US Singles - Page 4 (J-N)

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Fan Club Insert (click to enlarge)

Lady Madonna / The Inner Light

Capitol 2138
Released: March 18,  1968 
Weeks on chart: 11/1
Highest chart position: 4/96

Label Variations:

3/18/1968 - Capitol 2138.01A - East Coast - With No Track Times Listed

3/18/1968 - Capitol 2138.02A - East Coast - With Track Times

3/18/1968 - Capitol 2138.02B - West Coast - With Track Times

3/18/1968 - Capitol 2138.02C - LA Wide Font Label

3/18/1968 - Capitol P-2138  - PROMO issue

6/1/68 - Capitol 2138.23 - Small print label - LA small pressing - Orange - Yellow Swirl label with "…Subsidiary of.." perimeter print with " * " machine stamped in trail off area

Early 1971 - Capitol 2138.49 - Red & Orange Target label with "C" logo white background - Scranton pressing - small print

02/1971 - Apple 2138 - with Black Star

7/1/1971 - Apple 2138

1975 - Apple 2138  - "Apple label with "All Rights Reserved..." on label

12/1/1975 - Capitol 2138 - Orange label

3/1/1978 - Capitol 2138 - Purple "MFD..."  Label 

July 1983 - Capitol 2138 - Black Label - Rainbow Band

5/1/1988 Capitol 2138 - Purple "Manufactured by.." Label

*** A glossy finish Beatles Fan Club insert was inserted in the picture sleeve upon initial release to promote new members & Beatles Monthly Magazine.

 

 

Leave My Kitten Alone / Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da

Capitol B-5439 
Released: 1985
Weeks on chart: 
Highest chart position: 

Label Variations:

1/1/1985 - Capitol B-5439 - Picture Sleeve only -- no 45 was released

 

 

Straight Top (Queens Litho - East Coast)

 

 

Curved Top (Queens Litho - East Coast) - No confirmed West Coast sleeve

Let It Be / You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)

                 

Capitol 2764

Released: March 11, 1970

Weeks on chart: 14
Highest chart position: 1

Label Variations:

3/11/1970 - Apple 2764.01L(as)  Glossy light green label - Los Angeles Press - Apple perimeter print on B side

3/11/1970 - Apple 2764.01L(c)  Glossy light green label - Los Angeles Press - Capitol logo perimeter print

3/11/1970 - Apple 2764.02S-c  Dark glossy green label - Scranton Press - Capitol logo perimeter print

3/11/1970 - Apple 2764.03J-c  Dark glossy green label - Jacksonville Press - Capitol logo perimeter print

1975 - Apple 2764  - "Apple label with "All Rights Reserved..." on label

12/1/1975 - Capitol 2764 - Orange label

3/1/1978 - Capitol 2764 - Purple "MFD..."  Label 

July 1983 - Capitol 2764 - Black Label - Rainbow Band

5/1/1988 - Capitol 2764 - Purple "Manufactured by.." Label

Want to see The Beatles perform Let It Be? Click the Windows Media button. It is a large file so please be patient >

 

Let It Be...Naked - Fly On The Wall (UK release)                  

Apple/EMI 07243-595438-02

Released: November 11, 2003

 

Label Variations:

Apple/EMI 07243-595438-02  - “Limited Edition” 7" EP that features extracts from tapes of The Beatles making the "Let It Be" album and film ... issued with the LP album Let It Be...Naked.

 

Long And Winding Road, The / For You Blue

                                                     

Apple 2832 
Released: May 5, 1970
Weeks on chart: 14
Highest chart position: 1

Label Variations:

5/11/1970 - Apple 2832.01RCA - Non-Capitol contract pressing - RCA Press - Light green apple label - Capitol logo perimeter print - lack of serration around label

5/11/1970 - Apple 2832.01L-c - Glossy light green label - Los Angeles Press -  Capitol logo perimeter print

5/11/1970 - Apple 2832.01L(af) - LA pressing - first layout variation - Glossy light green label - Apple perimeter print on side A only

5/11/1970 - Apple 2832.02S(as) - Glossy dark green apple label with Apple perimeter print - Song title & credits in upper left part of the apple - Group's name below center hole - Stereo in upper right part of apple

5/11/1970 - Apple 2832.03J(as) - Jacksonville glossy dark green apple label with Apple perimeter print - Song titles in small print on top of center hole - Both sides have have the group's name below center hole in very small print - No stereo designation

5/11/1970 - Apple 2832.04J(as) - Glossy dark green apple label with Apple perimeter print on side B - Songwriters credits are separated by an inch under the title - Film reference is in lower left of apple.

