The Beatles U.S. LPs/MGM Records

Non-Capitol Label Recording
MGM Records
(Update: 11th. September 2017)

MGM Records was a record label started by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio in 1946 for the purpose of releasing soundtrack albums of their musical films. It transitioned to a pop music label which continued into the 1970s.
The company also released soundtrack albums of the music for some of their non-musical films as well, and on rare occasions, cast albums of off-Broadway musicals such as The Fantasticks and the 1954 revival of The Threepenny Opera. In one instance, it even released the highly successful soundtrack album of a film made by a rival studio, Columbia Pictures's Born Free (1966).
(from Wikipedia)

The Beatles With Tony Sheridan And Their Guests

mono	stereo

(E 4215)	(SE 4215)
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MONO Released

#1-1 The Beatles With Tony Sheridan And Their Guests
(MONO 1st. Press / With "and others" / Bloomfield Press: E 4215)
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TITLE		THE BEATLES WITH TONY SHERIDAN AND THEIR GUESTS
CATALOG NUMBER		E 4215
RELEASE DATE		3rd. February 1964 / First Press
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		My Bonnie (My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean) The Beatles With Tony Sheridan		The Saints (When The Saints Go Marching In) The Beatles With Tony Sheridan
		Cry For A Shadow The Beatles With Tony Sheridan		Rye Beat (Comin' Thru The Rye) The Titans
		Johnson Rag The Titans		You Are My Sunshine Tony Sheridan And The Beat Brothers
		Swanee River Tony Sheridan And The Beat Brothers		Summertime Beat (In The Good Old Summertime) The Titans
		Flying Beat (Man On The Flying Trapeze) The Titans		Why The Beatles With Tony Sheridan
		The Darktown Strutters' Ball The Titans		Happy New Year Beat The Titans
FRONT -->Click!		BACK -->Click!	SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2 -->Click!	DISK

INNER SLEEVE		FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
				The first covers have "and others" below the song titles in the box, while later covers do not.
					Catalog number was printed in the lower left corner of the front.
FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
				"Recorded bt Deutsche Gramophon Polydor® Series" in black micro-print and an MGM lion logo in black. The phrase "® © Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. / Printed in U.S.A." is in black micro-print running along the lower right bottom of the sleeve.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
				Although the front of the album sleeve shows the title as The Beatles with Tony Sheridan And Guests, the spline, record label, and back slick read The Beatles with Tony Sheridan And "Their" Guests.
					Catalog number was printed at the upper right corner of the back cover,
LABEL CLOSE UP

