The Beatles U.K. LP Mono/Parlo#2

Mono Version
Parlophone Label #2
(Update: 8th. December 2011)

PARLOPHONE Original Inner Sleeve

INDEX

BEATLES FOR SALE
HELP!
RUBBER SOUL

Notice* Click the label of each photo, so you can see the large picture image.

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TITLE	BEATLES FOR SALE
RELEASE DATE	4th December.1964/First Press
FRONT	BACK	LABEL --> Click!	DISK

INSIDE		LABEL CLOSE UP	INNER SLEEVE

		The artist's name "THE BEATLES" is small.
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TRACK LISTING		CATALOG NUMBER
SIDE 1	SIDE 2	PMC 1240
No reply I'm a loser Baby's in black Rock and roll music I'll follow the sun Mr. Moonlight Kansas City--Hey, hey, hey, hey	Eight days a week Words of love Honey don't Every little thing I don't want to spoil the party What you're doing Everybody's trying to be my baby
		LABEL
		YELLOW PARLOPHONE

		MIX
		MONO

		VINYL COLOR
		BLACK
PRODUCER	George Martin
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES	Photo: Robert Freeman / Notes: Derek Taylor
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD.
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."	YES
COVER FORM	Gatefold type. Two flaps inside of the gatefold cover, through it hadn't the flaps outside.
PRINTER CREDIT	No Credit
COMMENTS	Black/yellow Parlophone label with silver print: the name "THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD., ..." on the outer rim, the "SOLD IN U.K. ...." remark, and the "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1964" statement. The LP cover is a gatefold, with both front and back covers laminated, but the entire cover is one whole piece of material, connected on the inside-right cover by the laminated fold over flaps. To remove the disk from the cover, you have to open the gatefold and slide the disk out from the left. These copies mistitled the track "Kansas City--Hey, hey, hey, hey" as "Kansas City" on back cover and label.

#5-1 Help! (1st. Press "Sans Serif Type": PMC 1255)
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TITLE		HELP!
CATALOG NUMBER		PMC 1255
RELEASE DATE		6th August.1965/First Press
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		Help!		Act Naturally
		The Night Before		It's Only Love
		You've Got To Hide Your Love Away		You Like Me Too Much
		I Need You		Tell Me What You See
		Another Girl		I've Just Seen A Face
		You're Going To Lose That Girl		Yesterday
		Ticket To Ride		Dizzy Miss Lizzy
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK

INNER SLEEVE		FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
					The word "mono" at the upper right of the front cover is "middle" and outline type. "TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." was printed under the Parlophone logomark.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
		Wrap-around cover. Round-cut corner. Catalog No. "PMC 1255" was printed on upper right corner of the back cover.			"TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." was printed under the Parlophone logomark. "USE NEW EMITEX" record cleaner information was printed on the back cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
				"Help!" mono pressing has a sleeve made by "Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd." only (maybe)
LABEL CLOSE UP
			"THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)" was printed at the perimeter. "(P) 1965" statement was printed on the label. Tax code "K and T" letters were embossed.
				"SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS." statement was printed at the center of the label.
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 2			Side 2: The publishing credit for "Act Naturally" says "Lark Mus." Later pressing was changed to "Lark Music." The top of the 3rd. line started the words "Northern Songs. NCB."	SIDE 1	SIDE 2

				Matrix No. is Side-1: XEX 549 - 2 Side-2: XEX 550 - 2
LABEL CLOSE UP
Type-1) =this record Sans serif type		Type-2) Roman type-1	Type-3) Roman type-2	There are at least three subtypes which feature differences in printing type in the song title and artist name. 1) One of them was printed in the "Sans Serif" type. 2) The remainder were printed in the "Roman" type, but there were two kind of labels. One of them was printed the name of "THE BEATLES", on the lower portion of labels, in "Roman" type as well. 3) Another one was printed the name of "THE BEATLES" in "Sans Serif" type.

