 Odeon 1st. Sleeve |
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| TITLE | SGT. PEPPER'S
LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND |
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| CATALOG NUMBER | OP-8163 |
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| RELEASE DATE | Promotional Record (First Press:
5th July.1967) |
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| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
Within You Without You |
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| (With) A Little Help From My Friends |
When I'm Sixty-four |
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| Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds |
Lovely Rita |
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| Getting Better |
Good Morning Good Morning |
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| Fixing A Hole |
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
(Reprise) |
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| She's Leaving Home |
A Day In The Life |
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| Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! |
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| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK | |
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| INSIDE --> Click! |
INNER
SLEEVE
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| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | The
original
colour "advert" inner bag has a fold-over flap at the top of
the bag to prevent the record from falling out. |
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| INSIDE CLOSE UP | BACK COVER CLOSE UP | ||||
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| Gatefold type. Full laminated soft cover. NO flap type. | Catalog No. and the word "STEREO" were printed at the upper right corner of the back cover. | Odeon logomark, "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "H ¥2,000" were printed at the bottom of the back cover. | |||
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Odeon white
label (promotional use only). The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter. 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
print in black has unusual "typewriter-like lettered" look
to it quite unlike the regular commercial version. Catalog number and matrix number were printed at the right side of the center hole. |
The words "LONG PLAYING" was printed at the bottom of the label. | |||
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OTHER ITEM
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Unlike U.S. and U.K. versions, this was NOT issued with the Sgt. Pepper cutout insert and custom inner sleeve. |
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| RECORD LABEL | Odeon White Label (for promotional use
only) |
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| MIX | STEREO |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | YEX-637 1S 2 |
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| SIDE 2 | YEX-638
1S 1 |
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| PRESS MARK | None |
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| VINYL COLOR | BLACK |
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| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | SLEEVE | Toshiba
Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha |
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| LABEL | MFD. BY
TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN |
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| SYMBOL/PRICE | H ¥2,000 |
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| LYRIC SHEET | None |
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| COVER FORM | Gatefold type. Full laminated soft cover. |
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| INNER SLEEVE |
Plain White Inner bag |
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| OBI |
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| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Stage: Peter Blake and Jann
Haworth Photo: Michael Cooper / Wax Figures: Madame Tussauds |
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COMMENTS
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Odeon white
label (promotional use only). The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter. Odeon promo LPs feature the perimeter print, Odeon logo, and circled text in red and all other printing in "typewriter-like lettered" black. The label design is similar to that used for the regular commercial Odeon LPs. These are most commonly found on red vinyl. 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. 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. Most usually, the regular cover is used with appropriate alterations 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. Gatefold cover. Unlike U.S. and U.K. versions, this was NOT issued with the Sgt. Pepper cutout insert and custom inner sleeve. The LP covers is laminated on both front and back, and is also laminated fully on the inside. These copies mistitled the track "With a little help from..." as "A little help from..." on back cover. |
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| TITLE | SGT. PEPPER'S
LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND |
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| CATALOG NUMBER | OP-8163 |
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| RELEASE DATE | 5th July.1967/First Press |
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| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
Within You Without You |
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| (With) A Little Help From My Friends |
When I'm Sixty-four |
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| Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds |
Lovely Rita |
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| Getting Better |
Good Morning Good Morning |
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| Fixing A Hole |
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
(Reprise) |
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| She's Leaving Home |
A Day In The Life |
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| Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! |
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| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK | |
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INNER
SLEEVE
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| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | The
original
colour
"advert" inner bag has a fold-over flap at the top of the
bag to prevent the record from falling out. |
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| INNER SLEEVE CLOSE UP | BACK COVER CLOSE UP | ||||
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The words "Special Selection Records" was
printed in blue. The phonograph needle "Ultra C" information was added. |
