The Beatles U.S. Singles/ Swan Records

Swan Records
#1 She Loves You / I'll Get You (S-4152)
(Update: 15th. January 2025)

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#1-1 Promotional Record / RCA Rockaway Press
#1-2 White & Light Red Label / RCA Rockaway Press
#1-3 Black Label / Mallard Press
#1-4 Black Label / Monarch Press type-2 (late press)/ with Picture Sleeve
#1-5 Black Label / RCA Rockaway Press/ with Picture Sleeve
#1-6 Black Label / RCA Indianapolis Press
#1-7 Black Label with George Martin Credit / Mallard Press
#1-8 White & Blue Label / RCA Rockaway Press
#1-9 "I'll Get You" One Side Test Press

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#1-1 She Loves You / I'll Get You (Promotional Record / RCA Rockaway Press: S-4152)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	She Loves You (Lennon-McCartney)
	SIDE 2	I'll Get You (Lennon-McCartney)
RELEASE DATE		Promotion Copy (First Press: 16th. September 1963)
INNER SLEEVE			SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK --> Click!
FRONT		BACK
Sorry, I don't have it.		Sorry, I don't have it.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					The RCA pressings were the first of the Swan Beatles singles to have "DON'T DROP OUT" printed on the upper left side of the label. A large "X" (printed to simulate hand writing) in the lower left corner of the A side.
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SIDE-1			SIDE-2		The publisher's name was printed at the left side, the words "PROMOTION COPY" and running time were printed at the right side of the label.

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SIDE-1			SIDE-2		The 45s pressed by RCA in Rockaway, New Jersey, can be identified by the tall thin letters used for the song titles and the group's name.

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				The trail off areas of these singles contain the following machine stamped markings, "MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA."
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Flat white label with black print Type 1-C
CATALOG NUMBER		SWAN S-4152
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
PRESS FACTORY		RCA Custom in Rockaway, New Jersey
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA S-4152-S (machine stamped) -1 A1 R
	SIDE 2	MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA S-4152-I (machine stamped) A1 R
SLEEVE STYLE		Sorry, I don't have it.
MIX		MONO
PUBLISHER'S NAME	SIDE 1	Gil Music Corp. BMI
	SIDE 2	Northern Music Ltd., ASCAP
COMMENTS		Swan used three different factories to press the initial issues of the single in 1963: 1) RCA Custom in Rockaway, New Jersey 2) Monarch Records in Los Angeles, California 3) Philadelphina plant, believed top be Mallard Manufacturing Company 1)The 45s pressed by RCA in Rockaway, New Jersey, can be identified by the tall thin letters used for the song titles and the group's name and by the hand etched "R" appearing in the trail off area. The stock copies of the 1963 RCA Rockaway discs have bright red print. The promotional single has black print with "PROMOTION COPY" to the right of the center hole on both sides and a large "X" (printed to simulate hand writing) in the lower left corner of the A side. The RCA pressings were the first of the Swan Beatles singles to have "DON'T DROP OUT" printed on the upper left side of the label. 2) Singles pressed on the West Coast by Monarch Records have the song titles and the group's name loosely spaced and in dark red print. The discs have a machine stamped (MR) and hand etched job numbers (∆49544 on the A side and ∆49545 on the B side) in the trail off areas. The Monarch promotional discs also have white labels with black print. The A side has the words "PROMOTIONAL COPY" NOT FOR SALE" on the lower left side and an "X" on the lower right side. The B side has z"PROMOTIONAL COPY" on the lower left side and "NOT FOR SALE" on the lowere right side. 3) The 1963 records manufactured by Mallard have the song titles in "quotation marks" and all label copy in dark red. The promotional discs pressed by Mallard have white labels with black print. The words "PROMOTION COPY" appear on the lower left side and "NOT FOR SALE" appears on the lower right side. The "She Loves You" side has an "X" below "PROMOTION COPY" and another "X" below "NOT FOR SALE".

#1-2 She Loves You / I'll Get You (1st. Press "White Label in Red ink / RCA Rockaway Press": S-4152)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	She Loves You (Lennon-McCartney)
	SIDE 2	I'll Get You (Lennon-McCartney)
RELEASE DATE		16th. September 1963 / First Press
INNER SLEEVE			SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK --> Click!
FRONT		SBACK
Sorry, I don't have it.		Sorry, I don't have it.
LABEL CLOSE UP
				The 1963 RCA Rockaway discs have bright red print. A script "Swan" in red appears at the top of the white label. The RCA pressings were the first of the Swan Beatles singles to have "DON'T DROP OUT" printed on the upper left side of the label.
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE-1			SIDE-2		The publisher's name was printed at the left side, and running time were printed at the right side of the label.

LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE-1			SIDE-2		The 45s pressed by RCA in Rockaway, New Jersey, can be identified by the tall thin letters used for the song titles and the group's name.

LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE-1					The trail off areas of these singles contain the following machine stamped markings, "MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA."
SIDE-2
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Flat white label with light red print Type 1-C
CATALOG NUMBER		SWAN S-4152
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
PRESS FACTORY		RCA Custom in Rockaway, New Jersey
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA S-4152-S (machine stamped) -1 A1 R
	SIDE 2	MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA S-4152-I (machine stamped) -1 A1 R
SLEEVE STYLE		Sorry, I don't have it.
MIX		MONO
PUBLISHER'S NAME	SIDE 1	Gil Music Corp. BMI
	SIDE 2	Northern Music Ltd., ASCAP
COMMENTS		Swan used three different factories to press the initial issues of the single in 1963: 1) RCA Custom in Rockaway, New Jersey 2) Monarch Records in Los Angeles, California 3) Philadelphina plant, Mallard Manufacturing Company 1)The 45s pressed by RCA in Rockaway, New Jersey, can be identified by the tall thin letters used for the song titles and the group's name and by the hand etched "R" appearing in the trail off area. The stock copies of the 1963 RCA Rockaway discs have bright red print. The promotional single has black print with "PROMOTION COPY" to the right of the center hole on both sides and a large "X" (printed to simulate hand writing) in the lower left corner of the A side. The RCA pressings were the first of the Swan Beatles singles to have "DON'T DROP OUT" printed on the upper left side of the label. 2) Singles pressed on the West Coast by Monarch Records have the song titles and the group's name loosely spaced and in dark red print. The discs have a machine stamped (MR) and hand etched job numbers (∆49544 on the A side and ∆49545 on the B side) in the trail off areas. The Monarch promotional discs also have white labels with black print. The A side has the words "PROMOTIONAL COPY" NOT FOR SALE" on the lower left side and an "X" on the lower right side. The B side has z"PROMOTIONAL COPY" on the lower left side and "NOT FOR SALE" on the lowere right side. 3) The 1963 records manufactured by Mallard have the song titles in "quotation marks" and all label copy in dark red. The promotional discs pressed by Mallard have white labels with black print. The words "PROMOTION COPY" appear on the lower left side and "NOT FOR SALE" appears on the lower right side. The "She Loves You" side has an "X" below "PROMOTION COPY" and another "X" below "NOT FOR SALE".

#1-3 She Loves You / I'll Get You (2nd. Press "Black Label / Mallard Press": S-4152)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	She Loves You (Lennon-McCartney)
	SIDE 2	I'll Get You (Lennon-McCartney)
RELEASE DATE		early January 1964? / Second Press
SLEEVE			SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK --> Click!
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!

LABEL CLOSE UP
				The labels to the initial Mallard 1964 discs (type 2-A) have the same font and typesetting as the 1963 labels, except for the addition of "DON'T DROP OUT" in the upper left corner.
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE-1			SIDE-2		The publisher's name was printed at the left side, and running time were printed at the right side of the label.

LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE-1			SIDE-2		The song titles are in quotation marks and in a thick bold font.

LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE-1					The trail off areas of these singles contain the following machine stamped markings, "MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA."
SIDE-2
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Swan--Flat black label with silver print type 2-A
CATALOG NUMBER		SWAN S-4152
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
PRESS FACTORY		Philadelphina plant, Mallard Manufacturing Company
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA S-4152-S (machine stamped)
	SIDE 2	MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA S-4152-I (machine stamped)
SLEEVE STYLE		Generic tan sleeve (Tab Cut Top)
MIX		MONO
PUBLISHER'S NAME	SIDE 1	Gil Music Corp. BMI
	SIDE 2	Northern Music Ltd. ASCAP
COMMENTS		Swan used three different factories to press the initial issues of the single in 1964: 1) Philadelphina plant, Mallard Manufacturing Company 2) Monarch Records in Los Angeles, California 1) RCA Custom in Rockaway, New Jersey 4) RCA Custom in Indianapolis factory Fortunately for collectors, the 1964 reissue singles are clearly distinguishable from the rare 1963 first issue discs. With one exception, all variations of the 1964 reissue were pressed with black labels with silver print. Nearly all of the reissues have "DON'T DROP OUT" printed on the upper left side of the labels. Although most of these discs were manufactured with metal parts created from lacquers mastered by Reco-Art, some of the later pressings were stamped with metal parts originating from lacquers cut by Virtue Studio of Philadelphia, which was owned and operated by Frank Virtue. The trail off areas to these singles have the following hand etched markings: "VIRTUE STUDIO" and "BS" on both sides and "S-4152-S" on the She Loves You side and "S-4152-I" on the I'll Get You side. Many pressings have Reco-Art A sides and Virtue B sides. 1) The labels to the initial Mallard 1964 discs (type 2-A) have the same font and typesetting as the 1963 labels, except for the addition of "DON'T DROP OUT" in the upper left corner. Later pressings (type 3-A) are the same, except that both sides of the single have "Produced by George Martin" to the right under the running time. 2) The initial black label Monarch singles (type 2-B-1), have the same font and typesetting as the 1963 white label discs, except for the "DON'T DROP OUT" language. Later Monarch pressings (type 2-B-2), have a slight variance in spacing of lines on the left side of the labels. In particular, the gap between the lines listing the song publishing company and the performance rights organization BMI on the A side and ASCAP on the B side) is eliminated. Monarch also added the George Martin production credit to some of its later pressings (type 3-B). These discs have "Produced by George Martin" below "THE BEATLES" only on the She Loves You side. There is also a Monarch variation that has labels with thick bold print (type 2-F), similar to the Vee-Jay Beatles singles manufactured by Monarch. These labels, which do not have the George Martin production credit, were printed by Bert-Co, a Los Angeles company that printed the labels for the Monarch-pressed Beatles discs issued by Vee-Jay. 3) The 1964 RCA Rockaway pressings have the same type setting and font as the factory's 1963 pressings. The initial discs (type 2-C) do not have the George Martin production credit, whereas later Rockaway records (type 3-C) have "Produced by George Martin" below running time on both sides of the single. There is also a 1964 Rockaway variation of the single with white labels and blue print that includes the production credit (type 4-C). Although this is a 1964 pressing, the blue print single is much sought after due to its scarcity and novel appearance. Most of the 1964 Rockaway singles examined t for this book have the Reco-Art machine stamping in the trail off area of the A side and "VIRTUE STUDIO" hand etched on the B side. 4) Swan also contracted with RCA's Indianapolis factory. The RCA Indianapolis discs (type 2-D) have the song titles in quotes and in thick bold print. The trail off areas have the machine stamped Reco-Art marking and a hand etched "R I" on both sides. As these discs do not have "DON'T DROP OUT" on the labels, it is possible, but highly unlikely, that they were manufactured in 1963 rather than 1964. For the 1964 reissue of the single, Swan prepared an attractive picture sleeve. The sleeve features the same Dezo Hoffmann photo of the group used on the back cover to "MEET THE BEATLES!" 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.

#1-4 She Loves You / I'll Get You (2nd. Press "Black Label / Monarch Press type-2 (late press)": S-4152)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	She Loves You (Lennon-McCartney)
	SIDE 2	I'll Get You (Lennon-McCartney)
RELEASE DATE		early January 1964? / Second Press
SLEEVE			SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK --> Click!
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!

FRONT & BACK COVER CLOSE UP
		or the 1964 reissue of the single, Swan prepared an attractive picture sleeve. "SWAN S-4152" is in black print in the lower right corner.			Note the fold over 98c price sticker was folded over the opening in such a way to protect the single from removal until cut or torn open.
LABEL CLOSE UP
				The black label Monarch singles have the "DON'T DROP OUT" language. Later Monarch pressings (type 2-B-2), have a slight variance in spacing of lines on the left side of the labels. In particular, the gap between the lines listing the song publishing company and the performance rights organization BMI on the A side and ASCAP on the B side) is eliminated.
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE-1			SIDE-2		Later pressings have a slight variance in spacing of lines on the left side of the labels. The gap between the lines listing the song publishing company and the performance rights organization BMI on the side1 and ASCAP on the side2) is eliminated.

LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE-1			SIDE-2		The song titles have no quotation marks and use a thick bold font.

LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE-1					The trail off areas of these singles contain the following machine stamped markings, "MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA."
SIDE-2
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Swan--Flat black label with silver print type 2-B-2
CATALOG NUMBER		SWAN S-4152
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
PRESS FACTORY		Monarch Records in Los Angeles, California
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA S-4152-S (machine stamped)
	SIDE 2	MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA S-4152-I (machine stamped)
SLEEVE STYLE		Picture Sleeve with straight cut top
MIX		MONO
PUBLISHER'S NAME	SIDE 1	Gil Music Corp. (BMI)
	SIDE 2	Northern Music Ltd. (ASCAP)
COMMENTS		Swan used three different factories to press the initial issues of the single in 1964: 1) Philadelphina plant, Mallard Manufacturing Company 2) Monarch Records in Los Angeles, California 1) RCA Custom in Rockaway, New Jersey 4) RCA Custom in Indianapolis factory Fortunately for collectors, the 1964 reissue singles are clearly distinguishable from the rare 1963 first issue discs. With one exception, all variations of the 1964 reissue were pressed with black labels with silver print. Nearly all of the reissues have "DON'T DROP OUT" printed on the upper left side of the labels. Although most of these discs were manufactured with metal parts created from lacquers mastered by Reco-Art, some of the later pressings were stamped with metal parts originating from lacquers cut by Virtue Studio of Philadelphia, which was owned and operated by Frank Virtue. The trail off areas to these singles have the following hand etched markings: "VIRTUE STUDIO" and "BS" on both sides and "S-4152-S" on the She Loves You side and "S-4152-I" on the I'll Get You side. Many pressings have Reco-Art A sides and Virtue B sides. 1) The labels to the initial Mallard 1964 discs (type 2-A) have the same font and typesetting as the 1963 labels, except for the addition of "DON'T DROP OUT" in the upper left corner. Later pressings (type 3-A) are the same, except that both sides of the single have "Produced by George Martin" to the right under the running time. 2) The initial black label Monarch singles (type 2-B-1), have the same font and typesetting as the 1963 white label discs, except for the "DON'T DROP OUT" language. Later Monarch pressings (type 2-B-2), have a slight variance in spacing of lines on the left side of the labels. In particular, the gap between the lines listing the song publishing company and the performance rights organization BMI on the A side and ASCAP on the B side) is eliminated. Monarch also added the George Martin production credit to some of its later pressings (type 3-B). These discs have "Produced by George Martin" below "THE BEATLES" only on the She Loves You side. There is also a Monarch variation that has labels with thick bold print (type 2-F), similar to the Vee-Jay Beatles singles manufactured by Monarch. These labels, which do not have the George Martin production credit, were printed by Bert-Co, a Los Angeles company that printed the labels for the Monarch-pressed Beatles discs issued by Vee-Jay. 3) The 1964 RCA Rockaway pressings have the same type setting and font as the factory's 1963 pressings. The initial discs (type 2-C) do not have the George Martin production credit, whereas later Rockaway records (type 3-C) have "Produced by George Martin" below running time on both sides of the single. There is also a 1964 Rockaway variation of the single with white labels and blue print that includes the production credit (type 4-C). Although this is a 1964 pressing, the blue print single is much sought after due to its scarcity and novel appearance. Most of the 1964 Rockaway singles examined t for this book have the Reco-Art machine stamping in the trail off area of the A side and "VIRTUE STUDIO" hand etched on the B side. 4) Swan also contracted with RCA's Indianapolis factory. The RCA Indianapolis discs (type 2-D) have the song titles in quotes and in thick bold print. The trail off areas have the machine stamped Reco-Art marking and a hand etched "R I" on both sides. As these discs do not have "DON'T DROP OUT" on the labels, it is possible, but highly unlikely, that they were manufactured in 1963 rather than 1964. For the 1964 reissue of the single, Swan prepared an attractive picture sleeve. The sleeve features the same Dezo Hoffmann photo of the group used on the back cover to "MEET THE BEATLES!" 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.

#1-5 She Loves You / I'll Get You (2nd. Press "Black Label / RCA Rockaway Press": S-4152)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	She Loves You (Lennon-McCartney)
	SIDE 2	I'll Get You (Lennon-McCartney)
RELEASE DATE		early January 1964? / Second Press
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK --> Click!

