Parlophone 1st. Sleeve |
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TITLE | PLEASE PLEASE ME | ||||
CATALOG NUMBER | PMC 1202 | ||||
RELEASE DATE | November 1963 / First Press | ||||
TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
I Saw Her Standing There | Love
Me Do |
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Misery |
P.S. I Love You | ||||
Anna
(Go To Him) |
Baby
It's You |
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Chains |
Do
You Want To Know A Secret |
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Boys |
A
Taste Of Honey |
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Ask
Me Why |
There's
A Place |
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Please Please Me | Twist And Shout | ||||
FRONT -->Click! | BACK -->Click! | SIDE 1 -->Click! | SIDE 2 -->Click! | DISK | |
INNER SLEEVE | INNER SLEEVE CLOSE UP | FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | |||
Polythene-lined
"USE EMITEX" die-cut type. The words "MADE IN INDIA (left)" and "K.A.P. (right)" were printed at the bottom of the front sleeve. |
Parlophone logomark was printed at the upper left of the front cover. | ||||
BACK COVER CLOSE UP | |||||
Wrap-around
cover. Round-cut corner. Catalog No. "PMC 1202" was printed on upper right corner of the back cover. Parlophone logomark was printed at the bottom of the back cover. |
"EAGLE LITMD" is
printer's name? Sorry, I don't know. |
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BACK COVER CLOSE UP | |||||
The
Indian operations started in 1901 as the first overseas branch of
Electrical & Musical Industries Limited, EMI, London. The
Gramophone Company of England set up manufacturing facilities in
Sealdah, Calcutta. Later, a bigger factory was set up in Dum Dum, Calcutta. The first
microgroove record from Gramophone Co. was introduced in 1958. In
1959, an LP record plant was established at the Dum Dum factory of
Gramophone Company. |
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LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
Yellow
Parlophone label with silver ink,without the text "Regd. Td. Mks. of
The Gramophone Co." at the center of the label. |
"THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)" was printed at the perimeter. | ||||
LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
"MADE IN INDIA" was printed at the bottom of the label. | Matrix
No. is Side-1: XEX 421-1N Side-2: XEX 422-1N |
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OTHER ITEM
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LABEL | Yellow Parlophone Type-1 | ||||
MIX | MONO | ||||
MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | XEX 421-1N | |||
SIDE 2 | XEX 422-1N | ||||
VINYL COLOR | BLACK | ||||
RECORD
COMPANY'S NAME |
LABEL | THE
PARLOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter) |
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COVER | THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY LIMITED | ||||
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT | - | ||||
"Regd. Td. Mks" TEXT | - | ||||
COVER FORM | Single type. The non - laminated flipback sleeve | ||||
PRINTER CREDIT | EAGLE LITMD (?) | ||||
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Photo: Angus McBean / Notes: Tony Barrow | ||||
INNER SLEEVE | Polythene-lined "Use Emitex" die-cut sleeve | ||||
PRODUCER | George Martin | ||||
COMMENTS
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This is The Beatles'
debut album in India (maybe). Originally released in INDIA and pressed at the DUM DUM pressing plant near Calcutta. First Press: Label: "THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)" was printed at the perimeter. COVER: THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY LIMITED Late Press: Label: Made in India by The Gramophone Co., Ltd." at the outet rim and "Regd. Td. Mk. of The ParlophoneCo., Ltd" text at the center of the label. Cover: THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY OF INDIA (PRIVATE) LIMITED |