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Catalog number and the
word "STEREO" were printed at the upper right corner of the
back cover. |
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BACK
COVER CLOSE UP
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Odeon logomark, "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "H ¥2,000" were printed at the bottom of the back cover. | ||||
| Custom Red And Orange OBI CLOSE UP | |||||
| OBI: FRONT TOP |
OBI: FRONT TITLE |
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Has a custom red and
orange obi in black print. |
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In the first edition of the
obi, the gap between the title and the "Exclamation Mark" is
wide. |
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| OBI: FRONT BOTTOM | OBI: BACK | ||||
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Odeon logo mark, catalog
No. "OP-8163", and priced "¥ 2,000" were printed on the
front of the obi strip. |
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Has a order
sheet on the back side of the Obi. "¥ 2,000" and "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." were printed at the order sheet. |
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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
words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was
printed at the perimeter. |
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| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
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The words "LONG PLAYING" was
NOT printed at the
bottom of the label. Catalog number and matrix number were printed at the right side of the center hole. |
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OTHER ITEM
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Unlike U.S. and U.K. versions, this was NOT issued with the Sgt. Pepper cutout insert and custom inner sleeve. |
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| RECORD LABEL | Odeon Label Type-1 (with the words "LONG
PLAYING") |
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| MIX | STEREO |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | YEX-637 1S2
13 |
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| SIDE 2 | YEX-638
1S
6 |
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| PRESS MARK | 7F |
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| VINYL COLOR | RED |
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| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | SLEEVE | Toshiba
Ongaku
kogyo Kabusikigaisha |
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| LABEL | MFD. BY
TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN |
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| SYMBOL/PRICE | H ¥2,000 |
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| LYRIC SHEET | None |
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| COVER FORM | Gatefold type. Full laminated soft cover. |
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| INNER SLEEVE |
The original colour "advert" inner bag
Type-5 |
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| OBI |
Custom Red and Orange Obi / with Order
sheet |
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| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Stage: Peter Blake and Jann
Haworth Photo: Michael Cooper / Wax Figures: Madame Tussauds |
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COMMENTS
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Black Odeon
label with silver print. The words "LONG PLAYING" was NOT printed at the bottom of the label. Gatefold cover. Unlike U.S. and U.K. versions, this was NOT issued with the Sgt. Pepper cutout insert and custom inner sleeve. The LP covers is laminated on both front and back, and is also laminated fully on the inside. These copies mistitled the track "With a little help from..." as "A little help from..." on back cover. 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. Has a custom red and orange obi in black print. In the first edition of the obi, the gap between the title and the"Exclamation Mark" is wide. While most Japanese records feature local music, a lot of music fans there like foreign music, as well. The language barrier in Japan presented a problem – should foreign album covers be changed for Japanese albums? The solution was the obi, which means “belt” or “sash”. The obi is a strip of paper, usually about two inches wide, that wraps vertically around the album cover, containing information about the artist and album in Japanese. As these strips of paper were fragile and easily torn, they are often missing, especially since consumers in the 1950s and 1960s attached little significance to them. Finding Japanese records made prior to 1970 that still have the obi intact can be quite difficult, and for some albums, nearly impossible. The inclusion of the obi can dramatically affect the price of some Japanese records, sometimes increasing the price by a factor of ten. |
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| TITLE | SGT. PEPPER'S
LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND |
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| CATALOG NUMBER | OP-8163 |
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| RELEASE DATE | Late 1967?/Second Press |
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| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
Within You Without You |
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| (With) A Little Help From My Friends |
When I'm Sixty-four |
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| Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds |
Lovely Rita |
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| Getting Better |
Good Morning Good Morning |
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| Fixing A Hole |
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
(Reprise) |
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| She's Leaving Home |
A Day In The Life |
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| Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! |
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| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK | |
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| INSIDE |
INNER
SLEEVE
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| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | The
original
colour "advert" inner bag has a fold-over flap at the top of
the bag to prevent the record from falling out. |
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| INNER SLEEVE CLOSE UP | BACK COVER CLOSE UP | ||||
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The words "Special Selection Records" was
printed in blue. The phonograph needle "Ultra C" information was added. |
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Catalog number and the
word "STEREO" were printed at the upper right corner of the
