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#03 Beatles VI (CPCS 104)
(Update: 22nd October 2026)
Beatles VI — front cover
  Parlophone 1st Sleeve
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#3-1 Beatles VI (1st Press "THE GRAMOPHONE rim. / with SOLD IN U.K.": CPCS 104)
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#3-2 Beatles VI (2nd Press "THE GRAMOPHONE rim. / without SOLD IN U.K.": CPCS 104)
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TITLE
BEATLES VI
CATALOG NUMBER CPCS 104
RELEASE DATE
March 1966? / Second Press / Export Edition
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
Kansas City
What You're Doing
Eight Days A Week
Yes It Is
You Like Me Too Much
Dizzy Miss Lizzy
Bad Boy
Tell Me What You See
I Don't Want To Spoil The Party
Every Little Thing
Words Of Love  
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! SIDE 1 --> Click! SIDE 2 --> Click! DISC
Beatles VI — front cover Beatles VI — back cover Beatles VI — Side 1 label Beatles VI — Side 2 label Beatles VI — disc
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Beatles VI — front cover detail Beatles VI — front cover detail The sleeve resembles the U.S. Capitol release, but the logo in the upper left corner is Parlophone (Gramophone) / EMI.
The word “stereo” was printed in small-sized lettering.
Beatles VI — back cover detail
Catalog No. "CPCS 104" was printed at the upper right corner of the back cover.
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Beatles VI — back cover detail
This is one of the U.K. export editions based on albums originally compiled by Capitol Records in the U.S.A.
EMI produced these albums for overseas markets, using the catalog prefix “CPCS”, formed by adding “C” for Capitol to the domestic stereo prefix “PCS”.
Parlophone sleeves were printed by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. and Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
The sleeve of this copy was made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. All sleeves for this issue are thought to have been made by that company.
INNER SLEEVE COVER & LABEL CLOSE UP
Inner sleeve Beatles VI — front cover detail Beatles VI — back cover detail Beatles VI — Side 2 label detail The title of the third track on Side 2, “Dizzy Miss Lizzy”, was printed as “DIZZY MISS LIZZIE” on both the front and back covers.
Neither label has a side number printed on it.
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Beatles VI — Side 1 label detail Beatles VI — Side 1 label detail
Beatles VI — Side 1 label detail
THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. was printed in capital letters around the label rim.
The "℗ 1965 / ℗ 1966" statement was printed on the left side of the label.
The tax-code letters “K” and “T” were embossed around the center hole.
SIDE 1 SIDE 2
Beatles VI — Side 1 matrix Beatles VI — Side 2 matrix
The matrix numbers are:
Side-1: YEEX  112 - A15
Side-2: YEEX  113 - A15
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL Yellow Parlophone Type-7-2
MIX STEREO
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 YEEX  112 - A15
SIDE 2 ST2  2  4 5 1  YEEX  113 - A15
VINYL COLOR BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letters)
CENTRAL REMARK
"SOLD IN U.K."
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RECORDING  PUBLISHED CREDIT ℗ 1965 / ℗ 1966
COVER FORM Single type. Wrap-around cover / Round-cut corner
“stereo” TEXT SIZE Small
PRINTER CREDIT P. L. Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patent Pending  CPCS 104
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Photo (front Cover):  Robert Whitaker
Photo (back Cover): Fabulous Magazine - Fleetway Publications Ltd.
INNER SLEEVE Polythene-lined-Plain white paper “Patent No. 800513” inner sleeve
PRODUCER George Martin
COMMENTS Export edition.
The original album was released in the U.S.A. on 14th June 1965. EMI produced these albums for overseas markets, using the catalog prefix “CPCS”, formed by adding “C” for Capitol to the domestic stereo prefix “PCS”.
  • 1st Press: Yellow Parlophone label with “THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD.” rim and “SOLD IN U.K.” text.
  • 2nd Press (1966) (this record): Yellow Parlophone label with “THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD.” rim, without “SOLD IN U.K.” text.
  • 3rd Press (1969): Silver Parlophone label with 1 EMI Mark.
  • Possible 4th Press (1970?): Silver Parlophone label with 2 EMI Marks.



