The Beatles N.Z. LP: Original Released

PARLOPHONE and APPLE Label
Original MONO Released #1
(Update: 15th. August 2014)

His Master's Voice Original Inner Sleeve

INDEX

PLEASE PLEASE ME

WITH THE BEATLES

A HARD DAY'S NIGHT

BEATLES FOR SALE

HELP!

RUBBER SOUL

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#1-1 Please Please Me (1st. Press: PMCM 1202)
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TITLE		PLEASE PLEASE ME
CATALOG NUMBER		PMCM 1202
RELEASE DATE		Late1963 / First Press
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		I Saw Her Standing There		Love Me Do
		Misery		P.S. I Love You
		Anna (Go To Him)		Baby It's You
		Chains		Do You Want To Know A Secret
		Boys		A Taste Of Honey
		Ask Me Why		There's A Place
		Please Please Me		Twist And Shout
FRONT -->Click!		BACK -->Click!	SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2 -->Click!	DISK

INNER SLEEVE		FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
Original Company's Inner Sleeve (maybe)					The cover features the correct colour back and there is NO Angus McBean credit on the front bottom right.
		Covers for this LP came with front "mono" indicator. Catalog No. "PMCM 1202" was printed at the right corner of the front cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
		Housed in a twin-flipback printed cover (half laminated printed cover.). Catalog No. "PMCM 1202" was printed at the right corner of the back cover. Print in black and blue.
			"COVER PHOTO: ANGUS McBEAN" credit on the back bottom left.		"Lithoed in New Zealand" by CSW (Printing house) at the bottom of the back cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
				"Copyright subsists in all records by virtue of the Australian Copyright Act 1912-1933 and New Zealand Copyright Act. 1913. All rights under Copyright law are reserved." credit on the back bottom. Company name "His Master's Voice (N.Z.) Ltd." was printed at the bottom.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					New Zealand Parlophone was issuing albums on a black label with an old style "Parlophone" at the top, similar to the black and gold label from U.K.
LABEL CLOSE UP
				"His Master's Voice (N.Z.) Ltd." was printed at the rim. Matrix Number Side 1: XEX 421 Matrix Number Side 2: XEX 422
OTHER ITEM
			Has its price tag still attached & neatly folded inside the opening. (Sorry, I don't have it.)

LABEL		Black and Silver Parlophone Label
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	XEX 421
	SIDE 2	XEX 422
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	LABEL	His Master's Voice (N.Z.) Ltd.
	COVER	His Master's Voice (N.Z.) Ltd.
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT		-
COVER FORM		Single type. Housed in a twin-flipback printed cover (half laminated printed cover).
PRINTER CREDIT		LITHOED IN NEW ZEALAND (?)
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Cover Photo: Angus McBean / Notes: Tony Barrow
INNER SLEEVE		Original Company's Inner Sleeve (maybe)
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		New Zealand Parlophone was issuing albums on a black label with an old style "Parlophone" at the top, similar to the black-and-gold label from U.K Outer rim text starts with "His Masters Voice (N.Z.) Ltd." Back cover: Print in black and blue. NO "Recording First Published 1963" His Master's Voice was a subsidiary of EMI Music and was set up in the 1930s under the HMV name in New Zealand. It was, until the 1970s, the biggest manufacturer and distributor of records in New Zealand. In addition to its own labels, HMV, Parlophone, Regal Zonophone, Capitol, and Columbia, it manufactured many others including Decca, Warner Brothers and, at times, Atlantic. In 1973 the HMV label was rebranded worldwide as EMI. New Zealand Parlophone did not issue Beatles LP's in stereo until early 1964. The existence of the first two LP's in stereo on this label is disputed.

