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#1 Yesterday / I Should Have Known Better (Demonstration Record: R 6013)
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TRACK LISTING
 SIDE 1 Yesterday  (Lennon-McCartney)
SIDE 2 I Should Have Known Better (Lennon-McCartney)
RELEASE DATE
 Demonstration Record (First Press: 5th March. 1976)
SLEEVE:FRONT SLEEVE:BACK SIDE 1 --> Click! SIDE 2 --> Click! DISK --> Click!
sleeve SLEEVE hard hard disk
SLEEVE CLOSE UP LABEL CLOSE UP
label label
 label "EMI RECORDS LTD (capital letter)" was printed at the perimeter.
The "(P) 1965" and "EMI Records Ltd."  statement was printed at the left part of the label.
Without "SOLD IN U.K..." statement.
Push-out center.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label This label have "EMI" logo mark in silver rectangle at the bottom of the label.
 label label On the A-side, a large silver "A" at the left part of the label.
On both side, "DEMO RECORD NOT FOR SALE" was printed at the center.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label Release date was printed on the label. label label Matrix suffixed with "1" on both side.
OTHER ITEM
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CATALOG NUMBER
 R 6013
LABEL
 Demonstration label (Silver Parlophone with EMI logo mark)
MIX
 Mono
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 7YCE 21783 - 1
SIDE 2 7YCE 21784 - 1
VINYL COLOR
 BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME
 EMI RECORDS LTD (capital letter)
CENTER
 Push-out center
CENTRAL REMARK
"SOLD IN U.K..."
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
SIDE 1
 NORTHERN SONGS LTD.
SIDE 2
 NORTHERN SONGS LTD.
PRODUCER
 George Martin
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES
 1976 green sleeve reissue.
COMMENTS

On 6 February 1976 the 9 year contract The Beatles had signed with EMI came to an end. However EMI retained the right to reissue anything it wanted from the old catalogue. So it released “The Singles Collection 1962 - 1970”.

This single was part of that E.M.I. campaign to reissue all the Beatles official singles. All 23 (the original 22 plus this one) were issued in a similar green picture sleeve with different pictures on the reverse.


#2 Medley Of Songs From "Rock 'n' Roll Music" (Promotional Record: SPSR 401)
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TRACK LISTING
 SIDE 1 A side consists of the following segments, of 11 songs roughly edited together:
1 Rock 'n' Roll Music
2 Twist And Shout
3 Long Tall Sally
4 I Saw Her Standing There
5 Money
6 Bad Boy
7 Dizzy Miss Lizzy
8 I'm Down
9 Revolution
10 Back In The U.S.S.R.
11 Get Back
SIDE 2 The B side is a 3min 30 sec long Test Tone.
RELEASE DATE
 Promotional Record (17th May. 1976)
SLEEVE:FRONT SLEEVE:BACK SIDE 1 --> Click! SIDE 2 --> Click! DISK --> Click!
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label label
Single sided, White labels, Plain white paper sleeve.
A side run out stamped SPSR 401 A-1
OTHER ITEM: EMI Internal Memo
FRONT BACK MEMO: CLOSE UP
sleeve sleeve label An EMI internal memo is folded inside the sleeve.
"As promised here is the Beatles tape I played at the last meeting as a single pressing. I have got this processed as quickly as possible and hope it is of help to you all.  David Munns"
MEMO: CLOSE UP
label label David Munns was a senior Marketing Executive at EMI Records in the 1970's, and later Vice-Chairman EMI  Worldwide and CEO of EMI North America.

CATALOG NUMBER
 SPSR 401
LABEL
 Promotional White label
MIX
 Stereo
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 SPSR 401 A-1
SIDE 2 -
VINYL COLOR
 BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME
 -
CENTER
 Push-out center
CENTRAL REMARK
"SOLD IN U.K..."
 -
PUBLISHER'S NAME
SIDE 1
 -
SIDE 2
 -
PRODUCER
 -
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES
 Plain white sleeve
COMMENTS
 Medley Of Songs From "ROCK 'N' ROLL MUSIC"  1976 EMI SPSR 401.
Promo sampler featuring a medley of eleven intros from the album Rock 'N' Roll music.
Single sided, White labels, Plain white paper sleeve.
A side run out stamped SPSR 401 A-1

A Side - 11 intros from the Rock 'n' Roll Music album -
  • Rock and Roll Music
  • Twist & Shout
  • Long Tall Sally
  • I Saw Her Standing There
  • Money
  • Bad Boy
  • Dizzy Miss Lizzy
  • I'm Down (*)
  • Revolution
  • Back In The U.S.S.R.
  • Get Back
(*) I'm Down: 1976 mix.

playing time 5mins 03secs.
B side - plays a continuous test tone for 3mins 30secs.
This was a special pressing for the EMI Sales Dept. used to promote The Beatles compilation album "Rock 'N' Roll Music" PLSP 719.

An EMI internal memo is folded inside the sleeve - reads as follows: -
"As promised here is the Beatles tape I played at the last meeting as a single pressing. I have got this processed as quickly as possible and hope it is of help to you all.  David Munns(*)"

(*) David Munns was a senior Marketing Executive at EMI Records in the 1970's, and later Vice-Chairman EMI  Worldwide and CEO of EMI North America.


