Beatles for Sale

2009 remaster[samip]

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]

(Reissue Mono) '℗ 1964 Original sound recordings made by EMI Records Ltd.
© 1964 EMI Records Ltd.

On CD: Made In Austria
Apple logo on rear on top of Parlophone logo

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

Barcode Version[christiang]

2009 remaster

(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]

(EP) 'Made and Distributed in Australia by E.M.I. (Australia) Limited, Sydney, New South Wales.

First Issue:
1) Flipback cover with curved/straight corners
2) Cat # is on right-hand side of centre label
3) EMI details on backcover is totally different design to mid-70s 2nd Issue/2nd Press
4) Yellow Parlophone logo
5) Roman type font.


Different song listing to UK (X). 'Words Of Love' replaces 'Rock And Roll Music' (B1).

Catalogue Number GEPO 700199 on Backcover & GEPO-70019 on Centre Labels.
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Black labels with silver print. Slightly different back cover (no barcode).[thomasha]

Non-gatefold release.

Blue Odeon release with new catalogue number, new label design and 'GEMA' in one box.

'Leiber-Stoller' (credit A7) misspelt 'Lieber-Stoller' on rear sleeve but is right on the label.

On label, ST 33 in rounds, not ovals.

There are two version of the GEMA typo on the labels. This version here has GEMA written fat.[arnob]

Swedish pressing for the German market; part of the box 'The Beatles Collection', released in 1978 - hence the box catalogue number on cover and the regular catalogue number on labels.[arnob]

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.[juliens]

Circular ST33. No LC.

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

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][]

(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.

Sleeve is 198... German.

Original 1st German pressing on red/golden Odeon with 'Alle Rechte...' text in rim.
Matrix: YEX-142-1
, YEX-143-1. [emil]

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]