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TITLE
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FOUR BY THE BEATLES | ||||
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TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1
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Roll over Beethoven (Chuck Berry) All my loving (John Lennon-Paul McCartney) |
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SIDE 2
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This boy (John Lennon-Paul McCartney) Please Mister Postman (Holland) |
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RELEASE DATE
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11th May. 1964/First Press | ||||
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The upper portion of the jacket has a Capitol logo and "Produced by GEORGE MARTIN" in white. |  |
Capitol
did not use its familiar swirl label for the EP, but rather pressed the
records with solid green or blue labels with all information in silver
print. |
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The East Coast pressings: the word "RECORDS" was not printed below the Capitol logo. |  |
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Catalogue number and master number were printed at the right side of the center hole. | |
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| SIDE-1 | SIDE-2 | The East Coast pressings: have blue labels with left justified song titles and songwriter's credits. "MFD. BY CAPITOL RECORDS. INC. U.S.A." and Capitol logo were printed at the outer rim. | |||
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| CATALOG NUMBER | EAP 1-2121 | ||||
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LABEL
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Capitol: Blue label | ||||
| MIX | MONO | ||||
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PRESS FACTORY
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Keystone Printed Specialities Co.,
Inc. of Scranton, Pennsylvania |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | F1 - 2121 - F5 ("AIM" mark) | |||
| SIDE 2 | F2 - 2121 - F3 ("AIM" mark) | ||||
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VINYL COLOR
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BLACK | ||||
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RECORD COMPANY'S NAME
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MFD. BY CAPITOL RECORDS. INC., U.S.A. | ||||
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CENTER
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Full size center hole | ||||
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
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SIDE 1 | - | |||
| SIDE 2 | - |
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| PRODUCER | George Martin | ||||
| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Photo: Dezo Hoffman | ||||
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COMMENTS
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Capitol's first Beatles'
EP was released on 11th May 1964. It was titled "Four By The Beatles"
and featured the four songs. The EP issued in a cardboard jacket, that features a light - orange - tinted Dezo Hoffman portrait of the group taken at the same April, 1963, photo session as the classic picture used on the sleeve for the "I Want To Hold Your Hand" single. The upper portion of the jacket has a Capitol logo and "Produced by GEORGE MARTIN" in white. The front and back covers are identical. Capitol did not use its familiar swirl label for the EP, but rather pressed the records with solid green or blue labels with all information in silver print. The East Coast pressings: have blue labels with left justified song titles and songwriter's credits. The West Coast pressings: have green labels with centered song titles and centered writer's credits. In addition, the word "RECORDS" appears below the Capitol logo. |
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TITLE
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FOUR BY THE BEATLES | ||||
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TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1
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Roll over Beethoven (Chuck Berry) All my loving (John Lennon-Paul McCartney) |
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SIDE 2
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This boy (John Lennon-Paul McCartney) Please Mister Postman (Holland) |
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RELEASE DATE
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11th May. 1964/First Press | ||||
| DISK -->Click! | |||||
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| FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | LABEL CLOSE UP | ||||
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The upper portion of the jacket has a Capitol logo and "Produced by GEORGE MARTIN" in white. |  |
Capitol did not use its familiar swirl label for the EP, but
rather pressed the records with solid green or blue labels with all
information in silver print. |
||
| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
 |
The West Coast pressings: have green labels with centered
song titles and centered writer's credits. In addition, the word "RECORDS" appears below the Capitol
logo. |
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Catalogue number and master number were printed at the right
side of the center hole. |
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| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
| SIDE-1 | SIDE-2 | The West Coast pressings: have green labels with centered song titles and centered writer's credits. "MFD. BY CAPITOL RECORDS. INC. U.S.A." and Capitol logo were printed at the outer rim. | |||
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OTHER ITEM
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| CATALOG NUMBER | EAP 1-2121 | ||||
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RECORD LABEL
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Capitol: Blue label | ||||
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MIX
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MONO | ||||
| PRESS FACTORY |
Bert-Co
Enterprises of Los Angeles, California |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | EAP-1-2121-F-1'
(hand etched) * (machine stamped) |
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| SIDE 2 | EAP-2-2121-F-1' (hand etched) * (machine stamped) | ||||
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VINYL COLOR
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BLACK | ||||
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RECORD COMPANY'S NAME
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MFD. BY CAPITOL RECORDS. INC., U.S.A. | ||||
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CENTER
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Full size center hole | ||||
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
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SIDE 1 | - | |||
| SIDE 2 | - |
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| PRODUCER | George Martin | ||||
| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Photo: Dezo Hoffman | ||||
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COMMENTS
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Capitol's first Beatles'
EP was released on 11th May 1964. It was titled "Four By The Beatles"
and featured the four songs. The EP issued in a cardboard jacket, that features a light - orange - tinted Dezo Hoffman portrait of the group taken at the same April, 1963, photo session as the classic picture used on the sleeve for the "I Want To Hold Your Hand" single. The upper portion of the jacket has a Capitol logo and "Produced by GEORGE MARTIN" in white. The front and back covers are identical. Capitol did not use its familiar swirl label for the EP, but rather pressed the records with solid green or blue labels with all information in silver print. The East Coast pressings: have blue labels with left justified song titles and songwriter's credits. The West Coast pressings: have green labels with centered song titles and centered writer's credits. In addition, the word "RECORDS" appears below the Capitol logo. |
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TITLE
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4-BY THE BEATLES | ||||
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TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1
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Honey Don't (Carl Perkins) I'm A Loser (John Lennon-Paul McCartney) |
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SIDE 2
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Mr. Moonlight (Johnson) Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby (Carl Perkins) |
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RELEASE DATE
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1st. February. 1965/First Press | ||||
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The upper portion of the jacket has a Capitol logo and "Produced by GEORGE MARTIN" in white. | ||||
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"Recorded in England" was printed under the (R2-5365)--East Coast version. | ||
| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
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| "MFD. BY
CAPITOL RECORDS. INC. U.S.A." and Capitol logo were printed at the
outer rim. The East Coast pressings have orange and yellow swirl label with left justified song titles and songwriter's credits. |
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OTHER ITEM
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| CATALOG NUMBER | R-5365 | ||||
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RECORD LABEL
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Capitol: Yellow/Orange swirl label | ||||
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MIX
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MONO | ||||
| PRESS FACTORY | Keystone Printed Specialities Co., Inc. of Scranton, Pennsylvania | ||||
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MATRIX No.
