George Martin and His Orchestra
Off The Beatle Track (PMC 1227 / PCS 3057)
(Update: 28th March 2017)

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Parlophone 1st Sleeve

INDEX MONO (PMC 1227) #1-1 Yellow Parlophone (PARLO rim /  with SOLD IN U.K.) STEREO (PCS 3057) #2-1 Yellow Parlophone (PARLO rim / with SOLD IN U.K. / "medium stereo") #2-2 Yellow Parlophone (GRAMO rim / with SOLD IN U.K. / "small stereo") #2-3 Yellow Parlophone (GRAMO rim / without SOLD IN U.K.) #2-4 Silver Parlophone (1 EMI Mark / Gramophone rim) #2-5 See For Miles Records #2-6 C5 Records

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MONO Releases

#1-1 Off The Beatle Track (MONO 1st Press: PMC 1227)
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TITLE		OFF THE BEATLE TRACK instrumental versions of THE BEATLES big hits by GEORGE MARTIN & his orchestra
CATALOG NUMBER		PMC 1227
RELEASE DATE		3rd August 1964 / First Press
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		All My Loving		From Me To You
		Don't Bother Me		There's A Place
		Can't Buy Me Love		This Boy
		All I've Got To Do		Please Please Me
		I Saw Her Standing There		Little Child
		She Loves You		I Want To Hold Your Hand
FRONT → Click!		BACK → Click!	SIDE 1 → Click!	SIDE 2 → Click!	DISC
INNER SLEEVE		FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
				The Parlophone logo was printed at the upper left corner of the front cover.
					"PHOTOS BY ROBERT FREEMAN" credit was printed at the lower right corner of the front cover.
FRONT AND BACK COVER CLOSE UP
					The word "mono" was printed in medium-sized lettering on the front cover. The Parlophone logo and catalog number "PMC 1227" were printed on the back cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
				Printer's credit "Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending" was printed at the bottom of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
			Black / yellow Parlophone label with silver print. "SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS." statement was printed at the center of the label.
LABEL CLOSE UP AND MATRIX NUMBER
LABEL CLOSE UP				SIDE 1	SIDE 2
				"THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD." (in capital letters) was printed at the perimeter. "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1964" was printed on the left side of the label. Tax code "K, T" was embossed in the center of the label.
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL		Yellow Parlophone Type-4
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	XEX 473-1N		MOTHER & STAMPER	1 / P
	SIDE 2	XEX 474-1N			1 / O
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD. (in capital letters)
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		YES
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT		RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1964
COVER FORM		Single sleeve, laminated on the front.
PRINTER CREDIT		Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending  PMC 1227  PCS 3057
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		PHOTOS BY ROBERT FREEMAN Sleeve notes: John Lennon
INNER SLEEVE		Tracing-rice-paper-lined “Use Emitex” die-cut sleeve
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		Black and Yellow Parlophone label with silver print: The name "THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD." (in capital letters) on the outer rim, and the "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1964" statement was added. The word "mono" was printed in medium-sized lettering in the upper right corner of the front cover. Beginning in 1964, Parlophone (and all the other EMI companies) began printing a phrase in the centers of all their singles, EPs and LPs, which said: SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS. Off The Beatle Track is a 1964 album by George Martin & His Orchestra, released on 10th July 1964 by United Artists Records in the United States and on 3rd August 1964 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom. It is the first of a series of albums by Martin featuring instrumental arrangements of Beatles songs. It is also the first LP Martin released under his own name. While trying to think of a title for the first Beatles album, George Martin came up with "Off The Beatle Track". Although this idea was rejected, clearly Mr. Martin liked the title and used it himself in 1964 for this outing. One single was released from this LP - "I Saw Her Standing There" b/w "All My Loving" (Parlophone R 5135). The sleeve notes on the rear of the album are by John Lennon. Here are some excerpts: "George Martin is a tall man, he is also a musician with short hair." "Us Beatles are genuinely flattered that a 'real musician' as we call him should turn his talents to arranging an L.P. of our songs." "Some of the sounds on the album may be new to you, like a jews harp and a twelve stringed finger, but the results are great and I think he should get a raise." "Good George Martin is our friend Buddy, Pal and Mate. Buy this record and he'll send A dog for your front gate." by the Beatles a band.

