 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 | |
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| INNER SLEEVE | INNER SLEEVE CLOSE UP | FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | |||
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| 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. | ||||
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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. |
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"EAGLE LITMD" is
printer's name? Sorry, I don't know. |
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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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Yellow Parlophone label with silver
ink,without the text "Regd. Td. Mks. of The Gramophone Co."
at the center of the label. |
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"THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)" was printed at the perimeter. | ||
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"MADE IN INDIA" was printed at the bottom of the label. |  |
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 |
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