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Cry For A Shadow / Why (Can’t You Love Me Again), Polydor, NH 52275. Second British-manufactured single featuring Beatles Hamburg regordings. The recording was also made in Hamburg Friedrich-Ebert-Halle on June 22 & 23, 1961.

1. First pressing, February 28, 1964. Original Polydor company orange sleeves have “MADE IN ENGLAND” text on the back side.

Orange “scroll” labels have A-side credited as “The Beatles” & with B-side credited as “Tony Sheridan with The Beatles”. “Made In England” & “Recording first published 1961″ texts on the labels. “Mfd. By Deutsche Gramophone (Great Britain) Ltd” rim print. Matrix numbers: Side One: NH52275-A1; Side Two: NH52275-B1. The single was pressed with push-out centers, although some copies were manufactured with solid center.

Push-out center:

Solid center:

German import, March 1964. Original picture German sleeve.

Red labels with black half-circle logos. The label lists the artists as The Beatles on the side A and as The Beatles with Tony Sheridan on the side B.

Cry For A Shadow. John on rhythm guitar, Paul on bass and shouting in the background, George on lead guitar, Pete Best on drums.

Why. Tony Sheridan on rhythm  guitar and lead vocal, John on rhythm guitar and hand clapping, Paul on bass, George on lead guitar, Pete Best on drums. John, Paul and George also provide backing vocals.