Parlophone Label Mono EP Series
THE BEATLES (No.1) (GEP 8883)
(Update: 6th. September 2023)

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INDEX #3-1 "THE BEATLES NO.1 (Sans-serif)" #3-2 "THE BEATLES No.1 (Sans-serif)" #3-3 "THE BEATLES No.1 (Roman) / BuPr Printing" #3-4 "THE BEATLES No.1 (Roman) / Solid Center" #3-5 "THE GRAMOPHONE rim / Ⓟ1963 / Push-out Center" #3-6 "THE GRAMOPHONE rim / Ⓟ1963 / Solid Center" #3-7 "THE GRAMOPHONE rim / Ⓟ1963 / Push-out Center / Polo ring"

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#3-1 The Beatles (No.1) (1st. Press "THE  BEATLES NO.1 (Sans-serif)": GEP 8883)
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TITLE		THE BEATLES (No.1)
TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	I Saw Her Standing There (McCartney-Lennon) Misery (McCartney-Lennon)
	SIDE 2	Anna(Go To Him) (Alexander) Chains (Goffin-King)
RELEASE DATE		1st November.1963/First Press
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK --> Click!
FRONT COVER CLOSE UP			BACK COVER CLOSE UP
		Parlophone logo mark was printed at the upper left corner of the front cover.			Wrap-around cover. Printer name "Garrod (& Lofthouse Ltd.)" was printed at the bottom of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					Black / yellow Parlophone label with silver print: Type-1. Capitalized PARLOPHONE rims. Push-out center. The embossed letter (tax code) is "K, T".
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1		SIDE 2	The publisher's name was printed in "Sans-Serif" type. With "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963" statement.	SIDE 1	SIDE 2
				Matrix suffixed with "1N" on both side.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					The "O" in "NO.1" text is small letter.
OTHER ITEM
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CATALOG NUMBER		GEP-8883
RECORD LABEL		Black/yellow Parlophone label with silver print: Type-1
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	7TCE 764 - 1N
	SIDE 2	7TCE 765 - 1N
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	THE PARLOPHONE Co., Ltd.
	LABEL	THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)
LABEL CENTER		Push-out center
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		-
PUBLISHER'S NAME	SIDE 1	NORTHERN SONGS LTD.
	SIDE 2	S. BERNSTEIN ALDON MUS. MECOLICO C. BENS BIEM/NCB
COVER FORM		Single type Laminated rounded upper and lower rear flaps and no tab cut on the back
PRINTER CREDIT		Garrod
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Angus McBean / Notes: Tony Barrow
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		The Beatles' 3rd E.P. And another four tracks lifted from the album "Please Please Me". The E.P. looks like a same artwork from the album "Please Please Me", but  used another take of photo. The Beatles own compositions (Side 1) are attributed to "McCartney-Lennon". Sleeve notes are again by Tony Barrow, but this time the address of "The Official Beatles Fan Club" is also given. The EP's title, The "O" in "NO.1" text is capital letter.

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#3-2 The Beatles (No.1) (1st. Press "THE BEATLES No.1 (Sans-serif) / BuPr Printing": GEP 8883)
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TITLE		THE BEATLES (No.1)
TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	I Saw Her Standing There (McCartney-Lennon) Misery (McCartney-Lennon)
	SIDE 2	Anna(Go To Him) (Alexander) Chains (Goffin-King)
RELEASE DATE		1st November.1963/First Press
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK --> Click!
FRONT COVER CLOSE UP				BACK COVER CLOSE UP
			"Photo: Angus McBean" credit was printed at the lower left corner of the front	"Made and Printed in Great Britain" was printed.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
		Laminated upper and lower rear flaps and no tab cut on the back. Flaps with diagonal-cut on the spine-side.			Printer name "BuPr =Buckland Printers" was printed at the right corner of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					Black / yellow Parlophone label with silver print: Type-1. Capitalized PARLOPHONE rims. Push-out center. The embossed letter (tax code) is "K, T".
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1		SIDE 2	The publisher's name was printed in "Sans-Serif" type. With "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963" statement	SIDE 1	SIDE 2
				Matrix suffixed with "1N" on both side.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					The "o" in "No.1" text is small letter.
OTHER ITEM
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CATALOG NUMBER		GEP-8883
RECORD LABEL		Black/yellow Parlophone label with silver print: Type-1
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	7TCE 764 - 1N		MOTHER & STAMPER	2 / GDR
	SIDE 2	7TCE 765 - 1N			1 3 / TH
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	THE PARLOPHONE Co., Ltd.
	LABEL	THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)
LABEL CENTER		Push-out center
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		-
PUBLISHER'S NAME	SIDE 1	NORTHERN SONGS LTD.
	SIDE 2	S. BERNSTEIN ALDON MUS. MECOLICO C. BENS BIEM/NCB
COVER FORM		Single type Laminated upper and lower rear flaps and no tab cut on the back. Flaps with diagonal-cut on the spine-side.
PRINTER CREDIT		BuPr (Buckland Printers)
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Angus McBean / Notes: Tony Barrow
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		The Beatles' 3rd E.P. And another four tracks lifted from the album "Please Please Me". The E.P. looks like a same artwork from the album "Please Please Me", but  used another take of photo. The Beatles own compositions (Side 1) are attributed to "McCartney-Lennon". Sleeve notes are again by Tony Barrow, but this time the address of "The Official Beatles Fan Club" is also given. The EP's title, The "o" in "No.1" text is small letter. Printer name "BuPr" was printed at the right corner of the back cover. BuPr Pressing = Printed by Buckland Printers They are a third printing company that EMI contracted alongside Garrod and Lofthouse specifically for the production of EP covers since the overflaps are completely different to the G & L design; they're smaller and squared off whilst the G & L overflaps are thick and rounded. The BuPr sleeves are also found on the original presses so perhaps they were contracted in because G & L's EP sleeve printers couldn't handle the huge surge in demand? Perhaps BuPr were asked to help with production during this huge increase in demand.

