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| TITLE | LES BEATLES |
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| CATALOG NUMBER | 45 900 |
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| RELEASE DATE | 22th. May 1964 ? (or April 1964? ) / First Press | ||||
| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| Ain't She Sweet (Ager) (Ver. A) |
When The
Saints (Trad. arr. T. Sheridan) (Ver. A) |
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| If You
Love Me Baby (Ver. A) |
Cry For A
Shadow Harrisson - Lennon (Ver. A) |
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| Sweet
Georgia Brown (Bernie - Pinkard - Casey) (Ver. 2A+) |
My Bonnie
(Trad. arr. T. Sheridan) (Ver. AA) |
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| Nobody's Child (Trad. arr. T.
Sheridan) (Ver. 1A) |
Why
(Sheridan) (Ver. A) |
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| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK --> Click! | |
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| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! |
Paraffin paper (*) sleeve type. (*) Paper that has been waterproofed by treatment with wax or paraffin. |
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Polydor red and black logo
mark and catalog number "45 900" were printed at the lower
left corner of the back cover. |
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Back cover
have Polydor logo and catalog number "45 900" at the upper
right corner of the back cover. Has the word "Standard" next the catalog number. Housed in a twin-flipback printed cover (full laminated printed cover) |
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It was released in May 1964, and is sort of the sum of the two EP's "Mister Twist" and "Ainft She Sweet". | |||
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company's name "DILLARD et Cie. Imp. Paris" was printed at
the bottom of the back cover. "Photo: A. Nisok" credit was printed at the bottom. |
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Polydor Orange Scroll label. Labels have "33 t. m. (tours par minute)" in a box at the right side of the center hole. |
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"B.I.E.M." (Bureau International de l'Edition Mécanique) was printed on both sides of the label. |
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"MADE IN FRANCE" was
printed at the bottom of the center hole. |
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George Harrison's surname
is amusingly misspelled "HARRISSON" |
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OTHER ITEM
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| FRONT | BACK | Has
the original re-order tag attached. (Sorry, I don't have it) |
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| LABEL | Polydor Orange Scroll label | ||||
| MIX | MONO
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| MATRIX No. |
SIDE 1 | H.
45900A
ICF (hand etching) |
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| SIDE 2 | H. 45900B CF (hand etching) | ||||
| VINYL COLOR | BLACK |
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| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | Polydor |
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| RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT | - |
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| COVER FORM | Single type. Housed in a twin-flipback printed cover (full laminated printed cover). | ||||
| TAG | YES
(Sorry, I don't have it.) |
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| PRINTER CREDIT | DILLARD et Cie. Imp. Paris | ||||
| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Photo: A.
Nisok |
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| INNER SLEEVE | Paraffin paper sleeve type | ||||
| PRODUCER | - |
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| COMMENTS | The Beatles Les
Beatles French 10 inch (25cm) vinyl. The record is on the orange and white Polydor label with the catalogue number 45900. "The Beatles" is a 25cm LP, the first Fabs album released in this particular format, in France. Polydor could not use images of The Beatles on the cover of the Hamburg material. Each of the hairpieces placed on this coat rack represents the hair of John, Paul, George and Ringo. And here, these are real wigs, POLYDOR France is still unable to use a snapshot of the group to illustrate its cover. This one is often referred to as 'the wig' cover, for obvious reasons. It was released in May 1964, and is sort of the sum of the two EP's "Mister Twist" and "Ainft She Sweet". However, none of them are listed on the back. This 25cm wig is not the only Beatles record in France in this format. There is a second 25 cm, much more recent, under the Charly Records label: "The Savage Young Beatles". It is one of many avatars of Hamburg recordings, unrelated to Polydor. Some sources mistakenly give the date as February, but EP 27-101, pictured on the back, was released in March, according to an official source. EP 27-109, also pictured on the back, was issued later in March. Since those EP's were regarded as hits, it's likely that the Beatles LP was compiled at the same time as German Polydor was releasing its singles. EP 27-128 also by the Bab's, came out in May and is not pictured on the back of the LP. 1st. Press: Label: Polydor orange scroll label 2nd. Press: Polydor Red label. Side-1: Ain't She Sweet: Lead Vocal: John Lennon, Back Play: The Beatles
Lead Vocal: John Lennon, Back Play: The Beatles
When The Saints: Lead Vocal: Tony Sheridan / Backing play: The Beatles
DILLARD et Cie, lmp. Paris: Printing company located in Paris, France, headed by Michel Dillard (an old publisher from La Sirène éditions musicales). Often appears on releases as "Dillard et Cie. Imp. Paris" or "Dillard & Cie, Imp. Paris". |
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