A History of Beatles Cassettes

Beatles VI Capitol 8XT 2358 (1967)

Contains one extra song, "I'm a Loser."

Magical Mystery Tour Capitol 8XT 2835 (Dec. 1967)

Yesterday and Today Capitol 8XT 2553 (1968)

All songs are in stereo. Slightly diff. cover.
From 1969 until 1972, this tape was also available through the Capitol Record Club with the additional number TA-63098, first with a white shell and later with a black shell.

Two Virgins (J) Apple/Tetragrammaton TNM8-5001 (1968)

The back cover is shown. Made by Ampex.

Two Virgins (J) Apple/Tetragrammaton 873-5001 (1968)

An edited version of cover and outer case are shown. Made by General Recording Tape, Inc. (GRT).

Two Virgins (J) Apple/Tetragrammaton TG-85001 (1968)

An edited version of cover and outer case are shown. Made by North American Leisure Corporation. (GRT).

Yellow Submarine Capitol 8XW 153 (1969)

There is no record company logo on the eight track, which was issued in a Capitol company sleeve. The eight track has one extra song, "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds."

The Beatles Apple 8X2B 101 (8XW 160 and 8XW 161) (1969?)

For some reason, the eight tracks are numbered AFTER Yellow Submarine, unlike the reel tape and the four track, suggesting that both the eight track and the cassette were released later.

Life With the Lions (J) Zapple 8XT 3357

Electronic Sound (G) Zapple 8XT 3358

Abbey Road Apple 8XT 383

Live Peace In Toronto (J) Apple 8XT 3362

Hey Jude! Apple 8XT 385 (1970)

Let It Be Apple ART 8001 (1970)

NOTE: The eight track format was killed by the record companies in 1982. The last known commercially available Beatles-related eight track was:
John Lennon Collection (J) Geffen GEF-L8-2023 (1982).

Eight tracks continued to be available through record clubs and may still be available today through special orders. John Lennon Live in NYC was available through the RCA record club as S-144497 (1986-7). George Harrison's Cloud Nine (1987) appears to have been the last Beatles-related 8 track to be made available.

Beatles Four Track Tapes

The four track (4tk) cartridge is an unfamiliar item to most music listeners today. It was invented shortly before the eight track cartridge, but for some reason it never attained the popular appeal that the eight track did. A four track cartridge might be mistaken for an eight track, the most visible difference between the two being a hole in the cartridge approximately 3/4 inches in diameter. Four tracks manufactured for Capitol before 1969 also feature transparent front shells, making them readily distinguishable from eight tracks for those who know that four tracks existed.

Revision of 24 Jn 02

The four track (4tk) cartridge

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