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 SuccËs – 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.
Albums
Les Beatles
November 1963
Odeon OSX 222
November 1963
Odeon OSX 222
‘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)’
Les Beatles No 1
January 1964
Odeon OSX 225
January 1964
Odeon OSX 225
‘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’
4 Garçons Dans Le Vent
July 1964
Odeon OSX 226
July 1964
Odeon OSX 226
‘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’
Les Beatles 1965
December 1964
Odeon OSX 228
December 1964
Odeon OSX 228
‘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’
‘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’
Les Beatles Dans Leurs 14 Plus Grands Succès
September 1965
Odeon OSX 231
September 1965
Odeon OSX 231
‘From Me To You’
‘Please Please Me’
‘She Loves You’
‘Twist And Shout’
‘I Saw Her Standing There’
‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’
‘All My Loving’
‘Roll Over Beethoven’
Can’t Buy Be Love
‘A Hard Day’s Night’
‘I Feel Fine’
‘She’s A Woman’
‘Eight Days A Week’
‘Rock And Roll Music’
‘Please Please Me’
‘She Loves You’
‘Twist And Shout’
‘I Saw Her Standing There’
‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’
‘All My Loving’
‘Roll Over Beethoven’
Can’t Buy Be Love
‘A Hard Day’s Night’
‘I Feel Fine’
‘She’s A Woman’
‘Eight Days A Week’
‘Rock And Roll Music’
‘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’
A Collection Of Beatles Oldies
19 December 1966
Odeon LSO 107 (mono)
Odeon LSO 107 (stereo)
19 December 1966
Odeon LSO 107 (mono)
Odeon LSO 107 (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’
Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
1 June 1967
Parlophone PMC 7027 (mono)
Parlophone PCS 7027 (stereo)
1 June 1967
Parlophone PMC 7027 (mono)
Parlophone PCS 7027 (stereo)
‘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’
The Beatles Again
2 March 1970
Apple 2C 062 04348
2 March 1970
Apple 2C 062 04348
‘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’
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One EP title error and one Beatles EP Omit
The above mentioned 4 Garçons Dans Le Vent should have been titled 4 Garçons Dans Le Vent 2.
Below is the Track List for 4 Garçons Dans Le Vent (1):
1 – I’m Happy Just to Dance with You
2 – If I Fell
3 – Things We Said Today
4 – When I Get Home
It is witten here that :
the White Album was released in France on 11 November 1968 &
Abbey Road released in France on 12 September 1969
Are these dates right ? They would have been relased before the british albums ! I’m just wondering…
The front cover for the “4 garçons dans le vent” LP is the wrong one and is from an EP. The real one should be the one with them all four Beatles playing on stage
Hello, the 1962 EP Mister Twist by Tony Sheridan which includes When The Saints / Cry For A Shadow / My Bonnie and Why should probably be included in France’s discography… just sayin’.
Did France ever release its own version of the Beatles Collection inside of a black wooden roll top outer box?
Thanks for your help with this!
There’s no entry for it on Discogs, although other European countries seem to have issued versions of it. Discogs isn’t infallible though.
Yellow Submarine was not a PCS UK catalog number. What you’re showing is a 1972-3 reissue. The French were transitioning from Odeon to Apple at the time of its release. The first French pressing which I happen to own has an Odeon gold foil stamp covering up “ Apple “ on the front cover, albeit this is I imagine a test pressing as there is a note on back cover indicating a mistake. The catalog number is C 062 04002 ,and the matrices are not UK rather two very long matrix numbers on each side. On back top flipback cover it has the circle T , the second press has circle U , your about four years off the mark.