Black label with silver print featuring the classic MGM lion logo.			"MGM RECORDS - A DIVISION OF METRO- GOLDWYN- MAYER, INC.- Made in U.S.A." apperes in white letters at the perimeter.
LABEL CLOSE UP
				The East Coast discs were pressed by MGM's factory in Bloomfield, New Jersey, with labels printed by Pace Press, in New York. The Bloomfield record have a 1 1/2" diameter ring and labels with the side number on the left and the catalog number on the right. The labels to the first Bloomfield mono pressings state "(Trad. P.D.) - ASCAP" for My Bonnie and The Saints.
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL		Black label with silver print featuring the classic MGM lion logo
MIX		MONO
PRESS FACTORY	SLEEVE	Bloomfield, New Jersey, with labels printed by Pace Press, in New York.
	VINYL	Bloomfield, New Jersey, with labels printed by Pace Press, in New York.
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	UAL 3366 A-1AH (hand etched)
	SIDE 2	UAL 3366 B-1AH (hand etched)
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
PUBLISHER'S NAME		-
COVER FORM		Single type. Housed in a cardboard jacket.
PRINTER CREDIT		® © Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. / Printed in U.S.A.
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Notes by Ian Bond
INNER SLEEVE		MGM Original Company Sleeve
PRODUCER		-
COMMENTS		The recording industry at the beginning of 1964 started to realize the potential of the Beatles and a few "cash-in" LPs were released during this year of Beatlemania. The first of these were issued by MGM in Canada and the United States on or about 3rd. February 1964. The catalogue number for "The Beatles With Tony Sheridan and Guests" was MGM E 4215 (mono) and MGM SE 4215 (stereo) for the United States. The front cover of LP is an green with "The Beatles" in very large print in white and "With Tony Sheridan And Guests" in very small black print. The four Beatles songs are featured in a box on the lower part of the cover. These four recordings are part of the "Tony Sheridan" session in Hamburg for Polydor. The back cover is white and once again "The Beatles" in large black thick print and "With Tony Sheridan And Their Guests" in smaller black print is on the left side of the back cover. The left side also includes the track listing and the "artists" or "guests" alongside The Beatles. These "guests" were the band who called "The Titans". The Titans contribute six songs, the other guests are "Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers" which is essentially Tony Sheridan with a back-up band (not the Beatles) contributing two songs. There are liner notes on the right hand side of the back cover by Ian bond. There are two slight front cover variations (mono / stereo). The first covers have "and others" below the song titles in the box, while later covers do not. Black label with silver print featuring the classic MGM lion logo. "MGM RECORDS - A DIVISION OF METRO- GOLDWYN- MAYER, INC.- Made in U.S.A." apperes in white letters at the perimeter. Type-1) The East Coast Pressings: Pressed by MGM's factory in Bloomfield, New Jersey, with labels printed by Pace Press, in New York. The Bloomfield record have a 1 1/2" diameter ring and labels with the side number on the left and the catalog number on the right. The labels to the first Bloomfield mono / stereo pressings state "(Trad. P.D.) - ASCAP" for My Bonnie and The Saints. Later Bloomfield mono labels credit My Bonnie to "(Trad. arr. Sheridan - Hill & Range) - BMI" and The Saints to "(Trad. P.D.) - Hill & Range (BMI)". No second variation stereo labels have been confirmed. Type-2) The West Coast Pressings: Pressed by Waddell in Burbank, California. The Waddell discs have a 2 3/4" diameter outer groove and labels with the catalog number on the left and the side number on the right. The first Waddell mono / stereo labels credit My bonnie to "(H.J. Fuller) P.D. ASCAP" and The Saints to "P.D. ASCAP". The Waddell labels erroneously contain the notation "Arr. Tony Sheridan" after a Harrison - Lennon credit under Cry For Shadow. Later Waddell mono labels credit My Bonnie and The Saints to "(Arr. Tony Sheridan) Hill & Range Songs, Inc. BMI". No second variation stereo labels have been confirmed. The Beatles and Tony Sheridan songs on the stereo album are mono recordings "electronically enhanced for reproduction in stereo". The Titans recordings sound mono, though there might be some slight stereo separation.

STEREO Released

#2-1 The Beatles With Tony Sheridan And Their Guests
(STEREO 1st. Press / With "and others" / Waddell Press: SE 4215)
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TITLE		THE BEATLES WITH TONY SHERIDAN AND THEIR GUESTS
CATALOG NUMBER		SE 4215
RELEASE DATE		3rd. February 1964 / First Press
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		My Bonnie (My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean) The Beatles With Tony Sheridan		The Saints (When The Saints Go Marching In) The Beatles With Tony Sheridan
		Cry For A Shadow The Beatles With Tony Sheridan		Rye Beat (Comin' Thru The Rye) The Titans
		Johnson Rag The Titans		You Are My Sunshine Tony Sheridan And The Beat Brothers
		Swanee River Tony Sheridan And The Beat Brothers		Summertime Beat (In The Good Old Summertime) The Titans
		Flying Beat (Man On The Flying Trapeze) The Titans		Why The Beatles With Tony Sheridan
		The Darktown Strutters' Ball The Titans		Happy New Year Beat The Titans
FRONT -->Click!		BACK -->Click!	SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2 -->Click!	DISK

INNER SLEEVE		FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
					Catalog number "SE 4215" and "STEREO" were printed at the top of the front. The first covers have "and others" below the song titles in the box, while later covers do not.
FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
				"Recorded bt Deutsche Gramophon Polydor® Series" in black micro-print and an MGM lion logo in black. The phrase "® © Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. / Printed in U.S.A." is in black micro-print running along the lower right bottom of the sleeve.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
				Although the front of the album sleeve shows the title as The Beatles with Tony Sheridan And Guests, the spline, record label, and back slick read The Beatles with Tony Sheridan And "Their" Guests.
					Catalog number was printed at the upper right corner of the back cover,
LABEL CLOSE UP

