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The
Beatles met Tony Sheridan during their first Hamburg trip in 1960,
though they didn't perform together. The next year, however, saw
them
alternating with Sheridan's band, and occasionally backing him.
Following one of these performances, a friend of orchestral leader
Bert
Kaempfert - also an agent for the Polydor label - recommended them
for
a recording session. The sessions took place on 22-23 June 1961 on a stage at Hamburg's Friedrich-Ebert-Halle school, and on 24 June 1961 at Studio Rahlstedt. The Beatles' fee was 300 marks. On 24 May 1962 a fourth and final day of recording with The Beatles took place, again at Studio Rahlstedt, in which versions Sweet Georgia Brown and Swanee River were taped. Swanee River was later lost. |
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TITLE
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The
Beatles' First (Recorded In Hamburg 1961 with Tony Sheridan & Guests) |
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| CATALOG NUMBER | 236.201 |
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RELEASE DATE
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4th. August 1967 / First Press |
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| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| Ain't
She Sweet / The Beatles |
Sweet
Georgia Brown / The Beatles With Tony Sheridan |
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| Cry
For A Shadow / The Beatles |
The
Saints / The Beatles With Tony Sheridan |
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| Let's
Dance / Tony Sheridan And The Beat Brothers |
Ruby
Baby / Tony Sheridan And The Beat Brothers |
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| My
Bonnie / The Beatles With Tony Sheridan |
Why
(Can't You Love Me Again) / The Beatles With Tony Sheridan |
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| Take
Out Some Insurance On Me, Baby / The Beatles With Tony Sheridan |
Nobody's
Child
/ The Beatles With Tony Sheridan |
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| What'd I Say / Tony
Sheridan And The Beat Brothers |
Ya Ya / Tony Sheridan And The Beat Brothers | ||||
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Artwork designer's credit:
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The Beatles' First was
released in 1964 by German Polydor and was available in the UK as an
import. On 4 August 1967, Polydor officially released the album in
the
UK, but with a different sleeve and catalogue number (236-201). |
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| LABEL | Red
labels with black half-circle logos. |
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| MIX | MONO |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | 5G6 ?V 8 236201 237632-2 A-1 2 | |||
| SIDE 2 | 5G6 ?V 8 236201 237632-2 B 2 | ||||
| VINYL COLOR | BLACK | ||||
| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | Polydor Records Ltd. | ||||
| CENTRAL
REMARK "SOLD IN U.K." |
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| RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT | (P)
1962 |
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| COVER FORM | Single
type.
laminated cover. |
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| PRINTER CREDIT | Printed
and
made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd., Lindon, W.11. Patent Pending. |
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| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Artwork
(Front
Sleeve) / Barry Zaid Sleeve Notes / Tony Sheridan |
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| INNER SLEEVE | White plain paper sleeve | ||||
| PRODUCER | Bert Kaempfert | ||||
| COMMENTS | Album
features the eight Hamburg recordings involving the Beatles plus
four
songs recorded by Tony Sheridan without the Beatles. While it
appears
that Polydor in U.K. initially planned on releasing The Beatles
First
in mono, the company ultimately decided to press the LP exclusively
in
stereo upon its release on the Polydor Special label. This album is
a
reissue of the eponymous German album which was released in April
1964
and imported to England. The album outer sleeves were manufactured by Ernest J. Day & Co Ltd. The back of the album sleeve features liner notes by Tony Sheridan. Sleeve has “Stereo also playable mono” in small print below the Polydor Special logo. Sleeve has “The Beatles” printed under each song on which they play, while does not. Both variations can be found with or without lamination on the back sleeve. Red labels with black half-circle logos. The first pressings of the album have “M” for mono at the top of the “33” record speed triangle located to the right of the center hole. 1st. pressing / 4th. August 1967:
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TITLE
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The
Beatles' First (Recorded In Hamburg 1961 with Tony Sheridan & Guests) |
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| CATALOG NUMBER | 236.201 |
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RELEASE DATE
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1968? / Second Press |
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| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| Ain't
