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#1-1 YA YA Tony Sheridan & The Beat Brothers (1st. Press: 21 485)
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YA YA  Tony Sheridan & The Beat Brothers
TRACK LISTING
SIDE 1
Ya Ya Part 1 & 2,Twist (Robinson)
SIDE 2 Sweet Georgia Brown (Bernie- Pinkard - Casey) (*version 2A)
Skinny Minny (Haley - Keefer - Gabler - Cafra)  (version 1A)
RELEASE DATE
October 1962 / First Press
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Polydor scroll logo mark was printed at the upper right corner of the front cover.
jacket Catalogue number "21 485" and "HI-FI" were printed at the upper right of the back cover.
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jacket jacket Tony Sheridan's  album was  introduced on the back cover.
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The first edition of the EP record was released in October 1962. The next edition of this EP has red labels and was released in 1964. The only difference between the covers of the 1962 and 1964 edition is that there are different release / production dates in the lower right hand corner on the back.
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label label label Polydor Orange Scroll label. Press comany's name "DEUTSCHEN GRAMMOPHON GESELLSCAFT" was printed at the perimeter. "GEMA/BIEM" was printed in the box, and M in a triangle for mono edition.
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label label The artists, according to the record's labels, are "Tony Sheridan And The Beat Brothers" .
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label label label label First press is orange and white logo, second press is red and black logo.
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RECORD LABEL
Polydor Orange Scroll label
CATALOG NUMBER
21 485
MIX
MONO
MATRIX No. Side1 K2   K - V +   A7    21485  BA     Made in Germany
Side2 K2   K - V +   A7    21485  B     Made in Germany
VINYL COLOR
BLACK
CENTER Full size center hole
PRESS COMPANY'S NAME
DEUTSCHEN GRAMMOPHON GESELLSCAFT
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES
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PRINTER CREDIT
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PRODUCER
Bert Kaempfert
COMMENTS
"Ya Ya, part1 & 2" and the ver. 2A of "Sweet Georgia Brown" were released for the first time ever in any countrty on the first edition of this EP.
At this time these recordings were only released in mono and the fact is that the first stereo edition of this version of "Sweet Georgia Brown" has not been released on a record.
The EP record is one of the greatest rarities among all of the Tony Sheridan / The Beatles releases on the Polydor label. It was on this EP record that the very rare original recording of "Sweet Georgia Brown", without any comments about The Beatles in the lyrics, from May 1962, was released for the first time on a record.
During the 60's, this version of the song was released, apart from the Greek single edition: "Sweet Georgia Brown / Ya Ya (NHH 66849)" from 1962, only on the EP.
All of the editions of this version of "Sweet Georgia Brown" until today have only been released in mono. No official stereo edition of this recording has been released by Polydor.
The first edition of the EP record was released in October 1962, according ti the information on the back of the cover, not in May 1961 as is often erroneously claimed.
The first edition from 1962 has orange Polydor label.
The next edition of this EP has red labels and was released in 1964. The only difference between the covers of the 1962 and 1964 edition is that there are different release / production dates in the lower right hand corner on the back.
Otherwise the covers are identical. The artists, according to the record's labels, are "Tony Sheridan And The Beat Brothers" .
The version of "Skinny Minny" was already avaible on record in Germany, both in mono and in stereo when this EP was released.
"Ya Ya Part1&2", like this version of "Sweet Georgia Brown", had on the contray never before been issued on record in any country. The song "Ya Ya part1" was later included on the LP "The Beatles' First" but with the title "Ya Ya". The Beatles only play on the recording of "Sweet Georgia Brown" on this EP.


*Sweet Georgia Brown: Lead Vocal: Tony Sheridan
Ver. 1A: Backing play: The Beat Brothers (No Beatles)
Ver. 2A: Backing play: The Beatles
Ver. 2A+: Overdub vocals with new lyrics to Ver. 2A
Ver. 2A++: Overdub electric guitar and drum to Ver. 2A +
Ver. 3A: Backing Play: The Bobby Patrick Big Six (No Beatles)

"GEMA*/BIEM**" :a marking that indicates what company is responsible for the copyright payments for the material released on the record to the proper publishers. It is important to remember that a record with the above-mentioned marking isn't necessarily made in Germany but which was intended for sale in Germany.

*GEMA=German music authors' society
**BIEM=Bureau International de l'Edition Mécanique



#2 Die Grossen Vier von Tony Sheridan with The Beatles (1st. Press: 2606 013)
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Die Grossen Vier von Tony Sheridan with The Beatles
TRACK LISTING
DISC 1 SIDE 1: Skinny Minny (B. Haley/R. Keefer/M. Gabler/C. Cafra)
SIDE2: Sweet Georgia Brown (Bernie/Pinkard/Casey)
DISC 2 SIDE1: My Bonnie (Trad./Arr. Sheridan)
SIDE2: My Babe (W. Dixon/G. Stone)
RELEASE DATE
1968 /First Press
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label Credited "(P) 1968 Polydor International GmbH" (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung=company with limited liability) label label
"Made in Germany" was printed at the label. Press comany's name "Polydor International GmbH" was printed at the right side of the label.
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RECORD LABEL
Polydor Brown label (Plastic Injection Label)
CATALOG NUMBER
2606 013
MIX
STEREO
MATRIX No. DISC 1 SIDE 1: 2136    025    S  1           (P) 1968   320
SIDE 1: 2136    025    S  2           (P) 1968   320
DISC 2 SIDE 1: 2136    026    S  1           (P) 1968   320
SIDE 1: 2136    026    S  2           (P) 1968   320
VINYL COLOR
BLACK
CENTER Full size center hole
PRESS COMPANY'S NAME
Polydor International GmbH
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES
Gatefold cover
PRINTER CREDIT
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PRODUCER
Bert Kaempfert
COMMENTS
This EP was released a double-EP set. The package came with a gatefold sleeve.

Plastic injection labels.
With regard to the first injection moulded singles. According to an article on page 1 of Billboard magazine for 16th Oct 1971: 'Phonodisc is experimenting with a new production technique, painted labels, pioneered by French company SFP. The new process prints the labels directly on the records, cutting out the production costs of printing labels on paper. The new technique at present is limited to selected Polydor and Philips singles, and has been used on the New Seekers' 'Never Ending Song Of Love' and St. Cecelia's 'Leap Up And Down'. A specially adapted injection moulding machine is used in the process. Tony Muxlow, Phonodisc general manager, said "There is a cost saving using the method but at the moment it is very much at the development stage. It is confined to the Polydor and Philips labels, but we certainly won't be using it throughout our releases at the moment." The painted labels process will be used on the forthcoming Slade single, 'Cos I Luv You', to be released by Polydor this week.'

*GEMA=German music authors' society



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