back cover. |
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BACK
COVER CLOSE UP
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Odeon logomark, "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "H ¥2,000" were printed at the bottom of the back cover. | ||||
| Custom Red And Orange OBI CLOSE UP | |||||
| OBI: FRONT TOP |
OBI: FRONT TITLE |
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Has a custom red and
orange obi in black print. |
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In the second edition of the
obi, the gap between the title and the "Exclamation Mark" is
narrow. |
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| OBI: FRONT BOTTOM | OBI: BACK | ||||
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Odeon logo mark, catalog
No. "OP-8163", and priced "¥ 2,000" were printed on the
front of the obi strip. |
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Has a order
sheet on the back side of the Obi. "¥ 2,000" and "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." were printed at the order sheet. |
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| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
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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
words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was
printed at the perimeter. |
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| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
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The words "LONG PLAYING" was
NOT printed at the
bottom of the label. Catalog number and matrix number were printed at the right side of the center hole. |
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OTHER ITEM
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Unlike U.S. and U.K. versions, this was NOT issued with the Sgt. Pepper cutout insert and custom inner sleeve. |
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| RECORD LABEL | Odeon Label Type-1 (with the words "LONG
PLAYING") |
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| MIX | STEREO |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | YEX-637
1S 31 |
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| SIDE 2 | YEX-638
1S 46 |
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| PRESS MARK | 7G |
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| VINYL COLOR | RED |
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| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | SLEEVE | Toshiba
Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha |
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| LABEL | MFD. BY
TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN |
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| SYMBOL/PRICE | H ¥2,000 |
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| LYRIC SHEET | None |
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| COVER FORM | Gatefold type. Full laminated soft cover. |
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| INNER SLEEVE |
The original colour "advert" inner bag
Type-6-1 (NO
psychedelic inner sleeve) |
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| OBI |
Custom Red and Orange Obi / with Order
sheet |
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| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Stage: Peter Blake and Jann
Haworth Photo: Michael Cooper / Wax Figures: Madame Tussauds |
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COMMENTS
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Black Odeon
label with silver print. The words "LONG PLAYING" was NOT printed at the bottom of the label. Gatefold cover. Unlike U.S. and U.K. versions, this was NOT issued with the Sgt. Pepper cutout insert and custom inner sleeve. The LP covers is laminated on both front and back, and is also laminated fully on the inside. These copies mistitled the track "With a little help from..." as "A little help from..." on back cover. 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. Has a custom red and orange obi in black print. In the second edition of the obi, the gap between the title and the "Exclamation Mark" is narrow. While most Japanese records feature local music, a lot of music fansthere like foreign music, as well. The language barrier in Japan presented a problem – should foreign album covers be changed forJapanese albums? The solution was the obi, which means “belt” or “sash”. The obi is a strip of paper, usually about two incheswide, that wraps vertically around the album cover, containing information about the artist and album in Japanese. As thesestrips of paper were fragile and easily torn, they are often missing, especially since consumers in the 1950s and 1960s attached littlesignificance to them. Finding Japanese records made prior to 1970 that still have the obi intact can be quite difficult, and for somealbums, nearly impossible. The inclusion of the obi can dramatically affect the price of some Japanese records, sometimesincreasing the price by a factor of ten. |
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| TITLE | SGT. PEPPER'S
LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND |
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| CATALOG NUMBER | AP-8163 |
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| RELEASE DATE | February 1970? / 3rd. Press |
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| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
Within You Without You |
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| (With) A Little Help From My Friends |
When I'm Sixty-four |
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| Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds |
Lovely Rita |
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| Getting Better |
Good Morning Good Morning |
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| Fixing A Hole |
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
(Reprise) |
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| She's Leaving Home |
A Day In The Life |
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| Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! |
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| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK | |
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| INSIDE --> Click! |
INNER
SLEEVE
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| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | The
original
colour "advert" inner bag has a fold-over flap at the top of
the bag to prevent the record from falling out. |
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| BACK COVER CLOSE UP | |||||
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Catalog number and the
word "STEREO" were printed at the upper right corner of the
back cover. Apple logomark, "ToshibaMusical Industries Ltd."
and "H ¥2,000" were printed at the bottom of the back cover.
