How Canada Beat The U.S. To Beatlemania - The Capitol Canada Story 1963

[@ericcorley1160]

Beatlemania was available at US military bases in 1964. My father bought a copy in 1964, and he still has it to this day. My grandfather was in the Air Force during the 1950s and 1960s, and my dad said they would have to move to different military bases every few years. When I was kid, I always thought it was a strange version of Meet the Beatles. Years later, I discovered it was a Canadian varaint of With the Beatles.

[@charlyW34]

Hi, you may call this a nitpick if you wish, but since the Canadian release was first, barely after the U.K. original, the U.S. "meet the..." is actually the variant of both.

[@jordipallach4185]

Wowww❤️

[@jordan390a]

The Beatles were a big thing in Canada some time before they were on the Ed Sullivan Show...I know that because I remember it..! Here in Canada, we were still closely linked to the U.K., and were regularly exposed to BBC and other British programming like Tops of the Pops, Coronation Street etc...re-broadcast by our own CBC. I have many of each of those early Canadian Capitol Beatles pressings, and I'm looking forward to part 2...! Thanks from Canada...!

[@Parlogram]

Thanks for watching, Jordan!

[@goodiesguy]

I'm curious, did you Canucks get Benny Hill as well like Aussie and NZ? or did you's have to wait until 1979 like America? I know that stuff like Frankie Howerd's Up Pompeii was aired in Canada (he even made a series over there!)

[@jordan390a]

@@goodiesguy Yes, we had shows like Benny Hill, Doctor in the House and the other "Doctor" series, Monty Python etc...I'm pretty sure the English speaking Commonwealth countries had access to those BBC and Thames programs in the 60's and 70's before the U.S. did.... P.S....I still watch Coronation Street almost daily....!!!

[@goodiesguy]

@@jordan390a We got basically all the BBC stuff (even The Black & White Minstrel Show :0 ) and most of the ITV stuff.

[@michaelrochester48]

Here’s another Canada Beatles trivia item. John Lennon’s uncle Sydney Lennon, who was Alfred Lennon’s brother, and who tried to get custody of John when John was a child, moved with his wife and daughter to Canada in the 1950s.

[@dannymarks988]

Paul White was a great man, friend and mentor to us. Glad to see him saluted here! He was A&R for our band in the 1960's and we reconnected around 2015.

[@jeffdelaney8934]

The Red Target mono is the best Cdn pressing imo. It's a second pressing, late 60's. She Loves You was massive in Canada. And because of The Beatles early success in Canada, it became a marketing tool to introduce many U.K. bands into the U.S. market. It wasn't unusual for bands such as Supertramp, The Police, Rory Gallagher etc to schedule a Canadian tour before they ever played the U.S.

[@backbaconnbeer]

In Dec 1962 CFRB 1010 AM had a radio program " Calling All Britons" which had news stories,music etc from England. On one of the shows in Dec1962 the program host had received a single Love Me Do/PS I Love You on Parlaphone and played both sides. It was the 1st time the Beatles record was played in North America. Apparently George's uncle who had immigrated to Canada had sent the single to the station to play.

[@donald60s14]

That photo of George in NY was gold. I’m learning more and more every time I watch your videos. It seems like Beatles books and documentaries seem to dismiss what actually happened from the start in Canada and the US. It’s crazy how Dexter rejected The Beatles 3+ times before being forced to sign them, then he started kissing ass big time

[@jesserussell7242]

You are absolutely right Donald F Dave Dexter hadn’t been so snooty on this group called the Beatles, then they would’ve been a great success earlier, but it’s a good thing that the Beatles stood up for the capital records albums because they didn’t like the way that capital records weren’t manufacturing those albums since they’re very different from 1964 up until 1966. Now the Beatles music is so timeless and your music while I’m on forever. I have to agree with you it was crazy what Dave dexter did not only rejecting the Beatles, but being so high in mind that he thought he knew better as far as album covers go.

[@beyondobscure]

Hey, I bought the British albums first, but I just love how the American ones sound.

[@donald60s14]

I’m American, but was born too late, 96 lol So of course I didn’t know about the differences until much later. I’ve always preferred the UK studio albums. Although Meet The Beatles and Beatles’ 65 feel like true Beatles album, and let’s not forget the Magical Mystery Tour LP, which came as a shock to me to be a US release and of course became a staple in The Beatles catalog in the 80s. The Early Beatles has a very fun track listing. But albums like Beatles VI and Yesterday And Today don’t flow right at all and feels like a slap in the face from Capitol. But I love collecting all the different records after the fact:)

[@amb2745]

@@donald60s14 The UK Magical Mystery Tour was a two EP set of songs from the movie Magical Mystery Tour. In America, EP's were tried by Capitol Records twice and failed. While it wasn't what The Beatles wanted, Capitol put the MMT songs on one side, then all of the 1967 A and B sides of their singles on the othe side. This release was heavily imported into the UK in the '70's, and was given an official release there. This version of MMT was adopted for CD release when The Beatles CD's came out in 1987.

