The Beatles Australian LP: Original Released

TITLE		REVOLVER
CATALOG NUMBER		PMCO 7009
RELEASE DATE		29th September 1966 / First Press
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		Taxman		Good Day Sunshine
		Eleanor Rigby		And Your Bird Can Sing
		I'm Only Sleeping		For No One
		Love You To		Dr. Robert
		Here, There And Everywhere		I Want To Tell You
		Yellow Submarine		Got To Get You Into My Life
		She Said She Said		Tomorrow Never Knows
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Original Polythene Inner Sleeve (maybe)			Covers for this LP came with no front "stereo" indicator and with "STEREO" Sticker.		Housed in a twin-flipback printed cover (Semi wrap-around cover).
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					"MADE AND DISTRIBUTED IN AUSTRALIA BY E.M.I. (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED" and "SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES" were printed at the bottom of the back cover.
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					Silver Parlophone and A.K.A. "Banner" STEREO label. The 1st. stereo label has a second line of rim print reading, "Made in Australia by EMI (Australia) Limited."
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SIDE 1		SIDE 2	SIDE 1	SIDE 2	Matrix No.: Side-1: YEX 605-1 Side-2: YEX 606-1

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LABEL		Silver Parlophone "Banner" STEREO
MIX		STEREO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	YEX 605-1
	SIDE 2	YEX 606-1
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	LABEL	E.M.I. (Australia) Limited.
	COVER	E.M.I. (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT		-
COVER FORM		Single type. Housed in a twin-flipback printed cover (Semi wrap-around cover).
PRINTER CREDIT		-
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Front cover features artwork by Klaus Voormann Rear cover photograph is by Robert Whitaker
INNER SLEEVE		Original Polythene Inner Sleeve (maybe)
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		Silver Parlophone and A.K.A. "Banner" STEREO label. The label has a second line of rim print reading, "Made in Australia by EMI (Australia) Limited." Housed in a twin-flipback printed cover. Have the gold and black stereo sticker.

#8 The Beatles Greatest Hits Volume 1 (2nd. Press: PCSO 7533)
First Press: February 1964
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TITLE		THE BEATLES GREATEST HITS volume 1
CATALOG NUMBER		PCSO 7533
RELEASE DATE		1969 / 2nd. Press (First Press: 22th February 1968)
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		Please, Please Me		Twist And Shout
		From Me To You		Roll Over, Beethoven
		She Loves You (sim. stereo)		All My Loving
		I'll Get You (sim. stereo)		Hold Me Tight
		I Want To Hold Your Hand		Can't Buy Me Love
		Love Me Do (sim. stereo)		You Can't Do That
		I Saw Her Standing There		Long, Tall Sally
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INNER SLEEVE		FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
Original Polythene Inner Sleeve (maybe)					2nd. Press has non-flipback sleeve. 1st. Press: Housed in a twin-flipback printed cover (Semi wrap-around cover).
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
					"E.M.I. (Australia) Limited" and "Made and Printed in Australia" were printed at the bottom of the back cover.
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					Silver Parlophone and A.K.A. "Banner" STEREO label. Side 2: Roll Over Beethoven is spelled "Roll Over, Beethoven" Long Tall Sally is spelled "Long, Tall Sally".
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SIDE 1			SIDE 2		Matrix No.: Side-1: YAPAX 1015 Side-2: YAPAX 1016

