As in the USA, The Beatles’ releases in Canada were marketed by Capitol. Unlike America, however, Capitol in Canada issued the group’s recordings from early 1963.
The first three Canadian albums were different from the US releases, although from the A Hard Day’s Night soundtrack onwards they were largely identical. In 1968 Capitol Canada released three early US LPs in stereo to replace these.
Aditionally, Let It Be was released as a box set with the paperback book, as in the United Kingdom, whereas US fans had to do with just the LP. Other variations exist, including five singles unique to Canada.
Albums
Beatlemania! With The Beatles
25 November 1963
Capitol T-6051
25 November 1963
Capitol T-6051
‘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)’
Twist And Shout
3 February 1964
Capitol T-6054
3 February 1964
Capitol T-6054
‘Anna (Go To Him)’
‘Chains’
‘Boys’
‘Ask Me Why’
‘Please Please Me’
‘Love Me Do’
‘From Me To You’
‘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’
‘She Loves You’
‘Chains’
‘Boys’
‘Ask Me Why’
‘Please Please Me’
‘Love Me Do’
‘From Me To You’
‘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’
‘She Loves You’
Long Tall Sally
27 April 1964
Capitol T-6063
27 April 1964
Capitol T-6063
‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’
‘I Saw Her Standing There’
‘You Really Got A Hold On Me’
‘Devil In Her Heart’
‘Roll Over Beethoven’
‘Misery’
‘Long Tall Sally’
‘I Call Your Name’
‘Please Mister Postman’
‘This Boy’
‘I’ll Get You’
‘You Can’t Do That’
‘I Saw Her Standing There’
‘You Really Got A Hold On Me’
‘Devil In Her Heart’
‘Roll Over Beethoven’
‘Misery’
‘Long Tall Sally’
‘I Call Your Name’
‘Please Mister Postman’
‘This Boy’
‘I’ll Get You’
‘You Can’t Do That’
A Hard Day’s Night
26 June 1964
United Artists UAL 3366 (mono)
United Artists UAS 6366 (stereo)
26 June 1964
United Artists UAL 3366 (mono)
United Artists UAS 6366 (stereo)
‘A Hard Day’s Night’
‘Tell Me Why’
‘I’ll Cry Instead’
‘I Should Have Known Better’ (orchestral instrumental)
‘I’m Happy Just To Dance With You’
‘And I Love Her’ (orchestral instrumental)
‘I Should Have Known Better’
‘If I Fell’
‘And I Love Her’
Ringo’s Theme (This Boy) (orchestral instrumental)
‘Can’t Buy Me Love’
‘A Hard Day’s Night’ (orchestral instrumental)
‘Tell Me Why’
‘I’ll Cry Instead’
‘I Should Have Known Better’ (orchestral instrumental)
‘I’m Happy Just To Dance With You’
‘And I Love Her’ (orchestral instrumental)
‘I Should Have Known Better’
‘If I Fell’
‘And I Love Her’
Ringo’s Theme (This Boy) (orchestral instrumental)
‘Can’t Buy Me Love’
‘A Hard Day’s Night’ (orchestral instrumental)
Something New
20 July 1964
Capitol T-2108
20 July 1964
Capitol T-2108
‘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’
The Beatles’ Story
23 November 1964
Capitol TBO-2222
23 November 1964
Capitol TBO-2222
On Stage With The Beatles
How Beatlemania Began
Beatlemania In Action
Man Behind The Beatles – Brian Epstein
John Lennon
Who’s A Millionaire?
Beatles Will Be Beatles
Man Behind The Music – George Martin
George Harrison
A Hard Day’s Night – Their First Movie
Paul McCartney
Sneaky Haircuts And More About Paul
The Beatles Look At Life
‘Victims’ Of Beatlemania
Beatle Medley
Ringo Starr
Liverpool And All the World!
How Beatlemania Began
Beatlemania In Action
Man Behind The Beatles – Brian Epstein
John Lennon
Who’s A Millionaire?