[@jesserussell7242]

I love the fact that capitol records in Canada didn’t want to give up on the Beatles and I love the title of the album Beatlemania that’s a great selling point with all the different quotes and stuff.

[@MB-en3do]

As a life long Beatles fan and a Canadian whose grandfather was born and raised in Smith's Falls Ontario, I say thank you for this most excellent investigation into the beginnings of Beatlemania in the New World! Cheers!

[@billleary5779]

Great video Andrew! I had read that Capitol in Canada we’re advocating for the Beatles unlike in America during 1963. Interesting history lesson. Thanks Andrew!

[@Parlogram]

Cheers Bill!

[@markjamesmeli2520]

The world really benefited from Mr. White's ties to the UK. As for Dexter's role in the US, I can't believe, with a commodity like Capitol records, that he didn't have an internal "sounding board" group of people or a panel that could sort out favorable records for the commercial 45 market. Leaving it up to one guy seems as though it would be impossible for a company the size of Capitol. It took the Beatles' worldwide dominance to beat Dexter down.

[@robertorick6383]

Dexter Jr. was not alone for rejecting The Beatles in advantage to predict that they would be a world's most top selling band. Dick Rowe at UK's Decca records also goes down in history as the head A&R who rejected the New Years Day 1962 recordings, even though second in command Mike Smith at Decca Records suggested they were good enough for the label. "Groups with guitars are on their way out, Mr. Epstein, perhaps you should go back to selling records in your record store," was an infamous quote from Dick Rowe. George Harrison later told Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones to take up on the offer at Decca Records that previously rejected The Beatles. Decca, now reeling from envy as a result of seeing instant success that EMI/Parlophone was having with The Beatles first album in early 1963 instantly snapped up The Rolling Stones for a contract.

[@danielwarren3138]

@@robertorick6383 not really the same as rejecting she loves you after please please me and from me to you were absolutely massive hits though (not to mention the Beatles' Decca audition hardly sets the world alight).

[@robertorick6383]

@@danielwarren3138 Yes, I agree. The Decca sessions were pretty amateurish compared to the brilliance they would unleash 10 months later with "Love Me Do." Still, if only Dick Rowe could see the future at the time that The Beatles would improve within months, particularly replacing Pete Best with Ringo Starr. It was a controversial decision made by The Beatles & George Martin, but still it was essential to their evolution as a band.

[@abbdabs67]

Enjoyed talking about the canadian beatles album. More to come. I always wondered why there never was a cd issue of this

[@charlyW34]

Wow! I knew you were working on this story, and hoped you would tell it well. You have succeeded in FAB colours. Thanks for giving Paul White his due and for letting the world become aware of the correct timeline. Also, you have corrected a story I have unfortunately repeated many times, that the first 2 Canadian pressed albums (not just the early singles) were mastered from U.K. vinyl sources, not tape copies. Lesson learned. Looking forward to part 2! p.s. Don't forget to emphasize the clean, non Dexterized sound of these Canadian editions.

[@neighborsteve2185]

Born and raised in London Ontario, I remember CFPL AM was the station to listen to. Glad you gave them credit they deserve. I remember going to the local jewelry store (!) and picking up weeky Beatles fliers. Side note. The O-PEE-CHEE gum factory was around the corner. They produced the Beatles trading cards. Can't wait for part 2. Thabk you!

[@bernardhornby8387]

In June 1985, a friend and I went camping in Blackpool. In one of the indoor markets, we found Something New, Songs, Pictures, and stories of The Beatles, and Meet The Beatles. They were still sealed, 20 in a box, £1.00 each. For a quick sale, the guy said, we could have a box for a tenner. I bought the pictures, my friend bought something new....

[@bernardhornby8387]

Forgot to mention with us camping, we only bought 1 copy each.

[@orbyfan]

Paul White's name is also found as producer of the Canadian Capitol albums of other U.K. artists, including the Dave Clark Five, Gerry and the Pacemakers, the Hollies, and the Yardbirds.

