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Read about the Vee Jay and Swan Records releases: Beatles Before Capitol, Part 1 Beatles Before Capitol, Part 2 Beatles Before Capitol, Part 3 Vee Jay and Swan Counterfeits	The Capitol Albums Beatles US Picture Sleeves Capitol Records Inner Sleeves (1950's-1967) The Hard Day's Night LP, released by United Artists Beatles releases by Mobile Fidelity
The Beatles on Tape and Pocket Disc Beatles Reel-to-Reel Tapes Beatles Four Tracks Beatles Eight Tracks, Part 1 Beatles Eight Tracks, Part 2 Beatles Cassettes, Part 1 Beatles Cassettes, Part 2 Beatles Playtapes Beatles Pocket Disks	Four or Six Songs in a Cardboard Cover -- US EP's Capitol Record Club Releases Those colored vinyl jukebox singles from the 90's Tony Sheridan and the Beatles The Hollyridge Strings, who played the Beatles a LOT Beatles Cover Albums, 1964-1970
Articles About Song Variations Differences between US/Canadian and UK LP's/CD's, 1963-1965 Differences between US/Canadian and UK LP's/CD's, 1965-1966 Differences between US/Canadian and UK LP's/CD's, 1967-1968 Differences between US/Canadian and UK LP's/CD's, 1968-1986 Variants originally found outside the US/UK/Canada	Record Company Labelographies Capitol Records Releases (1942-present) Columbia Records albums Decca Records albums MGM albums RCA albums United Artists albums Vee-Jay albums

British releases (1962-1970) Select one of these options: Identifying Beatles UK Singles Parlophone/Apple 45 Sleeves Identifying Beatles UK EP's Identifying Beatles UK LP's	Argentine releases Select one of these options: Identifying Beatles Argentine Singles Identifying Beatles Argentine LP's
Australian Releases (1963-1971) Select one of these options: Identifying Beatles Australian Singles Identifying Beatles Australian LP's	Brazilian Releases (1964-1972) Select one of these options: Identifying Beatles Brazilian Singles Identifying Beatles Brazilian EP's Identifying Beatles Brazilian LP's
Canadian Releases Select one of these options: Identifying Beatles Canadian 7" Records Identifying Beatles Canadian LP's Also visit Steve Clifford's site	Chilean Releases Select one of these options: Identifying Beatles Chilean Singles Identifying Beatles Chilean LP's
Danish Releases (1963-1972) Select one of these options: Identifying Beatles Danish Singles	Finnish Releases Select one of these options: Identifying Beatles Finnish Singles
French Releases (1962-1971) Select one of these options: Identifying Beatles French 7" Records Identifying Beatles French LP's	German Releases Select one of these options: Identifying Beatles German Singles Identifying Beatles German EP's Identifying Beatles German LP's
Greek Releases Select one of these options: Identifying Beatles Greek Singles Identifying Beatles Greek LP's	Holland Releases Select one of these options: Identifying Beatles Dutch Singles
Indian Releases Select one of these options: Identifying Beatles Indian 78 RPM Records Also visit this comprehensive listing of Beatles 78's.	Italian Releases (1963-1972) Select one of these options: Identifying Beatles Italian 7" Records Identifying Beatles Italian LP's
Japanese Releases Select one of these options: Identifying Beatles Japanese Singles Identifying Beatles Japanese EP's Identifying Beatles Japanese LP's	Mexican Releases Select one of these options: Identifying Beatles Mexican Singles Identifying Beatles Mexican EP's Identifying Beatles Mexican LP's
New Zealand Releases Select one of these options: Identifying Beatles New Zealand 45's Identifying Beatles New Zealand LP's	Norwegian Releases Select one of these options: Identifying Beatles Norwegian 45's Identifying Beatles Norwegian LP's
Peruvian Releases Select one of these options: Identifying Beatles Peruvian Singles Identifying Beatles Peruvian LP's	Philippine Releases Select one of these options: Identifying Beatles Philippine 78's
South African Releases Select one of these options: Identifying Beatles South African LP's	Spanish Releases Select one of these options: Identifying Beatles Spanish Singles Identifying Beatles Spanish LP's
Swedish Releases Select one of these options: Identifying Beatles Swedish 45's	Turkish Releases Select one of these options: Identifying Beatles Turkish Singles
Uruguay Releases Select one of these options: Identifying Beatles Uruguayan LP's	Venezuelan Releases Select one of these options: Identifying Beatles Venezuelan LP's

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I have been collecting Beatles song variations since 1980. When I started collecting, the only publication on the subject was the original Every Little Thing, by Mitch McGeary, who has been a pioneer in the variations-collecting field.
Not long afterward, Jeff Russell's Beatles on Record appeared in mass market, drawing more attention to the fact that there were often several mixes of various songs out there.
The 80's saw a few more attempts, followed by a radical expansion of McGeary's ELT, which still remains the best book on the subject.
Following the publication of Mark Lewisohn's Beatles Recording Sessions in 1988 -- a book which did not attempt to explain recording variations -- Joe Brennan began the task of explaining the variants using Lewisohn's day-by-day organization as a guide. Joe Brennan's work on their collective career can only be considered stupendous, the pinnacle to-date of variations guides, and the first to be entirely published on the Internet. I assisted Joe in his monumental task.
Check out his Variations Guide on the Web! Also read the Introduction to the work.

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I urge every collector to check out Mitch McGeary's excellent "Songs, Pictures, and Stories" website, with up-to-date information about all kinds of Beatles topics, including some tidbits you won't find anywhere else!

I also assist noted author Bruce Spizer in the compilation of information for his landmark series of books on North American Beatles records. Check out his site here.

Check out JULIAN LENNON'S latest endeavors!

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