Other Label Recording
Swan, Vee-Jay, UNITED ARTISTS, and other Labels
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TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1
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From Me To You | ||
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SIDE 2
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Thank You Girl | |||
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RELEASE DATE
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May 1963 / Promotional Copy | |||
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White label promotional copy with gray outer rim and
Vee-Jay oval logo.
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RECORD LABEL
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Vee Jay white label with gray outer rim, oval logo | |||
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CATALOG NUMBER
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VJ 522 | |||
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VINYL COLOR
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BLACK | |||
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MIX
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MONO | |||
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
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SIDE 1
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Gil Music Corp.-BMI | ||
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SIDE 2
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Conrad-Pub. BMI | |||
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COMMENTS
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Promotional copy. It has thin black print on a white label with an oval logo and outer rim "colorband" with varying shades of gray. The words "Disc Jockey Advance Sample" and "NOT FOR SALE" were printed on the label. Some copies have "THE ORIGINAL HIT" stamped on the side-1. This was done to influence Disc Jockeys to play the Beatles version of "From Me To You" rather than the cover version by Del Shannon. |
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TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1
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She Loves You | ||
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SIDE 2
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I'll Get You | |||
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RELEASE DATE
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early January 1964 / Second Press | |||
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The words "MASTERING RECO-ART PHILLA" is found in the
matrix with the matrix number.
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Thin titles without quotation marks.
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RECORD LABEL
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Swan--Flat black label with silver print type 2-C | |||
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CATALOG NUMBER
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SWAN S-4152 | |||
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VINYL COLOR
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BLACK | |||
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SLEEVE STYLE
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straight cut top | |||
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MIX
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
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SIDE 1 | Gil Music Corp. BMI | ||
| SIDE 2 | Northern Music Ltd., ASCAP | |||
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COMMENTS
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Second Press. (First Press=16th September.1963/ White
label with red print) Flat black label with silver print. The words "DON'T DROP OUT" appear on the label. Thin titles without quotation marks. The words "MASTERING RECO-ART PHILLA" is found in the matrix with the matrix number. Pressed by RCA. Swan Records was a mid-20th century United States based record label, founded in 1957, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It had a subsidiary label called Lawn Records. Swan came into the spotlight after Brian Epstein leased The Beatles' song "She Loves You" and it became an American number 1 hit in January 1964. Swan was also given the rights to the German version of "She Loves You", "Sie Liebt Dich" which peaked at #97 in 1964. |
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TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1
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My Bonnie | ||
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SIDE 2
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The Saints | |||
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RELEASE DATE
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27th January 1964 / First Press (East Coast version) | |||
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Artist credited as "THE BEATLES With Tony Sheridan".
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Side-1 publishing credit given as "P.D." Reissue
credited as "Hill & Range".
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RECORD LABEL
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MGM Black label type 1-A | |||
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CATALOG NUMBER
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MGM K-13213 | |||
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VINYL COLOR
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BLACK | |||
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SLEEVE STYLE
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straight cut top | |||
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MIX
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MONO | |||
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
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SIDE 1
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P.D. ASCAP | ||
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SIDE 2
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P.D. ASCAP | |||
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COMMENTS
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MGM black label. Artist credited as "THE BEATLES
With Tony Sheridan". No slow intro. The MGM single was released on 27th January 1964, MGM prepared a green title sleeve. The singles pressed for the East Coast were manufactured by MGM's factory in Bloomfield, New Jeersey. The labels for these disks were printed by Pace Press in New York. West Coast singles were pressed by H.V. Waddell Co. in Burbank, California. The labels to the first pressings do not list a publisher's name, but rather state "P.D. ASCAP" indicating that the song rights are in the public domain. However, My Bonnie is credited to song-writer H.J. Fuller. East Coast version (type 1-A): The labels do not contain a reference to MGM's Beatles album. West Coast version (type 1-B): The labels also have a reference to the MGM Beatles album, "From Album E/SE 4215" under the artist name. Second press: The labels were revised to credit the song publishing to "Hill & Range Songs, Inc. BMI." In addition, "(Arr. Tony Sheridan)" appears below the song title on each side. |
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TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1
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Please Please Me | ||
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SIDE 2
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From Me To You | |||
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RELEASE DATE
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January 1964 / Second Press | |||
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First press has black rainbow with "VJ" oval
logo