FRONT COVER CLOSE UP			LABEL CLOSE UP
		For the 1964 reissue of the single, Swan prepared an attractive picture sleeve. "SWAN S-4152" is in black print in the lower right corner.			A script "Swan" in red appears at the top of the black label.
LABEL CLOSE UP
		The reissues of the single in 1964 have "DON'T DROP OUT" printed on the upper left side of the labels.
				The 1964 RCA Rockaway pressings do not have the George Martin production credit below running time. Thin song titles without quotation marks.
LABEL CLOSE UP
			These discs were manufactured with metal parts created from lacquers mastered by Reco-Art, the trail off areas of these singles contain the following machine stamped markings, "MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA." on both sides.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Swan--Flat black label with silver print type 2-C
CATALOG NUMBER		SWAN S-4152
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
PRESS FACTORY		RCA Custom in Rockaway, New Jersey
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA (machine stamped) S-4152-S -1 A2 R
	SIDE 2	MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA (machine stamped) S-4152-I -1A A1 R
SLEEVE STYLE		Picture sleeve with straight cut top
MIX		MONO
PUBLISHER'S NAME	SIDE 1	Gil Music Corp. BMI
	SIDE 2	Northern Music Ltd., ASCAP
COMMENTS		Swan used three different factories to press the initial issues of the single in 1964: 1) Philadelphina plant, Mallard Manufacturing Company 2) Monarch Records in Los Angeles, California 1) RCA Custom in Rockaway, New Jersey 4) RCA Custom in Indianapolis factory The 1964 reissue singles are clearly distinguishable from the rare 1963 first issue discs. With one exception, all variations of the 1964 reissue were pressed with black labels with silver print. Nearly all of the reissues have "DON'T DROP OUT" printed on the upper left side of the labels. Although most of these discs were manufactured with metal parts created from lacquers mastered by Reco-Art, some of the later pressings were stamped with metal parts originating from lacquers cut by Virtue Studio of Philadelphia, which was owned and operated by Frank Virtue. The trail off areas to these singles have the following hand etched markings: "VIRTUE STUDIO" and "BS" on both sides and "S-4152-S" on the She Loves You side and "S-4152-I" on the I'll Get You side. Many pressings have Reco-Art A sides and Virtue B sides. The labels to the initial Mallard 1964 discs (type 2-A) have the same font and typesetting as the 1963 labels, except for the addition of "DON'T DROP OUT" in the upper left corner. Later pressings (type 3-A) are the same, except that both sides of the single have "Produced by George Martin" to the right under the running time. The initial black label Monarch singles (type 2-B-1), have the same font and typesetting as the 1963 white label discs, except for the "DON'T DROP OUT" language. Later Monarch pressings (type 2-B-2), have a slight variance in spacing of lines on the left side of the labels. In particular, the gap between the lines listing the song publishing company and the performance rights organization BMI on the A side and ASCAP on the B side) is eliminated. Monarch also added the George Martin production credit to some of its later pressings (type 3-B). These discs have "Produced by George Martin" below "THE BEATLES" only on the She Loves You side. There is also a Monarch variation that has labels with thick bold print (type 2-F), similar to the Vee-Jay Beatles singles manufactured by Monarch. These labels, which do not have the George Martin production credit, were printed by Bert-Co, a Los Angeles company that printed the labels for the Monarch-pressed Beatles discs issued by Vee-Jay. The 1964 RCA Rockaway pressings have the same type setting and font as the factory's 1963 pressings. The initial discs (type 2-C) do not have the George Martin production credit, whereas later Rockaway records (type 3-C) have "Produced by George Martin" below running time on both sides of the single. There is also a 1964 Rockaway variation of the single with white labels and blue print that includes the production credit (type 4-C). Although this is a 1964 pressing, the blue print single is much sought after due to its scarcity and novel appearance. Most of the 1964 Rockaway singles examined t for this book have the Reco-Art machine stamping in the trail off area of the A side and "VIRTUE STUDIO" hand etched on the B side. Swan also contracted with RCA's Indianapolis factory. The RCA Indianapolis discs (type 2-D) have the song titles in quotes and in thick bold print. The trail off areas have the machine stamped Reco-Art marking and a hand etched "R I" on both sides. As these discs do not have "DON'T DROP OUT" on the labels, it is possible, but highly unlikely, that they were manufactured in 1963 rather than 1964. For the 1964 reissue of the single, Swan prepared an attractive picture sleeve. The sleeve features the same Dezo Hoffmann photo of the group used on the back cover to "MEET THE BEATLES!" 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.

