BATTLE
Company: Trade Mark of Quality (fake)
Matrix Number RP 24 A / RP 24 B
Release Date: August-September 1971
Country: Holland
SIDE A
1. LOOKING TIRED
2. TELL ME BABY
3. DOWN IN THE BOTTOM
4. STEWED AND KEEFED
5. HI HEEL SNEAKERS
SIDE B
6. I FEEL FINE
7. I'M DOWN
8. ACT NATURALLY
9. TICKET TO RIDE
10. YESTERDAY
11. HELP!
Sound Quality:
Side A: VG, Mono
Side B: G, Mono
Source:
#1: The Rolling Stones, RCA Studios, December, 1965
#2 to 5: The Rolling Stones, Chess Studios, June, 1964
#6 to 11: The Beatles, CBS TV "Ed Sullivan Show," September 12, 1965 (from DAWN OF OUR INNOCENCE)
COMMENTS
This is one of the first european Bootlegs, featuring some songs by The Rolling Stones on Side A and, on Side B, a copy of side A of DAWN OF OUR INNOCENCE, in lower sound quality. This LP had only a single pressing, that came with the title and track listing directly printed on the cover, simulating a rubber-stamp (photo below the title).
This record was advertised in the "Bengel Bulletin", a sale catalogue of a record shop in Rotterdam, dated October 1, 1971.
Catalogue illustration from Charles Beterams:
Charles Beterams, 2020. LITTLE WHITE WONDER,
INTEREST. Even though musically useless, this is a rare bootleg, and, just like all the original early Dutch records, it has a very high collectible interest. ****
THE WCF RELEASES
Company: WCF
Matrix Number <-- RP 24 A --> / RP 24 B (first pressing, replaced with 24 X X for subsequent pressings)
Release Date: Late 1971
Country: USA
SIDE A
1. LOOKING TIRED
2. TELL ME BABY
3. DOWN IN THE BOTTOM
4. STEWED AND KEEFED
5. HI HEEL SNEAKERS
SIDE B (FIRST PRESSING)
6. TWIST AND SHOUT
7. I FEEL FINE
8. DIZZY MISS LIZZY
9. TICKET TO RIDE
10. HELP!
SIDE B (SECOND PRESSING)
6. I FEEL FINE
7. I'M DOWN
8. ACT NATURALLY
9. TICKET TO RIDE
10. YESTERDAY
11. HELP!
Sound Quality:
Side A: VG, Mono
Side B: VG, Mono (first pressing) G, Mono (second pressing)
Source:
Side A:
#1: The Rolling Stones, RCA Studios, Dec., 1965
#2 to 5: The Rolling Stones, Chess Studios, June, 1964
Side B (first pressing)
#6 to 10: from LAST LIVE SHOW
Side B (second pressing)
The Beatles, CBS TV "Ed Sullivan Show", Sept. 12, 1965 (from the Dutch Release)
COMMENTARY
The bootlegger known as WCF quickly copied the European record on matrix <-- RP 24 A --> / RP 24 B, with an insert featuring The Rolling Stones in the upper half of the cover and The Beatles with Ed Sullivan in the lower part. As was typical of the company, they made a mistake. Side B of the first pressing, in fact, includes the first part of the Shea Stadium concert. So the company prepared a new master, numbered 24 X X, this time including the "Ed Sullivan Show", in even lower quality. A new stamper was cut from the original RP 24 B master, renumbered 101 A with RP 24 B erased. This stamper was used for side A of their second version of LAST LIVE SHOW.
RELEASES
1. Late 1971 (photo below the WCF title). Black and white or monochromatic dark purple printed insert featuring The Rolling Stones in the upper half and The Beatles with Ed Sullivan in the lower part; the disc had a yellow label with black printed BATTLE and track listings. This is the only version with side B pressed from the RP 24 B master.
2. Late 1971 - early 1972. This version has the same insert and yellow label as #1, but side B has been pressed from the new master 24 X X.
3. 1972-1973. This pressing has a blue or blue-green label with the same indications, same insert and stampers as #2.
4. 1974. WCF and CBM were connected by a collector/wholesale distributor who supplied master tapes to both companies. Possibly by mistake, a batch of records pressed by WCF from the stampers as #2 with the blue-green labels of #3, was distributed in 1974 in a CBM jacket. This has the original WCF insert, printed in a monochrome olive color, pasted on the CBM jacket with the J. Fish drawing printed on the back. After this release, some sources erroneously reported BATTLE as being produced by CBM, whereas it's simply a batch of records distributed with the CBM jacket.
5. 1974. Blank label, same insert as #4 plus a second insert on the back; this too features the picture of The Rolling Stones above and The Beatles below, and is subtitled THE BEATLES VS. THE ROLLING STONES.
6. 1974. Blank label, same insert as #4, folder type cover. This is from the record company referred to as Amazon Etcetra.
INTEREST. This record has only a limited historical interest, particularly for its first pressing. **/*
THE JAPANESE JL COUNTERFEIT
1975. The Japanese company JL Records pressed their usual counterfeit on matrix 512 A / 512 B. This had the same image as the WCF release directly printed on the cover. The label copied the WCF yellow label, adding the number JL 522.
INTEREST. A counterfeit of a useless record. Only for completists and the japanese market. **/*