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Love Me Do (Ringo Drums" version) (Lennon-McCartney) | |||
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P.S. I Love You (Lennon-McCartney) |
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RELEASE DATE
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4th February 1963? / First Press |
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Some or most of these early 1963 records were issued in a
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The singles were
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RECORD LABEL
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Capitol Records Of Canada yellow-orange swirl
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CATALOG NUMBER
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72076 |
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VINYL COLOR
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Mastered
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| MATRIX No. |
SIDE 1 | 7XCE
17144 (hand etching) |
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17145 (hand etching) |
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SLEEVE STYLE
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straight cut top | ||||
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
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SIDE 1
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Ardmore & Beechwood |
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SIDE 2
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Ardmore & Beechwood |
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COMMENTS
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Paul White, who served as Capitol of
Canada's marketing manager and worked in the artists and repertoire
department was given the job of reviewing EMI discs for possible
release in Canada. in January 1963, white received a stack of singles
from EMI. included in the batch was the Beatles first single, "Love Me
do / P.S. I Love You", which was released in England on Parlophone on
October 5, 1962. he immediately thought that he definitely must release
this record. As was often the practice at that time, white did not bother to obtain the master tape from EMI. Instead, "Love Me do" and "P.S. I Love You" were dubbed from the Parlophone 45. thus, when the single was released on february 4, 1963, on Capitol of Canada 72076, it featured the version of "Love Me Do" with Ringo on drums - and is one of the world's all time rarest 45 singles. this example is in near mint "as new" unplayed condition and it cannot be upgraded. This record is extremely vital to the Beatles history as it is the very first ever record attributed and titled to "The Beatles" in North America and issued sixteen days before the U.S. Vee-Jay 498 single "Please Please Me". Issued on February 4, 1963, it would not be until 16 months later that this single was issued in the U.S. on the Tollie label with a completely different version of the song with Andy White on drums. the very next Canadian reissue following this single was not released until the Winter of 1963. Very important to note that there is no suffix after the master number in the trail off. Later issues of this single have a "-2", or "-3" and so on, and are from much later 1963, and not the February very first issue pressing as this example being offered here. Reportedly, less than 200 of this very first issue version were ever distributed. According to Paul white himself, a first run of only 170 copies were made. The band not being famous yet, the 45 did not sell well; apparently only around 78 copies were sold out of those initial 170. Trail off area numbers on Side-1 are "7XCE 17144" and Side-2 are "7XCE 17145". No suffix to either number by the large hand written. On both sides, publishing is credited to "Ardmore & Beechwood". Some or most of these early 1963 records were issued in a glossy black Capitol sleeve. Later pressings (with smaller matrix numbers and a "dash and number") are much more common. Almost all copies found on auction sites and in record stores are form these later pressings. In 1967, the permimeter print was changed to CANADA in brackets. These too are a bit difficult to come by since copies with numbers as high as "dash 7" still have the perimeter print with no brackets. |
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TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1
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Love Me Do (Ringo Drums" version) (Lennon-McCartney) | |||
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SIDE 2
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P.S. I Love You (Lennon-McCartney) |
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RELEASE DATE
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Later1963? / 4th Press? |
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All copies were issued in a plain black non glossy sleeve. |
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The singles were
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RECORD LABEL
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Capitol Records Of Canada yellow-orange swirl
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CATALOG NUMBER
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72076 |
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VINYL COLOR
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| PRESS FACTORY |
Sleeve:Queens
Litho Disc: Columbia Records in Bridgeport, Conneticut |
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| MATRIX No. |
SIDE 1 | 7XCE
17144-4 (hand etching) |
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17145-6 (hand etching) |
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SLEEVE STYLE
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straight cut top | ||||
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
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SIDE 1
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Ardmore & Beechwood |
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SIDE 2
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Ardmore & Beechwood |
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COMMENTS
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Later pressings (with smaller matrix
numbers and a "dash and number")
are much more common. Almost all copies found on auction sites and in
record stores are form these later pressings. In 1967, the permimeter
print was changed to CANADA in brackets. These too are a bit difficult
to come by since copies with numbers as high as "dash 7" still have the
perimeter print with no brackets. All copies were issued in a plain black non glossy sleeve. |
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SIDE 1
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Please Please Me (McCartney-Lennon) | |||
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Ask Me Why (McCartney-Lennon) | ||||
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RELEASE DATE
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later 1964? / Second Press? (First Press: 1st. April 1963) | ||||
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Featuring the Capitol Records
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the left side of the center hole. Both sides are credited to Concertone Songs Inc. |
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RECORD LABEL
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Capitol Records Of Canada yellow-orange swirl
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CATALOG NUMBER
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72090 |
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Sleeve:Queens
Litho? Disc: Columbia Records in Bridgeport, Conneticut? |
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SIDE 1 | 7XCE-17217-2(hand etching) |
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
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Concertone Songs Inc. |
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Concertone Songs Inc. | ||||
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COMMENTS
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Issued April 1st 1963. Please Please
Me / Ask Me Why was issued a few weeks before in the US as VJ 498.