#1-6 She Loves You / I'll Get You (2nd. Press "Black Label / RCA Indianapolis Press": S-4152)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	She Loves You (Lennon-McCartney)
	SIDE 2	I'll Get You (Lennon-McCartney)
RELEASE DATE		early January 1964? / Second Press
SLEEVE			SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK --> Click!
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!

LABEL CLOSE UP
				As these discs do not have "DON'T DROP OUT" on the labels, it is possible, but highly unlikely, that they were manufactured in 1963 rather than 1964.
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE-1			SIDE-2		The publisher's name was printed at the left side, and running time were printed at the right side of the label. The name of the music publisher is written in 3 lines.

LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE-1			SIDE-2		Swan also contracted with RCA's Indianapolis factory. The RCA Indianapolis discs (type 2-D) have the song titles in quotes and in thick bold print.

LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE-1					The trail off areas have the machine stamped Reco-Art marking and a hand etched "R I" on both sides
SIDE-2
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Swan--Flat black label with silver print type 2-D
CATALOG NUMBER		SWAN S-4152
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
PRESS FACTORY		RCA Custom in Indianapolis factory
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA S-4152-S-2 A1 R I (machine stamped)
	SIDE 2	MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA S-4152-I-1 A0 R I (machine stamped)
SLEEVE STYLE		Plain White Sleeve with tab cut top
MIX		MONO
PUBLISHER'S NAME	SIDE 1	Gil Music Corp. BMI
	SIDE 2	Northern Music Ltd. ASCAP
COMMENTS		Swan used three different factories to press the initial issues of the single in 1964: 1) Philadelphina plant, Mallard Manufacturing Company 2) Monarch Records in Los Angeles, California 1) RCA Custom in Rockaway, New Jersey 4) RCA Custom in Indianapolis factory Fortunately for collectors, the 1964 reissue singles are clearly distinguishable from the rare 1963 first issue discs. With one exception, all variations of the 1964 reissue were pressed with black labels with silver print. Nearly all of the reissues have "DON'T DROP OUT" printed on the upper left side of the labels. Although most of these discs were manufactured with metal parts created from lacquers mastered by Reco-Art, some of the later pressings were stamped with metal parts originating from lacquers cut by Virtue Studio of Philadelphia, which was owned and operated by Frank Virtue. The trail off areas to these singles have the following hand etched markings: "VIRTUE STUDIO" and "BS" on both sides and "S-4152-S" on the She Loves You side and "S-4152-I" on the I'll Get You side. Many pressings have Reco-Art A sides and Virtue B sides. 1) The labels to the initial Mallard 1964 discs (type 2-A) have the same font and typesetting as the 1963 labels, except for the addition of "DON'T DROP OUT" in the upper left corner. Later pressings (type 3-A) are the same, except that both sides of the single have "Produced by George Martin" to the right under the running time. 2) The initial black label Monarch singles (type 2-B-1), have the same font and typesetting as the 1963 white label discs, except for the "DON'T DROP OUT" language. Later Monarch pressings (type 2-B-2), have a slight variance in spacing of lines on the left side of the labels. In particular, the gap between the lines listing the song publishing company and the performance rights organization BMI on the A side and ASCAP on the B side) is eliminated. Monarch also added the George Martin production credit to some of its later pressings (type 3-B). These discs have "Produced by George Martin" below "THE BEATLES" only on the She Loves You side. There is also a Monarch variation that has labels with thick bold print (type 2-F), similar to the Vee-Jay Beatles singles manufactured by Monarch. These labels, which do not have the George Martin production credit, were printed by Bert-Co, a Los Angeles company that printed the labels for the Monarch-pressed Beatles discs issued by Vee-Jay. 3) The 1964 RCA Rockaway pressings have the same type setting and font as the factory's 1963 pressings. The initial discs (type 2-C) do not have the George Martin production credit, whereas later Rockaway records (type 3-C) have "Produced by George Martin" below running time on both sides of the single. There is also a 1964 Rockaway variation of the single with white labels and blue print that includes the production credit (type 4-C). Although this is a 1964 pressing, the blue print single is much sought after due to its scarcity and novel appearance. Most of the 1964 Rockaway singles examined t for this book have the Reco-Art machine stamping in the trail off area of the A side and "VIRTUE STUDIO" hand etched on the B side. 4) Swan also contracted with RCA's Indianapolis factory. The RCA Indianapolis discs (type 2-D) have the song titles in quotes and in thick bold print. The trail off areas have the machine stamped Reco-Art marking and a hand etched "R I" on both sides. As these discs do not have "DON'T DROP OUT" on the labels, it is possible, but highly unlikely, that they were manufactured in 1963 rather than 1964. For the 1964 reissue of the single, Swan prepared an attractive picture sleeve. The sleeve features the same Dezo Hoffmann photo of the group used on the back cover to "MEET THE BEATLES!" 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.

