The Beatles German EP/Original Released

ODEON Original Compact Series
(Update: 15th. October 2019)

Odeon Original Label

INDEX

#1 The Beatles

#2 The Beatles Hits

#3 The Beatles' Sound

#4 The Beatles Long Tall Sally

#5 The Beatles' Songs

#6 The Beatles' Voice

#7 The Beatles' Music

#8 Beatles Forever

#9 The Beatles Soul

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#1 The Beatles (1st. Press: O 41 560)
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TITLE		THE BEATLES
TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Twist And Shout (Medley-Russell) There's A Place (McCartney-Lennon)
	SIDE 2	Boys (Dixon Farell) I Saw Here Standing There (McCartney-Lennon)
RELEASE DATE		May 1963/First Press
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK --> Click!

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		Odeon logomrk and catalog No. "O 41 560" were printed at the upper corner of the front cover.
			The credit "PRINTED IN GERMANY" was printed at the bottom of the back cover.	The first Odeon label was printed around the perimeter: ALLE HERSTELLER. UND URHEBERRECHTE VORBEHALTEN ÜBERSPIELUNG ÖFFENTLICHE AUFFÜHRUNG UND RUNDFUNKSENDUNG UNTERSAGT
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			Credited to song writing "McCartney-Lennon". 45 in a triangle for 45 r.p.m.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Odeon Green Label type-1
CATALOG NUMBER		O 41 560
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	7TBE 50067-1
	SIDE 2	7TBE 50068-1
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
CENTER		Full size center hole
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		Odeon
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Angus McBean
PRINTER CREDIT		-
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		The Odeon green label EP's appear in two different styles. The first of these styles features the following print around the rim of the label: ALLE HERSTELLER. UND URHEBERRECHTE VORBEHALTEN ÜBERSPIELUNG ÖFFENTLICHE AUFFÜHRUNG UND RUNDFUNKSENDUNG UNTERSAGT Records with "Alle" as the first word of the rim print were issued by German Odeon until mid-1966. EP's from 1964-1967 normally feature an LP-size label. Since this label is "too large" for the space alloted to it on a 45, the label is glued over the top of the EP's "ridges". Earlier EP's are found in mono. Later EP's appear in stereo, with "STEREO" in black on a white rectangle. The second label style, in mid-1966, the rim print was changed on all Odeon releases to read: URHEBER. UND LEISTUNGSSCHUTZRECHTE, BESONDERS VERVIELFÄLTIGUNG (AUSSER ZUM PERSONLICHEN GEBRAUCH), VERMIETUNG. AUFFÜHRUNG, SENDUNG, VORBEHALTEN The only EP to have come out originally in the Urheber style is Magical Mystery Tour. The word "stereo" on this EP is not found on a white rectangle.

#2 The Beatles Hits (1st. Press: O 41 598)
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TITLE		THE BEATLES HITS
TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Please Please Me (McCartney-Lennon) Love Me Do (Lennon/McCartney)
	SIDE 2	From Me To You (McCartney-Lennon) Thank You Girl (McCartney-Lennon)
RELEASE DATE		September 1963/First Press
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK --> Click!

FRONT COVER CLOSE UP		BACK COVER CLOSE UP		LABEL CLOSE UP
		Odeon logomrk and catalog No. "O 41 598" were printed at the upper corner of the front cover.
			The credit "PRINTED IN GERMANY" was printed at the bottom of the back cover.	The first Odeon label was printed around the perimeter: ALLE HERSTELLER. UND URHEBERRECHTE VORBEHALTEN ÜBERSPIELUNG ÖFFENTLICHE AUFFÜHRUNG UND RUNDFUNKSENDUNG UNTERSAGT
LABEL CLOSE UP

