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Parlophone and Apple Label
Strawberry Fields Forever / Panny Lane (QMSP-16404)
(Update: 4th. February 2017)

Parlophon Original Sleeve

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#25-1 Parlophon Black Label / Blue hats cover

#25-2 Parlophon Black Label / U.K. picture cover

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#25-1 Strawberry Fields Forever / Panny Lane (1st. Press: QMSP-16404)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Strawberry Fields Forever (Lennon-McCartney)
	SIDE 2	Penny Lane (Lennon-McCartney)
RELEASE DATE		14th. February 1967/First Press
FRONT -->Click!		BACK -->Click!	SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2 -->Click!	DISK -->Click!

FRONT COVER CLOSE UP				BACK COVER CLOSE UP
			"BANDIERA GIALLA" was the title of a popular radio programme, where listeners ciould phone in and vote for their favourite song every week.		Back cover lists 9 LPs. Carisch is a leading publishing company based in Milan, founded in 1887, which prints and distributes the most important catalogues of music score.
"PARLOPHON" logomark was printed at the left corner of the front cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
			"BIEM" logo in the box was printed on the label.		1st. press: BIEM / BIEM, correct prefix QMSP 2nd. press: BIEM / BIEM, wrong prefix QMPS
LABEL CLOSE UP
			"PARLOPHON" logomark and "MADE IN ITALY" were printed at the center of the label.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		PARLOPHON / Flat black label with silver print
CATALOG NUMBER		QMSP-16404
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	7XCE - 18415 - T1 - 14 - 2 - 67
	SIDE 2	7XCE - 18416 - T1 - 14 - 2 - 67
MIX		MONO
CREDIT		DISCHI PARLOPHON CARISCH S.p.A. MILANO
COMMENTS		First Press has the black label. Label 1st Press (14th. Feb. 1967): Black Parlophon label with spherical logo and silver print, BIEM / BIEM, correct prefix QMSP 2nd. Press (1966): Black Parlophon label with spherical logo and silver print, BIEM / BIEM, wrong prefix QMPS Sleeve 1st. press (14th. Feb. 1967): Blue hats cover 2nd. press (1967): White sleeve with blue picture in a frame Italy adapted the U.K. cover for the domestic release, but had a unique Italian-only cover as well. That one features a printed on BANDIERA GIALLA (Yellow flag). Records that were voted into the top position were given a yellow flag, which was usually pasted onto the sleeve in sticker form. First Picture sleeve to this single 1,000 copies pressed. On both side of the disk, "BIEM" logo in the box was printed. *BANDIERA GIALLA: was the title of a popular radio programme, where listeners ciould phone in and vote for their favourite song every week.

#25-2 Strawberry Fields Forever / Panny Lane (2nd. Press: QMSP-16404)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Strawberry Fields Forever (Lennon-McCartney)
	SIDE 2	Penny Lane (Lennon-McCartney)
RELEASE DATE		1967/Second Press
FRONT -->Click!		BACK -->Click!	SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2 -->Click!	DISK -->Click!

FRONT COVER CLOSE UP			BACK COVER CLOSE UP
		Catalog number is in top right.
			Carisch is a leading publishing company based in Milan, founded in 1887, which prints and distributes the most important catalogues of music score.
LABEL CLOSE UP
			"BIEM" logo in the box was printed on the label.		1st. press: BIEM / BIEM, correct prefix QMSP 2nd. press: BIEM / BIEM, wrong prefix QMPS
LABEL CLOSE UP
			"PARLOPHON" logomark and "MADE IN ITALY" were printed at the center of the label.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		PARLOPHON--Flat black label,silver print
CATALOG NUMBER		QMSP-16404
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	7XCE - 18415 - T1 - 14 - 2 - 67
	SIDE 2	7XCE - 18416 - T1 - 14 - 2 - 67
MIX		MONO
CREDIT		DISCHI PARLOPHON CARISCH S.p.A. MILANO
COMMENTS		First Press has the black label. Label 1st Press (14th. Feb. 1967): Black Parlophon label with spherical logo and silver print, BIEM / BIEM, correct prefix QMSP 2nd. Press (1966): Black Parlophon label with spherical logo and silver print, BIEM / BIEM, wrong prefix QMPS Sleeve 1st. press (14th. Feb. 1967): Blue hats cover 2nd. press (1967): White sleeve with blue picture in a frame Italy adapted the U.K. cover for the domestic release, but had a unique Italian-only cover as well. That one features a printed on BANDIERA GIALLA (Yellow flag). On both side of the disk, "BIEM" logo in the box was printed. *BANDIERA GIALLA: was the title of a popular radio programme, where listeners ciould phone in and vote for their favourite song every week.