The Beatles U.K. Singles/Polydor

POLYDOR Label Released
Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
(Update: 14th. June2017)

Polydor Original Sleeve

INDEX

My Bonnie/The Saints
Cry For A Shadow/Why (Can't You Love Me Again)
Ain't She Sweet/If You Love Me, Baby

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#1-1 My Bonnie / The Saints (1st. Press "Broad Title": NH 66833)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	My Bonnie (Trad. arr. Sheridan)
	SIDE 2	The Saints (When the Saints Go Marching In) (Trad. arr. Sheridan)
RELEASE DATE		5th January. 1962/First Press
SLEEVE: FRONT		SLEEVE: BACK	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK --> Click!

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			Original company sleeve. Polydor logo mark and the words "MADE IN ENGLAND" were printed.		The words "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1961" was printed on the label. On labels there are following markings; M in a triangle for mono editions.
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"MFD. BY DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON (GREAT BRITAIN) LTD" was printed at outer rim.		1st. Press (1962)	2nd. Press (1963)	1st. Press (1962)	2nd. Press (1963)
		It was issued in Britain in 1962 with a slightly different typeface (A.K.A. 'broad' title).		This 1962 label differs from the 1963 reissue. Look at the ‘ampersand’ before ‘THE BEATLES’ and broad print type on the label.
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		The words "MADE IN ENGLAND"were printed on the label.			Matrix suffixed with "1" on both side.
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CATALOG NUMBER		NH 66833
LABEL		Polydor Orange Scroll label (Broad Title)
MIX		Mono
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	NH66833 A-1
	SIDE 2	NH66833 B-1
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON (GREAT BRITAIN) LTD.
CENTER		Push-out center
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		-
PUBLISHER'S NAME	SIDE 1	Progressive Music Ltd.
	SIDE 2	Progressive Music Ltd.
PRODUCER		Bert Kaempfert
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Original Polydor orange sleeve
COMMENTS		The first commercial record released that the Beatles played on was Tony Sheridan's My Bonnie /The Saints (When the Saints Go Marching In) (Polydor NH24673), released in Germany in the fall of 1961. The first commercial release of a record bearing The Beatles' name was My Bonnie / The Saints, released as a single in the U.K. on 5 January, 1962. This release also featured for the first time the slow English introduction for My Bonnie. First pressings of this disk are very difficult to find (A.K.A. 'broad' title). It was reissued in Britain in June of 1963 with a slightly different typeface (A.K.A. 'narrow' title). 1st. and 2nd. pressing of the single differ from each other, since 1st. press of the label, has a different typeface in the text of the record's label compared with 2nd. press. The difference is most obvious in the letters 'M' and '&'. 2nd.pressing was manufactured two ways: both with and without the push-out center. There were two versions of "My Bonnie" released, one with the slow German spoken intro "Mein Herz ist bei dir nür", and another only in English. This version is slow English spoken introduction: "My Bonnie lies over the ocean".

#1-2 My Bonnie / The Saints (2nd. Press "Narrow Title": NH 66833)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	My Bonnie (Trad. arr. Sheridan)
	SIDE 2	The Saints (When the Saints Go Marching In) (Trad. arr. Sheridan)
RELEASE DATE		June. 1963/Second Press (First Press: 5th January. 1962)
SLEEVE: FRONT		SLEEVE: BACK	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK --> Click!

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			Original company sleeve. Polydor logo mark and the words "MADE IN ENGLAND" were printed.		The words "MADE IN ENGLAND" and "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1961" were printed on the label.

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"MFD. BY DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON (GREAT BRITAIN) LTD" was printed at outer rim.		This 1963 issue has a common '&' before 'THE BEATLES' and a narrow print type on the label.		Side1	Side2
				Matrix suffixed with "1" on both side.
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CATALOG NUMBER		NH 66833
LABEL		Polydor Orange Scroll label (Narrow Title)
MIX		Mono
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	NH66833 A-1
	SIDE 2	NH66833 B-1
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON (GREAT BRITAIN) LTD.
CENTER		Push-out center
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		-
PUBLISHER'S NAME	SIDE 1	Progressive Music Ltd.
	SIDE 2	Progressive Music Ltd.
PRODUCER		Bert Kaempfert
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Original Polydor orange sleeve
COMMENTS		The first commercial record released that The Beatles played on was Tony Sheridan's My Bonnie /The Saints (When the Saints Go Marching In) (Polydor NH24673), released in Germany in the fall of 1961. The first commercial release of a record bearing The Beatles' name was My Bonnie / The Saints, released as a single in the U.K. on 5 January, 1962. This release also featured for the first time the slow English introduction for My Bonnie. First pressings of this disk are very difficult to find (A.K.A. 'broad' title). It was reissued in Britain in June of 1963 with a slightly different typeface (A.K.A. 'narrow' title). 2nd.pressing was manufactured two ways: both with and without the push-out center. There were two versions of "My Bonnie" released, one with the slow German spoken intro "Mein Herz ist bei dir nür", and another only in English. This version is slow English spoken introduction: "My Bonnie lies over the ocean".

