Odeon Label
Example:LP's List
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TITLE
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A Hard Day's Night | ||
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RELEASE DATE
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5th September.1964/First Press | ||
| FRONT | BACK | LABEL | DISK |
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| FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | |||
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Issues with a "STEREO" banner across the top of the cover. | ||
| BACK COVER CLOSE UP | |||
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"Ever Clean" logo mark was printed on the back cover. "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "F-\1,800" was printed at the bottom of the back cover. |
| LABEL CLOSE UP | LYRIC SHEET (Slip Sheet type) |
OBI | |
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The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter, and "LONG PLAYNG" was printed at the bottom of the label. |  |
The dark blue "Hankake-obi" (Obis draped from the top, not forming a loop), which is the oldest type.
Sorry, I don't have it. |
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| TRACK LISTING | CATALOG NUMBER | ||
| SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | OP-7123 | |
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A hard day's night I should have known better If I fell I'm happy just to dance with you And I love her Tell me why Can't buy me love |
Any time at all I'll cry instead Things we said today When I get home You can't do that I'll be back |
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| LABEL | |||
| ODEON type 1 | |||
| MIX | |||
| STEREO | |||
| VINYL COLOR | |||
| RED | |||
| Cover: "Toshiba Ongakukogyo Kabusikigaisya" Label: MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN |
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SYMBOL/PRICE
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F-1,800YEN | ||
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COVER FORM
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Laminated soft cover | ||
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COMMENTS
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Black Odeon label with silver print: The words "LONG PLAYNG" was printed at the bottom of the label. |
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Odeon Label Variation...Back to the LP List
| Company name | "LONG
PLAYING" credit |
Variation |
| TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN | Yes | Odeon Type-1 |
| No | Odeon Type-2 |
Label Variation #1...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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On label, look for: The words "MFD. 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. |
Label Variation #2...The Words "LONG PLAYING" credit
| Early Odeon label issues, the words "LONG PLAYNG" was printed at the bottom of the label. But in 1966, this credit was removed from the label. |
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Type-1
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| "LONG PLAYING" was printed. OP-7123 (5. Sep. 1964) |
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Type-2
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| "LONG PLAYING" was removed. OP-8147 (5. Jun. 1967) |
Mixing...Mono and Stereo...Back to the LP List
| Odeon "OR-****" series were issued on Mono, "OP-****" series were always issued on Stereo. |
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Album
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Catalog Number
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Mono
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Stereo
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| Meet The Beatles (J) | OR-7041 |
Yes
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| OR-8026 | |||
| The Beatles' Second Album (J) | OR-7058 |
Yes
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-
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| OR-8027 | |||
| Beatles No.5 (J) | OR-7103 |
Yes
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-
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| OR-8028 | |||
| A Hard Day's Night | OP-7123 |
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Yes
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| OP-8147 | |||
| Beatles For Sale | OP-7179 |
-
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Yes
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| OP-8442 | |||
| Help! (UK) | OP-7387 |
-
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Yes
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| OP-8151 | |||
| Rubber Soul | OP-7450 |
-
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Yes
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| OP-8156 | |||
| Please Please Me (J) | OP-7548 |
-
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Yes
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| With The Beatles (J) | OP-7549 |
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Yes
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| The Beatles' Story | OP-7553-4 |
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Yes
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| Revolver | OP-7600 |
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Yes
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| OP-8443 | |||
| Oldies | OP-8016 |
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Yes
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| Sgt. Peppers | OP-8163 |
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Yes
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| Magical Mytery Tour (US) | OP-9728 |
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Yes
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| Mono | Stereo | ||
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| There is no mixing type credit on the label. | The word "STEREO" was printed on the label. | ||
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 |
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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
| 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 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 Clean" seems to have been used on LPs only. EPs or Singles bearing the trademark cannot be found. |