#3-3 Beatles VI (3rd Press "1 EMI Mark": CPCS 104)
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TITLE
BEATLES VI
CATALOG NUMBER CPCS 104
RELEASE DATE
Late 1969? / Third Press / Export Edition
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
Kansas City
What You're Doing
Eight Days A Week
Yes It Is
You Like Me Too Much
Dizzy Miss Lizzy
Bad Boy
Tell Me What You See
I Don't Want To Spoil The Party
Every Little Thing
Words Of Love  
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! SIDE 1 --> Click! SIDE 2 --> Click! DISC
Beatles VI — front cover Beatles VI — back cover Beatles VI — Side 2 label Beatles VI — Side 1 label Beatles VI — disc
FRONT COVER CLOSE UP BACK COVER CLOSE UP
Beatles VI — front cover detail Beatles VI — front cover detail The sleeve resembles the U.S. Capitol release, but the logo in the upper left corner is Parlophone (Gramophone) / EMI.
The word “stereo” was printed in small-sized lettering.
Beatles VI — back cover detail
Catalog No. "CPCS 104" was printed at the upper right corner of the back cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
Beatles VI — back cover detail
This is one of the U.K. export editions based on albums originally compiled by Capitol Records in the U.S.A.
EMI produced these albums for overseas markets, using the catalog prefix “CPCS”, formed by adding “C” for Capitol to the domestic stereo prefix “PCS”.
Parlophone sleeves were printed by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. and Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
The sleeve of this copy was made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. All sleeves for this issue are thought to have been made by that company.
INNER SLEEVE COVER & LABEL CLOSE UP
Inner sleeve Beatles VI — front cover detail Beatles VI — back cover detail Beatles VI — Side 1 label detail The title of the third track on Side 2, “Dizzy Miss Lizzy”, was printed as “DIZZY MISS LIZZIE” on both the front and back covers.
Neither label has a side number printed on it.
LABEL CLOSE UP
Beatles VI — Side 2 label detail Beatles VI — Side 2 label detail Silver Parlophone label with 1 EMI Mark. Beatles VI — Side 1 label detail Catalog No. "CPCS 104" was printed at the right side of the label.
LABEL CLOSE UP
Beatles VI — Side 1 label detail THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. was printed in capital letters around the label rim.
The "℗ 1965 / ℗ 1966" statement was printed on the left side of the label.
No tax-code letters were embossed around the center hole.
SIDE 1 SIDE 2
Beatles VI — Side 2 matrix Beatles VI — Side 1 matrix
The matrix numbers are:
Side-1: YEEX  112 - A15
Side-2: YEEX  113 - A15
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL Silver Parlophone Type-1
MIX STEREO
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 YEEX  112 - A15
SIDE 2 ST2  2  4 5 1  YEEX  113 - A15
VINYL COLOR BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letters)
CENTRAL REMARK
"SOLD IN U.K."
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RECORDING  PUBLISHED CREDIT ℗ 1965 / ℗ 1966
COVER FORM Single type. Wrap-around cover / Round-cut corner
“stereo” TEXT SIZE Small
PRINTER CREDIT P. L. Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patent Pending  CPCS 104
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Photo (front Cover):  Robert Whitaker
Photo (back Cover): Fabulous Magazine - Fleetway Publications Ltd.
INNER SLEEVE Sepia EMI advertising inner sleeve bearing “UK PATENT No. 1,125,555”.
PRODUCER George Martin
COMMENTS Export edition.
The original album was released in the U.S.A. on 14th June 1965. EMI produced these albums for overseas markets, using the catalog prefix “CPCS”, formed by adding “C” for Capitol to the domestic stereo prefix “PCS”.
  • 1st Press: Yellow Parlophone label with “THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD.” rim and “SOLD IN U.K.” text.
  • 2nd Press (1966): Yellow Parlophone label with “THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD.” rim, without “SOLD IN U.K.” text.
  • 3rd Press (1969) (this record): Silver Parlophone label with 1 EMI Mark.
  • Possible 4th Press (1970?): Silver Parlophone label with 2 EMI Marks.



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