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| BACK COVER CLOSE UP |
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These copies mistitled the track "With a little help from..." as "A little help from..." on back cover. | ||||
| Custom Red And Orange OBI CLOSE UP | |||||
| OBI: FRONT TOP | OBI: FRONT BOTTOM | ||||
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Has a custom red and orange obi in black
print. The gap between the title and the "Exclamation Mark" is narrow. |
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Apple logo mark, catalog No. "AP-8163", and priced "¥ 2,000" were printed on thefront of the obi strip. | |
| OBI: BACK | LABEL CLOSE UP | ||||
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Has a order sheet on the back side of the Obi. "¥ 2,000" and "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." were printed at theorder sheet. |
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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 | |||||
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| Dark green Apple label Type-1
with black print. 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 blackvinyl. |
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| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
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The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter. | |||
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OTHER ITEM
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Unlike U.S. and U.K. versions, this was NOT issued with the Sgt. Pepper cutout insert and custom inner sleeve. |
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| RECORD LABEL | Dark Green Apple label Type-1 | ||||
| MIX | STEREO |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | YEX-637
1S 44 |
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| SIDE 2 | YEX-638
2S 4 |
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| PRESS MARK | 0B |
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| VINYL COLOR | RED |
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| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | SLEEVE | Toshiba
Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha |
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| LABEL | MFD. BY
TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN |
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| SYMBOL/PRICE | H ¥2,000 |
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| LYRIC SHEET | None |
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| COVER FORM | Gatefold type. Full laminated soft cover. |
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| INNER SLEEVE |
Apple custom black sleeve | ||||
| OBI |
Custom Red and Orange Obi / with Order
sheet |
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| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Stage: Peter Blake and Jann
Haworth Photo: Michael Cooper / Wax Figures: Madame Tussauds |
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COMMENTS
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Dark green Apple label Type-1
with black print. The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" was printed at the bottom of the label. In Novemver 1968, that was the date when Apple Corp Ltd. of England and Toshiba came to an agreement on the manufacturing and distribution of the Beatles' records in Japan. As part of that agreement, Toshiba had to reissue on the Apple label all the records previously issued on the Odeon label. The sleeves also had to be altered to desplay the Apple logo. Futher still, all the Odeon catalog number prefixes were changed to ones with Apple prefixes. In most cases, only the prefixes were changed and the catalog numbers were left intanct. Odeon singles, EPs, and LPs with the OR or OP prefixes were changed to Apple singles, EPs, and LPs with the AR or AP prefixes, respectively. But Toshiba did not instantly implement all these changes and did not immediately withdraw all Odeon label records. In fact, the phasing out of the Odeon label products and the phasing in of the Apple label was a lengthy process taking several months at least. The very first record in Japan issued under the Toshiba/Apple contract and bearing the Apple label was "The Beatles double LP (the White Album)", released on 21th. January 1969. And unlike elsewhere in the world, the first single in Japan to bear the Apple label was not "Hey Jude / Revolution" but rather "Ob- La-Di, Ob-La-Da / While My Guitar Gently Weeps", released on 10th. March, 1969. 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. Gatefold cover. Unlike U.S. and U.K. versions, this was NOT issued with the Sgt. Pepper cutout insert and custom inner sleeve. The LP covers is laminated on both front and back, and is also laminated fully on the inside. These copies mistitled the track "With a little help from..." as "A little help from..." on back cover. 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. Has a custom red and orange obi in black print. The gap between the title and the"Exclamation Mark" is narrow. While most Japanese records feature local music, a lot of music fansthere like foreign music, as well. The language barrier in Japan presented a problem – should foreign album covers be changed forJapanese albums? The solution was the obi, which means “belt” or “sash”. The obi is a strip of paper, usually about two incheswide, that wraps vertically around the album cover, containing information about the artist and album in Japanese. As thesestrips of paper were fragile and easily torn, they are often missing, especially since consumers in the 1950s and 1960s attached littlesignificance to them. Finding Japanese records made prior to 1970 that still have the obi intact can be quite difficult, and for somealbums, nearly impossible. The inclusion of the obi can dramatically affect the price of some Japanese records, sometimesincreasing the price by a factor of ten. |
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| TITLE | SGT. PEPPER'S
LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND |
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| CATALOG NUMBER | AP-8163 |
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| RELEASE DATE | December 1972? / 4th. Press |
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| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
Within You Without You |
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| (With) A Little Help From My Friends |
When I'm Sixty-four |
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| Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds |
Lovely Rita |
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| Getting Better |
Good Morning Good Morning |
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| Fixing A Hole |
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
(Reprise) |
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| She's Leaving Home |
A Day In The Life |
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| Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! |
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| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK | |
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| INSIDE --> Click! |
INNER
SLEEVE
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| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | The
original
colour "advert" inner bag has a fold-over flap at the top of
the bag to prevent the record from falling out. |
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| BACK COVER CLOSE UP | |||||
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Catalog number and the
word "STEREO" were printed at the upper right corner of the
back cover. Apple logomark, "ToshibaMusical Industries Ltd."
and "H ¥2,000" were printed at the bottom of the back cover.
