The Beatles U.K. EP/Original Compact Series #1

Parlophone Label Mono EP Series
THE BEATLES' HITS (GEP 8880)
(Update: 26th July 2026)

ParlophoneFirst Sleeve

INDEX

#2-1 THE PARLO rim/ matrix 1N/1N
#2-2 THE PARLO rim/ matrix 2N/1N Type-1 (Sans-serif)
#2-3 THE PARLO rim/ matrix 2N/1N Type-2 (Roman)
#2-4 THE PARLO rim/ with SOLD IN U.K./ BuPr Printing
#2-5 THE PARLO rim/ with SOLD IN U.K./ BuPr Printing/ Solid Center
#2-6 THE GRAMO rim/ with SOLD IN U.K. (Sans-serif)/ BuPr Printing
#2-7 THE GRAMO rim/ with SOLD IN U.K. (Roman)
#2-8 THE GRAMO rim/ without SOLD IN U.K./ Solid Center
#2-9 THE GRAMO rim/ without SOLD IN U.K./ Polo ring

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Notice* Click the label of each EP, so you can see the large picture image.

#2-1 The Beatles' Hits (1st. Press "matrix 1N/1N": GEP 8880)
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TITLE		THE BEATLES' HITS
TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	From Me To You (McCartney-Lennon) Thank You Girl (McCartney-Lennon)
	SIDE 2	Please Please Me (McCartney-Lennon) Love Me Do (McCartney-Lennon) *Andy White version
RELEASE DATE		6th September.1963/First Press
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK --> Click!

FRONT COVER CLOSE UP			BACK COVER CLOSE UP
					Wrap-around cover. Printer name "Garrod (& Lofthouse Ltd.)" was printed at the bottom of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					Black / yellow Parlophone label with silver print: Type-1. Capitalized PARLOPHONE rims. Push-out center. The embossed letter (tax code) is "K, T".
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1		SIDE 2	The publisher's name was printed in "Sans-Serif" type. Without "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963" statement	SIDE 1	SIDE 2

				Matrix suffixed with side-1: "1N" side-2: "1N"
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1			SIDE 2		The song titles and the composer's name were printed in "Sans-Serif" type.

OTHER ITEM
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CATALOG NUMBER		GEP-8880
RECORD LABEL		Black/yellow Parlophone label with silver print: Type-1
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	7TCE 760 - 1N
	SIDE 2	7TCE 761 - 1N
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	THE PARLOPHONE Co., Ltd.
	LABEL	THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)
LABEL CENTER		Push-out center
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		-
PUBLISHER'S NAME	SIDE 1	NORTHERN SONGS BIEM MECOLICO
	SIDE 2	DICK JAMES MUSIC BIEM/NCB MECOLICO ARDMORE & BEECHWOOD LTD.
COVER FORM		Single type Laminated rounded upper and lower rear flaps and no tab cut on the back
PRINTER CREDIT		Garrod
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Angus McBean / Notes: Tony Barrow
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		The Beatles' 2nd. E.P. The Beatles second official E.P. ... although it's catalogue number is lower than Twist And Shout. This second E.P. contained the first three hits and one B-side, and interrupted the run at No.1 of "Twist And Shout". "Please Please Me" is the original single version (without "the mistake"), and "Love Me Do" is the album version (Drums:Andy White). ALL tracks are attributed as writers to ... "McCartney - Lennon". The earliest pressings were missing the "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963" statement on the label. The publisher's name was printed in "Sans-Serif" type on the both sides of the label. The song titles and the composer's name were printed in "Sans-Serif" type on the both sides of the label. The Andy White version of the track was included on the Beatles' debut UK album, Please Please Me, The Beatles' Hits EP, and subsequent album releases on which "Love Me Do" was included (except as noted below), as well as on the first US single release in April 1964. For the 1974 single re-issue and the 1982 "20th Anniversary" re-issue, as well as various compilation albums including the original release of 1962–1966 and 1, the Andy White version was again used.