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RECORD LABEL
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Vee Jay Black rainbow with brackets logo | |||
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CATALOG NUMBER
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VJ-581 | |||
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VINYL COLOR
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BLACK | |||
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SLEEVE STYLE
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straight cut top | |||
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MIX
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MONO | |||
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
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SIDE 1
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Concertone Songs-ASCAP | ||
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SIDE 2
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Gil Music Corp. BMI | |||
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COMMENTS
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Second Press. (First Press=January 1964 / Black rainbow
with "VJ" oval logo.) five different print styles exit of this single. Straight -cut top white sleeve with picture of the group and "THE BEATLES" in red. Copies with colors other than red or with a curve cut top are fake. Vee-Jay Records was a record label, specializing in blues, jazz, rhythm and blues and rock and roll. It was founded in Gary, Indiana in 1953 by Vivian Carter and James C. Bracken, a husband-and-wife team who used their initials for the label's name. Vee-Jay's biggest successes occurred in 1962-1964, with the ascendancy of the Four Seasons and the distribution of early Beatles material ("Please Please Me" and "From Me to You" via Vee-Jay and "Love Me Do", "Twist and Shout", and "Do You Want to Know a Secret?" via its subsidiary Tollie Records), because EMI's autonomous United States company Capitol initially refused to release Beatles records. Vee-Jay's releases were at first unsuccessful, but quickly became huge hits once the British Invasion took off in early 1964, selling 2.6 million Beatles singles in a single month. |
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TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1
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Please Please Me | ||
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SIDE 2
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From Me To You | |||
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RELEASE DATE
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Counterfeit: Unknown | |||
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Copies with colors other than red or with a curve cut
top are fakes.
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Catalog number is 581without "VJ".
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OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL
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Vee Jay Black rainbow with brackets logo | |||
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CATALOG NUMBER
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VJ-581 | |||
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VINYL COLOR
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BLACK | |||
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SLEEVE STYLE
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curve cut top | |||
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MONO | |||
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COMMENTS
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Known counterfeit has a curved cut at the top. Original is straight. Photo-print on fake are faded and blue. | |||
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TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1
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I'll Get You | ||
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SIDE 2
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RELEASE DATE
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March 1964 / One-sided promotional single | |||
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Two factory-printed "X" and "PROMOTION
COPY" appear on the label. Quotation marks surround title.
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RECORD LABEL
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Flat white label with black print type-A | |||
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CATALOG NUMBER
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S-4152-I | |||
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VINYL COLOR
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BLACK | |||
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MIX
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MONO | |||
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
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SIDE 1
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Northern Music Ltd. ASCAP | ||
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SIDE 2
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COMMENTS
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After "She Loves You" had run its course
as a top ten hit, Swan attempted to get additional mileage out of the 45
by promoting its B side. Swan was hoping radio stations would add "I'll
Get You" to their play lists, thus encouraging those who had not already
purchased the record to buy the disk. To prompt DJs to play "I'll Get
You", Swan issued white label promo singles with "I'll Get You"
on one side and a blank label on the other. there are several variations of this odd promotional record. Type-A: The Mallard pressing has an "X" to the lower left and the lower right of the center hole and "PROMOTIONAL COPY" to the upper right. It contains "DON'T DROP OUT" and the George Martin production credit. Quotation marks surround title. The trail off area has Reco-Art markings. The other side of the disk contains a blank white label pressed over smooth black vinyl. Type-B: The label to Monarch's promo has "DON'T DROP OUT", but does not have the production credit. "PROMOTIONAL COPY" is to the lower left and "NOT FOR SALE" is to the lower right. Song titles without quotation marks. Its back side has a blank white label on smooth vinyl. Type-C-1: RCA's Rockaway factory pressed at least two variations of the disk, the initial pressings do not have promotional markings and have an all black label on the non-music side. Type-C-2: Later pressings have "PROMOTIONAL COPY" to the right of the center hole and a shiny white label on the back. Both variations have "DON'T DROP OUT", the Martin production credit, Virtue Studio markings and wide spaced grooves on the non-music side. |
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TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1
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Do You Want To Know A Secret | ||
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SIDE 2
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Thank You Girl | |||
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RELEASE DATE
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23th March 1964 / First Press | |||
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RECORD LABEL
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Vee Jay Black rainbow with brackets logo | |||
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CATALOG NUMBER
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VJ-587 | |||
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VINYL COLOR
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BLACK | |||
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SLEEVE STYLE
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straight cut top (West Coast version) | |||
