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  Polydor Label: Tony Sheridan And The Beatles 1962-1965
04. Ain't She Sweet / If You Love Me Baby (DP 1369)
(Update: 25th. March 2023)

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Polydor 1st. Sleeve
INDEX
  • #4-1 Polydor Promotional Record
  • #4-2 Polydor Red Label



#4-1 Ain't She Sweet / If You Love Me Baby (Promotional Record: DP 1369)
Back to the top of the line
TRACK LISTING
SIDE 1
Ain't She Sweet  (Ager)    (Ver. A)
SIDE 2
If You Love Me Baby (Take out some insurance on me baby)  (Trad. / Arr.: Sheridan)   (Ver. A)
RELEASE DATE
Promotional Record (First Press: 1st.July.1964)
LYRIC SHEET (Bifold)
SIDE 1 -->Click!
SIDE 2 -->Click!
DISK -->Click!
FRONT --> Click!
BACK --> Click!
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LYRIC SHEET: INSIDE --> Click! INNER SLEEVE
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! Polydor red and black logo and catalog No. were printed at the top of the front cover.
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INNER SLEEVE: CLOSE UP
ep1 "45 rpm" was printed on the inner sleeve.
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"Nippon Gramophon Co., Ltd" was printed on the inner sleeve.
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP
ep1 ep1 Polydor red and black logo and catalog No. were printed at the top of the front cover.
"¥ 330" was printed at the upper right corner of the front cover.
ep1

"Polydor Records" was printed at the bottom of the front sleeve.
LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP
ep1 Catalogue number "DP-1369" was printed at the upper right corner of the back cover.
ep1
ep1 "Manufactured by Nippon Gramophon Co., Ltd., Japan" was printed at the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
ep1 Polydor Promotional White label with blue half-circle logo. (promotional use only).
ep1
"MANUFACTURED BY NIPPON GRAMOPHON CO., LTD. JAPAN." was printed at outer rim.
LABEL CLOSE UP
ep1 ep1 ep1 ep1
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The words "Sample" and catalog No. were printed on the label. The words "Not for sale" and "M" for mono in a triangle was printed at the  right side of the label.
Running time of the song was printed at the right side of the center hole.
Credited to song writing:
Side-1: The Beatles
Side-2:The Beatles with Tony Sheridan
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL
Polydor Promotional White label with blue half-circle logo.
CATALOG NUMBER
DP-1369
MATRIX NUMBER
SIDE 1
DP-1369A     (Z)     73373 A-1  B-1      F4/1
SIDE 2
DP-1369B     (Z)     73374 B-1              F4/1
VINYL COLOR
BLACK
LYRIC SHEET STYLE
BIFOLD
INNER SLEEVE STYLE
POLYDOR type 1
MIX
MONO
COMPANY'S NAME
COVER Manufactured by Nippon Grammophon Co., Ltd. Japan
LABEL MANUFACTURED BY NIPPON GRAMMOPHON CO., LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE
330YEN
COMMENTS
Polydor Promotional White label with blue half-circle logo.
In Japan, promotional records have traditionally been provided at no charge to radio stations, record shops, and the mass media to increase the sales of a record or in some cases to promote a tour.

There are two types of promotional releases.
Type-1: This type is called the white label promo for which a unique label has been made. The label design of Polydor white label singles is very similar to that of regular commercial Odeon singles. The promo version, however, features the perimeter print, Odeon logo, and circled text in blue and all other printing in black.
The words "Sample" and "Not for sale" were printed in blue on the label.
Most usually, the regular cover is used with appropriate alterations to prohibit commercial sale.

Type-2: The second type of promo record is less elaborate and is called a sticker promo. It is simply a regular commercial release that has a promo sticker affixed to the cover.

On label, look for an absence of the "BIEM" logo.
"¥ 330" was printed at the upper right corner of the front cover.
"Manufactured by Nippon Gramophon Co., Ltd., Japan" was printed at the back cover.

