The BeatlesThe Beatles

Label:

Apple Records – SMO 2051/52

Format:

2 x Vinyl , LP, Album , TELDEC Contract Pressing

Country:

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Psychedelic Rock

Tracklist

A1 Back In The U.S.S.R. 2:42
A2 Dear Prudence 3:50
A3 Glass Onion 2:16
A4 Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da 3:07
A5 Wild Honey Pie 0:53
A6 The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill 3:11
A7 While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Guitar [Uncredited]Eric Clapton
4:44
A8 Happiness Is A Warm Gun 2:41
B1 Martha My Dear 2:26
B2 I'm So Tired 2:03
B3 Blackbird 2:17
B4 Piggies 2:03
B5 Rocky Raccoon 3:31
B6 Don't Me By 3:49
B7 Why Don't We Do It In The Road? 1:40
B8 I Will 1:44
B9 Julia 2:52
C1 Birthday 2:41
C2 Yer Blues 3:57
C3 Mother Nature's Son 2:46
C4 Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey 2:24
C5 Sexy Sadie 3:14
C6 Helter Skelter 4:27
C7 Long, Long, Long 3:02
D1 Revolution 1 4:12
D2 Honey Pie 2:40
D3 Savoy Truffle 2:57
D4 Cry Baby Cry 3:00
D5 Revolution 9 8:17
D6 Good Night 3:09

Companies, etc.

  • Pressed ByTELDEC »Telefunken-Decca« Schallplatten GmbH
  • Record CompanyElectrola
  • Printed ByHeinrich Nicolaus G.m.b.H.
  • Copyright ©Apple Records
  • Copyright ©Northern Songs
  • Pressed ByTeldec-Press GmbH

Credits

  • ProducerGeorge Martin
  • Written-ByStarkey* (tracks: B6)

Notes

Teldec contract pressing of the first German release ('center ring' near spindlehole, 'Manufactured in ' in runout area). Disk 1 and 2 have been pressed by Teldec. There is another version were only disk 2 has been pressed by Teldec and disk 1 represents a regular EMI copy ( this one )

First copies of this first pressing were delivered with the regular black inner sleeves. Some copies are delivered with the red-white striped inner sleeves (see images).

Top opener & gatefold sleeve.

Has raised title and seven digit individual copy number (beginning with '№ ') in grey in lower right hand corner on front cover.

"Thanks to George Martin/Chris Thomas/Ken Scott/Jeff Emerick/Barry Shefield/John Smith/Richard Hamilton/Gordon House/Jeremy Banks/John Kelly/Linda Eastman/Mal/Kevin and all at number 9" (lyrics sheet).

'†© All lyrics copyright for the world by Northern Songs Ltd. England' (A7, B4, B6, C7, D3) '✱© Apple Records' (all other songs)

Eric Clapton on A7 is uncredited for contractual reasons.

Included are 4 one-sided 29x21 cm sheets with pictures of the musicians and a 12-page 12" sized booklet which can be open to a huge poster.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped): YEX-709-1 Manufactured in
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped): YEX-710-1 Manufactured in
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, stamped): YEX-711-1 Manufactured in
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, stamped): YEX-712-1 Manufactured in
  • Rights Society: GEMA

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The Beatles (2×LP, Album, Numbered, Stereo) Apple Records PCSO-7067-8 Australia 1968
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The Beatles (2×LP, Album, Numbered, Toploader, Grey Number; Gatefold) Apple Records SMO 2051/52 1968
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