The Beatles Japanese Singles Polydor Label / Early Days

Polydor Label #3
"The Beatles Early Days" (Box Set)
[1986]
(Update: 31th. January 2025)

On September 10, 1986, an organization called "The Beatles Record Club", with the cooperation of Polydor, released a reissue box set of nine singles related to The Beatles and Tony Sheridan released by Nippon Gramophone in the 1960s, called "The Beatles Early Days."The record numbers have been redesigned, and the record numbers on the front and back of the covers have also been changed.
The distribution of this box set was limited, and it was mainly sold by mail order through "The Beatles Record Club."
Four singles were involved in the performance of The Beatles.
The singles included in "My Bonnie/The Saints" are reissues of the first and second covers. On the original first cover version, for some reason the lyrics on the back read "The Saints" at the top and "My Bonnie Twist" at the bottom, but on the reissue, it's reversed, with the lyrics for "My Bonnie Twist" on the A-side written on the top.
On the reissues other than the first cover "My Bonnie Twist/The Saints", the original 60s version had a sheet type cover, but the cover has been changed to a sleeve type cover that allows the record to be inserted and removed from the side.
The originals are made up of a standard sleeve and cover sheet. The record labels are very similar to the originals, but the numbers are different.
Be aware that many of these box sets were broken up and the singles sold individually.

The Beatles Early Days (1st. Press: DDI 13021-9)
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CATALOG NUMBER	DDI-13021-9
RELEASE DATE	10th September.1986 / First Press
BOX CASE
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			Catalog No. "DDI-13021-9" was printed at the upper left corner.	Polydor logomark and "LIMITED EDITION" were printed at the upper right corner.
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A box consist of nine re-issued Japanese singles originally issued from Polydor 1963- 1964. It contains a booklet with liner notes written in Japanese. This box was produced in very limited quantity by the Beatles Record Club.
INFORMATION SHEET (Bifold)
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				Catalog No. "DDI-13021-9" was printed at the upper left corner of the sheet.
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SHOP FLYER
FRONT -> Click!	BACK -> Click!	INSIDE -> Click!		With a flyer about the Beatles' collector's shop "GET BACK in Tokyo and Osaka" in the box.

BOOK FLYER
FRONT -> Click!	BACK -> Click!	With a flyer about the book, "The Complete, Illustrated Discography of The Beatles' Records in Japan 1962-1986" in the box. Published by: Shinko Music Publishing Co.,Ltd.

RECORD LABEL	Polydor Red Label (excepted "My Bonnie: Orange scroll label)
MIX	MONO
VINYL COLOR	BLACK
PICTURE SLEEVE TYPE	POCKET TYPE (open-right side / excepted "My Bonne")
CREDIT	Manufactured by Polydor K.K.
BOX DESIGN	Shigeru Ito
PRICE	7000 YEN
COMMENTS	1986 Japanese only Polydor label limited edition box set containing nine 7" vinyl singles featuring My Bonnie, Why, Ain't She Sweet, Just A Little Bit, Swanee River, Jamalaya, Do Re Mi, What'd I Say and bonus: My Bonnie Twist version with German introduction. Each single is housed inside it's own picture sleeve with Japanese biography and English lyrics on reverse and all are housed inside red outer card picture box with 4-page lyric booklet plus a superb Japanese flyer about the box set with all text in Japanese

#1 My Bonnie / The Saints (DDI-13021)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	My Bonnie (Trad./ Sheridan)
	SIDE 2	The Saints (Trad./ Sheridan)
PICTURE SLEEVE (Pocket Style)			SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK --> Click!
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RECORD LABEL		POLYDOR Red label type2-2
CATALOG NUMBER		DDI-13021
PICTURE SLEEVE TYPE		Pocket Style
INNER SLEEVE TYPE		-
MIX		MONO
COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	Manufactured by Polydor K.K. (P) 1961 Polydor International GmbH, Hamburg
	LABEL	MANUFACTURED BY POLYDOR K.K. JAPAN
COMMENTS		Has English-spoken introduction. Both sides is credited to "The Beatles, with Tony Sheridan". On label, look for "JASRAC" logo in the box. *JASRAC: Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers.

#2 Why / Cry For A Shadow (DDI-13022)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Why (Sheridan)
	SIDE 2	Cry For A Shadow (Harrison-Lennon)
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RECORD LABEL		POLYDOR Red label type2-2
CATALOG NUMBER		DDI-13022
PICTURE SLEEVE TYPE		Pocket Style
INNER SLEEVE TYPE		-
MIX		MONO
COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	Manufactured by Polydor K.K. (P) 1961 Polydor International GmbH, Hamburg
	LABEL	MANUFACTURED BY POLYDOR K.K. JAPAN
COMMENTS		Side 1:Credited to "The Beatles, with Tony Sheridan" Side 2:Credited to "The Beatles" On label, look for "JASRAC" logo in the box. *JASRAC: Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers.

