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SIDE 1
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Twist And Shout (Medley-Russell) |
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There's A Place (McCartney-Lennon) |
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RELEASE DATE
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These
styrene discs were pressed by Monarch with stampers from two different
sets of lacquers, all of which have trail off areas with the master
number 63-3194 and job number D51071X on the A-side and the master
number 63-3193 and job number D51071 on the B-side. |
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RECORD LABEL
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TOLLIE black print on the yellow label type-1 | ||||
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CATALOG NUMBER
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9001 | ||||
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VINYL COLOR
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BLACK | ||||
| PRESS FACTORY |
Monarch
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SIDE 1 | (MR) symbol 633194 ?51071X AR(?) (hand etched) | |||
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plain brown paper sleeve |
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
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SIDE 1
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Robert Mellin Inc. - Progressive Music (BMI) |
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SIDE 2
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Gil Music (BMI) | ||||
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COMMENTS
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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. Vee-Jay did not press its own records. Instead, the company had the metal parts sent to regional factories for manufacture. Records were then sent directly from these pressing plants to distributors, who in turn sent records to retailers and other distributors. In 1963, three of the primary pressing plants used by Vee-Jay were; (1) The American Record Pressing Co. ("ARP") in Owosso, Michigan ARP pressings have a raised relief script "ARP" machine stamped logo in the trail off areas. (2) Monarch Records in Los Angeles, California The discs manufactured by Monarch Records are easily identified by a circled (MR) symbol machine stamped in the trail off areas, which also contain a hand etched job number preceded by a "?" symbol. (3) Southern Plastics in Nashville, Tennessee There is no factory logo in the trail off areas. (4) Silver Plastics, for additional use Its trail off area has the (MR) symbol, however the record is pressed in vinyl rather than styrene. (5)Columbia Records Its trail off area has several and etchings, including "T1", the initials "URJ" and the matrix number followed by a "6". styrene disc. Vee-Jay began taking orders from distributors for Twist And Shout on February 20, 1964. Twist And Shout sold nearly 1,210,000 copies, including 6,000 copies sent to foreign markets. True to Vee-Jay’s style, there are numerous label variations of Tollie 9001. All but one appear on yellow labels with differing logos, color schemes and letter sizes. These labels were improvised at the printers or factories, as opposed to having song information overprinted on label backdrops. This resulted in six different logos for Tollie’s initial release! To help meet demand, Vee-Jay used at least six factories to press the single, including ARP, Monarch, Southern Plastics, Columbia, Silver Plastics and, for the first time, Alco Research and Engineering of Hollywood, California (“Alco”). 9001 type-1: has black print on a yellow label with the word "TOLLIE" appearing in thin block letters above the center hole. These styrene discs were pressed by Monarch with stampers from two different sets of lacquers, all of which have trail off areas with the master number 63-3194 and job number D51071X on the A-side and the master number 63-3193 and job number D51071 on the B-side. The Audio Matrix logo is not visible, suggesting that the metal parts may have been prepared elsewhere. Discs pressed with the first set of stampers have the (MR) symbol and the initials "RA" indicating that these records were mastered at Universal in Chicago. Records pressed with the second set of stampers have the initials "URJ" indicating that these records were mastered at Audio Arts in Los Angeles. Although they do not have the (MR) symbol, they were pressed by Monarch. |
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Twist And Shout (Medley-Russell) |
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There's A Place (McCartney-Lennon) |
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RELEASE DATE
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1964? / 8th Press (First Press: February
1964) |
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This label has all turquoise blue
print on
a yellow label with the name "TOLLIE" in tall, thick block letters
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The name "TOLLIE" in thick
block letters above the word "RECORDS" inside a thin box located above
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On the B-side, "Gil Music BMI" is misspelled as "Gill".
