The Beatles U.K. LP Compilation (1970's Released)

Parlophone Label: Compilation Albums
#23. The Beatles "Rarities" (PCM 1001)
(Update: 28th. March 2017)

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#23-1 Silver Parlophone / 2 EMI Marks / EMI RECORDS LTD rim
#23-2 Silver Parlophone / 2 EMI Marks / ALL RIGHTS rim

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#23-1 The Beatles "Rarities" (1st. Press "2 EMI Marks / EMI RECORDS rim": PCM 1001)
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TITLE		The Beatles "Rarities"
CATALOG NUMBER		PCM 1001
RELEASE DATE		29th. October 1979 / First Press
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		Across The Universe		Rain (mono)
		Yes It Is (mono)		She's A Woman (mono)
		This Boy (mono)		Matchbox (mono)
		The Inner Light (mono)		I Call Your Name (mono)
		I'll Get You		Bad Boy
		Thank You Girl (mono)		Slow Down (mono)
		Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand (I Want To Hold Your Hand)		I'm Down
		You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)		Long Tall Sally (mono)
		Sie liebt dich (She Loves You)
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK

INNER SLEEVE			BACK COVER CLOSE UP
					Catalog No. "PCM 1001" was printed in gold at the upper right corner. "EMI Records Ltd." was printed at the bottom of the back cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
		"Parlophone" logo mark and the phrase "Available on Cassette" were printed in gold at the bottom of the back cover.
			Printer's credit "Printed and made in Great Britain by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd." was printed in gold running vertically along the lower right side of the back cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
			Research for the LP was done by Mike Heatley, track listings were by Colin Miles and the liner notes were by Hugh Fielder of the British pop weekly, Sounds.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					This label have two "EMI" marks, which are white with black print (reversed). "EMI RECORDS LTD…" printed at the start perimeter print.
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			"(P) EMI Records Ltd." credit was printed at the right side of the center hole.
				“Made In GT. Britain” was printed in uppercase at the end of the perimeter print.
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL		Black/white Parlophone label with silver print Type-3
MIX		Only four of the 17 tracks are in STEREO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	SPSLP 261 A-1 YEX 991-1
	SIDE 2	SPSLP 261 B-2 YEX 992-2 HTM (hand etched)
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		EMI Records Ltd.
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K."		-
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT		(P) 1963 1965 1968 1969 1970
COVER FORM		Single type. non laminated cover.
PRINTER CREDIT		Printed and made in Great Britain by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Research for the LP was done by Mike Heatley, track listings were by Colin Miles. Liner notes: Hugh Fielder of the British pop weekly, Sounds
INNER SLEEVE		White paper sleeve "IMPORTANT NOTICE in rectangle box" Type-2-1
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		The Beatles "Rarities" (Parlophone PSLP 261): Release December 15, 1978. Originally included as a free addition to the 1978 boxed set, The Beatles Collection (blue box). All free additions have a dark blue sleeves with gold text on both sides. Besides the sleeve has the banner “Sampler Album Not For Sale” in the upper left corner on the back and catalog number PSLP 261. All additions have white paper EMI custom inner sleeves. The Beatles "Rarities", (Parlophone PCM 1001): Release October 29, 1979. This album was issued separately in 1979 after EMI had received complaints that the only way of obtaining this free album was to pay for the box and its duplicate copies of Beatles albums. The album has a dark blue sleeve with big note on the back side and catalog number PCM 1001. All editions have white paper EMI custom inner sleeves. 1st. pressing / 29th. October 1979: Black label with 2 white-black EMI logos and silver print. "EMI RECORDS LTD. ..." printed at the start perimeter print and "MADE IN GT BRITAIN" printed at the end of the perimeter print. Matrix numbers: Side-1: SPSLP 261 A-1 YEX 991-1 Side-2: SPSLP 261 B-2 YEX 992-2 2nd. pressing / October 1981: Black label with 2 white-black EMI logos and silver print. "ALL RIGHTS OF THE PRODUCER…" printed at the start perimeter print. Importantly, around the 11 O'clock position in the rimtext the wording is: "…UNAUTHORISED PUBLIC PERFORMANCE, BROADCASTING, COPYING AND HIRING…". Instead, added "MANUFACTURED IN THE UK BY EMI RECORDS LIMITED" text at the end of the perimeter print. Matrix numbers: Side-1: SPSLP 261 A-1 YEX 991-1, YEX 991-2 or -3 Side-2: SPSLP 261 B-2 YEX 992-2, YEX 992-3 or -4. Only rare tracks are “Across The Univers”, previously available only on the now-deleted charity album No One’s Gonna Change Our World, and the German-language version of “She Loves You” and “I Want To Hold Your Hand”, previously unavailable in Britain. In fact eight of the 17 tracks were previously available: “Long Tall Sally”, “I Call Your Name”, “Slow Down”, “Matchbox” and “I’m Down” are on the Rock And Roll Music album; “Yes It Is” and “This Boy” on Love Songs; and “Rain” on the Hey Jude album. Only four of the 17 tracks “Across The Universe”, “Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand”, “Sie Liebt Dich”, and “Bad Boy”, are in stereo.

