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30. Paperback Writer / Rain (O 23 210)
(Update: 20th. February 2020)

jacket
  Original Sleeve

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#30-1 Paperback Writer / Rain (1st. Press / Odeon Green label: O 23 210)
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TRACK LISTING
SIDE 1
Paperback Writer     Lennon - McCartney
SIDE 2 Rain    Lennon - McCartney
RELEASE DATE
June 1966 / First Press
FRONT --> Click!
BACK --> Click!
SIDE 1 --> Click!
SIDE 2 --> Click! DISK --> Click!
jacket jacket label label disk
SLEEVE: FRONT CLOSE UP SLEEVE: BACK CLOSE UP
jacket Odeon logomark and EMI logomark were printed at the upper left of the front sleeve.
jacket "ELECTROLA  GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H KÖLN" was printed at the bottom of the back sleeve.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label label Green label and Odeon logo mark in white was printed above the center hole.
"MADE IN GERMANY (straight)" and 45 in a triangle were printed at the bottom of the label.
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1
SIDE 2
Catalog number "O 23 210" was printed at the right side of the label.
Running time was printed at the left side.
"GEMA" logo was printed on the both sides of the label.
label label label label
LABEL CLOSE UP
label The rim print was: "ALLE HERSTELLER. UND URHEBERRECHTE VORBEHALTEN ÜBERSPIELUNG ÖFFENTLICHE AUFFÜHRUNG UND RUNDFUNKSENDUNG UNTERSAGT"
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL
Odeon Green Label Type-1
CATALOG NUMBER
O 23 210
MIX
MONO
MATRIX No. Side1 7XCE 18380-1
Side2 7XCE 18381-1
VINYL COLOR
BLACK
CENTER Full size center hole
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME
Label
Odeon
Sleeve
Odeon / ELECTROLA  GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H KÖLN
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES
Robert Whitaker (from an October 1964 photo session)
PRINTER CREDIT
-
PRODUCER
George Martin
COMMENTS
Green label and Odeon logo mark in white was printed above the center hole.
"MADE IN GERMANY (straight)" and 45 in a triangle were printed at the bottom of the label.

The Original Odeon label single's appear in two slightly different styles. The first of these styles, features the following print around the rim of the label:

ALLE HERSTELLER. UND URHEBERRECHTE VORBEHALTEN ÜBERSPIELUNG ÖFFENTLICHE AUFFÜHRUNG UND RUNDFUNKSENDUNG UNTERSAGT
(All rights of the manufacturer reserved. Copying, public performance, and radio broadcast prohibited.)
White-label demos are dated 1 June 1966 meaning official release was a few weeks later.

1st. Press:
SLEEVE: Picture sleeve. Backside: The beatles' records catalog information.
LABEL: Green Odeon label, white logo and black print (Made in Germany straight)

2nd. Press:
SLEEVE: Picture sleeve. Backside: advert for sunglasses, line under picture
LABEL: Green Odeon label, white logo and black print (Made in Germany straight)

3rd. Press:
SLEEVE: Picture sleeve. Backside: advert for sunglasses, NO line under picture
LABEL: Green Odeon label, white logo and black print (Made in Germany straight)

4th. Press:
LABEL: Green Odeon label, white logo and black print Type2-1, Made in Germany circular, Matrix on the left side

5th. Press:
LABEL: Green Odeon label, white logo and black print Type2-2, Made in Germany circular, Matrix on the right side

"GEMA**/BIEM***" :a marking that indicates what company is responsible for the copyright payments for the material released on the record to the proper publishers. It is important to remember that a record with the above-mentioned marking isn't necessarily made in Germany but which was intended for sale in Germany.



#30-2 Paperback Writer / Rain (2nd. Press / Odeon Green label "Sunglasses Ad with Line": O 23 210)
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#30-3 Paperback Writer / Rain (3rd. Press / Odeon Green label "Sunglasses Ad Without Line": O 23 210)
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TRACK LISTING
SIDE 1
Paperback Writer     Lennon - McCartney
SIDE 2 Rain    Lennon - McCartney
RELEASE DATE
middle 1966? / Third Press
FRONT --> Click!
BACK --> Click!
SIDE 1 --> Click!
SIDE 2 --> Click! DISK --> Click!
jacket jacket label label disk
SLEEVE: FRONT CLOSE UP SLEEVE: BACK CLOSE UP
jacket jacket
Backside:
2nd. Press: advert for sunglasses, line under picture.
3rd. Press: advert for sunglasses, NO line under picture.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label label Green label and Odeon logo mark in white was printed above the center hole.
"MADE IN GERMANY (straight)" and 45 in a triangle were printed at the bottom of the label.
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1
SIDE 2
Catalog number "O 23 210" was printed at the right side of the label.
Running time was printed at the left side.
"GEMA" logo was printed on the both sides of the label.
label label label label
LABEL CLOSE UP
label The rim print was: "ALLE HERSTELLER. UND URHEBERRECHTE VORBEHALTEN ÜBERSPIELUNG ÖFFENTLICHE AUFFÜHRUNG UND RUNDFUNKSENDUNG UNTERSAGT"
OTHER ITEM
-

RECORD LABEL
Odeon Green Label Type-1
CATALOG NUMBER
O 23 210
MIX
MONO
MATRIX No. Side1 7XCE 18380-1
Side2 7XCE 18381-1
VINYL COLOR
BLACK
CENTER Full size center hole
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME
Label
Odeon
Sleeve
Odeon / ELECTROLA  GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H KÖLN
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES
Robert Whitaker (from an October 1964 photo session)
PRINTER CREDIT
-
PRODUCER
George Martin
COMMENTS
Green label and Odeon logo mark in white was printed above the center hole.
"MADE IN GERMANY (straight)" and 45 in a triangle were printed at the bottom of the label.

The Original Odeon label single's appear in two slightly different styles. The first of these styles, features the following print around the rim of the label:

ALLE HERSTELLER. UND URHEBERRECHTE VORBEHALTEN ÜBERSPIELUNG ÖFFENTLICHE AUFFÜHRUNG UND RUNDFUNKSENDUNG UNTERSAGT
(All rights of the manufacturer reserved. Copying, public performance, and radio broadcast prohibited.)
White-label demos are dated 1 June 1966 meaning official release was a few weeks later.

1st. Press:
SLEEVE: Picture sleeve. Backside: The beatles' records catalog information.
LABEL: Green Odeon label, white logo and black print (Made in Germany straight)

2nd. Press:
SLEEVE: Picture sleeve. Backside: advert for sunglasses, line under picture
LABEL: Green Odeon label, white logo and black print (Made in Germany straight)

3rd. Press:
SLEEVE: Picture sleeve. Backside: advert for sunglasses, NO line under picture
LABEL: Green Odeon label, white logo and black print (Made in Germany straight)

4th. Press:
LABEL: Green Odeon label, white logo and black print Type2-1, Made in Germany circular, Matrix on the left side

5th. Press:
LABEL: Green Odeon label, white logo and black print Type2-2, Made in Germany circular, Matrix on the right side

"GEMA**/BIEM***" :a marking that indicates what company is responsible for the copyright payments for the material released on the record to the proper publishers. It is important to remember that a record with the above-mentioned marking isn't necessarily made in Germany but which was intended for sale in Germany.



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