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Verve Records VK-10418 USA (version 1)

Matrix A: VK10418 100237 Matrix B: VK10418 100526 (engraved)
Pressing Plant: MGM Record Manufacturing Division, Bloomfield, New Jersey.

Comments:

Sleeve: Factory sleeve for US MGM and Verve Records singles 1966-1968.

Verve Records VK-10418 USA (version 2)

Matrix A: VK 10418 100237 ∆ 62371 Matrix B: VK 10418 100526 ∆ 62370 (engraved)
Pressing Plant: Monarch Records Mfg. Co., Los Angeles, California.

Comments:

Sleeve: Factory sleeve for US MGM and Verve Records singles 1966-1968.

Verve Records VK-10418 USA (version 3)

Matrix A: VK 10418 100 237 Matrix B: VK 10418 100 526 (engraved)
Pressing Plant: Midwest Record Pressings Inc., Chicago, Illinois.

Comments:

Sleeve: Factory sleeve for US MGM and Verve Records singles 1966-1968.

Label images from Eelco Janzen.

Verve Records VK-10418 USA (version 4)

Matrix A: VK10418 100237 5 Nashville Matrix Matrix B: VK10418 100526 5 Nashville Matrix (engraved)
Pressing Plant: Southern Plastics, Nashville, Tennessee.

Comments:

Sleeve: I am 100% sure that this single came with the sleeve that is called MGM Records (version 1) in the sleeve guide. The guy that sold me a copy of this pressing found a box full of them from a ex-records shop stock and they all had that sleeve. Go to Factory sleeve for US MGM and Verve Records singles 1966-1968 to see pictures of it.

Label: Alan Mansfield has a copy of this single with the b-side label on both sides. Here is what he Wrote me:

"You may be interested to hear and report to zappafrenzy people, that I have just acquired a copy of Verve Records VK-10418 USA (version 4) which has the same ‘Help I’m A Rock’ label pasted on both sides – the matrix numbers suggest that the recordings on each side are different i.e. How Could I Be Such A Fool + Help I’m A Rock: It Can’t Happen Here – it’s just that they both bear the same label. It came in an ‘MGM Records Version 1’ factory sleeve."

Label images from RJ.

Verve Records VK-10418 USA Promo

Matrix A: VK10418 100237-1 Matrix B: VK10418 100526-1 (engraved)
Pressing Plant: MGM Record Manufacturing Division, Bloomfield, New Jersey.

Comments:

Sleeve: Read the comments for the Plain Brown Factory Sleeve.
Promo sheet: A watermark across the image have been made to avoid copying.

Alan Mansfield sent me this promo sheet and here is what he wrote:

"I understand that these promo sheets went out in the first copies to radio stations etc. in an attempt to build up word of mouth about the Suzy Creamcheese character."

Verve Records VK-10418 USA Test Pressing (b-side only)

Matrix A: VK-I0418 100526-1 Matrix B: EXP-1-110-L.P.D. (engraved)

Comments:

General: This is a very rare test pressing. You can read here, what the owner of this treasure wrote to me.

"I also own a quiet rare Verve white label test pressing of “It Can’t Happen Here” dated June 23rd, 1966 (see scans): This promo pre-dates the stock and promo copies of the first officially released 2-sided Mothers Of Invention single which shares the same catalog number VK-I0418. VK-I0418 and 100526-1 are etched into the runoff wax on the A-side, and the B-side (which is blank) has the initials “CG” in pen on a completely white label and EXP-1-110-L.P.D. etched into the runoff wax."

Label images from Hugues Gros.

Verve Records VS 545 UK

Matrix A: 45 VK 10418A - 1 G KT 1 Matrix B: 45 VK 10418B - 1 G KT 1 (stamped)
Pressing Plant: E.M.I Records Ltd., Hayes, Middlesex.

Comments:

Sleeve: Factory sleeve for UK Verve Records singles 1966-1968.

Verve Records VS 545 UK Promo

Matrix B: 45 VK 10418A - 1 G KT 1 Matrix B: 45 VK 10418B - 1 G KT 1 (stamped)
Pressing Plant: E.M.I Records Ltd., Hayes, Middlesex.

Comments:

Sleeve: Factory sleeve for UK Verve Records singles 1966-1968.

Verve Records V-5122 Australia

Matrix A: V-5122-A Matrix B: V-5122-B (engraved)
Pressing Plant: Astor Records, Clayton, Victoria.

Comments:

Label: The b-side label has a misprint. "Help" is written "Help!".

Label and factory sleeve images from Hugues Gros.

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