The Beatles Swan Song She Loves You & Other Records

by Spizer, Bruce

• ISBN13: 9780966264975
• ISBN10: 0966264975
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-03-17
• Publisher: 498 Productions, LLC

Summary

The Beatles Swan Song is the sixth and final installment in Bruce Spizer's critically accliamined books on the Beatles American records. It tells the fascinating stories behind the records released by companies that had the rights to only a limited number of Beatles recordings. These labels included Swan, United Artists, Decca, MGM, Atco and Polydor, each trying to exploit Beatlemania to the fullest, often milking a cash cow even when they had no legitimate cow to milk. The book also covers the singles and albums released by Capitol Records in the 70s and 80s, including theme albums such as "Rock 'N' Roll Music" and "Love Songs," as well as "The Beatles At The Hollywood Bowl," "Rarities" and the unreleased "Sessions" LP. The book is printed on high quality glossy paper, with nearly 1,000 color images throughout.

Author Biography

Bruce Spizer has written eight critically acclaimed Beatles books, including The Beatles Records on Vee-Jay, The Beatles' Story on Capitol Records, The Beatles on Apple Records, Beatles for Sale on Parlophone Records and The Beatles Are Coming! The Birth of Beatlemania in America. He has appeared on several national television programs (ABC's Good Morning America and Nightline, CBS's Early Show, CNN and Fox National News) and radio programs (NPR, ABC, BBC) as a Beatles expert and has given presentations at the Grammy Museum, the Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, the American Film Institute, the Paley Center for Media, the Newseum, New York's Lincoln Center and Beatles conventions throughout the United States and in Liverpool, England. Bruce serves a consultant for Universal Music Group, Capitol records and Apple Corps, Ltd. on Beatles projects.

Table of Contents

Beatles, Beatles Everywhere	p. 1
Swan Records	p. 5
Swan 4152: She Loves You b/w I'll Get You	p. 7
Swan 4182: Sie Liebt Dich (She Loves You) b/w I'll Get You	p. 19
United Artists Records	p. 25
UAL 3366 & 6366: A Hard Day's Night	p. 27
Open-End Interviews & Radio Spots	p. 43
George Martin Releases	p. 49
Canadian Records	p. 59
Decca Records	p. 61
Decca 31382: My Bonnie b/w The Saints	p. 63
MGM Records	p. 69
MGM K13213: My Bonnie b/w The Saints	p. 71
MGM E/SE 4215: The Beatles with Tony Sheridan and Their Guests	p. 75
MGM K13227: Why b/w Cry for a Shadow	p. 81
Metro M/MS-563: This is Where it All Started	p. 85
ATCO Records	p. 87
ATCO 45-6302: Sweet Georgia Brown b/w Take Out Some Insurance	p. 89
ATCO 35-6308: Ain't She Sweet b/w Nobody's Child	p. 93
ATCO (SD) 33-169: Ain't She Sweet (The Beatles & Other Great Sounds From England)	p. 99
Clarion (SD) 601: The Amazing Beatles	p. 103
Polydor Records	p. 105
Polydor 24-4504: In the Beginning (Circa 1960)	p. 107
Polydor 1113-7: Backbeat	p. 111
Albums of Dubious Origins	p. 113
Savage BM 69: The Savage Young Beatles	p. 115
Lingasong 7001: Live! At the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962	p. 119
Capitol Records in the 70s & 80s	p. 127
Capitol P-4274: Helter Skelter (mono) b/w Helter Skelter (stereo)	p. 129
Capitol 4274: Got to Get You into My Life b/w Helter Skelter	p. 133
Capitol 11537: Rock 'N' Roll Music	p. 135
Capitol 4347: Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da b/w Julia	p. 145
Capitol 11638: The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl	p. 147
Capitol 4506: Girl b/w You're Going to Lose That Girl (Not Issued)	p. 157
Capitol 11711: Love Songs	p. 159
Capitol 4612: Sgt. Pepper/with a Little Help b/w A Day in the Life	p. 165
Capitol 12060: Rarities	p. 167
Capitol B-5100: The Beatles' Movie Medley b/w Fab Four on Film	p. 175
Capitol 12199: Reel Music	p. 179
Capitol 12245: 20 Greatest Hits	p. 185
Capitol B-5189: Love Me Do b/w P.S. I Love You	p. 189
Capitol B-5439: Leave My Kitten Alone b/w Bo-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (Not Issued)	p. 191
Capitol 12373: Sessions (Not Issued)	p. 193
Capitol B-5624: Twist and Shout b/w There's a Place	p. 197
United Artists Soundtrack Albums	p. 199
British Configuration Albums & Past Masters	p. 201
Budget Line Releases	p. 205
Anniversary Singles	p. 207
Picture Discs & Colored Vinyl	p. 211
Reissue Singles	p. 215
Reissue Albums	p. 227
Beatles Box Sets	p. 231
Canadian Singles	p. 233
Canadian Albums	p. 235
Record Club Albums	p. 239
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab	p. 243
The Family Way	p. 247
Interview Records from the Sixties	p. 249
Vee-Jay Additions	p. 255
Capitol Improvements	p. 261
Apple Addendum	p. 269
Vendors	p. 271
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