ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC / HONEY DON'T
Parlophone A8143
Released 11 March 1965
Original recommended retail price: 10/-
An enduring locally conceived single that became one of EMI (Australia)’s most consistent Beatles catalogue sellers.
Matrix Information
Side 1: (mono) 7AXPA876
Side 2: (mono) 7AXPA877

Overview
Another locally-conceived coupling and one that would become a consistent seller for EMI (Australia), remaining available until the late 1980s. It was also one of the few non-Lennon/McCartney couplings to be released worldwide. It regained popularity in 1988 thanks to the success of Australian Mental As Anything's cover and its appearance in the film "Young Einstein".
Chart Performance

Brisbane

(QLD)

Sydney

(NSW)

Melbourne

(VIC)

Hobart

(TAS)

Adelaide

(SA)

Perth

(WA)

Chart Entry

20-Mar-65

19-Mar-65

20-Mar-65*

09-Mar-65

13-Mar-65

05-Feb-65

Highest Position

3

1

1

1

1

1

Weeks In

14

16

17

12

19

23
Listed as "Rock And Roll Music/Honey Don't" except * "Rock And Roll Music"
Perth may have possibly been playing/charting from the Beatles For Sale album prior to the single's release
Silver/Black Style 'A'
AUSP8143SBA.a

JEWEL MUSIC
AUSP8143SBA.b

JEWEL MUSIC
Silver/Black Style 'B'
AUSP8143SBB.a

Composer and publisher credits listed on separate lines
Comma after "HONEY"
AUSP8143SBB.b

Different fonts for non-templated text elements
No comma after "HONEY"
AUSP8143SBB.c

'Crossover' label pairing. Side 1 label as per AUSP8143SBB.b (albeit printed higher up the label) and side 2 label as per AUSP8143SBB.d
AUSP8143SBB.d

Composer and publisher credits listed on same line
Side 2 label layout identical to AUSP8143SBB.c
Orange
AUSP8143O.a
AUSP8143O.b

Label layout for both sides identical to AUSP8143SBB.d

Copies with this label variation also exist with a smaller pressing ring; the result of EMI (Australia) installing new Toshiba-EMI automatic presses in 1980 and changing the 7" mould
Silver/Black Style 'C'
AUSP8143SBC.a

First appeared in October 1982 with the release of The Australian 20th Anniversary Singles Collection

Visit AB34 for more information or to see an image of the picture sleeve
Silver/Black Style 'D'
AUSP8143SBD.a

As per AUSP8143SBC.a except different spacing between catalogue number block and title block