Apple - Promo

1975 - Apple 2832  - Apple label with "All Rights Reserved..." on label

12/1/1975 - Capitol 2832 - Orange label

3/1/1978 - Capitol 2532 - Purple "MFD by..." Label 

July 1983 - Capitol 2832 - Black Label - Rainbow Band

5/1/1988 - Capitol 2832 - Purple "Manufactured by..." Label

Want to see The Beatles perform Long And Winding Road? Click the Windows Media button. It is a large file so please be patient >

 

 

 

Oldies 45 Sleeve

 

Front 82 Re-issue

Back 82 Re-issue

Front 92 Re-issue

Back 92 Re-issue

Love Me Do / P.S. I Love You

 

 

                       

 

 

Tollie 9008 
Released: April 27, 1964

Weeks on chart: 14/8
Highest chart position: 67/10

 

 

 

 

Label Variations:

1963 - Canadian Capitol 72076 - Love Me Do was released in Canada (with not much success) about a year prior to Tollie Records released the song in 1964. Beatlemania arrived and this Canadian version was heavily imported into the United States even before Tollie released it.

4/27/1964 - Tollie 9008.DJ.2 - White label promotional issue - "tollie" & "Records" in box above center hole - "Disc Jockey Advance Sample" and "Not For Sale" on the label - with black print - AudioMatrix & APR logo is stamped in the trail off area

4/27/1964 - Tollie 9008.01 - "TOLLIE" in  thin block letters &  no box 

4/27/1964 - Tollie 9008.02A - TOLLIE thin block letters thick box - with the word "VOCAL" and publishing information in small print along with "McCartney-Lennon" in medium print

4/27/1964 - Tollie 9008.02B - TOLLIE thin block letters thick box - with the word "VOCAL" and publishing information in medium print along with "McCartney-Lennon" in small print -

4/27/1964 - Tollie 9008.03 - TOLLIE thin block letters thick box in GREEN print - with the word "VOCAL" and publishing information in small print along with "McCartney-Lennon" in medium print

4/27/1964 - Tollie 9008.04 - "TOLLIE" in thin letters &  thin box 

4/27/1964 - Tollie 9008.05 - Black label - silver print - "TOLLIE" in thin letters &  thin box

8/10/1964 - Oldies 45 OL-151.03  - Oldies 45 Series - A-side trail off areas have 45 63-3188 & /\-2252 - B-side has /\46-633189 & /\52252-X

8/10/1964 - Oldies 45 OL-151.04  - Oldies 45 Series - A-side trail off areas have 45 63-3188 & /\-2252 - B-side has /\46-633189 & /\52252-X  - Also has a "tc" symbol that apears to be a peace symbol.

10/11/1965 - Capitol 6062.01B - Green Swirl Star Line Series - LA pressing - Capitol & Star Line logo left of center hole.

11/12/1982 - Capitol B-5189 - Orange / Yellow Swirl 1982 re-issue 

July 1983 - Capitol 5189 - Black Label - Rainbow Band

1/1/1988 - B-5189 - Purple "Manufactured by.." Label 

11/2/1992 - 7PRO-79551 - 1992 PROMO - WHITE LABEL

 

East Coast

 

 

West Coast

Matchbox / Slow Down

 

                 

 

Capitol 5255 
Released: August 24, 1964

Weeks on chart: 8/7
Highest chart position: 17/25

Label Variations:

8/24/1964 - Capitol 5255.01A - East Coast

8/24/1964 - Capitol 5255.01B - West Coast

4/01/1969 - Capitol 5255.41 - Red & Orange Target label with "C" logo overprint - Scranton pressing (with Audio Matrix stamped in trail off area) - standard fonts

4/01/1969 - Capitol 5255.43 - Red & Orange Target label with "C" logo overprint - Scranton pressing (with Audio Matrix stamped in trail off area) - wide fonts

Early 1971 - Capitol 5255.48 - Red & Orange Target label with "C" logo white background - Scranton pressing - wide fonts

