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Polydor Records
The Beatles In The Beginning (Circa 1960) (24-4504)
(Update: 16th. November 2024)

Original sleeve

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#1-1 Red Label with "Circa 1960" / Gatefold Cover/ Columbia Press
#1-2 Red Label without "Circa 1960" / Gatefold Cover
#1-3 1984 Reissue Red Label / Single Cover

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#1-1 The Beatles - Circa 1960 In The Beginning Featuring - Tony Sheridan (1st. Press: with "Circa 1960" on the Label / Gatefold Cover / Columbia Press" 24-4504)
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TITLE		THE BEATLES - CIRA 1960 IN THE BEGINNING Featuring - Tony Sheridan
CATALOG NUMBER		24-4504
RELEASE DATE		4th. May 1970 / First Press
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		Ain't She Sweet 2:10		Sweet Georgia Brown 2:03
		Cry For A Shadow 2:22		The Saints (The Saints Go Marching In) 3:19
		Let's Dance 2:32		Ruby Baby 2:48
		My Bonnie 2:04		Why 2:55
		Take Out Some Insurance On Me Baby 2:52		Nobody's Child 3:52
		What'd I Say 2:37		Ya Ya 2:48
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					Plain white inner sleeve.
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		Polydor red and black logo mark was printed at the lower right corner of the front cover.		Catalog No. and Polydor logo mark were printed at the upper right corner of the inside of the cover.
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					The inside left panel contains liner notes by Tony Sheridan. The inside right panel features detailed track listings and three black and white photographs.
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					The lower left corner of the back cover erroneously states that the album was "Previously released as SE-4215 (MGM)".
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The back cover has the same George Harrison quote that appeared on the Canadian jacket, but the text is considerably larger. The quote is preceeded at the top with a consumer warning: "The release of this album is justified by the enormous influence the Beatles have had on contemporary pop music. Many record collectors will be curious about their earliest recording dates, others will find this album a bummer. In any event, here is an album that takes its place alongside the large body of Beatles recordings.
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				The first pressing of the disc has the number 24-4504 and "The Beatles -Cira 1960 In The Beginning Featuring Tony Sheridan" on the labels. Columbia Press: has SIDE 1 and SIDE 2. Monarch Press: SIDE ONE and SIDE TWO The perimeter print on the labels was "Manufactured by Polydor incorporated New York. N.Y.".
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					the Polydor album contains all eight of the Beatles Humburg recordings along with four tracks by Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers recorded at the Polyor Studio in Humburg.
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LABEL		Polydor Red label with black half-circle logo
MIX		STEREO
PRESS FACTORY		Columbia, Pitman, NJ, Press
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	POLP 80067 STERLING RL 3 &
	SIDE 2	POLP 80068 STERLING 3 (?)
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
PUBLISHER'S NAME		-
COVER FORM		Gatefold cover type.
PRINTER CREDIT		Manufactured by Polydor incorporated New York. N.Y
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Designed by David Krieger The front cover features a striking Joel Brodsky photograph of a stack of Mersey Beat
INNER SLEEVE		Plain white inner sleeve (maybe)
PRODUCER		Bert Kaempfert
COMMENTS		In the Beginning (Circa 1960) was released by Polydor Records in 1970 (catalogue number 24-4504). It was recorded in Hamburg with The Beatles in 1961 (except for "Sweet Georgia Brown" in 1962) and features Pete Best on the drums. This album, expanded with four more tracks without the Beatles' participation, was originally released as "The Beatles' First !" in Germany in 1964. It was reissued in the United Kingdom in 1967 with the same title - without the exclamation point - then in Canada under the title Very Together in 1969. Previous American releases of this material in 45RPM form was split in 1964 between MGM Records and Atco Records. Polydor (which eventually absorbed MGM) established its United States branch in 1969 which explains why this package was released much later in The Beatles' history. All of the tracks feature vocals by Sheridan except for "Ain't She Sweet", sung by John Lennon, and the instrumental "Cry for a Shadow". First Press: Has the gatefold cover designed by David Krieger. The front cover features a striking Joel Brodsky photograph of a stack of Mersey Beat. The back cover has the same George Harrison quote that appeared on the Canadian jacket, but the text is considerably larger. The quote is preceeded at the top with a consumer warning. The first pressing of the disc has the number 24-4504 and "The Beatles -Cira 1960 In The Beginning Featuring Tony Sheridan" on the labels. Columbia Press: has SIDE 1 and SIDE 2. Monarch Press: SIDE ONE and SIDE TWO. The perimeter print on the labels was "Manufactured by Polydor incorporated New York. N.Y.". The album was reissued in 1981 in a non-gatefold single-pocket cover. In 1984, the perimeter print on the labels was expanded and changed from "Manufactured by Polydor" to "Manufactured and Marketed by Polygram".

