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06. Match Box / Slow Down (5255)
(Update: 6th. April 2019)

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#6-1 Match Box / Slow Down (1st. Press "East Coast Press": 5255)
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TRACK LISTING
SIDE 1
Match Box (Carl Parkins)
SIDE 2
Slow Down (Larry Williams)
RELEASE DATE
24th August 1964 / First Press
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BACK --> Click!
SIDE 1 --> Click!
SIDE 2 --> Click!
DISK --> Click!
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East Coast singles pressed with labels printed by Keystone Printed Specialities Co., Inc. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Picture sleeve: issued in straight cut top.
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cantbuy cantbuy Yellow and Orange Swirl label without "subsidiary" print.   
The East Coast label have the song title and the group's name loosely spaced compared with the West Coast version.
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cantbuy cantbuy cantbuy East Coast singles pressed with labels printed by Keystone Printed Specialities Co., Inc. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
The Capitol U.S. logo  has "REG. U.S. PAT. OFF" below the Capitol logo.
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cantbuy "MFD. BY CAPITOL RECORDS. INC., U.S.A. T.M. (logo) MARCA REG."was printed (without "subsidary") at perimeter.
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CATALOG NUMBER 5255
LABEL
Capitol Yellow and Orange swirl label
MIX
MONO
PRESS FACTORY
Keystone Printed Specialities Co., Inc. of Scranton, Pennsylvania
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 45 - 45052 - P5       IAM mark  (machine stamped)
SIDE 2 45 - 45051 - T2 ''    IAM mark  (machine stamped)
VINYL COLOR
BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME CAPITOL RECORDS
CENTER
Full size center hole
PUBLISHER'S NAME
SIDE 1
Knox Music, Inc. BMI
SIDE 2
Venice Music, Inc. BMI
RUNNING TIME
SIDE 1 1:37
SIDE 2
2:54
PRODUCER George Martin
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES East  Coast issued in straight cut top (printed by Queens Litho in New York).
Photo: taken by Joe Cavello.
COMMENTS
The picture sleeve for the Capitol disk uses a cropped version of Joe Covello's Ed Sullivan Show color photo from the front cover of "Something New" LP.
"THE BEATLES" appears in white at the top of the sleeve.
The song titles, the catalogue number 5255 and the Capitol logo are in black.

First Press: Orange and yellow swirl label without "subsidary" print.

There are East Coast and West Coast version.
1) East Coast version:
picture sleeve issued in straight cut top.
The label have the song title and the group's name loosely spaced compared with the West Coast version.
2) West Coast version:
picture sleeve issued tub cut top.



#6-2 Match Box / Slow Down (1st. Press "West Coast Press": 5255)
 Back to the top of the line
TRACK LISTING
SIDE 1
Match Box (Carl Parkins)
SIDE 2
Slow Down (Larry Williams)
RELEASE DATE
24th August 1964 / First Press
FRONT --> Click!
BACK --> Click!
SIDE 1 --> Click!
SIDE 2 --> Click!
DISK --> Click!
cantbuy cantbuy_back label label label
FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
cantbuy Capitol oval logomark and catalogue number 5255 was printed in black.
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West Coast singles pressed with labels printed by Bert-Co Enterprises of Los Angeles, California. Picture sleeve issued tub cut top on the "I Feel Fine" side.
LABEL CLOSE UP
cantbuy cantbuy Yellow and Orange Swirl label without "subsidiary" print.   
The East Coast label have the song title and the group's name loosely spaced compared with the West Coast version.
LABEL CLOSE UP
cantbuy cantbuy cantbuy West Coast singles pressed with labels printed by Bert-Co Enterprises of Los Angeles, California.
The Capitol U.S. logo  has "REG. U.S. PAT. OFF" below the Capitol logo.
LABEL CLOSE UP
cantbuy "MFD. BY CAPITOL RECORDS. INC., U.S.A. T.M. (logo) MARCA REG."was printed (without "subsidary") at perimeter.
OTHER ITEM
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CATALOG NUMBER 5255
LABEL
Capitol Yellow and Orange swirl label
MIX
MONO
PRESS FACTORY
Bert-Co Enterprises of Los Angeles, California
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 45 -X - 45052 - F1'    2       *  (machine stamped star)
SIDE 2 45 -X - 45051 - F1'    1       *  (machine stamped star)
VINYL COLOR
BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME CAPITOL RECORDS
CENTER
Full size center hole
PUBLISHER'S NAME
SIDE 1
Knox Music, Inc. BMI
SIDE 2
Venice Music, Inc. BMI
RUNNING TIME
SIDE 1 1:37
SIDE 2
2:54
PRODUCER George Martin
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES West Coast issued in tub cut top. (printed by Bert-Co Enterprises of Los Angeles).
Photo: taken by Joe Cavello.
COMMENTS
The picture sleeve for the Capitol disk uses a cropped version of Joe Covello's Ed Sullivan Show color photo from the front cover of "Something New" LP.
"THE BEATLES" appears in white at the top of the sleeve.
The song titles, the catalogue number 5255 and the Capitol logo are in black.

First Press: Orange and yellow swirl label without "subsidary" print.

There are East Coast and West Coast version.
1) East Coast version:
picture sleeve issued in straight cut top.
The label have the song title and the group's name loosely spaced compared with the West Coast version.
2) West Coast version:
picture sleeve issued tub cut top.



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