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STEREO Releases

#2-1 Off The Beatle Track (STEREO 1st Press "THE PARLOPHONE rim / stereo logo mid. size": PCS 3057)
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TITLE		OFF THE BEATLE TRACK instrumental versions of THE BEATLES big hits by GEORGE MARTIN & his orchestra
CATALOG NUMBER		PCS 3057
RELEASE DATE		3rd August 1964 / First Press
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		All My Loving		From Me To You
		Don't Bother Me		There's A Place
		Can't Buy Me Love		This Boy
		All I've Got To Do		Please Please Me
		I Saw Her Standing There		Little Child
		She Loves You		I Want To Hold Your Hand
FRONT → Click!		BACK → Click!	SIDE 1 → Click!	SIDE 2 → Click!	DISC
INNER SLEEVE		FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
					The Parlophone logo was printed at the upper left corner of the front cover. The word "stereo" was printed in medium-sized lettering.
FRONT AND BACK COVER CLOSE UP
					The word "stereo" was printed in medium-sized lettering on the front cover. The Parlophone logo and catalog number "PCS 3057" were printed on the back cover.
"PHOTOS BY ROBERT FREEMAN" credit was printed at the lower right corner of the front cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
			The sleeve notes on the rear of the album are by John Lennon.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
				Printer's credit "Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending" was printed at the bottom of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
Black / yellow Parlophone label with silver print. The word "STEREO" was printed in wider lettering.			"SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS." statement was printed at the center of the label. "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1964" credit was printed at the left side of the center hole.
LABEL CLOSE UP AND MATRIX NUMBER
					"THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD. " (in capital letters) was printed at the perimeter. "MADE IN Gt. BRITAIN" was printed on the label.
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL		Yellow Parlophone Type-3
MIX		STEREO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	YEX 124-1		MOTHER & STAMPER	1 / A
	SIDE 2	YEX 125-1			1 / A
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD. (in capital letters)
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		YES
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT		RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1964
COVER FORM		Single sleeve, laminated on the front.
PRINTER CREDIT		Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending  PMC 1227  PCS 3057
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		PHOTOS BY ROBERT FREEMAN Sleeve notes: John Lennon
INNER SLEEVE		Tracing-rice-paper-lined “Use Emitex” die-cut sleeve
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		Black and Yellow Parlophone label with silver print: The name "THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD." (in capital letters) was printed around the outer rim, and the "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1964" statement was added. The word "stereo" in the upper right corner of the front cover was printed in medium-sized lettering. Beginning in 1964, Parlophone (and all the other EMI companies) began printing a phrase in the centers of all their singles, EPs and LPs, which said: SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS. Off The Beatle Track is a 1964 album by George Martin & His Orchestra, released on 10th July 1964 by United Artists Records in the United States and on 3rd August 1964 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom. It is the first of a series of albums by Martin featuring instrumental arrangements of Beatles songs. It is also the first LP Martin released under his own name. While trying to think of a title for the first Beatles album, George Martin came up with "Off The Beatle Track". Although this idea was rejected, clearly Mr. Martin liked the title and used it himself in 1964 for this outing. One single was released from this LP - "I Saw Her Standing There" b/w "All My Loving" (Parlophone R 5135). The sleeve notes on the rear of the album are by John Lennon. Here are some excerpts: "George Martin is a tall man, he is also a musician with short hair." "Us Beatles are genuinely flattered that a 'real musician' as we call him should turn his talents to arranging an L.P. of our songs." "Some of the sounds on the album may be new to you, like a jews harp and a twelve stringed finger, but the results are great and I think he should get a raise." "Good George Martin is our friend Buddy, Pal and Mate. Buy this record and he'll send A dog for your front gate." by the Beatles a band.