#2-2 The Beatles' Hits (2nd. Press "matrix 2N/1N Type-1 (Sans-serif)": GEP 8880)
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TITLE		THE BEATLES' HITS
TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	From Me To You (McCartney-Lennon) Thank You Girl (McCartney-Lennon)
	SIDE 2	Please Please Me (McCartney-Lennon) Love Me Do (McCartney-Lennon) *Andy White version
RELEASE DATE		1963?/Second Press
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK --> Click!

FRONT COVER CLOSE UP			BACK COVER CLOSE UP
					Wrap-around cover. Printer name "Garrod (& Lofthouse Ltd.)" was printed at the bottom of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					Black / yellow Parlophone label with silver print: Type-1. Capitalized PARLOPHONE rims. Push-out center. The embossed letter (tax code) is "K, T".
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1		SIDE 2	The publisher's name was printed in "Sans-Serif" type. With "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963" statement.	SIDE 1	SIDE 2

				Matrix suffixed with side-1: "2N" side-2: "1N"
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1			SIDE 2		The song titles and the composer's name were printed in "Sans-Serif" type.

OTHER ITEM
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CATALOG NUMBER		Black/yellow Parlophone label with silver print: Type-1
RECORD LABEL		GEP-8880
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	7TCE 760 - 2N
	SIDE 2	7TCE 761 - 1N
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	THE PARLOPHONE Co., Ltd.
	LABEL	THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)
LABEL CENTER		Push-out center
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		-
PUBLISHER'S NAME	SIDE 1	NORTHERN SONGS BIEM MECOLICO
	SIDE 2	DICK JAMES MUSIC BIEM/NCB MECOLICO ARDMORE & BEECHWOOD LTD.
COVER FORM		Single type Laminated rounded upper and lower rear flaps and no tab cut on the back
PRINTER CREDIT		Garrod
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Angus McBean / Notes: Tony Barrow
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		The second press was changed the number for matrix suffixed with "2N". With the "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963" statement, but the earliest second pressings were missing the "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963" statement on the label. The publisher's name was printed in "Sans-Serif" type on the both sides of the label. The song titles and the composer's name were printed in "Sans-Serif" type on the both sides of the label. The Andy White version of the track was included on the Beatles' debut UK album, Please Please Me, The Beatles' Hits EP, and subsequent album releases on which "Love Me Do" was included (except as noted below), as well as on the first US single release in April 1964. For the 1974 single re-issue and the 1982 "20th Anniversary" re-issue, as well as various compilation albums including the original release of 1962–1966 and 1, the Andy White version was again used.

#2-3 The Beatles' Hits (2nd. Press "matrix 2N/1N Type-2 (Roman)": GEP 8880)
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TITLE		THE BEATLES' HITS
TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	From Me To You (McCartney-Lennon) Thank You Girl (McCartney-Lennon)
	SIDE 2	Please Please Me (McCartney-Lennon) Love Me Do (McCartney-Lennon) *Andy White version
RELEASE DATE		1963?/Second Press
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK --> Click!

FRONT COVER CLOSE UP				BACK COVER CLOSE UP
			Parlophone logo mark and the word "mono" were printed on the front cover.		Wrap-around cover. Catalog number "GEP 8880" was printed at the upper right corner of the front cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
		"TRADE MARK OF THE PARLOPHONE Co., Ltd." was printed under the Parlophone "￡" logomark.			Printer name "Garrod (& Lofthouse Ltd.)" was printed at the bottom of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					Black / yellow Parlophone label with silver print: Type-1. Capitalized PARLOPHONE rims. Push-out center. The embossed letter (tax code) is "P, M, K, and T".
LABEL CLOSE UP
		"EXTENDED PLAY" and catalogue number were printed at the right side of the label.			The publisher's name was printed in "Roman" type on both sides. With "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963" statement.
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1			SIDE 2		The song titles and the composer's name were printed in "Roman" type on both sides. Matrix suffixed with side-1: "2N" side-2: "1N"