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MIX
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MONO | |||
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
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SIDE 1
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Metric Music BMI | ||
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SIDE 2
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Conrad Pub. BMI | |||
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COMMENTS
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First Press: 23th March.1964 Picture sleeve printed on flat paper. Exists in East Coast straight cut top (A) and West Coast thumb tab top (B) variations. Can be found with any of the label variations but is often found with the black label with colorband and brackets logo issue. |
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TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1
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Do You Want To Know A Secret | ||
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SIDE 2
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Thank You Girl | |||
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RELEASE DATE
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Issued October 1964 / Christmas sleeve | |||
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RECORD LABEL
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Vee Jay Black rainbow with brackets logo | |||
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CATALOG NUMBER
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VJ-587 | |||
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VINYL COLOR
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BLACK | |||
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SLEEVE STYLE
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die-cut | |||
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MIX
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MONO | |||
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
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SIDE 1
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Metric Music BMI | ||
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SIDE 2
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Conrad Pub. BMI | |||
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COMMENTS
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Issued with any Vee Jay,Tollie,or Oldies singles by
The Beatles during the Christmas season of 1964, and reportedly 1965. The sleeve is die-cut, exposing the record label, and features the portraits of the Beatles that are also found on other Vee Jay releases. |
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TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1
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Why | ||
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SIDE 2
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Cry For A Shadow | |||
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RELEASE DATE
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27th March 1964 / First Press | |||
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LABEL
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Sorry! I don't have it. |
Sorry! I don't have it. |
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RECORD LABEL
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MGM | |||
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CATALOG NUMBER
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MGM K-13227 | |||
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VINYL COLOR
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BLACK | |||
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SLEEVE STYLE
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straight cut top | |||
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MONO | |||
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
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SIDE 1
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COMMENTS
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By "The Beatles with Tony Sheridan". Can be found
with the publisher credit as "AL GALLICO MUSIC" or "AL GALLICO MUSIC CORP."
on A-side. Known counterfeit is only 7" wide, the disk will not fit in. Originals are about 7-1/4" wide. Otherwise the sleeve is a pretty close facsimile. |
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TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1
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Love Me Do | ||
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SIDE 2
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P.S. I Love You | |||
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RELEASE DATE
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1964 / 6th Press? | |||
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FRONT --> Click!
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BACK --> Click!
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RECORD LABEL
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TOLLIE black print on the yellow label type-6 | |||
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CATALOG NUMBER
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T-9008 | |||
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VINYL COLOR
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BLACK | |||
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SLEEVE STYLE
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straight cut top | |||
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
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SIDE 1
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Beechwood Music B.M.I. | ||
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Beechwood Music B.M.I. | |||
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COMMENTS
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The Beatles first British single, "Love Me Do b/w
P.S. I Love You", was released in the U.S. on 27th April 1964. The record's picture sleeve, T-9008 features a painted color portrait of the group that faithfully duplicates a Dezo Hoffman color photo. The attractive illustration was later used for the cover of the second issue of "The Beatles & Frank Ifield On Stage" album. Although the picture sleeve may have been issued with all of the label variations, it is most commonly found with the version designated as T-9008 type-1; black print on a yellow label with the "TOLLIE" thin block letters logo. T-9008 type-2 has black print on a yellow label with "tollie" and "RECORDS" in the clockwise box logo. T-9008 type-3 has dark green print on a yellow label with "tollie" and "RECORDS" in the clockwise box logo. T-9008 type-4 has black print on a yellow label with "TOLLIE" and "RECORDS" in the box.The "E" of "TOLLIE" has a curved shape. T-9008 type-5 has silver print on an all black label with "TOLLIE" and "RECORDS" in the box.The "E" of "TOLLIE" has a curved shape. T-9008 type-6 has black print on a yellow label with thick block print "TOLLIE" logo in the box. Tollie Records was a record label formed in February, 1964 as a sub-label of Vee-Jay Records and closed in May 1965. The label distributed some Beatles singles in the United States before Capitol Records. |
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TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1
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Ain't She Sweet | ||
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Nobody's Child | |||
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RELEASE DATE
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1964 / Second Press | |||
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Side-1 has "VOCAL BY JOHN LENNON" in small
thin print at left.