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#3-3 The Beatles (No.1) (1st. Press "THE BEATLES No.1 (Roman) / BuPr Printing": GEP 8883)
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TITLE		THE BEATLES (No.1)
TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	I Saw Her Standing There (McCartney-Lennon) Misery (McCartney-Lennon)
	SIDE 2	Anna(Go To Him) (Alexander) Chains (Goffin-King)
RELEASE DATE		1st November.1963/First Press
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK --> Click!
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
			Cover form is Single type. Wrap-around cover and diagonal-cut corner.		Printer name "BuPr =Buckland Printers" was printed at the right corner of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					Black / yellow Parlophone label with silver print: Type-1. Capitalized PARLOPHONE rims. Push-out center. The embossed letter (tax code) is "M, K and T".
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1		SIDE 2	The publisher's name was printed in "Roman" type. With "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963" statement.	SIDE 1	SIDE 2
				Matrix suffixed with "1N" on both side.
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1			SIDE 2		EP's title, song title, and composer's name were printed in "Roman" type. The "o" in "No.1" text is small letter.
OTHER ITEM
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CATALOG NUMBER		GEP-8883
RECORD LABEL		Black/yellow Parlophone label with silver print: Type-1
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	7TCE 764 - 1N
	SIDE 2	7TCE 765 - 1N
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	THE PARLOPHONE Co., Ltd.
	LABEL	THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)
LABEL CENTER		Push-out center
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		-
PUBLISHER'S NAME	SIDE 1	NORTHERN SONGS LTD.
	SIDE 2	S. BERNSTEIN ALDON MUS. MECOLICO C. BENS BIEM/NCB
COVER FORM		Single type Laminated upper and lower rear flaps and no tab cut on the back. Flaps with diagonal-cut on the spine-side.
PRINTER CREDIT		BuPr (Buckland Printers)
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Angus McBean / Notes: Tony Barrow
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		The Beatles' 3rd E.P. Black and yellow Parlophone label with silver ink. The song titles and the publisher's name were printed in "Roman" type. Printer name "BuPr" was printed at the right corner of the back cover. BuPr Pressing = Printed by Buckland Printers They are a third printing company that EMI contracted alongside Garrod and Lofthouse specifically for the production of EP covers since the overflaps are completely different to the G & L design; they're smaller and squared off whilst the G & L overflaps are thick and rounded. The BuPr sleeves are also found on the original presses so perhaps they were contracted in because G & L's EP sleeve printers couldn't handle the huge surge in demand? Perhaps BuPr were asked to help with production during this huge increase in demand. The E.P. looks like a same artwork from the album "Please Please Me", but  used another take of photo. The Beatles own compositions (Side 1) are attributed to "McCartney-Lennon". Sleeve notes are again by Tony Barrow, but this time the address of "The Official Beatles Fan Club" is also given.