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LABEL		Silver Parlophone "Banner" STEREO
MIX		STEREO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	YAPAX 1015 (hand writing)
	SIDE 2	YAPAX 1016 (hand writing)
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	LABEL	E.M.I. (Australia) Limited.
	COVER	E.M.I. (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT		-
COVER FORM		Single type. Housed in a non-flipback printed cover
PRINTER CREDIT		-
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Robert Whitaker
INNER SLEEVE		Original Polythene Inner Sleeve (maybe)
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		Silver Parlophone and A.K.A. "Banner" STEREO label. The label has a second line of rim print reading, "Made in Australia by EMI (Australia) Limited." 2nd. Press has non-flipback sleeve. 1st. Press: Housed in a twin-flipback printed cover (Semi wrap-around cover) and with "STEREO" Sticker. Both volumes ("Greatest Hits Volume 1 & 2") were conceived in early 1966, with EMI (Australia) requesting stereo tapes from EMI UK for the tracks not already in its vaults. This means that both volumes, despite not being released locally in stereo until February 1967 (Volume 2) and February 1968 (Volume 1), contain the 1965 stereo mixes of "I Want To Hold Your Hand", "Day Tripper" and "We Can Work It Out" rather than the new mixes that were created by EMI UK in November 1966 for A Collection Of Beatles Oldies. This also explains why the two volumes contain no post-1965 “greatest hits”. Volume 2’s claim to fame was being the only album worldwide, until the 1980 eight-LP The Beatles Box release, to contain the stereo mix of She’s A Woman. The mono masters of both volumes were folddowns of the stereo tapes, with only "She Loves You" and "I’ll Get You" appearing in true mono, due to the unavailability of stereo mixes at the time of compilation. Both mono volumes were mastered together in 1966. Mysteriously, the stereo version of Volume 1 would not be released until twenty months after the mono release, and twelve months after the release of Volume 2! This is why the Volume 2 sleeve refers only to the mono release of Volume 1. For the stereo release of Volume 1, EMI (Australia) replaced the mono mix of She Loves You with the fake stereo mix created by EMI UK in November 1966. The covers for both volumes borrowed heavily from overseas releases. Volume 1 used elements from the US Beatles VI and German The Beatles Beat and Volume 2 used elements from the (surprisingly even earlier) US Beatles ‘65 as well as what was left of Beatles VI. Use of these 1965-period photos emphasises the genesis of these albums. (According to "The Beatles Australia Album Labelography")

#9 The Beatles' Greatest Hits Volume 2 (1st. Press: PCSO 7534)
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TITLE		THE BEATLES' greatest hits VOLUME 2
CATALOG NUMBER		PCSO 7534
RELEASE DATE		16th February 1967 / First Press
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		A Hard Days Night		Anna
		Boys		Ticket To Ride
		I Should Have Known Better		Eight Days A Week
		I Feel Fine		Help!
		She's A Woman		Yesterday
		Till There Was You		We Can Work It Out
		Rock And Roll Music		Day Tripper
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INNER SLEEVE		FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
Original Polythene Inner Sleeve (maybe)			Covers for this LP came with no front "stereo" indicator.		1st. Press: Housed in a twin-flipback printed cover (Semi wrap-around cover) and with "STEREO" Sticker.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
					"MADE AND DISTRIBUTED IN AUSTRALIA BY E.M.I. (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED" and "SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES" were printed at the bottom of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					Silver Parlophone and A.K.A. "Banner" STEREO label. The 1st. stereo label has a second line of rim print reading, "Made in Australia by E.M.I. (Australia) Limited."
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SIDE 1			SIDE 2		Matrix No.: Side-1: YAPAX 1009 Side-2: YAPAX 1010

