--- In beatles-canadian-reference-guide@yahoogroups.com, "hpiers" <hpiers@...>
wrote:
>
> Fred,
>
> Thanks for this posting.
>
> I finally checked my mono Canadian copies and I only have one RCA mono copy
which has the following characteristics:
>
> 1. Loose plastic baggie wrapper (no shrink wrap).
> 2. Parr's logo at bottom right of front cover.
> 3. No brackets around the word Canad on the label perimeter print.
> 4. Does not say "The Beatles" under the title Rubber Soul on the label - just
lists the four names.
> 5. Big RCA pressing ring on label.
> 6. Does not say MONAUARAL like the Compo pressings.
>
> The RCA jackets have the T 2442 left justified on the back cover at the top
right - this is different from the jackets supplied with the Compo mono
pressings where this number is centered over the HIGH FIDELITY box..
>
> I have the following three Compo variations:
>
> 1. No Beatles, just names - no brackets.
> 2. Beatles with names also - no brackets.
> 3. Beatles with names also - brackets.
>
> All of the Compo pressings are in tight shrink wrap (not like the RCA Lp I
have).
>
> So I would think that there are just 4 variations (1 RCA and 3 Compo) as you
say.
>
> Gilles Valiquette had asked this question a while ago I think but I could not
remember if I had replied at that time.
>
> By the way my new email address is "piers@..." .
>
> Cheers,
>
> Piers
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In beatles-canadian-reference-guide@yahoogroups.com, "beatlefred2000"
<fyoung@> wrote:
> >
> > So far, I have the following label variations of the mono version of Rubber
Soul:
> >
> > 1. Original Compo with no "The Beatles" on the label
> > 2. Original RCA with no "The Beatles" on the label
> > 3. Original Compo with "The Beatles" on the label
> > 4. Type 2 (Canada in brackets) Compo
> >
> > Can anyone verify if there are original mono RCA's with "The Beatles" on the
label or type 2 (brackets) version RCA's out there? If so, that would mean 6
different versions of the mono Rubber Soul!
> >
>
So, I think it would be a fair assumption that RCA only helped out with the mono
pressings initially, as no later mono RCA pressings with "The Beatles" on the
label or type 2 bracket variety have surfaced that this group know of.

Fred,

Thanks for this posting.

I finally checked my mono Canadian copies and I only have one RCA mono copy
which has the following characteristics:

1. Loose plastic baggie wrapper (no shrink wrap).
2. Parr's logo at bottom right of front cover.
3. No brackets around the word Canad on the label perimeter print.
4. Does not say "The Beatles" under the title Rubber Soul on the label - just
lists the four names.
5. Big RCA pressing ring on label.
6. Does not say MONAUARAL like the Compo pressings.

The RCA jackets have the T 2442 left justified on the back cover at the top
right - this is different from the jackets supplied with the Compo mono
pressings where this number is centered over the HIGH FIDELITY box..

I have the following three Compo variations:

1. No Beatles, just names - no brackets.
2. Beatles with names also - no brackets.
3. Beatles with names also - brackets.

All of the Compo pressings are in tight shrink wrap (not like the RCA Lp I
have).

So I would think that there are just 4 variations (1 RCA and 3 Compo) as you
say.

Gilles Valiquette had asked this question a while ago I think but I could not
remember if I had replied at that time.

By the way my new email address is "piers@..." .

Cheers,

Piers





--- In beatles-canadian-reference-guide@yahoogroups.com, "beatlefred2000"
<fyoung@...> wrote:
>
> So far, I have the following label variations of the mono version of Rubber
Soul:
>
> 1. Original Compo with no "The Beatles" on the label
> 2. Original RCA with no "The Beatles" on the label
> 3. Original Compo with "The Beatles" on the label
> 4. Type 2 (Canada in brackets) Compo
>
> Can anyone verify if there are original mono RCA's with "The Beatles" on the
label or type 2 (brackets) version RCA's out there? If so, that would mean 6
different versions of the mono Rubber Soul!
>

Just saw the advert for this cool TV show which will air this Friday night at 10
PM on CTV. Looks like something worth checking out.

Cheers,

Piers (new email address piers@...)

We rarely see Beatles tracks on compilation!

item 250537402234

personally, i only have compos.

if i see those RCAs i'll let you know

Serge.

So far, I have the following label variations of the mono version of Rubber
Soul:

1. Original Compo with no "The Beatles" on the label
2. Original RCA with no "The Beatles" on the label
3. Original Compo with "The Beatles" on the label
4. Type 2 (Canada in brackets) Compo

Can anyone verify if there are original mono RCA's with "The Beatles" on the
label or type 2 (brackets) version RCA's out there? If so, that would mean 6
different versions of the mono Rubber Soul!

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Has anyone seen the deluxe version with the bonus 2nd DVD in any Canadian stores?

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Has anyone seen the deluxe version with the bonus 2nd DVD in any Canadian
stores?

