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The Beatles in Canada

- a survey of early Beatles releases by Capitol Records of Canada

I say in speeches that a plausible mission of artists is to makepeople appreciate being alive at least a little bit. I am then askedif I know of any artists who pulled that off. I reply, "The Beatlesdid."
Kurt Vonnegut

There is a game people like to play that goes, "When would you mostlike to have lived and why?" The Italian Renaissance? Mozart's Vienna?Shakespeare's England? Personally, I would like to have been aroundBach. But I have a real difficulty with the game, which is that livingat any other period of history would have meant missing the Beatles,and I honestly don't think I could do that. Mozart and Bach andShakespeare are always with us, but I grew up with the Beatles and I'mnot sure what else has affected me as much as that.
DouglasAdams, fromThe Salmon of Doubt (who also deservesa tribute himself.)

"He was a giant, a great, great soul, with all of the humanity, all ofthe wit and humor, all the wisdom, the spirituality, the common sense ofa man and compassion for people. He inspired love and had the strengthof a hundred men. He was like the sun, the flowers and the moon and wewill miss him enormously. The world is a profoundly emptier placewithout him."
- Bob Dylan (on George Harrison)

My own tribute:Remembering George  andEric Idle's tribute  andIn the Montreal Gazette

Here is a photo of the band taken at their concert in Montreal, Sept 8th, 1964. Click on it for an enlargement.
Remembering theBeatles in Montreal

There is a great wealth of information on the net about the Beatlesdiscography insofar as it concerns the UK and the US. Other countries havegenerally been shortchanged¹ in this regard, however, (with the possibleexception of Germany and Japan). I would like to add the following shortarticle covering the early Canadian discography, which was significantlydifferent from either the UK or the US history. Capitol Canada was muchfaster than its American cousin to take up the opportunity offered by EMI,with the result that Canadians experienced Beatlemania sooner than thosepoor unfortunates who lived south of the border. Capitol Canada did howeverhave the familiar unhappy habit of repackaging the UK albums (in two casesout of three), making the Canadian release history unique. Personally, Iprefer the UK releases, even if I had to wait for the CD reissues before Ibecame familiar with them, but like many of my generation, I do have a warmspot in my heart for those battered disks of vinyl with the "6000" seriesCapitol logo. At least one of the two "official compilations" (which iswhat I think the North American albums ought to be called) had a lovelycover:"Twist andShout" bears one of the famous "jump" shots, the one used in the UK for the"Twist andShout" EP, naturally enough.

I have listed below what I can gather of the releases in Canada of"principal" Beatles material in 1963-64. I have not includedre-releases, nor pseudo-compilations like the "The Beatles vs The FourSeasons", the Tony Sheridan sessions, or the pseudo-documentary "TheBeatles Story" -- in any event I believe the Canadian historyessentially follows the US release history as far as those go.Furthermore, I have stopped this list at 1964, since thereafter Canadianreleases are generally the same as the US ones. (There are someexceptions, since Capitol Canada has always been a separate company --even today, EMI Canada is distinct, and releases in Canada bear itslogo. The main differences in US and Canadian recent issues: for Paul's"All the Best" we got the UK version, not the US one, and we did notget as many typos in our release of "Live at the BBC" :-}.) The followinginformation is based on several sources (including my own old collectionof vinyl). Two particular debts are to a posting on rec.music.misc byBob Pietkivitch, and a posting on rec.music.beatlesby Gary Flinn. I have not been able to checkall of the information in the RMM article; any corrections or additions(or suggestions for improvement) will be most welcome.

PostScript: Some errors and additions have been pointed out to me byGilles Valiquette; I have made the corresponding changes, with thanksfor the help. Some other dates come from Tim Brent and Andrew Croft.Thanks to them all.Further improvements are still welcome.
I have added the "official" release dates, as given by EMI Canada.These, and other information on the Canadian experience, may be found at theCapitol 6000 site.Any other claimed dates are given in brackets - you can be the judge!Thanks to Piers Hemmingsen for these updates.