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#2-2 Off The Beatle Track (STEREO 2nd Press "THE GRAMOPHONE rim / small stereo text": PCS 3057)
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TITLE		OFF THE BEATLE TRACK instrumental versions of THE BEATLES big hits by GEORGE MARTIN & his orchestra
CATALOG NUMBER		PCS 3057
RELEASE DATE		1966? / Second Press
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		All My Loving		From Me To You
		Don't Bother Me		There's A Place
		Can't Buy Me Love		This Boy
		All I've Got To Do		Please Please Me
		I Saw Her Standing There		Little Child
		She Loves You		I Want To Hold Your Hand
FRONT → Click!		BACK → Click!	SIDE 1 → Click!	SIDE 2 → Click!	DISC
INNER SLEEVE		FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
					The Parlophone logo was printed at the upper left corner of the front cover. The word "stereo" was printed in small lettering.
FRONT AND BACK COVER CLOSE UP
					The word "stereo" was printed in small lettering on the front cover. The Parlophone logo and catalog number "PCS 3057" were printed on the back cover.
"PHOTOS BY ROBERT FREEMAN" credit was printed at the lower right corner of the front cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
				Printer's credit "Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending" was printed at the bottom of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
Black / yellow Parlophone label with silver print. The word "STEREO" was printed in narrow lettering.			"SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS." statement was printed at the center of the label.
LABEL CLOSE UP AND MATRIX NUMBER
					"THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. " (in capital letters) was printed at the perimeter. "℗ 1964" was printed on the label.
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL		Yellow Parlophone Type-5
MIX		STEREO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	YEX 124-1		MOTHER & STAMPER	1 / M
	SIDE 2	YEX 125-1			1 / GR
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (in capital letters)
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		YES
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT		℗ 1964
COVER FORM		Single sleeve, laminated on the front.
PRINTER CREDIT		Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending  PMC 1227  PCS 3057
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		PHOTOS BY ROBERT FREEMAN Sleeve notes: John Lennon
INNER SLEEVE		Plain White Sleeve Type-1-1
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		Black and Yellow Parlophone label with silver print: The name "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." (in capital letters) was printed around the outer rim, and the "℗ 1964" statement was added. The word "stereo" in the upper right corner of the front cover was printed in small lettering. Beginning in 1964, Parlophone (and all the other EMI companies) began printing a phrase in the centers of all their singles, EPs and LPs, which said: SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS. Off The Beatle Track is a 1964 album by George Martin & His Orchestra, released on 10th July 1964 by United Artists Records in the United States and on 3rd August 1964 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom. It is the first of a series of albums by Martin featuring instrumental arrangements of Beatles songs. It is also the first LP Martin released under his own name. While trying to think of a title for the first Beatles album, George Martin came up with "Off The Beatle Track". Although this idea was rejected, clearly Mr. Martin liked the title and used it himself in 1964 for this outing. One single was released from this LP - "I Saw Her Standing There" b/w "All My Loving" (Parlophone R 5135). The sleeve notes on the rear of the album are by John Lennon. Here are some excerpts: "George Martin is a tall man, he is also a musician with short hair." "Us Beatles are genuinely flattered that a 'real musician' as we call him should turn his talents to arranging an L.P. of our songs." "Some of the sounds on the album may be new to you, like a jews harp and a twelve stringed finger, but the results are great and I think he should get a raise." "Good George Martin is our friend Buddy, Pal and Mate. Buy this record and he'll send A dog for your front gate." by the Beatles a band.

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#2-3 Off The Beatle Track (STEREO 3rd Press "THE GRAMOPHONE rim / without SOLD IN U.K.": PCS 3057)
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#2-4 Off The Beatle Track (STEREO 4th Press "Silver Parlophone Label / 1 EMI Mark": PCS 3057)
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TITLE		OFF THE BEATLE TRACK instrumental versions of THE BEATLES big hits by GEORGE MARTIN & his orchestra
CATALOG NUMBER		PCS 3057
RELEASE DATE		November 1969 until 1970? / 4th Press
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		All My Loving		From Me To You
		Don't Bother Me		There's A Place
		Can't Buy Me Love		This Boy
		All I've Got To Do		Please Please Me
		I Saw Her Standing There		Little Child
		She Loves You		I Want To Hold Your Hand
FRONT → Click!		BACK → Click!	SIDE 1 → Click!	SIDE 2 → Click!	DISC
INNER SLEEVE		FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
Plain white inner sleeve					The Parlophone logo was printed at the upper left corner of the front cover. The word "stereo" was printed in small lettering.
FRONT AND BACK COVER CLOSE UP
					The word "stereo" was printed in small lettering on the front cover. The Parlophone logo and catalog number "PCS 3057" were printed on the back cover.
"PHOTOS BY ROBERT FREEMAN" credit was printed at the lower right corner of the front cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
				Printer's credit "Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending" was printed at the bottom of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
Parlophone started to use a newly designed label in late 1969. Parlophone radically changed their label design to this silver style with an EMI boxed logo at the bottom of the label. "MADE IN GT BRITAIN" lower text.				"THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." (in capital letters) was printed at the perimeter. "℗ 1964" statement was printed on the label.
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL		Silver Parlophone / 1 EMI Mark
MIX		STEREO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	YEX 124-1		MOTHER & STAMPER	1 / P
	SIDE 2	YEX 125-1			1 2 / GG
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (in capital letters)
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		NONE
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT		℗ 1964
COVER FORM		Single sleeve, laminated on the front.
PRINTER CREDIT		Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending  PMC 1227  PCS 3057
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		PHOTOS BY ROBERT FREEMAN Sleeve notes: John Lennon
INNER SLEEVE		Plain White Sleeve Type-3 ?
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		Black and Silver Parlophone label with 1 EMI Mark: Parlophone started to use a newly designed label in late 1969. Parlophone radically changed their label design to this silver style with an EMI boxed logo at the bottom of the label, and the rim text now arches around the top of the label rather than underneath. The name "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." (in capital letters) was printed around the outer rim, and the "℗ 1964" statement was printed on the label. The word "stereo" in the upper right corner of the front cover was printed in small lettering. Off The Beatle Track is a 1964 album by George Martin & His Orchestra, released on 10th July 1964 by United Artists Records in the United States and on 3rd August 1964 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom. It is the first of a series of albums by Martin featuring instrumental arrangements of Beatles songs. It is also the first LP Martin released under his own name. While trying to think of a title for the first Beatles album, George Martin came up with "Off The Beatle Track". Although this idea was rejected, clearly Mr. Martin liked the title and used it himself in 1964 for this outing. One single was released from this LP - "I Saw Her Standing There" b/w "All My Loving" (Parlophone R 5135). The sleeve notes on the rear of the album are by John Lennon. Here are some excerpts: "George Martin is a tall man, he is also a musician with short hair." "Us Beatles are genuinely flattered that a 'real musician' as we call him should turn his talents to arranging an L.P. of our songs." "Some of the sounds on the album may be new to you, like a jews harp and a twelve stringed finger, but the results are great and I think he should get a raise." "Good George Martin is our friend Buddy, Pal and Mate. Buy this record and he'll send A dog for your front gate." by the Beatles a band.