OTHER ITEM
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CATALOG NUMBER		Black/yellow Parlophone label with silver print: Type-1
RECORD LABEL		GEP-8880
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	7TCE 760 - 2N		MOTHER & STAMPER	5 / PH
	SIDE 2	7TCE 761 - 1N			1 / HG
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	THE PARLOPHONE Co., Ltd.
	LABEL	THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)
LABEL CENTER		Push-out center
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		-
PUBLISHER'S NAME	SIDE 1	NORTHERN SONGS BIEM MECOLICO
	SIDE 2	DICK JAMES MUSIC BIEM/NCB MECOLICO ARDMORE & BEECHWOOD LTD.
COVER FORM		Single type Laminated rounded upper and lower rear flaps and no tab cut on the back
PRINTER CREDIT		Garrod
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Angus McBean / Notes: Tony Barrow
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		The second press was changed the number for matrix suffixed with "2N". With the "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963" statement, but the earliest second pressings were missing the "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963" statement on the label. The publisher's name was printed in "Roman" type on both sides. The song titles and the composer's name were printed in "Roman" type on both sides. The Andy White version of the track was included on the Beatles' debut UK album, Please Please Me, The Beatles' Hits EP, and subsequent album releases on which "Love Me Do" was included (except as noted below), as well as on the first US single release in April 1964. For the 1974 single re-issue and the 1982 "20th Anniversary" re-issue, as well as various compilation albums including the original release of 1962–1966 and 1, the Andy White version was again used.

#2-4 The Beatles' Hits (3rd. Press "with SOLD IN U.K. / BuPr Printing": GEP 8880)
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TITLE		THE BEATLES' HITS
TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	From Me To You (McCartney-Lennon) Thank You Girl (McCartney-Lennon)
	SIDE 2	Please Please Me (McCartney-Lennon) Love Me Do (McCartney-Lennon) *Andy White version
RELEASE DATE		1964?/Third Press
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK --> Click!

BACK COVER CLOSE UP				LABEL CLOSE UP
			Wrap-around cover and diagonal-cut corner. Printer name "BuPr =Buckland Printers" was printed at the right corner of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
				Capitalized PARLOPHONE rims. Push-out center. " SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS." statement was printed at the center. The embossed letter (tax code) is "K, T".
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1		SIDE 2	The publisher's name was printed in "Roman" type on both sides. With "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963" statement.	SIDE 1	SIDE 2

				Matrix suffixed with side-1: "2N" side-2: "1N"
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1			SIDE 2		EP's title, the song titles and the composer's name were printed in "Roman" type.

OTHER ITEM
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CATALOG NUMBER		Black/yellow Parlophone label with silver print: Type-2
RECORD LABEL		GEP-8880
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	7TCE 760 - 2N
	SIDE 2	7TCE 761 - 1N
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	THE PARLOPHONE Co., Ltd.
	LABEL	THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)
LABEL CENTER		Push-out center
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		YES
PUBLISHER'S NAME	SIDE 1	NORTHERN SONGS BIEM MECOLICO
	SIDE 2	DICK JAMES MUSIC BIEM/NCB MECOLICO ARDMORE & BEECHWOOD LTD.
COVER FORM		Single type Laminated upper and lower rear flaps and no tab cut on the back. Flaps with diagonal-cut on the spine-side.
PRINTER CREDIT		BuPr (Buckland Printers)
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Angus McBean / Notes: Tony Barrow
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		Beginning in 1964, Parlophone (and all the other EMI companies) began printing a phrase in the centers of all their singles, EP's and LP's, which said: SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS. This notice appears on the labels of every UK market EMI product, from very early 1964, right through mid-1969. The publisher's name was printed in "Roman" type on both sides. The EP's title, the song titles and the composer's name were printed in "Roman" type on both sides. BuPr Pressing = Printed by Buckland Printers They are a third printing company that EMI contracted alongside Garrod and Lofthouse specifically for the production of EP covers since the overflaps are completely different to the G & L design; they're smaller and squared off whilst the G & L overflaps are thick and rounded. The BuPr sleeves are also found on the original presses so perhaps they were contracted in because G & L's EP sleeve printers couldn't handle the huge surge in demand? Perhaps BuPr were asked to help with production during this huge increase in demand. The Andy White version of the track was included on the Beatles' debut UK album, Please Please Me, The Beatles' Hits EP, and subsequent album releases on which "Love Me Do" was included (except as noted below), as well as on the first US single release in April 1964. For the 1974 single re-issue and the 1982 "20th Anniversary" re-issue, as well as various compilation albums including the original release of 1962–1966 and 1, the Andy White version was again used.