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#3-4 The Beatles (No.1) (2nd. Press? "THE BEATLES No.1 (Roman) / Solid Center": GEP 8883)
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TITLE		THE BEATLES (No.1)
TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	I Saw Her Standing There (McCartney-Lennon) Misery (McCartney-Lennon)
	SIDE 2	Anna(Go To Him) (Alexander) Chains (Goffin-King)
RELEASE DATE		1964? /Second Press?
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK --> Click!
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
			Cover form is Single type / Wrap-around cover with a die-cut insert tab cut at the side of sleeve /Diagonal-cut corner.		Printer name "Garrod (& Lofthouse Ltd.)" was printed at the bottom of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					Black / yellow Parlophone label with silver print: Type-1. Capitalized PARLOPHONE rims. Solid center. No embossed tax code to any center.
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1		SIDE 2	The publisher's name was printed in "Roman" type. With "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963" statement	SIDE 1	SIDE 2
				Matrix suffixed with "1N" on both side.
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1			SIDE 2		EP's title, song title, and composer's name were printed in "Roman" type. The "o" in "No.1" text is small letter.
OTHER ITEM
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CATALOG NUMBER		GEP-8883
RECORD LABEL		Black/yellow Parlophone label with silver print: Type-1
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	7TCE 764 - 1N
	SIDE 2	7TCE 765 - 1N
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	THE PARLOPHONE Co., Ltd.
	LABEL	THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)
LABEL CENTER		Solid center
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		-
PUBLISHER'S NAME	SIDE 1	NORTHERN SONGS LTD.
	SIDE 2	S. BERNSTEIN ALDON MUS. MECOLICO C. BENS BIEM/NCB
COVER FORM		Single type Laminated upper and lower rear flaps with a die-cut insert tab cut at the side on the back. Flaps with diagonal-cut on both sides.
PRINTER CREDIT		Garrod
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Angus McBean / Notes: Tony Barrow
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		Yellow Parlophone label with Solid Center. Has a characteristic credit in a capital letter at the perimeter which reads "THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD." Publishing date of the recording credit "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963" is a capital letter. The song titles and the publisher's name were printed in "Roman" type.

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#3-5 The Beatles (No.1) (4th. Press? "THE GRAMOPHONE rim / Ⓟ1963 / Push-out Center": GEP 8883)
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TITLE		THE BEATLES (No.1)
TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	I Saw Her Standing There (McCartney-Lennon) Misery (McCartney-Lennon)
	SIDE 2	Anna(Go To Him) (Alexander) Chains (Goffin-King)
RELEASE DATE		1970? /4th Press?
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK --> Click!
FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
			Parlophone logo mark and the word "mono" were printed on the front cover.		Photographer's credit "Photo: Angus McBeam" was printed at the lower right corner of the front cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
					Wrap-around cover with a die-cut insert tab cut at the side of sleeve /Diagonal-cut corner. Printer name "Garrod (& Lofthouse Ltd.)" was printed at the bottom.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					Capitalized THE GRAMOPHONE rims. "Ⓟ1965" instead of "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963" statement.
LABEL CLOSE UP
			Push-out Center. With a knife edge. This variant has NO polo ring on both side.
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1		SIDE 2	The publisher's name were printed in "Sans-Serif" type."	SIDE 1	SIDE 2
				Matrix suffixed with "1N" on both side.
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1			SIDE 2		EP's title, song title, and composer's name were printed in "Sans-serif" type. The "o" in "No.1" text is small letter.
OTHER ITEM
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CATALOG NUMBER		GEP-8883
RECORD LABEL		Black/yellow Parlophone label with silver print: Type-5
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	7TCE 764 - 1N		MOTHER & STAMPER	1 / GGM
	SIDE 2	7TCE 765 - 1N			1 / GGO 8
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	THE PARLOPHONE Co., Ltd.
	LABEL	THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)
LABEL CENTER		Push-out center
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		-
PUBLISHER'S NAME	SIDE 1	NORTHERN SONGS LTD.
	SIDE 2	S. BERNSTEIN ALDON MUS. MECOLICO C. BENS BIEM/NCB
COVER FORM		Single type Laminated upper and lower rear flaps with a die-cut insert tab cut at the side on the back. Flaps with diagonal-cut on the spine-side.
PRINTER CREDIT		Garrod
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Angus McBean / Notes: Tony Barrow
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		Yellow Parlophone label with Push-out Center. With capitalized printing of "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." at the perimeter. The "Sold in U.K." text has gone from the label, and the "(P) 1963" statement. The song titles and the publisher's name were printed in "Sans-Serif" type. Push-out Center. With a knife edge. This variant has NO polo ring on both side.

