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TITLE
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THE BEATLES'
HITS |
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TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1
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From Me To You (McCartney -
Lennon) Thank You Girl (McCartney - Lennon) |
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SIDE 2
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Please Please Me (McCartney -
Lennon) Love Me Do (McCartney - Lennon) |
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RELEASE DATE
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6th February 1964 / First Press |
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The Parlophone £ logo and "45
R.P.M. Extended Play Record" in a box was printed at the
upper right corner of the front cover. |
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The catalog number is printed on the back cover in the
upper right corner. |
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The back of the jacket is also unique to Australia.It
features a photo taken by Dezo Hoffman. Also, the UK
original has a comment by Tony Barrow, but the Australian
version does not. |
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First release on the Green Parlophone label with silver
print. Later release on Black/Yellow labels. Solid center. |
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pressing, the "LEEDS MUSIC" credits on side B is italic. |
"Made in
Australia For The Parlophone Co. Ltd. Sydney, N.S.W (Capital
letter)" was printed at the bottom of the label. |
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OTHER ITEM
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CATALOG NUMBER
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GEPO-8880 | ||||
| RECORD LABEL | Green Parlophone label with silver print | ||||
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MIX
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MONO | ||||
| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | 7TCE
760-2N KT |
MOTHER & STAMPER |
1 / None |
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| SIDE 2 | 7TCE
761-1N MT |
1 / None |
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VINYL COLOR
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BLACK | ||||
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RECORD COMPANY'S
NAME
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COVER | PARLOPHONE £ mark |
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| LABEL | THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter) | ||||
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LABEL CENTER
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Solid center | ||||
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
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SIDE 1 | ESSEX / LEEDS MUSIC |
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| SIDE 2 | LEEDS MUSIC / CASTLE MUSIC |
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COVER FORM
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Single type Laminated cover. Upper and lower rear flaps and no tab cut on the back |
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PRINTER CREDIT
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- |
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| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Front: Photographed by Astrid Kirchherr
from the 1962 Chair Session Back: Photographed by Dezo Hoffman, showing The Beatles walking down Guildford Street on July 2, 1963. |
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| PRODUCER | George Martin | ||||
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COMMENTS
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These are Australian
EPs. Starting with GEPO, which adds an "O" to the original UK catalogue number GEP, there is the 8000 series which follows the original UK release, as well as the 70000 series which is unique to Australia. There are also some which follow the original UK release but have unique Australian jacket photos. Furthermore, mono LP tapes are mainly used as the sound source for Australian EPs, and it is said that the only songs sent by Metal Mother from the UK were Side 2 of "The Beatles' Hits," "All My Loving," "Nowhere Man," and "Magical Mystery Tour (stereo and mono)." All Australian EPs are Solid Centre. All Australian EPs are 45 rpm. The second Australian EP, released on 6th February, 1964 (the UK original was released on 6th September, 1963). It is the same EP as the UK original, but the jacket has a unique Australian design. It uses a photo of Astrid Kirchherr's 1962 Chair Session. The back of the jacket also has a unique Australian design, and uses a photo taken by Dezo Hoffman on July 2, 1963, of the band members walking down Guildford Street from their hotel toward Russell Square, the same as the jacket of On Air-Live at the BBC Volume 2. The UK original also has a commentary by Tony Barrow, but the Australian version does not. The publisher's royalty stamps on the left center of the label include the "ESSEX" logo and the words "LEEDS MUSIC" (Side 1), "LEEDS MUSIC", and "CASTLE MUSIC" (Side 2). |
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