#2-5 The Beatles' Hits (3rd. Press "with SOLD IN U.K. / BuPr Printing / Solid Center": GEP 8880)
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TITLE		THE BEATLES' HITS
TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	From Me To You (McCartney-Lennon) Thank You Girl (McCartney-Lennon)
	SIDE 2	Please Please Me (McCartney-Lennon) Love Me Do (McCartney-Lennon) *Andy White version
RELEASE DATE		1964?/Third Press
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK --> Click!

BACK COVER CLOSE UP				LABEL CLOSE UP
			Wrap-around cover and diagonal-cut corner. Printer name "BuPr =Buckland Printers" was printed at the right corner of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
				Capitalized PARLOPHONE rims. Solid center. " SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS." statement was printed at the center. The embossed letter (tax code) is "K, T".
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1		SIDE 2	The publisher's name was printed in "Roman" type on both sides. With "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963" statement	SIDE 1	SIDE 2

				Matrix suffixed with side-1: "2N" side-2: "1N"
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1			SIDE 2		EP's title, the song titles and the composer's name were printed in "Roman" type.

OTHER ITEM
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CATALOG NUMBER		Black/yellow Parlophone label with silver print: Type-2
RECORD LABEL		GEP-8880
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	7TCE 760 - 2N
	SIDE 2	7TCE 761 - 1N
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	THE PARLOPHONE Co., Ltd.
	LABEL	THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)
LABEL CENTER		Solid center
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		YES
PUBLISHER'S NAME	SIDE 1	NORTHERN SONGS BIEM MECOLICO
	SIDE 2	DICK JAMES MUSIC BIEM/NCB MECOLICO ARDMORE & BEECHWOOD LTD.
COVER FORM		Single type Laminated upper and lower rear flaps and no tab cut on the back. Flaps with diagonal-cut on the spine-side.
PRINTER CREDIT		BuPr (Buckland Printers)
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Angus McBean / Notes: Tony Barrow
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		Solid center type. Beginning in 1964, Parlophone (and all the other EMI companies) began printing a phrase in the centers of all their singles, EP's and LP's, which said: SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS. This notice appears on the labels of every UK market EMI product, from very early 1964, right through mid-1969. The publisher's name was printed in "Roman" type on both sides. The EP's title, the song titles and the composer's name were printed in "Roman" type on both sides. BuPr Pressing = Printed by Buckland Printers They are a third printing company that EMI contracted alongside Garrod and Lofthouse specifically for the production of EP covers since the overflaps are completely different to the G & L design; they're smaller and squared off whilst the G & L overflaps are thick and rounded. The BuPr sleeves are also found on the original presses so perhaps they were contracted in because G & L's EP sleeve printers couldn't handle the huge surge in demand? Perhaps BuPr were asked to help with production during this huge increase in demand. The Andy White version of the track was included on the Beatles' debut UK album, Please Please Me, The Beatles' Hits EP, and subsequent album releases on which "Love Me Do" was included (except as noted below), as well as on the first US single release in April 1964. For the 1974 single re-issue and the 1982 "20th Anniversary" re-issue, as well as various compilation albums including the original release of 1962–1966 and 1, the Andy White version was again used.