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------------------------------------------------------------------------1963: 18 [4] Feb 1963"Love Me Do" (Ringo version)/"P.S. I Love You" (Capitol Canada 72076) 9 Apr 1963"Please Please Me"/"Ask Me Why" (Capitol Canada 72090)18 Jun 1963"From Me To You"/"Thank You Girl" (Capitol Canada 72101)16 Sept [18 or 28 Oct] 1963"She Loves You"/"I'll Get You" (Capitol Canada 72125)  25 November 1963 (Actually released 2 Dec 1963)ALBUM:  BEATLEMANIA WITH THE BEATLES (Capitol Canada T 6051)Contents identical to the British WITH THE BEATLES LP.Side 1: It Won't Be Long; All I've Got to Do; All My Loving; Don'tBother Me; Little Child; Till There Was You; Please Mister Postman.Side 2: Roll Over Beethoven; Hold Me Tight; You Really Gotta Hold OnMe; I Wanna Be Your Man; Devil in Her Heart; Not a Second Time; Money.  A nice snapshot of attitudes then:  the cover (the WTB cover with an additional top border saying "BEATLEMANIA!") bears the following "endorsements" (printed in the area under JGP, left of R):   The newspapers say ...  A new disease is sweeping through Britain  ...  and doctors are  powerless to stop it ... It's Beatlemania! This Liverpool group  play to packed houses wherever they go ...                                                   Sandy Gardiner   The  Beatles  have created a  teen-age cult  more frenetic than  anything the  bobbysoxers  dreamed of  in the heyday  of  Frank  Sinatra ... Four pop idols for the price of one ...                                                      Alan Harvey   At the  Royal  Variety  Performance  Show ...  The Queen Mother  beamed ...  A raucous, big beat sound  ... good clean fun ... "Beatlemania"  ... was striking everywhere ...                                                    Time Magazine   Their theatre appearances  draw  screaming  fans  ... The Queen  Mother found them  "so young, fresh and vital"  ...  they stamp  about and shake ... prance ... skip ...                                                Newsweek Magazine  9 December 1963"Roll Over Beethoven"/"Please Mister Postman" (Capitol Canada 72133)1964: 13 January 1964"I Want to Hold Your Hand"/"I Saw Her Standing There" (Capitol Canada 5112)(essentially the US release) February 1964 (Actually released 3 Feb 1964)ALBUM:  TWIST AND SHOUT (Capitol Canada T 6054)Side One:  Anna (Go To Him); Chains; Boys; Ask Me Why; Please Please Me;Love Me Do (Andy White version); From Me To YouSide Two:  P.S. I Love You; Baby It's You; Do You Want To Know A Secret;A Taste Of Honey; There's A Place; Twist And Shout; She Loves You.  17 February 1964"All My Loving"/"This Boy" (Capitol Canada 72144) 16 [1] Mar 1964"Twist And Shout"/"There's A Place" (Capitol Canada 72146)"Can't buy me love"/"You can't do that" (Capitol 5150)(essentially the US release) 20 April 1964"Do You Want To Know A Secret"/"Thank You Girl" (Capitol Canada 72159)  15 Jun [10 May] 1964"Sie Liebt Dich"/"I'll Get You" (Capitol Canada 72162)  11 May 1964 (Actually released 27 April 1964)ALBUM:  LONG TALL SALLY (Capitol Canada T 6063)Side One:  I Want To Hold Your Hand; I Saw Her Standing There; YouReally Got A Hold On Me; Devil In Her Heart; Roll Over Beethoven; MiserySide Two:  Long Tall Sally; I Call Your Name; Please Mister Postman;This Boy; I'll Get You; You Can't Do That From then on, the releases in Canada were (essentially) the same asthose in the US, including several singles and 3 LPs:Jun     A Hard Day's Night (LP - United Artists).Jul     "A Hard Day's Night"/"I Should Have Known Better" (45).        "I'll Cry Instead"/"I'm Happy Just To Dance With You" (45).        "And I Love Her"/"If I Fell" (45).        "Slow Down/Matchbox" (45).        "I Feel Fine/She's A Woman" (45)        Something New (LP).Dec     Beatles `65 (LP). ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Conozca Beatles       SLEM 007Side 1: I Want To Hold Your Hand, I Saw Her Standing There, This Boy,I'll Get You, Thank You Girl, She Loves YouSide 2: Don't Bother Me, Little Child, Hold Me Tight, I Wanna Be YourMan, Not A Second Time, From Me To YouThe Beatles,Vol. 2    SLEM 043Side 1: Roll Over Beethoven, Baby,It's You, Please Please Me, Boys,Twist And Shout, Ask Me WhySide 2: Love Me Do, P.S. I Love You, Taste Of Honey, Do You Want To KnowA Secret, All My Loving, It Won't Be LongThe Beatles,Vol. 3    SLEM 045Side 1: Devil In Her Heart, Money, Anna, Chains, Misery, You Can't Do ThatSide 2: There's A Place, All I've Got To Do, Till There Was You,Please Mister Postman, You Really Got A Hold On Me, Can't Buy Me LoveThe Beatles,Vol. 4    SLEM 047Side 1: A Hard Day's Night, I Should Have Known Better. If I Fell, I'mHappy Just To Dance With You, And I Love Her, Tell Me WhySide 2: Anytime At All, I'll Cry Instead, Things We Said Today, When IGet Home, I'll Be Back, Long Tall Sally=======Source:From: timbrent@canada.com (Lord Tim Brent)Newsgroups: rec.music.beatles.moderatedSubject: The Beatles Mexican LPsDate: 11 May 2000 19:49:52 GMT