[@rEdf196]

in 2016 in western Canada I totally lucked out at a local garage sale and acquired 2 original (rainbow Ring) Revolver and Beatlemania/With the Beatles in very dirty condition, with a dozen or more visible scratches at $3.00 each. sadly however, after a major cleaning, the Revolver LP was a dismal failure with numerous microscopic (bubbles) pit holes causing frequent skipping (bummer) But the Beatlemania /With The Beatles Lp was pretty good and clean sounding with occasional light pops and crackles (no skipping) and has the XEX 447 and 448 dead wax. My most successful Garage sale find.

[@projectpat006]

George used to go into record shops while he was in the US on holiday visiting his sister & ask if they had any Beatles records. They didn't know what he was talking about; George felt that was hilarious & was a running gag of his in 1963

[@orion2156]

As a Canadian record collector, I’m glad to hear you talking about the history of the Beatles in Canada. I think it’s one of the more overlooked aspects in the Beatles’ history. I do own a couple of their 72000 series singles (but not all of them, since I’m more focused on collecting UK pressings.) I’m curious if the Canadian singles Roll Over Beethoven/Please Mr. Postman, All My Loving/This Boy, and the German version of She Loves You will be covered in part 2

[@moondogaudiojones1146]

Wow! Good to know more about our “friends to the North” and of their quest to get The Beatles music to the people! Well done! Can’t wait to hear more of your thoughts on the other Canadian pressings! Excellent and as always…thank you!

[@peacearchwa5103]

It appears The Beatles were starting to get a fair amount of airplay on Canadian radio in late 1963. As I recall, in the US Billboard magazine sometimes tracked hits by local regions. In late 1963, did audiences in the US border cities of Detroit and Buffalo become Beatles fanatics before Beatlemania hit the rest of the USA a couple of months later?

[@michaelrochester48]

Helen Shapiro I believe even appeared on the Ed Sullivan show in the United States before the Beatles, so it made me wonder why they would see something in Helen Shapiro but not the Beatles

[@sisterbear1030]

beatstonemargoForum Resident Location:London, Ontario, Canada A 1st generation Canadian fan here who experienced Beatlemania as it happened. I was 11 years old in 1963, when here in Canada, Capitol fuelled our experience earlier than in the US with those three unique LPs and the first four UK 45s before Capitol US forced us to march along in lock step. Even so, Capitol Canada still managed to release a few more unique 45s, some of which found themselves onto the US market. I'm still a fan that enjoys the Beatles' music as much now as then...probably more, as at my age, nostalgia becomes an influencing factor as well.

[@djhrecordhound4391]

This series brought many of the "British Invasion" groups to us while Dexter had passed them to various American labels. Any Capitol USA subsidiaries' releases were also on the series throughout the 80s. (Even Frank Zappa was a "Capitol 6000 Series" artist when Capitol USA distributed his Barking Pumpkin label.)

[@reppepper]

Beatlemania lived in my childhood basement in Thunder Bay ON 🇨🇦 bought by my Dad. I “inherited” it when we left that house in the 80s, along with his red and blue albums given him by my brother.

[@grahampaulkendrick7845]

A suggestion for a future video: The non appearance of the Beatles' 'Yellow Submarine' EP mentioned in Melody Maker in early 1969.I spent many of my UK holidays vainly searching for it. The cover artwork was printed though. There has to be a story in that.

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

To put it in context of what the Beatles were up against on the Radio in London Ontario (but worked in their favor) - London is just 2 hours north of Detroit.. and everyone in London could catch Detroit Michigan radio all day, all night and guess what that consisted of, heavy soul from Motown and rock n roll... - and that's what got people noticing the Beatles, that Motown influence. So it was a bit of lucky positioning there.

[@richardcampbell8921]

As a Canadian these were the records I grew up on. My sister had the “ She Loves You” single and she borrowed, Beatlemania!, her friend across the road, while owning, Long Tall Sally. The mono versions of all the Canadian albums were re-pressed and re-released in 1976 (7?) during a Beatles resurgence sparked by the releases of Live at the Hollywood Bowl, Rock n’ Roll, and Star Club. I bought these copies. It is these copies one sees the most in used record racks. Occasionally I see earlier pressings but the quality is usually terrible. People PLAYED Beatles albums. Great episode! This Canuck says thanks!

[@jaydensvhsarchive3.095]

My grandma lived in Charleroi, PA, and she got Vee-Jay records of Big Girls Don’t Cry and Walk like A Man. I am not sure how they ended up in western pa from Chicago, considering it is classified as a “regional” label.

[@richardcampbell8921]

I should also add she also borrowed, Twist and Shout. These records effectively changed my life at the age of 8!

