Odeon Label
Example:EP's List
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TITLE
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Japanese EP #1 | |||
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TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1
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Twist and shout Please please me |
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SIDE 2
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I want to hold your hand She loves you (sim.stereo) |
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RELEASE DATE
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5th August.1964/First Press | |||
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OTHER ITEM (LYRIC SHEET)
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ODEON | |||
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OP-4016 | |||
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| STEREO-except "She loves you"-simulated stereo | ||||
| Cover: "Toshiba ongaku kogyo kabusikigaisya" Label: MFD.BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD.JAPAN |
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SYMBOL/PRICE
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F-500YEN | |||
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COMMENTS
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Red color vinyl (A.K.A. "Aka-ban"). Throughout the 1960's and early 1970's, Toshiba's selection of red or black vinyl for a particular release seems to have been determined mainly by the type of raw material available at the manufacturing plant at the time of the printing. |
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Odeon Label Variation...Back to the EP List
| Company name | Variation |
| MFD.BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN | Odeon Type-1 |
| MFD. UNDER LICENCE BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN | Odeon Type-2 |
Label Variation ...Company name
| All of the Odeon label issues, its company name "TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD." was printed at the perimeter of the label. |
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Odeon Type-1
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| On label, look for: The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter. |
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 *Magical Mystery Tour Only |
Odeon Type-2
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| On label, look for: The words "MFD. UNDER LICENCE BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter. |
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On back cover, look for:
"TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES" was printed at the bottom. |
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Mixing...Mono and Stereo...Back to the EP List
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All series were always issued on Stereo.
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Catalog Number
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Mono
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Stereo
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| OP-4016 |
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Yes
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| OP-4036 |
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Yes
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| OP-4044 |
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Yes
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| OP-4055 |
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Yes
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| OP-4061 |
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Yes
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| OP-4110 |
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Yes
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| OP-4113 |
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Yes
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| OP-4118 |
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Yes
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| OP-4160 |
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Yes
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| OP-4198 |
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Yes
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| OP-4206 |
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Yes
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| OP-4251 |
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Yes
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| OP-4335-6 (Magical Mystery Tour) |
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Yes
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Manufacturer's Catalog Number...Back to the EP List
| Prefix | Label | Vinyl |
| OP | Odeon | Black |
| OP | Odeon | Red (Ever Clean) |
| AP | Apple | Black |
| AP | Apple | Red (Ever Clean) |
| EAS | EMI/Odeon | Black |
| EAS | EMI/Odeon | Red |
| BRP (Collection Box Bonus EP) | EMI/Odeon | Red |
| TOKP (Final Vinyl series) | EMI/Odeon | Black |
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From 1964-1968, the 12 unique Japanese EPs and Magical Mystery Tour were numbered in the form OP-4XXX. The change from the Odeon to the Apple label starting in 1969 also resulted in the reissue of all EPs in the form AP-4XXX, with the exception of Magical Mystery Tour, which was not reissued (but, in the "final Vinyl" series, it was reissued as TOKP-7412-3). Only the prefixes of the reissues were changed; the numbers remained the same. For example, Japanese EP #2 (OP-4036) was reissued as AP-4036. The 12 U.K. EPs were issued on the Apple label starting in 1970 and sequentially numbered in the form AP-45XX. The 12 Japanese EPs were reissued on the EMI/Odeon label starting in 1980 and sequentially numbered in the form EAS-300XX. |
Vinyl Color...Back to the EP List
| Odeon Label "Black Vinyl" |
Odeon Label "Red Vinyl"="Ever Clean Record" |
Comments |
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Release date...1964-1968? Commonly red,but later red releases are not as easily found as the earlier ones. Red Vinyl is called "AKA-BAN" in Japan. |
Ever Clean(TM) RECORD...Back to the EP List
| Most if not all of the red vinyl OR and OP Odeon Records were manufactured with an ingredient intended to prevent the buildup of static electricity on the disks. TOSHIBA's trademark for records manufactured with this ingredient is "Ever Clean", and special efforts were made to promote this feature. The "Ever Clean" trademark appears as shown below on the back cover or ( if applicable ) inside the gatefold of an LP. |
  "Ever Clean" seems to have been used on LPs only. EPs or Singles bearing the trademark cannot be found. |
