THE BEATLES SECOND ALBUM - Odeon ZTOX 5558 (stereo).  This heavy vinyl pressing has great sheen, and the labels are in great condition.. There are some light surface scuffs but nothing very deep. The record tracks well and sounds great with very little background noise. I would grade it VG++ . The record's cover is also very decent. There is some clear tape on the lower and upper seams (not real noticeable). The tape may be able to be removed and the seams repaired (this is a European style slick jacket). There are no tears, writing, or major surface wear. This is a very hard to find copy and the only one that I have every seen. Includes:  ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN * THANK YOU GIRL * YOU REALLY GOT A HOLD OF MY HEART * DEVIL IN HER HEART * MONEY * YOU CAN'T DO THAT * LONG TALL SALLY * I CALL YOUR NAME * PLEASE MR. POSTMAN * I'LL GET YOU * SHE LOVES YOU.  I can offer shipping discounts on more than one item being sent to the same address as long as the items can be packed together. 

I found a little more information about this record. I did not realize this is the rarest of the original Odeon Beatles recordings. There is no reserve on this item. The highest bidder gets it.

German Odeon Beatles Albums

First Style White Odeon (and Red Hör Zu)

Original Odeon mono LP's appear on a green label with Odeon logo. Since stereo was the norm in Germany by 1964, all mono LP's can be considered difficult to find.

The Odeon white label (stereo) LP's appear in two slightly different styles. The first of these styles, shown above, features the following print around the rim of the label:

Original Hör Zu labels were red with a white rectangular logo. Similar to the Odeon series, they experienced a copyright statement change in 1966, continuing until 1970.

For the benefit of non-German-speaking people, I refer to this issue as the "Alle" issue. Records with "Alle" as the first word of the rim print were issued by German Odeon until 1966. Some LP's were issued with as many as three catalog numbers, in the Odeon Series, the Hor Zu series, and the ZTOX/OPX series, which was apparently distributed to foreign military bases within Germany. Additionally, all Odeon series albums in the "Alle" issue were numbered in the 80000's. When they were reissued in 1967, these catalog numbers were changed to the 70000's. The change from the "Alle" label to the "Urheber" label came before the change to the 70000 series numbering, as "Urheber" copies exist of the more common LP's in the 80000 series. There is also a late (1968-9?) label variation present at least on some LP's that shows the catalog prefix in the same size font as the number. The ZTOX number is also missing from these labels.

The Odeon Series numbers as (S*)O 80000's.
The Hor Zu Series numbers as (S)HZE ###.
The other series numbers as OPX/ZTOX 5000's.

Those albums which were originally issued on the "Alle" label are as follows: