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Capitol Reissue: Red and Orange Target Label
03. A Hard Day's Night / I Should Have Known Better (5222)
(Update: 30th. November 2023)

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  • #3-1 Capitol Dome logo/ Keystone reduced size (Scranton)
  • #3-2 Capitol Dome logo/ Wide font (L.A.)
  • #3-3 Capitol Circle logo overprint/ Keystone reduced size (Scranton)
  • #3-4 Capitol Circle logo overprint/ Wide font (L.A.)
  • #3-5 Capitol Circle logo white background/ Keystone reduced size (Scranton)


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#3-4 A Hard Day's Night / I Should Have Known Better (2nd. Press "Capitol TM Circle logo Overprint / Wide font type (L.A. Press)": 5222)
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TRACK LISTING
SIDE 1
A Hard Day's Night (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)
From the motion picture "A Hard Day's Night' A United Artists Release
SIDE 2
I Should Have Known Better (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)
From the motion picture "A Hard Day's Night' A United Artists Release
RELEASE DATE
July 1969 / Second Press
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The upper left corner has a Capitol® Circle logo.
"Printed in U.S.A." mark appear in the far right corner.
curved cut at the top
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Address and Factories was printed Two line on the back sleeve.

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cantbuy cantbuy In April, 1969, Capitol switched to a red and orange target label with the Capitol dome logo. This was quickly revised in July, 1969, replaced by Capitol's new circle logo.
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There are TWO variations of the Capitol circle logo:
1) has a TM designation following the word Capitol.
2) has a ® symbol below the Capitol
cantbuy The credit "From the motion picture "A Hard Day's Night' A United Artists Release" was printed at the bottom of the group name on the both sides of the label.
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The lower rim perimeter print is similar as the print appearing on the regular issue 45s.
"MFD. BY CAPITOL RECORDS. INC., A SUBSIDIALY OF CAPITOL INDUSTRIES, INC., U.S.A. ® [Capitol logo] MARCA REG. U.S. PAT. NO. 2,631,859" was printed in black at perimeter.
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CATALOG NUMBER 5222
LABEL
Capitol Red and Orange Target Label Type-2-1 with Circle Capitol TM logo overprint
MIX
MONO
PRESS FACTORY
Los Angeles press
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 2   45-X45035-F1'  (hand etched)      * mark  (machine stamped)
SIDE 2 45-X45036-G2  (hand etched)   2      * mark  (machine stamped)
VINYL COLOR
BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME CAPITOL RECORDS
CENTER
Full size center hole
PUBLISHER'S NAME
SIDE 1
Maclen Music, Inc. & Unart Music Corporation BMI
SIDE 2
Maclen Music, Inc. BMI
RUNNING TIME
SIDE 1 2:28
SIDE 2
2:42
PRODUCER George Martin
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Capitol Yellow and Blue Target Sleeve type-2-2
Address and Factories was printed TWO line on the back / Curved cut top / "Printed in U.S.A" FAR light
COMMENTS
Capitol Red and Orange Target Label type-2-1 with Circle Capitol TM logo overprint.
Small font version (Scranton press)

In April, 1969, Capitol switched to a red and orange target label with the Capitol dome logo overprinted in black at nine o'clock. This new look label was quickly revised in July, 1969, with the Capitol dome logo being replaced by Capitol's new circle logo.
Unfortunately, the black circle logo did not always print well, often causing the image to appear as a muddy-looking black circle with a red dot in the center. This problem was corrected in early 1971, when the logo was given a white background and printed as part of the label backdrop. This gave the logo needed definition.
During the time singles were pressed with target labels, Capitol was pressing the bulk of its singles at its Scranton and Los Angeles factories. Limited runs of a few titles were also pressed by its Jacksonville plant.

There are five basic variations of the target circle logo overprint labels:
  • (1) Keystone labels with standard-size print (Scranton)
  • (2) Keystone labels with reduced-size print (Scranton)
  • (3) wide font labels (Los Angeles or Scranton)
  • (4) small print labels (normally Scranton)
  • (5) Scranton labels with atypical fonts (Scranton)
The Los Angeles wide font labels best present the new Capitol circle logo, with the outer ring clearly appearing as the letter "C" for Capitol and the inner ring symbolizing a record. The Scranton labels often have muddy-looking logos, often to the point where the line between the outer and inner rings disappears, leaving an image of a solid black circle with a red dot in its center.

There are two variations of the Capitol circle logo on these labels.(maybe)
  • 1) The first has a TM designation following the word Capitol.
  • 2) After securing the trade mark for the logo, Capitol switched the TM marking to the ® symbol, which appears below the "l" in Capitol.



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