Although the trail off area markings are including the hand etched
initials "RA", master number and job number and the machine stamped
(MR) logo, this record is vinyl rather than styrene. It appears that
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RECORD LABEL
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TOLLIE turquoise blue print on a yellow label type-8 | ||||
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CATALOG NUMBER
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9001 | ||||
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VINYL COLOR
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BLACK | ||||
| PRESS FACTORY |
Southern
Plastics in Nashville, Tennessee |
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SIDE 1 | (MR) symbol 633194 ?51071X (hand etched) | |||
| SIDE 2 | ?51071 (hand etched) (MR) symbol 633193 (hand etched) | ||||
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SLEEVE STYLE
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plain brown paper sleeve (maybe) |
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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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Robert Mellin Inc. Progressive Music BMI |
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SIDE 2
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Gill Music BMI | ||||
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COMMENTS
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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. Vee-Jay did not press its own records. Instead, the company had the metal parts sent to regional factories for manufacture. Records were then sent directly from these pressing plants to distributors, who in turn sent records to retailers and other distributors. In 1963, three of the primary pressing plants used by Vee-Jay were; (1) The American Record Pressing Co. ("ARP") in Owosso, Michigan ARP pressings have a raised relief script "ARP" machine stamped logo in the trail off areas. (2) Monarch Records in Los Angeles, California The discs manufactured by Monarch Records are easily identified by a circled (MR) symbol machine stamped in the trail off areas, which also contain a hand etched job number preceded by a "?" symbol. (3) Southern Plastics in Nashville, Tennessee There is no factory logo in the trail off areas. (4) Silver Plastics, for additional use Its trail off area has the (MR) symbol, however the record is pressed in vinyl rather than styrene. (5)Columbia Records Its trail off area has several and etchings, including "T1", the initials "URJ" and the matrix number followed by a "6". styrene disc. The first single was "Twist And Shout" b/w "There's A Place" (Tollie 9001), which was released in February 1964. This label has all turquoise blue print on a yellow label with the name "TOLLIE" in tall, thick block letters above the word "RECORDS" surrounded by blackets. On the B-side, "Gil Music BMI" is misspelled as "Gill". Although the trail off area markings are including the hand etched initials "RA", master number and job number and the machine stamped (MR) logo, this record is vinyl rather than styrene. It appears that this record was pressed by Southern Plastics rather than by Monarch. |
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TRACK LISTING
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Twist And Shout (Medley-Russell) |
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There's A Place (McCartney-Lennon) |
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RELEASE DATE
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1964? / 10th Press (First Press: February
1964) |
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all black print on a yellow label with the name “TOLLIE” appearing in
tall, thin print above the word “RECORDS” inside a thin box located
above the center hole. The “E” in “TOLLIE” has rounded corners. |
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RECORD LABEL
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All black print on a yellow label with the name "TOLLIE" type-10-A | ||||
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CATALOG NUMBER
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9001 | ||||
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VINYL COLOR
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BLACK | ||||
| PRESS FACTORY |
Southern
Plastics in Nashville, Tennessee |
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SIDE 1 | 63-3194 RA (hand etched) Audio Matrix logo (stamped) |
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SLEEVE STYLE
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plain brown paper sleeve (maybe) |
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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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Robt. Mellin Inc. Progressive Music BMI |
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SIDE 2
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Gil Music BMI | ||||
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COMMENTS
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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. Vee-Jay did not press its own records. Instead, the company had the metal parts sent to regional factories for manufacture. Records were then sent directly from these pressing plants to distributors, who in turn sent records to retailers and other distributors. In 1963, three of the primary pressing plants used by Vee-Jay were; (1) The American Record Pressing Co. ("ARP") in Owosso, Michigan ARP pressings have a raised relief script "ARP" machine stamped logo in the trail off areas. (2) Monarch Records in Los Angeles, California The discs manufactured by Monarch Records are easily identified by a circled (MR) symbol machine stamped in the trail off areas, which also contain a hand etched job number preceded by a "?" symbol. (3) Southern Plastics in Nashville, Tennessee There is no factory logo in the trail off areas. (4) Silver Plastics, for additional use Its trail off area has the (MR) symbol, however the record is pressed in vinyl rather than styrene. (5)Columbia Records Its trail off area has several and etchings, including "T1", the initials "URJ" and the matrix number followed by a "6". styrene disc. The first single was "Twist And Shout" b/w "There's A Place" (Tollie 9001), which was released in February 1964. Has all black print on a yellow label with the name “TOLLIE” appearing in tall, thin print above the word “RECORDS” inside a thin box located above the center hole. The “E” in “TOLLIE” has rounded corners. The master number and the initials “RA” are hand-etched in the trail off area, along with the machine stamped Audio Matrix logo. The record numbers appear as “T-9001-A” at the bottom of the A-side label and as “T-9001-B” at the bottom of the B-side. Type10-B is the same as Type 10-A, but with the less complete “9001” record number at the bottom. These records were pressed by Southern Plastics. |