#2-6 The Beatles' Hits (4th. Press "THE GRAMOPHONE rim / with SOLD IN U.K. Type-2 (Sans-serif) / BuPr Printing": GEP 8880)
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TITLE		THE BEATLES' HITS
TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	From Me To You (McCartney-Lennon) Thank You Girl (McCartney-Lennon)
	SIDE 2	Please Please Me (McCartney-Lennon) Love Me Do (McCartney-Lennon) *Andy White version
RELEASE DATE		1966? / 4th. Press
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK --> Click!

FRONT COVER CLOSE UP			BACK COVER CLOSE UP
					Wrap-around cover and diagonal-cut corner. Printer name "BuPr =Buckland Printers" was printed at the right corner of the back cover.
		"Photo: Angus McBean" credit was printed at the lower left corner of the front cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
			Black/yellow Parlophone label with silver print: Type-4		Push-out center. " SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS." statement was printed at the center. The embossed letter (tax code) is none.
LABEL CLOSE UP
		"THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)" was printed at the perimeter.			The publisher's name was printed in "Sans-Serif" type. With "(P) 1963" statement.
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1			SIDE 2		The EP's title, the song titles and the composer's name were printed in "Sans-Serif" type.

OTHER ITEM
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CATALOG NUMBER		Black/yellow Parlophone label with silver print: Type-4
RECORD LABEL		GEP-8880
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	7TCE 760 - 2N		MOTHER & STAMPER	1 / GCL
	SIDE 2	7TCE 761 - 1N			5 / GOA
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	THE PARLOPHONE Co., Ltd.
	LABEL	THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)
LABEL CENTER		Push-out center
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		YES
PUBLISHER'S NAME	SIDE 1	NORTHERN SONGS BIEM MECOLICO
	SIDE 2	DICK JAMES MUSIC BIEM/NCB MECOLICO ARDMORE & BEECHWOOD LTD.
COVER FORM		Single type Laminated upper and lower rear flaps and no tab cut on the back. Flaps with diagonal-cut on the spine-side.
PRINTER CREDIT		BuPr (Buckland Printers)
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Angus McBean / Notes: Tony Barrow
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		Push-out center type. The 4th. pressing was with capitalized printing of "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." at the perimeter. Beginning in 1964, Parlophone (and all the other EMI companies) began printing a phrase in the centers of all their singles, EP's and LP's, which said: SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS. This notice appears on the labels of every UK market EMI product, from very early 1964, right through mid-1969. The publisher's name was printed in "Sans-Serif" type on both sides. The EP's title, the song titles and the composer's name were printed in "Sans-Serif" type on both sides. BuPr Pressing = Printed by Buckland Printers They are a third printing company that EMI contracted alongside Garrod and Lofthouse specifically for the production of EP covers since the overflaps are completely different to the G & L design; they're smaller and squared off whilst the G & L overflaps are thick and rounded. The BuPr sleeves are also found on the original presses so perhaps they were contracted in because G & L's EP sleeve printers couldn't handle the huge surge in demand? Perhaps BuPr were asked to help with production during this huge increase in demand. The Andy White version of the track was included on the Beatles' debut UK album, Please Please Me, The Beatles' Hits EP, and subsequent album releases on which "Love Me Do" was included (except as noted below), as well as on the first US single release in April 1964. For the 1974 single re-issue and the 1982 "20th Anniversary" re-issue, as well as various compilation albums including the original release of 1962–1966 and 1, the Andy White version was again used.

#2-7 The Beatles' Hits (4th. Press "THE GRAMOPHONE rim / with SOLD IN U.K. Type-1 (Roman)": GEP 8880)
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TITLE		THE BEATLES' HITS
TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	From Me To You (McCartney-Lennon) Thank You Girl (McCartney-Lennon)
	SIDE 2	Please Please Me (McCartney-Lennon) Love Me Do (McCartney-Lennon) *Andy White version
RELEASE DATE		1966? / 4th. Press
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK --> Click!

