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Here Comes The Beatles (SLKP/SKP/KP-1087)
(Update: 31th. August 2023)
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  • #1-1 Promotional Record / Polydor White Label (SLKP-1087) ¥450
  • #1-2 Polydor Red Label Type-1 (SLKP-1087) ¥450
  • #1-3 Polydor Red Label Type-1 (SLKP-1087) ¥500
  • #1-4 Polydor Red Label Type-1 (SKP-1087) X ¥500
  • #1-5 Polydor Red Label Type-2-1 (KP-1087) X ¥500
  • #1-6 Polydor Red Label Type-2-2 (KP-1087) X ¥500
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    #1-1 Here Comes The Beatles (Promotional Record "Polydor White Label": 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
    		 Promotional Record (First Press: 15th September.1965)
    FRONT --> Click!
    BACK --> Click!
    SIDE 1 -->Click!
    		 SIDE 2 -->Click! DISK -->Click!
    herecomes ep1_back label label label
    FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
    ep1 Polydor logomark and catalog number "SLKP-1087" were printed at the lower right corner of the front cover.
    		 ep1 "STELET 33" is the series name which was released from Nippon Grammophon Co., Ltd.  at  33 r.p.m stereo recording.
    BACK COVER CLOSE UP
    ep1 The "STELET 33" logomark was printed at the upper left of the back cover.
    		 ep1 Catalog number "SLKP-1087" was printed at the upper right corner of the back cover.
    Twin-flipback cover.
    ep1 ep1
    The words "Manufactured by Nippon Grammophon Co., Ltd." was printed at the bottom of the back cover. The price "¥450"  was printed at the bottom of the back cover.
    LABEL CLOSE UP
    ep1 ep1 ep1 Polydor Promotional White label with blue half-circle logo. The words "Sample disc" was printed at the left side, and the words "Not for sale" was printed at the right side of the label.
    ep1 ep1 "BIEM (*1)" was printed on the side2.
    		 ep1
    Japanese Polydor label 4-track STEREO 7inch vinyl EP "Manufactured by Nippon Grammophon Co., Ltd. Japan."
    LABEL CLOSE UP
    ep1 ep1 Featuring "My Bonnie", "Why", "Ain't She Sweet" and "Cry For A Shadow" - this was Polydors' only Beatles EP release in Japan.
    OTHER ITEM
    Without lyric sheet

    CATALOG NUMBER SLKP-1087
    RECORD LABEL
    		 Polydor Promotional White label with blue half-circle logo.
    MIX
    		 STEREO-except "Why" and "Cry for a shadow"-simulated stereo
    MATRIX No. Side1 SLKP 1087A    (F)    11151A - 1        G 5/1
    Side2 SLKP 1087B    (F)    11152A - 1       G 5/1
    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 Twin-flipback cover / without lyricsheet
    SYMBOL/PRICE
    		 450 YEN
    COMMENTS
    		 Polydor Promotional White label with blue half-circle logo.
    In Japan, promotional records have traditionally been provided at no charge to radio stations, record shops, and the mass media to increase the sales of a record or in some cases to promote a tour.
    There are two types of promotional releases.

    Type-1: This type is called the white label promo for which a unique label has been made. The label design of Polydor white label singles is very similar to that of regular commercial Odeon singles. The promo version, however, features the perimeter print, Odeon logo, and circled text in blue and all other printing in black.
    The words "Sample" and "Not for sale" were printed in blue on the label.
    Most usually, the regular cover is used with appropriate alterations to prohibit commercial sale.

    Type-2: The second type of promo record is less elaborate and is called a sticker promo. It is simply a regular commercial release that has a promo sticker affixed to the cover.

    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".

    "NIPPON GRAMMOPHON CO., LTD. JAPAN" was printed at outer rim of the label.
    Label type-1 has the "STEREO" under the Polydor logomark.

