Electrola, EMI's West German counterpart, released its first Beatles record in March 1963. For the most part the singles were the same as the UK releases, although several unique German 45s did emerge.
Albums were less standardised, with a number of compilations released especially for the German market. Some of these were by the weekly TV and radio magazine Hörzu.
In communist East Germany (the former GDR) far fewer Beatles songs were officially released by the government-owned Amiga label; just three albums of note were issued, along with just two singles.
It is well known that The Beatles did their first professional recordings in Hamburg, and the Tony Sheridan songs were reissued a number of times in Germany. Odeon was also responsible for The Beatles' only German-language recordings, versions of She Loves You (Sie Liebt Dich) and I Want To Hold Your Hand (Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand).
Albums
It Won't Be Long
All I've Got To Do
All My Loving
Don't Bother Me
Little Child
Till There Was You
Please Mister Postman
Roll Over Beethoven
Hold Me Tight
You Really Got A Hold On Me
I Wanna Be Your Man
Devil In Her Heart
Not A Second Time
Money (That's What I Want)
All I've Got To Do
All My Loving
Don't Bother Me
Little Child
Till There Was You
Please Mister Postman
Roll Over Beethoven
Hold Me Tight
You Really Got A Hold On Me
I Wanna Be Your Man
Devil In Her Heart
Not A Second Time
Money (That's What I Want)
Die Zentrale Tanzchaffe Der Weltberühmten Vier Aus Liverpool
6 February 1964
Hörzu Electrola HZE 117 (mono)
Hörzu Electrola SHZE 117 (stereo)
6 February 1964
Hörzu Electrola HZE 117 (mono)
Hörzu Electrola SHZE 117 (stereo)
I Saw Her Standing There
Misery
Anna (Go To Him)
Chains
Boys
Ask Me Why
Please Please Me
Love Me Do
PS I Love You
Baby It's You
Do You Want To Know A Secret
A Taste Of Honey
There's A Place
Twist And Shout
Misery
Anna (Go To Him)
Chains
Boys
Ask Me Why
Please Please Me
Love Me Do
PS I Love You
Baby It's You
Do You Want To Know A Secret
A Taste Of Honey
There's A Place
Twist And Shout
The Beatles Beat
15 April 1964
Odeon O 83692 (mono)
15 April 1964
Odeon O 83692 (mono)
She Loves You
Thank You Girl
From Me To You
I'll Get You
I Want To Hold Your Hand
Hold Me Tight
Can't Buy Me Love
You Can't Do That
Roll Over Beethoven
Till There Was You
Money (That's What I Want)
Please Mister Postman
Thank You Girl
From Me To You
I'll Get You
I Want To Hold Your Hand
Hold Me Tight
Can't Buy Me Love
You Can't Do That
Roll Over Beethoven
Till There Was You
Money (That's What I Want)
Please Mister Postman
A Hard Day's Night
I Should Have Known Better
If I Fell
I'm Happy Just To Dance With You
And I Love Her
Tell Me Why
Can't Buy Be Love
Any Time At All
I'll Cry Instead
Things We Said Today
When I Get Home
You Can't Do That
I'll Be Back
I Should Have Known Better
If I Fell
I'm Happy Just To Dance With You
And I Love Her
Tell Me Why
Can't Buy Be Love
Any Time At All
I'll Cry Instead
Things We Said Today
When I Get Home
You Can't Do That
I'll Be Back
Something New
10 September 1964
Odeon O 83756 (mono)
Odeon STO/SMO 83756 (stereo)
10 September 1964
Odeon O 83756 (mono)
Odeon STO/SMO 83756 (stereo)
I'll Cry Instead
Things We Said Today
Any Time At All
When I Get Home
Slow Down
Matchbox
Tell Me Why
And I Love Her
I'm Happy Just To Dance With You
If I Fell
Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand
Things We Said Today
Any Time At All
When I Get Home
Slow Down
Matchbox
Tell Me Why
And I Love Her
I'm Happy Just To Dance With You
If I Fell
Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand
No Reply
I'm A Loser
Baby's In Black
Rock And Roll Music
I'll Follow The Sun
Mr Moonlight
Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!
Eight Days A Week
Words Of Love
Honey Don't
Every Little Thing
I Don't Want To Spoil The Party
What You're Doing
Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby
I'm A Loser
Baby's In Black
Rock And Roll Music
I'll Follow The Sun
Mr Moonlight
Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!
