EPs: Notes & List
1: NOTES
Edited as per 22 March 1999, SEE OTHER SECTION FOR PICTURES
1 Originals
Eight Belgian originals were released between 1964 and 1966. 'Original' here stands for BOTH a Belgian label and a Belgian sleeve.
2 Hybrids
The close collaboration between Decca Belgium and Decca France, however, resulted in a number of 'hybrids', i.e. EPs with a Belgian label but with the French sleeve used for the same release in France. The catalogue number is the same in both countries. A typical 'hybrid' is the 'Heart of Stone' EP, cat. no. 457.066
The exact number of hybrids is unknown. Some claim that all typically French EPs were equally pressed in Belgium and housed in French sleeves, but there is little evidence to support that theory unless Belgian pressings (i.e. Belgian labels) can actually be proved to exist.
The main reason for this uncertainty is that these hybrids are neglected by most French and Belgian collectors alike. Quite naturally, the French prefer their 100% French release, whereas the Belgians ignore the hybrids because of the French sleeve.
However, it should be borne in mind that Decca France and Decca Belgium produced dozens of these hybrids, such as the 25 singles and 19 LPs sets both titled “L'Age d'Or des Rolling Stones”. I, for one, add these to my Belgian collection.
3 COMPARATIVE LIST OF FRENCH and BELGIAN EPs
CAT.NO. TITLE
BELGOR = BELGIAN ORIGNAL
FRENCHOR = FRENCH ORIGINAL
HY = HYBRID ; HY? = Hybrid possible, but unconfirmed.
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457026 I Wanna Be Your Man FRENCOR (HY ?)
457031 Not Fade Away FRENCHOR (HY?)
457036 Carol BELGOR FRENCHOR
457039 It's All Over Now BELGOR FRENCHOR
457043 If You Need me BELGOR FRENCHOR
457050 Time Is On My Side BELGOR FRENCHOR
457066 Heart of Stone FRENCHOR HYBRID
457081 Got LIVE BELGOR FRENCHOR
SDE7502 Got Live BELGOR
457086 Satisfaction FRENCHOR HYBRID
457092 Get Off of My Cloud BELGOR FRENCHOR
SDE7503 She Said Yeah BELGOR
457104 19th Nervous Breakdown FRENCOR (HY?)
450206 19th Nervous Breakdown BELGOR
457122 Mother's Little Helper FRENCOR HYBRID
TOTALS : 12 French originals, 8 Belgian originals, 3 hybrids (confirmed), 3 potential hybrids (not confirmed)
REMARKS
1 'Got LIVE':
Two different cat.nos., but same tracks. Belgium: SDE 7502 (as in UK); France 457081.
2 '19th Nervous Breakdown':
same title, but different cat. nos., different sleeve and different tracks. Both versions have 19th Nervous Breakdown & As Tears Go by. Exclusive French tracks are 'Think' and 'Don'tcha Bother me'. Exclusive Belgian tracks are 'Surprise, Surprise' and 'Gotta Get Away'
REISSUES
1 No Belgian original was ever reissued, though a small note on the back of some sleeves may indicate a reprinted sleeve!
2 9 French EPs were reissued: 457026, -031, -036, -050 (as 461.210), -066, 081 (as 461.218), -086 (+ 1989 rerelease as 882 179 7), 092 (as 461.211) and -104.
3 Reissued hybrids: unknown
All released on Decca. Later EPs were not pressed in Belgium
2: ALPHABETICAL LIST
CAROL
A CAROL / I'm A King Bee / B Walking the Dog / Can I Get A Witness
Decca 457.036
1964; the so-called 'green sleeve'
GET OFF OF MY CLOUD
A GET OFF OF MY CLOUD / Gotta Get Away / B She Said Yeah / I'm Free
Decca 457.092
1965, front sleeve = December's Children; see also SHE SAID YEAH SDE 7503
Got LIVE if you want it!
A We Want the Stones / Everybody Needs Somebody To Love / Pain in my Heart
B I'm Moving On / I'm Alright
Decca SDE 7502
1965; regular sleeve
HEART OF STONE
A HEART OF STONE / What A Shame / B The Last Time / Play with Fire
Decca 457.066 HYBRID
1965; French sleeve used for same French release
IF YOU NEED ME
A IF YOU NEED ME / Empty Heart / B Around and Around / Confessin' the Blues
Decca 457.043
1964; the so-called 'blue sleeve'.
IT'S ALL OVER NOW
A IT'S ALL OVER NOW / Good Times, Bad Times / B Tell Me / Route 66
Decca 457.039
1964; sleeve = red with two b&w pictures
MOTHER'S LITTLE HELPER
A MOTHER'S LITTLE HELPER / Lady Jane / B Paint it, Black / Long long while
Decca 457.122 HYBRID
1966, French sleeve used for same release in France
19th NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
A 19th NERVOUS BREAKDOWN / Gotta Get Away / B As Tears Go By / Surprise, Surprise
Decca 450.026
1966; the so-called 'yellow circles' sleeve.
(I Can't Get No) SATISFACTION
A (I Can't Get No) SATISFACTION / Susie Q / B The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man / Grown Up Wrong
Decca 457.086 HYBRID
1965; French sleeve used for same release in France
SHE SAID YEAH
A SHE SAID YEAH / Gotta Get Away / B Talkin' Bout You / The Singer Not the Song
Decca SDE 7503
1965; same front sleeve as GET OFF OF MY CLOUD 457.092
TIME IS ON MY SIDE
A TIME IS ON MY SIDE / Congratulations / B Little Red Rooster / Off the Hook
Decca 457.050
1964; the so-called 'amber sleeve'.
EP DISCOGRAPHY BELGIUM: END OF THIS SECTION : NOTES AND ALPHABETICAL LIST
* Compiled vy Eddy Bonte. Please be so kind to contact me before using this list, whatever the purpose: [email protected]