Monday, April 29, 2019

Capitol Canada 72144 All My Loving / This Boy

"All My Loving / This Boy" was released a few weeks after the Beatles' first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show in February, 1964.  This was the Beatles' opening song on their Sullivan appearance and it was an immediate hit when it was released in early March, going to number one in Canada.

 Initial pressings had a handwritten etched matrix: 7XCE-17560-A & 7XCE-17560.  Later copies had a dash and the number two (-2) added to the matrix ending, even later pressings had a (-5) added indicating a long pressing run.     

 In North America in early 1964 "Beatlemania" was in full force. All things "Beatles" were in high demand. As a result, many copies of this unique Canadian song coupling were exported to the U.S. were it charted as high as #45 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April, 1964.


Shown here is the single in a red Capitol Records of Canada company sleeve complete with a representation of the Capitol Records, Los Angeles headquarters.  While most copies were issued in a standard Capitol Records flat black sleeve I believe that some copies were exported to the U.S. in the red Capitol sleeve. Over the years I have come across numerous copies of this single originating in the U.S. and housed in the red Canadian Capitol sleeve.

While Capitol Canada stopped using this sleeve in 1962, I believe it is quite possible that leftover inventory was used to house at least some exported copies of "All My Loving".

There is some suggestion that a picture sleeve was prepared for this release, but never used.  While possible, no evidence to support this theory has ever surfaced leaving us with just a variety of "fantasy" or "counterfeit" sleeves that have surfaced over the years. 
  
A VG+ copy of the initial pressing is worth $10 to $15. A NM copy has a value in the $40 to $85 range. NM copies with a dash and number following the matrix sell in the $30 to $60 range.

 "Fantasy" and "counterfeit" copies of the sleeve sell in the $20 to $40 range.  If genuine copies do exist they would have a very high value. My guesstimate would be in the $400 - $600 range.


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  1. phantomgtownerMarch 8, 2020 at 9:59 AM

    The "red" Capitol sleeve was discontinued in Canada in early 1962 exactly when the swirl label was introduced. The very first swirl I ever saw, 72000 or 4000, was the second pressing of "My Boomerang Won't Come Back" by Charlie Drake (Capitol 72015) and it had a glossy black sleeve just as the Beatles first five Canadian 45 RPM issues had. After several swirl releases, some actually were given the older "red" sleeve in spring 1962, likely using up old stock to save money. A couple of random examples of this are "She Called Me Baby" by Harlan Howard (Capitol 4682) and "Too Late To Worry, Too Blue To Cry" by Glen Campbell (Capitol 4783). I'm not saying the copies of 72144 sent to the USA didn't have this red sleeve but it seems incredibly unlikely that they did. Certainly every copy of this title I ever saw had the black non glossy Capitol sleeve with white logo & line. But then all those were for sale in Canada so who knows?

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    1. beebMarch 21, 2020 at 11:17 PM

      Thanks for the feedback. I know it is not a widely held belief, but I believe it is plausible as it was not uncommon for Capitol to use up old stock sleeves and labels even years later. My viewpoint is based on my observation of the number of copies I have seen in the U.S. with this sleeve. I also note that Perry Cox and FAB4 Collectibles, two respected sellers, offer this 45 in this sleeve.

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