The Original Greatest Hits
     
Label:
  
Catalogue No.:
  
GRC 1001
Format :
  
12" Black Vinyl , Sleeve + Inner
Weight :
  
270g
Origin:
  
Brokyln, USA
Availability :
  
Spring 1964 - May 1964
Duration:
  
Etched Matrix:
  
12-GRC-1001-A
12-GRC-1001-B
More Information:
  
Belmo's Beatleg News logo  
 ??
910 Logo
V?N?
Cover
Back

Cover

Rear

Comments:

The Sleeve makes no mention of The Beatles or indeed any artist, relying upon four silhouette haircuts, on what many sources have described as the first The Beatles bootleg. It may have been the first but is definitely not a Bootleg, it is a pirate containing commercial releases. The highlight to fans at the time was Ringo's version of Love Me Do which didn't become available in the US. officially until the releases of until the release of Capitol's Rarities album in March 1980.

In May 1964 Capitol Records took legal action to stop the manufacture and distribution, details were reported in the US Record World, see below.

There appears to be two different pirate copies both issued in the 1970's and the yellow label version with a wide stamper groove are by far the most common version of this release to turn up .

Track Listing:

Side 1

Song Version Comments Date
1 Twist & Shout Commercial Version
2 I Want To Hold Your Hand Commercial Version
3 All My Loving Commercial Version
4 Please Please Me Commercial Version
5 From Me To You Commercial Version
6 Do You Want To Know A Secret Commercial Version
~
Side A/ 1
Side B/2

Side A/1

Side B/2
Matrix: 12-GRC-1001-A Matrix
Matrix: 12-GRC-1001-B Matrix

Side 2

Song Version Comments Date
1 Love Me Do EMI Version 2 Ringo Starr on Drums
2 Can't Buy Me Love Commercial Version
3 Roll Over Beethoven Commercial Version
4 Please Mr. Postman Commercial Version
5 I'll Get You Commercial Version
6 She Loves You Commercial Version

LP Banding

1
   

2

Alternate Versions

Side A/ 1
Side A/ 1
 

Original

Reissue

 
 
⚠ Damaged Stamper Side 1/A
 
     
 
 
     
Side A/ 1
Side A/ 1
Side A/ 1

Rem(F)ake

Alt Gold Pirate
Wide Stepped Stamper
Wide Stamper Grooves
Wide Stamper Grooves
 

Artwork

 
Gatefold Cover
Cover Art
Slick
Inner Sleeve
Comment
N
Y
N
     
Cover Back

Original

Spine : No Text

 
   


Cover Back

Rem(F)ake

Spine : Cat No - Title - Label

  Back

Stamped
"Sung By The Beatles"



Rear Cover LH Justification
Cover Back

 

 

Front Cover: Reduced Size
Logo RH bottom Corner

Rear Slick: Full size

     

Press

Record World
30 May 1964

Record World
6 June 1964

 

ALL Information, Data and Images are for REFERENCE PURPOSE ONLY.

The collated information is from hundreds of sources, I am unable to verify the accuracy of any information implied or provided .

I neither own these discs or know how to obtain them , so any Corrections or New material is always appreciated.

This page is a working document, last updated on the 01-Sep-2025

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