Beatles for Sale

Original German stereo pressing on red/golden Odeon with 'Urheber-...' text in rim and sharp ST33.
Front laminated paste-on sleeve. 'Stereo' sticker underneath the EMI logo on front. Matrix: YEX-142-1
, YEX-143-1. Released in early 1965. [emil]

Total running time : 0hr 34mn 15s ℗ 1964 Original sound recordings made by EMI Records Ltd © 1964 EMI Records Ltd. Made In Holland. ADD “Beatles”, “Apple” and the Apple logos are trademarks of Apple corps Ltd. Published by: Northern Songs Ltd (track 1 to 3, 5, 8, 11 to 13) Jewel Music Ltd (track 4) Lowery-Chappell Music Ltd (track 6) P. Maurice Music Publ. Co. Ltd (track 7a) ATV Music Ltd (track 7b) Southern Music Publ. Co. Ltd (track 9) Carlin Music Corp. (track 10) Knox Ltd (track 14)[discogs]

(Stereo Reissue) 'Inside gatefold sleeve:
Recording first published 1964.

On black Parlophone labels with silver lettering:
Copyright text in German and English.
Made in EEC.
CHAPPEL-H on A-side label only.

Cat.# 1A 062-04200 on labels.'[discogs]

Black labels with silver print. Slightly different back cover (no barcode).[mikec]

Gatefold sleeve with inside access.
Black label with two white-black EMI logos and silver print. Manufactured In The UK By EMI Records Limited round perimeter of labels. [emil][]

Barcode Version[christiang]

(Enhanced Reissue Remastered) 'Issued in a trifold cardboard sleeve packaging and including a 20-page documentary booklet

First pressings are on a black and yellow Parlophone label with ''The Parlophone Co.'' in the perimeter and ''Sold in the UK'' in the middle.The following matrix numbers are stamped in the run-out groove: A: XEX 503-4N (or 3N) B: XEX 504-4N (or 3N). E.M.I. Records Limited (Controlled by Electric & Musical Industries Limited). Made and Printed in Great Britain. This album has one of the first known appearances of 'gatefold' sleeve record packaging, but opens from the inside. [disocgs]

Original 1st Australian mono pressing on yellow-black Parlophone label with publisher credit for the Lennon-McCartney songs by Leeds Music. Unlaminated but glossy flip-back sleeve with unique cover art work (The Beatles live in Sydney. [emil]

Circular ST33. No LC.[juliens]

Circular ST33. No LC.[juliens]

Circular ST33. No LC.

(Remastered Stereo) 'Manufactured on 180-gram, audiophile quality vinyl with replicated artwork. [renej]

(Stereo) 'Gatefold sleeve.

This is for original pressings only with track A7 titled as just 'Kansas City' (Leiber & Stoller)
Some or all copies misspelled as Lieber & Stoller, Later pressings had to be retitled for legal reasons.

The original LP sleeve listed the song as 'Kansas City' (Leiber & Stoller). After the attorneys for Venice Music complained, the record label was revised to read 'Medley: (a) Kansas City (Leiber/Stoller) (P)1964 Macmelodies Ltd./KPM. (b) Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey (Penniman) Venice Mus. Ltd. (P)1964.''[discogs][]

Oval ST33 logo.
With label code.

Oval ST33.

Barcode gatefold sleeve. B-side label misstates 'stereo' - contemporary German DMM pressings are mono exclusively.

Urheber text in rim. Laminated

First pressings are on a black and yellow Parlophone label with ''The Parlophone Co.'' in the perimeter and ''Sold in the UK'' in the middle.The following matrix numbers are stamped in the run-out groove: A: XEX 503-4N (or 3N) B: XEX 504-4N (or 3N). E.M.I. Records Limited (Controlled by Electric & Musical Industries Limited). Made and Printed in Great Britain. This album has one of the first known appearances of 'gatefold' sleeve record packaging, but opens from the inside. [disocgs]

Circular ST33 logo.
No label code.