The Beatles' French releases were mainly notable for the various EPs issued between 1963 and 1967. Odeon - the group's label in France - considered that the record-buying public preferred not to buy singles, although a number of two-song discs were pressed for jukeboxes only. These were not commercially available and are not listed here.
The French albums were largely the same as those in the UK, although some early releases were retitled, and the equivalents of Please Please Me and With The Beatles were issued in reverse order. The US compilation Hey Jude was issued in March 1970 as The Beatles Again, and a France-only greatest hits - Les Beatles Dans Leurs 14 Plus Grands Succès - was released in September 1965.
Until 1965 the group was known on their records as Les Beatles, and each release prior to Rubber Soul was mono-only. Unusually, Sgt Pepper was issued on Parlophone, with the same serial numbers as in the UK.