#23-2 The Beatles "Rarities" (2nd. Press "2 EMI Marks / ALL RIGHTS rim": PCM 1001)
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TITLE		The Beatles "Rarities"
CATALOG NUMBER		PCM 1001
RELEASE DATE		1981 / Second Press (First Press: 29th. October 1979)
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		Across The Universe		Rain (mono)
		Yes It Is (mono)		She's A Woman (mono)
		This Boy (mono)		Matchbox (mono)
		The Inner Light (mono)		I Call Your Name (mono)
		I'll Get You		Bad Boy
		Thank You Girl (mono)		Slow Down (mono)
		Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand (I Want To Hold Your Hand)		I'm Down
		You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)		Long Tall Sally (mono)
		Sie liebt dich (She Loves You)
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK

INNER SLEEVE				BACK COVER CLOSE UP
					Catalog No. "PCM 1001" was printed in gold at the upper right corner.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
		"Parlophone" logo mark and the phrase "Available on Cassette" were printed in gold at the bottom of the back cover.
			Printer's credit "Printed and made in Great Britain by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd." was printed in gold running vertically along the lower right side of the back cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
			Research for the LP was done by Mike Heatley, track listings were by Colin Miles and the liner notes were by Hugh Fielder of the British pop weekly, Sounds.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					This label have two "EMI" marks, which are white with black print (reversed). "ALL RIGHTS OF THE PRODUCER…" printed at the start perimeter print.
LABEL CLOSE UP

				Importantly, around the 11 o'clock position in the rimtext the wording is: "...UNAUTHORISED PUBLIC PERFORMANCE, BROADCASTING, COPYING AND HIRING…". Added “MANUFACTURED IN THE UK BY EMI RECORDS LIMITED” text at the end of the perimeter print.
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL		Black/white Parlophone label with silver print Type-5
MIX		Only four of the 17 tracks are in STEREO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	SPSLP 261 A-1 YEX 991-1
	SIDE 2	SPSLP 261 B-2 YEX 992-2 HTM (hand etched)
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		EMI Records Ltd.
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K."		-
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT		(P) 1963 1965 1968 1969 1970
COVER FORM		Single type. non laminated cover.
PRINTER CREDIT		Printed and made in Great Britain by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Research for the LP was done by Mike Heatley, track listings were by Colin Miles. Liner notes: Hugh Fielder of the British pop weekly, Sounds
INNER SLEEVE		White paper sleeve "IMPORTANT NOTICE in rectangle box" Type-3
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		The Beatles "Rarities" (Parlophone PSLP 261): Release December 15, 1978. Originally included as a free addition to the 1978 boxed set, The Beatles Collection (blue box). All free additions have a dark blue sleeves with gold text on both sides. Besides the sleeve has the banner “Sampler Album Not For Sale” in the upper left corner on the back and catalog number PSLP 261. All additions have white paper EMI custom inner sleeves. The Beatles "Rarities", (Parlophone PCM 1001): Release October 29, 1979. This album was issued separately in 1979 after EMI had received complaints that the only way of obtaining this free album was to pay for the box and its duplicate copies of Beatles albums. The album has a dark blue sleeve with big note on the back side and catalog number PCM 1001. All editions have white paper EMI custom inner sleeves. 1st. pressing / 29th. October 1979: Black label with 2 white-black EMI logos and silver print. "EMI RECORDS LTD. ..." printed at the start perimeter print and "MADE IN GT BRITAIN" printed at the end of the perimeter print. Matrix numbers: Side-1: SPSLP 261 A-1 YEX 991-1 Side-2: SPSLP 261 B-2 YEX 992-2 2nd. pressing / October 1981: Black label with 2 white-black EMI logos and silver print. "ALL RIGHTS OF THE PRODUCER…" printed at the start perimeter print. Importantly, around the 11 O'clock position in the rimtext the wording is: "…UNAUTHORISED PUBLIC PERFORMANCE, BROADCASTING, COPYING AND HIRING…". Instead, added "MANUFACTURED IN THE UK BY EMI RECORDS LIMITED" text at the end of the perimeter print. Matrix numbers: Side-1: SPSLP 261 A-1 YEX 991-1, YEX 991-2 or -3 Side-2: SPSLP 261 B-2 YEX 992-2, YEX 992-3 or -4. Only rare tracks are “Across The Univers”, previously available only on the now-deleted charity album No One’s Gonna Change Our World, and the German-language version of “She Loves You” and “I Want To Hold Your Hand”, previously unavailable in Britain. In fact eight of the 17 tracks were previously available: “Long Tall Sally”, “I Call Your Name”, “Slow Down”, “Matchbox” and “I’m Down” are on the Rock And Roll Music album; “Yes It Is” and “This Boy” on Love Songs; and “Rain” on the Hey Jude album. Only four of the 17 tracks “Across The Universe”, “Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand”, “Sie Liebt Dich”, and “Bad Boy”, are in stereo.