#1-2 Please Please Me (2nd. Press: PMCM 1202)
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TITLE		PLEASE PLEASE ME
CATALOG NUMBER		PMCM 1202
RELEASE DATE		1965? / Second Press
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		I Saw Her Standing There		Love Me Do
		Misery		P.S. I Love You
		Anna (Go To Him)		Baby It's You
		Chains		Do You Want To Know A Secret
		Boys		A Taste Of Honey
		Ask Me Why		There's A Place
		Please Please Me		Twist And Shout
FRONT -->Click!		BACK -->Click!	SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2 -->Click!	DISK

INNER SLEEVE		FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
Original Company's Inner Sleeve (maybe)					The cover features the correct colour back and there is NO Angus McBean credit on the front bottom right.
		Covers for this LP came with front "mono" indicator. Catalog No. "PMCM 1202" was printed at the right corner of the front cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
		Housed in a twin-flipback printed cover (half laminated printed cover.). Catalog No. "PMCM 1202" was printed at the right corner of the flip. Print using only the black ink.
			"COVER PHOTO: ANGUS McBEAN" credit on the back bottom left.		Printing house name was not printed at the bottom of the back cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
				"Copyright subsists in all records by virtue of the Australian Copyright Act 1912-1933 and New Zealand Copyright Act. 1913. All rights under Copyright law are reserved." credit on the back bottom. Company name "His Master's Voice (N.Z.) Ltd." was printed at the bottom.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					At the end of 1964, New Zealand Parlophone changed label styles. With black print on light blue.
LABEL CLOSE UP
				"His Master's Voice (N.Z.) Ltd." was printed at the rim. Matrix Number Side 1: XEX 421 Matrix Number Side 2: XEX 422
OTHER ITEM
-

LABEL		Light Blue Parlophone Label
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	XEX 421
	SIDE 2	XEX 422
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	LABEL	His Master's Voice (N.Z.) Ltd.
	COVER	His Master's Voice (N.Z.) Ltd.
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT		-
COVER FORM		Single type. Housed in a twin-flipback printed cover (half laminated printed cover).
PRINTER CREDIT		-
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Cover Photo: Angus McBean / Notes: Tony Barrow
INNER SLEEVE		Original Company's Inner Sleeve (maybe)
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		At the end of 1964, New Zealand Parlophone changed label styles. With black print on light blue, the new label was easier to read. All of the earlier LP's were reissued onto this new style in both mono and stereo. Outer rim text starts with "His Masters Voice (N.Z.) Ltd." Back cover: Print using only the black ink. NO "Recording First Published 1963". His Master's Voice was a subsidiary of EMI Music and was set up in the 1930s under the HMV name in New Zealand. It was, until the 1970s, the biggest manufacturer and distributor of records in New Zealand. In addition to its own labels, HMV, Parlophone, Regal Zonophone, Capitol, and Columbia, it manufactured many others including Decca, Warner Brothers and, at times, Atlantic. In 1973 the HMV label was rebranded worldwide as EMI. New Zealand Parlophone did not issue Beatles LP's in stereo until early 1964. The existence of the first two LP's in stereo on this label is disputed.

#2-1 With The Beatles (1st. Press: PMCM 1206)
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TITLE		with the beatles
CATALOG NUMBER		PMCM 1206
RELEASE DATE		February 1964 ? / First Press
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		It Won't Be Long		Roll Over Beethoven
		All I've Got To Do		Hold Me Tight
		All My Loving		You Really Gotta Hold On Me
		Don't Bother Me		I Wanna Be Your Man
		Little Child		Devil In Her Heart
		Till There Was You		Not A Second Time
		Please Mister Postman		Money
FRONT -->Click!		BACK -->Click!	SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2 -->Click!	DISK

INNER SLEEVE		FRONT COVER CLOSE UP		BACK COVER CLOSE UP
Original Company's Inner Sleeve (maybe)			Covers for this LP came with front "mono" indicator. Catalog No. "PMCM 1206" was printed at the right corner of the front cover.		Housed in a twin-flipback printed cover (half laminated printed cover.). Catalog No. "PMCM 1206" was printed at the right corner of the back cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
				"Copyright subsists in all records by virtue of the Australian Copyright Act 1912-1933 and New Zealand Copyright Act. 1913. All rights under Copyright law are reserved." credit on the back bottom. Company name "His Master's Voice (N.Z.) Ltd." was printed at the bottom.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
				Side 2: Sleeve and label incorrectly spells track 3 as "YOU REALLY GOTTA HOLD ON ME"
					"Lithoed in New Zealand" by CSW (Printing house) at the bottom of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					New Zealand Parlophone was issuing albums on a black label with an old style "Parlophone" at the top, similar to the black and gold label from U.K.
LABEL CLOSE UP
				"His Master's Voice (N.Z.) Ltd." was printed at the rim. Matrix Number Side 1: XEX 447 Matrix Number Side 2: XEX 448
OTHER ITEM
			Has its price tag still attached & neatly folded inside the opening. (Sorry, I don't have it.)