[@benedictweisser3086]

Andrew, it's debatable whether The Beatles would have broken through in the States any earlier than they did. Dave Dexter's attitude was indicative of the overall proprietary and arrogant attitude regarding pop music in the American music industry at that time. Don't forget that, once Capitol exercised their right of first refusal, EMI tried to interest other record companies in The Beatles and only found takers in small labels like Swan and Vee-Jay. As with a lot of things about the Beatles' supernatural story, timing was everything. The Kennedy Assassination really threw America wide open for The Beatles in January of 1964. Great channel, by the way.

[@jesserussell7242]

That is true Benedict, and capital were forced to sign the Beatles and they were forced to release I wanna hold your hand, because by that time back in late December 1963 the beetle mania cannot be ignored what was all over Europe and thankfully I wanna hold your hand broke them in America and Beatlemania wasn’t full swing at that time.. even George Martin the Beatles producer was so frustrated by this that he thought to himself if capital records in the US is not gonna put out the records out now then other record labels wouldn’t deny the Beatles so George Martin make negotiations with one and the J although they why not big record labels but small ones but when the Beatles came to America the rest as they say it’s history.

[@charlyW34]

Hi Ben. You make a good point, but I think it's fair to say that if a juggernaut like Capitol had given the Beatles an early promotional push, the inevitable dam burst would have happened sooner. I'm only surprised that Decca U.S.A. didn't try to buy the group out from under Capitol U.S. as a means of correcting their mistake in the U.K.

[@pcno2832]

From what I've seen, a lot of Rock&Roll records from before this time were on smaller and more youth oriented labels like Cameo-Parkway, Liberty, Sun, Clock, etc. Even Elvis and Johnny Cash had to prove themselves on Sun before being taken by major labels. Maybe Capitol, at least in the USA, focused on the easy-listening market until they stumbled on the lucrative deals with groups like the Beatles and Beach Boys .

[@benedictweisser3086]

@@pcno2832 Thing is, EMI OWNED Capitol, which made their refusal to take The Beatles even more frustrating.

[@peterx1957]

Hi Andrew, this is quite enlightening. I own original pressings of the first 3 Beatles Canadian LP's. They are quite unique in their own way. I look forward to seeing part 2. Cheers 👍😎

[@moldywarp66]

What a lovely video! My parents bought the 1963 "She Loves You" 45 (it's long gone! they gave their records to the thrift shops!)

[@bullseyecanada]

Thank you from those of us who knew Paul White for showcasing his piece of Beatles history. Any and all Capitol Canada masters of Beatles tapes now sit in the Canadian Music Centre at the University of Calgary.

[@stevesstuff1450]

As a UK collector, I have a few of the Canada albums and love them! Obviously, the earlier ones sound there same - using the same UK master tapes, but they have a certain 'something' about them....maybe it's just hearing the same songs again whilst seeing a different sleeve, and that very nice Capitol Rainbow label spinning on the deck! Lovely!! 👍🏻

[@Raymantico]

It was December 1963 my brother & I had seen a film clip of the Beatles the night before on the Jack Parr Show. A lot of attention had been paid to shaking their heads during She Love You. Smitten we went looking for a record. There was I Want to Hold Your Hand with its iconic B&W picture sleeve. I recall a slight let down that it wasn’t the song we’d heard on TV but that Swan 45 was only another week away. When Meet The Beatles showed up in a record shop window in Jan 1964. I studied the photo thinking they looked so different from the 45 sleeve photo. This was before all the Beatle books & Ed Sullivan made them so recognizable. I was 11 years old

[@grahampaulkendrick7845]

Thanks Andrew for a very informative video. The Capitol Canada 6000 series featured some fantastic LPs by the Hollies, Manfred Mann, Georgie Fame the Yardbirds and many other British groups and is worth a look at. I lived in Canada from '66-'83. In 1972, aged 20, I actually wrote a number of letters to record labels in Canada seeking employment as an apprentice including one to Paul White! (I didn't receive a reply.)

[@WOA76]

thanks doing stuff on Canada records what I grew up with.......

[@michaelrochester48]

In the United States the very first Beatles song to chart was “from me to you” and I believe it was on the bubbling under part of the chart so it got below 100

[@Neil-Aspinall]

I thought I'd heard and read it all on Beatle record history? Although I am aware of the VeeJay, Tollie and Swan record labels I had no idea about the Canadian 1963 situation? Thank you so much PA Andy!

