The Never Released Mary Jane

Label:	Contra Band Music
Catalogue No.:	WEC 3585
Format :	12" Black Vinyl , Slick, Sleeve + Inner
Speed:	33 1/3 rpm
Origin:	USA
Availability :	Fall 1972
Duration:
Etched Matrices	See Below
More Information:	#1	V?N?
More Information:
1972-73

Comments:

Another ambiguously titled release by CBM,in late 1972, not really a title rather than a statement The Beatles ! followed by The Never Released Mary Jane.

Whilst the release was exceptionally popular with the majority, of sales prior to their shift to a new plant in the Fall of 1973 it is very much a one track wonder. A single new studio track, we now know a to be a one track edit, What's The New Mary Jane RM(2)? was understandably exceptionally popular. With the the whole title being copied in lesser quality by an unknown label in 1973. A longer and stereo version appeared in 1973, making this disc somewhat obsolete.

The other tracks included an extract of a BBC transcription show Top of The Pops hosted by Brian Matthew, using material from the BBC Radio Top Gear #1, two single B sides, Shout ! with audience and both sides of the 1965 single People Say (Love is Blind) by 'John and Paul' which has absolutely no Beatles connection.

All but one of this 'filler' had previously appeared on disc on a couple of titles including the SLT/WCF release Live At Nassau Colleseum .

Copies made after the fall 1973 are far less common than usual, but the pressings are not as good.

Track Listing:

Side 1
	Song	Version	Comments	Date
1	What's The New Mary Jane	RS2(?) -1T	Incomplete - One track	14 Oct 1968
2	Shout!	TV640419-07	with audience	19 Apr 1964
3	Interview with George	INT6402xx	Ed Rudy Interview with some French DJ overdub	Feb 1964
4	People Say (Love is Blind)	N/A	'John and Paul' 1965 Single - No Beatle Connection	N/A
5	You Know My Name Look Up The Number	CV	B Side of Single


Side A/1	Side B/2
Matrix: 3585-A	Matrix: 3585-B

Side 2
Top Of The Pops BBC Oveseas Transcription Disc (Extract) Sourrce : Edit of BBC Radio Show Top Gear #1 recorded 14 July 1964
	Song	Version	Comments
1 + 2	Opening Theme	R	Top Of The Pops (Radio)
	Intro		Brian Matthew
	Long Tall Sally	R640714-
	Intro	R640714-	Brian Matthew
	A Hards Day's Night	R640714-
	Outro	R640714-
	Intro	R640714-
	Things We Said Today	R640714-
	Closing Theme	R	Top Of The Pops (Radio)
	Song	Version	Comments	Date
3	I'm Walking (All Alone)	N/A	'John and Paul' 1965 Single - No Beatle Connection	N/A
4	Sie Liebt Dich	RM	B Side of Single	29 Jan 1964

LP Banding

1

2

Label Variations

Non Generic #1

Non Generic #2

Non Generic #3

Cover:

Rear Label :

Compressa Pro #1

Alternate Gothic #1

Alternate Gothic

Cover:

Paired with

Some Paired with

Library Image Paired with

Gunsmoke Regular #1b

Gunsmoke Regular #2b

Blank Label #3

Cover:

Davida - Art Noveau # 2b

Clarendon Bold

Paired with

Cover:

Stripe
(Summer 1973)

Aetna Block Font #2

Stripe Colours	1
	2		?

Label Colours

Cover:

Aetna Block Font #3
(Fall 1973)

Pirate Logo #5
(1974)

Cover:

Label Colours

Blank label #4
(1974)

Godzilla
(1975)

Pirate Logo #7
(1976)

Cover:

Including ' Strand' Recycled 1975?

Library Image

Artwork

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

Artwork Source


West Malling Air Station Maidstone, Kent, UK 24 Sept 1967	Source: MMT Book Photographer: TBC

Alternate Covers


Magenta	Purple	Plum
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Black	Gate Trough Sleeve (Summer 1973)
	Slicks / Covers: ,


Unverified
Generic CBM sleeve	Brown Inner Sleeve (1974)	Blue Degraded
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