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Abbey Road (EAS-90072)
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Picture Record

INDEX ABBEY ROAD Limited Edition (Picture Record)

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#1 Abbey Road (Picture Record "Limited Edition": EAS-90072)
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TITLE		ABBEY ROAD
CATALOG NUMBER		EAS-90072
RELEASE DATE		5th February.1979 / First Press
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		Come Together		Here Comes The Sun
		Something		Because
		Maxwell's Silver Hammer		You Never Give Me Your Money
		Oh! Daring		Sun King
		Octopus's Garden		Mean Mr. Mustard
		I Want You (She's So Heavy)		Polythene Pam
				She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
				Golden Slumbers
				Carry That Weight
				The End
				Her Majesty
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	INNER SLEEVE	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!
LYRIC SHEET (Bifold Type)
P1 --> Click!		P2 --> Click!	P3 --> Click!	P4 --> Click	Inner sleeve: Toshiba original plastic bag type. The lyric sheet is bifold type.
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			Liner notes: Naoki Tachikawa Translation: Nobuyuki Yoshinari
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					"Toshiba EMI Ltd." and Apple logomark were printed at the bottom of the back sheet. Information of the Japanese beatles' fun club was printed.
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FRONT --> Click!					"Limited Edition" and "Picture Record" were printed at the top of the front obi. The word "STEREO" and Apple logo mark and catalog number "EAS-90072" were printed at the bottom.
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BACK --> Click!
			"TOSHIBA EMI" logomark and company address were printed at the top of the rear obi.
				Catalogue number "EAS-90072" and the word "STEREO" were printed at the upper right corner of the front cover.
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"Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "MFD. BY TOSHIBA-EMI LTD. IN JAPAN" were printed at the bottom of the back cover.
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			Catalogue number "EAS-90072", master number "YES-749", and JASRAC logomark were printed at the bottom of the label of the side-1.
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					"JAPAN MUSICOLOR CO. LTD. PAT 634573" credit and JASRAC logo were printed on the label of side-2.
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RECORD LABEL		-
MIX		STEREO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	YEX-749   2S    51
	SIDE 2	YEX-750   2S4    18
PRESS MARK		3 - Z
VINYL COLOR		PICTURE DISC
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	SLEEVE	Toshiba EMI Kabusikigaisha
	LABEL	JAPAN MUSICOLOR CO. LTD. PAT 634573
SYMBOL/PRICE		I - ¥2,800
LYRIC SHEET STYLE		Bifold Type
COVER FORM		Single type. Picture disc in die-cut card sleeve with a large open hole on the front
INNER SLEEVE		Plain plastic bag type
OBI		Custom black Obi
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Iain Macmillan Art Direction: Roy Koham / Design: Henrey E. Marquez
COMMENTS		Limited edition picture record. Issued Feb. 1979 in die-cut, psychedelic jacket. Same cover and disc design as ABBEY ROAD U.S. picture record. The Abbey Road picture disc has an image of the album's front cover on side-1 and an image of the back cover without the text on side-2. It was packaged in a die-cut psychedelic-patterned multi-colored cover with a large open hole on the front that exposed the picture disc. The back cover has the same psychedelic pattern as the front, with the song titles centered in black print running top to bottom. During the picture disc craze of the late 1970s, two Beatles LPs were officially released in that format – Sgt. Pepper and Abbey Road.  Capitol overpressed the Sgt. Pepper LP, and it became difficult to sell.  As a result, the later release of Abbey Road. sold in significantly fewer numbers, as many retailers didn’t bother to stock it, fearing that it wouldn’t sell. Both titles were also released in Japan, and the Japanese pressings are much harder to find than their American counterparts, particularly so for Abbey Road. Song order on back cover is finally correct (Something / Maxwell's Silver Hummer). "JAPAN MUSICOLOR CO. LTD. PAT 634573" credit and JASRAC logo were printed on the label of side-2.

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