LABEL		Black and Silver Parlophone Label
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	XEX 447
	SIDE 2	XEX 448
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	LABEL	His Master's Voice (N.Z.) Ltd.
	COVER	His Master's Voice (N.Z.) Ltd.
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT		Recording first published 1963
COVER FORM		Single type. Housed in a twin-flipback printed cover (half laminated printed cover).
PRINTER CREDIT		LITHOED IN NEW ZEALAND (?)
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Front cover photograph: Robert Freeman / Notes: Tony Barrow
INNER SLEEVE		Original Company's Inner Sleeve (maybe)
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		New Zealand Parlophone was issuing albums on a black label with an old style "Parlophone" at the top, similar to the black-and-gold label from U.K Outer rim text starts with "His Masters Voice (N.Z.) Ltd." Has "Recording First Published 1963" on the back cover. His Master's Voice was a subsidiary of EMI Music and was set up in the 1930s under the HMV name in New Zealand. It was, until the 1970s, the biggest manufacturer and distributor of records in New Zealand. In addition to its own labels, HMV, Parlophone, Regal Zonophone, Capitol, and Columbia, it manufactured many others including Decca, Warner Brothers and, at times, Atlantic. In 1973 the HMV label was rebranded worldwide as EMI. New Zealand Parlophone did not issue Beatles LP's in stereo until early 1964. The existence of the first two LP's in stereo on this label is disputed.

#3-1 A Hard Day's Night (1st. Press: PMCM 1230)
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TITLE		SONGS FROM THE FILM "A HARD DAY'S NIGHT"
CATALOG NUMBER		PMCM 1230
RELEASE DATE		August 1964 ? / First Press
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		A Hard Day's Night		Any Time At All
		I Should Have Known Better		I'll Cry Instead
		If I Fell		Things We Said Today
		I'm Happy Just To Dance With You		When I Get Home
		And I Love Her		You Can't Do That
		Tell Me Why		I'll Be Back
		Can't Buy Me Love
FRONT -->Click!		BACK -->Click!	SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2 -->Click!	DISK

INNER SLEEVE: Front		INNER SLEEVE: Back	FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
					Covers for this LP came with NO front "mono" indicator. Have the gold and red "mono" sticker.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
			Housed in a twin-flipback printed cover (half laminated printed cover). Catalog No. "PMCM 1230" and "PCSM 3058" were printed at the right corner of the back cover.
				"Lithoed in New Zealand" by CSW (Printing house) was not printed at the bottom of the back cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
				"Copyright subsists in all records by virtue of the New Zealand Copyright Act 1962 and the Australian Copyright Act, 1912-1933. All rights under Copyright law are reserved." credit on the back bottom. Company name "His Master's Voice (N.Z.) Ltd." was printed at the bottom.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					New Zealand Parlophone was issuing albums on a black label with an old style "Parlophone" at the top, similar to the black and gold label from U.K.
LABEL CLOSE UP
				"His Master's Voice (N.Z.) Ltd." was printed at the rim. Matrix Number Side 1: XEX 481 Matrix Number Side 2: XEX 482
OTHER ITEM
-

LABEL		Black and Silver Parlophone Label
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	XEX 481
	SIDE 2	XEX 482
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	LABEL	His Master's Voice (N.Z.) Ltd.
	COVER	His Master's Voice (N.Z.) Ltd.
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT		-
COVER FORM		Single type. Housed in a twin-flipback printed cover (half laminated printed cover).
PRINTER CREDIT		-
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Robert Freeman / Notes: Tony Barrow
INNER SLEEVE		Original Company's Inner Sleeve
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		New Zealand Parlophone was issuing albums on a black label with an old style "Parlophone" at the top, similar to the black-and-gold label from U.K Outer rim text starts with "His Masters Voice (N.Z.) Ltd." NO "Recording First Published 1964" on the back cover. His Master's Voice was a subsidiary of EMI Music and was set up in the 1930s under the HMV name in New Zealand. It was, until the 1970s, the biggest manufacturer and distributor of records in New Zealand. In addition to its own labels, HMV, Parlophone, Regal Zonophone, Capitol, and Columbia, it manufactured many others including Decca, Warner Brothers and, at times, Atlantic. In 1973 the HMV label was rebranded worldwide as EMI. New Zealand Parlophone did not issue Beatles LP's in stereo until early 1964. The existence of the first two LP's in stereo on this label is disputed.

