 Apple Original Sleeve |
| TITLE | ABBEY ROAD | ||||
| CATALOG NUMBER | PMCQ 31520 / 3C
062-04243 |
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| RELEASE DATE | 12th. September 1969 ? / First Press | ||||
| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| Come Together |
Here Comes The Sun |
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| Something |
Because |
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| Maxwell's Silver Hammer |
You Never Give Me Your Money |
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| Oh! Daring |
Sun King |
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| Octopus's Garden |
Mean Mr. Mustard |
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| I Want You (She's So
Heavy) |
Polythene Pam |
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| She Came In Through The Bathroom Window |
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| Golden Slumbers |
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| Carry That Wait |
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| The End |
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(Her Majesty) *no credit |
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| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK | |
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| INNER SLEEVE | BACK COVER CLOSE UP | ||||
| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | Apple
custom
glossy black lainner sleeve. |
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| "Apple Records. An E.M.I. recording.
Thanks to George Martin, Geoff Emerick and Philip McDonald.
Distribuzione E.M.I. Italiana S.p.A." credit was printed at the bottom of the back cover. |
Laminated front
cover "Mod. 2322 - A. G. C." print on back cover. 2nd. issue: Glossy cover, NO "Mod. 2322 - A. G. C." print on back cover. |
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Early Press: block capital letters
perimeter. Later Press: Handwritten perimeter. |
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"FABBRICATO IN
ITALIA" (MADE IN ITALY)" was printed on the top of the
label. |
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First Italian issue with BIEM rights society and
PMCQ 31520 on labels, both discontinued in the later issues. 1st. issue: PMCQ number centered. 2nd. issue: PMCQ number aligned right. |
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The label does not have
"Her Majesty" credit on the side 2. 2nd. Press: with "HER MAJESTY and "I WAN YOU" misprint. |
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OTHER ITEM
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| LABEL | Dark Green Apple label
(Grey Sliced Apple on side-2) |
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| MIX | STEREO |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | 04243 A - 12-9-69 - I | |||
| SIDE 2 | 04243 B - 12-9-69 - I | ||||
| VINYL COLOR | BLACK | ||||
| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | LABEL | DISTRIBUZIONE E.M.I.
ITALIANA |
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| COVER | Distribuzione E. M. I.
Italiana |
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| RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT | (P) 1969 |
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| COVER FORM | Single type. Laminated
front and back sides. The all-white spine belongs to the first issue cover |
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| PRINTER CREDIT | None |
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| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Photo: Iain
Macmillan |
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| INNER SLEEVE | Apple custom glossy black lainner sleeve | ||||
| PRODUCER | Produced By George Martin | ||||
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COMMENTS
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In the
second half of 1969 EMI introduced, on the new releases and
on the reprints as well, its own 3C062****70 numbering,
which appeared along the PMCQ***** number. "ABBEY ROAD" was the first original LP release to bear both the old Carisch and the new EMI numbering. A unique feature of the Italian version is "I want you" which, instead of ending abruptly, slowly fades out. The cover of the first pressing was made of a thick, laminated, cardboard and its spine was fully white. The labels show the BIEM logo. Also, the song titles on the labels have a different layout than the one used in a second BIEM print. This second layout is maintained in the following third print, with SIAE replacing BIEM, and with a blue and white cover’s spine. COVER: 1st. Press: Laminated front cover "Mod. 2322 - A. G. C." print on back cover. The all-white spine belongs to the first issue cover 2nd. issue: Glossy cover, NO "Mod. 2322 - A. G. C." print on back cover. With the upper blue section denotes the second issue. LABEL: 1st. Press: with BIEM and without Her Majesty title. "PMCQ" number centered. 2nd. press: with BIEM and without Her Majesty title. "PMCQ" number aligned right. 3rd. press: with BIEM / Her Majesty is added and "I Wan you" is misprinted 4th. Press: with SIAE logo. with Her Majesty / "I Wan You" misprinted EMI ITALIANA S.p.A.: Italian record company and wholly owned subsidiary of Thorn Emi Plc. It was established on 28/04/1965 (registered on 20/05/1965) and existed until January 1997, when it was renamed to EMI Music Italy S.p.A.. Between then and 29/11/1988 it was also part of Thorn EMI Italia S.R.L. The company also operated a vinyl pressing, cassette duplication and CD manufacturing plant in Caronno Pertusella (Varese/Lombardy), which was established in 1966 and ceased its operations on December 2012. CDs pressed here have a mould SID code of 25xx. The pressing plant closed on December 2012. |
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