[@colin_d_smith]

Wow--I have a purple dome label "Beatlemania!" album! I never knew it's history until now. I'll have to listen to hear if it has the "Don't Bother Me" cutting error. I don't recall off the top of my head. And here I was thinking it was just an odd American copy of "With The Beatles"...! Thanks once again, Andrew. 😃

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

@11:20 - CFPL is London Ontario Radio station.. and was the TV station as well , right here where I live. My Mom had all the early singles in her collection which are now in my collection as emotional keepers.. she didn't have the rare german vocal 'sie liebt dich' but it was available in stores here ... snagged a copy a few years ago luckily from a neighbour who got it from her boyfriend in the 60s.. he couldn't find the english version they were sold out.

[@truck9moon100]

The Scranton pressing plant pressed 50 percent of all Beatle vinyl. Three shifts of workers kept the plant humming along. The Scranton factory was closed in 1973 and Winchester picked up the duties. Thanks again for the information.

[@dougmcqueen1861]

Thanks for this video. The Capitol Canada albums were my early Beatles listening options. The US versions became standard after the Canadian Three. Well researched and accurate, in my opinion. Thanks for touching on the rereleased Stereo versions. I'll have to check if you have a video discussing the sound differences between the various coloured labels of the repops.

[@briankellymusician]

Fantastic once again Andrew! 👍👍

[@Parlogram]

Glad you enjoyed it, Brian!

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

@5:10 - Sparton was not a small label - it manufactured for huge record companies but for the Canadian market.. distro'd coast to cast - from the main factory was just 20 minutes away from here in London Ontario - some really cool stories about that label...and the Sparton releases are usually unique in some manner if it's the Cover art, tracks used and the pressing quality and carboard / printing quality for the jackets is usually stunning. but Sparton DID promote small independant artists usually in the form of limited and now rare 7" singles working with guys like Gary Buck who also was contracted under Capitol records (canada) but acted as both an artist / producer and talent scout. But that's another story ! Thanks for your quality productions.

[@dalesinner3678]

Late to the party here but...Great vid as always. I thought I'd add some SQ comments on Beatlemania! With The Beatles in its stereo pressing mix. I've owned lots of stereo copies of With The Beatles over the years -- a UK EMI one box, various Japan presses, the MFSL, but the only one(s) I've kept were the Canadian Beatlemania! With The Beatles on the purple Capitol label. To my ears this issue is hands down the most satisfying listen if one wants stereo. If I were looking for one now, I would not concern myself whether it was the wide, narrow or hybrid. What makes this issue so special is the tonality. Whatever the Canadian engineers were doing in 1978, it came out spot on right IMO, so much so I sold off my UK EMI one box, which sounded far more compressed to me and somehow not nearly as satisfying. Nostalgia note -- when I first started getting interested in collecting Beatles records (at around age 12 in 1972), as an American, those Canadian only issues seemed like a rare, unobtainable treasure. I saw Beatlemania! With The Beatles, Twist And Shout and Long Tall Sally up on a wall display at a record store back then and wanted them so badly. I guess it was just the appearance, which made the look like something new, different, even exotic. I already know all the tracks, but...were they somehow different? What kept me back was they were rare, imported and priced accordingly, i.e. not within the range of someone's whose budget was his allowance. Since then, well, the covers are cool but the sound quality...you can find better elsewhere IMO. About 20 years ago I picked up a mono of Long Tall Sally and it didn't do much for me so I sold it on.

[@brianwhite3410]

Thanks for the Canada love! Love these vids.

[@goodiesguy]

I just ordered an Adam Faith Canadian LP off discogs (of the '6000' series). And from just looking at the 6000 series discography, it really shows how far ahead Paul White was. ALL the EMI UK acts appear on Capital Canada! while they were fobbed off to little labels in the U.S.

[@TheBeatlesSound]

One of the stereo versions in Canada, it's more sublime, especially when listening to the song "Till There Was You" - the stereo is sublime on this track.

[@Sp33gan]

As always, a wonderfully informative look into an important part of Beatles history. Our early acceptance of The Beatles helps explain how many local Canadian bands had begun adopting the Liverpool Beat style into their own long before February '64. In addition, BBC broadcasts being rerun on the Canadian CBC provided exposure to other UK acts, such as Johnny Kidd and the Pirates.

[@jmcortesl80]

Another great video, with full details and information. Again, thanks Andrew.

[@Parlogram]

Glad you enjoyed it, Juan.

[@josephfigliolia3225]

Hmmm,… seems like Andrew read up on Piers Hemmingsen’s “Beatles in Canada” book. I have about 20 pages to go, myself. It’s a fantastic read!