#3-2 A Hard Day's Night (2nd. Press: PMCM 1230)
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TITLE		SONGS FROM THE FILM "A HARD DAY'S NIGHT"
CATALOG NUMBER		PMCM 1230
RELEASE DATE		1965 ? / Second Press
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		A Hard Day's Night		Any Time At All
		I Should Have Known Better		I'll Cry Instead
		If I Fell		Things We Said Today
		I'm Happy Just To Dance With You		When I Get Home
		And I Love Her		You Can't Do That
		Tell Me Why		I'll Be Back
		Can't Buy Me Love
FRONT -->Click!		BACK -->Click!	SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2 -->Click!	DISK

INNER SLEEVE		FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
					Covers for this LP came with NO front "mono" indicator.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
			Housed in a twin-flipback printed cover (half laminated printed cover). Catalog No. "PMCM 1230" was printed at the right corner on the flip. Have the gold and red "mono" sticker.		Parlophone logomark was printed at the bottom of the back cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
				"Copyright subsists in all records by virtue of the New Zealand Copyright Act 1962 and the Australian Copyright Act, 1912-1933. All rights under Copyright law are reserved." credit on the back bottom. Company name "His Master's Voice (N.Z.) Ltd." was printed at the bottom.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					At the end of 1964, New Zealand Parlophone changed label styles. With black print on light blue.
LABEL CLOSE UP
				"His Master's Voice (N.Z.) Ltd." was printed at the rim. Matrix Number Side 1: XEX 481 Matrix Number Side 2: XEX 482
OTHER ITEM
-

LABEL		Light Blue Parlophone Label
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	XEX 481 REST(?) (Hand Writing)
	SIDE 2	XEX 482 REST(?) (Hand Writing)
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	LABEL	His Master's Voice (N.Z.) Ltd.
	COVER	His Master's Voice (N.Z.) Ltd.
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT		-
COVER FORM		Single type. Housed in a twin-flipback printed cover (half laminated printed cover).
PRINTER CREDIT		-
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Robert Freeman / Notes: Tony Barrow
INNER SLEEVE		Original Company's Inner Sleeve
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		At the end of 1964, New Zealand Parlophone changed label styles. With black print on light blue, the new label was easier to read. All of the earlier LP's were reissued onto this new style in both mono and stereo. Outer rim text starts with "His Masters Voice (N.Z.) Ltd." NO "Recording First Published 1964" on the back cover. His Master's Voice was a subsidiary of EMI Music and was set up in the 1930s under the HMV name in New Zealand. It was, until the 1970s, the biggest manufacturer and distributor of records in New Zealand. In addition to its own labels, HMV, Parlophone, Regal Zonophone, Capitol, and Columbia, it manufactured many others including Decca, Warner Brothers and, at times, Atlantic. In 1973 the HMV label was rebranded worldwide as EMI. New Zealand Parlophone did not issue Beatles LP's in stereo until early 1964. The existence of the first two LP's in stereo on this label is disputed.

#4-1 Beatles For Sale (2nd. Press? "Matrix 4N/3N": PMCM 1240)
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TITLE		BEATLES FOR SALE
CATALOG NUMBER		PMCM 1240
RELEASE DATE		1965 ? / Second Press
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		No Reply		Eight Days A Week
		I'm A Loser		Words Of Love
		Baby's In Black		Honey Don't
		Rock And Roll Music		Every Little Thing
		I'll Follow The Sun		I Don't Want To Spoil The Party
		Mr. Moonlight		What You're Doing
		Kansas City		Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby
FRONT -->Click!		BACK -->Click!	SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2 -->Click!	DISK