#2-1 Cry For A Shadow / Why (Can't You Love Me Again) (1st. Press "Push-out Center": NH 52275)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Cry For A Shadow (Harrison/Lennon)
	SIDE 2	Why (Can't You Love Me Again) (Crompton/Sheridan)
RELEASE DATE		28th February. 1964/First Press
SLEEVE: FRONT		SLEEVE: BACK	SIDE 1--> Click!	SIDE 2--> Click!	DISK--> Click!

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		Original company sleeve. Polydor logo mark and the words "MADE IN ENGLAND" were printed.	With a narrow print type on the label.	The words "MADE IN ENGLAND" and "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1961" were printed on the label.

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"MFD. BY DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON (GREAT BRITAIN) LTD" was printed at outer rim.		Side1	Side2	Side1	Side2
		With side-1 credited to "The Beatles" & with side-2 credited to "TONY SHERIDAN with THE BEATLES.		Matrix suffixed with "1" on both side.
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CATALOG NUMBER		NH 52275
LABEL		Polydor Orange Scroll label
MIX		Mono
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	NH 52275 A = 1 1
	SIDE 2	NH 52275 B = 1 1
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON (GREAT BRITAIN) LTD.
CENTER		Push-out center
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		-
PUBLISHER'S NAME	SIDE 1	M.C.P.S.
	SIDE 2	Pan-Musik Ltd.
PRODUCER		Bert Kaempfert
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Original Polydor orange sleeve
COMMENTS		"Cry for a Shadow" is an early Beatles instrumental. It was recorded on 22 June 1961 at the Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg-Harburg, Germany while they were performing as Tony Sheridan's backup band for a few tracks. It was written by George Harrison with John Lennon as a parody of The Shadows style. This single exists in only one known official version and have an orange label. There is no British edition of this single with a red label. 1st.pressing was manufactured two ways: both with and without the push-out center.

#2-2 Cry For A Shadow / Why (Can't You Love Me Again) (1st. Press "Solid Center": NH 52275)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Cry For A Shadow (Harrison/Lennon)
	SIDE 2	Why (Can't You Love Me Again) (Crompton/Sheridan)
RELEASE DATE		28th February. 1964/First Press
SLEEVE: FRONT		SLEEVE: BACK	SIDE 1--> Click!	SIDE 2--> Click!	DISK--> Click!

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		Original company sleeve. Polydor logo mark and the words "MADE IN ENGLAND" were printed.			Solid Center. The words "MADE IN ENGLAND" and "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1961" were printed on the label.

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"MFD. BY DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON (GREAT BRITAIN) LTD" was printed at outer rim.		Side1	Side2	Side1	Side2
		With side-1 credited to "The Beatles" & with side-2 credited to "TONY SHERIDAN with THE BEATLES.		Matrix suffixed with "1" on both side.
OTHER ITEM
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CATALOG NUMBER		NH 52275
LABEL		Polydor Orange Scroll label
MIX		Mono
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	NH 52275 A = 1 1
	SIDE 2	NH 52275 B = 1 1
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON (GREAT BRITAIN) LTD.
CENTER		Solid center
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		-
PUBLISHER'S NAME	SIDE 1	M.C.P.S.
	SIDE 2	Pan-Musik Ltd.
PRODUCER		Bert Kaempfert
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Original Polydor orange sleeve
COMMENTS		"Cry for a Shadow" is an early Beatles instrumental. It was recorded on 22 June 1961 at the Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg-Harburg, Germany while they were performing as Tony Sheridan's backup band for a few tracks. It was written by George Harrison with John Lennon as a parody of The Shadows style. This single exists in only one known official version and have an orange label. There is no British edition of this single with a red label. 1st.pressing was manufactured two ways: both with and without the push-out center.

#3-1 Ain't She Sweet / If You Love Me, Baby (1st. Press: NH 52317)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Ain't She Sweet (Ager/Yellen)
	SIDE 2	If You Love Me, Baby (Trad./arr. Sheridan)
RELEASE DATE		29th May. 1964/First Press
SLEEVE: FRONT		SLEEVE: BACK	SIDE 1--> Click!	SIDE 2--> Click!	DISK--> Click!

