BELGIAN BEATLES RELEASES 1967-1968-1969

June 1967: All You Need Is Love / Baby You’re A Rich Man – Parlophone R 5620. Rarity Index: ***
Handwritten vinyl matrix numbers: 7XCE 18425 & 7XCE 18425

Oktober 1967: Hello Goodbye / I Am The Walrus – Parlophone R 5655. Rarity Index: ***
Type 1: ‘Boxed K.A.’. Label printed at SOBEDI in Gent. ‘Gramophone’ perimeter print.
Handwritten vinyl matrix numbers: 7XCE 18433 & 7XCE 18434

Oktober 1967: Hello Goodbye / I Am The Walrus – Parlophone R 5655. Rarity Index: ****
Type 2: ‘Boxed K.A.’. Label printed at SOBEDI in Gent + misprint B-side! ‘Gramophone’ perimeter print.
Handwritten vinyl matrix numbers: 7XCE 18433 & 7XCE 18434

Oktober 1967: Hello Goodbye / I Am The Walrus – Parlophone R 5655. Rarity Index: **
Type 3 : ‘K.A.’ not in a box. Label printed at unknow printing factory. ‘Parlophone’ perimeter print.
Wrong handwritten vinyl matrixnumber: 7XBE 50147 P-1967 & 7XBE 50148 P-1967

1968: Lady Madonna / The Inner Light – Parlophone R 5675. Rarity Index: **
Type 1: label variant “Producer”. Yellow / Grey sleeve. 3 possible vinyl matrix numbers:
XCE 18438 & 7XCE 18439-2 KT
XCE 18438-3 KT & 7XCE 18439-2 KT
XCE 18439 -2KT & 7XCE 18438-3 KT

1968: Lady Madonna / The Inner Light – Parlophone R 5675. Rarity Index: **
Type 2: label variant “Producer : “. Green / Green sleeve. 3 possible vinyl matrix numbers:
XCE 18438 & 7XCE 18439-2 KT
XCE 18438-3 KT & 7XCE 18439-2 KT
XCE 18439 -2KT & 7XCE 18438-3 KT

1968: Lady Madonna / The Inner Light – Parlophone R 5675 . Rarity Index: **
Type 3 : Italian pressing especially made for Belgian market. Yellow/Green sleeve.
vinyl matrix numbers: 7XCE-18438-T1 7-3-68 & 7XCE-18439-T1 7-3-68

August 1968: Hey Jude / Revolution – Parlophone DP 570. Rarity Index: **
Picture of The Beatles is printed in mirror image. This is an Italian pressing especially made for the Belgian market.
Type 1: Songtitles on the label are shifted to the left.
“A.G.C” is printed in the left corner. A.G.C is the Italian pressing company “Arti Grafiche Colombo” . The corners of the upper and lower flaps of the sleeve are straight. Vinyl matrix numbers: 7xce-21185-T1 19-8-68 & 7xce-21186-T1 19-8-68

August 1968: Hey Jude / Revolution – Parlophone DP 570. Rarity Index: **
Picture of The Beatles is printed in mirror image. This is an Italian pressing especially made for the Belgian market.
Type 2: Songtitles on the label are shifted to the centre.
“A.G.C.” is positioned under picture. A.G.C is the Italian pressing company “Arti Grafiche Colombo” . The corners of the upper and lower flaps of the sleeve are rounded. Vinyl matrix numbers: 7xce-21185-T1 19-8-68 & 7xce-21186-T1 19-8-68.

April 1969 : Get Back/ Don’t Let Me Down. Apple 2C006-04084M. Rarity Index: **
Type 1: ‘an EMI recording’ above the songtitle on the label.
French pressing in a Belgian sleeve with ‘Photo Keystone’ on the upper left.

April 1969 : Get Back/ Don’t Let Me Down. Apple 2C006-04084M. Rarity Index: **
Type 2: without ‘an EMI recording’ above the songtitle on the label.
French pressing in a Belgian sleeve with ‘Photo Keystone’ on the upper left.

Belgian Beatles releases 1967 – 1968 – 1969

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Based on the book Beatles in Belgium

Humo en The Beatles : een lang verhaal dat begon in 1963

The Magical French-Belgian Connection