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Capitol
launched its Star Line singles series in January 1962 as a
vehicle to reissue old hit singles. The records were
packaged in blue and white sleeves that proudly proclaimed
“from the Tower of Stars ... comes the STAR LINE single
series ... special selections of hit recordings by the
brightest stars!” The initial releases showcased the
variety and depth of Capitol’s master recordings.
The early Star Line singles covered jazz, folk, pop and
country.
Later releases in the Star Line series included R&B,
rock-a-billy and rock.
It was inevitable that Capitol would issue records by the
Beatles on its Star Line series, and that the company did
on 11th. October, 1965, with the simultaneous release of
six singles. None of these songs had previously been
issued on Capitol singles.
The first four Beatles Star Line discs were the same as
the four Beatles 45s issued by Vee-Jay during the first
four months of 1964. The remaining two singles were unique
Capitol creations. The remaining two singles were unique
Capitol creations. Capitol 6065 featured Roll Over
Beethoven, which was released on Capitol of Canada 72133
and made the U.S. charts in early 1964 as an import
single.
The final single in the series, Capitol 6066, paired
Kansas City, pulled from Beatles VI, with Boys, which had
previously been released in America back in January 1964
on Vee-Jay’s Introducing The Beatles and in March 1965 on
Capitol’s The Early Beatles.
Capitol documents indicate that the Beatles Star Line
singles were deleted from the catalog on 31th. December,
1965.
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