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LABEL		Yellow Parlophone Type-6-1
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	XEX 549 - 2
	SIDE 2	XEX 550 - 2
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		YES
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT		(P) 1965
COVER FORM		Single type. Wrap-around cover / Round-cut corner
THE SIZE OF THE "mono" PRINT		Middle / Outline
PRINTER CREDIT		6509 Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending PMC 1255 PCS 3071
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Robert Freeman
INNER SLEEVE		Tracing-rice-paper-lined “Use Emitex” die-cut sleeve
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		Black and Yellow Parlophone label with silver print: the name "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD.(capital letter)" on the outer rim, the "SOLD IN U.K." remark, and the "(P) 1965" statement. Beginning in 1964, Parlophone (and all the other EMI companies) began printing a phrase in the centers of all their singles, EP's and LP's, which said: SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS. This notice appears on the labels of every UK market EMI product, from very early 1964, right through mid-1969. On 1st July 1965, EMI underwent a merger and each individual ceased to be a L.T.D. company and became a subsudialy of "The Gramophone Co. Ltd." which was owned by EMI. This merger meant yet another label change occurred and previous "Parlophone Co. Ltd." rims where replaced with the new "Gramophone" rims. Sleeves for "Help! (mono)" did only one London’s of printing house: Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. (maybe) The word "mono", on upper right of the front cover, is medium size and outline type. Side 2: The publishing credit for "Act Naturally" says "Lark Mus." Later pressing was changed to "Lark Music". The top of the 3rd. line started the words "Northern Songs. NCB."

#5-2 Help! (2nd. Press "Lark Music Type": PMC 1255)
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#5-3 Help! (3rd. Press "without SOLD IN U.K.": PMC 1255)
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TITLE		HELP!
CATALOG NUMBER		PMC 1255
RELEASE DATE		1969/Third Press
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		Help!		Act Naturally
		The Night Before		It's Only Love
		You've Got To Hide Your Love Away		You Like Me Too Much
		I Need You		Tell Me What You See
		Another Girl		I've Just Seen A Face
		You're Going To Lose That Girl		Yesterday
		Ticket To Ride		Dizzy Miss Lizzy
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK

INNER SLEEVE		FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
					The word "mono" at the upper right of the front cover is "middle" and outline type. "TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." was printed under the Parlophone logomark.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
		Wrap-around cover. Round-cut corner. Catalog No. "PMC 1255" was printed on upper right corner of the back cover.
			"Help!" mono pressing has a sleeve made by "Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd." only (maybe)
LABEL CLOSE UP
			THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)" was printed at the perimeter. ""THE (P) 1965" statement was printed on the label. Tax code was not embossed.
				"SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS." statement was removed at the center of the label.
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 2			Side 2: The publishing credit for "Act Naturally" changed to "Lark Music."	SIDE 1	SIDE 2

				Matrix No. is Side-1: XEX 549 - 2 Side-2: XEX 550 - 2
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL		Yellow Parlophone Type-7-1
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	XEX 549 - 2
	SIDE 2	XEX 550 - 2
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		-
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT		(P) 1965
COVER FORM		Single type. Wrap-around cover / Round-cut corner
THE SIZE OF THE "mono" PRINT		Middle / Outline
PRINTER CREDIT		6509 Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending PMC 1255 PCS 3071
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Robert Freeman
INNER SLEEVE		Sepia "LP Advertising" Inner sleeve
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		Black and Yellow Parlophone label with silver print: the name "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD.(capital letter)" on the outer rim and the "(P) 1965" statement. The "SOLD IN U.K." text was removed from the label. Sleeves for "Help! (mono)" did only one London’s of printing house: Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. (maybe) The word "mono", on upper right of the front cover, is medium size and outline type. Side 2: The publishing credit for "Act Naturally" changed to "Lark Music."

#5-4 Help! (1981 Press: PMC 1255)
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TITLE		HELP!
CATALOG NUMBER		PMC 1255
RELEASE DATE		1981
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		Help!		Act Naturally
		The Night Before		It's Only Love
		You've Got To Hide Your Love Away		You Like Me Too Much
		I Need You		Tell Me What You See
		Another Girl		I've Just Seen A Face
		You're Going To Lose That Girl		Yesterday
		Ticket To Ride		Dizzy Miss Lizzy
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK

INNER SLEEVE		FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
					The word "mono" at the upper right of the front cover is "middle" and outline type. "TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." was printed under the Parlophone logomark.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
		Full vinyl-coated cover, both sides of the cover are coated with thin vinyl film. Catalog No. "PMC 1255" was printed on upper right corner of the back cover.
			"Help!" 1981 pressing has a sleeve made by "Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd." only.
LABEL CLOSE UP
			The credit "ALL RIGHTS OF THE PRODUCER... (capital letter)" was printed at the perimeter. The "(P)-1965" statement was printed at the left part of the label. This label has a credit of the record company's name combined with the name of the nation, "MANUFACTURED IN THE UK BY EMI RECORDS LIMITED".
					The letter "MONO" was added at the right upper place of the label.
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 2			Side 2: The publishing credit for "Act Naturally" changed to "Lark Mus. Ltd." The publishing credit for "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" changed to "ATV Mus. Ltd."	SIDE 1	SIDE 2

				Matrix No. is Side-1: XEX 549 - 3 Side-2: XEX 550 - 2
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL		Yellow Parlophone Type-8
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	XEX 549 - 3
	SIDE 2	XEX 550 - 2
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		EMI RECORDS LIMITED (capital letter)
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		-
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT		(P) 1965
COVER FORM		Single type. Full vinyl-coated cover.
THE SIZE OF THE "mono" PRINT		Middle / Outline
PRINTER CREDIT		Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. PMC 1255 PCS 3071
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Robert Freeman
INNER SLEEVE		White paper sleeve "IMPORTANT NOTICE in rectangle box" type-3
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		Black and yellow Parlophone label with silver print: This is the reissued label in 1981, which has a credit of the record company's name combined with the name of the nation, "MANUFACTURED IN THE UK BY EMI RECORDS LIMITED". The letter "MONO" was added at the right upper place of the label. This issue has a sleeve made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Side 2: The publishing credit for "Act Naturally" changed to "Lark Mus. Ltd." The publishing credit for "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" changed to "ATV Mus. Ltd."

#6-1 Rubber Soul (1st. Press "matrix-1/1 Loud Cut": PMC 1267)
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TITLE		Rubber Soul
CATALOG NUMBER		PMC 1267
RELEASE DATE		3rd December.1965/First Press
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		Drive My Car		What Goes On
		Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)		Girl
		You Won't See Me		I'm Looking Through You
		Nowhere Man		In My Life
		Think For Yourself		Wait
		The Word		If I Needed Someone
		Michelle		Run For Your Life
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK

INNER SLEEVE		FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
				The mono covers were manufactured by G & L or Ernest J. Day. G & L sleeve has the words "TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." under the Parlophone logomark, but E. J. Day have not. In the original photo taken for the cover, there is a loose thread on right shoulder of John's jacket. This was airbrushed out on most covers in the U.K. Some countries did not alter the photo (ex. Mexico)
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
			Wrap-around cover. Round-cut corner. Catalog No. "PMC 1267" and the word "mono" were printed on upper right corner of the back cover.		"TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." was printed under the Parlophone logomark.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
				Printer name credit: "6512 LL Printed and made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd., London PMC 1267 PCS 3075"
LABEL CLOSE UP
			"THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)" was printed at the perimeter. "(P) 1965" statement was printed on the label. Tax code "K and T" letters were embossed.
				"SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS." statement was printed at the center of the label.
LABEL CLOSE UP
#6-1: Sans Serif type (=this record)		Roman type	There are at least two subtypes which feature differences in printing type in the song title and artist name. 1) One of them was printed in the "Sans Serif" type. 2) The remainder were printed in the "Roman" type.	SIDE 1	SIDE 2