FRONT COVER CLOSE UP				BACK COVER CLOSE UP
					Wrap-around cover. Catalog number "GEP 8880" was printed at the upper right corner of the front cover.
			"Photo: Angus McBean" credit was printed at the lower left corner.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
		"TRADE MARK OF THE PARLOPHONE Co., Ltd." was printed under the Parlophone "￡" logomark.			Printer name "Garrod (& Lofthouse Ltd.)" was printed at the bottom of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
			Black/yellow Parlophone label with silver print: Type-4		Push-out center. " SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS." statement was printed at the center. The embossed letter (tax code) is none.
LABEL CLOSE UP
		"THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)" was printed at the perimeter.			The publisher's name was printed in "Roman" type. With "(P) 1963" statement.
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1			SIDE 2		The song titles and the composer's name were printed in "Roman" type.

OTHER ITEM
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CATALOG NUMBER		Black/yellow Parlophone label with silver print: Type-4
RECORD LABEL		GEP-8880
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	7TCE 760 - 2N		MOTHER & STAMPER	1 0 / GHL
	SIDE 2	7TCE 761 - 1N			1 0 / GOT
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	THE PARLOPHONE Co., Ltd.
	LABEL	THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)
LABEL CENTER		Push-out center
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		YES
PUBLISHER'S NAME	SIDE 1	NORTHERN SONGS BIEM MECOLICO
	SIDE 2	DICK JAMES MUSIC BIEM/NCB MECOLICO ARDMORE & BEECHWOOD LTD.
COVER FORM		Single type Laminated rounded upper and lower rear flaps and no tab cut on the back
PRINTER CREDIT		Garrod
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Angus McBean / Notes: Tony Barrow
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		Push-out center type. The 4th. pressing was with capitalized printing of "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." at the perimeter. Beginning in 1964, Parlophone (and all the other EMI companies) began printing a phrase in the centers of all their singles, EP's and LP's, which said: SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS. This notice appears on the labels of every UK market EMI product, from very early 1964, right through mid-1969. The publisher's name was printed in "Roman" type on both sides. The song titles and the composer's name were printed in "Roman" type on both sides. The Andy White version of the track was included on the Beatles' debut UK album, Please Please Me, The Beatles' Hits EP, and subsequent album releases on which "Love Me Do" was included (except as noted below), as well as on the first US single release in April 1964. For the 1974 single re-issue and the 1982 "20th Anniversary" re-issue, as well as various compilation albums including the original release of 1962–1966 and 1, the Andy White version was again used.

#2-8 The Beatles' Hits (5th. Press "THE GRAMOPHONE rim / without SOLD IN U.K. / Solid Center": GEP 8880)
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TITLE		THE BEATLES' HITS
TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	From Me To You (McCartney-Lennon) Thank You Girl (McCartney-Lennon)
	SIDE 2	Please Please Me (McCartney-Lennon) Love Me Do (McCartney-Lennon) *Andy White version
RELEASE DATE		1970s/5th. Press
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK --> Click!

BACK COVER CLOSE UP				LABEL CLOSE UP
			Cover form is Single type / Wrap-around cover with a die-cut insert tab cut at the side of sleeve /Diagonal-cut corner.
LABEL CLOSE UP
			"THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)" was printed at the perimeter.		Solid center without "Sold in U.K." statement. No embossed tax code to any center.
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1		SIDE 2	The publisher's name was printed in "Sans-Serif" type. "(P)1963" instead of "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963" statement.	SIDE 1	SIDE 2

				Matrix suffixed with side-1: "2N" side-2: "1N"
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1			SIDE 2		The song titles and the composer's name were printed in "Sans-Serif" type.

