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TITLE
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The Early Years The Beatles Featuring Tony Sheridan |
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CATALOG NUMBER | 2870-111 |
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RELEASE DATE
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18th. June 1971? / First Press | ||||
TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
Ain't She Sweet / The Beatles |
Sweet Georgia Brown / The Beatles |
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Cry For A Shadow / The Beatles |
The Saints / The Beatles |
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Let's Dance / Tony Sheridan And The Beat
Brothers |
Ruby Baby / Tony Sheridan And The Beat
Brothers |
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My Bonnie / The Beatles |
Why (Can't You Love Me Again) / The
Beatles |
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Take Out Some Insurance On Me, Baby / The
Beatles |
Nobody's Child / The Beatles |
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What'd I Say /
Tony Sheridan And The Beat Brothers |
Ya Ya / Tony Sheridan And The Beat Brothers | ||||
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"contour" logo and catalogue number "2870111" were printed at the upper right of the front cover. | ![]() |
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Catalogue number "2870111" and "contour label" logo were
printed at the upper right of the back cover. Liner notes: Tony Sheridan |
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Musical Rendezvous (*),
the budget record company set up by Philips and Polydor,
introduces its own Contour label in June 1971. B5: Credits misprint Cohen-Foree on the cover. |
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The credit "Licences for
the use of records for public performance may be obtained
from Phonographic Performance Ltd.(**)" was printed. |
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1st. pressing / early 1971:
White and blue labels with red lines and red perimeter text. 2nd. pressing / 1971: White and blue labels with red lines and red perimeter text. |
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SIDE 1 |
SIDE
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Published
By: Lawrence Wright: track A1 Talisman Music: track A2 E.H. Morris: track A3 Carlin Music: tracks A4-A6, B2-B3 Francis, Day & Hunter (F. D. & H. on label): track B1 Pan Musik Ltd (Pan-Musik on label): track B4 Acuff-Rose: track B5 Essex Music: track B6 |
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Album “The Early Years” is a reissue of the
British version of “The Beatles’ First” (Polydor 236 201)
using a redesigned cover. Red perimeter text.. |
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B5: Credits misprint Cohen-Foree on the cover but correctly spelt Coben-Foree on the label. | ||||
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LABEL | White and blue labels with red lines and red perimeter text. | ||||
MIX | STEREO |
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MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | 2870111 2870 125
A//1 ∆420 11 4
90 |
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SIDE 2 | 2870111 2870 125
B//1 ∆420 11 3
90 |
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VINYL COLOR | BLACK | ||||
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | Musical Rendezvous Limited | ||||
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K." |
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RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT | (P) 1962 |
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COVER FORM | Single type. non laminated cover. |
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PRINTER CREDIT | - |
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COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Sleeve Notes / Tony Sheridan |
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INNER SLEEVE | White paper sleeve with "WHSMITH" logo |
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PRODUCER | Bert Kaempfert | ||||
COMMENTS | UK label from the 1960s and 1970s owned by
Polydor Records’ British branch specializing in budget
reissues from its catalog plus childrens’, soundalike and
easy listening recordings. “The Beatles Featuring Tony
Sheridan – The Early Years”, Contour 2870-111, was released
in 1971. Album “The Early Years” is a reissue of the British
version of “The Beatles’ First” (Polydor 236 201) using a
redesigned cover. 1st. pressing / early 1971: White and blue labels with red lines and red perimeter text. 2nd. pressing / 1971: White and blue labels with blue lines and blue perimeter text. with the same matrix numbers. (*) Musical Rendezvous, the budget record company set up by Philips and Polydor, introduces its own Countour label in June 1971. The launch will be backed by a massive marketing campaign, a consumer competition being organized with the Ford Moter company and television advertising. Countour will eventually be launched throughout the world by the Philips-Polydor companies and it will release both original and Philips-Polydor product. The label was previewed in May 1971 to the Musical Rendezvous sales before, consisting of 20 salesmen and four regional managers, under the slogan, "Sounds To Spoil You." The initial release, available 25th. June, consists of 20 albums, seve taken from the Philips catalog, eight from Polydor and five original recordings for Musical Rendezvous. (**) Phonographic Performance Ltd: UK-based music licensing company established by Electric & Musical Industries Ltd. (EMI) & The Decca Record Company Limited (Decca). Incorporated 12th May 1934, PPL licenses recorded music played in public or broadcast on the radio or TV and then distributes the fees to its performer and record company members. |
TITLE
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The Early Years The Beatles Featuring Tony Sheridan |
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CATALOG NUMBER | 2870-111 |
