SOLO BEATLES RELEASES - Beatles in Belgium

1975: LP Shaved Fish – EMI Belgium Apple 4C 062-05987 – SABAM
Vinylrecord is packed in black inner sleeve + red cardboard with printed lyrics
Vinyl matrix numbers: 062-05987 / A & 062-05987 -B FP (handwritten)

February 1979: LP George Harrison – Dark Horse. DH 56.562 – SABAM
Vinyl matrix numbers (handwritten) : STRAWBERRY 56562-A & STRAWBERRY 56562-B

June 1979: LP Back to the Egg – EMI MPL 4C 064-62799 – SABAM
Vinyl matrix numbers: 062-62799-A // 39891-1-Y (machine stamped) & 5C062-62799-B // 39892-1-Y (hand written)
Chris Thomas is producer. Chris was producer in september 1968 during the Beatles White album sessions.

1981: LP Dark Horse – MFP Belgium Parlophone 4M 026-05774 – SABAM.
“George Harrison” in red colour + ‘mfp’ logo on the rear of the sleeve.
Vinyl matrix numbers: 05774A-1 & 05774B-1

1981 : LP Dark Horse – MFP Belgium Parlophone 4M 026-05774 – SABAM.
“George Harrison” in white colour. ‘mfp‘ + boxed EMI logo on the rear of the sleeve. Super rare Belgian release.
Vinyl matrix numbers: 5C062-05774A//HM24115-1-Y & 5C062-05774B//HM24116-1-Y

1981: Mind Games – Parlophone. 4M 036-05491 – SABAM – Black label.
Vinyl matrix numbers (machine stamped): 062-05491-A//20985-2Y & 062-05491-B-20906-4Y

1981: Mind Games – Sound Superb 4M 036-05491 – SABAM – Yellow label
Vinyl matrix numbers: 062-05491-A–20985-4Y & 062-05491-B//20986-3-Y

1981: LP Ringo – MFP Belgium. Music For Pleasure 4M026-05492. SABAM.
Vinyl matrix number: 05492A-1 & 05492B-2. Made in the Netherlands for Belgian market.

1981 LP Ringo – MFP Belgium Parlophone 4M026-05492. SABAM – black label
Vinyl matrix number: 05492A-1 & 05492B-2.

1981: Rock ‘n’ Roll – MFP Belgium Parlophone 4M 036-05834 – SABAM
Vinyl matrix numbers: 062-05834-A- – 24617-2Y & 062-05834-B- – 24618-2Y
No ‘mfp‘ logo on the front of the sleeve. Small title in doorway.

1981: Rock ‘n’ Roll – MFP Belgium. Parlophone 4M 036-05834 – SABAM.
Vinyl matrix numbers: 05834-A (machine stamped) & 036-05834-B (hand written)
‘mfp‘ logo on the front of the sleeve. Big title in doorway.

1982: The Best of George Harrison. Parlophone/ Sound Superb 4M036-06249 – SABAM. Rarity Index: ***
Type 1: ‘1982 ‘ on the left side of the B-label
Type 2: ‘1892 ‘ on the left side of the B-label.
Vinyl matrix numbers: 5C062-0604GA // HL 30023-1-y & 06249B-1

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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