THE BEATLES TALK DOWNUNDER
Raven RVLP 1002
Raven RVLP 1002
PAGE LAST UPDATED: 24 JULY 2026
RAVEN
AU1002M1
Nov 1981
AU1002M1
Nov 1981
MATRIX INFORMATION
Machine Stamped - Hand Written
Machine Stamped - Hand Written
SLEEVE INFORMATION
| ORIGIN | CODE | CIRCULATED | SLEEVE DETAILS |
| AUST | A1 | Nov 1981 | |
GENERAL ALBUM INFORMATION
Raven Records was an Australian independent record label established in 1979 by music historian and journalist Glenn A. Baker, together with Kevin Mueller and Peter Shillito. Unlike most independent labels of the period, Raven was created primarily to recover, document and reissue recordings from the past rather than to develop contemporary performers. It went on to become one of Australia's longest-running and most highly regarded specialist reissue labels before ceasing operations in April 2017, after thirty-eight years.
Raven's earliest releases concentrated on rare Australian recordings from the beat and garage-rock era. The label moved into long-playing archival compilations in 1980.
The Beatles Talk Downunder was issued in November 1981, in mono. It was one of Raven's earliest LP releases and was the audio companion to Glenn A. Baker's illustrated book The Beatles Down Under: The 1964 Australia & New Zealand Tour. The album effectively serves as an audio documentary of the same tour.
It follows the Beatles' Australasian journey in roughly chronological order, beginning with a message recorded in England in March 1964 and concluding with their farewell interviews at Sydney Airport on 1 July 1964. The original LP runs for nearly an hour.
The album was licensed internationally. A British issue appeared on Goughsound GP 5001 in 1982. There was also a US issue on PVC Records PVC 8911, a Canadian issue on Passport Records PL 5003, and a Japanese issue on Trio Records PK-20001, pressed on translucent green vinyl.
A later digital reissue divided the programme into twelve location-based sections—England, Hong Kong, Darwin, three Sydney segments, Adelaide, Melbourne, Wellington, Auckland/Dunedin and Brisbane—but those digital divisions do not necessarily correspond exactly to the bands on the original LP.
Raven's earliest releases concentrated on rare Australian recordings from the beat and garage-rock era. The label moved into long-playing archival compilations in 1980.
The Beatles Talk Downunder was issued in November 1981, in mono. It was one of Raven's earliest LP releases and was the audio companion to Glenn A. Baker's illustrated book The Beatles Down Under: The 1964 Australia & New Zealand Tour. The album effectively serves as an audio documentary of the same tour.
It follows the Beatles' Australasian journey in roughly chronological order, beginning with a message recorded in England in March 1964 and concluding with their farewell interviews at Sydney Airport on 1 July 1964. The original LP runs for nearly an hour.
The album was licensed internationally. A British issue appeared on Goughsound GP 5001 in 1982. There was also a US issue on PVC Records PVC 8911, a Canadian issue on Passport Records PL 5003, and a Japanese issue on Trio Records PK-20001, pressed on translucent green vinyl.
A later digital reissue divided the programme into twelve location-based sections—England, Hong Kong, Darwin, three Sydney segments, Adelaide, Melbourne, Wellington, Auckland/Dunedin and Brisbane—but those digital divisions do not necessarily correspond exactly to the bands on the original LP.
| RELEASED | SIDE 1 MATRIX | SIDE 2 MATRIX | SIDE 3 MATRIX | SIDE 4 MATRIX | PARTS |
| Nov 1981 | AU | ||||