I realized that the MONO Hey Jude from the remastered box set has a longer
fadeout (7:19 instead of 7:11)

Was this version ever released elsewhere before?

This would add yet another edit of the song after

The mono single
The 20 greatest hits edit and
the pocket disc version!

Serge

Yahoo! Canada Toolbar : Search from anywhere on the web and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now!

This seems like a huge ripoff to me. Of all the versions available, I think this
one should be the cheapest. Just look at it. What exactly do you get? Correct me
if I'm wrong, but couldn't you produce this USB item yourself if you had the
remastered CDs? I've already got the stereo and mono boxes, so this is of no
interest to me.
Ron

--- In beatles-canadian-reference-guide@yahoogroups.com, "Zonophone"
<zonophone@...> wrote:
>
>
>
> In December, Apple releases the whole Remasterd catalogue on an apple shaped
USB key.
>
>
http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/the-beatles-catalog-being-released-on-limited\
-edition-usb-stick/
>
> i personally think i'll stick to the CDs and maybe LPs, but it's interesting.
> Also of interest, it is said that it will be a limited run of 30 000 copies.
>
> Serge.
>

--- In beatles-canadian-reference-guide@yahoogroups.com, "Zonophone"
<zonophone@...> wrote:
>
> The mono box set was not truly limited in the end?
>
> All i know here is that they still haven't received all the copies of the
first batch they were supposed to get in the first place. (apparently, EMI can't
produce more than X number of boxes per month or something... weird..).
>
I don't think I have ever heard a definitive number of original Japanese made
mono sets that were produced. They were not numberered. I was lucky enough to
have received one through Amazon.ca through a reserve order.
I have heard reports that there was a second batch of boxed sets produced to
keep up with "unexpected" demand. Whether or not these more recent sets were
produced in Japan as well, I don't know.
The mono box has been on ebay steadily since it's release, Some sellers have
even broken up the box and are selling the discs separately.

The mono box set was not truly limited in the end?

All i know here is that they still haven't received all the copies of the first
batch they were supposed to get in the first place. (apparently, EMI can't
produce more than X number of boxes per month or something... weird..).

In December, Apple releases the whole Remasterd catalogue on an apple shaped USB
key.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/the-beatles-catalog-being-released-on-limited\
-edition-usb-stick/

i personally think i'll stick to the CDs and maybe LPs, but it's interesting.
Also of interest, it is said that it will be a limited run of 30 000 copies.

Serge.

There's a copy on ebay right now. It's item number 180427699239. Not
surprisingly, there is a reserve on it. Just thought I'd pass this along.

The Love Songs disc shown here looks awfully familiar. Quite a few years ago
there was a dealer that I used to see at most of the record shows in the Toronto
area. I think his name was Randy Richardson. The last time I saw him was at a
show here in St. Catharines. At that time he had a copy of Love Songs for sale
that had one disc that was gold vinyl with a lot of other colours mixed in. He
told me that he had obtained it from someone who worked in the pressing plant
and had made this one copy. I don't recall what he was asking for it. I recall
this was just after Perry Cox had announced the existence of a pink vinyl
pressing of A Hard Day's Night in his 1995 price guide. Either this copy of Love
Songs is the same copy shown on The Record Guys site or there is more than one
copy out there. Randy mentioned nothing about any other unusual pressings, so if
it is the same one, I wonder how it could have been been obtained direct from a
former Capitol pressing plant employee, as they claim. I have long wondered what
had happened to the record since I had never read anything about its existence.
Surely there must be other Canadian record collectors who remember Randy and who
also saw this record.
Ron

--- In beatles-canadian-reference-guide@yahoogroups.com, "beatlefred2000"
<fyoung@...> wrote:
>
> An employee at Capitol of Canada made some special Beatles records in the late
70's and was wise enough to save them. Here's a link to the article:
>
> http://therecordguys.com/special/?p=5
>

An employee at Capitol of Canada made some special Beatles records in the late
70's and was wise enough to save them. Here's a link to the article:

http://therecordguys.com/special/?p=5

I don't know if they are made in japan (but my first issue box has MADE IN JAPN
on every CD)

but this one is listed at 259$.

The stores here received a second batch of mono box sets, but no stereo sets
yet.

I thought the monos were limited!

serge

That's true Fed.. i guess i was just hoping for a rarity !





Some USA stereo Magical Mystery Tour CDs were issued with an error on them,
listing "let it be mini documentary"

(
http://www.examiner.com/x-2082-Beatles-Examiner~y2009m9d4-Beatle-news-briefs--Fi\
rst-sets-make-their-way-to-fans-MMT-CD-has-label-error )

Anybody has that mistake on their canadian issue?

There is also a rumor that remastered LPs will be issued, one LP at a time
starting in January.  Anybody heard of that too?  I doubt they will be canadian
pressings, but i would still be curious to hear those new versions on vinyl.


Serge

One last question on the remasters ;)

Is the mono Revolver remaster from the rare XEX 606-1 mix with the different
"tomorrow never knows" or is the usual later xex-606-2 mixes?


Serge