Capitol 1st. Sleeve |
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TITLE
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MEET THE BEATLES! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CATALOG
NUMBER |
ST-2047 |
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RELEASE DATE
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20th January.1964/First Press | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TITLE LISTING |
SIDE
1 |
SIDE
2 |
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I Want To Hold
Your Hand (2:24) |
Don't Bother Me
(2:28) |
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I Saw Her
Standing There (2:50) |
Little Child
(1:46) |
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This Boy (2:11) |
Till There Was
You (2:12) |
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It Won't Be Long
(2:11) |
Hold Me Tight
(2:30) |
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All I've Got To
Do (2:05) |
I Wanna Be Your
Man (1:59) |
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All My Loving
(2:04) |
Not A Second Time
(2:03) |
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FRONT--> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
INNER SLEEVE | FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FRONT --> Click |
BACK --> Click! |
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The exposed portion of the back liner
that wrapped around to the top of the jacket has the phrase
"File Under: The Beatles • Pop Rock, Vocal Group" as well as
a large black dot and the catalogue number. |
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FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The words
"MEET THE" are in light blue block letters. The remainder of
the album's title, "BEATLES!" is usually either tan or
brown. Capitol later switched to a four-color printing process. Some of the later slicks used on West Coast covers have "BEATLES!" in dark olive green. |
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FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | BACK COVER CLOSE UP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The minor color variation among covers is due to the front slicks being prepared by differeint printers. Slicks were printed on the East Coast by Queens Litho in New York. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The original
issue of mono and stereo covers did not list the album's
producer. New back liner prepared in late February 1964,
which added the phrase "Produced by GEORGE MARTIN" in the
lower left corner. |
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BACK COVER CLOSE UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The
lower portion of the back liner contains "MADE IN U.S.A. •
FACTORIES: SCRANTON, PA. - LOS ANGELES, CALIF." and the RIAA
(Record Industry Association of America" logo. Most of the back liners have a small numeral located near the lower right or left corner. These numbers were used by Capitol to identify where the album cover was manufactured. (3=Scranton factory) |
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LABEL CLOSE UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The original issue Capitol albums
were manufactured with black label backdrops with an outer
rim colorband. |
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"STEREO" indicator on the label has a chubby printing type. |
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LABEL CLOSE UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SIDE 1 --> Click! |
SIDE 2 --> Click! |
There
are
4 basic label variations that can be distinguished by the
performing rights organization (BMI or ASCAP) that appears
in parentheses after each song title. 1) The 1st. labels prepared for the album were printed without BMI or ASCAP. |
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LABEL CLOSE UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The text of the perimeter print in blue on the original issue discs states "MFD. BY CAPITOL RECORDS. INC. U.S.A. T.M." to the left of a small Capitol logo, with "• MARCA REG. • U.S. PAT. NO. 2, 631,859" to the right. On some labels, the perimeter print is in white. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL | Capitol
Black
label with color band Type-1 |
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MIX | STEREO |
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VINYL COLOR | Black |
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PRESS FACTORY |
SLEEVE | East
Coast: Queens Litho in New York |
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VINYL | Scranton,
Pennsylvania
/ LABEL: Keystone Printed Specialties, Inc. in Scranton,
Pensylvania. |
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FACTORY CODE | 3 |
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MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 |
ST -
1 - 2047 - A1#2 IAM mark (machine
stamped) |
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SIDE 2 |
ST - 2 - 2047 - A3#2 IAM mark (machine stamped) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PUBLISHER'S NAME |
- |
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"SUBSIDIARY" PRINT
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- |
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COVER FORM |
Single
type.