Beatles Will Be Beatles
Man Behind The Music – George Martin
George Harrison
A Hard Day’s Night – Their First Movie
Paul McCartney
Sneaky Haircuts And More About Paul
The Beatles Look At Life
‘Victims’ Of Beatlemania
Beatle Medley
Ringo Starr
Liverpool And All the World!
Beatles ’65
15 December 1964
Capitol T-2228 (mono)
Capitol ST-2228 (stereo)
15 December 1964
Capitol T-2228 (mono)
Capitol ST-2228 (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’
Beatles VI
14 June 1965
Capitol T-2358 (mono)
Capitol ST-2358 (stereo)
14 June 1965
Capitol T-2358 (mono)
Capitol ST-2358 (stereo)
‘Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!’
‘Eight Days A Week’
‘You Like Me Too Much’
‘Bad Boy’
‘I Don’t Want To Spoil The Party’
‘Words Of Love’
‘What You’re Doing’
‘Yes It Is’
‘Dizzy Miss Lizzy’
‘Tell Me What You See’
‘Every Little Thing’
‘Eight Days A Week’
‘You Like Me Too Much’
‘Bad Boy’
‘I Don’t Want To Spoil The Party’
‘Words Of Love’
‘What You’re Doing’
‘Yes It Is’
‘Dizzy Miss Lizzy’
‘Tell Me What You See’
‘Every Little Thing’
‘Help!’
‘The Night Before’
From Me To You Fantasy (instrumental)
‘You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away’
‘I Need You’
In The Tyrol (instrumental)
‘Another Girl’
Another Hard Day’s Night (instrumental)
‘Ticket To Ride’
The Bitter End/You Can’t Do That (instrumental)
‘You’re Going To Lose That Girl’
The Chase (instrumental)
‘The Night Before’
From Me To You Fantasy (instrumental)
‘You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away’
‘I Need You’
In The Tyrol (instrumental)
‘Another Girl’
Another Hard Day’s Night (instrumental)
‘Ticket To Ride’
The Bitter End/You Can’t Do That (instrumental)
‘You’re Going To Lose That Girl’
The Chase (instrumental)
Rubber Soul
9 December 1965
Capitol T-2442 (mono)
Capitol ST-2442 (stereo)
9 December 1965
Capitol T-2442 (mono)
Capitol ST-2442 (stereo)
‘I’ve Just Seen A Face’
‘Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)’
‘You Won’t See Me’
‘Think For Yourself’
‘The Word’
‘Michelle’
‘It’s Only Love’
‘Girl’
‘I’m Looking Through You’
‘In My Life’
‘Wait’
‘Run For Your Life’
‘Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)’
‘You Won’t See Me’
‘Think For Yourself’
‘The Word’
‘Michelle’
‘It’s Only Love’
‘Girl’
‘I’m Looking Through You’
‘In My Life’
‘Wait’
‘Run For Your Life’
Yesterday… And Today
20 June 1966
Capitol T-2553 (mono)
Capitol ST-2553 (mono)
20 June 1966
Capitol T-2553 (mono)
Capitol ST-2553 (mono)
‘Drive My Car’
‘I’m Only Sleeping’
‘Nowhere Man’
‘Doctor Robert’
‘Yesterday’
‘Act Naturally’
‘And Your Bird Can Sing’
‘If I Needed Someone’
‘We Can Work It Out’
‘What Goes On’
‘Day Tripper’
‘I’m Only Sleeping’
‘Nowhere Man’
‘Doctor Robert’
‘Yesterday’
‘Act Naturally’
‘And Your Bird Can Sing’
‘If I Needed Someone’
‘We Can Work It Out’
‘What Goes On’
‘Day Tripper’
‘Taxman’
‘Eleanor Rigby’
‘Love You To’
‘Here, There And Everywhere’
‘Yellow Submarine’
‘She Said She Said’
‘Good Day Sunshine’
‘For No One’
‘I Want To Tell You’
‘Got To Get You Into My Life’
‘Tomorrow Never Knows’
‘Eleanor Rigby’
‘Love You To’
‘Here, There And Everywhere’
‘Yellow Submarine’
‘She Said She Said’
‘Good Day Sunshine’
‘For No One’
‘I Want To Tell You’
‘Got To Get You Into My Life’
‘Tomorrow Never Knows’
Meet The Beatles!