#3 Back In The U.S.S.R / Twist And Shout (Demonstration Record: R 6016)
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TRACK LISTING
 SIDE 1 Back In The U.S.S.R  (Lennon-McCartney)
SIDE 2 Twist And Shout (Medley-Russell)
RELEASE DATE
 Demonstration Record (First Press: 25th June. 1976)
SLEEVE:FRONT SLEEVE:BACK SIDE 1 --> Click! SIDE 2 --> Click! DISK --> Click!
sleeve SLEEVE hard hard disk
SLEEVE CLOSE UP LABEL CLOSE UP
label label
 label "EMI RECORDS LTD (capital letter)" was printed at the perimeter.
The "(P) 1963 or (P) 1968" and "EMI Records Ltd."  statement was printed at the left part of the label.
Without "SOLD IN U.K..." statement.
Push-out center.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label This label have "EMI" logo mark in silver rectangle at the bottom of the label.
 label label On the A-side, a large silver "A" at the left part of the label.
On both side, "DEMO RECORD NOT FOR SALE" was printed at the center.
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1 SIDE 2 On both side, "From Beatles #Rock 'n' Roll Music" Album - PCSP 719" was printed at the left side of the label. SIDE 1 SIDE 2
label label label label
Matrix suffixed with "1" on both side.
OTHER ITEM
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CATALOG NUMBER
 R 6016
LABEL
 Demonstration label (Silver Parlophone with EMI logo mark)
MIX
 Mono
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 7YCE 21787 - 1
SIDE 2 7YCE 21788 - 1
VINYL COLOR
 BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME
 EMI RECORDS LTD (capital letter)
CENTER
 Push-out center
CENTRAL REMARK
"SOLD IN U.K..."
 -
PUBLISHER'S NAME
SIDE 1
 NORTHERN SONGS LTD.
SIDE 2
 SHERWIN MUSIC LTD.
PRODUCER
 George Martin
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES
 1976 green sleeve reissue.
COMMENTS

Released to help promote the double album "Rock 'n' Roll Music".
This was the first track to be taken from the White Album and released as a single.
Once again it appeared in the green picture sleeve of the same style as the recent "Singles Collection" series. Although, on  6th Dec. 1982, it was re-promoted with the red picture sleeve.
The labeling of both editions was the same style as the "Yesterday" release.

This single was part of that E.M.I. campaign to reissue all the Beatles official singles. All 23 (the original 22 plus this one) were issued in a similar green picture sleeve with different pictures on the reverse.


#4 Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band - With A Little Help From My Friends / A Day In The Life (Demonstration Record: R 6022)
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TRACK LISTING
 SIDE 1 Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band - With A Little Help From My Friends  (Lennon-McCartney)
SIDE 2 A Day In The Life  (Lennon-McCartney)
RELEASE DATE
 Demonstration Record (First Press: 30th September. 1978)
SLEEVE:FRONT SLEEVE:BACK SIDE 1 --> Click! SIDE 2 --> Click! DISK --> Click!
sleeve SLEEVE hard hard disk
SLEEVE CLOSE UP LABEL CLOSE UP
label label "EMI RECORDS LTD (capital letter)" was printed at the perimeter.
The "(P) 1967" and "EMI Records Ltd."  statement was printed at the left part of the label.
Without "SOLD IN U.K..." statement.
Push-out center.
"EMI Records (UK)" and "G & L (Garrod & Lofthouse)" were printed at the bottom of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label This label have "EMI" logo mark in silver rectangle at the bottom of the label.
 label label On the A-side, a large silver "A" at the left part of the label.
On both side, "DEMO RECORD NOT FOR SALE" was printed at the center.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label Release date was not printed on the label. label label Matrix suffixed with "1U" on both side.
OTHER ITEM
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CATALOG NUMBER
 R 6022
LABEL
 Demonstration label (Silver Parlophone with EMI logo mark)
MIX
 Mono
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 7YCE 21801 - 1U
SIDE 2 7YCE 21802 - 1U
VINYL COLOR
 BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME
 EMI RECORDS LTD (capital letter)
CENTER
 Push-out center
CENTRAL REMARK
"SOLD IN U.K..."
 -
PUBLISHER'S NAME
SIDE 1
 NORTHERN SONGS LTD.
SIDE 2
 NORTHERN SONGS LTD.
PRODUCER
 George Martin
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES
 Original picture sleeve
COMMENTS
 The Beatles’ 25th (official) British single, and the first to feature tracks from the Sgt. Pepper album.

In the summer of 1978 a Hollywood film, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, was released in the USA and led to a much renewed interest in The Beatles’ original album. The film, and accompanying soundtrack, featured Peter Frampton, The Bee Gees, Earth, Wind and Fire, Billy Preston, Alice Cooper, Aerosmith, George Burns, Frankie Howerd, Paul Nicholas and others.

Following Capitol’s lead (Sgt. Pepper’s was released as a 45 in the USA on 14 August 1978) and with the imminent arrival of the film on British screens, EMI released Sgt. Pepper’s as a 45 in the UK on 30 September 1978.
(from 45 cat.)


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