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#01 Four By The Beatles (EAP-1-2121)
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#1-1 Four By The Beatles (1st. Press "East Coast (Scranton) Press": EAP-1-2121)
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TITLE
 FOUR BY THE BEATLES
TRACK LISTING
SIDE 1
 Roll over Beethoven (Chuck Berry)
All my loving (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)
SIDE 2
 This boy (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)
Please Mister Postman (Holland)
RELEASE DATE
 11th May. 1964/First Press
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four-by sleeve label label label
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sleeve The upper portion of the jacket has a Capitol logo and "Produced by GEORGE MARTIN" in white. sleeve Capitol did not use its familiar swirl label for the EP, but rather pressed the records with solid green or blue labels with all information in silver print.
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sleeve The East Coast pressings: the word "RECORDS" was not printed  below the Capitol logo. sleeve sleeve Catalogue number and master number were printed at the right side of the center hole.
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE-1 SIDE-2 The East Coast pressings: have blue labels with left justified song titles and songwriter's credits. "MFD. BY CAPITOL RECORDS. INC. U.S.A." and Capitol logo were printed at the outer rim.
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CATALOG NUMBER EAP 1-2121
LABEL
 Capitol: Blue label
MIX MONO
PRESS FACTORY
 Keystone Printed Specialities Co., Inc. of Scranton, Pennsylvania
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 F1 - 2121 - F5      ("AIM" mark)
SIDE 2 F2 - 2121 - F3      ("AIM" mark)
VINYL COLOR
 BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME
 MFD. BY CAPITOL RECORDS. INC., U.S.A.
CENTER
 Full size center hole
PUBLISHER'S NAME
 SIDE 1 -
SIDE 2 -
PRODUCER George Martin
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Photo: Dezo Hoffman
COMMENTS
 Capitol's first Beatles' EP was released on 11th May 1964. It was titled "Four By The Beatles" and featured the four songs.
The EP issued in a cardboard jacket, that features a light - orange - tinted Dezo Hoffman portrait of the group taken at the same April, 1963, photo session as the classic picture used on the sleeve for the "I Want To Hold Your Hand" single.
The upper portion of the jacket has a Capitol logo and "Produced by GEORGE MARTIN" in white. The front and back covers  are identical.

Capitol did not use its familiar swirl label for the EP, but rather pressed the records with solid green or blue labels with all information in silver print.
The East Coast pressings: have blue labels with left justified song titles and songwriter's credits.
The West Coast pressings: have green labels with centered song titles and centered writer's credits. In addition, the word "RECORDS" appears below the Capitol logo.


#1-2 Four By The Beatles (1st. Press "West Coast (L.A.) Press": EAP-1-2121)
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TITLE
 FOUR BY THE BEATLES
TRACK LISTING
SIDE 1
 Roll over Beethoven (Chuck Berry)
All my loving (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)
SIDE 2
 This boy (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)
Please Mister Postman (Holland)
RELEASE DATE
 11th May. 1964/First Press
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BACK -->Click!
SIDE 1 -->Click!
SIDE 2 -->Click!
 DISK -->Click!
four-by sleeve label label label
FRONT COVER CLOSE UP LABEL CLOSE UP
sleeve The upper portion of the jacket has a Capitol logo and "Produced by GEORGE MARTIN" in white. sleeve Capitol did not use its familiar swirl label for the EP, but rather pressed the records with solid green or blue labels with all information in silver print.
LABEL CLOSE UP
sleeve The West Coast pressings: have green labels with centered song titles and centered writer's credits. In addition, the word "RECORDS" appears below the Capitol logo.
 sleeve sleeve Catalogue number and master number were printed at the right side of the center hole.
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE-1 SIDE-2 The West Coast pressings: have green labels with centered song titles and centered writer's credits. "MFD. BY CAPITOL RECORDS. INC. U.S.A." and Capitol logo were printed at the outer rim.
sleeve sleeve
OTHER ITEM
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CATALOG NUMBER EAP 1-2121
RECORD LABEL
 Capitol: Blue label
MIX
 MONO
PRESS FACTORY
 Bert-Co Enterprises of Los Angeles, California
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 EAP-1-2121-F-1'    (hand etched)    *  (machine stamped)
SIDE 2 EAP-2-2121-F-1'    (hand etched)    *  (machine stamped)
VINYL COLOR
 BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME
 MFD. BY CAPITOL RECORDS. INC., U.S.A.
CENTER
 Full size center hole
PUBLISHER'S NAME
 SIDE 1 -
SIDE 2 -
PRODUCER George Martin
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Photo: Dezo Hoffman
COMMENTS
 Capitol's first Beatles' EP was released on 11th May 1964. It was titled "Four By The Beatles" and featured the four songs.
The EP issued in a cardboard jacket, that features a light - orange - tinted Dezo Hoffman portrait of the group taken at the same April, 1963, photo session as the classic picture used on the sleeve for the "I Want To Hold Your Hand" single.
The upper portion of the jacket has a Capitol logo and "Produced by GEORGE MARTIN" in white. The front and back covers  are identical.

Capitol did not use its familiar swirl label for the EP, but rather pressed the records with solid green or blue labels with all information in silver print.
The East Coast pressings: have blue labels with left justified song titles and songwriter's credits.
The West Coast pressings: have green labels with centered song titles and centered writer's credits. In addition, the word "RECORDS" appears below the Capitol logo.


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