INSIDE			FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
					Gatefold inside flipback sleeve. Laminated front and back sides. PARLOPHONE logo was printed in black.
FRONT COVER CLOSE UP			BACK COVER CLOSE UP
			N.Z. MONO	U.K. MONO	The back photo is not a simple picture – The Beatles image was cropped and superimposed over a background of leaves.
		Covers for this LP came with front "mono" indicator.
INSIDE CLOSE UP
				"Copyright subsists in all records by virtue of the New Zealand Copyright Act 1962 and the Australian Copyright Act, 1912-1933. All rights under Copyright law are reserved." credit on the back bottom. Company name "His Master's Voice (N.Z.) Ltd." was printed at the bottom. "Lithoed in New Zealand" by CSW (Printing house) at the bottom of the inside cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					At the end of 1964, New Zealand Parlophone changed label styles. With black print on light blue.
LABEL CLOSE UP
				"His Master's Voice (N.Z.) Ltd." was printed at the rim. Matrix Number Side 1: XEX 503-4N Matrix Number Side 2: XEX 504-3N
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL		Light Blue Parlophone Label
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	XEX 503-4N
	SIDE 2	XEX 504-3N
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	LABEL	His Master's Voice (N.Z.) Ltd.
	COVER	His Master's Voice (N.Z.) Ltd.
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT		Recording First Published 1964
COVER FORM		Gatefold type. Housed in a twin-flipback printed cover (Laminated front and back sides). The flaps can be seen at the upper and bottom place at inside of the gatefold cover.
PRINTER CREDIT		"Lithoed in New Zealand" by CSW
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Robert Freeman taken in Hyde Park Notes: Derek Taylor
INNER SLEEVE		Unknown
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		At the end of 1964, New Zealand Parlophone changed label styles. With black print on light blue, the new label was easier to read. All of the earlier LP's were reissued onto this new style in both mono and stereo. Outer rim text starts with "His Masters Voice (N.Z.) Ltd." "Recording First Published 1964" was printed on the inside cover. Gatefold type. Housed in a twin-flipback printed cover (Laminated front and back sides). The flaps can be seen at the upper and bottom place at inside of the gatefold cover. His Master's Voice was a subsidiary of EMI Music and was set up in the 1930s under the HMV name in New Zealand. It was, until the 1970s, the biggest manufacturer and distributor of records in New Zealand. In addition to its own labels, HMV, Parlophone, Regal Zonophone, Capitol, and Columbia, it manufactured many others including Decca, Warner Brothers and, at times, Atlantic. In 1973 the HMV label was rebranded worldwide as EMI. New Zealand Parlophone did not issue Beatles LP's in stereo until early 1964. The existence of the first two LP's in stereo on this label is disputed.

#5-1 Help! (1st. Press: PMCM 1255)
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TITLE		SONGS FROM THE FILM "HELP!"
CATALOG NUMBER		PMCM 1255
RELEASE DATE		August 1965 ? / First Press
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		Help!		Act Naturally
		The Night Before		It's Only Love
		You've Got To Hide Your Love Away		You Like Me Too Much
		I Need You		Tell Me What You See
		Another Girl		I've Just Seen A Face
		You're Going To Lose That Girl		Yesterday
		Ticket To Ride		Dizzy Miss Lizzy
FRONT -->Click!		BACK -->Click!	SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2 -->Click!	DISK