Housed in a cardboard jacket. |
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INNER SLEEVE | Capitol
Company
Sleeve Type-1: Royal Blue sleeve |
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COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Photo:
Robert
Freeman / Notes: Tony Barrow |
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PRODUCER | George
Martin |
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COMMENTS
|
Meet the Beatles! is the the first
U.S. Beatles album to be issued by Capitol Records, on 20
January 1964 in both mono and stereo formats. It topped the
popular album chart on 15 February 1964. The front cover to "Meet The Beatles!" uses the same Robert Freeman black and white portrait as "With The Beatles". The "Meet The Beatles!" cover was designed by art department head George Osaki. The portrait of the band has a blue tint not present on the darker all black and white U.K. cover. The Capitol logo and the phrase "HIGH FIDELITY" appear in white in the upper right corner of the photo. The top portion of the cover has a thin-lined white box containing the album's title and brief text. The words "MEET THE" are in light blue block letters. The remainder of the album's title, "BEATLES!" is usually either tan or brown. The minor color variation among covers is due to the front slicks being prepared by differeint printers. Front slicks were printed on: 1-1) East Coast: Queens Litho in New York 1-2) East Coast: Ivy Hill Lithograph Co. in New York As a general rule, "BEATLES!" has more of a medium dark tan appearance on East Covers than on West covers. 2) West Coast: Bert-Co Enterprise of Los Angeles. West Coast covers are normally darker and have less of a blue tint than East covers. For economic reasons, Capitol later switched to a four-color printing process. Some of the later slicks used on West Coast covers have "BEATLES!" in dark olive green. When "Meet The Beatles!" was originally issued, Capitol had factories in 1) Scranton, Pensylvania 2) Los Angeles, California 3) In mid. 1965, added a pressing plant in Jacksonville, Illinois. (Cover used by the Jacksonville factory typically have "BEATLES!" in light tan. The lower portion of the back liner contains "Cover photo / Robert Freeman" "MADE IN U.S.A. • FACTORIES: SCRANTON, PA. - LOS ANGELES, CALIF." and the RIAA (Record Industry Association of America" logo. Most of the back liners have a small numeral located near the lower right or left corner. These numbers were used by Capitol to identify where the album cover was manufactured. Capitol did not fabricate its own album covers. Capitol required the cover manufacturer to place a factory identification number on the back liners. The fabricators added a small number, usually in the lower right corner. The following tables detail the cover numbers that are known to exist: Compiled by Frank Daniels in 2012 Meet The Beatles! (S)T-2047
The stereo covers have the four variations: 1) Has "BEATLES!" in tan or brown and No album's producer credit. (=this record) 2) Has "BEATLES!" in tan or brown and the George Martin production credit. 3) Has "BEATLES!" in olive green and No album's producer credit. 4) Has "BEATLES!" in olive green and the George Martin production credit. New back liner prepared in late February 1964, which added the phrase "Produced by GEORGE MARTIN" in the lower left corner. The original issue Capitol albums were manufactured with black label backdrops with an outer rim colorband. Label copy information specific to each album appears in silver print. The labels for records manufactured on: 1) The East Coast were printed by Keystone Printed Specialties, Inc. in Scranton, Pensylvania. 2) The West Coast were printed by Bert-Co Enterprises in Los Angeles, California. * 1966 Jacksonville stereo pressings of "ST 2047" have Keystone label. There are four basic label variations that can be distinguished by the performing rights organization (BMI or ASCAP) that appears in parentheses after each song title. 1) The first labels prepared for the album were printed without BMI or ASCAP. 2) The 2nd. labels list ASCAP as the performance rights organization for all songs on the SIDE-2, and all songs on SIDE-1 except "I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND (BMI)" 3) The 3rd. variation credits all songs on SIDE-2 as ASCAP, except for track #5, "I Wanna Be Your Man (BMI)" 4) the 4th. variation credits only the first and third songs of the SIDE-2 ASCAP. The other four songs on SIDE-2 and all songs on SIDE-1 credited to BMI. The first three label variations were printed from early 1964 through early 1966. |
TITLE
|
MEET THE BEATLES! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CATALOG
NUMBER |
ST-2047 |
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RELEASE DATE
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late 1964? / 3rd. Press |
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TITLE LISTING |
SIDE
1 |
SIDE
2 |
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I Want To Hold
