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| TITLE | MAGICAL MYSTERY
TOUR |
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| CATALOG NUMBER | OP-9728 |
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| RELEASE DATE | Promotional
Record
(First Press: 5th December.1968) |
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| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| Magical Mystery Tour |
Hello Goodbye |
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| The Fool On The Hill |
Strawberry Fields Forever |
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| Flying |
Penny Lane *fake stereo |
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| Blue Jay Way |
Baby You're A Rich Man *fake stereo |
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| Your Mother Should Know |
All You Need Is Love *fake stereo |
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| I Am The Walrus |
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| FRONT | BACK |
SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK | |
| Sorry, I don't have it. |
Sorry, I don't have it. |
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LABEL CLOSE UP | ||||
| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | ||||
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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. |
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The release date "5th. Dec." is in black and appears above and to the left of the title. Here is a close-up of the circled text: "Sample under Article 10, Clause 2 of the Commodity Tax Law".The words "LONG PLAYING" was printed at the bottom of the label. | ||
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The print in
black has unusual "hand 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. |
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OTHER ITEM
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| RECORD LABEL | Odeon White Label (for promotional use
only) |
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| MIX | STEREO (except as noted) |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | SMAL-X-1-2835 1S2 1 |
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| SIDE 2 | SMAL-X-2-2835
1S2 1 |
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| PRESS MARK | None |
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| VINYL COLOR | RED |
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| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | SLEEVE | - |
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| LABEL | MFD. BY
TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN |
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| SYMBOL/PRICE | - |
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| LYRIC SHEET STYLE | - |
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| COVER FORM | - |
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| INNER SLEEVE |
Plain
White Inner bag |
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| OBI |
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| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | - |
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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 "hand lettered" black. Note the release date above the Odeon logo. 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. When the album was issued in Japan, Toshiba did a straight pressing from the American album, The left much to be desired as three of the tracks, “Penny Lane”, “Baby You’re A Rich Man” and “All You Need Is Love”, are in fake stereo. |
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| TITLE | MAGICAL MYSTERY
TOUR |
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| CATALOG NUMBER | OP-9728 |
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| RELEASE DATE | 5th December.1968 / First Press | ||||
| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| Magical Mystery Tour |
Hello Goodbye |
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| The Fool On The Hill |
Strawberry Fields Forever |
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| Flying |
Penny Lane *fake stereo |
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| Blue Jay Way |
Baby You're A Rich Man *fake stereo |
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| Your Mother Should Know |
All You Need Is Love *fake stereo |
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| I Am The Walrus |
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| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK | |
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| INSIDE --> Click! | INSIDE: CLOSE UP |
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Gatefold Type. Thick cover. The lyrics of the songs on side-1 were printed on the inside sleeve. |
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At the inside sleeve, the
old Apple mark, which looks like a drawing, and the word
"apple presents" was printed. |
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| INSIDE: CLOSE UP | |||||
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Japanese slicks have "No
you're not!" under the title I Am The Walrus in block
letters. Mistakenly credited publishing on all of the album's songs to "Maclen Music, Inc., BMI". |
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| INSIDE: CLOSE UP | |||||
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Northern Songs
credit was printed at the bottom of the inside sleeve. |
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| INNER SLEEVE | |||||
| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | CLOSE UP |
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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| FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | |||||
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Catalogue number and "STEREO" were
printed at the upper right corner of the front cover. |
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| EMI/Odeon
logomark was printed at the left corner of the front cover. The credit "Trademark Of Carl Lindstroem G.m.b.H. ___ One Of The E.M.I. Group Of Companies" was printed below the logo. |
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| BACK COVER CLOSE UP | LYRIC SHEET |
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NONE (The lyrics sheet was originally not included.) |
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| EMI/Odeon
logomark
was printed at the bottom of the back cover. "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "H ¥2,200" were printed at the bottom of the back cover. |
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| OBI: TOP |
OBI: BOTTOM |
Dark Blue / white OBI and priced ¥2,200
on obi strip. The word "STEREO", EMI/Odeon logo mark and
catalog number "OP-9728" were printed on the front. |
OBI: BACK |
Has
a order sheet on the back side of the Obi. Catalog No, price "¥2,200" 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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Includes LP-sided 24-page full color picture book called the "Magical Mystery Tour" book. © 1967, NEMS Enterprises Ltd. | |
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OTHER ITEM
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| RECORD LABEL | Odeon Label Type-2 (without the words