According to Paul white, the Beatles still not yet being very famous,
this record sold 180 copies. Just like with Love Me Do, original pressings have larger hand-written matrix numbers hand etched in the trail off area. These copies were issued in a glossy Capitol sleeve. These original pressings are credited to Dick James Ltd. 1964 (around 200 copies) and later 1964 pressings are credited to Concertone (=this record). Copies with the original large matrix numbers but with the later Concertone credit have been verified and are not from of the original run. Although still quite hard to find, Later early 1964 repressings exist with the large matrix number and no dash or number. Being good for a few thousand records, stampers were most likely not thrown out after a small run, and later re-used when repressings were needed. This 45 was also dubbed fron the UK single. (from "capitol6000.com") |
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SIDE 1
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From Me To You (McCartney-Lennon) | |||
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Thank You Girl (McCartney-Lennon) | ||||
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RELEASE DATE
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early 1964? / Third Press? (First Press:
17th. June 1963) |
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Featuring the Capitol Records
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Capitol Records Of Canada yellow-orange swirl
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CATALOG NUMBER
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72101 |
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Sleeve:Queens
Litho Disc: Columbia Records in Bridgeport, Conneticut |
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SIDE 1 | 7XCE17329 (hand etching) |
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| SIDE 2 | 7XCE17330 (hand etching) |
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SLEEVE STYLE
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
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Ambassador Music Ltd. |
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Conrad Pub. Co. Inc. |
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COMMENTS
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Issued on June 17, 1963. B-sides of
original pressings are credited to Northen
Songs as opposed to the later Conrad
publishing repressings. This 45 was also dubbed from the UK single. Although still quite hard to find, Later early 1964 repressings exist with the large matrix number and no dash or number (and with the new corrected credits). Being good for a few thousand records, stampers were most likely not thrown out after the first run, and later re-used when repressings were needed. All copies were issued in a plain black non glossy sleeve. |
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SIDE 1
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She Loves You (Lennon-McCartney) | |||
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I'll Get You (Lennon-McCartney) | ||||
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RELEASE DATE
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early 1964? / Second Press? (First Press: 16th. September 1963) | ||||
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Featuring the Capitol Records
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the left side of the center hole. Both sides are credited to Northen Songs Ltd. |
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"MFD. IN CANADA BY CAPITOL RECORDS OF CANADA, LTD. REGISTERED USER. COPYRIGHTED."was printed at perimeter. | ||||
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Capitol Records Of Canada yellow-orange swirl
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CATALOG NUMBER
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72125 |
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Sleeve:Queens
Litho? Disc: Capitol of Canada by RCA Victor at their Smiths Falls, Ontario |
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SIDE 1 | 7XCE-17395-2 (hand etching) |
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
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Northern Songs Ltd. |
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Northern Songs Ltd. | ||||
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COMMENTS
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This was the Beatles fourth single in
Canada in 1963 and it was the first single to break the group
nationally. Paul White's gamble finally paid off. She Loves You was a
great track and I'll Get You was a great flip side too. The Beatles
released a total of five singles on Capitol in Canada during 1963, and
for many Canadian Beatles fans, She Loves You was the one record that
started it all. Who In Canada knew in 1963 that this group would evolve
all the way through to the finale of The Long And Winding Road in 1970 ? Arguably, She Loves You was the most important Beatles single ever issued in Canada. But while the disc was originally released in mid-September 1963, it did nothing chart-wise for a staggering three months. The original 45 that was issued in Canada was actually "dubbed" from a black-label Parlophone "factory sample" 45 sent over by EMI in England to Paul White at Capitol Records Of Canada in Toronto. RCA Victor studios on Mutual Street in Toronto did the dubbing at Capitol's request and RCA created a unique Canadian master. The initial batch of 1,000 copies were pressed in early to mid September 1963 at RCA Victor's pressing plant at Smiths Falls, Ontario. Approx. 