OTHER ITEM
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CATALOG NUMBER		Black/yellow Parlophone label with silver print: Type-5
RECORD LABEL		GEP-8880
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	7TCE 760 - 2N
	SIDE 2	7TCE 761 - 1N
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	THE PARLOPHONE Co., Ltd.
	LABEL	THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)
LABEL CENTER		Solid center
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		-
PUBLISHER'S NAME	SIDE 1	NORTHERN SONGS BIEM MECOLICO
	SIDE 2	DICK JAMES MUSIC BIEM/NCB MECOLICO ARDMORE & BEECHWOOD LTD.
COVER FORM		Single type Laminated upper and lower rear flaps with a die-cut insert tab cut at the side on the back. Flaps with diagonal-cut on both sides.
PRINTER CREDIT		Garrod
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Angus McBean / Notes: Tony Barrow
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		Solid Center type. The 5th. pressing was with capitalized printing of "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." at the perimeter. The "Sold in U.K." text has gone from the label. Instead of the words "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963", the "(P)-1963" statement was printed at the left part of the label. The Andy White version of the track was included on the Beatles' debut UK album, Please Please Me, The Beatles' Hits EP, and subsequent album releases on which "Love Me Do" was included (except as noted below), as well as on the first US single release in April 1964. For the 1974 single re-issue and the 1982 "20th Anniversary" re-issue, as well as various compilation albums including the original release of 1962–1966 and 1, the Andy White version was again used.

#2-9 The Beatles' Hits (6th. Press "THE GRAMOPHONE rim / without SOLD IN U.K. / Polo ring": GEP 8880)
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TITLE		THE BEATLES' HITS
TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	From Me To You (McCartney-Lennon) Thank You Girl (McCartney-Lennon)
	SIDE 2	Please Please Me (McCartney-Lennon) Love Me Do (McCartney-Lennon) *Andy White version
RELEASE DATE		1974? / 6th. Press
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK --> Click!

BACK COVER CLOSE UP				LABEL CLOSE UP
			Wrap-around cover with a die-cut insert tab cut at the side of sleeve.
LABEL CLOSE UP
			"THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)" was printed at the perimeter.		Push-out center. without "Sold in U.K." statement. No embossed tax code to any center. With knife edge. With Polo ring on side2
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1		SIDE 2	The publisher's name was printed in "Sans-Serif" type. "(P)1963" instead of "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963" statement.	SIDE 1	SIDE 2

				Matrix suffixed with side-1: "2N" side-2: "1N"
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1			SIDE 2		The song titles and the composer's name were printed in "Sans-Serif" type.

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CATALOG NUMBER		Black/yellow Parlophone label with silver print: Type-5
RECORD LABEL		GEP-8880
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	7TCE 760 - 2N
	SIDE 2	7TCE 761 - 1N
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	THE PARLOPHONE Co., Ltd.
	LABEL	THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)
LABEL CENTER		Push-out center with Polo ring
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		-
PUBLISHER'S NAME	SIDE 1	NORTHERN SONGS BIEM MECOLICO
	SIDE 2	DICK JAMES MUSIC BIEM/NCB MECOLICO ARDMORE & BEECHWOOD LTD.
COVER FORM		Single type Laminated upper and lower rear flaps with a die-cut insert tab cut at the side on the back. Flaps with diagonal-cut on the spine-side.
PRINTER CREDIT		Garrod
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Angus McBean / Notes: Tony Barrow
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		The 5th. pressing was with capitalized printing of "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." at the perimeter. The "Sold in U.K." text has gone from the label. Instead of the words "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963", the "(P)-1963" statement was printed at the left part of the label. With knife edge. With Polo ring on side2. The publisher's name was printed in "Sans-Serif" type on both sides. The song titles and the composer's name were printed in "Sans-Serif" type on both sides. The Andy White version of the track was included on the Beatles' debut UK album, Please Please Me, The Beatles' Hits EP, and subsequent album releases on which "Love Me Do" was included (except as noted below), as well as on the first US single release in April 1964. For the 1974 single re-issue and the 1982 "20th Anniversary" re-issue, as well as various compilation albums including the original release of 1962–1966 and 1, the Andy White version was again used.