			Credited to song writing "McCartney-Lennon" except "Love Me Do".		45 in a triangle for 45 r.p.m.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Odeon Green Label type-1
CATALOG NUMBER		O 41 598
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	7TBE 50071-1
	SIDE 2	7TBE 50072-1
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
CENTER		Full size center hole
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		Odeon
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		-
PRINTER CREDIT		-
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		The Odeon green label EP's appear in two different styles. The first of these styles features the following print around the rim of the label: ALLE HERSTELLER. UND URHEBERRECHTE VORBEHALTEN ÜBERSPIELUNG ÖFFENTLICHE AUFFÜHRUNG UND RUNDFUNKSENDUNG UNTERSAGT Records with "Alle" as the first word of the rim print were issued by German Odeon until mid-1966. EP's from 1964-1967 normally feature an LP-size label. Since this label is "too large" for the space alloted to it on a 45, the label is glued over the top of the EP's "ridges". Earlier EP's are found in mono. Later EP's appear in stereo, with "STEREO" in black on a white rectangle. The second label style, in mid-1966, the rim print was changed on all Odeon releases to read: URHEBER. UND LEISTUNGSSCHUTZRECHTE, BESONDERS VERVIELFÄLTIGUNG (AUSSER ZUM PERSONLICHEN GEBRAUCH), VERMIETUNG. AUFFÜHRUNG, SENDUNG, VORBEHALTEN The only EP to have come out originally in the Urheber style is Magical Mystery Tour. The word "stereo" on this EP is not found on a white rectangle.

#3 The Beatles' Sound (1st. Press: O 41 627)
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TITLE		THE BEATLES' SOUND
TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Roll Over Beethoven (Berry) I'll Get You (Lennon-McCartney)
	SIDE 2	It Won't Be Long (Lennon-McCartney) I Want To Hold Your Hand (Lennon-McCartney)
RELEASE DATE		February 1964/First Press
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK --> Click!

FRONT COVER CLOSE UP		BACK COVER CLOSE UP		LABEL CLOSE UP
		Odeon logomrk and catalog No. "O 41 627" were printed at the upper corner of the front cover.
			The credit "PRINTED IN GERMANY" was printed at the bottom of the back cover.	The first Odeon label was printed around the perimeter: ALLE HERSTELLER. UND URHEBERRECHTE VORBEHALTEN ÜBERSPIELUNG ÖFFENTLICHE AUFFÜHRUNG UND RUNDFUNKSENDUNG UNTERSAGT
LABEL CLOSE UP

			Credited to song writing "Lennon-McCartney".		45 in a triangle for 45 r.p.m.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Odeon Green Label type-1
CATALOG NUMBER		O 41 627
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	7TBE 50073-1
	SIDE 2	7TBE 50074-1
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
CENTER		Full size center hole
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		Odeon
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		-
PRINTER CREDIT		-
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		The Odeon green label EP's appear in two different styles. The first of these styles features the following print around the rim of the label: ALLE HERSTELLER. UND URHEBERRECHTE VORBEHALTEN ÜBERSPIELUNG ÖFFENTLICHE AUFFÜHRUNG UND RUNDFUNKSENDUNG UNTERSAGT Records with "Alle" as the first word of the rim print were issued by German Odeon until mid-1966. EP's from 1964-1967 normally feature an LP-size label. Since this label is "too large" for the space alloted to it on a 45, the label is glued over the top of the EP's "ridges". Earlier EP's are found in mono. Later EP's appear in stereo, with "STEREO" in black on a white rectangle. The second label style, in mid-1966, the rim print was changed on all Odeon releases to read: URHEBER. UND LEISTUNGSSCHUTZRECHTE, BESONDERS VERVIELFÄLTIGUNG (AUSSER ZUM PERSONLICHEN GEBRAUCH), VERMIETUNG. AUFFÜHRUNG, SENDUNG, VORBEHALTEN The only EP to have come out originally in the Urheber style is Magical Mystery Tour. The word "stereo" on this EP is not found on a white rectangle.

#4 The Beatles Long Tall Sally (1st. Press: O 41 638)
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TITLE		THE BEATLES LONG TALL SALLY
TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Long Tall Sally (Johnson - Penniman - Blackwell) I Call Your Name (Lennon-McCartney)
	SIDE 2	Slow Down (Williams) Matchbox (Perkins)
RELEASE DATE		August 1964 / First Press
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK --> Click!

