The Beatles U.S. LPs Capitol Mono

The exposed portion of the back liner that wrapped around to the top of the jacket has the phrase "File Under: The Beatles (erased the words: Vocal Group ) " as well as a large black dot and the catalogue number.

FRONT COVER CLOSE UP

The Capitol logo and the phrase "HIGH FIDELITY" appear in black.

BACK COVER CLOSE UP

The "Capitol Records High Fidelity Recording" logo and Capitol/EMI logo mark were printed on the back cover.
Dexter's sole contribution to the album was the selection and sequencing of the songs.

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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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The original issue Capitol albums were manufactured with black label backdrops with an outer rim colorband.
"East Coast" Pressings have "BEATLES' 65" title loosely spaced.

Catalogue number "T-2228" was printed at the right side of the center hole. The labels for records manufactured on the East Coast were printed by Keystone Printed Specialties, Inc. in Scranton, Pennsylvania. 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 o’clock on the side one labels.

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First Pressings have all songs credited to BMI on both side of the label.

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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

LABEL

Capitol Black label with color band

MIX

MONO

VINYL COLOR

Black

PRESS FACTORY

SLEEVE

East Coast: Queens Litho in New York

VINYL

Scranton, Pennsylvania / LABEL: Keystone Printed Specialties, Inc. in Scranton, Pensylvania.

FACTORY CODE

MATRIX No.

SIDE 1

T 1-2228-T 26 IAM mark (machine stamped)

SIDE 2

T 2-2228-P3 #2 IAM mark (machine stamped)

PUBLISHER'S NAME

"SUBSIDIARY" PRINT

COVER FORM

Single type. Housed in a cardboard jacket.

INNER SLEEVE

Capitol Company Sleeve Type-3: Orange sleeve

COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES

Photo: Robert Whitaker (from an October 1964 photo session)

PRODUCER

Produced in England by George Martin and in the U.S.A. with the assistance of Dave Dexter, Jr.

COMMENTS

Released in December 1964, Beatles '65 is the Beatles' fifth album issued by Capitol Records, but their seventh American album.
Beatles '65 includes 8 of the 14 songs from Beatles for Sale (omitting "Eight Days a Week", "Words of Love", "Every Little Thing", "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party", "What You're Doing" and the "Kansas City/Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey" medley, all of which were issued later on Beatles VI). It also includes "I'll Be Back" from the UK A Hard Day's Night album and both sides of the single "I Feel Fine / She's a Woman".
The front cover to the album features four color pictures from an October 1964 photo session by Robert Whitaker in which the group holds various props. The pictures symbolize the four seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn.

The black and white back liner has the album's title in the same graphics as the front cover.
The right center has a box with the album's track listing along with the production credit, which reads "Produced in England by George Martin and in the U.S.A. by Dave Dexter, Jr." Dexter's assistance consisted of selecting and sequencing the songs.
The lower portion of the back liner features images of the covers of the first three Capitol Beatles albums, "The Beatles Song Book by the Hollyridge Strings" and "The Beatles Story".
The usual factory information is centered at the bottom and the RIAA logo is in the lower right corner.
The back of the mono cover has the Capitol / EMI box logo in the upper left corner and the catalogue number T 2228, the High Fidelity logo and "Also available in stereo" in uppercase letters in the upper right corner.

The original front cover slicks:
1) printed by Bert-Co are gray,
2) while those printed by Queens Litho are green.

When "Beatles' 65" 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. (Stereo Only)

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.
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
Beatles '65 (S)T-2228

Cover Number	Known With Beatles LP’s from Factory	Mono or Stereo
2	Scranton, RCA	M
3	Scranton, Decca	M/S
5	Los Angeles	S
6	Los Angeles, RCA, Columbia	M/S
9	Jacksonville	S
12	Winchester	S
16	Jacksonville	S
17	Jacksonville	S
18	Los Angeles	S

#5-2 Beatles' 65 (1st. Press "Capitol Rainbow Label / RCA Contract Press": T-2228)
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TITLE

BEATLES' 65

CATALOG NUMBER

T-2228

RELEASE DATE

15th. December 1964 / First Press

TITLE LISTING

SIDE 1

SIDE 2

No Reply (BMI-2:15)

Honey Don't (BMI-2:56)

I'm A Loser (BMI-2:31)

I'll Be Back (BMI-2:22)

Baby's In Black (BMI-2:02)

She's A Woman (BMI-2:57) (sim. stereo)

Rock And Roll Music (BMI-2:02)

I Feel Fine (BMI-2:20) (sim. stereo)

I'll Follow The Sun (BMI-1:46)

Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby (BMI-2:24)

Mr. Moonlight (BMI-2:35)

INNER SLEEVE

FRONT COVER CLOSE UP

FRONT COVER CLOSE UP

The Capitol logo and the phrase "HIGH FIDELITY" appear in black.