Early 1971 - Apple 5255 - with Black Star

7/1/1971 - Apple 5255

1/1/1975 - Apple 5255 - Apple label with "All Rights Reserved..." on label

12/1/1975 - Capitol 5255 - Orange Label

11/30/1981 - Capitol A-6284.81(A)(S) -  Blue Star Line label with "A" prefix and incorrect "stereo" printed on label

1981 - Capitol X-6284.81(X)(M) - Blue Star Line label with "X" prefix and correct "mono" printed on label 

July 1986 - Capitol Star Line X-6284 - Black Label - Rainbow Band

5/1/1988 - Capitol Starline 6284 - Purple "Manufactured by.." Label

 

 

 
PROMO 45

 

My Bonnie / The Saints (w/Tony Sheridan)

 

Decca 31382
Released: April, 1962
Weeks on chart: 
Highest chart position: 
 

 

Label Variations:

4/1962 - Decca-31382.DJ1 - Pink label promo - with stamped matrix numbers in trail off area - PROMO

4/1962 - Decca-31382.01B - Rare Pickneyville , IL label - record number, file number and running time in silver print to the right of the center hole (in the color bar). In April of 1962 The Beatles appeared on a record in the US, almost two years before their popular Beatlemania days in 1964. B-Side

 

 

  

  

PROMO 45

 

My Bonnie / The Saints (w/Tony Sheridan)

MGM 13213
Released: January 27, 1964
Weeks on chart: 
Highest chart position: 

Label Variations:

1/27/1964 - MGM K-13213 - Special Disc Jockey Record - PROMO

1/27/1964 - MGM K-13213.01a - East coast black label - Publishing credit is "P.D." - without the reference to the MGM album

1/27/1964 - MGM K-13213.01b - West coast black label - Publishing credit is "P.D." - with the reference to the MGM album

 

 

 

East Coast

West Coast

 

Nowhere Man / What Goes On

                     

Capitol 5587
Released: February 21,  1966
Weeks on chart: 9/2
Highest chart position: 3/81 

Label Variations:

2/21/1966 - Capitol 5587.01A - East Coast label - with no credit to Starkey on "What Goes On"

2/21/1966 - Capitol 5587.01B - West Coast label - with no credit to Starkey on "What Goes On"

2/21/1966 - Capitol 5587.02A - East Coast label - with credit to Lennon-McCartney-Starkey on "What Goes On"

2/21/1966 - Capitol 5587.02B - West Coast label - with credit to Lennon-McCartney-Starkey on "What Goes On"

1969 - Capitol 5587.21 - Keystone Label - Scranton pressing - Orange & yellow swirl with "a subsidiary of Capitol" rim print in white - Audio Matrix machine stamp in trail off area

1968 - Capitol 5587.22 - Bert-Co Label - LA large print pressing - Orange - Yellow Swirl label with "…Subsidiary of.." perimeter print with " * " machine stamped in trail off area

1968 - Capitol 5587.23s - Small print label - Scranton pressing - Orange & Yellow Swirl label with "…Subsidiary of.." perimeter print with Audio Matrix machine stamp in trail off area

1969 - Capitol 5587.32 - Red & Orange Target label with dome logo - Scranton pressing - Keystone label with reduced-sized print

4/1/1969 - Capitol 5587.42 - Red & Orange Target label with "C" logo overprint - Scranton pressing - Keystone label with reduced-sized print

4/1/1969 - Capitol 5587.47 - Red & Orange Target label with "C" logo white background  - Scranton pressing - Keystone label with reduced-sized print

Early 1971 - Apple 5587 - with Black Star

7/1/1971 - Apple 5587

7/1/1971 - Apple 5587 - Apple label with "All Rights Reserved..." on label

12/1/1975 - Capitol 5587 - Orange Label

3/1/1978 - Capitol 5587 - Purple "MFD..."  Label 

11/30/1981 - Capitol A-6294.81(A)(S) - Blue Star Line label with "A" prefix and incorrect "stereo" printed on label 

1981 - Capitol X-6294.81(X)(M) - Blue Star Line label with "X" prefix and correct "mono" printed on label  

July 1986 - Capitol Star Line X-6294 - Black Label - Rainbow Band

5/1/1988 - Capitol Starline 6294 - Purple "Manufactured by.." Label

 

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