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Rim print begins "Division of ATLANTIC RECORDS,".
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Author credit on side-2 is "Foree-Coben".
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ATCO Yellow & White label type-2-1 | |||
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CATALOG NUMBER
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ATCO 6308 | |||
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VINYL COLOR
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BLACK | |||
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SLEEVE STYLE
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straight cut top | |||
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
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SIDE 1
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Pub., Advance, ASCAP | ||
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Pub., Milene, ASCAP | |||
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COMMENTS
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Atlantic Records was one of several companies that
turned down the Beatles in 1963. The first single (ATCO 6302) paired two
songs featuring Tony Sheridan on lead vocal: "Sweet Georgia Brown"
and "Take Out Some Insurance On Me Baby". By the time the record
was released in early June, 1964. On month after issuing its first Beatles' single, Atlantic released a second pairing of the Bert Kaempfert-produced songs on 6th July 1964. "Ain't She Sweet", with John Lennon on Lead vocal, was coupled with Tony Sheridan's performance of "Nobody's Child". Many of the Ain't She Sweet singles were packaged with a picture sleeve. The sleeves have a straight cut top and were manufactured by Queens Litho. ATCO 6308 type-1: The initial pressings of the record do not list the song-writers for Nobody's Child, but credit the arrangement to Tony Sheridan by printing "Arr. by Sheridan" below the song title. The publisher's name is listed as "Hill & Range, BMI". ATCO 6308 type-2: The second pressings of the single have the same side-1 labels, but the side-2 correctly credits the song to "Foree-Coben" and lists the publisher as "Milene, ASCAP" |
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TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1
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And I Love Her | ||
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SIDE 2
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Ringo's Theme (This Boy) | |||
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RELEASE DATE
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late June or early July 1964 / First Press | |||
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label type 1-C have "GEORGE MARTIN" on 1 line and "And
His Orchestra" on the line below.
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On side-1, publisher listed as "Unart Music &
Maclen Music".
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RECORD LABEL
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United Artists black label type 1-C | |||
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CATALOG NUMBER
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UA-745 | |||
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BLACK | |||
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SIDE 1
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Unart Music Maclen Music BMI | ||
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SIDE 2
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Maclen Music BMI | |||
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COMMENTS
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The first single, UA 745 was released in either late
June or early July 1964 and featured "And I Love Her" backed with "Ringo's
Theme". This single contains instrumental versions of Beatles songs by George Martin. The front of the sleeve is similar to the front cover of the soundtrack LP. The singles were pressed with black labels featuring the United Artists logo in white at the top and text overprinted in silver. United Artists used three factories to press its singles: (A) Columbia Records in Bridgeport, Conneticut (B) Columbia Records in Terre Haute, Indiana (C) Monarch Records in Los Angeles, Carifornia. Type 1-A: The single pressed in Bridgeport have "GEORGE MARTIN AND HIS ORCH." on 1 line on the label. Type 1-B: The Terre Haute pressings have "GEORGE MARTIN & HIS ORCH." on 1 line. Type 1-C: The Monarch disks have "GEORGE MARTIN" on 1 line and "And His Orchestra" on the line below. |
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