 EMI announced that it had pressed 750,000 copies of the LP to cater to local demand.Its advance orders of 500,000 almost equalled the total sales for the new single and were announced by the "Daily Mirror"s show business reporter as marking a new record for pre-release orders for an LP.On the day of the album's release, the Beatles performed at the Odeon Cinema in Glasgow, marking the start of what would be their final UK tour.