[@stephencooke4569]

The video I've been hoping to see since I first discovered the Parlogram channel a year ago, it was well worth the wait (and looking forward to Part 2)! A beat up copy of the 6000 Series Long Tall Sally LP was one of my earliest Beatles records (in the 1970s), and I'm always upgrading my copies of those first three Canadian albums. Beatlemania is a particularly nice-sounding version of Meet the Beatles, and can still be found for a reasonable price, along with LTS and Twist & Shout. There's a whole website dedicated to the 6000 Series, and it's amazing some of the stuff that was issued here, I remember my mom having the Ruby Murray record (T-6001) and I still see the George Formby LP around on a regular basis. I've got many 6000 Series LPs by Cliff Richard, Dave Clark Five, Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas, the Hollies and more, usually with unique artwork and bold mono sound. Worth a trip over the border to hunt down (when conditions permit, that is)!

[@ronmartin4212]

One other thing,Andrew(on the 72000 series45's.Please Please Me and From MeTo You had 1st and 2nd pressings.PPM had Dick James credits,2nd listed Concertone.FMTY listed Northern Songs for B-side,1st,then changed it to Conrad Pub.,as on the VJ(same deal with PPM,followed VJ's lead)

[@david_g_barron]

It was just a shame that Paul White was not in charge of Capitol in the USA as the British Invasion might have happened during 1963, and it does me wonder what happened at Capitol USA later in the decade when they signed Steve Miller, Quicksilver Messenger Service and considering the subject of this The Band.

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

@6:10 to be clear you are showing the UK pressings.. the Canadian singles had the Orange and Yellow capitol swirl and different fonts and never a middle spindle adapter.

[@ronmartin4212]

Hey,Andrew-I had all 9 of the 72000 45's as well,Secret(72159),being the toughest.Back in the 80's at one of the Jersey Beatlefest,a guy named Gip showed me a photo of a rare sleeve he had.It was an All My Loving sleeve.??????Yes,it exists.Discogs has a photo and story on it.It was a limited run print done by a Philly outfit to be paired up with the import.It disclaims "of canada"under the logo.It is identical to the "Can't Buy Me Love"sleeve with the rounded font,unlike the "Hold Your Hand"stick font.The catalogue number font is different though.a

[@joanlorente1974]

Great Video Andrew! You are a real Beatle encyclopedia!

[@tammylewis2408]

I love the Beatles and the documentary on the Canadian versions of their early albums was informational. Shame on Dave Dexter for passing on the Fab Four. I myself don't know why he still was working for Capitol USA when they exploded in the US and had to release their music and all the other rock and pop artists' music that came after that. Paul White (RIP) should have replaced him since he was instrumental in bringing the Beatles to North America and did a great job in bringing other British acts to North America, but I imagine the corporate structures of the two Capitol divisions were different in their approach, and Paul was more suited for the Canadian market. I would love to see you do one on the fall of Capitol/EMI and being sold to UMG (Universal Music Group), and how they were instrumental in their acquisition of the Beatles music catalog from Sony.

[@philross1680]

Thanks Andrew, again you have presented information on the Beatles recording history which I never knew before excellent video!

[@Parlogram]

Glad you enjoyed it, Phil.

[@glennogden6613]

Another wonderful video, thank you again. Living in Canada just down the road from Smith Falls, this edition has given me an additional incentive to hunt down a Beatlemania copy down if I can.

[@zeprof243]

Excellent book in french on the complete Canadian discography of the Beatles in Canada: «C'est fou mais c'est tout» of Gilles Valiquette Ouvrage sur la discographie complète canadienne des Beatles au Canada: «C'est fou mais c'est tout» Parcours discographique des Beatles au Canada Par Gilles Valiquette

[@SpikeAsks]

Fab That We Got Our Episode Now! Highly Informative Fun... Cup Of Tea & Watch It For The 3rd Time... Was Recounting; How, In Grade 8, The Music Teacher Tried Really Hard To Trade, My Vee Jay Album- For His Tiny Piece Of Beatle Wallpaper. Cheers & Thanks, ☮🎸🌍

[@MrKaywyn]

Fascinating.

[@jimm6095]

George Martins 'Ray Cathode' 45 was also released by Capitol Canada in the early 1960's!

[@YusefIsAGod]

Excellent video! I got my hands on Beatlemania in wide stereo from Dr. Ebbetts and the sound is amazing. Definitely one of the better sounding stereo to my ears.

[@EdKazO-Vision]

This is super fascinating! I didn’t realize Dexter penned that jazz book even though I’ve owned it for several years. I did a mad scramble to locate it after I saw that.😃😃😃

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

Thanks for touching on that Capitol Canada story - Mr White knew the deal.

