The Jam – The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow)

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Label:	Polydor – 2059 546
Format:	Vinyl , 7", 45 RPM, Single , French Pressing
Country:	UK
Released:	Sep 1982
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Mod

Tracklist

A		The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow) Written-By – Weller*
		Pity Poor Alfie / Fever
B a)		Pity Poor Alfie Written-By – Weller*
B b)		Fever Written-By – Davenport*

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Polydor Ltd. (London)
Copyright © – Polydor Ltd. (London)
Published By – Morrison Leahy Music Ltd.
Published By – Lark Music Ltd.
Pressed By – Polygram Industries Messageries

Credits

Arranged By [String Arrangement] – Peter Wilson
Lacquer Cut By – Arun*
Performer – Jenny McKeown*
Producer [Produced By] – Peter Wilson

Notes

French pressing for the UK market (no "Made in " on the label but with French rim text in the antislipring area).
Glossy sturdy sleeve with a variation on the sleeve opening.

Very similar to the other French pressings, The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow), but with a different sleeve opening.

Catalog numbers:
POSP 505 (on sleeve and label)
2059 546 (in brackets on label)

Runouts are stamped except for the etched 'ARUN' and the lone 'A' or 'B' in some variants.

Track B is a medley.

[Sleeve:]
The Belle Stars and Stiff Records.
℗1982 Polydor Ltd.London. ©1982 Polydor Ltd.London.

[Label side A:]
Morrison Leahy Music Ltd

[Label side B:]
a) Morrison Leahy Music Ltd
b) Lark Music Ltd

[Label both sides:]
Original sound recording made by Polydor Ltd (London)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): 603 POSP 505 A POLYGRAM ARUN
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): 603 POSP 505 B POLYGRAM
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): 603 POSP 505 A POLYGRAM A ARUN B2
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): A 603 POSP 505 B A A2
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 3): 603 POSP 505 A POLYGRAM A A3 ARUN
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 3): 603 POSP 505 B POLYGRAM A A7
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 4): 603POSP 505 A POLYGRAM ARUN B11
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 4): B 603 POSP 505 B DM POLYGRAM A
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 5): A 603 POSP 505 A POLYGRAM ARUN A1
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 5): A 603 POSP 505 B POLYGRAM B1

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow) (7", 45 RPM, Single, French Pressing)	Polydor	POSP 505, 2059 546	UK	1982
Recently Edited	The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow) (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Stereo)	Polydor	PX-1-506, 2478 166	US	1982
Recently Edited	The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow) (7", 45 RPM, Single)	Polydor	2059 546	Scandinavia	1982
New Submission	The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow) (12", 45 RPM, EP)	Polydor	2141 635	Netherlands	1982
	The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow) (7", 45 RPM, EP)	Polydor	2229 260, POSP 505	Netherlands	1982