Your Hand (BMI-2:24) |
Don't Bother Me
(ASCAP-2:28) |
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I Saw Her
Standing There (BMI-2:50) |
Little Child
(ASCAP-1:46) |
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This Boy
(ASCAP-2:11) |
Till There Was
You (ASCAP-2:12) |
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It Won't Be Long
(ASCAP-2:11) |
Hold Me Tight
(ASCAP-2:30) |
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All I've Got To
Do (ASCAP-2:05) |
I Wanna Be Your
Man (BMI-1:59) |
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All My Loving
(ASCAP-2:04) |
Not A Second Time
(ASCAP-2:03) |
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FRONT--> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK --> Click! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
INNER SLEEVE | FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FRONT --> Click |
BACK --> Click! |
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The exposed portion of the back liner
that wrapped around to the top of the jacket has the phrase
"File Under: The Beatles • Pop Rock, Vocal Group" as well as
a large black dot and the catalogue number. |
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FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The words
"MEET THE" are in light blue block letters. The remainder of
the album's title, "BEATLES!" is usually either tan or
brown. Capitol later switched to a four-color printing process. Some of the later slicks used on West Coast covers have "BEATLES!" in dark olive green. |
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FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | BACK COVER CLOSE UP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Capitol logo and the phrase "HIGH FIDELITY" appear in white in the upper right corner of the photo. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The original
issue of mono and stereo covers did not list the album's
producer. New back liner prepared in late February 1964,
which added the phrase "Produced by GEORGE MARTIN" in the
lower left corner. |
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BACK COVER CLOSE UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The
lower portion of the back liner contains "MADE IN U.S.A. •
FACTORIES: SCRANTON, PA. - LOS ANGELES, CALIF." and the RIAA
(Record Industry Association of America" logo. Most of the back liners have a small numeral located near the lower right or left corner. These numbers were used by Capitol to identify where the album cover was manufactured. (6=L.A. factory) |
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LABEL CLOSE UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The original issue Capitol albums were manufactured with black label backdrops with an outer rim colorband. | The text of the perimeter print in blue on the original issue discs states "MFD. BY CAPITOL RECORDS. INC. U.S.A. T.M." to the left of a small Capitol logo, with "• MARCA REG. • U.S. PAT. NO. 2, 631,859" to the right. On some labels, the perimeter print is in white. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LABEL CLOSE UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"STEREO" indicator on the label
has a slender printing type. The labels for the West Coast were printed by Bert-Co Enterprises in Los Angeles, California. The labels can be differentiated by the font of the number "one" at nine ofclock on the side one labels. Has gSTEREOh titely spaced. |
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LABEL CLOSE UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SIDE 1 --> Click! |
SIDE 2 --> Click! |
The
3rd variation credits all songs on Side Two to ASCAP, except
for track number 5, I Wanna Be Your Man, which is credited to BMI. Side One credits the first two tracks to BMI, with the remaining four songs to ASCAP. |
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OTHER ITEM
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LABEL | Capitol
Black
label with color band Type-1 |
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MIX | STEREO |
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VINYL COLOR | Black |
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PRESS FACTORY |
SLEEVE | West
Coast: Bert-Co Enterprise of Los Angeles |
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VINYL | Los
Angeles, California |
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FACTORY CODE | 6 |
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MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 |
ST 1
- 2047-A5 (hand etched) 6
(machine
stamped) |
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SIDE 2 |
ST 2 - 2047-A5 (hand etched) 1 * (machine stamped) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PUBLISHER'S NAME |
- |
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"SUBSIDIARY" PRINT
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- |
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COVER FORM |
Single
type.