She Sweet |
Sweet
Georgia Brown / with Tony Sheridan |
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| Cry
For A Shadow |
The
Saints / with Tony Sheridan |
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| Let's
Dance / Tony Sheridan And The Beat Brothers |
Ruby
Baby / Tony Sheridan And The Beat Brothers |
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| My
Bonnie / with Tony Sheridan |
Why
(Can't You Love Me Again) / with Tony Sheridan |
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| Take
Out Some Insurance On Me, Baby / with Tony Sheridan |
Nobody's
Child
/ with Tony Sheridan |
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| What'd I Say / Tony
Sheridan And The Beat Brothers |
Ya Ya / Tony Sheridan And The Beat Brothers | ||||
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Polydor
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Artwork designer's credit:
Barry Zaid cf. "Barry Zaid.com" |
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has "Stereo also playable mono" in small print below the Polydor
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2nd. pressing / 1968?: Second sleeve variation do not has "The Beatles" printed under each song on which they play. |
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The album outer sleeves were
manufactured by Ernest J. Day & Co Ltd. |
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Red labels with
black half-circle logos. The first pressings of the album have “M” for mono at the top of the "33" record speed triangle located to the right of the center hole. Matrix numbers: Side-1: 5G6 ?V 236201 237632-2 A-1 5 Side-2: 5G6 ?V 236201 237632-2 B 5 |
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First
label variation has "MCPS (*)" without periods in the box to the
left
of the center. 2nd. label variation has "M.C.P.S." with periods in the box to the left of the center. |
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The Beatles' First was
released in 1964 by German Polydor and was available in the UK as an
import. On 4 August 1967, Polydor officially released the album in
the
UK, but with a different sleeve and catalogue number (236-201). |
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| LABEL | Red
labels with black half-circle logos. |
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| MIX | MONO |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | 5G6
?V 236201 237632-2
A-1
5 |
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| SIDE 2 | 5G6
?V 236201 237632-2
B
5 |
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| VINYL COLOR | BLACK | ||||
| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | Polydor Records Ltd. | ||||
| CENTRAL
REMARK "SOLD IN U.K." |
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| RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT | (P)
1962 |
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| COVER FORM | Single
type.
laminated cover. |
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| PRINTER CREDIT | Printed
and
made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd., Lindon, W.11. Patent Pending. |
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| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Artwork
(Front
Sleeve) / Barry Zaid Sleeve Notes / Tony Sheridan |
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| INNER SLEEVE | White plain paper sleeve | ||||
| PRODUCER | Bert Kaempfert | ||||
| COMMENTS | Album
features the eight Hamburg recordings involving the Beatles plus
four
songs recorded by Tony Sheridan without the Beatles. While it
appears
that Polydor in U.K. initially planned on releasing The Beatles
First
in mono, the company ultimately decided to press the LP exclusively
in
stereo upon its release on the Polydor Special label. This album is
a
reissue of the eponymous German album which was released in April
1964
and imported to England. The album outer sleeves were manufactured by Ernest J. Day & Co Ltd. The back of the album sleeve features liner notes by Tony Sheridan. Sleeve has “Stereo also playable mono” in small print below the Polydor Special logo. Sleeve has “The Beatles” printed under each song on which they play, while does not. Both variations can be found with or without lamination on the back sleeve. Red labels with black half-circle logos. The first pressings of the album have “M” for mono at the top of the “33” record speed triangle located to the right of the center hole. 1st. pressing / 4th. August 1967:
(*) MCPS (Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society) represents songwriters, composers and music publishers – representing their mechanical rights, and collects royalties whenever their music is reproduced as a physical product. |
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TITLE
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The
Beatles' First (Recorded In Hamburg 1961 with Tony Sheridan & Guests) |
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| CATALOG NUMBER | 236.201 |
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RELEASE DATE
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September 1967? / First Press |
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| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| Ain't
