Beatles discography: Australia

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1. Terry Tuesday 30 March 2010

   as a 14 year old I bought the ‘MMT and other splendid hits’ from the World Record Club..it even has graded circles (for treble and bass)on the back cover where you can mark in your own preferences.
   I also bought the ‘Essential Beatles’ now in very poor condition…strange compilation (Honey Don’t and ‘Boys’?)
   and ‘Hey Jude’..would’ve made more sense to have ‘Day Tripper’ and ‘We Can Work It Out’ instead of ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’ and ‘I Should’ve Known Better’

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• Leon Saturday 14 January 2012

  This was all about the American market. Remember, the “Hey Jude” LP wasn’t issued in the UK back then (although they eventually did issue it in the 1980’s). So it was ALL about the US market didn’t have. Both sides of the “Day Tripper” 45 were already issued on the US only “Yesterday and Today” LP, but both “Can’t Buy Me Love” and “I Should Have Known Better” had NOT been on any US Capitol LP. They were both on the soundtrack of “A Hard Day’s Night” which was issued on the “United Artists” label.

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2. Ken Marsh Tuesday 10 April 2012

   I am confused with the Australian release date of the “All My Loving” EP. The release is shown as 9 April 1964. However, “the original and authentic Top 40 chart” showed it as the release of the week on 16 March and it made its Top 40 debut on 20 March, peaking at #1 on 3 April.

   How can this be? Should the release date be 9 MARCH and not APRIL? Also, the single “Roll Over Beethoven/Hold Me Tight” is not listed in the singles releases.

   Any other “inaccuracies” in the discography?

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• Joe Tuesday 10 April 2012

  There probably are – I’ve covered over 40 countries and I’m sure some errors will slip through. I’m grateful to people such as yourself for pointing them out.

  I’ve added the ROB/HMT single – not sure how I missed that. However, I’m not sure of the precise release date of the AML EP. In the absence of anything more accurate, I’ll put it as 16 March.

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• George Rollo Saturday 13 June 2015

  Hi Joe,
  Just to let you know about a few more “inaccuracies” & missing records. (Singles)

  1: A 8943 Something / Come Together was issued on the 19th Oct 1969 not on the 17th Oct
  2: A 8107 Roll Over Beethoven / Hold Me Tight was issued on the 5th March 1964 not on the 16th March

  Records not listed are as follows,

  1: A11115 Yesterday / I Should Have Known Better issued 31st May 1976
  2: A11182 Got To Get You Into My Life / Helter Skelter issued July 1976
  3: Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band – with A Little Help From My Friends / A Day In The Life
  issued 28th Aug 1978
  4: A689 Movie Medley / I’m Happy Just To Dance With You issued 8th April 1982
  5: ED48 Love Me Do / P.S. I Love You / Love Me Do 12″ single issued July 1983
  6: AB34 Box Set of 34 singles issued Oct 1983

  Info taken from the Jeff Russell book “The Beatles Album File & Complete Discography”

  Hope tis info is of use to you.

  Regards,
  George

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• George Rollo Saturday 13 June 2015

  also Hey Jude / Revolution was issued on the Parlophone label as A-8493 not GEPO 70045 as listed this is the cat no for the EP Penny Lane

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• George Rollo Sunday 14 June 2015

  AML EP issued April 1964, error on my part ignore ref to issue date of ROB/HMT you had the correct date, sorry.

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• Sara Saturday 21 May 2016

  Hi
  I need help as I have very old Beatles records that have orange labels…can anyone help please as I’m not sure about these labels

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• John Tuesday 10 January 2017

  Australian Parlophone LP labels were the orange colour from late 1969 to 1981, so any Parlophone Beatles album you have with that colour label would NOT be an original 1960s pressing.

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• Dean Perry Sunday 2 August 2020

  Hi John, I was wondering if you or anybody else can help me find out a bit more about my “Let It Be’ Album (vinyl) . I have searched ‘Discogs’ and cannot find it on that forum. It has a black and silver ‘Parlophone’ label a , PCSO-7096 YEX 773(side 1) / YEX 774 (side 2) matrix , “An EMI Recording” on the opposite side to the matrix, run out etching is YEX 773-3U ( Side 1 ) YEX 774-2 P (it looks like a p ? ) . The only copies and research I can find have an APPLE logo label on the LP. The bottom of the label has EMI in black inside a silver rectangle . “MADE IN AUSTRALIA BY EMI (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED “written around the bottom of the label . ANY Help would be greatly appreciated.
  Regards
  Dean Perry
  Australia.

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3. vonbontee Wednesday 11 April 2012

   What a bizarre tracklisting and sequence that “Essential Beatles” compilation has. :/

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• Mark Wednesday 9 May 2012

  That may be so, but it was the first Beatles record I can remember listening to.

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• Damien Sunday 16 October 2022

  First time poster here.
  Same for me as well, I remember my mother bought Essential for me as a Xmas or b’day gift. The selection was probably sedate enough for her!

