The Non-EMI Recordings
POLYDOR LABAL (7 inch)
(Update: 15th. October 2009)

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INDEX Here Comes The Beatles

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#1-1 Here Comes The Beatles (1st. Press: SLKP-1087)
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TITLE		Here Comes The Beatles
TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	My Bonnie (Trad./Sheridan) Why  (Sheridan)
	SIDE 2	Ain't she sweet  (Ager) Cry for a shadow  (Harrison-Lennon)
RELEASE DATE		21th September.1965/First Press
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2 -->Click!	DISK
FRONT COVER CLOSE UP				BACK COVER CLOSE UP
			"STELET 33" is the series name which was released from   Nippon Grammophon Co., Ltd.  at  33 r.p.m stereo recording.
					The words "Manufactured by Nippon Grammophon Co., Ltd." and the price "¥450" were printed at the bottom of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
		"NIPPON GRAMMOPHON CO., LTD. JAPAN" was printed at outer rim. "BIEM (Bureau International de l'Edition Mécanique)" is the international organisation representing mechanical rights societies.
				SIDE 1	SIDE 2
				Matrix No: 11151A-1	Matrix No: 11152A-1
OTHER ITEM
Without lyric sheet
CATALOG NUMBER		SLKP-1087
RECORD LABEL		POLYDOR Red Label type-1
MIX		STEREO-except "Why" and "Cry for a shadow"-simulated stereo
MATRIX No.	Side1	SLKP 1087A   11151A - 1
	Side2	SLKP 1087B    11152A - 1
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	Cover	Manufactured by Nippon Grammophon Co., Ltd., Japan.
	Label	MANUFACTURED. BY NIPPON GRAMMOPHON CO., LTD. JAPAN.
CENTER		Solid Center
PUBLISHER'S NAME	Side1	-
	Side2	-
PRODUCER		Bert Kaempfert
COVER DESIGN/PHOTO/NOTES		Wrap-around cover.
SYMBOL/PRICE		450YEN
COMMENTS		Japanese Polydor label 4-track STEREO 7inch vinyl EP manufactured by Nippon Grammophon, featuring "My Bonnie", "Why", "Ain't She Sweet" and "Cry For A Shadow" - this was Polydors' only Beatles EP release in Japan. Housed in a unique flipback picture sleeve with a striking drawing of the Fab Four on the front and Japanese text biography on the back cover. There were two versions of "My Bonnie" released, one with the slow German spoken intro "Mein Herz ist bei dir nür", and another only in English. This version is slow English spoken introduction: "My Bonnie lies over the ocean".

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#1-2 Here Comes The Beatles (2nd. Press: SKP-1087)
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TITLE		Here Comes The Beatles
TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	My Bonnie (Trad./Sheridan) Why  (Sheridan)
	SIDE 2	Ain't she sweet  (Ager) Cry for a shadow  (Harrison-Lennon)
RELEASE DATE		Unknown/Second Press
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2 -->Click!	DISK
FRONT COVER CLOSE UP				BACK COVER CLOSE UP
			Catalog number was changed from "SLKP-1087" to "SKP-1087".
					The words "Manufactured by Nippon Grammophon Co., Ltd." and the price "X ¥500" were printed at the bottom of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
		This disk has a catalog number "SKP (SLKP) 1087" at the left upper portion of the label.
				SIDE 1	SIDE 2
				Matrix No: 11151A-1	Matrix No: 11152A-1   8
OTHER ITEM
Without lyric sheet
CATALOG NUMBER		SKP-1087
RECORD LABEL		POLYDOR Red Label type-1
MIX		STEREO-except "Why" and "Cry for a shadow"-simulated stereo
MATRIX No.	Side1	SLKP - 1087 A    11151A - 1
	Side2	SLKP - 1087 B    11152A - 1     8
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	Cover	Manufactured by Nippon Grammophon Co., Ltd., Japan.
	Label	MANUFACTURED. BY NIPPON GRAMMOPHON CO., LTD. JAPAN.
CENTER		Solid Center
PUBLISHER'S NAME	Side1	-
	Side2	-
PRODUCER		Bert Kaempfert
COVER DESIGN/PHOTO/NOTES		Wrap-around cover.
SYMBOL/PRICE		X 500YEN
COMMENTS		Reissue of #1-1 Polydor Red Label type-1.Catalog number was changed from "SLKP-1087" to "SKP-1087". There were two versions of "My Bonnie" released, one with the slow German spoken intro "Mein Herz ist bei dir nür", and another only in English. This version is slow English spoken introduction: "My Bonnie lies over the ocean".

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#1-3 Here Comes The Beatles (3rd. Press: KP-1087)
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TITLE		Here Comes The Beatles
TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	My Bonnie (Trad./Sheridan) Why  (Sheridan)
	SIDE 2	Ain't she sweet  (Ager) Cry for a shadow  (Harrison-Lennon)
RELEASE DATE		Unknown/3rd. Press
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2 -->Click!	DISK
FRONT COVER CLOSE UP				BACK COVER CLOSE UP
			Catalog number was changed from "SKP-1087" to "KP-1087".
					The words "Manufactured by Nippon Grammophon Co., Ltd." and the price "X ¥500" were printed at the bottom of the back cover.
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RED LABEL Type-1		RED LABEL Type-2	RED LABEL Type-1	RED LABEL Type-2
Type-1 has the "STEREO" under the Polydor logomark, but type-2 was missing the word "STEREO" on the label.			"ST 33" mark (Stereo 33 r.p.m) ; Type-1 was printed in white, but type-2 was in black.
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					Matrix No. Side1: 11151A-1   12 Side2: 11152A-1   12
"BIEM" was printed at the left of the label on side-2			SIDE 1	SIDE 2
OTHER ITEM
Without lyric sheet
CATALOG NUMBER		KP-1087
RECORD LABEL		POLYDOR Red Label  type-2
MIX		STEREO-except "Why" and "Cry for a shadow"-simulated stereo
MATRIX No.	Side1	SLKP 1087A   11151A - 1   12
	Side2	SLKP 1087B    11152A - 1   12
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	Cover	Manufactured by Nippon Grammophon Co., Ltd., Japan.
	Label	MANUFACTURED. BY NIPPON GRAMMOPHON CO., LTD. JAPAN.
CENTER		Solid Center
PUBLISHER'S NAME	Side1	-
	Side2	-
PRODUCER		Bert Kaempfert
COVER DESIGN/PHOTO/NOTES		Wrap-around cover.
SYMBOL/PRICE		X 500YEN
COMMENTS		Reissue of #1-2 Polydor Red Label type-2.Catalog number was changed from "SKP-1087" to "KP-1087". There were two versions of "My Bonnie" released, one with the slow German spoken intro "Mein Herz ist bei dir nür", and another only in English. This version is slow English spoken introduction: "My Bonnie lies over the ocean".

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