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11. A Collection Of Beatles Oldies (AP-8016)
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#11-1 A Beatles Collection Of Oldies (1973 Press "Toshiba Onko / H ¥2,000 with EverClean logo / Red Vinyl": AP-8016)
Back to the top of the line
TITLE A BEATLES COLLECTION OF OLDIES
CATALOG NUMBER AP-8016
RELEASE DATE 1973 / Reissue
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
She Loves You (simulated stereo)
Can't Buy Me Love
From Me To You
Bad Boy
We Can Work It Out
Day Tripper
Help!
A Hard Day's Night
Michelle
Ticket To Ride
Yesterday
Paperback Writer
I Feel Fine
Eleanor Rigby
Yellow Submarine
I Want To Hold Your Hand
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! SIDE 1 --> Click! SIDE 2 --> Click! DISK
sleeve sleeve
label label label
INNER SLEEVE LYRIC SHEET (Bifold Type)
sleeve sleeve sleeve sleeve sleeve
Apple original black inner sleeve. The lyric sheet is bifold type. Liner notes: Ichiro Fukuda. 
LYRIC SHEET CLOSE UP (Bifold Type)
label Catalog number "AP 8016" was printed. label "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." was printed on the lyric sheet.
"FOREVER" OBI: FRONT CLOSE UP
sleeve sleeve sleeve sleeve
catalog number and price "¥2,000" were printed at the top on obi strip.
It is a wide Obi characterized by the Apple logo at the top, and has a dark green background.
The words "The Beatles Forever" was printed at the bottom.
"FOREVER" OBI: BACK CLOSE UP FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
sleeve The obi remains intactwith the order form on the back uncut.
Price "¥2,000" and "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." were printed on the obi strip.
label label Catalog number "AP 8016" and the word "STEREO" were printed in black at the upper right corner of the front cover.
Parlophone logo was erased at the front cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label
label
"EverClean records" logo mark was printed at the upper right corner of the back cover.
"Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "H ¥2,000" were printed at the bottom of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label Toshiba pressed a lot of their records on red, "Everclean" vinyl from 1958 through 1974 (maybe).  The Everclean vinyl was designed to be less prone to collecting static electricity and dust than the more common black vinyl.
The phrase "Apple Records - All Rights of the Manufacturer and of the Owner of the Recorded work Reserved." was printed at the perimeter.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label label label Catalog number "AP-8016" and master number were printed at the right side of the center hole.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" was printed at the bottom on the label.
OTHER ITEM 
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RECORD LABEL Dark Green Apple label Type-1
MIX STEREO *excepted as noted.
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 YEX-619    1S    49
SIDE 2 YEX-620    1S    63?
PRESS MARK 8M -> 9M
VINYL COLOR RED
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME SLEEVE Toshiba Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha
LABEL MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES
LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE H  ¥2,000
LYRIC SHEET STYLE Bifold Type
COVER FORM Single type. Hard cover.
INNER SLEEVE
Apple custom black sleeve
OBI
"FOREVER" Obi (¥ 2,000 / Toshiba Onko)
Wide Obi characterized by the Apple logo at the top, and has a dark green background.
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Cover: David Christian
Back Cover Photo: Robert Whittaker
Liner Notes: Ichio Fukuda
COMMENTS
Dark green Apple label Type-1with black print.

In late (September?)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.

The front cover is similar to its U.K. counterpart, but the back cover photo is reversed (Japanese edition is correct).
These copies mistitled the album title "A collection..." as "A Beatles collection..." on the spine of the cover and the label.

Red vinyl:
Besides good sound and quality printing, Japanese records also offered some other things of interest to the collector.  One of the primary manufacturing companies in Japan, Toshiba, pressed a lot of their records on red, “Everclean” vinyl from 1958 through 1974 (maybe).  While not pressed as collectors’ items, these red vinyl pressings are more sought out by collectors than their black vinyl counterparts.  The Everclean vinyl was designed to be less prone to collecting static electricity and dust than the more common black vinyl.

The obi: "Forever" Obi
This style Obi came into use in the late (October?) 1972 to promote all Beatles releases then currently on the Apple label. The tagline "Beatles Forever" used in Toshiba Onko's campaign began to be used around 1972.
It is a wide Obi characterized by the Apple logo at the top, the words "The Beatles Forever" at the bottom, and has a dark green background.
This is the first obi that was released with the same design.Forever obi was used in the early 70's, and used for the Beatles, solos, and Apple artist LPs.