#1-7 She Loves You / I'll Get You (3rd. Press "Black Label with George Martin credit / Mallard Press": S-4152)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	She Loves You (Lennon-McCartney)
	SIDE 2	I'll Get You (Lennon-McCartney)
RELEASE DATE		1964 / Third Press
SLEEVE: FRONT		SLEEVE: BACK	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK --> Click!
Sorry, I don't have it.		Sorry, I don't have it.
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			A script "Swan" in red appears at the top of the black label.		The reissues of the single in 1964 have "DON'T DROP OUT" printed on the upper left side of the labels.
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SIDE 1			SIDE 2		The 3rd. pressings have "Produced By George Martin" to the right under the running time on both sides.

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SIDE 1			SIDE 2		Have the song titles with quotation marks. The trail off areas of these singles contain the following machine stamped markings, "MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA." on both sides.

OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Swan--Flat black label with silver print type 3-A
CATALOG NUMBER		SWAN S-4152
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
PRESS FACTORY		Mallard Manufacturing Company
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA S-4152-S -1 (machine stamped)
	SIDE 2	MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA S-4152-I -1 (machine stamped)
SLEEVE STYLE		Generic tan sleeve (Tab Cut Top) (maybe)
MIX		MONO
PUBLISHER'S NAME	SIDE 1	Gil Music Corp. BMI
	SIDE 2	Northern Music Ltd. ASCAP
COMMENTS		Swan used three different factories to press the initial issues of the single in 1964: 1) Philadelphina plant, Mallard Manufacturing Company 2) Monarch Records in Los Angeles, California 1) RCA Custom in Rockaway, New Jersey 4) RCA Custom in Indianapolis factory The 1964 reissue singles are clearly distinguishable from the rare 1963 first issue discs. With one exception, all variations of the 1964 reissue were pressed with black labels with silver print. Nearly all of the reissues have "DON'T DROP OUT" printed on the upper left side of the labels. Although most of these discs were manufactured with metal parts created from lacquers mastered by Reco-Art, some of the later pressings were stamped with metal parts originating from lacquers cut by Virtue Studio of Philadelphia, which was owned and operated by Frank Virtue. The trail off areas to these singles have the following hand etched markings: "VIRTUE STUDIO" and "BS" on both sides and "S-4152-S" on the She Loves You side and "S-4152-I" on the I'll Get You side. Many pressings have Reco-Art A sides and Virtue B sides. The labels to the initial Mallard 1964 discs (type 2-A) have the same font and typesetting as the 1963 labels, except for the addition of "DON'T DROP OUT" in the upper left corner. Later Mallard pressings (type 3-A) are the same, except that both sides of the single have "Produced by George Martin" to the right under the running time. The initial black label Monarch singles (type 2-B-1), have the same font and typesetting as the 1963 white label discs, except for the "DON'T DROP OUT" language. Later Monarch pressings (type 2-B-2), have a slight variance in spacing of lines on the left side of the labels. In particular, the gap between the lines listing the song publishing company and the performance rights organization BMI on the A side and ASCAP on the B side) is eliminated. Monarch also added the George Martin production credit to some of its later pressings (type 3-B). These discs have "Produced by George Martin" below "THE BEATLES" only on the She Loves You side. There is also a Monarch variation that has labels with thick bold print (type 2-F), similar to the Vee-Jay Beatles singles manufactured by Monarch. These labels, which do not have the George Martin production credit, were printed by Bert-Co, a Los Angeles company that printed the labels for the Monarch-pressed Beatles discs issued by Vee-Jay. The 1964 RCA Rockaway pressings have the same type setting and font as the factory's 1963 pressings. The initial discs (type 2-C) do not have the George Martin production credit, whereas later Rockaway records (type 3-C) have "Produced by George Martin" below running time on both sides of the single. There is also a 1964 Rockaway variation of the single with white labels and blue print that includes the production credit (type 4-C). Although this is a 1964 pressing, the blue print single is much sought after due to its scarcity and novel appearance. Most of the 1964 Rockaway singles examined t for this book have the Reco-Art machine stamping in the trail off area of the A side and "VIRTUE STUDIO" hand etched on the B side. Swan also contracted with RCA's Indianapolis factory. The RCA Indianapolis discs (type 2-D) have the song titles in quotes and in thick bold print. The trail off areas have the machine stamped Reco-Art marking and a hand etched "R I" on both sides. As these discs do not have "DON'T DROP OUT" on the labels, it is possible, but highly unlikely, that they were manufactured in 1963 rather than 1964. For the 1964 reissue of the single, Swan prepared an attractive picture sleeve. The sleeve features the same Dezo Hoffmann photo of the group used on the back cover to "MEET THE BEATLES!" 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.

