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#1-1 The Beatles (1st. Press: 28 174-1)
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TITLE The Beatles
CATALOG NUMBER 28 174-1
RELEASE DATE 1972 / First Press
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
She Loves You (sim. stereo) Can't Buy Me Love
Thank You Girl You Can't Do That
From Me To You
Roll Over Beethoven
I'll Get You (sim. stereo) Till There Was You
I Want To Hold Your Hand Money
Hold Me Tight
Please Mister Postman
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INNER SLEEVE FRONT COVER CLOSE UP BACK COVER CLOSE UP
Poly-lined inner-sleeve
(maybe)
sleeve sleeve sleeve
Catalog No. "28 174-1" was printed at the upper right of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
sleeve "EMI/Odeon" logomark was printed at the upper of the label. sleeve Catalog number "28 174-1" was printed at the right part of the label.
LABEL CLOSE UP
sleeve "CLUB - SONDERAUFLAGE Club Special Edition)" was printed on the label.
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"MADE IN GERMANY"  and ST 33 in a circle for stereo edition were printed at the bottom of the label.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label This label style, the rim print was: "URHEBER. UND LEISTUNGSSCHUTZRECHTE, BESONDERS VERVIELFÄLTIGUNG
(AUSSER ZUM PERSÖNLICHEN GEBRAUCH), VERMIETUNG. AUFFÜHRUNG, SENDUNG, VORBEHALTEN" and "MADE IN GERMANY"
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LABEL EMI/Odeon Blue Label "Club Special Edition" type-1
MIX STEREO (except as noted)
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 F 65063A-2
SIDE 2 F 65063B-2
VINYL COLOR BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME EMI/Odeon
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT -
COVER FORM Single type. Housed in a non laminated German-printed cover
PRINTER CREDIT -
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Front cover photo: Our World broadcast June 25 1967
INNER SLEEVE Poly-lined inner-sleeve (maybe)
PRODUCER George Martin
COMMENTS
Only released to members of a book club (=mail order system) and never released to record stores.
"The Beatles" original German record club pressing in unique cover from 1972 on the blue & black Odeon record label Cat. No. 28 174-1.
4th. pressed non laminated cover - "Sonderauflage Deutscher Schallplattenclub" is  printed on front.
Earliest  ever A2/B2 matrix endings - machine stamped on both sides.

Record Club Issue variations.
  • 1st. Issue: "The Beatles" /  Deutscher Schallplatten E-043 (mono) /J-033 (stereo) / 12.1964
  • 2nd. Issue: "THE BEATLES BEAT" / Odeon Impression  6086 (stereo) / 1965
  • 3rd. Issue: "AND NOW : THE BEATLES" /  SR  International 73 735 (stereo) / 1966
  • 4th. Issue: "The Beatles" /  EMI/Odeon 28174-1 (stereo) / 1972 (=this record)
** GEMA (Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte.) was started in 1915 and handles the copyright in Germany.



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