The Beatles – The Essential Beatles
Label: |
Apple Records – TVSS-8 |
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Format: |
Vinyl
, LP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono
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Country: |
Australia |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Pop |
Style: |
Beat |
Tracklist
| A1 | Love Me Do | |
| A2 | Boys | |
| A3 | Long Tall Sally | |
| A4 | Honey Don't | |
| A5 | P.S. I Love You | |
| A6 | Baby You're A Rich Man | |
| A7 | All My Loving | |
| A8 | Yesterday | |
| A9 | Penny Lane | |
| B1 | Magical Mystery Tour | |
| B2 | Norwegian Wood | |
| B3 | With A Little Help From My Friends | |
| B4 | All You Need Is Love | |
| B5 | Something | |
| B6 | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | |
| B7 | Let It Be |
Companies, etc.
- Made By – EMI (Australia) Limited
- Distributed By – EMI (Australia) Limited
- Published By – Northern Songs
- Published By – Castle (4)
- Published By – B & H
- Published By – Belinda
Credits
- Producer – George Martin
- Written-By – Lennon-McCartney (tracks: A6 to B4, B6, B7)
Notes
Unique Australian Release.
First (one of five) label variation identifiable by larger STEREO notation, different font and layout of track-list, notably Baby You're a Rich Man and Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da. No dot next to the manufacturing credit on side 2.
EMI Australia asked EMI UK for a stereo mix of Penny Lane (EMI Australia apparently requested the stereo mix prior to 's issue of Magical Mystery Tour - which was released before The Essential Beatles), yet still used the mono mix of Baby You're A Rich Man.
Long Tall Sally has reversed channels.
Penny Lane runs slow with a noticable "warble".
Let It Be is the album remix, not the single.
All labels have the matrices reversed, ie YAPAX1071-B on side 1 and YAPAX1072-A on side 2.
Cat# TVSS8 appears on sleeve, cat# TVSS-8 on labels
First (one of five) label variation identifiable by larger STEREO notation, different font and layout of track-list, notably Baby You're a Rich Man and Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da. No dot next to the manufacturing credit on side 2.
EMI Australia asked EMI UK for a stereo mix of Penny Lane (EMI Australia apparently requested the stereo mix prior to 's issue of Magical Mystery Tour - which was released before The Essential Beatles), yet still used the mono mix of Baby You're A Rich Man.
Long Tall Sally has reversed channels.
Penny Lane runs slow with a noticable "warble".
Let It Be is the album remix, not the single.
All labels have the matrices reversed, ie YAPAX1071-B on side 1 and YAPAX1072-A on side 2.
Cat# TVSS8 appears on sleeve, cat# TVSS-8 on labels
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A label): YAPAX 1071-B
- Matrix / Runout (Side B label): YAPAX 1072-A
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout Variant 1): YAPAX 1071-3
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout Variant 1): YAPAX 1072-2
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched, Variant 2): YAPAX1071-3B
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched, Variant 2): YAPAX.1072.2 CQ
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched, Variant 3): YAPAX 1071-3
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched, Variant 3): YAPAX 1072-2B
Other Versions (5 of 18)
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| The Essential Beatles (LP, Compilation) | Apple Records | TVSS 8 | New Zealand | 1972 | |||
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The Essential Beatles (Cassette, Compilation) | Apple Records | B-TC-TVSS 8, B-TC TVSS 8 | New Zealand | 1972 | ||
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The Essential Beatles (LP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono) | Apple Records | TVSS8, TVSS-8 | Australia | 1972 | ||
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The Essential Beatles (LP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono) | Apple Records | TVSS8, TVSS-8 | Australia | 1972 | ||
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The Essential Beatles (LP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono) | Apple Records | TVSS8, TVSS-8 | Australia | 1972 |
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Reviews
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The Essential Beatles is a greatest hits compilation album by the Beatles which was exclusive to Australia and New Zealand on the Apple Records label. All of the songs featured on the album (with the exception of "With a Little Help from My Friends") reached the top 3 in the Australian charts as singles and EP tracks.
Most of the songs on the album are presented in true stereo, while "Love Me Do", "P.S. I Love You" and "Baby You're A Rich Man" are in "fake stereo". Two notable mastering glitches appear on the album: "Penny Lane" running slow with a noticeable "warble" and "Long Tall Sally" on this album, has the stereo channels reversed.
The album was reissued twice in the 1980s. The first time as part of the Superstars of the '70s box set, released by the Australian branch of World Record Club in August 1980. The second being in December 1982, where it was paired with the Barry Miles book The Beatles In Their Own Words in a box set titled: The Beatles Sight & Sound.
The album was issued on cassette in 1972, but has never seen a compact disc release (as was the case with non-canon Beatles albums at the time). It remained in print until 1991, when all the Australian Beatles vinyl was deleted from EMI Music Australia catalogue and replaced with imported vinyl from the UK.
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This tracklist is a nice one! I also like the evolution of each band member, as portrayed through six images each throughout the Beatles timeline on the back. I'll be looking for this compilation.. -
Edited 5 years agoahhh yes my very first beatles album pre 1980 before i got interested in the group this would have to be my all time favorite best of albums interesting fact a fade in version of little help of my friends penny lane and baby you're a rich man in mono even though magical mystery tour via world records had the stereo mixes the album was deleted in 1982 when all albums were reissued on the parlophone label
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