BACK COVER CLOSE UP

The "Capitol Records High Fidelity Recording" logo and Capitol/EMI logo mark were printed on the back cover.
Dexter's sole contribution to the album was the selection and sequencing of the songs.

BACK COVER CLOSE UP

LABEL CLOSE UP

The original issue Capitol albums were manufactured with black label backdrops with an outer rim colorband.
"East Coast" Pressings have "BEATLES' 65" title loosely spaced.

The labels for records manufactured on the East Coast were printed by Keystone Printed Specialties, Inc. in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
RCA contract pressing with the deep micro grooves in the labels.

LABEL CLOSE UP

First Pressings have all songs credited to BMI on both side of the label.

OTHER ITEM

LABEL

Capitol Black label with color band

MIX

MONO

VINYL COLOR

Black

PRESS FACTORY

SLEEVE

East Coast: Queens Litho in New York

VINYL

RCA Indianapolis / LABEL: Keystone Printed Specialties, Inc. in Scranton, Pensylvania.

FACTORY CODE

MATRIX No.

SIDE 1

T1 2228 T18 1 A1 (machine stamped)

SIDE 2

T2 2228 T20 1 A1 (machine stamped)

PUBLISHER'S NAME

"SUBSIDIARY" PRINT

COVER FORM

Single type. Housed in a cardboard jacket.

INNER SLEEVE

Capitol Company Sleeve Type-3: Orange sleeve

COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES

Photo: Robert Whitaker (from an October 1964 photo session)

PRODUCER

Produced in England by George Martin and in the U.S.A. with the assistance of Dave Dexter, Jr.

COMMENTS

Released in December 1964, Beatles '65 is the Beatles' fifth album issued by Capitol Records, but their seventh American album.
Beatles '65 includes 8 of the 14 songs from Beatles for Sale (omitting "Eight Days a Week", "Words of Love", "Every Little Thing", "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party", "What You're Doing" and the "Kansas City/Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey" medley, all of which were issued later on Beatles VI). It also includes "I'll Be Back" from the UK A Hard Day's Night album and both sides of the single "I Feel Fine / She's a Woman".
The front cover to the album features four color pictures from an October 1964 photo session by Robert Whitaker in which the group holds various props. The pictures symbolize the four seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn.

The black and white back liner has the album's title in the same graphics as the front cover.
The right center has a box with the album's track listing along with the production credit, which reads "Produced in England by George Martin and in the U.S.A. by Dave Dexter, Jr." Dexter's assistance consisted of selecting and sequencing the songs.
The lower portion of the back liner features images of the covers of the first three Capitol Beatles albums, "The Beatles Song Book by the Hollyridge Strings" and "The Beatles Story".
The usual factory information is centered at the bottom and the RIAA logo is in the lower right corner.
The back of the mono cover has the Capitol / EMI box logo in the upper left corner and the catalogue number T 2228, the High Fidelity logo and "Also available in stereo" in uppercase letters in the upper right corner.

The original front cover slicks:
1) printed by Bert-Co are gray,
2) while those printed by Queens Litho are green.

When "Beatles' 65" 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. (Stereo Only)

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.
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
Beatles '65 (S)T-2228

Cover Number	Known With Beatles LP’s from Factory	Mono or Stereo
2	Scranton, RCA	M
3	Scranton, Decca	M/S
5	Los Angeles	S
6	Los Angeles, RCA, Columbia	M/S
9	Jacksonville	S
12	Winchester	S
16	Jacksonville	S
17	Jacksonville	S
18	Los Angeles	S

(*) All LP’s except Revolver, a black-and-white back slick that does not show any cover number indicates that Capitol or RCA printed some covers in-house for that LP (maybe).

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.

The East Coast and West Coast mono label variations:
1) First pressings of the East Coast label has "BEATLES' 65" loosely spaced.
2) First "West Coast" Pressings have "BEATLES' 65" tightly spaced.

In order to meet the huge demand for Beatles records, Capitol subcontracted with other companies to press its albums.
The three companies most frequently used by Capitol were the former Big Three — Columbia, Decca and RCA.

Columbia manufactured albums for Capitol at its factories in Pitman, New Jersey, Terre Haute, Indiana, and Santa Maria, California. Columbia LPs have a 2 11/16"-diameter ring located 1 3/16" from the center hole. The trail off areas have hand etched matrix and lacquer numbers. Columbia discs pressed in California have Bert-Co labels while those manufactured in Pitman and Terre Haute have Keystone labels.
Pitman pressings have a machine stamped “P” in their trail off areas. Columbia LPs with “54” hand etched in their trail off areas were probably pressed in Terre Haute.

Decca pressings have a single ring with a diameter of just under 1" located 5/16" from the spindle hole. The trail off areas have hand etched matrix and lacquer numbers followed by a plant identification letter (“P” for Pinckneyville, Illinois, or “G” for Gloversville, New York). Some earlier Decca pressings have a 2 3/4" diameter ring in addition to the 1" diameter ring.

