The Beatles
at 78 RPM
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Credits
Information on this site comes thanks to the kind assistance of Polo Reyes.
Big thanks to Polo for his assistance!
Several of the illustrations of these records are through the kind courtesy of Edward Delos Santos.
He frequently has these available on auction at eBay! Search at eBay for seller fil-am.shop and oldbestseller
Introductory notes:
Beatles 78s where issued in the mid 60s in the Phillipines by local licensees for the EMI family of labels, the Dyna company and Mico Manufacturing. These releases, all on Parlophone, were geared primarily toward jukebox operators and came in three label designs.Initial releases manufactured by Mico came with a purple label that featured that word Parlophone to the left of the centre hole in a style similar to that of the red labels of UK Parlophone 45 rpm records of 1962.
Dyna Products Company releases had a multi-colour/ orange label initially with later releases having on a more traditional black label. Many of the later Dyna releases appear to be back catalogue reissues designed to capitalise on the Beatles worldwide success.
A curious note however is the fact that in the middle of the orange label releases we find the black label release of PAL-60104: Don't Bother Me b/w All My Loving. This possibly indicates that an orange label release of this 78 exists and that Dyna kept pressing even the back catalogue well into 1965! Any info on label variations most welcomed.
Two other interesting label variations have surfaced. The first is on PAL-60101, I Saw Her Standing There. Orange label copies exist with the composing credit as either Lennon-McCartney or McCartney-Lennon. The quantity pressed of either is unknown.
In the black label series, a second variation can be found. Most of the black label 78s that are known have the rights designation (All rights of the manufacturer...) around the top rim of the record, manufacturing credit along the bottom (Manufactured under license by Dyna Products Inc in the Philippines), and the notation "T.M. REG PHIL PAT OFF BY THE PARLOPHONE CO LTD" under the word Parlophone. Newly discovered are back label versions that do not carry the rights wording and change the manufacturing credit along the botton to read "Manufactured under license from EMI Ltd Great Britain by Dyna Products Inc in the Philippines". The rights wording has been replaced with the designation "THE PARLOPHONE COMPANY LIMITED". Finally, the wording under Parlophone has been changed to read simply "T.M. REG PHIL PAT OFF". Any info on other label variations most welcomed.
As of early 2004 these have realised US$600 to US$1000 on auction
| Label | Catalog Number | Title | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purple Label (Mico Manufacturing) | |||
| Parlophone | EG 8883-1 | From Me to You | I Saw Her Standing There |
| Orange or Black Label (Dyna Products) | |||
| Parlophone | PAL-60101 |
I Saw Her Standing There
-- label variation 1 |
Boys |
| Parlophone | PAL-60102 (R 5084) | I Want to Hold Your Hand | Please Please Me |
| Parlophone | PAL-60103 | Twist and Shout | Do You Want To Know A Secret |
| Parlophone | PAL-60104 | Don't Bother Me | All My Loving |
| Parlophone | PAL-60105 | Roll Over Beethoven | Devil in her Heart |
| Parlophone | PAL-60106 (R 5055) |
She Loves You | I'll Get You |
| Parlophone | PAL-60107 (R 5015) | From Me to You | Thank You Girl |
| Parlophone |
PAL-60161 (R 5114) |
Can't Buy Me Love | You Can't Do That |
| Parlophone |
PAL-60197 (R 5160) |
A Hard Day's Night | Things We Said Today |
| Parlophone | PAL-60217 | I'm Happy Just To Dance With You | If I Fell |
| Parlophone | PAL-60218 | I Should Have Known Better | And I Love Her |
| Parlophone | PAL-60263 | Love Me Do | It Won't Be Long |
| Parlophone | PAL-60282 | Eight Days A Week | Every Little Thing |
| Parlophone | PAL-60283 | Rock and Roll Music | No Reply |
| Parlophone | PAL-60284 |
I'm a Loser
-- label variation 1 |
Mr Moonlight
-- label variation 1 |
| Parlophone | PAL-60287 | Honey Don't | I'll Follow the Sun |