    (*1)BIEM
    Bureau International des Sociétés Gérant les Droits d’Enregistrement et de Reproduction Mécanique.
    BIEM is the international organisation representing mechanical rights societies. Mechanical rights societies exist in most countries. They license the reproduction of songs (including musical, literary and dramatic works). Their members are composers, authors and publishers and their clients are record companies and other users of recorded music.


    #1-2 Here Comes The Beatles (1st. Press "Polydor Red Label Type-1 ¥450": 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
    		 15th September.1965/First Press
    FRONT --> Click!
    BACK --> Click!
    SIDE 1 -->Click!
    		 SIDE 2 -->Click! DISK -->Click!
    herecomes ep1_back label label label
    FRONT COVER CLOSE UP BACK COVER CLOSE UP
    ep1 ep1 "STELET 33" is the series name which was released from   Nippon Grammophon Co., Ltd.  at  33 r.p.m stereo recording. ep1
    ep1 The words "Manufactured by Nippon Grammophon Co., Ltd." and the price "¥450" were printed at the bottom of the back cover.
    LABEL CLOSE UP
    ep1 ep1 ep1 "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.
    LABEL CLOSE UP
    SIDE 1 SIDE 2 Matrix No:
    Side-1: 11151A-1
    Side-2: 11152A-1
    ep1 ep1
    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 Twin-flipback cover / without lyricsheet
    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".

    "NIPPON GRAMMOPHON CO., LTD. JAPAN" was printed at outer rim of the label.
    Label type-1 has the "STEREO" under the Polydor logomark


    #1-3 Here Comes The Beatles (2nd. Press "Polydor Red Label Type-1 ¥500": 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
    		 June 1968 ? / Second Press
    FRONT --> Click!
    BACK --> Click!
    SIDE 1 -->Click!
    		 SIDE 2 -->Click! DISK -->Click!
    herecomes ep1_back label label label
    FRONT COVER CLOSE UP BACK COVER CLOSE UP
    ep1 ep1 "STELET 33" is the series name which was released from   Nippon Grammophon Co., Ltd.  at  33 r.p.m stereo recording. ep1 The price "¥500"  was printed at the bottom of the back cover.
    BACK COVER CLOSE UP
    ep1 ep1 The words "Manufactured by Nippon Grammophon Co., Ltd." was printed at the bottom of the back cover.
    LABEL CLOSE UP
    ep1 ep1 ep1 "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.
    LABEL CLOSE UP
    ep1 ep1 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.
    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         E0KHDGC8  LJ7  LJ5'4 (?)
    Side2 SLKP 1087B    11152A - 1   8   E0K85/ (?)
    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 Twin-flipback cover / without lyricsheet
    SYMBOL/PRICE
    		 500YEN
    COMMENTS
    		 Polydor Red Label type-1.
    Price was changed from "¥450" to "¥500".
    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".

    "NIPPON GRAMMOPHON CO., LTD. JAPAN" was printed at outer rim of the label.
    Label type-1 has the "STEREO" under the Polydor logomark


    #1-4 Here Comes The Beatles (3rd. Press "Polydor Red Label Type-1 "X ¥500": 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
    		 November 1968? /Third Press
    FRONT --> Click!
    BACK --> Click!
    SIDE 1 -->Click!
    		 SIDE 2 -->Click! DISK -->Click!
    herecomes ep1_back label label label
    FRONT COVER CLOSE UP BACK COVER CLOSE UP
    ep1 ep1 Catalog number was changed from "SLKP-1087" to "SKP-1087". ep1
    ep1 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
    ep1 ep1 ep1 This disk has a catalog number "SKP (SLKP) 1087" at the left side of the label.
    LABEL CLOSE UP
    SIDE 1 SIDE 2 Matrix No:
    11151A-1
    11152A-1   8
    ep1 ep1
    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 Twin-flipback cover / without lyricsheet
    SYMBOL/PRICE
    		 X 500YEN
    COMMENTS
    		 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".

    "NIPPON GRAMMOPHON CO., LTD. JAPAN" was printed at outer rim of the label.
    The type-1Label has the "STEREO" under the Polydor logomark.


