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TITLE
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THE BEATLES No.1 |
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TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1
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I Saw Her Standing There
(McCartney - Lennon) Misery (McCartney - Lennon) |
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SIDE 2
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Anna (Go To Him) (Alexander) Chains (Goffin-King) |
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RELEASE DATE
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April 1964? / Third Press (First
Press: 19th March 1964) |
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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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At least this time they replicated the UK liner notes (by
Tony Barrow) in full. |
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Yellow Parlophone label with silver print. The first and second pressings are on the Green Parlophone label, so this is the third pressing. Solid center. |
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Royalty Stamps on the center left of the label include the
words "LEEDS MUSIC" (Side 1), the logo of "WALLABY MUSIC PTY
LIMITED", and the words "TU-CON MUSIC" (Side 2). |
On side-2, the
publisher's name is written after the composer's credits. |
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OTHER ITEM
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CATALOG NUMBER
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GEPO-8883 | ||||
| RECORD LABEL | Black/Yellow Parlophone label with silver print | ||||
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MIX
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MONO | ||||
| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | 7AXPA 652 7TCE 764 |
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| SIDE 2 | 7AXPA 653 7TCE 765 |
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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 | MADE BY E.M.I. (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED. SYDNEY
N.S.W. |
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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 | LEEDS MUSIC |
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| SIDE 2 | WALLABY MUSIC PTY LIMITED / TU-CON 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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| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Illustration | ||||
| 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. Back in 1964 there was no way that EMI (Australia) would fork out for four-colour artwork on an EP sleeve, even for a group as big as The Beatles, thus rendering the UK cover art unsuitable. So, having failed at replicating the UK With The Beatles LP cover art for its local release, they had a go at using it for this EP. They ended up with what was essentially a monotone representation of the famous Robert Freeman photo, devoid of almost all detail. At least this time they replicated the UK liner notes (by Tony Ballow) in full. Content-wise, the Australian release was identical to the UK release, albeit mastered locally from a vinyl source. The EP remained in print until December 1978. Yellow Parlophone label with silver print. The first and second pressings are on the Green Parlophone label, so this is the third pressing. Solid center. The publisher's Royalty Stamps on the center left of the label include the words "LEEDS MUSIC" (Side 1), the logo of "WALLABY MUSIC PTY LIMITED", and the words "TU-CON MUSIC" (Side 2). |
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