TWIST AND SHOUT / BACK IN THE U.S.S.R.
Parlophone A-1875
Released 10 November 1986
Original recommended retail price: $3.99
A 1986 Australian tie-in with Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, reversing the sides of the earlier British single and adding a locally designed picture sleeve.
Matrix Information
Side 1: (stereo) A 1875 A AP MASTERED ON COPPER
Side 2: (stereo) A 1875 B AP

Overview
For this release, EMI (Australia) dusted off the UK 'Back in the U.S.S.R.'/'Twist and Shout' single, released there in 1976 to promote the Rock 'N' Roll Music compilation LP. As EMI (Australia) had gone with the US choice of 'Got To Get You Into My Life'/'Helter Skelter', this created a somewhat convenient situation in 1986 when they chose to release the coupling to tie-in, and cross-promote, the recent release of John Hughes' Ferris Bueller's Day Off film, which featured the track 'Twist and Shout'. EMI (Australia) swapped the sides and created a picture sleeve, using a promo photo supplied by Paramount Pictures. Evidence suggests that only commercial copies were housed in the sleeve, with promotional copies housed in generic EMI sleeves instead. The pressing outlasted the sleeves, with later copies also appearing in generic EMI sleeves - click sleeve image above to see example.

Mastered at Homebush in the DMM suite by Allan Parsons.

By now Michael Jackson owned the ATV Music catalogue, which included almost all Beatles tracks. With his purchase, worldwide publishing moved to CBS Songs, hence its mention on the flipside of this single.
Chart Performance

Brisbane

(QLD)

Sydney

(NSW)

Melbourne

(VIC)

Hobart

(TAS)

Adelaide

(SA)

Perth

(WA)

Chart Entry

01-Dec-86

12-Dec-86

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-

-

28-Nov-86

Highest Position

10

59

 

 

 

25

Weeks In

11

6

 

 

 

10
Listed as "Twist and Shout"
Promo
AUSP1875PP.a
Silver/Black Style 'B'
AUSP1875SBB.a

Identical to 'promo' labels sans sample print
Silver/Black Style 'D'
AUSP1875SBD.a

Label layout identical to AUSP1875SBB.a