She Sweet |
Sweet
Georgia Brown / with Tony Sheridan |
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| Cry
For A Shadow |
The
Saints / with Tony Sheridan |
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| Let's
Dance / Tony Sheridan And The Beat Brothers |
Ruby
Baby / Tony Sheridan And The Beat Brothers |
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| My
Bonnie / with Tony Sheridan |
Why
(Can't You Love Me Again) / with Tony Sheridan |
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| Take
Out Some Insurance On Me, Baby / with Tony Sheridan |
Nobody's
Child
/ with Tony Sheridan |
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| What'd I Say / Tony
Sheridan And The Beat Brothers |
Ya Ya / Tony Sheridan And The Beat Brothers | ||||
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Polydor
SPECIAL logo was printed at the upper right of the front cover. Artwork designer's credit: Barry Zaid cf. "Barry Zaid.com" |
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COVER CLOSE UP |
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| Sleeve
has "Stereo also playable mono" in small print below the Polydor
Special logo.The back of the album sleeve features liner notes by
Tony
Sheridan. On the back cover in the bottom left hand corner is the
text "Distributed in Great Breitain
by POLYDOR RECORDS LTD., LONDON" |
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2nd. pressing / 1968?: Second sleeve variation do not has "The Beatles" printed under each song on which they play. |
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The album outer sleeves were
manufactured by Ernest J. Day & Co Ltd. |
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Red labels with
black half-circle logos. Labels have “STEREO SPECIAL” text and “ST” for stereo in a circle located next to the “33” circle. Matrix numbers: Side-1: 236201 237632-2 A-1 Side-2: 236201 237632-2 B. |
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of the center. |
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| MIX | STEREO |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | 5G6 ?V 236201- 237632-2 A-1 5 | |||
| SIDE 2 | 5G6 ?V 236201 237632-2 B 5 | ||||
| VINYL COLOR | BLACK | ||||
| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | Polydor Records Ltd. | ||||
| CENTRAL
REMARK "SOLD IN U.K." |
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| RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT | (P)
1962 |
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| COVER FORM | Single
type.
Half laminated cover. |
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| PRINTER CREDIT | Printed
and
made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd., Lindon, W.11. Patent Pending. |
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| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Artwork
(Front
Sleeve) / Barry Zaid Sleeve Notes / Tony Sheridan |
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| INNER SLEEVE | Polythene-lined sleeve | ||||
| PRODUCER | Bert Kaempfert | ||||
| COMMENTS | Album
features the eight Hamburg recordings involving the Beatles plus
four
songs recorded by Tony Sheridan without the Beatles. While it
appears
that Polydor in U.K. initially planned on releasing The Beatles
First
in mono, the company ultimately decided to press the LP exclusively
in
stereo upon its release on the Polydor Special label. This album is
a
reissue of the eponymous German album which was released in April
1964
and imported to England. 1st. pressing September 1967?
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TITLE
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THE
BEATLES TAPES from the DAVID WIGG INTERVIEWS |
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| CATALOG NUMBER | 2683
068 |
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RELEASE DATE
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30th. July 1976 / First Press |
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| TRACK LISTING | SIDE
1 The Beatle Tapes- John Lennon with Yoko Ono |
SIDE
2 The Beatle Tapes- Paul McCartney |
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| Interview
(Part
1) / June 1969 |
Interview
(Part
1) / March 1970 |
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| Give
Peace A Chance (Lennon-McCartney) |
Because (Lennon-McCartney) | ||||
| Interview
(Part
2) / June 1969 |
Interview
(Part
2) March 1970 |
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| Imagine
(Lennon) |
Yesterday (Lennon-McCartney) | ||||
| Interview
(Part
3) / June 1969 |
Interview (Part 3) March 1970 | ||||
| Come Together (Lennon-McCartney) | Hey Jude (Lennon-McCartney) | ||||
| Interview /
October 1971 |
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| SIDE
3 The Beatle Tapes- George Harrison |
SIDE
4 The Beatle Tapes- Ringo Starr |
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| Interview (Part 1) / March 1969 | Interview / December 1968 | ||||
| Here Comes The Sun
(Harrison) |
Interview / July 1970 | ||||
| Interview (Part 2) / March 1969 | Interview (Part 1) / December 1973 | ||||
| Something (Harrison) | Octopus's Garden
(Richard Starkey) |
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| Interview (Part 2) / December 1973 | |||||
