The Beatles – Meet The Beatles!

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Label:	Capitol Records – ST-2047
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo , Scranton Pressing, 3rd Label Variation, No Producer Credit
Country:	US
Released:	1964
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Rock & Roll

Tracklist

A1	I Want To Hold Your Hand	2:24
A2	I Saw Her Standing There	2:50
A3	This Boy	2:11
A4	It Won't Be Long	2:11
A5	All I've Got To Do	2:05
A6	All My Loving	2:04
B1	Don't Bother Me Written-By – George Harrison	2:28
B2	Little Child	1:46
B3	Till There Was You Written-By – Meredith Willson	2:12
B4	Hold Me Tight	2:30
B5	I Wanna Be Your Man	1:59
B6	Not A Second Time	2:03

Companies, etc.

Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.
Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Scranton
Printed By – Modern Album Finishing Co.

Credits

Drums, Vocals – Ringo Starr
Electric Bass, Vocals – Paul McCartney
Lead Guitar, Vocals – George Harrison
Photography By [Cover] – Robert Freeman (4)
Producer [Uncredited] – George Martin
Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals – John Lennon
Written-By – John Lennon-Paul McCartney* (tracks: A1 to A6, B2, B4 to B6)

Notes

This slightly later Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Scranton version was issued with the 3rd label variation, which gives publishing credits to BMI for "I Want to Hold Your Hand", "I Saw Her Standing There", "I Wanna Be Your Man" and credits ASCAP for all other songs.

According to "Price Guide for Beatles' American Records" (6th ed.) by Cox & Daniels, this 3rd label variant was likely first sent to printers mid-February 1964.

Issued with the first jacket that does not have the George Martin producer credit on the back.
Issued with blue "Caution!" inner sleeve.

'3' is stamped at lower-right corner of back cover, denoting a Modern Album, Long Island, New York print.

Recorded in England. High Fidelity Recording. Original covers have "Beatles" in a brown print, later pressings have "Beatles" in an olive green print. Glossy labels.

All text and symbols on runout are machine stamped. IAM logo is in a triangle. & denotes a stereo record pressed by Scranton.

For similar, later Scranton pressing with matte labels and different inner sleeve: Meet The Beatles!

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society: ASCAP
Rights Society: BMI
Other (Print fabricator code - lower right corner of back): 3
Pressing Plant ID (On runouts): [IAM logo], &
Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): (ST-X-1-2047)
Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): (ST-X-2-2047)
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): ST-1-2047-A1 X2 [IAM logo] &
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): ST-2-2047-A1-X2 [IAM logo] &
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): ST1-2047-X4 [IAM logo] &
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): ST-2-2047-A3 [IAM logo] &
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 3): ST1-2047-B4x2 [IAM logo] &
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 3): ST2-2047-A1 [IAM logo] &
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 4): ST-1-2047-W1 [IAM logo]
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 4): ST-2-2047-W1 [IAM logo]
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 5): ST1-2047-B2 [IAM logo] &
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 5): ST2-2047-A1 [IAM logo] &
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 6): ST1-2047-X4 [IAM logo] &
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 6): ST-2-2047-W1 [IAM logo] &

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	Meet The Beattles (Acetate, LP, Album, Stereo)	Capitol Records	ST-2047	US	1963
Recently Edited	Meet The Beatles! (LP, Album, Mono, Pinckneyville Pressing)	Capitol Records	T 2047, T-2047	US	1964
	Meet The Beatles! (LP, Album, Stereo, Scranton Pressing)	Capitol Records	ST 2047, ST-2047	US	1964
Recently Edited	Meet The Beatles! (LP, Album, Repress, Mono, Scranton, 2nd Label Variation, No Producer Credit)	Capitol Records	T 2047, T-2047	US	1964
	Meet The Beatles! = ビートルズ! (LP, Album, Mono, Red)	Odeon	OR 7041, OR-7041	Japan	1964