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#3-6 The Beatles (No.1) (4th. Press? "THE GRAMOPHONE rim / Ⓟ1963 / Solid Center": GEP 8883)
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TITLE		THE BEATLES (No.1)
TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	I Saw Her Standing There (McCartney-Lennon) Misery (McCartney-Lennon)
	SIDE 2	Anna(Go To Him) (Alexander) Chains (Goffin-King)
RELEASE DATE		1970? /4th Press?
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK --> Click!
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
			Cover form is Single type / Wrap-around cover with a die-cut insert tab cut at the side of sleeve /Diagonal-cut corner.		Printer name "Garrod (& Lofthouse Ltd.)" was printed at the bottom of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					Black / yellow Parlophone label with silver print: Type-5. Capitalized GRAMOPHONE rims. Solid center. No embossed tax code to any center.
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1		SIDE 2	The publisher's name were printed in "Sans-Serif" type." (P)1963" instead of "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963" statement.	SIDE 1	SIDE 2
				Matrix suffixed with "1N" on both side.
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1			SIDE 2		EP's title, song title, and composer's name were printed in "Sans-serif" type. The "o" in "No.1" text is small letter.
OTHER ITEM
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CATALOG NUMBER		GEP-8883
RECORD LABEL		Black/yellow Parlophone label with silver print: Type-5
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	7TCE 764 - 1N
	SIDE 2	7TCE 765 - 1N
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	THE PARLOPHONE Co., Ltd.
	LABEL	THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)
LABEL CENTER		Solid center
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		-
PUBLISHER'S NAME	SIDE 1	NORTHERN SONGS LTD.
	SIDE 2	S. BERNSTEIN ALDON MUS. MECOLICO C. BENS BIEM/NCB
COVER FORM		Single type Laminated upper and lower rear flaps with a die-cut insert tab cut at the side on the back. Flaps with diagonal-cut on the spine-side.
PRINTER CREDIT		Garrod
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Angus McBean / Notes: Tony Barrow
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		Yellow Parlophone label with Solid Center. With capitalized printing of "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." at the perimeter. The "Sold in U.K." text has gone from the label, and the "(P) 1963" statement. The song titles and the publisher's name were printed in "Sans-Serif" type.

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#3-7 The Beatles (No.1) (5th. Press? "THE GRAMOPHONE rim / Ⓟ1963 / Push-out Center / Polo ring": GEP 8883)
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TITLE		THE BEATLES (No.1)
TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	I Saw Her Standing There (McCartney-Lennon) Misery (McCartney-Lennon)
	SIDE 2	Anna(Go To Him) (Alexander) Chains (Goffin-King)
RELEASE DATE		1974? /5th Press?
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK --> Click!
FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
			Parlophone logo mark and the word "mono" were printed on the front cover.		Photographer's credit "Photo: Angus McBeam" was printed at the lower right corner of the front cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
					Wrap-around cover with a die-cut insert tab cut at the side of sleeve /Diagonal-cut corner. Printer name "Garrod (& Lofthouse Ltd.)" was printed at the bottom.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					Capitalized THE GRAMOPHONE rims. "Ⓟ1965" instead of "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963" statement.
LABEL CLOSE UP
			Push-out Center. With a knife edge. This variant has small polo ring to B side.
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1		SIDE 2	The publisher's name were printed in "Sans-Serif" type."	SIDE 1	SIDE 2
				Matrix suffixed with "1N" on both side.
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1			SIDE 2		EP's title, song title, and composer's name were printed in "Sans-serif" type. The "o" in "No.1" text is small letter.
OTHER ITEM
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CATALOG NUMBER		GEP-8883
RECORD LABEL		Black/yellow Parlophone label with silver print: Type-5
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	7TCE 764 - 1N		MOTHER & STAMPER	2 / GGT 6?
	SIDE 2	7TCE 765 - 1N			1 / GRR 3
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	THE PARLOPHONE Co., Ltd.
	LABEL	THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)
LABEL CENTER		Push-out center with Polo ring
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		-
PUBLISHER'S NAME	SIDE 1	NORTHERN SONGS LTD.
	SIDE 2	S. BERNSTEIN ALDON MUS. MECOLICO C. BENS BIEM/NCB
COVER FORM		Single type Laminated upper and lower rear flaps with a die-cut insert tab cut at the side on the back. Flaps with diagonal-cut on the spine-side.
PRINTER CREDIT		Garrod
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Angus McBean / Notes: Tony Barrow
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		Yellow Parlophone label with Push-out Center with Polo ring on side-2 With capitalized printing of "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." at the perimeter. The "Sold in U.K." text has gone from the label, and the "(P) 1963" statement. The song titles and the publisher's name were printed in "Sans-Serif" type.

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