Twist And Shout

This second pressing is overall identical to variation LP.6054.1.1, but has a corrected front slick: the missing printer's logo (Parr's) was added. Variation LP.6054.1.2 then has 1) no dash in the top catalogue number, 2) a curved inner seams and 3) a Parr's logo on the bottom right of the front jacket.

Some collectors have claimed that the logo was simply trimmed off during assembly (this does happen often -and has been verified), but many side-by-side comparisons of copies that were trimmed at the same distance from the edge indicate clearly that an early batch of copies indeed never had a logo printed on the jacket. Below are LP.6054.1.1 on the left and LP.6054.1.2 on the right.

Availability

This second variation was available shortly after (or concurrently with) the initial release in February 1964, for a few weeks, until no later than April 1964 when the cover added a dash in the catalogue number (see LP.6054.1.3). It is quite possible that the mistake was caught before release and that both variations LP.6054.1.1 and LP.6054.1.2 were available simultaneously. Both of these variations featured a cover with no dash in the catalogue number on the top seam.

General Information

It is not known for sure how many copies were made in this configuration (LP.6054.1.2), or exactly when they were available, but in all likelihood, these were just as early as LP.6054.1.1. Soon after (before April), a dash was added to the catalogue number on the top of the cover.

This pressing was only available in Mono, and remained as such even when Mono was phased out in 1968. In fact, no stereo release of the LP was prepared in Canada until 1976.

Pressing Information

Capitol of Canada subcontracted the RCA pressing plant in Smith Falls (Ontario) to manufacture the records. RCA Toronto cut a set of lacquers from mono master tapes sent from EMI’s UK head office (source: P. Hemmingsen, The Beatles’ Canadian Discography part. 2).

These copies also feature the "no brackets" rainbow label (see perimeter print at the bottom of the label: "Manufactured in Canada by Capitol Records of Canada" with no brackets around the word CANADA). As stated previously, it is not known exactly how many copies were prepared for early runs of pressings, but the original stampers were quickly replaced by a second set of stampers (“-2”). These first “no dash” stampers seem to have been used fairly quickly since it is not rare to find early curved inner seam copies (i.e.pre-April 64) with a "-2" stamper. This being said, variation LP.6054.1.2 was also only made as a "no dash" copy (in the etched dead wax) since they were amongst the first copies to be produced. Below are three copies found with these covers:

Side 1: XEX-455
Side 2: XEX-456

Side 1: XEX-455
Side 2: XEX-456-2

Side 1: XEX-455-2
Side 2: XEX-456-2

Cover

The jacket for this pressing used the same curved inner seam type of construction as LP.6054.1.1. These inner seams (the inside fold of the cardboard jacket) have a curved indentation in the centre; Modern Album used this jacket template until April 1964, at which point the inner seams were then straight. This original curved inner seam measured 10 mm high. This indicates that variation LP.6054.1.1, LP.6054.1.2 and LP.6054.1.3 were all manufactured within 2 months, before April 1964.

Covers up until the mid 70s used a “front slick” construction (a larger back slick, usually printed in black and white, that wrapped around the front of the cardboard cover, onto which a smaller color front slick was glued, creating a white frame effect all around the front image).

The rear of the jacket is otherwise identical to variation LP.6054.1.1.

The top right features the T-6054 catalogue number and a full dot denoting the Mono pressing placed just over the 6000 series logo. This second variation still has no dash in the catalogue number. It is interesting to know that other albums from the 6000 series from this time period also originally had a missing dash in the catalogue number (e.g. "Everybody's Welcome To Mrs Mills' Party" LP, also released in February 1964).

Packaging

This variation from February 1964 was also shipped in loose poly bag wrap, with or without a red and white Capitol / Pathe paper LP inner sleeve (apparently designed by Paul White).

Being probably available concurrently with (or at least within a very short period of time) variation LP.6054.1.1, it is believed that LP.6054.1.2 also featured a bright orange hype sticker, and were sold with a black and white promotional picture.

The black and white promotional picture provided with the album was prepared by Capitol, where the band was identified as "Exclusive Capitol Recording Stars". This particular picture was apparently available in two different sizes. It is not known if both were sent with the album, or if the larger picture was meant for other promotional channels. Both inserts have a picture area that is in fact identical in size, but with the paper trimmed in different dimensions, resulting in a larger white frame around the larger insert.

Sales

The album is said, from promotional communications, to have sold 350 000 copies in one month (source: P. Hemmingsen, The Beatles’ Canadian Discography part. 2). Then again, more official numbers state 231 523 copies were sold in all of 1964; and closer to 265 000 in total between 1964 and 1967 (source: P. Hemmingsen, The Beatles’ Canadian Discography part. 3)

In this manner, it is not known how many early no dash / curved inner seam copies (LP.6054.1.1 and LP.6054.1.2) were made, but the corrected covers were introduced very early, if not simultaneously.

Variation LP.6054.1.2 then, along with variations LP.6054.1.1, LP.6054.1.3 and LP.6054.1.4 most likely constitute the core of these high sales numbers for 1964, making all versions with the hype sticker and the promotional photo much scarcer today, being the very first incarnations of the album.