Housed in a cardboard jacket. |
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INNER SLEEVE | Capitol
Company Sleeve Type-1: Royal Blue sleeve |
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COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Photo:
Robert
Freeman / Notes: Tony Barrow |
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PRODUCER | George
Martin |
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COMMENTS
|
Meet the Beatles! is the the first
U.S. Beatles album to be issued by Capitol Records, on 20
January 1964 in both mono and stereo formats. It topped the
popular album chart on 15 February 1964. The front cover to "Meet The Beatles!" uses the same Robert Freeman black and white portrait as "With The Beatles". The "Meet The Beatles!" cover was designed by art department head George Osaki. The portrait of the band has a blue tint not present on the darker all black and white U.K. cover. The Capitol logo and the phrase "HIGH FIDELITY" appear in white in the upper right corner of the photo. The top portion of the cover has a thin-lined white box containing the album's title and brief text. The words "MEET THE" are in light blue block letters. The remainder of the album's title, "BEATLES!" is usually either tan or brown. The minor color variation among covers is due to the front slicks being prepared by differeint printers. Front slicks were printed on: 1-1) East Coast: Queens Litho in New York 1-2) East Coast: Ivy Hill Lithograph Co. in New York As a general rule, "BEATLES!" has more of a medium dark tan appearance on East Covers than on West covers. 2) West Coast: Bert-Co Enterprise of Los Angeles. West Coast covers are normally darker and have less of a blue tint than East covers. For economic reasons, Capitol later switched to a four-color printing process. Some of the later slicks used on West Coast covers have "BEATLES!" in dark olive green. When "Meet The Beatles!" was originally issued, Capitol had factories in 1) Scranton, Pensylvania 2) Los Angeles, California 3) In mid. 1965, added a pressing plant in Jacksonville, Illinois. (Cover used by the Jacksonville factory typically have "BEATLES!" in light tan. The lower portion of the back liner contains "Cover photo / Robert Freeman" "MADE IN U.S.A. • FACTORIES: SCRANTON, PA. - LOS ANGELES, CALIF." and the RIAA (Record Industry Association of America" logo. Most of the back liners have a small numeral located near the lower right or left corner. These numbers were used by Capitol to identify where the album cover was manufactured. Capitol did not fabricate its own album covers. Capitol required the cover manufacturer to place a factory identification number on the back liners. The fabricators added a small number, usually in the lower right corner. The following tables detail the cover numbers that are known to exist: Compiled by Frank Daniels in 2012 Meet The Beatles! (S)T-2047
The stereo covers have the four variations: 1) Has "BEATLES!" in tan or brown and No album's producer credit. (=this record) 2) Has "BEATLES!" in tan or brown and the George Martin production credit. 3) Has "BEATLES!" in olive green and No album's producer credit. 4) Has "BEATLES!" in olive green and the George Martin production credit. New back liner prepared in late February 1964, which added the phrase "Produced by GEORGE MARTIN" in the lower left corner. The original issue Capitol albums were manufactured with black label backdrops with an outer rim colorband. Label copy information specific to each album appears in silver print. The labels for records manufactured on: 1) The East Coast were printed by Keystone Printed Specialties, Inc. in Scranton, Pensylvania. 2) The West Coast were printed by Bert-Co Enterprises in Los Angeles, California. * 1966 Jacksonville stereo pressings of "ST 2047" have Keystone label. There are four basic label variations that can be distinguished by the performing rights organization (BMI or ASCAP) that appears in parentheses after each song title. 1) The first labels prepared for the album were printed without BMI or ASCAP. 2) The 2nd. labels list ASCAP as the performance rights organization for all songs on the SIDE-2, and all songs on SIDE-1 except "I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND (BMI)" 3) The 3rd. variation credits all songs on SIDE-2 as ASCAP, except for track #5, "I Wanna Be Your Man (BMI)" 4) the 4th. variation credits only the first and third songs of the SIDE-2 ASCAP. The other four songs on SIDE-2 and all songs on SIDE-1 credited to BMI. The first three label variations were printed from early 1964 through early 1966. |
TITLE
|
MEET THE BEATLES! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CATALOG
NUMBER |
ST-2047 |
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RELEASE DATE
|
1966? / 4th. Press |
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TITLE LISTING |
SIDE
1 |
SIDE
2 |