				Matrix No. is Side-1: XEX 579 - 1 Side-2: XEX 580 - 1
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL		Yellow Parlophone Type-6-1
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	XEX 579 - 1
	SIDE 2	XEX 580 - 1
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		YES
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT		(P) 1965
COVER FORM		Single type. Wrap-around cover / Round-cut corner
THE SIZE OF THE "mono" PRINT		None
PRINTER CREDIT		6512 LL Printed and made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd., London PMC 1267 PCS 3075
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Robert Freeman
INNER SLEEVE		Tracing-rice-paper-lined “Use Emitex” die-cut sleeve
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		Black and Yellow Parlophone label with silver print: the name "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD.(capital letter)" on the outer rim, the "SOLD IN U.K." remark, and the "(P) 1965" statement. Beginning in 1964, Parlophone (and all the other EMI companies) began printing a phrase in the centers of all their singles, EP's and LP's, which said: SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS. This notice appears on the labels of every UK market EMI product, from very early 1964, right through mid-1969. On 1st July 1965, EMI underwent a merger and each individual ceased to be a L.T.D. company and became a subsudialy of "The Gramophone Co. Ltd." which was owned by EMI. This merger meant yet another label change occurred and previous "Parlophone Co. Ltd." rims where replaced with the new "Gramophone" rims. Sleeves for "Rubber Soul (mono)" did two London’s of printing house: Ernest J. Day & Co Ltd. and Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. This issue has a sleeve made by Ernest J. Day. The matrix"-1 (one)" cuttings of the mono UK "Rubber Soul" are reported to be different from subsequent versions (so-called "Loud Cut"), in that after they were issued, the EMI cutting engineers were requested to cut down on the bass, since early buyers complained of skipping needles due to mistracking. Early first-pressing copies were pressed with loud mixing version (whose inner groove says XEX.579-1 and XEX.580-1). The common issue were pressed with normal mixing version (whose inner groove says XEX. 579-4 and 580-4).

#6-2 Rubber Soul (2nd. Press "matrix-4/4": PMC 1267)
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TITLE		Rubber Soul
CATALOG NUMBER		PMC 1267
RELEASE DATE		1965/Second Press
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		Drive My Car		What Goes On
		Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)		Girl
		You Won't See Me		I'm Looking Through You
		Nowhere Man		In My Life
		Think For Yourself		Wait
		The Word		If I Needed Someone
		Michelle		Run For Your Life
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK

INNER SLEEVE		FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
		#6-1 Ernest. J. Day	#6-2 Garrod & Lofthouse	The mono covers were manufactured by G & L or Ernest J. Day. G & L sleeve has the words "TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." under the Parlophone logomark, but E. J. Day have not. In the original photo taken for the cover, there is a loose thread on right shoulder of John's jacket. This was airbrushed out on most covers in the U.K. Some countries did not alter the photo (ex. Mexico)

BACK COVER CLOSE UP
			Wrap-around cover. Round-cut corner. Catalog No. "PMC 1267" and the word "mono" were printed on upper right corner of the back cover.		"TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." was printed under the Parlophone logomark.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
				Printer name credit: "12 LL Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending PMC 1267 PCS 3075"
LABEL CLOSE UP
			"THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)" was printed at the perimeter. "(P) 1965" statement was printed on the label. Tax code "K and T" letters were embossed.
				"SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS." statement was printed at the center of the label.
LABEL CLOSE UP
#6-2: Roman type (=this record)		Sans Serif type	There are at least two subtypes which feature differences in printing type in the song title and artist name. 1) One of them was printed in the "Roman" type. 2) The remainder were printed in the "Sans Serif" type.	SIDE 1	SIDE 2

				Matrix No. is Side-1: XEX 579 - 4 Side-2: XEX 580 - 4
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL		Yellow Parlophone Type-6-1
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	XEX 579 - 4
	SIDE 2	XEX 580 - 4
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		YES
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT		(P) 1965
COVER FORM		Single type. Wrap-around cover / Round-cut corner
THE SIZE OF THE "mono" PRINT		None
PRINTER CREDIT		12 LL Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending PMC 1267 PCS 3075
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Robert Freeman
INNER SLEEVE		Tracing-rice-paper-lined “Use Emitex” die-cut sleeve
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		Black and Yellow Parlophone label with silver print: the name "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD.(capital letter)" on the outer rim, the "SOLD IN U.K." remark, and the "(P) 1965" statement. Sleeves for "Rubber Soul (mono)" did two London’s of printing house: Ernest J. Day & Co Ltd. and Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. This issue has a sleeve made by Garrod & Lofthouse. The matrix"-1 (one)" cuttings of the mono UK "Rubber Soul" are reported to be different from subsequent versions (so-called "Loud Cut"), in that after they were issued, the EMI cutting engineers were requested to cut down on the bass, since early buyers complained of skipping needles due to mistracking. Early first-pressing copies were pressed with loud mixing version (whose inner groove says XEX.579-1 and XEX.580-1). The common issue were pressed with normal mixing version (whose inner groove says XEX. 579-4 and 580-4).