1 February 1967
Capitol T-2047 (mono)
Capitol ST-2047 (stereo)
1 February 1967
Capitol T-2047 (mono)
Capitol ST-2047 (stereo)
‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’
‘I Saw Her Standing There’
‘This Boy’
‘It Won’t Be Long’
‘All I’ve Got To Do’
‘All My Loving’
‘Don’t Bother Me’
‘Little Child’
‘Till There Was You’
‘Hold Me Tight’
‘I Wanna Be Your Man’
‘Not A Second Time’
‘I Saw Her Standing There’
‘This Boy’
‘It Won’t Be Long’
‘All I’ve Got To Do’
‘All My Loving’
‘Don’t Bother Me’
‘Little Child’
‘Till There Was You’
‘Hold Me Tight’
‘I Wanna Be Your Man’
‘Not A Second Time’
The Beatles’ Second Album
1 February 1967
Capitol T-2080 (mono)
Capitol ST-2080 (stereo)
1 February 1967
Capitol T-2080 (mono)
Capitol ST-2080 (stereo)
‘Roll Over Beethoven’
‘Thank You Girl’
‘You Really Got A Hold On Me’
‘Devil In Her Heart’
‘Money (That’s What I Want)’
‘You Can’t Do That’
‘Long Tall Sally’
‘I Call Your Name’
‘Please Mister Postman’
‘I’ll Get You’
‘She Loves You’
‘Thank You Girl’
‘You Really Got A Hold On Me’
‘Devil In Her Heart’
‘Money (That’s What I Want)’
‘You Can’t Do That’
‘Long Tall Sally’
‘I Call Your Name’
‘Please Mister Postman’
‘I’ll Get You’
‘She Loves You’
‘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’
‘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’
The Early Beatles
1 August 1968
Capitol ST-2309
1 August 1968
Capitol ST-2309
‘Love Me Do’
‘Twist And Shout’
‘Anna (Go To Him)’
‘Chains’
‘Boys’
‘Ask Me Why’
‘Please Please Me’
‘PS I Love You’
‘Baby It’s You’
‘A Taste Of Honey’
‘Do You Want To Know A Secret’
‘Twist And Shout’
‘Anna (Go To Him)’
‘Chains’
‘Boys’
‘Ask Me Why’
‘Please Please Me’
‘PS I Love You’
‘Baby It’s You’
‘A Taste Of Honey’
‘Do You Want To Know A Secret’
‘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/The Beatles Again
26 February 1970
Apple SW-385
26 February 1970
Apple SW-385
‘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’
great site.been a beatle fan since the old days.sitting in front of radiogram ,with my sister,singing she loves you.
keep up the good work
Damn, everytime I see the covers of “Beatlemania!” and “Twist And Shout” I think of the scratchy old copies I saw in dollar bins in the mid-80s and think “Why why why didn’t I buy them??”
I still have original copies.
I have a Canadian release on Mono ‘Meet the Beatles” with side 2 label printed on both sides.
Any thoughts on the miss print ?
I’ve been trying to locate a canadian mono meet the beatles . Let me know if you want to part with it .
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‘Don’t Bother Me’ on the Canadian Issue has a Glitch Vocal, by George, that’s not on the US Version…
Two questions about vinyl issues: 1. The Apple collection of various tracks titled “Hey Jude” on the album sleeve actually gives the album title as “The Beatles Again” on the disc itself. Which is the official title? 2. Another title question: is the correct album title “Yesterday… and Today” or “”Yesterday”… and Today”, with the second choice obviously punning on the hit song “Yesterday”, which is included. Any help out there?
Recently acquired a very hard to find Canadian 1980’s retro black and rainbow labeled Yesterday & Today. The 3 previous douphonic tracks I’m only Sleeping, And Your Bird Can Sing and Dr. Robert are presented here in full glorious stereo. These tracks are also flat copies from UK masters and have no eq changes or limiting and therefore sound better than all the other songs which have been treated to Capitol’s limiting and processing. This LP seems to be more scarce than the US butcher cover.