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RELEASE DATE
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1971 / Second Press (First Press:
18th. June 1971?) |
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TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
Ain't She Sweet / The Beatles |
Sweet Georgia Brown / The Beatles |
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Cry For A Shadow / The Beatles |
The Saints / The Beatles |
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Let's Dance / Tony Sheridan And The Beat
Brothers |
Ruby Baby / Tony Sheridan And The Beat
Brothers |
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My Bonnie / The Beatles |
Why (Can't You Love Me Again) / The
Beatles |
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Take Out Some Insurance On Me, Baby / The
Beatles |
Nobody's Child / The Beatles |
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What'd I Say /
Tony Sheridan And The Beat Brothers |
Ya Ya / Tony Sheridan And The Beat Brothers | ||||
FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK | |
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INNER SLEEVE |
BACK COVER CLOSE UP | ||||
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Catalogue number "2870111"
and "contour label" logo were printed at the upper right of
the back cover. |
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BACK COVER CLOSE UP | |||||
![]() |
![]() |
Musical Rendezvous (*),
the budget record company set up by Philips and Polydor,
introduces its own Contour label in June 1971. B5: Credits misprint Cohen-Foree on the cover. |
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BACK COVER CLOSE UP | |||||
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The credit "Licences for
the use of records for public performance may be obtained
from Phonographic Performance Ltd.(**)" was printed. |
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LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
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1st. pressing / early 1971:
White and blue labels with red lines and red perimeter text. 2nd. pressing / 1971: White and blue labels with blue lines and blue perimeter text. |
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LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
SIDE 1 |
SIDE
2 |
Published
By: Lawrence Wright: track A1 Talisman Music: track A2 E.H. Morris: track A3 Carlin Music: tracks A4-A6, B2-B3 Francis, Day & Hunter (F. D. & H. on label): track B1 Pan Musik Ltd (Pan-Musik on label): track B4 Acuff-Rose: track B5 Essex Music: track B6 |
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LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
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Album “The
Early Years” is a reissue of the British version of “The
Beatles’ First” (Polydor 236 201) using a redesigned cover. B5: Credits misspelt Cohen-Foree on the cover but correctly spelt Coben-Foree on the label. |
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OTHER ITEM | |||||
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LABEL | White and blue labels with blue lines and blue perimeter text. | ||||
MIX | STEREO |
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MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | 2870 425 A//1 ?420
2
13
90 |
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SIDE 2 | 2870 425 B//1
?420 12 21 90 |
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VINYL COLOR | BLACK | ||||
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | Musical Rendezvous Limited | ||||
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K." |
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RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT | (P) 1962 |
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COVER FORM | Single type. non laminated cover. |
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PRINTER CREDIT | - |
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COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Sleeve Notes / Tony Sheridan |
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INNER SLEEVE | White paper sleeve with "WHSMITH" logo |
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PRODUCER | Bert Kaempfert | ||||
COMMENTS | UK label from the 1960s and 1970s owned by
Polydor Records’ British branch specializing in budget
reissues from its catalog plus childrens’, soundalike and
easy listening recordings. “The Beatles Featuring Tony
Sheridan – The Early Years”, Contour 2870-111, was released
in 1971. Album “The Early Years” is a reissue of the British
version of “The Beatles’ First” (Polydor 236 201) using a
redesigned cover. 1st. pressing / early 1971: White and blue labels with red lines and red perimeter text. 2nd. pressing / 1971: White and blue labels with blue lines and blue perimeter text. with the same matrix numbers. (*) Musical Rendezvous, the budget record company set up by Philips and Polydor, introduces its own Countour label in June 1971. The launch will be backed by a massive marketing campaign, a consumer competition being organized with the Ford Moter company and television advertising. Countour will eventually be launched throughout the world by the Philips-Polydor companies and it will release both original and Philips-Polydor product. The label was previewed in May 1971 to the Musical Rendezvous sales before, consisting of 20 salesmen and four regional managers, under the slogan, "Sounds To Spoil You." The initial release, available 25th. June, consists of 20 albums, seve taken from the Philips catalog, eight from Polydor and five original recordings for Musical Rendezvous. (**) Phonographic Performance Ltd: UK-based music licensing company established by Electric & Musical Industries Ltd. (EMI) & The Decca Record Company Limited (Decca). Incorporated 12th May 1934, PPL licenses recorded music played in public or broadcast on the radio or TV and then distributes the fees to its performer and record company members. |