#3 Ain't She Sweet / If You Love Me Baby (DDI-13023)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Ain't She Sweet (Ager)
	SIDE 2	If You Love Me Baby (Trad. / Arr. Sheridan)
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RECORD LABEL		POLYDOR Red label type2-2
CATALOG NUMBER		DDI-13023
PICTURE SLEEVE TYPE		Pocket Style
INNER SLEEVE TYPE		-
MIX		MONO
COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	Manufactured by Polydor K.K. (P) 1961 Polydor International GmbH, Hamburg
	LABEL	MANUFACTURED BY POLYDOR K.K. JAPAN
COMMENTS		Side 1:Credited to"The Beatles" Side 2:Credited to"The Beatles with Tony Sheridan" On label, look for "JASRAC" logo in the box. *JASRAC: Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers.

#4 Just A Little Bit / Skinny Minny (DDI-13024)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Just A Little Bit (McCokle-Moore-Kinney)
	SIDE 2	Skinny Minny (Haley-Keefer-Cobler-Cafra)
PICTURE SLEEVE (Pocket Style)			SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK --> Click!
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RECORD LABEL		POLYDOR Red label type2-2
CATALOG NUMBER		DDI-13024
PICTURE SLEEVE TYPE		Pocket Style
INNER SLEEVE TYPE		-
MIX		MONO
COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	Manufactured by Polydor K.K.
	LABEL	MANUFACTURED BY POLYDOR K.K. JAPAN
COMMENTS		Side 1:Credited to"Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers" Side 2:Credited to"Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers" On label, look for "JASRAC" logo in the box. *JASRAC: Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers.

#5 Swanee River / You Are My Sunshine (DDI-13025)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Swanee River (Arr. & Ad. Bone)
	SIDE 2	You Are My Sunshine (Davis-Mitchell)
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RECORD LABEL		POLYDOR Red label type2-2
CATALOG NUMBER		DDI-13025
PICTURE SLEEVE TYPE		Pocket Style
INNER SLEEVE TYPE		-
MIX		MONO
COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	Manufactured by Polydor K.K.
	LABEL	MANUFACTURED BY POLYDOR K.K. JAPAN
COMMENTS		Side 1:Credited to"Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers" Side 2:Credited to"Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers" On label, look for "JASRAC" logo in the box. *JASRAC: Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers.

#6 Jambalaya / Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (DDI-13026)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Jambalaya (Williams)
	SIDE 2	Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (Gofin-King)
PICTURE SLEEVE (Pocket Style)			SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK --> Click!
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RECORD LABEL		POLYDOR Red label type2-2
CATALOG NUMBER		DDI-13026
PICTURE SLEEVE TYPE		Pocket Style
INNER SLEEVE TYPE		-
MIX		MONO
COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	Manufactured by Polydor K.K.
	LABEL	MANUFACTURED BY POLYDOR K.K. JAPAN
COMMENTS		Side 1:Credited to"Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers" Side 2:Credited to"Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers" On label, look for "JASRAC" logo in the box. *JASRAC: Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers.

#7 Do-Re-Mi / My Babe (DDI-13027)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Do-Re-Mi (Robinson-King)
	SIDE 2	My Babe (Dixon-Stone)
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RECORD LABEL		POLYDOR Red label type2-2
CATALOG NUMBER		DDI-13027
PICTURE SLEEVE TYPE		Pocket Style
INNER SLEEVE TYPE		-
MIX		MONO
COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	Manufactured by Polydor K.K.
	LABEL	MANUFACTURED BY POLYDOR K.K. JAPAN
COMMENTS		Side 1:Credited to"Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers" Side 2:Credited to"Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers" On label, look for "JASRAC" logo in the box. *JASRAC: Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers.

#8 What'd I Say / Kansas City (DDI-13028)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	What'd I Say (Charles)
	SIDE 2	Kansas City (Stoller-Leiber)
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RECORD LABEL		POLYDOR Red label type2-2
CATALOG NUMBER		DDI-13028
PICTURE SLEEVE TYPE		Pocket Style
INNER SLEEVE TYPE		-
MIX		MONO
COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	Manufactured by Polydor K.K. (P) 1961 Polydor International GmbH, Hamburg
	LABEL	MANUFACTURED BY POLYDOR K.K. JAPAN
COMMENTS		Side 1:Credited to"The Beatles with Tony Sheridan" Side 2:Credited to"The Beatles with Tony Sheridan" On label, look for "JASRAC" logo in the box. *JASRAC: Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers.

#9 My Bonnie Twist / The Saints (Bonus Record: DDI-13029)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	My Bonnie Twist (Trad./ Sheridan)
	SIDE 2	The Saints (Trad./ Sheridan)
LYRIC SHEET (Slip Sheet)			SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK --> Click!
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		"Manufactured by Polydor K.K." was printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.		"JASRAC" logomark in the box was printed on the label. "POLYDOR K.K. JAPAN" was printed at the outer rim.
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RECORD LABEL		POLYDOR Orange Scroll label type2
CATALOG NUMBER		DDI-13029
LYRIC SHEET TYPE		Slip Sheet
INNER SLEEVE TYPE		POLYDOR type 2
MIX		MONO
COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	Manufactured by Polydor K.K. (P) 1961 Polydor International GmbH, Hamburg
	LABEL	POLYDOR K.K. JAPAN
COMMENTS		Bonus Record. Both sides credited to "Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers". Has a German-spoken introduction. On label, look for "JASRAC" logo in the box. *JASRAC: Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers.