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[edit] Single infobox

The information box is perfectly fine as it was at 22:50 on 25 June 2005. Therefore, changing it reflects personal preference only, especially when the newer box has incorrect information. Finally, calling a revert vandalism is immature and inappropriate. Nowhere in the help file on vandalism does it say that changing something from a user's arbitrary aesthetic preference constitutes vandalism.

The Single infobox is both a space saver (less bytes) and contained corrected information. Cbing01 01:07, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)

The new infobox is grammatically poor (e.g. from the album not featured on an original album), contains incorrect information (time length is in fact two minutes and eighteen seconds) and saves a negligible amount of space. Also, please stop calling reverts against your arbitrarily preferred edits "vandalism." That's just ad hominem and immature.

[edit] Quality Issue

Whoever wrote this entry (I assume they also contributed to other Beatles singles entries) did a very good job, especially in drawing connections between these songs and then-contemporary rock music (ie "mod"--the folk rock and Otis Redding connection on "Day Tripper") without resorting to silly rumors or fatuous and inaccurate musical categorizations--it's a feat few other mid-60s classic rock contributors on wikipedia have managed; I'd urge whoever wrote this and/or many other Beatles singles to help out with other rock entries, the Stones, the Byrds, the Doors, the Yardbirds, etc., since I think some of these are in danger of being too heavily influenced by overly fannish amateurs who stick to party-lines, rumors, and often-baised and overly trendy insights cribbed from the "rock establishment" without incorporating the most important and obvious historical information about many of these songs; especially the Rolling Stones singles are extremely erratic in quality and consistency. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.91.137.57 (talk • contribs) 03:29, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Promotional Video?

How about some information about the promotional video for this song - which some consider to be the first music video by a band. When/where was it filmed?

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[edit] Cover

As the article states, the UK - and therefore most "official" - cover for this single was the butcher cover. I, therefore, think replacing the cover up now with that one would be correct and uncontroversial. However, I can't find an image of the cover as the cover of this single, only as the cover of "Yesterday and Today". I encourage anyone who can find one to put it up. It would be admissible from any source under fair use. --MQDuck 08:30, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

In the UK, the original single release did not have a picture cover. The butcher picture was only used in press advertisements. Reissues did have picture covers, with the 1986 release using the butcher picture on the back cover (also available as a picture disc). J2 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.130.62.197 (talk) 19:58, 24 October 2007 (UTC)