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TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1
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I Want To Hold Your Hand (Lennon-McCartney) | |||
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SIDE 2
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This Boy (Lennon-McCartney) | ||||
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RELEASE DATE
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5th February.1964/First Press | ||||
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The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES
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LYRIC SHEET: FRONT
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logomark was printed at the upper of the
lyric sheet. The words "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." was printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet. |
The first Beatles single in Japan, "Please Please Me/Ask Me Why" was introduced at the lyric sheet. | "Toshiba Audio system" advertising was introduced at the back of the lyric sheet. | |||
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Two
key identifying characteristics with
which the collector should be familiar are the circled letter symbol
and the price. There are important to note because TOSHIBA would reprint records from time to time without changing catalog numbers but with different symbols and price designations. "MADE IN JAPAN", "symbol=F" and "¥330" were printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet. |
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OTHER ITEM
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SIDE 1
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7XCE-17559 26 | ||||
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SIDE 2
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7XCE-17560 18 | ||||
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| DISK EDGE | Flat Edge | ||||
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| Toshiba Records Sleeve type 1 | |||||
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MIX
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Mono | ||||
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COVER
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Toshiba Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha | ||||
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LABEL
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MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN | ||||
| F-330YEN | |||||
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COMMENTS
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Toshiba released the
first Japanese record featuring the Beatles by name as a group: "I Want
To Hold Your Hand/This Boy (OR-1041)". When this record was released in 1964, Toshiba's official name was "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and they used the Odeon label for this and subsequent Beatles releases. The LPs, singles and EPs were initially released on both red and black vinyl, with the red variants reportedly offering particularly good sound quality. They are particularly sought-after by audiophiles, and are considerably rarer than the black vinyl versions - red vinyl signifies first pressings of a release. Nearly all of the Japanese Beatles singles were issued with "bifold" picture lyric sheet and company inner sleeve. "Please please me" has a lower catalog number and was scheduled to be the first Odeon Beatles single. However, "I want to hold your hand" was rush released to the market first. |
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| Prefix | Label | Vinyl |
| OR | Odeon | Black |
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| AR | Apple | Black |
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| EAR | Apple | Red |
| EAR | EMI/Odeon | Black |
| EAS | EMI/Odeon | Black |
| The numbering system for singles is a
lot of simpler. From 1964-1968, Odeon singles were issued in the form "OR-****". The change from the Odeon to the Apple label starting in 1969 also resulted in the reissue of all singles in the form "AR-****". Only the prefixes of the reissues were changed; the numbers remained the same.When the label changed to EMI/Odeon in 1976, most of the singles were reissued and renumbered sequentially with EAR prefixes. In 1980, some singles were reissued in a mono series and renumbered sequentially with EAS prefixes. |
| Odeon Label (1964-1969) | |||
| Odeon
Type 1 1964 - 1968 |
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Toshiba
was the first company in Japan to manufactrure, market and distribute
Beatles records on a massive scale much in the same way Capitol did in
the U.S. Toshiba released the first Japanese record featuring the Beatles by name as a group: "I Want To Hold Your Hand/This Boy (OR-1041)". When this record was released in 1964, Toshiba's official name was "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and they used the Odeon label for this and subsequent Beatles releases. |
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The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES
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| The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter. | |||
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| Odeon
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| The words "MFD. UNDER LICENCE BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter. | |||
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| The words "MFD. UNDER LICENCE BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter. | |||
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| Apple Label (1969-1979) | |||
| Apple
Type 1 (Dark Apple) 1969 - 1973? |
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The
important
milestone affecting a label variation is November 1968. That was the date when Apple Corp Ltd. of England and Toshiba came to agreement on the manufacturing and distribution of the Beatles' records in Japan. 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 Industries" 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. |
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The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES
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| The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter. | |||
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| Apple
Type 2-1 (Light Apple) 1973? |
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The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES
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| The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter. | |||
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| Apple
Type 2-2 (Light Apple) 1973? - 1976 |
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The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA-EMI LTD.
JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter.
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No Disk (maybe) | ||
| EMI/Odeon Label (1979-today) | |||
| EMI/Odeon
Type-1 1976? - 1980? |
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Toshiba had already
begun use of the
new EMI/Odeon label as early as 1976 on certain new releases not
covered under the Apple contract. "The Beatles At The Hollywood Bowl" LP from 1977 is an example. By the early 1980's, the EMI/Odeon label had completely supplanted the Apple label on all Beatles releases. |
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The words "MFD. UNDER LICENCE BY TOSHIBA-EMI
LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter.