Beatles do the A side without Tony Sheridan, B side is him singing with Beatles as the backing band, the Beat Brothers, recorded 1961.
B side title, Take out some insurance on me baby, is in small print under the regular title. Generally the Take out some Insurance title was used in the US, and the other title in all other countries. This version has the "goddamned insurance" verse near the end. It is the original “German” version. The US Atco version edited the curse out.

Side 1:Credited to "The Beatles"
Side 2:Credited to "The Beatles with Tony Sheridan"

Ain't She Sweet: Lead Vocal: John Lennon, Back Play: The Beatles
  • Version A
  • Version A+ (Overdubbing drum to Ver. A)
If You Love Me, Baby (Take Out Some Insurance On Me, Baby):
Lead Vocal: John Lennon, Back Play: The Beatles
  • Version A
  • Version A+ (overdubbing electric guitar and drum to Ver. A)
*BIEM=Bureau International de l'Edition Mécanique



#4-2 Ain't She Sweet / If You Love Me Baby (1st. Press: DP 1369)
Back to the top of the line
TRACK LISTING
SIDE 1
Ain't She Sweet  (Ager)    (Ver. A)
SIDE 2
If You Love Me Baby (Take out some insurance on me baby)  (Trad. / Arr.: Sheridan)   (Ver. A)
RELEASE DATE
1st.July.1964/First Press
LYRIC SHEET (Bifold)
SIDE 1 -->Click!
SIDE 2 -->Click!
DISK -->Click!
FRONT --> Click!
BACK --> Click!
herecomes herecomes ep1 ep1 ep1
LYRIC SHEET: INSIDE INNER SLEEVE LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP
herecomes herecomes ep1 ep1 Polydor red and black logo and catalog No. were printed at the top of the front cover.
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP
LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP
ep1 "¥ 330" was printed at the upper right corner of the front cover. ep1 "Manufactured by Nippon Gramophon Co., Ltd., Japan" was printed at the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
ep1 ep1 ep1 ep1
"MANUFACTURED BY NIPPON GRAMOPHON CO., LTD. JAPAN." was printed at outer rim. "BIEM" was absence in the box, and M in a triangle for mono edition. Credited to song writing:
Side-1: The Beatles
Side-2:The Beatles with Tony Sheridan
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL
POLYDOR Red Label type1-1
CATALOG NUMBER
DP-1369
VINYL COLOR
BLACK
LYRIC SHEET STYLE
BIFOLD
INNER SLEEVE STYLE
POLYDOR type 1
MIX
MONO
COMPANY'S NAME
COVER Manufactured by Nippon Grammophon Co., Ltd. Japan
LABEL MANUFACTURED BY NIPPON GRAMMOPHON CO., LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE
330YEN
COMMENTS
Polydor Red labels with black half-circle logo printed at the top of the label. (Type-1-1)
On label, look for an absence of the "BIEM" logo in the box.
"¥ 330" was printed at the upper right corner of the front cover.
"Manufactured by Nippon Gramophon Co., Ltd., Japan" was printed at the back cover.

Beatles do the A side without Tony Sheridan, B side is him singing with Beatles as the backing band, the Beat Brothers, recorded 1961.
B side title, Take out some insurance on me baby, is in small print under the regular title. Generally the Take out some Insurance title was used in the US, and the other title in all other countries. This version has the "goddamned insurance" verse near the end. It is the original “German” version. The US Atco version edited the curse out.

Side 1:Credited to "The Beatles"
Side 2:Credited to "The Beatles with Tony Sheridan"

Ain't She Sweet: Lead Vocal: John Lennon, Back Play: The Beatles
  • Version A
  • Version A+ (Overdubbing drum to Ver. A)
If You Love Me, Baby (Take Out Some Insurance On Me, Baby):
Lead Vocal: John Lennon, Back Play: The Beatles
  • Version A
  • Version A+ (overdubbing electric guitar and drum to Ver. A)
*BIEM=Bureau International de l'Edition Mécanique



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