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4. vince Thursday 9 August 2012

   I have an Australian pressing of The Beatles single Please Please Me/Ask Me Why. The label is lavender in colour and the Parlophone format is quite different to every other Beatles single in my collection. Would this be one of the first beatles records pressed in Australia. I have had the record since 1964.

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• John Tuesday 10 January 2017

  That was the very first Beatles record to be released in Australia. ‘From Me To You / Thank You Girl’ and ‘She Loves You / I’ll Get You’ were also issued on that same coloured Parlophone label. In late 1963 the Australian Parlophone single label was changed to a black label with silver print and all subsequent Beatles Parlophone singles were pressed with that new label.

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5. andrew Sunday 14 October 2012

   the Essental Beatles the best compilation album ever released in australia

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6. Ian Thursday 4 April 2013

   Any idea of the value of the Australian releases of “With The Beatles” and “Beatles For Sale”, with the sleeves being different from the UK releases? I have an original copy of each.

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• VinylSimon Wednesday 5 February 2014

  If by original you mean a gold/black label version of “With The Beatles” then, it could go for a couple hundered AUD to $1000 AUD depending on condition etc… give or take. If it is the 2nd release on black/yellow parlophone labels then it would go for much less. Between 20-60 AUD depending on condition. I mentioned both as some people are under the false impression that the black/yellow label job is a 1st press.

  The above is on the basis the copy you own is mono and not stereo.

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7. Rafa Wednesday 8 May 2013

   There is a song missed in “The Essential Beatles”. Between «Honey Don’t» and «Baby You’re A Rich Man» there was the song «P.S. I Love You».

   The correct song list in side 1 of the LP was:

   1. «Love Me Do»
   2. «Boys»
   3. «Long Tall Sally»
   4. «Honey Don’t»
   5. «P.S. I Love You»
   6. «Baby You’re A Rich Man»
   7. «All My Loving»
   8. «Yesterday»
   9. «Penny Lane»

   The same tracklisting must be on the New Zealand’s version of the LP.

   Greetings.

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8. Rafa Wednesday 8 May 2013

   The original tracklisting of the EP “Beatles for Sale” was:

   Side 1:
   1. «No Reply»
   2. «I’m a Loser»
   Side 2:
   1. «Words of Love»
   2. «Eight Days a Week»

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9. Rafa Monday 13 May 2013

   The correct mono prefix of the cat# for the “Please Please Me” album is PMCO (sure is a mistake! :)), and the true stereo prefix for the “Beatles for Sale” and “Greatest Hits Volume 2” LP’s was PCSO (sure another mistake).

   “Yellow Submarine” was released only on Apple Records, both in mono and stereo, not on Parlophone.

   And “Magical Mystery Tour” was released with the cat# S-4574 through World Record Club. I think the spelling WRC is redundant, because it doesn’t form a unit with the cat#.

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10. Richie Thursday 6 February 2014

    I have a copy of The Beatles Hits EP made in Australia, on a Blue/Green label can anyone give me some information on this please?
    Many Thanks in advance
    Richie

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• John Tuesday 10 January 2017

  That is an original first pressing. In late 1963 EMI Australia changed the design of Parlophone LP, EP and single labels. The EP label changed from blue/green to black. Original 1963 pressings of the first three Australian Beatles EPs have the blue/green label.

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11. Bobcatbob Friday 21 March 2014

    I wonder who on earth compiled The Essential Beatles and what their reasoning was ? So mych Ringo, so little John. And the early photos of Ringo on the cover art are so un-Beatle-like and don’t even look like Ringo somehow!

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12. ewe2 Wednesday 11 March 2015

    Also I have just discovered that there was a single of Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da/While My Guitar Gently Weeps in Australia!

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13. ron decline Friday 13 November 2015

    the australians were smart enough to release obla-di -obla -da as a single.they knew it would go to number 1.also it wasnt about the american market or australia would have released magical mystery tour in 67 like the american market did.

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14. Winston Sunday 1 January 2017

    The Number Ones (EP)
    1 – Love Me Do
    2 – I Feel Fine
    3 – Rock and Roll Music

    The Number Ones (LP)
    1 – I Want to Hold Your Hand
    2 – I Saw Her Standing There
    3 – Can’t Buy Me Love
    4 – A Hard Day’s Night
    5 – I Should Have Known Better
    6 – Ticket to Ride
    7 – Help!
    8 – We Can Work it Out
    9 – Nowhere Man
    10 – Yellow Submarine
    11 – Penny Lane
    12 – All You Need is Love
    13 – Hello Goodbye
    14 – Lady Madonna
    15 – Hey Jude
    16 – Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
    17 – Get Back
    18 – Ballad of John and Yoko
    19 – Something
    20 – Let It Be

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15. Rob Stormont Monday 18 June 2018

    Your release date for the Let It Be LP in Australia is incorrect. It was released on 8th May 1970. I was given a copy of this LP and its accompanying book on my 18th birthday, 31st May 1970.

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