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I Want To Hold
Your Hand (BMI-2:24) |
Don't Bother Me
(ASCAP-2:28) |
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I Saw Her
Standing There (BMI-2:50) |
Little Child
(BMI-1:46) |
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This Boy
(BMI-2:11) |
Till There Was
You (ASCAP-2:12) |
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It Won't Be Long
(BMI-2:11) |
Hold Me Tight
(BMI-2:30) |
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All I've Got To
Do (BMI-2:05) |
I Wanna Be Your
Man (BMI-1:59) |
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All My Loving
(BMI-2:04) |
Not A Second Time
(BMI-2:03) |
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FRONT--> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
INNER SLEEVE | FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FRONT --> Click |
BACK --> Click! |
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The exposed portion of the back liner
that wrapped around to the top of the jacket has the phrase
"File Under: The Beatles • Pop Rock, Vocal Group" as well as
a large black dot and the catalogue number. |
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FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The words
"MEET THE" are in light blue block letters. The remainder of
the album's title, "BEATLES!" is usually either tan or
brown. Capitol later switched to a four-color printing process. Some of the later slicks used on West Coast covers have "BEATLES!" in dark olive green. |
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FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | BACK COVER CLOSE UP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Capitol logo and the phrase "HIGH FIDELITY" appear in white in the upper right corner of the photo. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The original
issue of mono and stereo covers did not list the album's
producer. New back liner prepared in late February 1964,
which added the phrase "Produced by GEORGE MARTIN" in the
lower left corner. |
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BACK COVER CLOSE UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The
lower portion of the back liner contains "MADE IN U.S.A. •
FACTORIES: SCRANTON, PA. - LOS ANGELES, CALIF." and the RIAA
(Record Industry Association of America" logo. Most of the back liners have a small numeral located near the lower right or left corner. These numbers were used by Capitol to identify where the album cover was manufactured. (3=Scranton factory) |
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LABEL CLOSE UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The original issue Capitol albums
were manufactured with black label backdrops with an outer
rim colorband. |
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"STEREO" indicator on the label has a chubby printing type. |
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LABEL CLOSE UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SIDE 1 --> Click! |
SIDE 2 --> Click! |
There
are 4 basic label variations that can be distinguished by
the performing rights organization (BMI or ASCAP) that
appears in parentheses after each song title. 4) The 4th. variation credits only the 1st. & 3rd. songs of the SIDE-2 ASCAP. The other 4 songs on SIDE-2 and all songs on SIDE-1 credited to BMI. |
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LABEL CLOSE UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The text of the perimeter print in blue on the original issue discs states "MFD. BY CAPITOL RECORDS. INC. U.S.A. T.M." to the left of a small Capitol logo, with "• MARCA REG. • U.S. PAT. NO. 2, 631,859" to the right. On some labels, the perimeter print is in white. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL | Capitol
Black
label
with color band Type-1 |
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MIX | STEREO |
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VINYL COLOR | Black |
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PRESS FACTORY |
SLEEVE | East
Coast: Queens Litho in New York |
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VINYL | Scranton,
Pennsylvania
/
LABEL: Keystone Printed Specialties, Inc. in Scranton,
Pensylvania. |
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FACTORY CODE | 3 |
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MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 |
ST 1
- 2047 - B4 IAM mark (machine
stamped) |
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SIDE 2 |
ST 2 - 2047 - X4 IAM mark (machine stamped) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PUBLISHER'S NAME |
- |
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"SUBSIDIARY" PRINT
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- |
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COVER FORM |
Single
type.
