Single Sleeve Gallery
As relevant to Beatles releases

The gallery below shows the first known sleeve style used for each Beatles single release. As with many Australian Beatles pressings, sleeve variations can occur due to later represses, resulting in copies appearing in updated or replacement company sleeves rather than the sleeve originally used at the time of first issue.


Adoption of updated sleeves appears to have varied between states. For example, New South Wales retailers seem to have received newer sleeve designs earlier than Victorian retailers in some cases, meaning the sleeve found with a particular single may depend not only on when it was pressed, but also where it was distributed.


For consistency, this section focuses on the earliest sleeve associated with each single, while acknowledging that later copies may differ. Minor variations caused through different print runs are not included; please visit each individual single page for specific examples.

Parlophone 1960-Oct 1963 (A8080-A8093)
Parlophone

1960-Oct 1963
(A8080-A8093)
Parlophone Oct 1963-Jul 1965 (A8103-A8153)
Parlophone

Oct 1963-Jul 1965
(A8103-A8153)

Rear similar to the below from 1965
Parlophone Jul 1965-1969 (A8163-A-8493)
Parlophone

Jul 1965-1969
(A8163-A-8493)

Both this style and the previous style appeared concurrently until during 1967
EMI 1969
EMI

1969
EMI Dec 1969-Mar 1973
EMI

Dec 1969-Mar 1973
EMI Mar 1973-1980 (A-11115-A-12000)
EMI

Mar 1973-1980
(A-11115-A-12000)

Text layout similar to the below from 1979
EMI 1980-1984 (A-689, A-980)
EMI

1980-1984
(A-689, A-689)

A variation to the front dating to 1980/81 exists with no cutout and a larger EMI logo in the centre
EMI 1984-1986
EMI

1984-1986
EMI 1986-1990
EMI

1986-1990

In various shades of red, blue, green, purple and yellow
Apple Nov 1968-1969 (A-8693-A-9163)
Apple

Nov 1968-1969
(A-8693-A-9163)
Apple 1970-1973
Apple

1970-1973
Apple 1974-1976
Apple

1974-1976
Polydor 1957-1963
Polydor

1957-1963
Polydor 1964-1969
Polydor

1964-1969



1964: PHILIPS ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIES PTY. LIMITED

1965: PHILIPS ELECTRICAL PTY. LIMITED

1 JULY 1967: PHONOGRAM RECORDINGS PTY. LIMITED