I’m just missing the 1964 Canada Capital Long Tall Sally to finish my Canadian set. I was so happy to find an original 1967 Cnd mono Magical Mystery Tour Album. Nice to see Canada Capital release Beatles music in 1963, before their US counterpart.
Other variations exist, including five singles unique to Canada.
Any body know what these 5 unique singles were? 1) Thank You Girl 2) ?, 3) ?, 4) ?, & 5) ?
Canada 9 Beatles Capitol swirl: Love me do 1st version, Ask me whyPlease please me, From me to you/Thank you girl, She loves you/ I’ll get you, Beethoven/Postman, This boy/Loving, Sie liebt dich/I’ll get you, Secret/Thank you girl, Twist and shout/There’s a place. Beatle Lew.
Joe, great site, keep up the great work, from a beatlesbible fan in Canada!
The Butcher cover shown for Yesterday and Today album is incorrect. In Canada, this was the trunk cover only.
Joe, If I could just correct you on a few dates on Canada’s all important 3 unique To Canada Capitol Albums.
1) Beatlemania! With The Beatles was released November 25 1963, just 3 days after the UK LP
2) Twist And Shout was released February 03 1964 and finally
3) Long Tall Sally was released April 27 1964.
Our CND BeatlesBible reference is http://www.capitol6000.com Again, txs for the great job, just absolutely love this site.
Thank you! That’s a useful site. The books look expensive though…
Hi again Joe,
George here again, I can’t remember if I wrote to you before about some single missing from your list,
they are as follows.
1) Capitol Star line 45-6061 Twist & Shout / There’s A Place issued 18th Oct 1965
2) ” ” ” 45-6062 Love Me Do / P.S.I Love You issued 18th Oct 1965
3) ” ” ” 45-6063 Please, Please Me / From Me To You issue 18th Oct 1965
4) Apple 2531 Ballad Of John & Yoko / Old Brown Shoe.
Hope this info helps,
Regards, George
No, thank you sir!
Just for the record (no pun intended) in Canada, The U.S. versions of “Meet The Beatles”, then “Beatles Second Album” were released February 1st 1967 to make up for the delay of “Sgt Pepper”, (Like the U.K. put out “A Collection Of Oldies”).
Then finally they released the U.S. “Early Beatles” August 1st 1968 between “Magical Mystery Tour” LP and the long awaited “White Album”. This way, they had released all the U.S. Albums to the Canadian market, that they had previously missed, while keeping record sales up.
Source: https://www.capitol6000.com/beatlesdiscs.html
24.VIII.1964
SP: Slow Down / Matchbox
Capitol 5255 [Mono] Kanada
The Beatles
Slow Down – A side.
Kevin Holland: Good luck finding a mono copy of MTB. I’m looking for one too.
J Roger Gardy: The double “Don’t” in Don’t Bother Me appears only on a specific pressing on the purple Capitol label, circa 1978. Congratulations, it is a cool and semi-rare variation.
David Coll: A tiny number of genuine Canadian butcher sleeves have surfaced. It must have the Litho in Canda reference found on the other mid-60s sleeves. A paste-over butcher has been confirmed from Jamaica, although it was a standard US sleeve exported to Jamaica to house a Jamaica-pressed copy of Y&T. The Jamaican Y&T disc is far rarer than the butcher sleeve.
Kind of disappointed Canada didn’t follow Parlophone’s lead and release an EP here.
There is a Canadian E.P., Bongo. It’s called Four by The Beatles; EAP 1-2121.
Released MAY 11, 1964. Issued in a stiff cardboard picture sleeve.
There is a vary unique used stuff store where I live in Campbell River BC Canada. They have bins and bins and bins of used vinyl but none of it is categorized. You never know what you’re going to find. Today I lucked out and found good clean original copies of Beatlemania, Twist and Shout and Something New. My lucky day!.
What style label was used on the Canadian 1st pressing of “The Early Beatles”? I recently acquired an early Canadian copy.