Housed
in a cardboard jacket. |
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INNER SLEEVE | Capitol
Company
Sleeve
Type-7: The tan sleeve. The final Capitol sleeve with Beatles albums was prepared in 1966. |
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COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Photo:
Robert
Freeman
/ Notes: Tony Barrow |
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PRODUCER | George
Martin |
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COMMENTS
|
Meet the Beatles! is the the first
U.S. Beatles album to be issued by Capitol Records, on 20
January 1964 in both mono and stereo formats. It topped the
popular album chart on 15 February 1964. The front cover to "Meet The Beatles!" uses the same Robert Freeman black and white portrait as "With The Beatles". The "Meet The Beatles!" cover was designed by art department head George Osaki. The portrait of the band has a blue tint not present on the darker all black and white U.K. cover. The Capitol logo and the phrase "HIGH FIDELITY" appear in white in the upper right corner of the photo. The top portion of the cover has a thin-lined white box containing the album's title and brief text. The words "MEET THE" are in light blue block letters. The remainder of the album's title, "BEATLES!" is usually either tan or brown. The minor color variation among covers is due to the front slicks being prepared by differeint printers. Front slicks were printed on: 1-1) East Coast: Queens Litho in New York 1-2) East Coast: Ivy Hill Lithograph Co. in New York As a general rule, "BEATLES!" has more of a medium dark tan appearance on East Covers than on West covers. 2) West Coast: Bert-Co Enterprise of Los Angeles. West Coast covers are normally darker and have less of a blue tint than East covers. For economic reasons, Capitol later switched to a four-color printing process. Some of the later slicks used on West Coast covers have "BEATLES!" in dark olive green. When "Meet The Beatles!" was originally issued, Capitol had factories in 1) Scranton, Pensylvania 2) Los Angeles, California 3) In mid. 1965, added a pressing plant in Jacksonville, Illinois. (Cover used by the Jacksonville factory typically have "BEATLES!" in light tan. The lower portion of the back liner contains "Cover photo / Robert Freeman" "MADE IN U.S.A. • FACTORIES: SCRANTON, PA. - LOS ANGELES, CALIF." and the RIAA (Record Industry Association of America" logo. Most of the back liners have a small numeral located near the lower right or left corner. These numbers were used by Capitol to identify where the album cover was manufactured. Capitol did not fabricate its own album covers. Capitol required the cover manufacturer to place a factory identification number on the back liners. The fabricators added a small number, usually in the lower right corner. The following tables detail the cover numbers that are known to exist: Compiled by Frank Daniels in 2012 Meet The Beatles! (S)T-2047
The stereo covers have the four variations: 1) Has "BEATLES!" in tan or brown and No album's producer credit. (=this record) 2) Has "BEATLES!" in tan or brown and the George Martin production credit. 3) Has "BEATLES!" in olive green and No album's producer credit. 4) Has "BEATLES!" in olive green and the George Martin production credit. New back liner prepared in late February 1964, which added the phrase "Produced by GEORGE MARTIN" in the lower left corner. The original issue Capitol albums were manufactured with black label backdrops with an outer rim colorband. Label copy information specific to each album appears in silver print. The labels for records manufactured on: 1) The East Coast were printed by Keystone Printed Specialties, Inc. in Scranton, Pensylvania. 2) The West Coast were printed by Bert-Co Enterprises in Los Angeles, California. * 1966 Jacksonville stereo pressings of "ST 2047" have Keystone label. There are four basic label variations that can be distinguished by the performing rights organization (BMI or ASCAP) that appears in parentheses after each song title. 1) The first labels prepared for the album were printed without BMI or ASCAP. 2) The 2nd. labels list ASCAP as the performance rights organization for all songs on the SIDE-2, and all songs on SIDE-1 except "I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND (BMI)" 3) The 3rd. variation credits all songs on SIDE-2 as ASCAP, except for track #5, "I Wanna Be Your Man (BMI)" 4) the 4th. variation credits only the first and third songs of the SIDE-2 ASCAP. The other four songs on SIDE-2 and all songs on SIDE-1 credited to BMI. The first three label variations were printed from early 1964 through early 1966. |
TITLE
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MEET THE BEATLES! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CATALOG
NUMBER |
ST-2047 |
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RELEASE DATE
|
1966? / 4th. Press |