RCA pressings have an indented 2¾"-diameter groove that is 1¼" from the spindle hole. The West Coast RCA discs were pressed in Hollywood with Bert-Co labels. They normally have hand etched matrix and lacquer numbers and a hand etched “W” in their trail off areas.
RCA albums manufactured in Rockaway, New Jersey, and Indianapolis, Indiana, have Keystone labels. The Rockaway disc trail off areas have machine stamped matrix and lacquer numbers followed by "R1" and a hand etched "RR."

#5-3 Beatles' 65 (1st. Press "Capitol Rainbow Label / L.A. Press Type-1 (Matte Label)": T-2228)
Back to the top of the line

TITLE

BEATLES' 65

CATALOG NUMBER

T-2228

RELEASE DATE

15th. December 1964 / First Press

TITLE LISTING

SIDE 1

SIDE 2

No Reply (BMI-2:15)

Honey Don't (BMI-2:56)

I'm A Loser (BMI-2:31)

I'll Be Back (BMI-2:22)

Baby's In Black (BMI-2:02)

She's A Woman (BMI-2:57) (sim. stereo)

Rock And Roll Music (BMI-2:02)

I Feel Fine (BMI-2:20) (sim. stereo)

I'll Follow The Sun (BMI-1:46)

Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby (BMI-2:24)

Mr. Moonlight (BMI-2:35)

DISK

INNER SLEEVE

FRONT COVER CLOSE UP

FRONT COVER CLOSE UP

The Capitol logo and the phrase "HIGH FIDELITY" appear in black.

BACK COVER CLOSE UP

The "Capitol Records High Fidelity Recording" logo and Capitol/EMI logo mark were printed on the back cover.
Dexter's sole contribution to the album was the selection and sequencing of the songs.

BACK COVER CLOSE UP

LABEL CLOSE UP

The original issue Capitol albums were manufactured with black label backdrops with an outer rim colorband.
First "West Coast" Pressings have "BEATLES' 65" tightly spaced.

LABEL CLOSE UP

#5-4 Beatles' 65 (1st. Press "Capitol Rainbow Label / L.A. Press Type-2 (with "Deep Groove" like Glossy Label)": T-2228)
Back to the top of the line

First Pressings have all songs credited to BMI on both side of the label.

LABEL CLOSE UP

OTHER ITEM

LABEL

Capitol Black label with color band

MIX

MONO

VINYL COLOR

Black

PRESS FACTORY

SLEEVE

West Coast: Bert-Co Enterprise of Los Angeles

VINYL

Los Angeles, California

FACTORY CODE

MATRIX No.

SIDE 1

T-1-2228-H-11' (hand etched) 2 * (machine stamped)

SIDE 2

T-2-2228-H-9' (hand etched) 2 * (machine stamped)

PUBLISHER'S NAME

"SUBSIDIARY" PRINT

COVER FORM

Single type. Housed in a cardboard jacket.

INNER SLEEVE

Capitol Company Sleeve Type-3: Orange sleeve

COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES

Photo: Robert Whitaker (from an October 1964 photo session)

PRODUCER

Produced in England by George Martin and in the U.S.A. with the assistance of Dave Dexter, Jr.

COMMENTS

Cover Number	Known With Beatles LP’s from Factory	Mono or Stereo
2	Scranton, RCA	M
3	Scranton, Decca	M/S
5	Los Angeles	S
6	Los Angeles, RCA, Columbia	M/S
9	Jacksonville	S
12	Winchester	S
16	Jacksonville	S
17	Jacksonville	S
18	Los Angeles	S

TITLE

BEATLES' 65

CATALOG NUMBER

T-2228

RELEASE DATE

15th. December 1964 / First Press

TITLE LISTING

SIDE 1

SIDE 2

No Reply (BMI-2:15)

Honey Don't (BMI-2:56)

I'm A Loser (BMI-2:31)

I'll Be Back (BMI-2:22)

Baby's In Black (BMI-2:02)

She's A Woman (BMI-2:57) (sim. stereo)

Rock And Roll Music (BMI-2:02)

I Feel Fine (BMI-2:20) (sim. stereo)

I'll Follow The Sun (BMI-1:46)

Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby (BMI-2:24)

Mr. Moonlight (BMI-2:35)

DISK

INNER SLEEVE

FRONT COVER CLOSE UP

FRONT COVER CLOSE UP

The Capitol logo and the phrase "HIGH FIDELITY" appear in black.

BACK COVER CLOSE UP

The "Capitol Records High Fidelity Recording" logo and Capitol/EMI logo mark were printed on the back cover.
Dexter's sole contribution to the album was the selection and sequencing of the songs.

BACK COVER CLOSE UP

LABEL CLOSE UP

The original issue Capitol albums were manufactured with black label backdrops with an outer rim colorband.
First "West Coast" Pressings have "BEATLES' 65" tightly spaced.

LABEL CLOSE UP