    #1-5 Here Comes The Beatles (4th. Press "Polydor Red Label Type 2-1 "X ¥500": 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/4th. Press
    FRONT --> Click!
    BACK --> Click!
    SIDE 1 -->Click!
    		 SIDE 2 -->Click! DISK -->Click!
    herecomes ep1_back label label label
    FRONT COVER CLOSE UP BACK COVER CLOSE UP
    ep1 ep1 Catalog number was changed from "SKP-1087" to "KP-1087". ep1
    ep1 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
    ep1 Label type-1 has the "STEREO" under the Polydor logomark, but type-2-1 was missing the word "STEREO" on the label. ep1 "NIPPON GRAMMOPHON CO., LTD. JAPAN" was printed at outer rim.
    LABEL CLOSE UP
    #1-4: 4th. Press
     (=this record)
    		 ep1 "Made in Japan" and "KP 1087" were printed in the white box at the center of the label.
    #1-5: 5th Press
    		 ep1 "Made in Japan" was erased and "KP 1087" was printed at the left part of the center hole.
    LABEL CLOSE UP
    SIDE 1 SIDE 2
    ep1 ep1 Matrix No.
    Side1: 11151A-1   9
    Side2: 11152A-1   9
    OTHER ITEM
    Without lyric sheet

    CATALOG NUMBER KP-1087
    RECORD LABEL
    		 POLYDOR Red Label  type-2-1
    MIX
    		 STEREO-except "Why" and "Cry for a shadow"-simulated stereo
    MATRIX No. Side1 SLKP 1087A   11151A - 1   9
    Side2 SLKP 1087B    11152A - 1   9
    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 Twin-flipback cover / without lyricsheet
    SYMBOL/PRICE
    		 X 500YEN
    COMMENTS
    		 Polydor Red Label type-2-1.
    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".

    "NIPPON GRAMMOPHON CO., LTD. JAPAN" was printed at outer rim of the label.
    The type-1 label has word STEREO" under the Polydor logomark, but type-2-1 was missing the word "STEREO" on the label.
    "Made in Japan" and "KP 1087" were printed in the white box at the center of the label.


    #1-6 Here Comes The Beatles (5th. Press "Polydor Red Label Type 2-2 "X ¥500": 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/5th. Press
    FRONT --> Click!
    BACK --> Click!
    SIDE 1 -->Click!
    		 SIDE 2 -->Click! DISK -->Click!
    herecomes ep1_back label label label
    FRONT COVER CLOSE UP BACK COVER CLOSE UP
    ep1 ep1 Catalog number was changed from "SKP-1087" to "KP-1087". ep1
    ep1 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
    ep1 Label type-1 has the "STEREO" under the Polydor logomark, but type-2-2 was missing the word "STEREO" on the label. ep1 "NIPPON GRAMMOPHON CO., LTD. JAPAN" was printed at outer rim.
    LABEL CLOSE UP
    #1-4: 4th Press
    		 ep1 "Made in Japan" and "KP 1087" were printed in the white box at the center of the label.
    #1-5: 5th Press
    (=this record)
    		 ep1 "Made in Japan" was erased and "KP 1087" was printed at the left part of the center hole.
    LABEL CLOSE UP
    SIDE 1 SIDE 2 Matrix No.
    Side1: 11151A-1   12
    Side2: 11152A-1   12
    ep1 ep1
    OTHER ITEM
    Without lyric sheet

    CATALOG NUMBER KP-1087
    RECORD LABEL
    		 POLYDOR Red Label  type-2-2
    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 Twin-flipback cover / without lyricsheet
    SYMBOL/PRICE
    		 X 500YEN
    COMMENTS
    		 Polydor Red Label type-2-2.
    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".

    "NIPPON GRAMMOPHON CO., LTD. JAPAN" was printed at outer rim of the label.
    Label type-1 has the word "STEREO" under the Polydor logomark, but type-2-2 was missing the word "STEREO" on the label.
    "Made in Japan" was erased and "KP 1087" was printed at the left part of the center hole.


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