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TITLE LISTING |
SIDE
1 |
SIDE
2 |
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I Want To Hold
Your Hand (BMI-2:24) |
Don't Bother Me
(ASCAP-2:28) |
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I Saw Her
Standing There (BMI-2:50) |
Little Child
(BMI-1:46) |
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This Boy
(BMI-2:11) |
Till There Was
You (ASCAP-2:12) |
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It Won't Be Long
(BMI-2:11) |
Hold Me Tight
(BMI-2:30) |
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All I've Got To
Do (BMI-2:05) |
I Wanna Be Your
Man (BMI-1:59) |
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All My Loving
(BMI-2:04) |
Not A Second Time
(BMI-2:03) |
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FRONT--> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
INNER SLEEVE | FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FRONT --> Click |
BACK --> Click! |
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The exposed portion of the back liner
that wrapped around to the top of the jacket has the phrase
"File Under: The Beatles • Pop Rock, Vocal Group" as well as
a large black dot and the catalogue number. |
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FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The words
"MEET THE" are in light blue block letters. The remainder of
the album's title, "BEATLES!" is usually either tan or
brown. Capitol later switched to a four-color printing process. Some of the later slicks used on West Coast covers have "BEATLES!" in dark olive green. |
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FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | BACK COVER CLOSE UP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Capitol logo and the phrase "HIGH FIDELITY" appear in white in the upper right corner of the photo. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The original
issue of mono and stereo covers did not list the album's
producer. New back liner prepared in late February 1964,
which added the phrase "Produced
by GEORGE MARTIN" in the lower left corner. |
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BACK COVER CLOSE UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The
lower portion of the back liner still contains "MADE IN
U.S.A. • FACTORIES: SCRANTON, PA. - LOS ANGELES, CALIF." and
the phrase "This Stereo record should be played ....Needle
to avoid damage" was
erased. Most of the back liners have a small numeral located near the lower right or left corner. These numbers were used by Capitol to identify where the album cover was manufactured. (4=Jacksonville plant) |
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LABEL CLOSE UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The original issue Capitol albums
were manufactured with black label backdrops with an outer
rim colorband. |
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"STEREO" indicator on the label has a chubby printing type. |
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LABEL CLOSE UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SIDE 1 --> Click! |
SIDE 2 --> Click! |
There
are 4 basic label variations that can be distinguished by
the performing rights organization (BMI or ASCAP) that
appears in parentheses after each song title. 4) The 4th. variation credits only the 1st. & 3rd. songs of the SIDE-2 ASCAP. The other 4 songs on SIDE-2 and all songs on SIDE-1 credited to BMI. |
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LABEL CLOSE UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The text of the perimeter print in blue on the original issue discs states "MFD. BY CAPITOL RECORDS. INC. U.S.A. T.M." to the left of a small Capitol logo, with "• MARCA REG. • U.S. PAT. NO. 2, 631,859" to the right. On some labels, the perimeter print is in white. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL | Capitol
Black
label with color band Type-1 |
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MIX | STEREO |
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VINYL COLOR | Black |
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PRESS FACTORY |
SLEEVE | West Coast: Bert-Co Enterprise of Los Angeles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VINYL | Jacksonville, Illinois /
LABEL: Keystone Printed Specialties, Inc. in Scranton,
Pensylvania. |
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FACTORY CODE | 4 |
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MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 |
T
0 ST-1-2047 B-10 1
53 (hand etched) |
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SIDE 2 |
T 0 ST-2-2047 A-9 1 53 (hand etched) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PUBLISHER'S NAME |
- |
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"SUBSIDIARY" PRINT
|
- |
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COVER FORM |
Single
type.
