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#4-1 Les Beatles (1st. Press "Odéon Orange Label type-1/ 1 LP & 4 EPs Cover": SOE 3746)
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TITLE
 LES BEATLES
CATALOG NUMBER SOE 3746
TRACK LISTING
SIDE 1
 Roll Over Beethoven (Chuck Berry)
You Really Gotta Hold On Me (Robinson)
SIDE 2
 Boys (Dixon-Farrell)
Love Me Do (McCartney-Lennon)
RELEASE DATE
 5th. March 1964 / First Press
FRONT -->Click!
BACK -->Click!
SIDE 1 -->Click!
 SIDE 2 -->Click! DISK -->Click!
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twist twist twist twist Housed in a twin-flipback printed cover (full laminated printed cover)."
DILLARD et Cie, lmp. Paris" is Printer's name. It was printed at the right side of the back cover.





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4 Beatles' EPs are introduced on the back cover.
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label label label Odéon Orange Label with black print.

The word "BIEM" was printed on both side of the label.
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label label Catalog number has open "4".
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TAG
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But, I don't have it.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL
 Odéon Orange Label with black print
MIX
 MONO
MATRIX NO. SIDE 1 M3  232 40 2        ARE 208 3  21
SIDE 2 M3  232 40 3        ARE 208 4  21
VINYL COLOR
 BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME
 ODÉON
COVER FORM Single type. Housed in a twin-flipback printed cover (full laminated printed cover).
TAG YES
PRINTER CREDIT DILLARD et Cie, lmp. Paris
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Photo: X...
PRODUCER George Martin
COMMENTS
 From 1964 through the end of 1965, all of Odeon's EP releases were on an orange label with black print.
Like their earlier counterparts, all of these are collectible today.
The three dark blue label EP's were reissued onto the orange label.

There are two different versions for the cover of the SOE 3746. They differ in the four reminders, updates on the second printing:

  • Sleeve
    • 1st. press (5th. Mar. 1964):  Back of sleeve shows first picture SOE 3739 (=this record)
    • 2nd. press (1964): Back of sleeve shows first picture SOE 3741
First Press: sleeve shows EVERYTHING that already existed on the French market in all formats at the time of the publication of this "Super 45 Tours":
  • SOE 3739 From Me To You
  • SOE 3741 She Loves You
  • OSX 222 Beatles
  • OSX 225 Beatles N°1
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Second Press: The text is the same, but we see that the four reminders were replaced by four reminders closer to the latest releases. This is four EPs:
  • SOE 3741 She Loves You, the sole survivor of the original reminders
  • SOE 3746 Roll Over Beethoven
  • SOE 3750 Can not Buy Me Love
  • SOE 3751 All My Loving
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  • Label
    • 1st. press (5th. Mar. 1964): Catalog number has open "4" (=this record)
    • 2nd. press (1964): Catalog number has closed "4"
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".


#4-2 Les Beatles (2nd. Press "Odéon Orange Label type-1 / 4 EPs Cover": SOE 3746)
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TITLE
 LES BEATLES
CATALOG NUMBER SOE 3746
TRACK LISTING
SIDE 1
 Roll Over Beethoven (Chuck Berry)
You Really Gotta Hold On Me (Robinson)
SIDE 2
 Boys (Dixon-Farrell)
Love Me Do (McCartney-Lennon)
RELEASE DATE
 1964? / Second Press
FRONT -->Click!
BACK -->Click!
SIDE 1 -->Click!
 SIDE 2 -->Click! DISK -->Click!
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FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
 BACK COVER CLOSE UP
twist twist Housed in a twin-flipback printed cover (full laminated printed cover). twist twist
"DILLARD et Cie, lmp. Paris" is Printer's name?
It was printed at the right side of the back cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
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4 Beatles' EPs are introduced on the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label label Odéon Orange Label with black print.

The word "B.I.E.M" was printed on both side of the label.
LABEL CLOSE UP TAG --> Click!
label label Credited to song writing:
"Mc Cartney-Lennon"
on Side-2.
"MADE IN FRANCE" was printed at the bottom of the label.		 twist_back twist_back
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL
 Odéon Orange Label with black print
MIX
 MONO
MATRIX NO. SIDE 1 M3  232 40 2        ARE 208 3  21
SIDE 2 M3  232 40 3        ARE 208 4  21
VINYL COLOR
 BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME
 ODÉON
COVER FORM Single type. Housed in a twin-flipback printed cover (full laminated printed cover).
TAG YES
PRINTER CREDIT DILLARD et Cie, lmp. Paris
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Photo: X...
PRODUCER George Martin
COMMENTS
 From 1964 through the end of 1965, all of Odeon's EP releases were on an orange label with black print.
Like their earlier counterparts, all of these are collectible today.
The three dark blue label EP's were reissued onto the orange label.

The prefix "S" does not stand for stereo, but probably rather “standard.” All of the SOE
series EP's are in mono.

There are two different versions for the cover of the SOE 3746. They differ in the four reminders, updates on the second printing:

First Press shows EVERYTHING that already existed on the French market in all formats at the time of the publication of this "Super 45 Tours":
  • SOE 3739 From Me To You
  • SOE 3741 She Loves You
  • OSX 222 Beatles
  • OSX 225 Beatles N°1
    •
Second Press: The text is the same, but we see that the four reminders were replaced by four reminders closer to the latest releases. This is four EPs:
  • SOE 3741 She Loves You, the sole survivor of the original reminders
  • SOE 3746 Roll Over Beethoven
  • SOE 3750 Can not Buy Me Love
  • SOE 3751 All My Loving
    •
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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