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The Parlophone R-series |
The Parlophone R-seriesThis is a list over Beatles and solo-Beatles singles in the famous Parlophone "R" - series. Parlophone records in the UK started this series decades before The Beatles began their recording career, and jazz lovers may be familiar with the ten inch 78 r.p.m. records from the thirties. The "R"-series contained records that were more expensive than records released in the contemporary "F" - series. The series consists of single records bearing catalogue numbers starting with the letter R followed by a four digit number. For instance the 78 r.p.m. record with the catalogue number R 2379 is by McKenzie & Condon's Chicagoans and contains the foxtrots "Liza"/"Sugar".  In the late fifties, the format changed, but the R-series continued with 45 r.p.m. seven inch discs. The Beatles made their debut with R 4949 - "Love Me Do".  The four lads from Liverpool remained faithful to the R-series throughout their career, and despite the fact that they switched label to their own "Apple" company label on their records, the R-numbering continued. When they embarked on their solo careers in the seventies, all four still released singles on Parlophone, in the R-series. In the mid-seventies, George Harrison and Ringo Starr signed with other labels, thus their later singles were released in other series by other record companies. John remained unsigned until he made a comeback in 1980, when he signed to the Geffen label. After his death, Yoko Ono again signed his recordings to Parlophone records, and we started seeing R-series singles with John again. George also re-signed with Parlophone shortly before his death, which resulted in a couple of new R-series singles by him. Paul McCartney remained with EMI until 2006, although for a couple of years he was with Capitol, and not Parlophone. Still, his Capitol singles stayed loyal to the R-series numbering, and he released his singles in this series until 2005.  In the listing below, the word "label" means record company. Often, the record label of Paul's singles bears a design taken from a contemporary album.
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