Housed in a cardboard jacket. |
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INNER SLEEVE | Capitol
Company
Sleeve Type-7: The tan sleeve. The final Capitol sleeve with Beatles albums was prepared in 1966. |
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COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Photo:
Robert
Freeman / Notes: Tony Barrow |
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PRODUCER | George
Martin |
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COMMENTS
|
Meet the Beatles! is the the first
U.S. Beatles album to be issued by Capitol Records, on 20
January 1964 in both mono and stereo formats. It topped the
popular album chart on 15 February 1964. The front cover to "Meet The Beatles!" uses the same Robert Freeman black and white portrait as "With The Beatles". The "Meet The Beatles!" cover was designed by art department head George Osaki. The portrait of the band has a blue tint not present on the darker all black and white U.K. cover. The Capitol logo and the phrase "HIGH FIDELITY" appear in white in the upper right corner of the photo. The top portion of the cover has a thin-lined white box containing the album's title and brief text. The words "MEET THE" are in light blue block letters. The remainder of the album's title, "BEATLES!" is usually either tan or brown. The minor color variation among covers is due to the front slicks being prepared by differeint printers. Front slicks were printed on: 1-1) East Coast: Queens Litho in New York 1-2) East Coast: Ivy Hill Lithograph Co. in New York As a general rule, "BEATLES!" has more of a medium dark tan appearance on East Covers than on West covers. 2) West Coast: Bert-Co Enterprise of Los Angeles. West Coast covers are normally darker and have less of a blue tint than East covers. For economic reasons, Capitol later switched to a four-color printing process. Some of the later slicks used on West Coast covers have "BEATLES!" in dark olive green. When "Meet The Beatles!" was originally issued, Capitol had factories in 1) Scranton, Pensylvania 2) Los Angeles, California 3) In mid. 1965, added a pressing plant in Jacksonville, Illinois. (Cover used by the Jacksonville factory typically have "BEATLES!" in light tan. The lower portion of the back liner contains "Cover photo / Robert Freeman" "MADE IN U.S.A. • FACTORIES: SCRANTON, PA. - LOS ANGELES, CALIF." and the RIAA (Record Industry Association of America" logo. Most of the back liners have a small numeral located near the lower right or left corner. These numbers were used by Capitol to identify where the album cover was manufactured. Capitol did not fabricate its own album covers. Capitol required the cover manufacturer to place a factory identification number on the back liners. The fabricators added a small number, usually in the lower right corner. The following tables detail the cover numbers that are known to exist: Compiled by Frank Daniels in 2012 Meet The Beatles! (S)T-2047
The stereo covers have the four variations: 1) Has "BEATLES!" in tan or brown and No album's producer credit. 2) Has "BEATLES!" in tan or brown and the George Martin production credit. 3) Has "BEATLES!" in olive green and No album's producer credit. 4) Has "BEATLES!" in olive green and the George Martin production credit. (=this record) New back liner prepared in late February 1964, which added the phrase "Produced by GEORGE MARTIN" in the lower left corner. The original issue Capitol albums were manufactured with black label backdrops with an outer rim colorband. Label copy information specific to each album appears in silver print. The labels for records manufactured on: 1) The East Coast were printed by Keystone Printed Specialties, Inc. in Scranton, Pensylvania. 2) The West Coast were printed by Bert-Co Enterprises in Los Angeles, California. * 1966 Jacksonville stereo pressings of "ST 2047" have Keystone label. There are four basic label variations that can be distinguished by the performing rights organization (BMI or ASCAP) that appears in parentheses after each song title. 1) The first labels prepared for the album were printed without BMI or ASCAP. 2) The 2nd. labels list ASCAP as the performance rights organization for all songs on the SIDE-2, and all songs on SIDE-1 except "I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND (BMI)" 3) The 3rd. variation credits all songs on SIDE-2 as ASCAP, except for track #5, "I Wanna Be Your Man (BMI)" 4) the 4th. variation credits only the first and third songs of the SIDE-2 ASCAP. The other four songs on SIDE-2 and all songs on SIDE-1 credited to BMI. The first three label variations were printed from early 1964 through early 1966. |