200 of these records were sent as promotional copies to radio stations across Canada, with the idea that those targeted stations would play the 45 in order to generate local interest. According to Capitol's Paul White, there was very little interest in the 45 upon its initial release. The disc did not see much chart action until December 1963. The Beatles' She Loves You 45 on Capitol did not chart in a major way until December 1963. After that, the disc was re-pressed to meet demand. For sleuths of the first batch of September 1963 pressings, these original "no dash" copies would have been shipped to stores in a black glossy stock Capitol sleeve. The later re-pressings of the disc (from December 1963 and onwards) would have been shipped to stores in a mat black stock Capitol sleeve. Both labels list Northern Songs Ltd. as the music publisher. Some 1963 to spring 1964 issues have no dash in the matrix while others have a "...-2". Capitol 72125 was the first Beatles disc to hit the number one spot in Canada. It was this 45 that broke the Beatles in Canada. It went "Top 5" on Toronto's CHUM chart for December 23rd, 1963, and this was more than a month before they appeared for the first time on Ed Sullivan. The chart below shows that the Beatlemania Lp and the new Roll Over Beethoven 45 were also on the CHUM chart by this time. (from "capitol6000.com") |
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Roll Over Beethoven (Chuck Berry) | |||
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Please Mister Postman (Holland) | ||||
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RELEASE DATE
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Capitol Records Of Canada yellow-orange swirl
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CATALOG NUMBER
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72133 |
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Sleeve:Queens
Litho Disc: Capitol of Canada by RCA Victor at their Smiths Falls, Ontario |
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SIDE 1 | CC1-72133 (hand etching) |
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
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Arc Music Corp. |
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Jobete Music Corp. |
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COMMENTS
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Issued on December 9, 1963. It has
been postponed from the originally planned release date of November 25,
1963. This release was intended to promote the Beatles first Canadian
LP Beatlemania! This was the frist time that Capitol of Canada (Paul
White) selected the A and B sides of a record. It was such a popular 45
that many copies were shipped south of the border. This single was not
dubbed from a UK record, but instead was prepared in Canada directly
from the master of the UK With The Beatles album sent over for the
Beatlemania! album, hence the «CC» for (Capitol Canada)
prefix in the matrix numbers. All copies were issued in a plain black non glossy sleeve. According to "capitol6000.com" Here are the Top 10 things you need to know about the FIFTH original Canadian Beatles single on the fiftieth anniversary of its release in Canada. 1. It was the fifth and final Beatles single to be issued by Capitol of Canada on its new 72000 series of 45 rpm discs during 1963. 1st was Capitol 72076 - Love Me Do / P.S. I Love You (February 18th) 2nd was Capitol 72090 - Please Please Me / Ask Me Why (April 1st) 3rd was Capitol 72101 - From Me To You / Thank You Girl (June 17th) 4th was Capitol 72125 - She Loves You / I'll Get You (September 16th) and 5th was Capitol 72133 - Roll Over Beethoven / Please Mister Postman (December 9th) As such it completed a perfect run of five great 1963 Beatles singles selected by Capitol`s Paul White for release in Canada, and this was amazingly before any Beatles single had been released by Capitol in the USA. 2. It was the very first Beatles single in North America to differ from a British Parlophone coupling. The second single to differ from its British pairing would be I Want To Hold Your Hand / I Saw Her Standing There which was issued by Capitol USA in January 1964. 3. Both sides of the single were pulled from the album Beatlemania! With The Beatles. The primary purpose of the new Beethoven single was to promote sales of the very first Beatles album in North America, ahead of the Christmas 1963 gift giving season. 4. All copies of the single were pressed for Capitol of Canada by RCA Victor at their Smiths Falls, Ontario pressing plant. 5. This was the first Beatles single that was NOT dubbed from a British Parlophone single. Both Roll Over Beethoven and Please Mister Postman were tracks that were mastered from the imported EMI tape reel containing the tracks for the album released in Canada on November 25th, 1963. As a result, the CC prefix was used on the label and is an acronym for Canadian Capitol. The four previous Beatles singles issued by Capitol during 1963 had been dubbed from a Parlophone record sent to Capitol in Toronto from England and had all used the EMI prefix 7XCE. 6. Oddly, neither side was penned by the Beatles, so sales of the disc in Canada probably did not add too much to Beatle bank accounts. But two American song writers, Mr. Berry and Mr. Holland, were not complaining. 7. Thousands of copies of the single were exported to the USA to meet Beatlemania demand in early 1964. American juke box strips like the one pictured above were prepared for the thousands of juke boxes all over the USA (NOTE - image of juke box strip appears by courtesy of Andrew Croft). 8. The Beatles played the song in their Vancouver set-list when they appeared there in concert on August 22nd, 1964. That was, of course, the very first concert they played in Canada. 9. Canada was the first country to issue a Beatles single that featured a George Harrison vocal on the A side. 10. The song opens side 2 of Beatlemania! With The Beatles. It makes a second appearance on the third Canadian Capitol album Long Tall Sally. It makes a third appearance on the only EP the Beatles issued in Canada. |
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