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THE BEATLES HITS |
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| CATALOG NUMBER | A90-00827 / A90-00828 (the two side numbers taken from the run-out inscriptions). Often cataloged as A90-00827/28; no catalog number is printed on the sleeve or labels. |
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RELEASE DATE
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December 1991? / First Press? |
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| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| Michelle |
Nowhere Man |
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| In My Life |
All I've Got to Do (mono) |
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| What Goes On |
Ask Me Why (mono) |
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| Run for Your Life |
A Taste of Honey (mono) (Sleeve misprint: “HONEV”) |
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| Drive My
Car |
You Won't See Me |
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| Norwegian Wood
(This Bird Has Flown) |
The Word |
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| I'll Follow the Sun (mono) |
Not a Second Time
(mono) |
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| I'm Happy Just to Dance with You (mono) | Don't Bother Me (mono) | ||||
| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISC --> Click! | |
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| INNER SLEEVE | FRONT COVER CLOSE-UP | ||||
| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | 1st Press |
2nd Press? | This copy uses
black-and-white portraits and white oval marks next to the
featured tracks. A second documented cover uses pink-tinted
portraits and matching pink/orange marks. |
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The song selection
and running order are the same as those of the European 1990
compilation The Beatles Vol. 4 (BRS 71162; a BRS 73162 CD is
also documented). The “BRS” logo on the back cover is
generally explained as a graphic element carried over from
the earlier release. It should not be treated as definitive
proof of an authorized BRS pressing in the USSR. |
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| The back states
that songs are by Lennon–McCartney except Track 3
(Lennon–McCartney–Starkey), Track 12 (Scott–Marlow), and
Track 16 (Harrison). |
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Track 12 appears as “A TASTE
OF HONEV” rather than “A TASTE OF HONEY.” The label
itself reads “A Taste Of Honey.” |
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| Both labels are
red with black lettering. The upper half carries a large
stylized “THE BEATLES” logo with black shadowing, and “Hits”
in a rectangular box on the right. The label graphics echo
the cover typography. The record-company name “BRS” does not
appear on the labels. |
“STEREO 33” is
printed on the left, with the corresponding side number at
the right. Beneath the spindle hole is “THE BEATLES,”
followed by the English song titles. The large BRS logo seen on the sleeve is absent from the disc labels. |
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The labels have no printed matrix or
catalog numbers, no song durations, no copyright or
licensing notice, and no copyright-warning rim text. |
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| LABEL | Red labels with black print (No record-company name or catalog number on the labels) |
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| MIX | STEREO (except as noted) |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | A90-00827/1-1 DMM | |||
| SIDE 2 | A90-00828/1-2 | ||||
| VINYL COLOR | BLACK | ||||
| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | Unknown. A “BRS” logo appears on the back sleeve, apparently retained from the earlier European BRS design; its presence does not establish BRS as the manufacturer or licensor of this Soviet pressing. |
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| PRESSING PLANT | Collector discographies identify Tashkent (Uzbek SSR) as the production location. The precise plant and cutting facility remain unverified; no plant name is printed on the sleeve or labels. |
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| EMI LICENSE CREDIT | NONE |
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| COVER FORM | Single-pocket sleeve; non-laminated. | ||||
| PRINTER CREDIT | - |
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| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Uncredited design featuring a
yellow-and-orange brick pattern, a black-and-white
photograph of the four Beatles, and a cyan “Hits” box. The
image designer and photographer have not been verified. The
overall design is related to BRS The Beatles Vol. 4 (1990). |
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| INNER SLEEVE | Plain white die-cut paper inner
sleeve (original pairing unconfirmed). |
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| PRODUCER | George Martin (producer of the original recordings; not credited on this release). | ||||
| COMMENTS | RELEASE BACKGROUND / COMMENTS Release circumstances. Discographies date this unofficial The Beatles Hits LP to December 1991 and associate manufacture with Tashkent in the former Uzbek SSR. It appeared around the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The precise manufacturer and contractual position have not been documented by an original imprint or license statement on this object. Connection to BRS. The song selection and running order are the same as those of the European 1990 compilation The Beatles Vol. 4 (BRS 71162; a BRS 73162 CD is also documented). The “BRS” logo on the back cover is generally explained as a graphic element carried over from the earlier release. It should not be treated as definitive proof of an authorized BRS pressing in the USSR. Source recordings and running order. The 16 songs come from the original 1963–1965 recordings, with particularly strong representation of Rubber Soul. Although both labels are marked “STEREO,” the following seven tracks are in mono: “I’ll Follow the Sun,” “I’m Happy Just to Dance with You,” “All I’ve Got to Do,” “Ask Me Why,” “A Taste of Honey,” “Not a Second Time,” and “Don’t Bother Me.” Matrix comparison. The owner verified A90-00827/1-1 DMM on Side 1 and A90-00828/1-2 on Side 2. This is Matrix Combination 2 among the three previously cataloged combinations. Documentation limitations. The individual copy establishes its label color, sleeve variation, track-list printing, matrix pairing and present inner sleeve. The exact pressing plant, sleeve printer, release day, ownership of the BRS design and mastering source (LP, tape or CD) remain unverified. JACKET & ARTWORK The front cover has a yellow-to-orange brick-wall pattern and oversized yellow lettering “THE BEATLES” with a black drop shadow. A cyan rectangle containing the word “Hits” appears to the right. Four black-and-white Beatles portraits occupy the lower part of the front, with five featured tracks in white italic lettering at the bottom left: “Michelle,” “In My Life,” “What Goes On,” “Run for Your Life,” and “Drive My Car.” White oval marks precede the featured titles. The back cover continues the brick pattern and uses a large salmon/pink rectangle for the 16-track listing, arranged in two columns under Side 1 and Side 2. The printed running times use a dot instead of a colon (for example, “2.40”). A compact composer-credit statement appears at the lower left; a white “BRS” logo appears near the lower-right edge. No Russian or Cyrillic text is visible on the printed sleeve or labels. BACK COVER & PRESSING VARIATIONS Front sleeve variation. This copy uses black-and-white portraits and white oval marks next to the featured tracks. A second documented cover uses pink-tinted portraits and matching pink/orange marks. Printed song title. On the supplied back-cover scan, Track 12 appears as “A TASTE OF HONEV” rather than “A TASTE OF HONEY.” The correct song title appears in the record description; the misprint is documented as printed. The label itself reads “A Taste Of Honey.” Songwriting credits. The back states that songs are by Lennon–McCartney except Track 3 (Lennon–McCartney–Starkey), Track 12 (Scott–Marlow), and Track 16 (Harrison). These exceptions match the selected songs. Dating and identification. The sleeve contains no printed year, record-company address, catalog number, printer, price or manufacturing details. Identification as a 1991 Tashkent-related release and the assigned A90 catalog numbers comes from collectors’ discographies and run-out inscriptions, not from a sleeve imprint. LABEL DETAILS Both labels are red to pink with black lettering. The upper half carries a large stylized “THE BEATLES” logo with black shadowing, and “Hits” in a rectangular box on the right. The label graphics echo the cover typography. The record-company name “BRS” does not appear on the labels. The labels have no printed matrix or catalog numbers, no song durations, no copyright or licensing notice, and no copyright-warning rim text. The large BRS logo seen on the sleeve is absent from the disc labels. References:
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