[@mattgregory971]

Great video Andrew! I have Beatlemaina 1978 reissue I have the wide stereo mix paid 35 bucks for it! Love that mix of with the Beatles. Look forward to your next video

[@myinnergroove9127]

Well done Andrew. I've been trying for a few years to educate folks on Canadian Beatle albums. You've done a solid job here. One correction is with the comment on the Don't Bother Me mistake mix. That is actually found on a 1983 3rd generation purple label Capitol Canada pressing of Meet The Beatles, not Beatlemania. Thanks for a great video.

[@5roundsrapid263]

7:06 Whenever you mention the early Beatles history, Helen Shapiro always seems to pop up.

[@SimonJohnNoble]

Another fantastic video. Amazing research. Please keep them coming.

[@Parlogram]

Thanks, will do!

[@michaellennon13]

Oh Andrew, you meet my expectations every time! Not to mention you exceed them quite often as in this video! Never thought this would turn out to be such an amazing story... Am very very impressed ☺️

[@Parlogram]

Thanks again, Michael.

[@robertdillon6821]

One of the best channels on the internet!! Meticulously researched and delivered with love. Thanks for everything 🎸

[@luckykennedy7364]

So my Country did do something right for once. Klaatu anyone?

[@Neil-Aspinall]

They've also got the Freedom trucks correct!

[@luckykennedy7364]

@@Neil-Aspinall Yes but I fail to understand what they’re all about. Just a country full of idiots

[@djhrecordhound4391]

Funny you mention Klaatu. Their last album Magentalane was a Capitol 6000 series LP, and it wasn't released in USA.

[@luckykennedy7364]

@@djhrecordhound4391 it was a great album though. Not as good as the second one though which I’ll say is the best thing Canadian did musically

[@OlavARod]

This is a GREAT video! I’m becoming more and more impressed over the amount of research and care that is put into every video. I mean, not only do you give us information about the Beatles, you also talk about the world surrounding them, different kinds of people (like other artists from that (wonderful) time) and the different situations that comes up. You also convey the information in such a wonderful manner, that just makes you understand and get things. For example: all the uk singles thrown in the thrash together, earlier in the video (around the 8 minute mark)… so good! It really brings out the message! I also love that you’ve got the records on hand, instead of having to show low resolution photos from the web. Exited for part 2! I bet it will be just as great! :)

[@Parlogram]

Thanks again, Olav!

[@ronmartin4212]

I brought up the subject of the sleeve to my record buddy in Toronto,Piers Hemmingsen.Great guy and he wrote a few books on Canadian Capitol Beatle records and promotions.He gave me credit for the alert,but at the time,it was based on the photo I saw in the 80's solely.Ive now seen the photo on Discord the other day to substantiate this.Im talking to Bruce Spizer about it to see if he came across one.Only 700 were ever pressed.He did the excellent VJ,Capitol,Swan Song, Parlophone and Apple books.

[@bobcash4617]

One of your very best yet. Well researched and presented. A bottomless pit of information. Bravo Andrew. I do very much look forward to Sunday mornings.

[@Parlogram]

Wow, thanks Bob!

[@robadr13]

@00:38.." 'She Love You' was a #1 hit in Canada two months before 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' hit #1 in the US". I don't think that's so. Have you seen charts that show that? My memory is that Beatles singles were being played to some extent on radio in Canada in the summer and fall of 1963, but they were still an 'unknown' group and I don't think any songs reached #1 before early 1964. I think 'She Loves You' was played more prominently and earlier in Canada than in the US, but it didn't become a real hit until 'Beatlemania' became a thing in both countries in December '63 / January '64 . My memory is that it was bubbling up and getting real attention around November 1963, but then got overwhelmed in the frenzy over the release of 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' in December. I think it only had a limited time at #1 (maybe late Dec or early Jan?) before being overtaken by IWHYH - a great injustice IMO. 🙂 But those are 60 year-old memories...

[@suhonmi]

Thanks Andrew for this video (and the other one talking about the US Capitol albums). The Parlophone albums were of course the "real thing", but I have always been fascinated with the Capitol releases. The birth of my Beatles fandom in 1987 coincided with a campaign by a local Finnish department store chain, which imported huge amounts of Canadian pressings of the Beatles albums and sold them at a very reasonable price. As I was trying to get hold of the Beatles catalogue as cheaply as possible I bought several of those, including the Capitol versions of Help and Rubber soul (it took a while for me to realize the differences between the Capitol and Parlophone releases of these albums) and Beatlemania - With the Beatles. When the cd's came along I discarded the Capitol albums but now the vinyl revival has made me start my Beatles vinyl collection again. Instead of going the politically correct way and buying the Parlophone catalogue, I have got myself a mixed set of Parlophone, Capitol (both US and Canada) and Apple (the Us, Canadian and European versions) albums. The story, the different track listings and covers and of course the infamous mixing decisions are a time machine that takes me over the Atlantic to an era before my birth. I can put myself in the shoes of the US and Canadian Beatles fans of the time and try to imagine what it was like to get these albums and listen to them for the first time. The Beatles world would be so much less interesting if the Beatles albums were released identically all over the world.