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| BACK COVER CLOSE UP |
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These copies mistitled the track "With a little help from..." as "A little help from..." on back cover. | ||||
| Custom Red And Orange OBI CLOSE UP | |||||
| OBI: FRONT TOP | OBI: FRONT BOTTOM | ||||
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Has a custom red and orange obi in black
print. The gap between the title and the "Exclamation Mark" is narrow. |
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Apple logo mark, catalog No. "AP-8163", and priced "¥ 2,000" were printed on thefront of the obi strip. | |
| OBI: BACK | LABEL CLOSE UP | ||||
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Has a order sheet on the back side of the Obi. "¥ 2,000" and "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." were printed at theorder sheet. |
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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 | |||||
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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 blackvinyl. | ||
| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
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The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter. | |||
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OTHER ITEM
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Unlike U.S. and U.K. versions, this was NOT issued with the Sgt. Pepper cutout insert and custom inner sleeve. |
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| RECORD LABEL | Light Green Apple label Type-2-1 | ||||
| MIX | STEREO |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | YEX-637
3S 1 |
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| SIDE 2 | YEX-638
2S 28 |
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| PRESS MARK | 2M
(?) |
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| VINYL COLOR | RED |
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| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | SLEEVE | Toshiba
Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha |
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| LABEL | MFD. BY
TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN |
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| SYMBOL/PRICE | H ¥2,000 |
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| LYRIC SHEET | None |
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| COVER FORM | Gatefold type. Full laminated soft cover. |
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| INNER SLEEVE |
Apple custom black sleeve | ||||
| OBI |
Custom Red and Orange Obi / with Order
sheet |
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| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Stage: Peter Blake and Jann
Haworth Photo: Michael Cooper / Wax Figures: Madame Tussauds |
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COMMENTS
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Light green Apple label Type-2-1
with black print. The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" was printed at the bottom of the label. In Novemver 1968, that was the date when Apple Corp Ltd. of England and Toshiba came to an agreement on the manufacturing and distribution of the Beatles' records in Japan. As part of that agreement, Toshiba had to reissue on the Apple label all the records previously issued on the Odeon label. The sleeves also had to be altered to desplay the Apple logo. Futher still, all the Odeon catalog number prefixes were changed to ones with Apple prefixes. In most cases, only the prefixes were changed and the catalog numbers were left intanct. Odeon singles, EPs, and LPs with the OR or OP prefixes were changed to Apple singles, EPs, and LPs with the AR or AP prefixes, respectively. But Toshiba did not instantly implement all these changes and did not immediately withdraw all Odeon label records. In fact, the phasing out of the Odeon label products and the phasing in of the Apple label was a lengthy process taking several months at least. The very first record in Japan issued under the Toshiba/Apple contract and bearing the Apple label was "The Beatles double LP (the White Album)", released on 21th. January 1969. And unlike elsewhere in the world, the first single in Japan to bear the Apple label was not "Hey Jude / Revolution" but rather "Ob- La-Di, Ob-La-Da / While My Guitar Gently Weeps", released on 10th. March, 1969. 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. Gatefold cover. Unlike U.S. and U.K. versions, this was NOT issued with the Sgt. Pepper cutout insert and custom inner sleeve. The LP covers is laminated on both front and back, and is also laminated fully on the inside. These copies mistitled the track "With a little help from..." as "A little help from..." on back cover. 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. Has a custom red and orange obi in black print. The gap between the title and the"Exclamation Mark" is narrow. While most Japanese records feature local music, a lot of music fansthere like foreign music, as well. The language barrier in Japan presented a problem – should foreign album covers be changed forJapanese albums? The solution was the obi, which means “belt” or “sash”. The obi is a strip of paper, usually about two incheswide, that wraps vertically around the album cover, containing information about the artist and album in Japanese. As thesestrips of paper were fragile and easily torn, they are often missing, especially since consumers in the 1950s and 1960s attached littlesignificance to them. Finding Japanese records made prior to 1970 that still have the obi intact can be quite difficult, and for somealbums, nearly impossible. The inclusion of the obi can dramatically affect the price of some Japanese records, sometimesincreasing the price by a factor of ten. |
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| TITLE | SGT. PEPPER'S
LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND |
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| CATALOG NUMBER | AP-8163 |
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| RELEASE DATE | December 1972? / 4th. Press |
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| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
Within You Without You |
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| (With) A Little Help From My Friends |
When I'm Sixty-four |
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| Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds |
Lovely Rita |
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| Getting Better |
Good Morning Good Morning |
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| Fixing A Hole |
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
(Reprise) |
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| She's Leaving Home |
A Day In The Life |
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| Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! |
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| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK | |
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| INSIDE --> Click! |
INNER
SLEEVE
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| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | The
original
colour "advert" inner bag has a fold-over flap at the top of
the bag to prevent the record from falling out. |
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| BACK COVER CLOSE UP | |||||
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Catalog number and the
word "STEREO" were printed at the upper right corner of the
back cover. Apple logomark, "ToshibaMusical Industries Ltd."
and "H ¥2,000" were printed at the bottom of the back cover.