"LONG PLAYING") |
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| MIX | STEREO (except as noted) |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | SMAL-X-1-2835
1S2 1 |
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| SIDE 2 | SMAL-X-2-2835
1S2
1 |
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| PRESS MARK | 8L |
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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 ¥2,200 |
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| LYRIC SHEET STYLE | NONE |
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| COVER FORM | Gatefold Type. Thick cover. The lyrics of the songs on side-1 were printed on the inside sleeve. |
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| INNER SLEEVE |
The
original colour "advert" inner bag Type-6-2 |
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| OBI |
Dark Blue / White Obi with Order Sheet |
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| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Photo: John Kelly / Drawing: Bob
Gibson / Notes: Tony Barrow |
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COMMENTS
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Black Odeon label with
silver print Type-2 The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter on the label. The words "LONG PLAYING" was not printed at the bottom of the label. Toshiba released the first Japanese record featuring the Beatles. When this record was released, Toshiba's official name was "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and they used the Odeon label for this and subsequent Beatles releases. When the album was issued in Japan, Toshiba did a straight pressing from the American album, The left much to be desired as three of the tracks, “Penny Lane”, “Baby You’re A Rich Man” and “All You Need Is Love”, are in fake stereo. 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: "Dark Blue / White" Obi The last of the Beatles' Odeon LP is the Magical Mystery Tour, released in December 1968. The only Obi with the 9000 range number (9728) is "Magical Mystery Tour". The upper half of this Obi is printed in dark blue, and the album title is in white. The lower half of the Obi was white and the song title was printed in dark blue. Note the unusual use of the EMI/Odeon logo on the front cover, back cover, and Obi. It also features an Odeon logo, catalogue number and price information. 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 | MAGICAL MYSTERY
TOUR |
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| CATALOG NUMBER | OP-9728 |
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| RELEASE DATE | December 1968 / Cross over Press | ||||
| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| Magical Mystery Tour |
Hello Goodbye |
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| The Fool On The Hill |
Strawberry Fields Forever |
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| Flying |
Penny Lane *fake stereo |
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| Blue Jay Way |
Baby You're A Rich Man *fake stereo |
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| Your Mother Should Know |
All You Need Is Love *fake stereo |
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| I Am The Walrus |
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| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK | |
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| INSIDE --> Click! | INSIDE: CLOSE UP |
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Gatefold Type. Thick cover. The lyrics of the songs on side-1 were printed on the inside sleeve. |
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At the inside sleeve, the
old Apple mark, which looks like a drawing, and the word
"apple presents" was printed. |
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| INSIDE: CLOSE UP |
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Japanese slicks have "No
you're not!" under the title I Am The Walrus in block
letters. Mistakenly credited publishing on all of the album's songs to "Maclen Music, Inc., BMI". |
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| INSIDE: CLOSE UP | |||||
|
Northern Songs
credit was printed at the bottom of the inside sleeve. |
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| INNER SLEEVE | |||||
| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | CLOSE UP |
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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| FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | |||||
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Catalogue number and "STEREO" were
printed at the upper right corner of the front cover. |
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| EMI/Odeon
logomark was printed at the left corner of the front cover. The credit "Trademark Of Carl Lindstroem G.m.b.H. ___ One Of The E.M.I. Group Of Companies" was printed below the logo. |
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| BACK COVER CLOSE UP | LYRIC SHEET |
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NONE (The lyrics sheet was originally not included.) |
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| EMI/Odeon
logomark
was printed at the bottom of the back cover. "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "H ¥2,200" were printed at the bottom of the back cover. |
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| Dark Blue / White OBI CLOSE UP | |||||
| Dark Blue / white OBI and priced ¥2,200
on obi strip. The word "STEREO", EMI/Odeon logo mark and catalog number "OP-9728" were printed on the front. Has a order sheet on the back side of the Obi. Catalog No, price "¥2,200" and "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." were printed at the order sheet. (Sorry, I don't have it.) |
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SIde-1: The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter on the label. In middle 1968 to early 1969, Odeon label was changed from Type-2 to Type-3. The words "MFD. UNDER LICENCE BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter. |
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| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
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| Catalog
number
and matrix number were printed at the right side of the
center hole. The words "LONG PLAYING" was NOT printed at the bottom of the label. |
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Includes LP-sided 24-page full color picture book called the "Magical Mystery Tour" book. © 1967, NEMS Enterprises Ltd. | |
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OTHER ITEM
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| RECORD LABEL | Odeon Label Type-3 ("MFD.UNDER LICENCE BY"at
perimeter) |
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| MIX | STEREO (except as noted) |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | SMAL-X-1-2835
1S2 7 |
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| SIDE 2 | SMAL-X-2-2835
1S2
2 |
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| PRESS MARK | 8L
-> 8M |
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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 | Side-1: MFD.
BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN Side-2: MFD. UNDER LICENCED BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN |
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| SYMBOL/PRICE | H ¥2,200 |
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| LYRIC SHEET STYLE | NONE |
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| COVER FORM | Gatefold Type. Thick cover. The lyrics of the songs on side-1 were printed on the inside sleeve. |
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| INNER SLEEVE |
The
original colour "advert" inner bag Type-6-2 |
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| OBI |
Dark Blue / White Obi with Order Sheet (Sorry, I don't have it.) |
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| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Photo: John Kelly / Drawing: Bob
Gibson / Notes: Tony Barrow |
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COMMENTS
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Black Odeon label with
silver print Type-2(Side-1) and Type-3(Side-2) Crossover press. SIde-1 (Odeon type-2 label) The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter on the label. The words "LONG PLAYING" was not printed at the bottom of the label. Side-2 (Odeon Type-3 label) In middle 1968 to early 1969, Odeon label was changed from type-2 to type-3. The words "MFD. UNDER LICENCE BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter. When the album was issued in Japan, Toshiba did a straight pressing from the American album, The left much to be desired as three of the tracks, “Penny Lane”, “Baby You’re A Rich Man” and “All You Need Is Love”, are in fake stereo. 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: "Dark Blue / White" Obi The last of the Beatles' Odeon LP is the Magical Mystery Tour, released in December 1968. The only Obi with the 9000 range number (9728) is "Magical Mystery Tour". The upper half of this Obi is printed in dark blue, and the album title is in white. The lower half of the Obi was white and the song title was printed in dark blue. Note the unusual use of the EMI/Odeon logo on the front cover, back cover, and Obi. It also features an Odeon logo, catalogue number and price information. 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 | MAGICAL MYSTERY
TOUR |
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| CATALOG NUMBER | OP-9728 |
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| RELEASE DATE | December 1968 / Cross over Press | ||||
| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| Magical Mystery Tour |
Hello Goodbye |
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| The Fool On The Hill |
Strawberry Fields Forever |
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| Flying |
Penny Lane *fake stereo |
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| Blue Jay Way |
Baby You're A Rich Man *fake stereo |
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| Your Mother Should Know |
All You Need Is Love *fake stereo |
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| I Am The Walrus |
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| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK | |
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| INSIDE --> Click! | INSIDE: CLOSE UP |
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Gatefold Type. Thick cover. The lyrics of the songs on side-1 were printed on the inside sleeve. |
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At the inside sleeve, the
old Apple mark, which looks like a drawing, and the word
"apple presents" was printed. |
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| INSIDE: CLOSE UP |
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Japanese slicks have "No
you're not!" under the title I Am The Walrus in block
letters. Mistakenly credited publishing on all of the album's songs to "Maclen Music, Inc., BMI". |
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| INSIDE: CLOSE UP | |||||
|
Northern Songs
credit was printed at the bottom of the inside sleeve. |
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| INNER SLEEVE | |||||
| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | CLOSE UP |
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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| FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | |||||
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Catalogue number and "STEREO" were
printed at the upper right corner of the front cover. |
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| EMI/Odeon
logomark was printed at the left corner of the front cover. The credit "Trademark Of Carl Lindstroem G.m.b.H. ___ One Of The E.M.I. Group Of Companies" was printed below the logo. |
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| BACK COVER CLOSE UP | LYRIC SHEET |
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NONE (The lyrics sheet was originally not included.) |
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| EMI/Odeon
logomark
was printed at the bottom of the back cover. "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "H ¥2,200" were printed at the bottom of the back cover. |