On 1st October 1973, Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd. was changed its name to Toshiba EMI Ltd. So, there were two kind of Obis --the company name is "Tohiba Musical..." version and "Toshiba EMI..." version.
The order sheet was printed for the first Apple Obi but was discontinued in the early years of the Toshiba EMI/Apple Obi (maybe 1974)



#11-2 A Beatles Collection Of Oldies (1973 Press "Toshiba Onko / H ¥2,000 / NO EverClean logo": AP-8016)
Back to the top of the line
TITLE A BEATLES COLLECTION OF OLDIES
CATALOG NUMBER AP-8016
RELEASE DATE July 1973? / Reissue
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
She Loves You (simulated stereo)
Can't Buy Me Love
From Me To You
Bad Boy
We Can Work It Out
Day Tripper
Help!
A Hard Day's Night
Michelle
Ticket To Ride
Yesterday
Paperback Writer
I Feel Fine
Eleanor Rigby
Yellow Submarine
I Want To Hold Your Hand
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! SIDE 1 --> Click! SIDE 2 --> Click! DISK
sleeve sleeve
label label label
INNER SLEEVE LYRIC SHEET (Bifold Type)
sleeve sleeve sleeve sleeve sleeve
Apple original black inner sleeve. The lyric sheet is bifold type. Liner notes: Ichiro Fukuda. 
LYRIC SHEET CLOSE UP (Bifold Type)
label Catalog number "AP 8016" was printed. label "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." was printed on the lyric sheet.
"FOREVER" OBI: FRONT CLOSE UP
sleeve sleeve sleeve sleeve
catalog number and price "¥2,000  (pasted sticker "¥2,200")" were printed at the top on obi strip.
It is a wide Obi characterized by the Apple logo at the top, and has a dark green background.
The words "The Beatles Forever" was printed at the bottom.
"FOREVER" OBI: BACK CLOSE UP FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
sleeve The obi remains intactwith the order form on the back uncut.
Price "¥2,000 (peeled off the ¥2,200 sticker)" and "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." were printed on the obi strip.
label label Catalog number "AP 8016" and the word "STEREO" were printed in pink at the upper right corner of the front cover.
Parlophone logo was erased at the front cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label
label
"EverClean records" logo mark was removed at the upper right corner of the back cover.
"Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "H ¥2,000  (peeled off the ¥ 2,200 sticker?)" were printed at the bottom of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label Toshiba pressed a lot of their records on red, "Everclean" vinyl from 1958 through 1974 (maybe).  The Everclean vinyl was designed to be less prone to collecting static electricity and dust than the more common black vinyl.
The phrase "Apple Records - All Rights of the Manufacturer and of the Owner of the Recorded work Reserved." was printed at the perimeter.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label label label Catalog number "AP-8016" and master number were printed at the right side of the center hole.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" was printed at the bottom on the label.
OTHER ITEM 
-

RECORD LABEL Light Green Apple label Type-2-1
MIX STEREO *excepted as noted.
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 YEX-619    3S2    28
SIDE 2 YEX-620    2S      36
PRESS MARK 3 - 7 W?
VINYL COLOR BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME SLEEVE Toshiba Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha
LABEL MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES
LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE H  ¥2,000 ( + ¥2,200 sticker?)
LYRIC SHEET STYLE Bifold Type
COVER FORM Single type. Hard cover.
INNER SLEEVE
Apple custom black sleeve
OBI
"FOREVER" Obi (¥ 2,000 + ¥2,200 sticker / Toshiba Onko)
Wide Obi characterized by the Apple logo at the top, and has a dark green background.
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Cover: David Christian
Back Cover Photo: Robert Whittaker
Liner Notes: Ichio Fukuda
COMMENTS
Light green Apple label Type-2-1with black print.

In late (September?)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.

On 1st. December 1973, the record price was raised. The price of the stereo edition has been raised from 2,000 yen to 2,200 yen.

The front cover is similar to its U.K. counterpart, but the back cover photo is reversed (Japanese edition is correct).
These copies mistitled the album title "A collection..." as "A Beatles collection..." on the spine of the cover and the label.

The obi: "Forever" Obi
This style Obi came into use in the late (October?) 1972 to promote all Beatles releases then currently on the Apple label. The tagline "Beatles Forever" used in Toshiba Onko's campaign began to be used around 1972.
It is a wide Obi characterized by the Apple logo at the top, the words "The Beatles Forever" at the bottom, and has a dark green background.
This is the first obi that was released with the same design.Forever obi was used in the early 70's, and used for the Beatles, solos, and Apple artist LPs.

On 1st October 1973, Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd. was changed its name to Toshiba EMI Ltd. So, there were two kind of Obis --the company name is "Tohiba Musical..." version and "Toshiba EMI..." version.
The order sheet was printed for the first Apple Obi but was discontinued in the early years of the Toshiba EMI/Apple Obi (maybe 1974)



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