Hey Jude

The Beatles
 
Hey Jude - Front cover Hey Jude - Rear Cover
Hey Jude - Front Cover Hey Jude - Rear Cover
Label Parlophone
Catalogue No. PCS 7184
(Mine is PCSJ 149)
Release date 26th February 1970 (Import Copies)
11th May 1979 (U.K. Release)
Total time 32:32
U.K. Album Chart Detail : Did NOT chart.
Detail : In early 1970 in the United States, "Hey Jude" was released even though "Abbey Road" was still doing very well in the charts. This new L.P. release was heavily advertised, and consequently had almost two million copies as advance orders, and peaked at No. 2 in the charts. It took one month to sell it's first million, and eventually sold 3,750,000.
Sales were so good, that export copies were pressed IN the U.K. and shipped abroad, these have a catalogue number of CPCS 106 ... but, I was manager of a record shop in England at the time, and when I ordered a copy from E.M.I. they sent me one with a catalogue number of PCSJ 149 !
(PCSJ indicates a South African catalogue number)

So, with sales so bouyant, what did E.M.I. do in the U.K. ? ... release it 11th May 1979 (PCS 7184) NINE years later.

E.M.I. had been officially selling it as an import in the early 70's, and it was one of their biggest selling import albums. In 1979 with NO advertising, not surprisingly, it sold just a few thousand copies and it failed to chart.

What is also odd, is that the "Rarities" album was around at the same time, and only had "Rain" in mono, and yet here it is in stereo.


Side 1

Track Composer Original Source Time
Can't Buy Me Love Lennon-McCartney Can't Buy Me Love the single. 2:10
I Should Have Known Better Lennon-McCartney A Hard Day's Night the album. 2:41
Paperback Writer Lennon-McCartney Paperback Writer the single. 2:15
Rain Lennon-McCartney Paperback Writer the single. 2:58
Lady Madonna Lennon-McCartney Lady Madonna the single. 2:14
Revolution Lennon-McCartney Hey Jude the single. 3:22

Side 2

Track Composer Original Source Time
Hey Jude Lennon-McCartney Hey Jude the single. 7:07
Old Brown Shoe Harrison The Ballad Of John And Yoko the single. 3:17
Don't Let Me Down Lennon-McCartney Get Back the single. 3:30
The Ballad Of John And Yoko Lennon-McCartney The Ballad Of John And Yoko the single. 2:58

Released Versions

First Export Pressings (1970) ... these are worth quite a bit to collectors !
Catalogue number CPCS 106
The silver writing on black Parlophone label.
One boxed EMI logo
Second pressings (1970)
Catalogue number CPCS 106
The standard Apple label.
Third Pressings (1971)
Catalogue number CPCS 106
A darker green Apple label.
Fourth Pressings (1973)
Catalogue number CPCS 106
A light green Apple label.

Hey Jude - Label on my copy
Hey Jude - Label on my copy


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