th. Press: STEREO (1C 072-04 207) 1977 / Apple Label
  • 8th. Press: STEREO (038 CRY 04 207) 1981 / Odeon Light Green label type-2

* I Want To Hold Your Hand 1965 stereo mix:
June 8th. 1965 - Norman Smith made a new (second) mix of "I Want To Hold Your Hand" with the vocals placed center of the stereo picture.
The second mix, from 1965, appeared in various Beatles hits compilations in Europe such as "Beatles Beat (Odeon 1C 062-04 363)" and "The Beatles' Greatest".



#7-5 The Beatles' Greatest (STEREO 4th. Press / EMI/Columbia Blue Label type-2 (Error Label): 1C 062-04 207)
Back to the top of the line
TITLE THE BEATLES' GREATEST
CATALOG NUMBER 1C 062-04 207
RELEASE DATE 1969 / 4th. Press
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
I Want To Hold Your Hand (*1965 mix) I Feel Fine
Twist And Shout
Rock And Roll Music 
A Hard Day's Night Ticket To Ride
Eight Days A Week
Please Please Me
I Should Have Known Better
It Won't Be Long
Long Tall Sally
From Me To You
She Loves You (sim. stereo) Can't Buy Me Love
Please Mister Postman All My Loving
FRONT -->Click! BACK -->Click! SIDE 1 -->Click! SIDE 2 -->Click! DISK
label label label label label
INNER SLEEVE FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
Plain White Sleeve
(maybe)
label label Odeon logo and catalog number "1 C 062-04-207" was printed at the left corner of the front cover.
label
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label label label Odeon and EMI logomark were printed at the lower left of the back sleeve.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label Odeon/EMI logo and "PRINTED IN GERMANY"were prnted at the bottom of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label Rare error label version with EMI/Columbia labels on both sides. label
The 4th. label style, the rim print was: "URHEBER. UND LEISTUNGSSCHUTZRECHTE, ......."
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label
"MADE IN GERMANY" and ST 33 in a circle for stereo edition were printed.  Catalog number "1 C 062-04 207" was printed at the right side of the label. "GEMA" logo was printed on both sides of the label.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label About the song title of the 1st. song on side-1, this label was corrected "I Want To Hold Your Hand" instead of "I Want To Hould Your Hand".
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label "GEMA" logo was printed on both sides of the label.
OTHER ITEM
-

LABEL EMI/Columbia Blue Label type-2
MIX STEREO
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 1C06204207-A-2 X
SIDE 2 1C06204207-B-2 X
VINYL COLOR BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME LABEL EMI/Climbia (Error Label)
SLEEVE EMI/Odeon
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT -
COVER FORM Single type. Housed in a fully laminated German printed cover.
PRINTER CREDIT -
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Photo: Robert Freeman
INNER SLEEVE Plain White Sleeve
PRODUCER George Martin
COMMENTS
Rare error label version with EMI/Columbia labels on both sides:
"EMI / Columbia" logo mark  in black ink was printed at the top of the blue label.
"GEMA" logo (without box) was printed on both sides of the label.
"MADE IN GERMANY" and ST 33 in a circle for stereo edition were printed.
About the song title of the 1st. song on side-1, this label was corrected "I Want To Hold Your Hand" instead of "I Want To Holud Your Hand".

EMI / Odeon Blue label variations:
Type-1: GEMA logo in a box / ST 33 in a circle
Type-2: GEMA without box / ST 33 in a circle
Type-3-1:GEMA without box / ST 33 in a oval
Type-3-2:GEMA without box and (P) 196X / ST 33 in a oval
Type-4: 062 with "LC" mark / ST 33 in a oval
Type-5: 072 with "LC" mark / ST 33 in a oval

The change to the blue label came during the second half of 1968, some months before  the  change to the EEC catalog numbers.
Several LP's are known with blue labels and the old "SMO" number."  The change from the  old  logo  to  the  new  logo  happened  around catalog number 74 411. The EEC numbering began just after 74 490.

For Domestic issue 
  • 1st. Press: STEREO Only (Odeon SMO 83 991) 1965 June. / Odeon White & Gold label type-1 (ALLE rim)
  • 2nd. Press: STEREO ( SMO 73 991) 1966 / Odeon White & Gold label type-2-1 (URHEBER rim)
  • 3rd. Press: STEREO ( SMO 73 991) 1966 / Odeon White & Gold label type-2-2 (URHEBER rim)
  • 4th. Press: STEREO (SMO 73 991) 1968? / EMI/Odeon Blue Label (?)
  • 5th. Press: STEREO (1C 062-04 207) 1975 / EMI/Odeon Blue Label
  • 6th. Press: STEREO (1C 072-04 207) 1976 / EMI/Odeon Blue label or Odeon Light Green label
  • 7th. Press: STEREO (1C 072-04 207) 1977 / Apple Label
  • 8th. Press: STEREO (038 CRY 04 207) 1981 / Odeon Light Green label type-2

* I Want To Hold Your Hand 1965 stereo mix:
June 8th. 1965 - Norman Smith made a new (second) mix of "I Want To Hold Your Hand" with the vocals placed center of the stereo picture.
The second mix, from 1965, appeared in various Beatles hits compilations in Europe such as "Beatles Beat (Odeon 1C 062-04 363)" and "The Beatles' Greatest".