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#2-5 Off The Beatle Track (STEREO 5th Press "See For Miles Records": CM 101)
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#2-6 Off The Beatle Track (STEREO 6th Press "C5 Records": C5 519)
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TITLE		OFF THE BEATLE TRACK instrumental versions of THE BEATLES big hits by GEORGE MARTIN & his orchestra
CATALOG NUMBER		C5 519
RELEASE DATE		1988
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		All My Loving		From Me To You
		Don't Bother Me		There's A Place
		Can't Buy Me Love		This Boy
		All I've Got To Do		Please Please Me
		I Saw Her Standing There		Little Child
		She Loves You		I Want To Hold Your Hand
FRONT → Click!		BACK → Click!	SIDE 1 → Click!	SIDE 2 → Click!	DISC
INNER SLEEVE		FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
					The Parlophone logo was printed at the upper left corner of the front cover. The word "stereo" was printed in small lettering.
FRONT AND BACK COVER CLOSE UP
"PHOTOS BY ROBERT FREEMAN" credit was printed at the lower right corner of the front cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
"1988 C5 RECORDS" credit and logo were printed on the back cover. C5 Records: a U.K. label active in the late 1980s to the mid-1990s. Postal address: PO Box 328, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 2NE, England.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					The C5 Records logo was printed at the top of the label. The catalog number was printed on the right side of the label.
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1			SIDE 2		"Made in France" credit was printed at the bottom of the label. This copy was manufactured in France for release in the U.K.
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL		C5 RECORDS Label
MIX		STEREO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	HAPPY DAYS LUCY AND BLEN   CM 101 A1=CS 519 A1     MPO		MOTHER & STAMPER	-
	SIDE 2	CM 101  B1=CS 519 B1       MPO			-
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		C5 Records
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		-
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT		1964 EMI Records Ltd. 1988 C5 Records
COVER FORM		Single sleeve, unlaminated.
PRINTER CREDIT		-
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		PHOTOS BY ROBERT FREEMAN Sleeve notes: John Lennon
INNER SLEEVE		Plain White Sleeve
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		C5 Records, also known as C-Five Records. Parent Label: See For Miles Records Ltd. See For Miles Records Ltd.: British record label founded in 1982 by Colin Miles and Mark Rye.  Label Code: LC 22855 Sometimes shortened to "See For Miles Records". "See for Miles" reissued most of the records of many labels including Dandelion Records on CD in the 1990s. The name hints both to its co-owner Colin Miles and The Who's "I Can See for Miles". Miles worked for his SFM partner Mark Rye at EMI on their reissue program, and they reunited after Miles had established the label upon leaving EMI. The company went into administration and in 2007 the label rights were sold to Phoenix Music International. Rye then went on to form Pucka Records, GVC Records and the RockHistory.co.uk project as well as continuing the Magpie Direct mail order company that he had created while at See For Miles. Many releases were marked "Made in France". This indicates the country of manufacture; these editions were released for the U.K. market. Off The Beatle Track is a 1964 album by George Martin & His Orchestra, released on 10th July 1964 by United Artists Records in the United States and on 3rd August 1964 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom. It is the first of a series of albums by Martin featuring instrumental arrangements of Beatles songs. It is also the first LP Martin released under his own name. While trying to think of a title for the first Beatles album, George Martin came up with "Off The Beatle Track". Although this idea was rejected, clearly Mr. Martin liked the title and used it himself in 1964 for this outing. One single was released from this LP - "I Saw Her Standing There" b/w "All My Loving" (Parlophone R 5135). The sleeve notes on the rear of the album are by John Lennon. Here are some excerpts: "George Martin is a tall man, he is also a musician with short hair." "Us Beatles are genuinely flattered that a 'real musician' as we call him should turn his talents to arranging an L.P. of our songs." "Some of the sounds on the album may be new to you, like a jews harp and a twelve stringed finger, but the results are great and I think he should get a raise." "Good George Martin is our friend Buddy, Pal and Mate. Buy this record and he'll send A dog for your front gate." by the Beatles a band.

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