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Tracklist
Side A
- It Won't Be Long
- All I've Got To Do
- All My Loving
- Don't Bother Me
- Little Child
- Till There Was You
- Please Mister Postman
Side B
- Roll Over Beethoven
- Hold Me Tight
- You Really Gotta Hold On Me
- I Wanna Be Your Man
- Devil In Her Heart
- Not A Second Time
- Money
Labels & dead wax
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How to authenticate this pressing
Specific verification cues for this exact variant.
The very first pressing features "no-dash" matrix numbers: XEX 447 (Side 1) and XEX 448 (Side 2).
** Later 1964 pressings typically have a "-2" or higher suffix. True early copies have a 2.75" (70mm) 'deep-groove' pressing ring on the labels, characteristic of the RCA Smiths Falls plant. Also, the very first pressing had a jacket with 10 mm wide curved inner seams (i.e., inner seams inside the cardboard jacket, where the cardboard folds over). Second pressings from 1964 onward shifted to a straight-cut inner seam.
Historical context & other notes
From the main release
With The Beatles was recorded over a three month period. The album hit No. 1 in the UK and earned gold status in the UK and U.S. Rolling Stone has listed it among the 500 greatest of all time.
During the With The Beatles recording session The Beatles also recorded “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” which was released only as a single.
Other releases
This album's releases in other countries, or special editions within the same market. Full per-country chronology lives in each country's hub page.