[@TheNewSoda]

I just glad there was someone in North America who saw the potential in the Beatles and not write them off

[@buddygreco2348]

Very informative Andrew! Always wondered why Canada was ahead of us in releasing these records. Can't wait for Part 2. Keep em coming!!

[@TheWalrusWasDanny]

Good vid Thanks indeedy. Danny

[@britsluver]

Yay I love your videos you send me to sleep not because it's boring because you are soothing yay

[@zackamania6534]

Moving into my top five favorite KZbin channels. Great work and scholarship Andy!

[@Parlogram]

Wow, thanks!

[@LucasLopes-lf4sd]

here in Brazil have beatlemania too with some singles differents

[@ianhughes9928]

Another very entertaining and informative video Andrew,one of your best I think.Interesting too about the other EMI acts that Canada got behind,many also produced by George Martin.Cheers,Ian

[@Parlogram]

Glad you enjoyed it, Ian.

[@djbryanladd]

Another fine production, thank you.

[@Parlogram]

Glad you enjoyed it, Bryan.

[@jms1963]

How did Dave Dexter manage to avoid being fired by Capitol the second the Beatles became successful in Canada, let alone in the United States? Could they not see that he was an idiot, and had turned the band down at least three times? I'd be fascinated to know how he kept his job. At least Dick Rowe redeemed himself by signing the Rolling Stones. I know having the Stones doesn't nearly compare to having the Beatles on your label, but they were an adequate consolation prize. The fact that Dexter ever benefited in any way, which he surely did, from the Beatles massive success makes me sick to my stomach.

[@robertfontaine356]

I always enjoy your presentations Andrew. Thanks. I have a pristine original pressing of Beatlemania but my question is: how can I tell if it is one of the few "deep groove" pressings? Merci from Canada!

[@charlessweedler674]

Excellent work Andrew. From a collector perspective, two interesting Beatlemania variations are (1) copies on the rainbow label, with no visible track band between tracks 6 and 7 on side 1; and (2) copies on the green target label, which had been discontinued but was used on a handful of copies when Beatlemania was reissued in 1971 after an informal hiatus following the 1967 release of Meet The Beatles. I suspect that this was a decision to use up old label stock (record companies were notorious penny pinchers), rather than a production error at the pressing plant.

[@ronmartin4212]

Great videos,as usual,Andrew-still working with the Capiphone project.Ive had Beatle collections over the years,all originals,covering most countries-all gone now,but I'm rebuilding.Had a few copies of all 3 of the 6000 series lps,including a Beatlemania with the. Side2 -erroneous 5-band master plate copy.

[@Tik1800]

I think I have a first Canadian run of Love Me Do. Got it at a thrift store for $2. There’s a few of marks on the A side but it doesn’t skip, and the B side it pretty good

[@markpickardlife]

Extremely informative and interesting. Thank you!

[@Parlogram]

Glad you enjoyed it, Mark!

[@jordipallach4185]

Andrew, great and good Job, firts class, I always rewieu the videos and Take notes for my future adquisitions, very interesteting the cover, artwork diferent tone, and the info about the diferent 3 mixes, Thanks for all👌🏻

[@flormedifi]

Fantastic video, great research and very illustrative, thank you.

[@Parlogram]

Thanks for watching, Florángel.

[@pcno2832]

10:07 I've heard that some records from the 1960s actually had bits of labels from recycled discs floating around in them, causing an occasional pop. I wonder if any record manufacturers considered labels made of colored vinyl (or polystyrene) instead of paper; it might still look a bit odd, but at least it wouldn't degrade the audio quality.

[@derosa1989]

well done! as a Canadian, i appreciate the specific locations you described, it really brings more detail to the story

[@cumbco]

Andrew, if the mastering error you're talking about is the extra 'Don't' in 'Don't Bother Me' , its actually on the Canadian version of 'Meet The Beatles' released in 1980.

[@edwardrussell5989]

Another brilliant informative video.

[@Parlogram]

Glad you enjoyed it, Edward.