FRONT COVER CLOSE UP		BACK COVER CLOSE UP		LABEL CLOSE UP
		Odeon logomrk and catalog No. "O 41 638" were printed at the upper corner of the front cover.
					The credit "PRINTED IN GERMANY" was printed at the bottom of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
			Green label and Odeon logo mark in white was printed above the center hole.
				The rim print was: "ALLE HERSTELLER. UND URHEBERRECHTE VORBEHALTEN ÜBERSPIELUNG ...."
LABEL CLOSE UP
					"MADE IN GERMANY" and 45 in a triangle were printed at the bottom of the label.
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					Catalog number "O 41 638" was printed at the right side of the label. "GEMA" logo was printed on both sides of the label.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Odeon Green Label type-1
CATALOG NUMBER		O 41 638
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	7TCE 822-1
	SIDE 2	7TCE 823-1
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
CENTER		Full size center hole
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		Odeon
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		-
PRINTER CREDIT		-
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		The Odeon green label EP's appear in two different styles. The first of these styles features the following print around the rim of the label: ALLE HERSTELLER. UND URHEBERRECHTE VORBEHALTEN ÜBERSPIELUNG ÖFFENTLICHE AUFFÜHRUNG UND RUNDFUNKSENDUNG UNTERSAGT Records with "Alle" as the first word of the rim print were issued by German Odeon until mid-1966. EP's from 1964-1967 normally feature an LP-size label. Since this label is "too large" for the space alloted to it on a 45, the label is glued over the top of the EP's "ridges". Earlier EP's are found in mono. Later EP's appear in stereo, with "STEREO" in black on a white rectangle. The second label style, in mid-1966, the rim print was changed on all Odeon releases to read: URHEBER. UND LEISTUNGSSCHUTZRECHTE, BESONDERS VERVIELFÄLTIGUNG (AUSSER ZUM PERSONLICHEN GEBRAUCH), VERMIETUNG. AUFFÜHRUNG, SENDUNG, VORBEHALTEN The only EP to have come out originally in the Urheber style is Magical Mystery Tour. The word "stereo" on this EP is not found on a white rectangle.

#5 The Beatles' Songs (1st. Press: Odeon O 41 641)
September 1964
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#6 The Beatles' Voice (1st. Press: Odeon O 41 647)
October 1964
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#7 The Beatles' Music (1st. / 2nd. Press / Crossover Label Type-2 / Type 1: SMO 41 668)
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TITLE		THE BEATLES' MUSIC
TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	No Reply (Lennon-McCartney) I'm A Loser (Lennon-McCartney)
	SIDE 2	Rock And Roll Music (Berry) Eight Days A Week (Lennon-McCartney)
RELEASE DATE		March 1965 / First / Second Press (Crossover label)
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK --> Click!

FRONT COVER CLOSE UP		BACK COVER CLOSE UP

Odeon logomrk and catalog No. "O 41 668" were printed at the upper corner of the cover.			The credit "PRINTED IN GERMANY" was printed at the bottom of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
				Green label and Odeon logo mark in white was printed above the center hole. Catalog number "SMO 41668" was printed at the right side of the label. "MADE IN GERMANY" and 45 in a triangle were printed at the bottom of the label. "GEMA" logo was printed on both sides of the label.
SIDE1: LABEL CLOSE UP

				The 2nd. press label style, the rim print was: "URHEBER. UND LEISTUNGSSCHUTZRECHTE, ...."
SIDE 2: LABEL CLOSE UP

				The 1st. press label style, the rim print was: "ALLE HERSTELLER. UND URHEBERRECHTE VORBEHALTEN ÜBERSPIELUNG ...."
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RECORD LABEL		Odeon Green Label type-2 / type-1
CATALOG NUMBER		SMO 41 668
MIX		STEREO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	7TYBE 50079-1
	SIDE 2	7TYBE 50080-1
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
CENTER		Full size center hole
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		Odeon
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		-
PRINTER CREDIT		-
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		The Odeon green label EP's appear in two different styles. The first of these styles features the following print around the rim of the label: ALLE HERSTELLER. UND URHEBERRECHTE VORBEHALTEN ÜBERSPIELUNG ÖFFENTLICHE AUFFÜHRUNG UND RUNDFUNKSENDUNG UNTERSAGT Records with "Alle" as the first word of the rim print were issued by German Odeon until mid-1966. EP's from 1964-1967 normally feature an LP-size label. Since this label is "too large" for the space alloted to it on a 45, the label is glued over the top of the EP's "ridges". Earlier EP's are found in mono. Later EP's appear in stereo, with "STEREO" in black on a white rectangle. The second label style, in mid-1966, the rim print was changed on all Odeon releases to read: URHEBER. UND LEISTUNGSSCHUTZRECHTE, BESONDERS VERVIELFÄLTIGUNG (AUSSER ZUM PERSONLICHEN GEBRAUCH), VERMIETUNG. AUFFÜHRUNG, SENDUNG, VORBEHALTEN The only EP to have come out originally in the Urheber style is Magical Mystery Tour. The word "stereo" on this EP is not found on a white rectangle.