TWIST AND SHOUT
Parlophone GEPO 8882
Released 28 September 1963
Original recommended retail price: 15/6
The first Beatles EP released in Australia, later reaching No. 1 in several cities after Beatlemania erupted locally.
Tracks
Side 1: Twist and Shout / A Taste of Honey
Side 2: Do You Want to Know a Secret / There's a Place

Matrix Information
Side 1: (mono) 7TCE762 7AXPA588
Side 2: (mono) 7TCE763 7AXPA589

Overview
Twist and Shout was the first Beatles EP released in Australia, approximately two months after its UK release, which at the time was the average delay for EP releases between the UK and Australia.

Mastered from a copy of the UK EP, it is essentially a clone of the UK release, notwithstanding the red-tinted Parlophone logo on the front cover and the re-typeset (and edited!) text on the back cover.

While hitting the top spot in the UK charts within one week of release, here it did not overly trouble the chart compilers until the beginning of 1964, where, thanks to the sudden popularity of the group through the hugely successful 'I Want To Hold Your Hand'/'This Boy' single released in December, the title track entered the (single) charts across the country, peaking at No. 1.

The EP remained in print until December 1978.
Chart Performance

Brisbane

(QLD)

Sydney

(NSW)

Melbourne

(VIC)

Hobart

(TAS)

Adelaide

(SA)

Perth

(WA)

Chart Entry

04-Apr-64

10-Jan-64

04-Apr-64

24-Apr-64

29-Feb-64

10-Jan-64

Highest Position

36

8

2

1

1

15

Weeks In

3

34

21

8

31

18
Listed as "Twist and Shout (EP)"
Green
AUEP8882G.a

Track 1.2 publ. credit shown as 'Pincus Gil'
Yellow/Black Style 'A'
AUEP8882YBA.a

S1: ROBERT MELLIN fac - PINCUS-GIL
S2: LEEDS MUSIC

Extended lines around LEEDS MUSIC
Spaces around hyphens in composer credits (both sides)
Track 1.2 publ. credit shown as 'Pincus-Gil'
AUEP8882YBA.b

S1: ROBERT MELLIN fac - PINCUS-GIL
S2: LEEDS MUSIC

No spaces around hyphens in composer credits (both sides)
Track 1.2 publ. credit shown as 'Pincus Gil'
AUEP8882YBA.c

S1: ROBERT MELLIN fac - PINCUS-GIL
S2: LEEDS MUSIC
AUEP8882YBA.d

S1: ROBERT MELLIN fac - PINCUS-GIL
S2: LEEDS MUSIC

Italicised tracklists (both sides)
Track 1.2 publ. credit shown as 'Pincus-Gil'
AUEP8882YBA.e

As per AUEP8882YBA.d except extended lines around LEEDS MUSIC
AUEP8882YBA.f

S1: PINCUS-GIL - ROBERT MELLIN fac
S2: LEEDS MUSIC

Unique spacing differences in non-templated blocks
Track 1.2 publisher credit shown as 'Pincus-Gil'
AUEP8882YBA.g

S1: ROBERT MELLIN fac - PINCUS-GIL
S2: LEEDS MUSIC

Unique spacing differences in non-templated blocks
AUEP8882YBA.h

S1: PINCUS-GIL - ROBERT MELLIN fac
S2: NORTHERN SONGS
AUEP8882YBA.i

Variation coming soon!
Yellow/Black Style 'B'
AUEP8882YBB.a
AUEP8882YBB.b

Interestingly, AUEP8882YBB.a and AUEP8882YBB.b both appear to be crossover labels, with side 1 of .a being a match in layout with side 2 of .b and likewise side 1 of .b being a match with side 2 of .a

AUEP8882YBB.c shows a matched pair of side 1 .a and side 2 .b but an example with the other pairing has not yet been identified
AUEP8882YBB.c

Side 1 label layout identical to AUEP8882YBB.a
Side 2 label layout identical to AUEP8882YBB.b

It's possible that this could be the first yellow/black variation
AUEP8882YBB.d

Variations in font and spacing