YESTERDAY / ACT NATURALLY
Parlophone A8173
Released 14 October 1965
Original recommended retail price: 10/-
A locally issued counterpart to the hugely successful American single, pairing two contrasting performances from the Help! album.
Matrix Information
Side 1: (mono) 7XAPA988 7XAPA988
Side 2: (mono) 7AXPA989

15 June 1982
Side 1: (stereo) A8173A OR
Side 2: (stereo) A8173B OR

Overview
With no new UK single on the horizon, EMI (Australia) drew inspiration from the US, who weren't quite as constrained insofar as issuing Beatles product. Capitol had issued this coupling the previous month, and EMI (Australia) no doubt had hopes that it would be as successful here as it was there. Alas, it did not reach No. 1.

Deleted in December 1968, the single would not be reissued until 1982, where on 15 June it was recut from PARLO 85 (the stereo Help! side 2 production master tape) at Studios 301 by Otto Ruiter for inclusion in The Australian 20th Anniversary Singles Collection. It subsequently went out of print again before returning on 7 December 1987.
Chart Performance

Brisbane

(QLD)

Sydney

(NSW)

Melbourne

(VIC)

Hobart

(TAS)

Adelaide

(SA)

Perth

(WA)

Chart Entry

16-Oct-65

22-Oct-65

23-Oct-65

21-Oct-65

23-Oct-65**

01-Oct-65*

Highest Position

5

3

4

3

3

2

Weeks In

13

17

20

11

16

14
Listed as "Yesterday/Act Naturally" except * "Yesterday"
** Bracketed with Matt Monro and Marianne Faithfull
Perth may have possibly been playing/charting from the Help! album prior to the single's release
Silver/Black Style 'A'
AUSP8173SBA.a

Italicised royalty stamp (Side 1)
AUSP8173SBA.b

As per AUSP8173SBA.a except horizontal and vertical spacing differences
AUSP8173SBA.c

As per AUSP8173SBA.a except:
- non-italicised royalty stamp (Side 1)
- horizontal and vertical spacing differences
AUSP8173SBA.d

Variation coming soon!
Silver/Black Style 'C'
AUSP8173SBC.a

First appeared in October 1982 with the release of The Australian 20th Anniversary Singles Collection

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