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| BACK COVER CLOSE UP |
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These copies mistitled the track "With a little help from..." as "A little help from..." on back cover. | ||||
| Custom Red And Orange OBI CLOSE UP | |||||
| OBI: FRONT TOP | OBI: FRONT BOTTOM | ||||
 |
 |
Has a custom red and orange obi in black
print. The gap between the title and the "Exclamation Mark" is narrow. |
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Apple logo mark, catalog No. "AP-8163", and priced "¥ 2,000" were printed on thefront of the obi strip. | |
| OBI: BACK | LABEL CLOSE UP | ||||
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Has a order sheet on the back side of the Obi. "¥ 2,000" and "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." were printed at theorder sheet. |
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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 | |||||
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 |
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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 blackvinyl. | ||
| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
 |
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The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter. | |||
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OTHER ITEM
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Unlike U.S. and U.K. versions, this was NOT issued with the Sgt. Pepper cutout insert and custom inner sleeve. |
|||||
| RECORD LABEL | Light Green Apple label Type-2-1 | ||||
| MIX | STEREO |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | YEX-637 3S
6 |
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| SIDE 2 | YEX-638
2S2 25 |
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| PRESS MARK | 2MW |
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| VINYL COLOR | BLACK |
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| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | SLEEVE | Toshiba
Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha |
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| LABEL | MFD. BY
TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN |
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| SYMBOL/PRICE | H ¥2,000 |
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| LYRIC SHEET | None |
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| COVER FORM | Gatefold type. Full laminated soft cover. |
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| INNER SLEEVE |
Apple custom black sleeve | ||||
| OBI |
Custom Red and Orange Obi / with Order
sheet |
||||
| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Stage: Peter Blake and Jann
Haworth Photo: Michael Cooper / Wax Figures: Madame Tussauds |
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|
COMMENTS
|
Light green Apple label Type-2-1
with black print. The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" was printed at the bottom of the label. In Novemver 1968, that was the date when Apple Corp Ltd. of England and Toshiba came to an agreement on the manufacturing and distribution of the Beatles' records in Japan. As part of that agreement, Toshiba had to reissue on the Apple label all the records previously issued on the Odeon label. The sleeves also had to be altered to desplay the Apple logo. Futher still, all the Odeon catalog number prefixes were changed to ones with Apple prefixes. In most cases, only the prefixes were changed and the catalog numbers were left intanct. Odeon singles, EPs, and LPs with the OR or OP prefixes were changed to Apple singles, EPs, and LPs with the AR or AP prefixes, respectively. But Toshiba did not instantly implement all these changes and did not immediately withdraw all Odeon label records. In fact, the phasing out of the Odeon label products and the phasing in of the Apple label was a lengthy process taking several months at least. The very first record in Japan issued under the Toshiba/Apple contract and bearing the Apple label was "The Beatles double LP (the White Album)", released on 21th. January 1969. And unlike elsewhere in the world, the first single in Japan to bear the Apple label was not "Hey Jude / Revolution" but rather "Ob- La-Di, Ob-La-Da / While My Guitar Gently Weeps", released on 10th. March, 1969. 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. Gatefold cover. Unlike U.S. and U.K. versions, this was NOT issued with the Sgt. Pepper cutout insert and custom inner sleeve. The LP covers is laminated on both front and back, and is also laminated fully on the inside. These copies mistitled the track "With a little help from..." as "A little help from..." on back cover. 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. Has a custom red and orange obi in black print. The gap between the title and the"Exclamation Mark" is narrow. While most Japanese records feature local music, a lot of music fansthere like foreign music, as well. The language barrier in Japan presented a problem – should foreign album covers be changed forJapanese albums? The solution was the obi, which means “belt” or “sash”. The obi is a strip of paper, usually about two incheswide, that wraps vertically around the album cover, containing information about the artist and album in Japanese. As thesestrips of paper were fragile and easily torn, they are often missing, especially since consumers in the 1950s and 1960s attached littlesignificance to them. Finding Japanese records made prior to 1970 that still have the obi intact can be quite difficult, and for somealbums, nearly impossible. The inclusion of the obi can dramatically affect the price of some Japanese records, sometimesincreasing the price by a factor of ten. |
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