O Canada

Releases that are unique to Canada

This section lists releases that are unique to Canada; they have been designed, produced and distributed here across the country (and sometimes exported).

1. Beatlemania! With the...

T-6051 (Canadian 6000 series)

2. Twist and Shout

T-6054 (Canadian 6000 series)

4. Long Tall Sally

T-6063 (Canadian 6000 series)

27. Very Together

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2. Love Me Do /
P.S. I Love You

72076 (Canadian 72000 series)

3. Please Please Me /
Ask Me Why

72090 (Canadian 72000 series)

4. From Me To You /
Thank You Girl

72101 (Canadian 72000 series)

5. She Loves You /
I'll Get You

72125 (Canadian 72000 series)

6. Roll Over Beethoven /
Please Mister Postman

72133 (Canadian 72000 series)

9. All My Loving /
This Boy

72144 (Canadian 72000 series)

21. Vancouver's official...
Kellys Promo Flexi Disc

Quality Records

46. A Hard Day's Night /
Things We Said Today

B 73015 (Canadian 72000 series)

Beatles Forever Series

1976 reissue series (45 RPMs)

BBC Promo Tape

Radio Promo Spots

Gold box series

Canadian 5" reel reissues, 1970

Variations that are unique to Canada

This section lists VARIATIONS that are unique to Canada; they are not "Canadian" by design, but these variations are still unique to Canada.

UA Mono Black

Unusual label 1 : When UA ran out of red mono labels, they used black labels intended for stereo releases.

UA Mono Blue

Unusual label 2 : When UA ran out of black backup labels, they then used blue labels intended for Warner releases.

This Boy in stereo (1975)

While the rest of the world featured the mono or fake stereo version, Canada offered the first true stereo pressing of the song.

Beatles Story Cassette

First issue 4XWB: This album was never released on cassette in the USA, but was released twice in Canada.

Beatles Story Cassette

Second issue C4: This album was never released on cassette in the USA, but was released twice in Canada.

Beatles '65 (Graham Newton)

Canadian-made master: Instead of using the USA-produced master, Graham Newton produced his own (better?) master.

Canadian Butcher cover

Believed to have been produced only in the USA, the butcher cover was also produced in Canada. 3 cover + slicks survived.

Penny Lane Promo

Canada (along with the USA) were the only ones to feature the extra trumpet ending on their special release promo (200 pressed).

White Album Unnumbered

Canadian white albums did not number their covers; they were embossed and smaller in size. Numbered US covers were imported.

Let It Be box set

Unlike the USA, Canada issued Let It Be in its full glory: the box set format, as part of the Canadian 6000 series - SOAL-6351

Come To-gether B/A

Lennon usually had the A-side, but this time Harrison was set to have it. The first Canadian pressing flipped the A/B sides.

Ballad of J&Y Orange

This title was famously not released on this label in the USA, the unique Canadian pressing is desirable today.

Red target reissues

1971-1972 Unique to Canada*. While Capitol in the USA reissued Beatles albums on the Apple label, Canada used this label instead.

Sgt Pepper's colored vinyl

The USA produced a series of colored reissues, Canada followed, but added two unique reissues: The purple Pepper.

Love Songs colored vinyl

The USA produced a series of colored reissues, Canada followed, but added two unique reissues: The gold Love Songs.

Help! CD - wrong mix

Worldwide CDs featured the new 1987 mix, Disque Americ & Cinram Canadian CDs mistakenly featured the original 1965 mix.

Rubber Soul CD - wrong mix

Worldwide CDs featured the new 1987 mix, Disque Americ & Cinram Canadian CDs mistakenly featured the original 1965 mix.

Thingumybob (reversed)

While wordlwide releases featured Thingumybob on the A side, Canada featured Yellow Submarine instead.

Le Temps Des Fleurs

Mary Hopkins recorded Those Were The Days in various languages. This Apple 2 release was unique to Québec, Canada.

Wonderwall - Left Opening

Wonderwall has a flipped back image, Canadian manufacturers built come covers with a left-side opening.

The Rarest Canadian Items

Many Canadian items are unique, desirable and sometimes relatively scarce (see sections above), but a few specific variations are considered to be quite difficult (even impossible) to find today. Below is a list of the top want list items, or "Holy Grails" from the Canadian catalogue.