SHORTLY AFTER BEATLEMANIA EXPLODED IN THE UNITED STATES, MGM RECORDS ENTERED INTO A FIVE-YEAR LEASING AGREEMENT WITH DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON GIVING MGM THE AMERICAN RIGHTS TO FOUR TONY SHERIDAN AND THE BEATLES SONGS, INCLUDING THE TWO ISSUED BY DECCA NEARLY TWO YEARS EARLIER. WHILE "MY BONNIE" BY 'TONY SHERIDAN AND THE BEAT BROTHERS' WAS IGNORED IN 1962, THE SAME RECORDING OF "MY BONNIE" BY  'THE BEATLES WITHY TONY SHERIDAN' BECAME A HIT IN 1964. IT WAS ALL A MATTER OF TIMING AND MARKETING.

THE MGM SINGLE WAS RELEASED ON JANUARY 27, 1964. "MY BONNIE" ENTERED THE BILLBOARD HOT 100 ON FEBRUARY 15 AT NUMBER 67 AND REACHED ITS PEAK OF 26 ON MARCH 14. CASH BOX REPORTED THE SONG AT 29 AND RECORD WORLD AT 31.

UNLIKE PREVIOUS RELEASES OF THE SONG, THE VERSION OF "MY BONNIE" ON THE MGM SINGLE HAS NO SLOW SPOKEN INTRODUCTION. THE DECCA SINGLE ISSUED IN AMERICA USED THE ENGLISH INTRODUCTION. MGM OPTED TO HAVE THE SINGLE OF "MY BONNIE" START OUT ROCKING, THUS RESULTING IN A MORE RADIO FRIENDLY SONG WITH A RUNNING TIME OF 2:06. THE MGM FLIP SIDE HAS THE SAME VERSION OF "THE SAINTS (WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN)" AS THE DECCA SINGLE.

OFFERED HERE IS MGM'S RARER YELLOW LABEL ' SPECIAL DISC JOCKEY' PROMOTIONAL 45 SINGLE, PRESSED BY MGM'S BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY FACTORY. THE VINYL IS IN GLORIOUS MINT MINUS UNPLAYED CONDITION, AND SHINES LIKE AN ABSOLUTE GEM. THE LABELS ARE STUNNING AND BRIGHT, WITH THE ONLY MINOR ISSUE BEING A VERY TINY SPOT OF STACKING RUB ABRASION ON THE HIGH LEVEL OF THE B-SIDE "THE SAINTS" LABEL. THE SPOT IS JUST BENEATH THE "M" IN "R.P.M.", WHICH IS DIRECTLY BELOW THE DRAWING OF THE HUMANIZED MGM LION HOLDING A RECORD. THIS ISSUE IS TRIVIAL AND DOES NOT DETRACT FROM THE OVERALL BEAUTY OF THE NEAR MINT LABEL. THE RECORD IS ACCOMPANIED BY ITS ORIGINAL MGM COMPANY SLEEVE IN NEAR MINT MINUS CONDITION, WHICH HAS TWO TINY STAPLE HOLES IN UPPER LEFT CORNER.