#1-2 The Beatles In The Beginning (2nd. Press: without "Circa 1960" on the Label / Gatefold Cover" 24-4504)
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#1-3 The Beatles In The Beginning (3rd. Press: without "Circa 1960" on the Label / Single Cover": 24-4504)
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TITLE		THE BEATLES IN THE BEGINNING
CATALOG NUMBER		24-4504
RELEASE DATE		1984 / Reissue (First Press: 4th. May 1970)
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		Ain't She Sweet 2:10		Sweet Georgia Brown 2:03
		Cry For A Shadow 2:22		The Saints (The Saints Go Marching In) 3:19
		Let's Dance 2:32		Ruby Baby 2:48
		My Bonnie 2:04		Why 2:55
		Take Out Some Insurance On Me Baby 2:52		Nobody's Child 3:52
		What'd I Say 2:37		Ya Ya 2:48
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INNER SLEEVE		FRONT COVER CLOSE UP		BACK COVER CLOSE UP
Unknown			Polydor red and black logo mark was printed at the lower right corner of the front cover.		Catalog No. and Polydor logo mark were printed at the lower left corner of the back cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
					The lower left corner of the back cover erroneously states that the album was "Previously released as SE-4215 (MGM)".
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The words "Manufactured and marketed by Polygram Records, Inc.," and the Polydor's address was added at the bottom of the back cover.
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				The perimeter print on the labels was expanded and changed from "Manufactured by Polydor" to "Manufactured and Marketed by Polygram".
LABEL CLOSE UP
					the Polydor album contains all eight of the Beatles Humburg recordings along with four tracks by Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers recorded at the Polyor Studio in Humburg.
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL		Polydor Red label with black half-circle logo
MIX		STEREO
PRESS FACTORY		Manufactured and marketed by Polygram Records, Inc., 810 Seventh avenue, New York, NY 10019
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	24-4504-AS-1-1-1 PRC-R (hand etched)
	SIDE 2	24-4504-BS-1-1-1-5 PRC-R (hand etched)
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
PUBLISHER'S NAME		-
COVER FORM		Single type.
PRINTER CREDIT		Manufactured and marketed by Polygram Records, Inc., 810 Seventh avenue, New York, NY 10019
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Designed by David Krieger The front cover features a striking Joel Brodsky photograph of a stack of Mersey Beat
INNER SLEEVE		Unknown
PRODUCER		Bert Kaempfert
COMMENTS		In the Beginning (Circa 1960) was released by Polydor Records in 1970 (catalogue number 24-4504). It was recorded in Hamburg with The Beatles in 1961 (except for "Sweet Georgia Brown" in 1962) and features Pete Best on the drums. This album, expanded with four more tracks without the Beatles' participation, was originally released as "The Beatles' First !" in Germany in 1964. It was reissued in the United Kingdom in 1967 with the same title - without the exclamation point - then in Canada under the title Very Together in 1969. Previous American releases of this material in 45RPM form was split in 1964 between MGM Records and Atco Records. Polydor (which eventually absorbed MGM) established its United States branch in 1969 which explains why this package was released much later in The Beatles' history. All of the tracks feature vocals by Sheridan except for "Ain't She Sweet", sung by John Lennon, and the instrumental "Cry for a Shadow". The album was reissued in 1981 in a non-gatefold single-pocket cover. In 1984, the perimeter print on the labels was expanded and changed from "Manufactured by Polydor" to "Manufactured and Marketed by Polygram".