Eight Days A Week
Words Of Love
Honey Don't
Every Little Thing
I Don't Want To Spoil The Party
What You're Doing
Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby
Beatles '65
15 December 1964
Odeon SMO 83917 (stereo)
15 December 1964
Odeon SMO 83917 (stereo)
No Reply
I'm A Loser
Baby's In Black
Rock And Roll Music
I'll Follow The Sun
Mr Moonlight
Honey Don't
I'll Be Back
She's A Woman
I Feel Fine
Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby
I'm A Loser
Baby's In Black
Rock And Roll Music
I'll Follow The Sun
Mr Moonlight
Honey Don't
I'll Be Back
She's A Woman
I Feel Fine
Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby
The Beatles' Greatest
18 June 1965
Odeon SMO 83991 (stereo)
18 June 1965
Odeon SMO 83991 (stereo)
I Want To Hold Your Hand
Twist And Shout
A Hard Day's Night
Eight Days A Week
I Should Have Known Better
Long Tall Sally
She Loves You
Please Mister Postman
I Feel Fine
Rock And Roll Music
Ticket To Ride
Please Please Me
It Won't Be Long
From Me To You
Can't Buy Me Love
All My Loving
Twist And Shout
A Hard Day's Night
Eight Days A Week
I Should Have Known Better
Long Tall Sally
She Loves You
Please Mister Postman
I Feel Fine
Rock And Roll Music
Ticket To Ride
Please Please Me
It Won't Be Long
From Me To You
Can't Buy Me Love
All My Loving
Help!
The Night Before
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
I Need You
Another Girl
You're Going To Lose That Girl
Ticket To Ride
Act Naturally
It's Only Love
You Like Me Too Much
Tell Me What You See
I've Just Seen A Face
Yesterday
Dizzy Miss Lizzy
The Night Before
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
I Need You
Another Girl
You're Going To Lose That Girl
Ticket To Ride
Act Naturally
It's Only Love
You Like Me Too Much
Tell Me What You See
I've Just Seen A Face
Yesterday
Dizzy Miss Lizzy
Drive My Car
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
You Won't See Me
Nowhere Man
Think For Yourself
The Word
Michelle
What Goes On
Girl
I'm Looking Through You
In My Life
Wait
If I Needed Someone
Run For Your Life
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
You Won't See Me
Nowhere Man
Think For Yourself
The Word
Michelle
What Goes On
Girl
I'm Looking Through You
In My Life
Wait
If I Needed Someone
Run For Your Life
Taxman
Eleanor Rigby
I'm Only Sleeping
Love You To
Here, There And Everywhere
Yellow Submarine
She Said She Said
Good Day Sunshine
And Your Bird Can Sing
For No One
Doctor Robert
I Want To Tell You
Got To Get You Into My Life
Tomorrow Never Knows
Eleanor Rigby
I'm Only Sleeping
Love You To
Here, There And Everywhere
Yellow Submarine
She Said She Said
Good Day Sunshine
And Your Bird Can Sing
For No One
Doctor Robert
I Want To Tell You
Got To Get You Into My Life
Tomorrow Never Knows
Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
With A Little Help From My Friends
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
Getting Better
Fixing A Hole
She's Leaving Home
Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite!
Within You Without You
When I'm Sixty-Four
Lovely Rita
Good Morning Good Morning
Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
A Day In The Life
With A Little Help From My Friends
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
Getting Better
Fixing A Hole
She's Leaving Home
Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite!
Within You Without You
When I'm Sixty-Four
Lovely Rita
Good Morning Good Morning
Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
A Day In The Life
Back In The USSR
Dear Prudence
Glass Onion
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Wild Honey Pie
The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Happiness Is A Warm Gun
Martha My Dear
I'm So Tired
Blackbird
Piggies
Rocky Raccoon
Don't Pass Me By
Why Don't We Do It In The Road?
I Will
Julia
Birthday
Yer Blues
Mother Nature's Son
Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey
Sexy Sadie
Helter Skelter
Long, Long, Long
Revolution 1
Honey Pie
Savoy Truffle
Cry Baby Cry
Revolution 9
Good Night
Dear Prudence
Glass Onion
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Wild Honey Pie
The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Happiness Is A Warm Gun
Martha My Dear
I'm So Tired
Blackbird
Piggies
Rocky Raccoon
Don't Pass Me By
Why Don't We Do It In The Road?
I Will
Julia
Birthday
Yer Blues
Mother Nature's Son
Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey
Sexy Sadie
Helter Skelter
Long, Long, Long
Revolution 1
Honey Pie
Savoy Truffle
Cry Baby Cry
Revolution 9
Good Night
Yellow Submarine
Only A Northern Song
All Together Now
Hey Bulldog
It's All Too Much
All You Need Is Love
Pepperland
Sea Of Time
Sea Of Holes
Sea Of Monsters
March Of The Meanies
Pepperland Laid Waste
Yellow Submarine In Pepperland
Only A Northern Song
All Together Now
Hey Bulldog
It's All Too Much
All You Need Is Love
Pepperland
Sea Of Time
Sea Of Holes
Sea Of Monsters
March Of The Meanies
Pepperland Laid Waste
Yellow Submarine In Pepperland
Come Together
Something
Maxwell's Silver Hammer
Oh! Darling
Octopus's Garden
I Want You (She's So Heavy)
Here Comes The Sun
Because
You Never Give Me Your Money
Sun King
Mean Mr Mustard
Polythene Pam
She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
Golden Slumbers
Carry That Weight
The End
Her Majesty
Something
Maxwell's Silver Hammer
Oh! Darling
Octopus's Garden
I Want You (She's So Heavy)
Here Comes The Sun
Because
You Never Give Me Your Money
Sun King
Mean Mr Mustard
Polythene Pam
She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
Golden Slumbers
Carry That Weight
The End
Her Majesty
Hey Jude
27 February 1970
Apple 1C 062-04 348 (stereo)
27 February 1970
Apple 1C 062-04 348 (stereo)
Can't Buy Me Love
I Should Have Known Better
Paperback Writer
Rain
Lady Madonna
Revolution
Hey Jude
Old Brown Shoe
Don't Let Me Down
The Ballad Of John And Yoko
I Should Have Known Better
Paperback Writer
Rain
Lady Madonna
Revolution
Hey Jude
Old Brown Shoe
Don't Let Me Down
The Ballad Of John And Yoko
Two Of Us
Dig A Pony
Across The Universe
I Me Mine
Dig It
Let It Be
Maggie Mae
I've Got A Feeling
One After 909
The Long And Winding Road
For You Blue
Get Back
Dig A Pony
Across The Universe
I Me Mine
Dig It
Let It Be
Maggie Mae
I've Got A Feeling
One After 909
The Long And Winding Road
For You Blue
Get Back
A Collection Of Beatles Oldies
24 February 1971
Odeon 1C 062-04 258 (stereo)
24 February 1971
Odeon 1C 062-04 258 (stereo)
She Loves You
From Me to You
We Can Work It Out
Help!