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TRACK LISTING
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Love Me Do (McCartney-Lennon) |
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SIDE 2
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P.S. I Love You (McCartney-Lennon) |
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RELEASE DATE
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April 1964 ? / Promotional Copy |
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RECORD LABEL
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TOLLIE black print on the white label type-1 | ||||
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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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| PRESS FACTORY |
Monarch
Records in Los Angeles, California |
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SIDE 1 | (MR) symbol 63-3188 ?5-1068X (hand etched) | |||
| SIDE 2 | (MR) symbol 63-3189 ?5-1069 RA (hand etched) | ||||
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SLEEVE STYLE
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Unknown |
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MONO | ||||
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
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SIDE 1
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Beechwood Music (BMI) |
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SIDE 2
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Beechwood Music (BMI) |
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| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Unknown |
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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. 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. Vee-Jay did not press its own records. Instead, the company had the metal parts sent to regional factories for manufacture. Records were then sent directly from these pressing plants to distributors, who in turn sent records to retailers and other distributors. In 1963, three of the primary pressing plants used by Vee-Jay were; (1) The American Record Pressing Co. ("ARP") in Owosso, Michigan ARP pressings have a raised relief script "ARP" machine stamped logo in the trail off areas. (2) Monarch Records in Los Angeles, California The discs manufactured by Monarch Records are easily identified by a circled (MR) symbol machine stamped in the trail off areas, which also contain a hand etched job number preceded by a "?" symbol. (3) Southern Plastics in Nashville, Tennessee There is no factory logo in the trail off areas. (4) Silver Plastics, for additional use Its trail off area has the (MR) symbol, however the record is pressed in vinyl rather than styrene. Although there are no confirmed promotional copies of the first Beatles single on TOLLIE (Twist and Shout: 9001), there are two distinct promotional copy label variations for "Love Me Do". Type-1: Has the thin block letters "TOLLIE" logo. It has all black print on a white label and the words "NOT FOR SALE" and "PROMOTIONAL COPY". The trail-off areas have the identical markings, including the (MR) symbol, indicating that this promotional record was pressed by Monarch. Type-2: Has the clockwise box logo. It has all black print on a white label and the words "NOT FOR SALE" and "Disk Jockey Advance Sample". The trail-off areas contain barely visible hand etched initials "RA" and master numbers, along with barely legible Audio Matrix and "ARP" logos, indicating that promotional copy was pressed by ARP. |
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Love Me Do (McCartney-Lennon) |
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P.S. I Love You (McCartney-Lennon) |
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RELEASE DATE
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April 1964 ? / Promotional Copy |
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RECORD LABEL
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TOLLIE black print on the white label type-2 | ||||
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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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| PRESS FACTORY |
The
American Record Pressing Co. ("ARP") in Owosso, Michigan |
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SIDE 1 | 63-3188 RA (hand etched) Audio Matrix and "ARP" logos (machine stamped) | |||
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SLEEVE STYLE
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Unknown |
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MONO | ||||
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
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SIDE 1
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Beechwood Music-BMI |
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Beechwood Music-BMI |
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| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Unknown |
