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#13-1 Abbey Road (1st. Press with "Ⓣ" / Printer MSP: 2C 062-04243)
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TITLE ABBEY ROAD
CATALOG NUMBER 2C 062-04243
RELEASE DATE October 1969 /First Press
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
Come Together
 Here Comes The Sun
Something
 Because
Maxwell's Silver Hammer
 You Never Give Me Your Money
Oh! Daring
 Sun King
Octopus's Garden Mean Mr. Mustard
I Want You (She's So Heavy) Polythene Pam
  She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
  Golden Slumbers
  Carry That Wait
  The End
  (Her Majesty) *not listed on the label or sleeve
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! SIDE 1 --> Click! SIDE 2 --> Click! DISK
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 		label label label
INNER SLEEVE
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sleeve sleeve sleeve
Single sleeve type. Not flipback cover.
Catalog No. "C 062-04243" and "Ⓣ" were printed on upper right corner of the cover.
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sleeve sleeve sleeve
Similar design to the UK sleeve. "Imp. MSP. 808-19.10   Imprimé en France" credit was printed on the bottom of the back cover.
MSP=French printing house (*)
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sleeve
The bottom center place of the back cover, the credit "LES INDUSTRIES MUSICALES ET ÉLECTRIQUES PATHÉ MARCONI - PARIS" was printed.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label In late 1968, all new Beatles releases switched to the Apple label. By April, however, France had become part of the European Economic Community (EEC). From that point on, most records, new and rerelease, would be issued with the new EEC numbering system.
The words "Made in France by Pathe Marconi" was printed around the label.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label label On both sides, the "BIEM" logo in the box was printed at the right side of  the center hole.
The song title of the 10th track of side-B, "THE END", was printed "ENDING - HER MAJESTY"
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label label Matrix No. is
Side-1: II     0  4243  A  21       P       M6  268 136
Side-2: 0  4243  B  21       P       M6  268137
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL Apple label Type-1 (with Script Text and BIEM Publishing Credit)
MIX STEREO
MATRIX No. SIDE 1  II     0  4243  A  21       P       M6  268 136
SIDE 2         0  4243  B  21       P       M6  268137
VINYL COLOR BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME Apple/ LES INDUSTRIES MUSICALES ET ÉLECTRIQUES PATHÉ MARCONI - PARIS
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT (P) 1969
COVER FORM Single type. Not flipback cover (Full laminated printed cover).
PRINTER CREDIT MSP Records
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Photo: Iain Macmillan
INNER SLEEVE White plain Inner Sleeve (maybe)
PRODUCER George Martin
COMMENTS
 In late 1968, all new Beatles releases switched to the Apple label. By April, however, France had become part of the European Economic Community (EEC). From that point on, most records, new and rerelease, would be issued with the new EEC numbering system. Most albums from "Yellow Submarine" on feature the new numbering.
This first Apple label style continued through 1971.

The EMI country codes (introduced on 1 June, 1969): In most cases the EMI Codes are the first two letters of the records catalog#. These EMI Country Codes were used to indicate the country in which the record was pressed. Note this doesn't necessarily means the record was also released in that country.

0C U.K.     4C Belgium 7C Sweden 12C Austria 33C Mexico
1A Holland 2C France 4E Sweden 7E Norway 13C Switzerland    
1C Germany 2E Austria 5C Holland 8E Portugal 14C Greece    
1J Spain 2J Greece 5E Finland 9C Finland 16C Australia (unused on releases)    
    3C Italy 6C Denmark 10C Spain 17C New Zealand (unused on releases)    
    3E Switzerland 6E Denmark 11C Portugal 31C Brazil    

On both sides, the "BIEM" logo in the box was printed at the right side of  the center hole.
Track A-4 is listed as "Oh! Darling" on sleeve, as "Oh Darlin" on label.
B-10 titled "Ending - Her Majesty" on label.
The opening track "Come Together" fades in right after the initial drum kick that normally starts the song.

Similar design to the UK sleeve. "Imp. MSP. 808-19.10   Imprimé en France" credit was printed on the bottom of the back cover.
MSP=French printing house (*)

1969 / 2C 062 04243 : First press with Apple label / BIEM / PC Ⓣ / printer MSP (*)
1969 / 2C 062 04243 : First press with Apple label / BIEM / PC Ⓣ / printer IDN
1969 / 2C 062-04243 / Second press with Apple label / BIEM / PC Ⓤ
1971 / 2C 062-04243 / Apple label / SACEM / Path.Marconi / Path.Marconi / PC Ⓤ
1973/7? / 2C 064 04243 / Apple label / Path.Marconi / Path.Marconi EMI ?/ PC ?
1974/7? / 2C 066-04243 / Apple label / Path.Marconi /Path.Marconi EMI / PC Ⓨ
*Same release surely exist with PC B just after release 2c 064 xxx
1978 / 2C 066-04243 / Apple label / Path.Marconi EMI / PC Ⓐ
1978 / 2C 066 04243 / Apple label / Path.Marconi EMI / Dist.Code PM

*PC= Price Code

(*) MSP Records
French printing house. Usually credited on the back of records sleeves with the "msp" logo, with "Imprimerie" on its left and a telephone number on its right. Another way they are credited is with simple typeface "Imp. MSP" often followed by a telephone number (although not stating it is one) like "808-19.10" and "Imprimé en France".


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