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08. Eight Days A Week / I Don't Want To Spoil The Party (5371)
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#8-1 Eight Days A Week / I Don't Want To Spoil The Party (1st. Press "East Coast Press": 5371)
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TRACK LISTING
SIDE 1
Eight Days A Week (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)
SIDE 2
I Don't Want To Spoil The Party (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)
RELEASE DATE
15th February 1965 / First Press
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eight eight_back label label label
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eight Capitol logomark and catalogue number was printed in white on the front cover.
(printed in black on the back cover)
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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.
"Printed in U.S.A." was not printed on the sleeve.
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Capitol Yellow and Orange swirl label.
Side-2 title "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party" on East Coast copies is on 2 line and on West Coast copies on 3 lines.
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label label label 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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label "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 5371
LABEL Capitol Yellow and Orange swirl label
MIX MONO
PRESS FACTORY
Keystone Printed Specialities Co., Inc. of Scranton, Pennsylvania
MATRIX No.
SIDE 1
X 45147-T6P       I I I   (hand etched)
SIDE 2
X 45150-T6P       I I I   (hand etched)
VINYL COLOR BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME
CAPITOL RECORDS
CENTER Full size center hole
PUBLISHER'S NAME SIDE 1 Maclen Music, Inc. BMI
SIDE 2 Maclen Music, Inc. BMI
RUNNING TIME
SIDE 1 2:43
SIDE 2 2:38
PRODUCER George Martin
DCOVER DESIGN / PHOTO / NOTES
Side-1: 20th. August 1964, concert at the Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Side-2: taken backstage prior to the Las Vegas show.
East Coast issued in straight cut top.
COMMENTS
First Press: Orange and yellow swirl label without "subsidary" print.
The picture sleeve is one of two Capitol Beatles sleeves from the sixties that has different photographs of the group on each side.
The "Eight Days A Week" side features a color photograph of The Beatles 20th. August 1964, concert at the Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, where the picture used on the "I Feel Fine" picure sleeve was also taken.
The color portrait on the "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party" side was taken backstage prior to the Las Vegas show.

Nearly all of the Capitol Beatles' records were pressed by Capitol on both the East Coast and the West Coast.
1) East Coast singles pressed with labels printed by Keystone Printed Specialities Co., Inc. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Picture sleeve: issued in straight cut top.
2) West Coast singles pressed with labels printed by Bert-Co Enterprises of Los Angeles, California.
Picture sleeve: issued tub cut.
Some 3 5/8" West Coast Bert-Co labels were mistakenly used when later copies of the single were pressed in late 1968. By that time, Capitol had switched to "non-slip" discs, which had 360 interrocking notches surrounding the label area, thus requiring smaller 3 5/16" labels. When the old larger labels were used, the outer rims of the labels were pressed over the raised serrations.



#8-2 Eight Days A Week / I Don't Want To Spoil The Party (1st. Press "West Coast Press": 5371)
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TRACK LISTING
SIDE 1
Eight Days A Week (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)
SIDE 2
I Don't Want To Spoil The Party (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)
RELEASE DATE
15th February 1965 / First Press
FRONT --> Click!
BACK --> Click!
SIDE 1 --> Click!
SIDE 2 --> Click!
DISK --> Click!
eight eight_back label label label
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eight Capitol logomark and catalogue number was printed in white on the front cover.
(printed in black on the back cover)
label
West Coast singles pressed with labels printed by Bert-Co Enterprises of Los Angeles, California. Picture sleeve issued tub cut top on the "I Don't Want...." side.
"PRINTED IN U.S.A." was not printed on the label.
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iwant iwant
Capitol Yellow and Orange swirl label.
Side-2 title "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party" on East Coast copies is on 2 line and on West Coast copies on 3 lines.
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label label label 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.
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label "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 5371
LABEL Capitol Yellow and Orange swirl label
MIX MONO
PRESS FACTORY
Bert-Co Enterprises of Los Angeles, California
MATRIX No.
SIDE 1
45-X-45147-F1   (hand etched)  5     *  (machine stamped star)
SIDE 2
45-X-45150-F1   (hand etched)  3     *  (machine stamped star)
VINYL COLOR BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME
CAPITOL RECORDS
CENTER Full size center hole
PUBLISHER'S NAME SIDE 1 Maclen Music, Inc. BMI
SIDE 2 Maclen Music, Inc. BMI
RUNNING TIME
SIDE 1 2:43
SIDE 2 2:38
PRODUCER George Martin
DCOVER DESIGN / PHOTO / NOTES
Side-1: 20th. August 1964, concert at the Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Side-2: taken backstage prior to the Las Vegas show.
West Coast issued in tub cut top.
COMMENTS
First Press: Orange and yellow swirl label without "subsidary" print.
The picture sleeve is one of two Capitol Beatles sleeves from the sixties that has different photographs of the group on each side.
The "Eight Days A Week" side features a color photograph of The Beatles 20th. August 1964, concert at the Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, where the picture used on the "I Feel Fine" picure sleeve was also taken.
The color portrait on the "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party" side was taken backstage prior to the Las Vegas show.