#7-6 The Beatles' Greatest (STEREO 5th. Press / EMI/Odeon Blue Label type 3-1: 1C 062-04 207)
Back to the top of the line
TITLE THE BEATLES' GREATEST
CATALOG NUMBER 1C 062-04 207
RELEASE DATE 1970?  / 5th. Press
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
I Want To Hould Your Hand (*1965 mix) I Feel Fine
Twist And Shout
Rock And Roll Music 
A Hard Day's Night Ticket To Ride
Eight Days A Week
Please Please Me
I Should Have Known Better
It Won't Be Long
Long Tall Sally
From Me To You
She Loves You (sim. stereo) Can't Buy Me Love
Please Mister Postman All My Loving
FRONT -->Click! BACK -->Click! SIDE 1 -->Click! SIDE 2 -->Click! DISK
label label label label label
INNER SLEEVE FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label label label label label
Catalog number "1 C 062-04-207" was printed at the right corner of the back cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label EMI ELECTROLA logo and "Printed in Germany"were prnted at the bottom of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label The word "STEREO" and Odeon logomark were printed at the top of the label. label label
"MADE IN GERMANY" and ST 33 in a oval for stereo edition were printed.
The 4th. label style, the rim print was: "URHEBER. UND LEISTUNGSSCHUTZRECHTE, BESONDERS VERVIELFÄLTIGUNG
(AUSSER ZUM PERSÖNLICHEN GEBRAUCH), VERMIETUNG. AUFFÜHRUNG, SENDUNG, VORBEHALTEN"
LABEL CLOSE UP
label About the song title of the 1st. song on side-1, this label was misprinted "I Want To Hould Your Hand" instead of "I Want To Hold Your Hand". label
Catalog number "1 C 062-04 207" 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 EMI/Odeon Blue Label type-3-1
MIX STEREO
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 1C06204207-A-2 X
SIDE 2 1C06204207-B-2 X
VINYL COLOR BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME LABEL Odeon
SLEEVE EMI/Odeon
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT -
COVER FORM Single type. Housed in a fully laminated German printed cover.
PRINTER CREDIT -
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Photo: Robert Freeman
INNER SLEEVE Plain White Sleeve
PRODUCER George Martin
COMMENTS
EMI/Odeon Blue label type-3-1:
"EMI / Odeon" logo mark  in black ink was printed at the top of the blue label.
"MADE IN GERMANY" and ST 33 in a oval for stereo edition were printed.
About the song title of the 1st. song on side-1, this label was misprinted "I Want To Hould Your Hand" instead of "I Want To Hold Your Hand".

EMI / Odeon Blue label variations:
Type-1: GEMA logo in a box / ST 33 in a circle
Type-2: GEMA without box / ST 33 in a circle
Type-3-1:GEMA without box / ST 33 in a oval
Type-3-2:GEMA without box and (P) 196X / ST 33 in a oval
Type-4: 062 with "LC" mark / ST 33 in a oval
Type-5: 072 with "LC" mark / ST 33 in a oval

The change to the blue label came during the second half of 1968, some months before  the  change to the EEC catalog numbers.
Several LP's are known with blue labels and the old "SMO" number."  The change from the  old  logo  to  the  new  logo  happened  around catalog number 74 411. The EEC numbering began just after 74 490.

For Domestic issue 
  • 1st. Press: STEREO Only (Odeon SMO 83 991) 1965 June. / Odeon White & Gold label type-1 (ALLE rim)
  • 2nd. Press: STEREO ( SMO 73 991) 1966 / Odeon White & Gold label type-2-1 (URHEBER rim)
  • 3rd. Press: STEREO ( SMO 73 991) 1966 / Odeon White & Gold label type-2-2 (URHEBER rim)
  • 4th. Press: STEREO (SMO 73 991) 1968? / EMI/Odeon Blue Label (?)
  • 5th. Press: STEREO (1C 062-04 207) 1975 / EMI/Odeon Blue Label
  • 6th. Press: STEREO (1C 072-04 207) 1976 / EMI/Odeon Blue label or Odeon Light Green label
  • 7th. Press: STEREO (1C 072-04 207) 1977 / Apple Label
  • 8th. Press: STEREO (038 CRY 04 207) 1981 / Odeon Light Green label type-2

* I Want To Hold Your Hand 1965 stereo mix:
June 8th. 1965 - Norman Smith made a new (second) mix of "I Want To Hold Your Hand" with the vocals placed center of the stereo picture.
The second mix, from 1965, appeared in various Beatles hits compilations in Europe such as "Beatles Beat (Odeon 1C 062-04 363)" and "The Beatles' Greatest".



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