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Cannot read the words "AN EMI TRADE MARK" at the bottom of th EMI/Odeon logo mark. | ||
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| EMI/Odeon
Type-2 1981 - |
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| The words "MFD. UNDER LICENCE BY TOSHIBA-EMI LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter. | |||
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The words "AN EMI TRADE MARK" was printed at the bottom of th EMI/Odeon logo mark. | ||
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| Matrix numbers are alphanumeric codes
(and on occasion, other symbols) stamped or hand written (or a
combination of the two) into the run-out groove area of a gramophone
record. This is the non-grooved area between the end of the final song
on a record's side and the label, also known as the run-off groove
area, end-groove area, matrix area, or "dead wax". There are two parts of the matrix number to be considered: the "main number", which is usually printed on the label as well, and "extra information" which can include a cut or take number. The most important part of the "extra information" is usually the cut number, which is a suffix to the main number. For example, matrix number 12345 is seen on a label, but examination of the run-out groove area reveals number 12345–3, which indicates this is the third cut of this side. It is not unusual to find records with a different cut number on each side. (From "Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia") |
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 Matrix Number: XEX - 481 - 5 2 S 2 |
| According to "The Illustrated Guide
To The '60s Japanese LP With Obi (Published by: Shinko Music
Entertainment Co., Ltd.)", the inscription area may also contain
cutting dates. The press mark can be almost found stamped into the deadwax at the 9 o'clock position of side-1. |
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| Press Mark: Alphabet + Number ex.) "E4"=1964 May ex.) "M5"=December 1965 |
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| A | B | C | D | E | F |
| January | February | March | April | May | June |
| G | H | J | K | L | M |
| July | August | September | October | November | December |
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| Press Mark: Number +
Number, or Number + Alphabet ex.) "3-7"=1973 July ex.) "4-X"=1974 October |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| January | February | March | April | May | June |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | X | Y | Z |
| July | August | September | October | November | December |
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 Press Mark: J6=September 1966 |
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 Press Mark: 0B=1970 February |
| The groove guard (edge of the record) was introduced in 1954 by RIAA (maybe).The groove guard is not only protected the record grooves when sliding the disc into the hard cardboard cover and when taking it out, but saved an important amount of vinyl. |
| Odeon Label | Apple Label | EMI/Odeon Label | ||
| - 1966? | 1966? - 1968? | 1968- | All of the disks | All of the disks |
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| Flat Edge | Knife Edge | Groove Guard | Groove Guard | Groove Guard |
| TYPE 1: Bifold | |||
| Back | Front | Inside | |
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| Most of singles,
especially the older ones, have a cover that simply consists of a 14"
by 7" sheet of paper that is folded in half (called a "bifold").When
folded, the front cover displays the artwork for the single and the
inside and back cover contain information, lyrics, and occasionally
photos. The example also shows how advertising was sometimes used on the back covers of the original singles. |
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| TYPE 2: Slip Sheet | |||
| Front | Back | Other singles have a cover that is a 7" square sheet of paper (called a "slip sheet") that has the cover art on the front and the lyrics on the back. | |
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| TYPE 3: Slip Sheet (inside the sleeve) | |||
| Lyric Sheet: Slip Sheet | Sleeve: Pocket Style | ||
| Front | Back | Front | Back |
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| A third type of cover for singles is the pocket style.The cover designed as a 7" square open-topped envelope that displays the cover art on both side. A separate lyric sheet is inserted inside the cover. | |||
| Type | Front |
Back | Comments | |
| Toshiba Records
Sleeve Type-1 1964-early 1968 |
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Most original and even most reissue Odeon singles have this inner sleeve design. | |
| Toshiba
Records Sleeve Type-2-1 starting late1968 |
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Also
used with Odeon 400yen reissues. Without "Apple Records" logo type. |
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| The Beatles introduced Apple Records at a press conference in New York City on 14th. May1968. | ||||
| Toshiba Records Sleeve Type-2-2 1969? |
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Also
used with Odeon 400yen reissues. Added "Apple Records" logo type. |
| Toshiba Records Sleeve Type-2-3 1969? |
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Also
used with Odeon 400yen reissues. Added "Dunhill Recording" logo type. |
| Apple Records Sleeve 1969-1976? |
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All
original Apple
singles and most
Apple reissues use this style sleeve. A few later EAR prefix Apple singles use the EMI/Odeon sleeve shown at the next column. |
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| On 1st. October 1973, Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd. changed its name to Toshiba-EMI Ltd. | ||||