#1-8 She Loves You / I'll Get You (4th. Press "White Label in Blue ink / RCA Rockaway Press": S-4152)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	She Loves You (Lennon-McCartney)
	SIDE 2	I'll Get You (Lennon-McCartney)
RELEASE DATE		middle 1964? / 4th. Press
INNER SLEEVE			SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK --> Click!
FRONT		BACK
Sorry, I don't have it.		Sorry, I don't have it.
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				A script "Swan" in blue appears at the top of the white label. The reissues of the single have "DON'T DROP OUT" printed in blue on the upper left side of the labels.
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SIDE-1			SIDE-2		PUBLISHER'S CREDIT

					4th. pressings have the George Martin production credit below running time.
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				The trail off areas of these singles contain the following machine stamped markings, "MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA."
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RECORD LABEL		Swan--White label with blue print Type 4-C
CATALOG NUMBER		SWAN S-4152
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
PRESS FACTORY		RCA Custom in Rockaway, New Jersey
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA S-4152-S -1A C1 (machine stamped)
	SIDE 2	S-4152-I -1B BS VIRTUE STUDIO (hand etched)
SLEEVE STYLE		Sorry, I don't have it.
MIX		MONO
PUBLISHER'S NAME	SIDE 1	Gil Music Corp. BMI
	SIDE 2	Northern Music Ltd., ASCAP
COMMENTS		Swan used three different factories to press the initial issues of the single in 1963: (1) RCA Custom in Rockaway, New Jersey (2) Monarch Records in Los Angeles, California (3) Philadelphina plant, Mallard Manufacturing Company There is also a 1964 Rockaway variation of the single with white labels and blue print that includes the production credit ("Produced by George Martin"). Although this is a 1964 pressing, the blue print single is much sought after due to its scareity and novel appearance. Most of the 1964 Rockaway singles have the "RECO-ART" machine stamping in the trail off area of the A side and "VIRTUE STUDIO" hand etched on the B side. 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. (*) Although most of these discs were manufactured with metal parts created from lacquers mastered by Reco-Art, some of the later pressings were stamped with metal parts orginating from lacquers cut by Virtue Studio of Philadelphia. The trail off areas to these singles ave the following hand etched markings, "VIRTUE STUDIO" and "BS" on both sides.

#1-9 I'll Get You (One-sided promotional Record "Mallard Press": S-4152-I)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	I'll Get You (Lennon-McCartney)
	SIDE 2	-
RELEASE DATE		March 1964 / One-sided promotional record
SLEEVE		SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK Side-1--> Click!	DISK Side-2--> Click!
Sorry, I don't have it.
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				A script "Swan" appears at the top of the label and the song title. The reissues of the single have "DON'T DROP OUT" printed on the upper left side of the labels.
					"PROMOTION COPY" appear on the label.
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				The Mallard pressing of the "I'll Get You" promotional disc has an "X" to the lower left and the lower right of the center hole and the George Martin production credit below the running time. Quotation marks surround song title.
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			These discs were manufactured with metal parts created from lacquers mastered by Reco-Art, the trail off areas of these singles contain the following machine stamped markings, "MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA."
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Flat white label with black print Type-5-A
CATALOG NUMBER		S-4152-I
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
PRESS FACTORY		Mallard Manufacturing Company
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA (machine stamped) S-4152-I
	SIDE 2	-
SLEEVE STYLE		Unknown
MIX		MONO
PUBLISHER'S NAME	SIDE 1	Northern Music Ltd. ASCAP
	SIDE 2	-
COMMENTS		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.(=this record) 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.