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Japanese LPs Guide to Reference

APPLE LABEL

Example:LP's List
TITLE
 THE BEATLES SECOND ALBUM -GATEFOLD TYPE
RELEASE DATE
 25th August.1970/First Press
FRONT BACK LABEL DISK
second secondback label disk
INSIDE INNER SLEEVE LYRIC SHEET
(Slip Sheet type)
secondinside secondinside sleeve lyric
BACK COVER CLOSE UP INSIDE COVER CLOSE UP LABEL CLOSE UP OBI
cover cover cover
obi
The company's name, "Toshiba Ongaku Kougyou Kabushiki - gaisya", was printed in Japanese at the lower-right place of the back cover. The song title of the 3rd track of side-1, "You really got a hold on me", was printed "You've really got a hold on me" by mistake on both the inside cover and the label. The company's name, "TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES", was printed at the bottom place of the label.

TRACK LISTING CATALOG NUMBER
SIDE 1 SIDE 2 AP-80012
Roll over Beethoven
Thank you girl
You really got a hold on me
Devil in her heart
Money
You can't do that 		Long tall Sally
I call your name
Please Mister postman
I'll get you
She loves you (sim.stereo)
LABEL
APPLE type 1

MIX
STEREO (except as noted)

VINYL COLOR
RED
COMPANY'S NAME
 Cover: "Toshiba ongaku kogyo kabusikigaisya"
Label: MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE
 H-2,000YEN
COVER FORM
 Gatefold/Thick cover
COMMENTS
 Dark Green Apple label:
with "TOSHIBA MUSICAL..." credit.

Same design as U.S. versions.
The song title on the inside cover is correct. "You really got a hold on me" is written "You've really got a hold on me".










Apple Label Design

Side1 Side2
label label


Apple Label Variation...Back to the LP List

Apple color Company name "JASRAC"
logo		 Variation
Dark Green MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN - Apple Type-1
Light Green MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN - Apple Type-2-1
Light Green
(background red/blue) 		Mfd. by TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. in Japan - Apple Type-3a
Light Green
(background red/blue) 		Mfd. by TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. in Japan Yes Apple Type-3b
Light Green MFD. BY TOSHIBA-EMI LTD. JAPAN - Apple Type-2-2
Light Green MFD. BY TOSHIBA-EMI LTD. IN JAPAN Yes Apple Type-2-3a
Light Green MFD. BY TOSHIBA-EMI LTD. JAPAN Yes Apple Type-2-3b
Dark Green MFD. BY TOSHIBA-EMI LTD. IN JAPAN Yes Apple Type-4

Label Variation #1... Apple Color

In 1969, Toshiba had to reissue on the Apple label all the records previously issued on the Odeon label.
And in the Apple label, there are two subtypes, TOSHIBA MUSIC and TOSHIBA EMI. Further more, the early copies of the APPLE-TOSHIBA MUSIC type have dark Apple on its label, though the late copies have light one.

Apple Type-1
Side-1 Side-2
label label
Apple Type-2
Side-1 Side-2
label 　
Apple Type-3
Side-1 Side-2
label 　


Label Variation #2...Company name

In late 1973 (maybe), TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. changed its name to TOSHIBA EMI Ltd. This company name was printed at the bottom of the label.

label On label, look for:
Apple type 1 & 2-1 Apple type 2-2 & 2-3 Apple type 3
label label label
On Front and/or back cover, look for:
Apple type 1 & 2-1 Apple type 2-2,2-3, and 3
logo logo
TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES
company name.		 TOSHIBA-EMI
company name.


Label Variation #3...The Word "SIDE-1" size and "An E.M.I. Recording" credit

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Dark Green
"SIDE-1" small
no EMI credit		 Light Green
"SIDE-1" small
no EMI credit		 Light Green
"SIDE-1" Large
added EMI credit		 Light Green
"SIDE-1" Large
remove EMI credit
small1 small2 large1 large2








Manufacturer's Catalog Number...Back to the LP List

Prefix Label Vinyl
OR,OP Odeon Black
OR,OP Odeon Red
AR,AP,EAP Apple Black
AR,AP,EAP Apple Red
EAS Apple Black
EAS Apple Red
EAS Apple Blue
EAS EMI/Odeon Black
EAS EMI/Odeon Red
EAS EMI/Odeon Blue

From 1964-1966, Odeon LPs were issued with catalog numbers in the from "OR-7XXX" or "OP-7XXX", where XXX is a 3-digit number. In 1967, starting with "A Collection of Beatles' Oldies", numbering for new Odeon LPs changed to the form "OP-8XXX", and the older LPs were reissued with new "OR-8XXX" or "OP-8XXX"numbers.
In late 1968, numbering for new LPs was changed again and "Magical Mystery Tour" was issued with an "OP-9XXX" number.
This time, however, no other LPs were reissued with "OP-9XXX" numbers.
When the Odeon Label changed to Apple, LP numbering in the form "AP-8XXX" began and all LPs with numbers in the form "OR-8XXX", "OP-8XXX" and "OP-9XXX" were reissued in the form "AR-8XXX", "AP-8XXX" and "AP-9XXX", respectively.
There are a few cases of unusual Apple LP numbering worth mentioning. In 1970, the "LET IT BE Box" was first issued as "AP-9009" but reissued as the gatefold U.S. edition "AP-80189" a few months later.
In 1973, the LPs "Magical Mystery Tour", "THE BEATLES 1962-1966" and "THE BEATLES 1967-1970" were issued with the unusual EAP prefix and unique numbers. And in 1976, certain US LPs were issued with five-digit numbers in the form "AP-800XX".
When the label changed again to EMI/Odeon in 1976, the LPs were renumbered more or less sequentially with EAS prefixes. Finally, the LPs were sequentially renumbered with TOJP prefixes for the recent 1992 reissues.








Vinyl Color...Back to the LP List

Apple Label
"Black Vinyl"		 Apple Label
"Red Vinyl"="Ever Clean Record"		 Comments
disk disk Release date...1969-1979

Commonly black,but red vinyl release can be found with some searching.
Released"1973-1979"Type(called Apple type2) are Black only(maybe). I have not found.
No routine Apple type2 label group release on red or blue vinyl has been found;
"The Beatles 1962-1966"-red
"The Beatles 1967-1970"-blue


Ever Clean(TM) RECORD...Back to the LP List

Most if not all of the red vinyl OR and OP Odeon LPs 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

ever
"Ever Clean" seems to have been used on LPs only. EPs or Singles bearing the trademark cannot be found.








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