Beatles Albums Released in Canada

Yesterday and Today

(Trunk cover)

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LP.2553B.1.2
Mono no brackets (Compo)
24 June 1966
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LP.2553B.1.3
Stereo no brackets (Compo)
24 June 1966
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LP.2553B.2.1
Mono brackets (Compo)
July 1966
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LP.2553B.2.2
Stereo "ALSO AVAILABLE"
July 1966
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LP.2553B.2.3
Stereo "ALSO" removed
Mid 1968
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LP.2553B.2.4
Reversed "45" stamped
Mid 1968
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LP.2553B.US.ST8
Record Club ST8 (TBC)
circa 1969 - TO BE CONFIRMED
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LP.2553B.4.1
Green Target (Keel)
Fall 1969
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LP.2553B.4.2
G.T. gold stamp (Compo)
circa early 1970
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LP.2553B.4.3
G.T. arrow banner (Compo)
circa 1970
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LP.2553B.5.1
Red Target (Compo)
1971
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LP.2553B.6.1
Orange 1st gen. (Compo)
1972-1973
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LP.2553B.7.1
Orange 2nd gen. ™ (Keel)
1974
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LP.2553B.7.2
Orange 2nd gen. ® (Keel) "K"
1975
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LP.2553B.7.2
Orange 2nd ® (Keel) no "K"
1975
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LP.2553B.8.1
Orange 3rd gen. (Capitol)
1976
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LP.2553B.9.1
Purple 1st gen. (Cinram)
1977
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LP.2553B.10.1
Purple 2nd gen. (Capitol)
1978-1980
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LP.2553B.10.2
Purple 2nd, black cardboard
Circa 1978
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LP.2553B.11.1
Purple 3rd, off centred logo
1980
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LP.2553B.11.2
Purple 3rd gen, centred logo
1980-1983
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LP.2553B.13.1
Retro Rainbow (Columbia)
1984-1987
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Reel Tapes (1966-1970)

As a general rule for Canadian Beatles reel tapes, both the tapes and boxes were manufactured in Canada, but slicks were often made by using US artwork. The best way to distinguish the Canadian pressings from the US issues is the color of the box: Canada always used WHITE cardboard boxes, while the USA used either BROWN or BLUE boxes.

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RE.2553.1.1
White Box series, 7" reel
Mid 1866
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RE.2553B.2.1
Gold Box series, 5" reel
1970
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8 Track Tapes (1968-1980)

Beatles 8 Track releases are usually found in five main series produced in Canada between 1968 and 1980: White shell with white paper labels, Transitional hybrid configurations, Black shell (AMPEX Datapack), Black shell (Lear Jet) and Black Shell (Capitol) many of which have their own "sub-variations". See the TAPES section for more details.

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8T.2553B.1.1
White Datapack Shell
1968
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8T.2553B.2B.1
Black shell, white slick
1970
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8T.2553B.4.1
Lear Jet Shell
1973
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Cassette Tapes (1968-1993)

Cassette tapes were introduced in Canada as late as the fall of 1968 or early 1969. Cassettes could/would have been imported from the USA prior to this. There appears to be eight main series of cassette tapes produced in Canada between 1968 and 1993: Blue Spine, Black spine, Light Bue Spine, Black and Yellow, Black and Yellow SDR, Light Blue SDR, color Inlay (5 series) and Modern Apple tapes, all of which have their own "sub-variations".

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K7.2553B.3A.1
Black Spine, Cream Shell
1980
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K7.2553B.3A.2
Black Spine, Black Shell
1981
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K7.2553B.6.1
color Inlay 4XT, black shell
1986-1991
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K7.2553B.6.2
color Inlay 4XT, white shell
Circa 1988
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K7.2553B.7B.1
color Inlay C4, Bar Code
1992-1993
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