Michelle
Yesterday
I Feel Fine
Yellow Submarine
Can't Buy Me Love
Bad Boy
Day Tripper
A Hard Day's Night
Ticket To Ride
Paperback Writer
Eleanor Rigby
I Want To Hold Your Hand
From Me to You
We Can Work It Out
Help!
Michelle
Yesterday
I Feel Fine
Yellow Submarine
Can't Buy Me Love
Bad Boy
Day Tripper
A Hard Day's Night
Ticket To Ride
Paperback Writer
Eleanor Rigby
I Want To Hold Your Hand
Magical Mystery Tour
The Fool On The Hill
Flying
Blue Jay Way
Your Mother Should Know
I Am The Walrus
Hello, Goodbye
Strawberry Fields Forever
Penny Lane
Baby You're A Rich Man
All You Need Is Love
The Fool On The Hill
Flying
Blue Jay Way
Your Mother Should Know
I Am The Walrus
Hello, Goodbye
Strawberry Fields Forever
Penny Lane
Baby You're A Rich Man
All You Need Is Love
East Germany
The Beatles
April 1965
Amiga 850 040
April 1965
Amiga 850 040
She Loves You
Misery
A Taste Of Honey
You Really Got A Hold On Me
A Hard Day's Night
PS I Love You
I Want To Hold Your Hand
Please Please Me
Ask Me Why
Do You Want To Know A Secret
Little Child
Please Mister Postman
Misery
A Taste Of Honey
You Really Got A Hold On Me
A Hard Day's Night
PS I Love You
I Want To Hold Your Hand
Please Please Me
Ask Me Why
Do You Want To Know A Secret
Little Child
Please Mister Postman
You're missing one of the East German releases, so there must have been at least 4 LPs.
It's Amiga Stereo 8 55 742 - a version of 1967-1970 on one LP (14 tracks).
If you want a track listing and/or a scan of the cover, just contact me.
Thanks Mikkel. The discographies generally go no further than 1970 (otherwise it becomes an endless task), so this compilation wouldn't feature.
I have a with the beatles CD released in West germany, only 100 made, in a rosewood case can anyone tell me anythhing about this, I also have A hard days night in same kind of case, but made in england
Mid – 1964 ???
LP: The Beatles Second Album
Odeon ZTOX 5558 [Tylko w Stereo] Niemcy Zach.
Matrix: YBEX 50053-1 / 50054-1
The Beatles
Materia? taki sam jak wydanie ameryka?skie z 10.IV.1964.
Nota: wydanie eksportowe (dystrybucja w bazach wojskowych w Niemczech Zach.) oraz eksport do Szwajcarii.
DISTRIBUTED TO MILITARY BASES IN GERMANY FOR ONLY 2 MONTHS IN 1964
Label (bia?o – czerwono - z?oty Odeon).
"ALLE RECHTE DES PLATTENHERSTELLERS UND EIGENTOMERS DES AUFGENNOMMENEN WERKES ORBEHALTEN. VERVIELFÄLTIGUNG, ÖFFENTLICHE AUFFÜHRUNG. RUNDFUNKSENDUNG UNTERSAGT" on the outer rim of the label.
?1964
LP: Please Please Me
Odeon ZTOX 5550 [Tylko w Stereo] Niemcy Zach.
The Beatles
Materia? taki sam jak wydanie angielskie 26.IV.1963 r.
Nota: wydanie eksportowe (dystrybucja w bazach wojskowych w Niemczech Zach.)
Distibuted only to foreign military bases in Germany in very small limited numbers only. Original white label with ALLE RECHTE DES PLATTENHERSTELLERS UND EIGENTOMERS DES AUFGENNOMMENEN WERKES VORBEHALTEN. VERVIELFÄLTIGUNG, ÖFFENTLICHE AUFFÜHRUNG. RUNDFUNKSENDUNG UNTERSAGT on the outer rim of the label.
SHZE 117-A1 side one
SHZE 117-B1 side two