THE BEATLES Beatles For Sale LP PARLOPHONE 1964 UK foc+mono PMC 1240
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THE BEATLES
RINGO STARR, JOHN LENNON, GEORGE HARRISON, PAUL McCARTNEYThe most popular and influential rock act of all time,
a band that blazed several new trails for popular music
"BEATLES FOR SALE"
Produced by George Martin
1964 LP PARLOPHONE RECORDS PMC 1240 MONO
MADE IN ENGLAND
This version:
1) fully laminated (on the outside) gatefold cover (flipback glue-tabs on inner spread, right panel);
2) This album has one of the first known appearances of 'gatefold' sleeve record packaging, but opens from the inside (Unipak style)
3) First pressings are on a black and yellow Parlophone label with ''The Parlophone Co.'' in the perimeter
4) on inside cover: E.M.I. Records Limited (Controlled by Electric & Musical Industries Limited). Made and Printed in Great Britain.
5) "The Parlophone Co." in the radial text
6) "Sold in the U.K. Subject To Resale Price Conditions, See Price Lists" across label at center, with "Made in Gt. Britain" at foot.
7) on labels: Yellow Logo and Silver text
8) with "Emitex" inner sleeve
9) Without: Other (A or B-side Tax Code label embossing): KT or MT
Barcode and Other IdentifiersBarcode: none
LABEL: PARLOPHONE/EMI - BLACK LABEL w/BLACK/YELLOW LOGO - SILVER TEXT
Catalog on cover: (inside left panel) PMC 1240
Catalog on labels: PMC 1240 (XEX.503 / XEX.504)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): XEX 503-4N
Other / Runout (Side A, Stamped): RRD
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): XEX 504-4N
Other / Runout (Side B, Stamped): RDH
On labels: Sold in U.K. subject to resale price conditions, see price lists
Recording First Published 1964
Made in Gt. Britain
rim text reads "The Parlophone Co. Ltd...........Prohibited"
Publishing info: A1 to A3, A5, B1, B4 to B6 - Northern Songs Mus. NCB. - A4 - Jewel Mus. BIEM. - A6 - Chappell. Mecolico. NCB.
A7 - Macmelodies. Mecolico. BIEM. NCB. World Music - B2 - Southern Mus. NCB. -B3 - Aberbach (Ldn.) Ltd. BIEM. - B7 - Knox Music. BIEM
On Inside Sleeve (left panel only): Notes by Derek Taylor
Produced by George Martin Photography by Robert Freeman
Recording first published 1964
£ Trade mark of the Parlophone Co., Ltd.
E.M.I. Records Limited (Controlled by Electric & Musical Industries Ltd.)
Made and Printed in Great Britain
Use NEW EMITEX........
tracklistingSide A: NO REPLY - I'M A LOSER - BABY'S IN BLACK
ROCN AND ROLL MUSIC - I'LL FOLLOW THE SUN - MR. MOONLIGHT - KANSAS CITY
Side B: EIGHT DAYS A WEEK - WORDS OF LOVE - HONEY DON'TEVERY LITTLE THING - I DON'T WANT TO SPOIL THE PARTY
WHAT YOU'RE DOING - EVERYBODY 'S TRYING TO BE MY BABY
grading
RECORD VG+ but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG(+) but (please, see pictures and read above description)
It was inevitable that the constant grind of touring, writing, promoting, and recording would grate on the Beatles,
but the weariness of Beatles for Sale comes as something of a shock. Only five months before,
the group released the joyous A Hard Day's Night. Now, they sound beaten, worn, and, in Lennon's case,
bitter and self-loathing. His opening trilogy ("No Reply," "I'm a Loser," "Baby's in Black") is the darkest sequence
on any Beatles record, setting the tone for the album. Moments of joy pop up now and again,
mainly in the forms of covers and the dynamic "Eight Days a Week," ...(AllMusic)
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