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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. 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. Vee-Jay did not press its own records. Instead, the company had the metal parts sent to regional factories for manufacture. Records were then sent directly from these pressing plants to distributors, who in turn sent records to retailers and other distributors. In 1963, three of the primary pressing plants used by Vee-Jay were; (1) The American Record Pressing Co. ("ARP") in Owosso, Michigan ARP pressings have a raised relief script "ARP" machine stamped logo in the trail off areas. (2) Monarch Records in Los Angeles, California The discs manufactured by Monarch Records are easily identified by a circled (MR) symbol machine stamped in the trail off areas, which also contain a hand etched job number preceded by a "?" symbol. (3) Southern Plastics in Nashville, Tennessee There is no factory logo in the trail off areas. (4) Silver Plastics, for additional use Its trail off area has the (MR) symbol, however the record is pressed in vinyl rather than styrene. Although there are no confirmed promotional copies of the first Beatles single on TOLLIE (Twist and Shout: 9001), there are two distinct promotional copy label variations for "Love Me Do". Type-1: Has the thin block letters "TOLLIE" logo. It has all black print on a white label and the words "NOT FOR SALE" and "PROMOTIONAL COPY". The trail-off areas have the identical markings, including the (MR) symbol, indicating that this promotional record was pressed by Monarch. Type-2: Has the clockwise box logo. It has all black print on a white label and the words "NOT FOR SALE" and "Disk Jockey Advance Sample". The trail-off areas contain barely visible hand etched initials "RA" and master numbers, along with barely legible Audio Matrix and "ARP" logos, indicating that promotional copy was pressed by ARP. |
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Love Me Do (McCartney-Lennon) |
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P.S. I Love You (McCartney-Lennon) |
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RELEASE DATE
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27th. April 1964 / First Press |
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The name "TOLLIE" in thin
block letters above the word "RECORDS" located above
the center hole. |
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TOLLIE black print on the yellow label type-1 | ||||
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CATALOG NUMBER
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T-9008 | ||||
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VINYL COLOR
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BLACK (Styrene) |
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| PRESS FACTORY |
Monarch
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SIDE 1 | (MR) symbol 63-3188 (R) ?52252 URT (hand etched) | |||
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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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Beechwood Music (BMI) |
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Beechwood Music (BMI) |
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| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | The
portrait was derived from the Dezo Hoffmann color photo |
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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. 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. Vee-Jay did not press its own records. Instead, the company had the metal parts sent to regional factories for manufacture. Records were then sent directly from these pressing plants to distributors, who in turn sent records to retailers and other distributors. In 1963, three of the primary pressing plants used by Vee-Jay were; (1) The American Record Pressing Co. ("ARP") in Owosso, Michigan ARP pressings have a raised relief script "ARP" machine stamped logo in the trail off areas. (2) Monarch Records in Los Angeles, California The discs manufactured by Monarch Records are easily identified by a circled (MR) symbol machine stamped in the trail off areas, which also contain a hand etched job number preceded by a "?" symbol. (3) Southern Plastics in Nashville, Tennessee There is no factory logo in the trail off areas. (4) Silver Plastics, for additional use Its trail off area has the (MR) symbol, however the record is pressed in vinyl rather than styrene. 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. T-9008 type-1: black print on a yellow label with the "TOLLIE" thin block letters logo. The trail off areas have the hand etched master number 63-3188 and the job number ?51068X on the A side and the master number 63-3189 and the job number ?51069 on the B side. The (MR) symbol is machine stamped in the trail off areas. 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.This record is probably counterfeit. |
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Love Me Do (McCartney-Lennon) |
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P.S. I Love You (McCartney-Lennon) |
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RELEASE DATE
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1964 / 6th Press |
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The name "TOLLIE" in thick
block letters above the word "RECORDS" inside a thin box located above
the center hole. Song writer's credit is "McCartney-Lennon" |
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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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Unknown |
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| MATRIX No. |
SIDE 1 | 633188
(hand etched) |
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633189 (hand etched) | ||||
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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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Beechwood Music B.M.I. | |||
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Beechwood Music B.M.I. | ||||
| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | The portrait was derived from the Dezo Hoffmann color photo | ||||
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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. 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. 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. 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. |
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