Black label with silver print featuring the classic MGM lion logo.			"MGM RECORDS - A DIVISION OF METRO- GOLDWYN- MAYER, INC.- Made in U.S.A." apperes in white letters at the perimeter.
LABEL CLOSE UP
				The East Coast discs were pressed by MGM's factory in Bloomfield, New Jersey, with labels printed by Pace Press, in New York. The Bloomfield record have a 1 1/2" diameter ring and labels with the side number on the left and the catalog number on the right. The labels to the first Bloomfield mono pressings state "(Trad. P.D.) - ASCAP" for My Bonnie and The Saints.
LABEL CLOSE UP
			The Waddell labels erroneously contain the notation "Arr. Tony Sheridan" after a Harrison - Lennon credit under Cry For Shadow.
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL		Black label with silver print featuring the classic MGM lion logo
MIX		Simulated Stereo
PRESS FACTORY	SLEEVE	Waddell in Burbank, California
	VINYL	Waddell in Burbank, California
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	UAL 3366 A-1AH (hand etched)
	SIDE 2	UAL 3366 B-1AH (hand etched)
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
PUBLISHER'S NAME		-
COVER FORM		Single type. Housed in a cardboard jacket.
PRINTER CREDIT		® © Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. / Printed in U.S.A.
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Notes by Ian Bond
INNER SLEEVE		MGM Original Company Sleeve
PRODUCER		-
COMMENTS		The recording industry at the beginning of 1964 started to realize the potential of the Beatles and a few "cash-in" LPs were released during this year of Beatlemania. The first of these were issued by MGM in Canada and the United States on or about 3rd. February 1964. The catalogue number for "The Beatles With Tony Sheridan and Guests" was MGM E 4215 (mono) and MGM SE 4215 (stereo) for the United States. The front cover of LP is an green with "The Beatles" in very large print in white and "With Tony Sheridan And Guests" in very small black print. The four Beatles songs are featured in a box on the lower part of the cover. These four recordings are part of the "Tony Sheridan" session in Hamburg for Polydor. The back cover is white and once again "The Beatles" in large black thick print and "With Tony Sheridan And Their Guests" in smaller black print is on the left side of the back cover. The left side also includes the track listing and the "artists" or "guests" alongside The Beatles. These "guests" were the band who called "The Titans". The Titans contribute six songs, the other guests are "Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers" which is essentially Tony Sheridan with a back-up band (not the Beatles) contributing two songs. There are liner notes on the right hand side of the back cover by Ian bond. There are two slight front cover variations (mono / stereo). The first covers have "and others" below the song titles in the box, while later covers do not. Black label with silver print featuring the classic MGM lion logo. "MGM RECORDS - A DIVISION OF METRO- GOLDWYN- MAYER, INC.- Made in U.S.A." apperes in white letters at the perimeter. Type-1) The East Coast Pressings: Pressed by MGM's factory in Bloomfield, New Jersey, with labels printed by Pace Press, in New York. The Bloomfield record have a 1 1/2" diameter ring and labels with the side number on the left and the catalog number on the right. The labels to the first Bloomfield mono / stereo pressings state "(Trad. P.D.) - ASCAP" for My Bonnie and The Saints. Later Bloomfield mono labels credit My Bonnie to "(Trad. arr. Sheridan - Hill & Range) - BMI" and The Saints to "(Trad. P.D.) - Hill & Range (BMI)". No second variation stereo labels have been confirmed. Type-2) The West Coast Pressings: Pressed by Waddell in Burbank, California. The Waddell discs have a 2 3/4" diameter outer groove and labels with the catalog number on the left and the side number on the right. The first Waddell mono / stereo labels credit My bonnie to "(H.J. Fuller) P.D. ASCAP" and The Saints to "P.D. ASCAP". The Waddell labels erroneously contain the notation "Arr. Tony Sheridan" after a Harrison - Lennon credit under Cry For Shadow. Later Waddell mono labels credit My Bonnie and The Saints to "(Arr. Tony Sheridan) Hill & Range Songs, Inc. BMI". No second variation stereo labels have been confirmed. The Beatles and Tony Sheridan songs on the stereo album are mono recordings "electronically enhanced for reproduction in stereo". The Titans recordings sound mono, though there might be some slight stereo separation.