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25. The Beatles "Yellow Submarine" (MEO 126)
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#25-1 The Beatles "Yellow Submarine" (1st. Press "Odéon Red Label type-2-1": MEO 126)
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TITLE
the BEATLES YELLOW SUBMARINE
CATALOG NUMBER MEO 126
TRACK LISTING
SIDE 1
Yellow Submarine
For No One
1 et 2 Musique & Paroles   John Lennon & Paul McCartney
SIDE 2
Eleanor Rigby
Good Day Sunshine
1 et 2 Musique & Paroles   John Lennon & Paul McCartney
RELEASE DATE
31th. October 1966 / First Press
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The credit "Photo Keystone" was printed at the bottom of the front cover.
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"LES INDUSTRIES MUSICALES ET ÉLECTRIQUES PATHÉ MARCONI - PARIS" credit was printed at the back cover. "IDN (Printer's name) was printed at the right side of the back cover.
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label label label Odéon Red Label with black print.
On both sides, look for "BIEM" logo in the box.
Symbol "M" with the circle was printed on the label's center right.
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CATALOG No.
SIDE 1
SIDE 2
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Odeon logo was printed on the label's center left. Credited to song writing "John Lennon & Paul McCartney" on both sides.
TAG
Has the original re-order tag attached (maybe).  Sorry, I don't have it.
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RECORD LABEL
Odéon Red Label with black print Type-2-1 (without SACEM logo)
MIX
MONO
MATRIX NO. SIDE 1 7TCE 10003 21 M3 249544
SIDE 2 7TCE 10004 21 M3 249545
VINYL COLOR
BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME
ODÉON
COVER FORM Single type. (half laminated printed cover).
TAG YES
PRINTER CREDIT I.D.N.  MADE IN FRANCE
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Photo Keystone
PRODUCER George Martin
COMMENTS
For the first few months of 1966, a few EP's were issued on a red label with large ODÉON. It is easy to see that this was an intermediary release, since by this time the Odeon logo on the EP covers had changed. The EP's which exist in this intermediate form are:

  • MEO 102   Michelle +3   27 Ja 66 $60 
  • MEO 105   Yesterday +3   21 Fe 66
  • MEO 106   Beatles 1965 (8 Days a Wk. +3) 04 Mr 66
  • MEO 107   We Can Work It Out + 3   21 Mr 66
  • MEO 108 Ticket to Ride + 3 28 Ap 66
Two of the intermediate red label EP's contained new material, MEO 102 and MEO 107. But although MEO 105 is a "Yesterday" EP, it is not a reissue of SOE 3772; instead, it is a domestic release of EP MOE 21004, which had previously been made only for export.
The EP’s numbered MEO‐101 and MEO‐102 were released in January, 1966.  While the
Hollies EP is scarcer, the Beatles’ MEO‐102 may be found having a label marked “Médium” at
the right side, or (less commonly) with a label showing an “M” in a circle.  The circle‐M appears on most releases beginning in February, 1966.    Later pressings of these records sometimes show “M” without a circle.

At the beginning of May, 1966, Odeon replaced their earlier label with a red label and their logo with a logo that more closely resembled those used in other countries. The red label appears on all Odeon releases of the time, but when France took up the EEC numbering in 1969, they stopped using the original catalog numbers on Beatles releases.
EP's originally released on the red label are shown below. You will notice that some records
which were originally released on the dark blue/orange label were reissued and given new
catalog numbers. Although the EP was essentially replaced by the single, or simple, in 1967, the EP's continued to be issued on the red label at least through 1969.
The above four "transitional" EP's were reissued onto the red label.

  • MEO 108   Ticket to Ride + 3   Reissue
  • MEO 112   I Want to Hold Your Hand +3   05 My 66
  • MEO 113   Help!   12 My 66
  • MEO 116   Another Girl + 3   09 Jn 66
  • MEO 119   Paperback Writer +3   27 Jn 66
  • MEO 126   Yellow Submarine +3   31 Oc 66
  • MEO 134   I'm Only Sleeping +3 (Penny Lane) Mr 67
IDN: French printing company.
I.D.N. is an acronym standing for "Imprimerie Du Nord".
Identified on most records with the sentence : "IDN made in France" or "I.D.N. made in France"



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