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Yellow Submarine (Lennon-McCartney) | ||||
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logomark
and the printer's credit "Sleeve printed and made in England
by MacNeill Press" were printed in white at the bottom of the back
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"The Beatles Tapes From the David Wigg Interviews", is an audio album of interviews with the band and journalist David Wigg. | 
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sleeve. |
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Interviewer, engineer,
musicians, and photographers' credit were
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Major
topics in John Lennon's interview include his relationship with Yoko
Ono, his peace activism, The Beatles' business affairs (a portion of
his statement about Brian Epstein's management is on Anthology 1),
the
nature of God, and the band's break-up and whether they would
reunite
musically. |
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Among
Paul McCartney's topics are fatherhood, his favourite songs from
Abbey
Road, why The Beatles appeared at only one Royal Variety
Performance,
and the composition of "Golden Slumbers". Shortly after his
interview,
McCartney met with the other Beatles to decide whether Allen Klein
or
Lee Eastman would handle the group's affairs. Having failed to
persuade
the other Beatles to choose Eastman, McCartney "stormed out of the
meeting, resigning from the Apple board" |
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George Harrison
discusses the spiritual side of his life, including his seeming
destiny
to be a Beatle, Hare Krishna, meditation, drug use, and whether it
is
possible for The Beatles to split up. He also discusses business—the
British government's anti-monopoly policies and high taxation, and
the
difference in radio offerings between the United Kingdom and the
United
States—and his Abbey Road favourites. |
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Ringo
Starr's first interview took place while he was heading to a medical
examination required for insurance in anticipation of his work in
The
Magic Christian. Starr discusses The Beatles' feelings for one
another,
the band's break-up, how he has spent his money, the ups and downs
of
fame (such as being photographed and asked for autographs),
reincarnation, and vegetarianism. |
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| 8 PAGES BOOKLET | |||||
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Double album,
includes a front laminated black gatefold sleeve and six-pages
booklet
with various black & white photos 1963-75. Booklet stapled
inside. |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | 2478089 A//1 ? 420 03 11 5 | |||
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2478090
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2478090
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| VINYL COLOR | BLACK | ||||
| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | Polydor
Limited
UK |
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| CENTRAL
REMARK "SOLD IN U.K." |
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| RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT | (P)
1976 |
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| COVER FORM | front
laminated black gatefold sleeve |
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| PRINTER CREDIT | Sleeve
printed
and made in England by MacNeill Press |
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| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Art
Direction: Ian Murray Design: John Gorham Photographers: Dezo Hoffmann, David Nutter, Michael Putland, and Larry Ellis |
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| INNER SLEEVE | plain
white paper inner sleeves. |
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| PRODUCER | Interviews
&
Editing: David Wigg Concept: Bryan Morrison |
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| COMMENTS | “The
Beatles Tapes From the David Wigg Interviews”, is an audio album of
interviews with the band and journalist David Wigg, who interviewed
the
individual Beatles at various points from December 1968 or January
1969
to December 1973, and excerpts from some of these recordings
constitute
the album’s spoken words. Although he was a columnist; ‘Young
London’
for the London newspaper The Evening News, the interviews were
intended
for broadcast on Radio 1’s ‘Scene and Heard. Interspersed among the
interview excerpts are instrumental performances of Beatles songs,
played by other musicians. The Beatles tried to prevent the album’s
publication, but it was released in the United Kingdom on 1976 under
the Polydor label. Double album, includes a front laminated black gatefold sleeve and six-pages booklet with various black & white photos 1963-75. Booklet stapled inside. Record housed in a plain white paper inner sleeves. Records have a red labels with black Polydor logos. Matrix numbers: Side 1: 2478089 A//1 ? 420 03 Side 2: 2478089 B//1 ? 420 03 Side 3 : 2478090 A//1 ? 420 03 Side 4: 2478090 B//1 ? 420 03 Possible matrix numbers: Record 1: A//2, B//2 Record 2: A//2, A//3, and A//4. |
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