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Capitol Records 1982 Issue
#13 20 Greatest Hits (SV-12245)
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#13-1 20 Greatest Hits (1st. Press "Promotional Record / Capitol Purple Label with Large Dome Logo / Jacksonville Press": SV-12245)
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TITLE
20 GREATEST HITS
CATALOG NUMBER
SV-12245
RELEASE DATE
15th October 1982 / First Press
TITLE LISTING
SIDE 1
SIDE 2
She Loves You    2:19
Penny Lane    2:57
Love Me Do    2:26
All You Need Is Love    3:57
I Want To Hold Your Hand    2:24
Hello, Goodbye    3:24
Can't Buy Me Love    2:19
Hey Jude (Short Version)    5:05
A Hard Day's Night    2:28
Get Back    3:11
I Feel Fine    2:20
Come Together    4:15
Eight Days A Week    2:43
Let It Be    3:50
Ticket To Ride    3:02
The Long And Winding Road    3:40
Help!    2:16

Yesterday    1:04

We Can Work It Out    2:10

Paperback Writer    2:25
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sleeve The inner sleeve includes credits for art direction, collage, and color tinting.
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meetback meetback This is #1, which has Side One/Two and the publishing credits and recording dates on the back in light blue print and bottom credit text in gray.
sleeve 20 Greatest Hits was the last Beatles album to be released with variations between the U.S. and UK versions.
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Capitol Records logomark, credit, and EMI logomark are printed at the bottom of the back sleeve.
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"Rubber Soul (ST-2442)" and "Revolver (ST-2576)" were switched to an SW prefix durling the orange label run.
In September, 1975, Capitol added a lengthy "All Rights Reserved" saying to all their albums. The whole LP catalog was transferred to the purple Capitol label with "All Rights Reserved."
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SIDE 2
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OTHER ITEM
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LABEL Capitol Purple label with Large Dome Logo
MIX STEREO
VINYL COLOR Black
PRESS FACTORY
SLEEVE Jacksonville, Illinois
VINYL Jacksonville Press
FACTORY CODE No Number
MATRIX No. SIDE 1
SV-1-12245 F-1 #1 (202)  Wally    (hand etched)   MASTERED BY CAPITOL     O  (machine stamped)
SIDE 2
SV-2-12245 F-1 #1 (202)  Wally   (hand etched)   MASTERED BY CAPITOL     O  (machine stamped)
PUBLISHER'S NAME
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"SUBSIDIARY" PRINT
YES
COVER FORM
Single type. Jacket pressed on posterboard stock.
INNER SLEEVE Custom Picture collage sleeve
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Art Direction: Roy Kohara / Peter Shea, Collage: Chuck Ames, Color Tinting: Larry DuPont.
PRODUCER Produced  by Geore Martin
COMMENTS
20 Greatest Hits is a compilation album featuring a selection of songs by The Beatles that were number one singles in the UK and US. It was released on 15th October 1982 in the United States and 18 October in the United Kingdom and marked the 20th anniversary of The Beatles' first record release, "Love Me Do", in the UK in October 1962.
20 Greatest Hits was the last Beatles album to be released with variations between the U.S. and UK versions.
For the US LP, catalogue number SV-12245, a five-minute edited version of "Hey Jude" was used due to time constraints.
20 Greatest Hits featured the first US appearance of I Want To Hold Your Hand and I Feel Fine in true stereo.
The original issues of this album accidentally indicates the running time of "Yesterday" as being 1:04 in length. Later issues have the correct 2:04 running time.

In March 1978, Capitol switched to a purple label with a large dome logo at the top. The perimeter print contains the phrase "Mfd. By Capitol Records".
In September, 1975, Capitol added a lengthy "All Rights Reserved" saying to all their albums. 
The whole Beatles' LP catalog was transferred to the purple Capitol label with "All Rights Reserved."


Wally Traugott as "Wally" or "Wly" etched in the runout
Real name: Wallace Edward Traugott
Mastering and lacquer-cutting engineer based in the United States. Wally or Wly is always credited in the runout grooves of the record, usually alongside the Mastered by Capitol stamp.
(from Discogs: Capitol Mastering)



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