The Beatles (Beatles Story)
The Beatles
600 €
Estimated vinyl value [2026 Valuation]
Technical Identification Sheet
| RELEASE NUMBER (Discogs ID) | 8436355 |
| Excel File Row | 59 |
| Date Added to Archive | 27/09/2026, 12:50:47 |
| Pressing Year | 1963 |
| Pressing Type (Press) | 1ST |
| Country of Pressing | Italy |
| Record Label | Parlophon |
| Stereo / Mono | MONO |
| Catalogue Number | PMCQ 31502 |
| Barcode | N/A |
| Matrix / Runout Side A | XEX 421-1 26 11 63 ("Purple 3rd var. label BIEM boxed logo - no MECOLICO logo") |
| Matrix / Runout Side B | XEX 422-1 26 11 63 |
| Sleeve Condition | EX |
| Media Condition | VG+ |
| Inner Sleeve Condition | VG+ |
| Genre | Beat |
| External Link | View Original Release ↗ |
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Story & Background
This first Parlophon pressing from 1963 of "The Beatles (Beatles Story)" is an extraordinary relic, as it captures the band at the precise moment when the legend was being born. In that frantic year, with Beatlemania exploding in the United Kingdom and spreading like wildfire, every release was a race against time to document and capitalise on an unprecedented phenomenon. A record titled "Beatles Story" in that context was not just a musical compilation, but a bold attempt to narrate a story still in full swing, a sonic snapshot documenting their rapid and unstoppable ascent. The choice of such a title, so prescient, by the Italian Parlophon testifies to the label's acute perception of the historical calibre of the then-nascent Fab Four, offering listeners a preview of the phenomenon that would define an entire generation.
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Official Tracklist
- A1 - I Saw Her Standing There (2:55)
- A2 - Misery (1:50)
- A3 - Anna (Go To Him) (2:57)
- A4 - Chains (2:26)
- A5 - Boys (2:27)
- A6 - Ask Me Why (2:27)
- A7 - Please Please Me (2:03)
- B1 - Love Me Do (2:22)
- B2 - P.S. I Love You (2:05)
- B3 - Baby It's You (2:38)
- B4 - Do You Want To Know A Secret (1:59)
- B5 - A Taste Of Honey (2:05)
- B6 - There's A Place (1:52)
- B7 - Twist And Shout (2:33)
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