Nearly all of the Capitol Beatles' records were pressed by Capitol on both the East Coast and the West Coast.
1) East Coast singles pressed with labels printed by Keystone Printed Specialities Co., Inc. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Picture sleeve: issued in straight cut top.
2) West Coast singles pressed with labels printed by Bert-Co Enterprises of Los Angeles, California.
Picture sleeve: issued tub cut.
Some 3 5/8" West Coast Bert-Co labels were mistakenly used when later copies of the single were pressed in late 1968. By that time, Capitol had switched to "non-slip" discs, which had 360 interrocking notches surrounding the label area, thus requiring smaller 3 5/16" labels. When the old larger labels were used, the outer rims of the labels were pressed over the raised serrations.



#8-3 Eight Days A Week / I Don't Want To Spoil The Party (Contract Pressing "RCA Rockaway Press": 5371)
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TRACK LISTING
SIDE 1
Eight Days A Week (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)
SIDE 2
I Don't Want To Spoil The Party (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)
RELEASE DATE
1965? / First Press (RCA Rockaway Contract Press)
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eight_back eight label label label
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eight label label On both sides, Capitol logomark was printed at the left side of the center hole.
The Capitol U.S. logo  has "REG. U.S. PAT. OFF" below the Capitol logo.
Capitol logomark and catalogue number was printed on the sleeve.
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iwant iwant
Capitol Yellow and Orange swirl label.
Side-2 title "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party" on East Coast copies is on 2 line and on West Coast copies on 3 lines.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label label
East Coast singles pressed with labels printed by Keystone Printed Specialities Co., Inc. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. "MFD. BY CAPITOL RECORDS. INC., U.S.A. T.M. (logo) MARCA REG."was printed (without "subsidary") at perimeter.
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label label Identifying vinyl which was pressed at this plant can usually be achieved by
locating a small machine stamped "R" in the runout areas on the disc.
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CATALOG NUMBER 5371
LABEL Capitol Yellow and Orange swirl label
MIX MONO
PRESS FACTORY
RCA, Rockaway, New Jersey
MATRIX No.
SIDE 1
45147 T8 (R)  A1  hand etched)     R    (machine stamped)
SIDE 2
45150-P7 (R)        (hand etched)    R    (machine stamped)
VINYL COLOR BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME
CAPITOL RECORDS
CENTER Full size center hole
PUBLISHER'S NAME SIDE 1 Maclen Music, Inc. BMI
SIDE 2 Maclen Music, Inc. BMI
RUNNING TIME
SIDE 1 2:43
SIDE 2 2:38
PRODUCER George Martin
DCOVER DESIGN / PHOTO / NOTES
Capitol Company Inner Sleeve Type 1-13
Printed in U.S.A." BACK  One line (Uppercase only)
COMMENTS
First Press: Orange and yellow swirl label without "subsidary" print.

Original and rare RCA Contract (*) Capitol U.S. 45 with Capitol Co. Sleeve by The Beatles. Due to high demand of this record, Capitol contracted with competitor RCA to press additional copies. This one has an "R" for Rockaway, New Jersey (Near Thomas Edison's laboratory).

(*)RCA Pressing plant in Rockaway, NJ which opened in or around mid-1954 and closed in early 1973.
A major pressing and distribution facility for RCA.

Identifying vinyl which was pressed at this plant can usually be achieved by
locating a small machine stamped "R" in the runout areas on the disc. It will
often be positioned well away from the matrix stamping.
Sometimes "RC" will appear stamped or etched.

RCA Pressing Plant indicators (STAMPED)
> R- denotes a pressing from Rockaway (this profile)
> H- denotes a pressing from RCA Records Pressing Plant, Hollywood
> I- denotes a pressing from RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis

Known to have pressed for Columbia Records, as well as many other
major and independent record labels.
The first alpha in runouts (for all plants) indicates year of mastering (between 1960 and 1977): L=60, M=61, N=62, P=63, R=64, S=65, T=66, U=67, W=68, X=69, Z=70, A=71, B=72, C=73, D=74, E=75, F=76, G=77.
(According to "Discog")



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