Export for Switzerland
11. We Can Work It Out / Day Tripper (505 389)
(Update: 1st. June 2020)

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Original Sleeve

INDEX #11-1 Export Press for Switzerland / Parlophone label

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#11-1 We Can Work It Out / Day Tripper (Export Press for Switzerland / Parlophone label: 505 389)

TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	We Can Work It Out   (Lennon - McCartney)
	SIDE 2	Day Tripper  (Lennon - McCartney)
RELEASE DATE		March 1966 / First Press
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK --> Click!
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		Odeon dome logo, EMI logo and catalog No. "O 23 112" were printed at the upper left of the front cover.			2nd. issue picture sleeve: Paler red sleeve with thicker line between the titles, smaller letter size.
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			Some copies were pasted a sticker printing the words "Special Edition 505 389" on the front or back cover.
				"ELECTROLA  GESELLSCHAFTM.B.H KÖLN" was printed at the bottom of the back sleeve.
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					"THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)" was printed at the perimeter. The "(P)-1965" statement was printed at the left part of the label.
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			With the sticker of the record number "505 389" in red ink on label side one (and two).		With Push-out center, tax code It has the central remark "SOLD IN UK..." "K,T" was embossed on the center of the label.
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					This is the Ex Libris Book Club Editon pressed in England, but has the German cover.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Black Parlophone label with silver ink Type-9
CATALOG NUMBER		505 389 (O 23 122)
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	Side1	7XCE 18341 - 4    /5/RAA
	Side2	7XCE 18342 - 1    /3/RMM
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
CENTER		Push-out Center
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	Label	THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)
	Sleeve	Odeon / ELECTROLA  GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H KÖLN
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Robert Freeman
PRINTER CREDIT		-
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		Grammoclub Ex Libris Club(*) edition released in Switzerland only. This is the Ex Libris Book Club Editon pressed in England, but has the German cover. It has a "Spezial Edition" sticker on frontcover and "Edition EX Libris 505 389" sticker on both sides of the label. Picture Issue: SLEEVE: German Picture sleeve. 2nd. issue picture sleeve: Paler red sleeve with thicker line between the titles, smaller letter size. LABEL: Silver Parlophone label type-9 "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)" was printed at the perimeter. The "(P)-1965" statement was printed at the left part of the label.  It has the central remark "SOLD IN UK..." History: This Swiss Club Special Edition pressing Single of The Beatles was available exclusively and only to a very limited number of members of the Swiss EX LIBRIS record and book club in 1965. You´ve had to spend quite a high amount of money to become a member of EX LIBRIS. All the many other Swiss record shops (and there were some really great ones amongst them) have sold mainly the German, French and British pressings of the Beatles latest recordings. The British originals sold best. Ex Libris wasn´t considered a very hip shop at all, and so only a small number of people went to ever shop there, but few of them would decide to go for any records by the Beatles, and that´s why they ARE so incredibly rare!! Only around 500 copies of them have sold. (*)Grammoclub Ex Libris Club (Ex Libris Records): Swiss record club, label, publisher, and stores. The label belongs to Migros (famous Swiss Supermarket chain). Their releases were never available from any supermarkets, but only to members of the fairly small Ex Libris club. The label was originally called "Grammoclub Ex Libris" (during the 50s and the 60s), but was shortened to Ex Libris towards the mid 60s. Only club members were allowed to buy from their shops. You've had to pay a fairly high fee in order to become a member of them, which is something that only a few wealthy elder people were able to do. In retrospect they mainly seem to have sold their records to some older folks, or to some family-people: They've usually bought Classical Music, Easy Listening, Jazz, Kiddie-Records, and the likes -- only few of their buyers would be interested in Rock 'N' Roll, or Beat back then, therefore only a few copies of their nowadays highly collectable releases by the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and Elvis Presley (Golden Boy LP) seem to have sold. Most of the young Swiss people would shop someplace else, because they could not afford to pay for the high membership fee in order to buy such a Rolling Stones LP or 45 from Ex Libris.