| Toshiba EMI Sleeve Type-1 1973? - 1976? |
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This
inner sleeve is used with all singles on the EMI/Odeon label and with
singles on other labels that were manufactured by TOSHIBA-EMI. Open top type. Glued left and right. |
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| Toshiba EMI Sleeve Type-2-1 1977? - 1980 |
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This
inner sleeve is
used with all
singles on the EMI/Odeon label and with singles on other labels that
were manufactured by TOSHIBA-EMI. Open top type. Glued left and right. |
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| Toshiba EMI Sleeve Type-2-2 1981? |
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Open side type. Credited to "unauthorized copying of this record prohibited". Glued top and bottom. |
| Toshiba
EMI Sleeve Type-2-3 late 1981? - |
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Open side type. Credited to "unauthorized copying, hiring, renting". Glued top and bottom. |
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| Two key
identifying characteristics
with which the collector should be
familiar are the circled letter symbol and the price. There are important to note because TOSHIBA would reprint records from time to time without changing catalog numbers but with different symbols and price designations. |
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was changed to a circled "G", then to a circled "H",
and finally to a
circled "I" according to the approximate timeframes shown in
the table below: |
| Symbol | Dates Used |
| F | 1964-late1965 |
| G | late1965-late1968 |
| H | late1968-late1974 |
| I | late1974-1980's |
| For records bearing the same circled
letter, the price is used to
distinguish an earlier from a later release. The earlier release have
lower prices because just about all these records ware released during
a time of generally increasing prices. Printed prices always appear
somewhere on the cover of Japanese records. In cases where the price
changed before a new cover could be printed, a sticker (usually gold
with black characters) bearing the new price was placed over the
printed cover price. |
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| F | ¥330 | Available up through OR-1261 Sometimes stickered over with "370 yen" |
| G | ¥370 | Original starts OR-1412, but likely all OR singles (*) have a
370yen version. (*) except OR-1194 and OR-2121 Sometimes stickered over with "400 yen" |
| H | ¥370 | Some of these exit. ex.) OR-1437, OR-1838 and OR-1902 |
| H | ¥400 | Original starts OR-2121, but likely all OR singles(*) have a 400yen version. (*) except OR-1024, OR-1156, OR-1194 and OR-1195 |
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| H | ¥400 | Company's name: TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. Sometimes stickered over with "500yen" |
| H | ¥500 | Company's name: TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. |
| H | ¥500 | Company's name: TOSHIBA-EMI LTD. |
| I | ¥500 | Company's name: TOSHIBA-EMI LTD. |
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| I | ¥600 | Company's name: TOSHIBA-EMI LTD. |
| I | ¥700 | Company's name: TOSHIBA-EMI LTD. |
| In Japan, promotional records have traditionally been
provided at no charge to radio stations, record shops, and the mass
media to increase the sales of a record or in some cases to promote a
tour. There are two types of promotional releases. Type-1: This type is called the white label promo for which a unique label has been made. Sometimes unique cover art accompanies a white label promo release but most usually, the regular cover is used with appropriate alternations to prohibit commercial sale. Type-2: The second type of promo record is less elaborate and is called a sticker promo. It is simply a regular commercial release that has a promo sticker affixed to the cover. This type of promo is occasionally found on post-1975 releases. |
| Odeon White Label Promo | ||||
| The label design of Odeon white label singles is very similar to that of regular commercial Odeon singles. The promo version, however, features the perimeter print, Odeon logo, and circled text in red and all other printing in black. The print in black has an unusual "hand lettered" look to it quite unlike the regular commercial version. The release date is in black and appears above and to the left of the title. | ||||
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Here is a close-up of the circled
text:
"Sample under Article 10, Clause 2 of the Commodity Tax Law". The release date is in black. |
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Here is a close-up of
the circled
text:
"Sample under Article 10, Clause 2 of the Commodity Tax Law". The release date is in black. |
| Apple White Label Promo | ||||
| The
design of Apple white label promo singles differs markedly from
commercial Apple singles. Promo versions eliminate perimeter print and
feature a line drawing of the Apple logo at the label top. All print is black. Notice the promo characters inside the rectangle to the left of the Apple logo and release date to the right. |
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Notice the promo characters inside the rectangle to the left of the Apple logo. |
| EMI/Odeon White Label Promo | ||||
| The
promo label coloring of EMI/Odeon white label promo single is
essentially the inverse of the commercial version. The
black print and white background of the
promo version is the "negative" of the commercial version. The promo
(not for sale) characters and "JASRAC" logo mark were printed on the
label. The white label promo singles lacks the perimeter print of the commercial version. The release date was not printed on the label. |
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Notice the promo characters inside the rectangle to the left. |