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SIDE 1 | R-1 - 5365 - F3 ("AIM" mark) | |||
| SIDE 2 | R-2 - 5365 - G4 ("AIM" mark) | ||||
| VINYL COLOR | BLACK | ||||
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RECORD COMPANY'S NAME
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MFD. BY CAPITOL RECORDS. INC., U.S.A. | ||||
| CENTER | Full size center hole | ||||
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
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SIDE 1 | Hi-Lo Music, Inc. / Maclen Music, Inc. BMI | |||
| SIDE 2 | Lowery Music Company Incorporated / Knox Music, Inc. BMI | ||||
| PRODUCER | George Martin | ||||
| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Photo: Bob Whitaker | ||||
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COMMENTS
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4-By The Beatles was
released on 1st. February 1965, and featured four songs from the
previously released "Beatles '65" LP. Capitol packaged the disk in a hard cardboard jacket, which features the umbrella photo from the Beatles '65 album cover. The top of the cover contains "Produced by GEORGE MARTIN" and the Capitol logo appear in black and the song titles are in green. The East Coast pressings: have the "4-BY" logo and song titles in olive green on the jacket, has orange and yellow swirl label with left justified song titles and songwriter's credits. The West Coast pressings: have the "4-BY" logo and song titles in dark green on the jacket, has orange and yellow swirl label with centered song titles and centered writer's credits. |
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TITLE
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4-BY THE BEATLES | ||||
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TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1
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Honey Don't (Carl Perkins) I'm A Loser (John Lennon-Paul McCartney) |
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SIDE 2
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Mr. Moonlight (Johnson) Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby (Carl Perkins) |
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RELEASE DATE
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1st. February. 1965/First Press | ||||
| DISK -->Click! | |||||
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| FRONT COVER CLOSE UP |
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The West Coast pressings:
have the "4-BY" logo and song titles in dark green on the jacket. The upper portion of the jacket has a Capitol logo and "Produced by GEORGE MARTIN" in white. |
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| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
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"Recorded in England" was printed over the (R2-5365)--West Coast version. | ||
| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
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| "MFD. BY
CAPITOL RECORDS. INC. U.S.A." and Capitol logo were printed at the
outer rim. The West Coast pressings: have orange and yellow swirl label with centered song titles and centered writer's credits. |
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OTHER ITEM
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| CATALOG NUMBER | R-5365 | ||||
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RECORD LABEL
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Capitol: Yellow/Orange swirl label | ||||
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MIX
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MONO | ||||
| PRESS FACTORY | Bert-Co Enterprises of Los Angeles, California | ||||
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MATRIX No.
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SIDE 1 | R-1-5365-F-1' (hand etched) * (machine stamped) | |||
| SIDE 2 | R-2-5365-F-1' (hand etched) * (machine stamped) | ||||
| VINYL COLOR | BLACK | ||||
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RECORD COMPANY'S NAME
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MFD. BY CAPITOL RECORDS. INC., U.S.A. | ||||
| CENTER | Full size center hole | ||||
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
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SIDE 1 | Hi-Lo Music, Inc. / Maclen Music, Inc. BMI | |||
| SIDE 2 | Lowery Music Company Incorporated / Knox Music, Inc. BMI | ||||
| PRODUCER | George Martin | ||||
| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Photo: Bob Whitaker | ||||
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COMMENTS
|
4-By The Beatles was
released on 1st. February 1965, and featured four songs from the
previously released "Beatles '65" LP. Capitol packaged the disk in a hard cardboard jacket, which features the umbrella photo from the Beatles '65 album cover. The top of the cover contains "Produced by GEORGE MARTIN" and the Capitol logo appear in black and the song titles are in green. The East Coast pressings: have the "4-BY" logo and song titles in olive green on the jacket, has orange and yellow swirl label with left justified song titles and songwriter's credits. The West Coast pressings: have the "4-BY" logo and song titles in dark green on the jacket, has orange and yellow swirl label with centered song titles and centered writer's credits. |
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