INNER SLEEVE: Front		INNER SLEEVE: Back	FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
					Covers for this LP came with NO front "mono" indicator.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
			Housed in a twin-flipback printed cover (half laminated printed cover). Catalog No. "PMCM 1255" and "PCSM 3071" were printed at the right corner of the back cover.
				"Lithoed in New Zealand" by CSW (Printing house) was printed at the bottom of the back cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
				"Copyright subsists in all records by virtue of the New Zealand Copyright Act 1962 and the Australian Copyright Act, 1912-1933. All rights under Copyright law are reserved." credit on the back bottom. Company name "His Master's Voice (N.Z.) Ltd." was printed at the bottom.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					At the end of 1964, New Zealand Parlophone changed label styles. With black print on light blue.
LABEL CLOSE UP
				"His Master's Voice (N.Z.) Ltd." was printed at the rim. Matrix Number Side 1: XEX 549 Matrix Number Side 2: XEX 550
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL		Light Blue Parlophone Label
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	XEX 549
	SIDE 2	XEX 550
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	LABEL	His Master's Voice (N.Z.) Ltd.
	COVER	His Master's Voice (N.Z.) Ltd.
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT		-
COVER FORM		Single type. Housed in a twin-flipback printed cover (half laminated printed cover).
PRINTER CREDIT		LITHOED IN NEW ZEALAND (?)
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Robert Freeman
INNER SLEEVE		Original Company's Inner Sleeve
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		At the end of 1964, New Zealand Parlophone changed label styles. With black print on light blue, the new label was easier to read. All of the earlier LP's were reissued onto this new style in both mono and stereo. Outer rim text starts with "His Masters Voice (N.Z.) Ltd." His Master's Voice was a subsidiary of EMI Music and was set up in the 1930s under the HMV name in New Zealand. It was, until the 1970s, the biggest manufacturer and distributor of records in New Zealand. In addition to its own labels, HMV, Parlophone, Regal Zonophone, Capitol, and Columbia, it manufactured many others including Decca, Warner Brothers and, at times, Atlantic. In 1973 the HMV label was rebranded worldwide as EMI. New Zealand Parlophone did not issue Beatles LP's in stereo until early 1964. The existence of the first two LP's in stereo on this label is disputed.

#6-1 Rubber Soul (1st. Press: PMCM 1267)
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TITLE		RUBBER SOUL
CATALOG NUMBER		PMCM 1267
RELEASE DATE		December 1965 ? / First Press
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		Drive My Car		What Goes On
		Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)		Girl
		You Won't See Me		I'm Looking Through You
		Nowhere Man		In My Life
		Think For Yourself		Wait
		The Word		If I Needed Someone
		Michelle		Run For Your Life
FRONT -->Click!		BACK -->Click!	SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2 -->Click!	DISK

INNER SLEEVE: Front		INNER SLEEVE: Back	FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
					In the original photo taken for the cover, there is a loose thread on right shoulder of John's jacket. This was airbrushed out on most covers in the U.K. Some countries did not alter the photo (ex. Mexico)
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
			Housed in a twin-flipback printed cover (half laminated printed cover). Catalog No. "PMCM 1267" and "PCSM 3075" were printed at the right corner of the back cover.
				"Lithoed in New Zealand" by CSW (Printing house) was printed at the bottom of the back cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
				"Copyright subsists in all records by virtue of the New Zealand Copyright Act 1962 and the Australian Copyright Act, 1912-1933. All rights under Copyright law are reserved." credit on the back bottom. Company name "His Master's Voice (N.Z.) Ltd." was printed at the bottom.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					At the end of 1964, New Zealand Parlophone changed label styles. With black print on light blue.
LABEL CLOSE UP
				"His Master's Voice (N.Z.) Ltd." was printed at the rim. Matrix Number Side 1: XEX 579 Matrix Number Side 2: XEX 580
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL		Light Blue Parlophone Label
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	XEX 579
	SIDE 2	XEX 580
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	LABEL	His Master's Voice (N.Z.) Ltd.
	COVER	His Master's Voice (N.Z.) Ltd.
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT		(P) 1965
COVER FORM		Single type. Housed in a twin-flipback printed cover (half laminated printed cover).
PRINTER CREDIT		LITHOED IN NEW ZEALAND (?)
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photography: Robert Freeman
INNER SLEEVE		Original Company's Inner Sleeve
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		At the end of 1964, New Zealand Parlophone changed label styles. With black print on light blue, the new label was easier to read. All of the earlier LP's were reissued onto this new style in both mono and stereo. Outer rim text starts with "His Masters Voice (N.Z.) Ltd." His Master's Voice was a subsidiary of EMI Music and was set up in the 1930s under the HMV name in New Zealand. It was, until the 1970s, the biggest manufacturer and distributor of records in New Zealand. In addition to its own labels, HMV, Parlophone, Regal Zonophone, Capitol, and Columbia, it manufactured many others including Decca, Warner Brothers and, at times, Atlantic. In 1973 the HMV label was rebranded worldwide as EMI. New Zealand Parlophone did not issue Beatles LP's in stereo until early 1964. The existence of the first two LP's in stereo on this label is disputed.