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LABEL		Silver Parlophone "Banner" STEREO
MIX		STEREO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	YAPAX 1009 (hand writing)
	SIDE 2	YAPAX 1010 (hand writing)
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	LABEL	E.M.I. (Australia) Limited.
	COVER	E.M.I. (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT		-
COVER FORM		Single type. Housed in a twin-flipback printed cover (Semi wrap-around cover).
PRINTER CREDIT		-
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Robert Whitaker
INNER SLEEVE		Original Polythene Inner Sleeve (maybe)
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		Silver Parlophone and A.K.A. "Banner" STEREO label. The label has a second line of rim print reading, "Made in Australia by EMI (Australia) Limited." 1st. Press: Housed in a twin-flipback printed cover (Semi wrap-around cover) and with "STEREO" Sticker. Both volumes ("Greatest Hits Volume 1 & 2") were conceived in early 1966, with EMI (Australia) requesting stereo tapes from EMI UK for the tracks not already in its vaults. This means that both volumes, despite not being released locally in stereo until February 1967 (Volume 2) and February 1968 (Volume 1), contain the 1965 stereo mixes of "I Want To Hold Your Hand", "Day Tripper" and "We Can Work It Out" rather than the new mixes that were created by EMI UK in November 1966 for A Collection Of Beatles Oldies. This also explains why the two volumes contain no post-1965 “greatest hits”. Volume 2’s claim to fame was being the only album worldwide, until the 1980 eight-LP The Beatles Box release, to contain the stereo mix of She’s A Woman. The mono masters of both volumes were folddowns of the stereo tapes, with only "She Loves You" and "I’ll Get You" appearing in true mono, due to the unavailability of stereo mixes at the time of compilation. Both mono volumes were mastered together in 1966. Mysteriously, the stereo version of Volume 1 would not be released until twenty months after the mono release, and twelve months after the release of Volume 2! This is why the Volume 2 sleeve refers only to the mono release of Volume 1. For the stereo release of Volume 1, EMI (Australia) replaced the mono mix of She Loves You with the fake stereo mix created by EMI UK in November 1966. The covers for both volumes borrowed heavily from overseas releases. Volume 1 used elements from the US Beatles VI and German The Beatles Beat and Volume 2 used elements from the (surprisingly even earlier) US Beatles ‘65 as well as what was left of Beatles VI. Use of these 1965-period photos emphasises the genesis of these albums. (According to "The Beatles Australia Album Labelography")

#10 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1st. Press / Imported U.K. Stereo Sleeve: PCSO 7027)
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TITLE		SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
CATALOG NUMBER		PCSO 7027
RELEASE DATE		July 1967 / First Press
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band		Within You Without You
		With A Little Help From My Friends		When I'm Sixty-four
		Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds		Lovely Rita
		Getting Better		Good Morning Good Morning
		Fixing A Hole		Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
		She's Leaving Home		A Day In The Life
		Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite
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					This issue have U.K.-made picture sleeve and inner sleeve.
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				The LP covers is laminated on both front and back, and is also laminated fully on the inside. The cover was one piece of material, with fold over flaps connecting across the top - inside cover.
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			Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. gatefold full laminated inside flipback sleeve. "Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd." without "Patents pending"
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					Silver Parlophone and A.K.A. "Banner" STEREO label. The 1st. stereo label has a second line of rim print reading, "Made in Australia by E.M.I. (Australia) Limited."
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SIDE-1			SIDE-2		Italicised "Northern Songs" royalty stamp. Matrix No.: Side-1: YEX 637 Side-2: YEX 638

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LABEL		Silver Parlophone "Banner" STEREO
MIX		STEREO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	YEX 637 - 1
	SIDE 2	YEX 638 - 1
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	LABEL	E.M.I. (Australia) Limited.
	COVER	EMI Records Ltd. (The Gramophone Co. Ltd.) *U.K. Sleeve
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT		(P) 1967
COVER FORM		This issue have U.K.-made picture sleeve and inner sleeve. Gatefold type. The flaps can be seen at the upper place at inside of the gatefold cover.
PRINTER CREDIT		Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Stage and Cut out: Peter Blake and Jann Haworth Photo: Michael Cooper / Wax Figures: Madame Tussauds
INNER SLEEVE		Psychedelic red & white inner sleeve printed the words "PATENTS APPLIED FOR" at the bottom of the sleeve.
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		Silver Parlophone and A.K.A. "Banner" STEREO label. The label has a second line of rim print reading, "Made in Australia by EMI (Australia) Limited." Imported UK stereo sleeve; wide spine; cutout sheet and "Fool" inner sleeve. In 1967, EMI (Australia) did not have the facilities to replicate gatefold sleeves or print album inserts, so both were imported from the UK. It appears that at least two separate import batches were received from the UK; the first, just prior to release, consisted of original "widespine" sleeves (with "Patents Pending" text on the rear); the second batch, received sometime during 1968, were the normal-width spine sleeves (without the "Patents Pending" text). Around the end of February 1969, EMI (Australia) had exhausted their stock of imported 'stereo' sleeves and so began housing stereo pressings in the remaining 'mono' sleeves, onto which were affixed black/white 'STEREO' stickers. This practice remained until December 1969, when EMI (Australia) replaced the gatefold sleeve with a locally made single sleeve. (According to "The Beatles Australia Album Labelography")