Capitol Canada company sleeves - matching sleeves to original 45 RPM

In Canada (prior to 1972) all picture sleeves that housed a Beatles' 45 RPM were imported from the U.S. and all picture sleeves were east coast sleeves with a straight top.  West coast sleeves were never used. The picture sleeves Canada received would have been printed by Queen's Litho, New York and sent to Toronto directly or from Capitol's Scranton U.S. pressing plant.

East coast sleeves have some collectible variations, but there is no confirmation any of these were sent to Canada.

When Capitol of Canada issued a single with a U.S. picture sleeve approximately 5000 were imported.  Remaining records were issued in Capitol company sleeves.  

Capitol of Canada used a number of company sleeves between 1963's "Love Me Do" and 1968's "Lady Madonna".  Below is a summary of which company sleeve came with each record although the possibility remains that at times Capitol may have used older stock.

The first four Beatles' records released in 1963 were issued in the glossy black sleeve.     

• Love Me Do / P.S. I Love You 
• Please Please Me / Ask Me Why
• From Me To You / Thank You Girl
• She Loves You / I'll Get You (1963 release)

Glossy black sleeve used on the first four 1963 releases.

The matte or flat black sleeve was used beginning in early 1964 and possibly in December 1963 starting with "She Loves You" and continued through to "Help". 

• She Loves You / I'll Get You (Early 1964 pressing) 
• Roll Over Beethoven / Please Mr. Postman 
• I Want To Hold Your Hand / I Saw Her Standing 
• All My Loving / This Boy 
• Can't Buy Me Love / You Can't Do That 
• Twist and Shout / There's A Place 

Matte or flat black sleeve used on most Canadian releases.

Four By The Beatles E.P. - All copies were issued in a Canadian made card picture sleeve. It was issued in a company sleeve in the U.S. but not in Canada. 

• Do You Want To Know / Thank You Girl
• Sie Liebt Dich / I'll Get You
• A Hard Day's Night / I Should Have Known Better
• I'll Cry Instead / I'm Happy Just To Dance with You
• And I Love Her / If I Fell
• Matchbox / Slow Down
• I Feel Fine / She's A Woman 
• Eight Days a Week / I Don't Want To Spoil
• Ticket To Ride / Yes It Is
• Help / I'm Down

The white sleeve with Capitol printed diagonally was introduced with "Yesterday" in September, 1965. 

• Yesterday / Act Naturally

White sleeve with "Capitol printed diagonally.  

The four Starline releases were all housed in the same Canadian Starline sleeve, that had deep purple/black printing on a white background with "Printed in Canada" on the lower edge of the back. 

• Twist and Shout / There's A Place
• Love Me Do / P.S. I Love You
• Please Please Me / From Me To You
• Kansas City / Boys

Canadian Starline sleeve with four Beatles' 45's listed on the back.

• Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out

Day Tripper was pressed by both Compo and RCA.  The compo pressing  was issued in the new white sleeve with Capitol printed diagonally.  The RCA pressing was released in the matte black sleeve (old stock)

• Nowhere Man / What Goes On

Nowhere Man was released in the white sleeve with Capitol printed diagonally.

• Paperback Writer / Rain
• Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby 

Both were released in either the white sleeve with Capitol printed diagonally or in the short lived white sleeve with Capitol printed across the top.

Short lived white sleeve with "Capitol" across the top

For the remaining four releases Capitol used the white sleeve with Capitol printed diagonally. 

• Penny Lane / Strawberry Fields Forever
• All You Need Is Love / Baby You're A Rich Man
• Hello Goodbye / I Am The Walrus
• Lady Madonna / The Inner Light