Performer: The Beatles
Album: The Early Beatles
Country: Japan
Released: 1974
Style: Beat
Label: Apple Records
Genre: Rock
Catalog #: AP 80034
Size FLAC: 2623 mb.
Size MP3: 1529 mb.
Rating: 4.5/5
Votes: 618
Record Source: Vinyl, LP, 11", Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold
Tracklist
| 1 | Twist And Shout | 2:32 |
| 2 | Please Please Me | 2:00 |
| 3 | A Taste Of Honey | 2:02 |
| 4 | P. S. I Love You | 2:02 |
| 5 | Do You Want To Know A Secret | 1:55 |
| 6 | Baby It's You | 2:30 |
| 7 | Anna | 2:56 |
| 8 | Love Me Do | 2:19 |
| 9 | Boys | 2:24 |
| 10 | Chains | 2:21 |
| 11 | Ask Me Why | 2:24 |
Versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|
| T 2309, T-2309 | The Beatles | The Early Beatles (LP, Album, Comp, Mono, Scr) | Capitol Records, Capitol Records | T 2309, T-2309 | US | 1965 |
| ST 2309, ST-2309 | The Beatles | The Early Beatles (LP, Comp, RP) | Capitol Records, Apple Records | ST 2309, ST-2309 | US | 1971 |
| ST 2309 | The Beatles | The Early Beatles (CD, Comp, Unofficial) | Capitol Records | ST 2309 | US | 2001 |
| ST-2309 | The Beatles | The Early Beatles (LP, Album, Comp, RE, Sub) | Capitol Records | ST-2309 | US | 1968 |
| SOLP-7095 | The Beatles | The Early Beatles (LP, Comp, RE) | Odeon | SOLP-7095 | Venezuela | 1974 |
Notes
Come with lyric insert, black inner sleeve & OBI.Toshiba/EMI Japan issued this US release as part of Japan's "Country Flag" OBI / EAS re-issue series of the Beatles Japanese LP catalog which began in 1976. This is title n° 20 in the series, with U.S. flag OBI.
Originally released in US March 1965.
Recording notes:
-Pressed from a copy of a US master, as identified by the matrix stamp
-True stereo on all tracks except A1 "Love Me Do" and B2 "P.S. I Love You" are fake stereo.
Packaging notes:
-Front and back covers are from the US design but this pressing is in a gatefold sleeve with new artwork for this release.
-Apple logo on the front jacket in place of where the Capitol logo would be.
-Includes bio-lyric sheet insert (in English & Japanese)
-Disc comes with clear rice-paper inner sleeve.
-OBI states ¥2,500
-Some copies imported to North America may have come with an "imported Japan" Capitol-EMI sticker that sealed the outer plastic sleeve (see photo)
Manufactured by Toshiba-EMI Ltd., Japan
Barcodes
- Matrix / Runout: ST-X-1-2309 1 S18 G-2
- Matrix / Runout: ST-X-2-2309 1 S15
- Barcode (Price): ¥2,200
- Matrix / Runout (Label A): ST-X-1-2809
- Matrix / Runout (Label B): ST-X-2-2809
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped, variant 1): ST-X-1-2809 1S 16 〄 7S-8GY
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped, variant 1): ST-X-2-2809 1S2 〄
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped, variant 2): ST-X-1-2309 1S 21 〄 7-4G5G
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped, variant 2): ST-X-2-2309 1S2 〄
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped, variant 3): ST-X-1-2309 1S 20 〄 6-XGZG
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped, variant 3): ST-X-2-2309 1S 11 〄
- Price Code: ¥2,500
Companies
- Manufactured By – Toshiba EMI Ltd
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