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		Original company sleeve. Polydor logo mark and the words "MADE IN ENGLAND" were printed.	With a narrow print type on the label.	The words "MADE IN ENGLAND" and "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1961" were removed on the label.
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The embossed letter (tax code ?) is "C/TI".		Side1	Side2	Side1	Side2
		With side-1 credited as "The Beatles vocal: John Lennon" side-2 credited to “The Beatles with Tony Sheridan, vocal”. The word "Recorded in Hamburg 1961" was printed on the label.		Matrix No. Side-1: A-1 Side-2: B-2
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CATALOG NUMBER		NH 52317
LABEL		Polydor Orange Scroll label
MIX		Mono
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	NH 52317 A 1
	SIDE 2	NH 52317 B 2
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON (GREAT BRITAIN) LTD.
CENTER		Push-out center
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		-
PUBLISHER'S NAME	SIDE 1	Lawrence Wright
	SIDE 2	Copyright reserved
PRODUCER		Bert Kaempfert
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Original Polydor orange sleeve
COMMENTS		"Ain't She Sweet" was also performed by The Beatles (with John Lennon on lead vocals). It was recorded on June 23, 1961 at the Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg, Germany with Pete Best on drums, and Bernard Purdie for drum overdubs, produced by Bert Kaempfert. The first edition of the single has an orange label while later editions have a red label. The re-edition with red label was probably released in 1967.

#3-2 Ain't She Sweet / If You Love Me, Baby (1st. Press "Solid Center": NH 52317)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Ain't She Sweet (Ager/Yellen)
	SIDE 2	If You Love Me, Baby (Trad./arr. Sheridan)
RELEASE DATE		29th May. 1964/First Press
SLEEVE: FRONT		SLEEVE: BACK	SIDE 1--> Click!	SIDE 2--> Click!	DISK--> Click!

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					Polydor Orange Scroll label. "MFD. BY DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON (GREAT BRITAIN) LTD" was printed at outer rim.
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					Solid Center. The words "MADE IN ENGLAND" and publisher's name were printed on the left side of the center hole.
SIDE 1			SIDE 2		With side-1 credited as "The Beatles vocal: John Lennon" side-2 credited to “The Beatles with Tony Sheridan, vocal”. The word "Recorded in Hamburg 1961" was printed on the label.

OTHER ITEM
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CATALOG NUMBER		NH 52317
LABEL		Polydor Orange Scroll label
MIX		Mono
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	NH 52317 A ∆1 11 2
	SIDE 2	NH 52317 B 1 11
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON (GREAT BRITAIN) LTD.
CENTER		Solid center
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		-
PUBLISHER'S NAME	SIDE 1	Lawrence Wright
	SIDE 2	Copyright reserved
PRODUCER		Bert Kaempfert
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Original Polydor orange sleeve
COMMENTS		"Ain't She Sweet" was also performed by The Beatles (with John Lennon on lead vocals). It was recorded on June 23, 1961 at the Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg, Germany with Pete Best on drums, and Bernard Purdie for drum overdubs, produced by Bert Kaempfert. The first edition of the single has an orange label while later editions have a red label. The re-edition with red label was probably released in 1967.

#3-3 Ain't She Sweet / If You Love Me, Baby (2nd. Press: NH 52317)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Ain't She Sweet (Ager/Yellen)
	SIDE 2	If You Love Me, Baby (Trad./arr. Sheridan)
RELEASE DATE		1967/Second Press
SLEEVE: FRONT		SLEEVE: BACK	SIDE 1--> Click!	SIDE 2--> Click!	DISK--> Click!

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Red company sleeve. Polydor black/white logo mark was printed at the top of the sleeve.		The words "MFD. BY DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON (GREAT BRITAIN) LTD." was printed at the perimeter.		With a narrow print type on the label. "M" in a triangle for mono editions.	The words "MADE IN ENGLAND" and publisher's name were printed at the left side of the label.
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The embossed letter (tax code ?) is "C/TI".		Side1	Side2	Side1	Side2
		With side-1 credited as “The Beatles, vocal: John Lennon & with side-2 credited to “The Beatles with Tony Sheridan, vocal”. The word "Recorded in Hamburg 1961" was printed on the label.		Matrix No. Side-1: A-1 !! 3 Side-2: B-1 !! 2
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CATALOG NUMBER		NH 52317
LABEL		Polydor Red label
MIX		Mono
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	NH 52317 A 1 !! 3
	SIDE 2	NH 52317 B 1 !! 2
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON (GREAT BRITAIN) LTD.
CENTER		Push-out center
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		-
PUBLISHER'S NAME	SIDE 1	Lawrence Wright
	SIDE 2	Copyright reserved
PRODUCER		Bert Kaempfert
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Original Polydor red sleeve
COMMENTS		"Ain't She Sweet" was also performed by The Beatles (with John Lennon on lead vocals). It was recorded on June 23, 1961 at the Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg, Germany with Pete Best on drums, and Bernard Purdie for drum overdubs, produced by Bert Kaempfert. The first edition of the single has an orange label while later editions have a red label. The re-edition with red label was probably released at the same time as the LP "The Beatles' First (236.201)", that is to say in 1967.