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| Dark Blue / White OBI CLOSE UP | |||||
| Dark Blue / white OBI and priced ¥2,200
on obi strip. The word "STEREO", EMI/Odeon logo mark and catalog number "OP-9728" were printed on the front. Has a order sheet on the back side of the Obi. Catalog No, price "¥2,200" and "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." were printed at the order sheet. (Sorry, I don't have it.) |
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| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
| SIDE 1: Odeon Type-3 Label |
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In middle 1968 to
early 1969, Odeon label was changed from Type-2 to Type-3. The words "MFD. UNDER LICENCE BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter. SIde-2: The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" wasprinted at the perimeter on the label. |
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| SIDE 2: Odeon Type-2 Label |
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| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
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| Catalog
number
and matrix number were printed at the right side of the
center hole. The words "LONG PLAYING" was NOT printed at the bottom of the label. |
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| With attached 24-PAGES BOOKLET | |||||
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Includes LP-sided 24-page full color picture book called the "Magical Mystery Tour" book. © 1967, NEMS Enterprises Ltd. | |
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OTHER ITEM
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| RECORD LABEL | Odeon Label Type-3 ("MFD.UNDER LICENCE BY"at
perimeter) |
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| MIX | STEREO (except as noted) |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | SMAL-X-1-2835
1S2 7 |
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| SIDE 2 | SMAL-X-2-2835
1S2
2 |
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| PRESS MARK | 8L
-> 8M |
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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 | Side-1: MFD. UNDER LICENCED BY
TOSHIBAMUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN Side-2: MFD. BY TOSHIBAMUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN |
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| SYMBOL/PRICE | H ¥2,200 |
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| LYRIC SHEET STYLE | NONE |
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| COVER FORM | Gatefold Type. Thick cover. The lyrics of the songs on side-1 were printed on the inside sleeve. |
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| INNER SLEEVE |
The
original colour "advert" inner bag Type-6-2 |
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| OBI |
Dark Blue / White Obi with Order Sheet (Sorry, I don't have it.) |
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| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Photo: John Kelly / Drawing: Bob
Gibson / Notes: Tony Barrow |
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COMMENTS
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Black Odeon label with
silver print Type-2(Side-1) and Type-3(Side-2) Crossover press. SIde-1(Odeon Type-3 label) In middle 1968 to early 1969, Odeon label was changed from type-2 totype-3. The words "MFD. UNDER LICENCE BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter. Side-2 (Odeon type-2 label) The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" wasprinted at the perimeter on the label. The words "LONG PLAYING" was not printed at the bottom of the label. When the album was issued in Japan, Toshiba did a straight pressing from the American album, The left much to be desired as three of the tracks, “Penny Lane”, “Baby You’re A Rich Man” and “All You Need Is Love”, are in fake stereo. 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: "Dark Blue / White" Obi The last of the Beatles' Odeon LP is the Magical Mystery Tour, released in December 1968. The only Obi with the 9000 range number (9728) is "Magical Mystery Tour". The upper half of this Obi is printed in dark blue, and the album title is in white. The lower half of the Obi was white and the song title was printed in dark blue. Note the unusual use of the EMI/Odeon logo on the front cover, back cover, and Obi. It also features an Odeon logo, catalogue number and price information. 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 | MAGICAL MYSTERY
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| CATALOG NUMBER | AP-9728 |
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| RELEASE DATE | October 1969 / Third Press | ||||
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| Magical Mystery Tour |
Hello Goodbye |
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| The Fool On The Hill |
Strawberry Fields Forever |
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| Flying |
Penny Lane *fake stereo |
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Baby You're A Rich Man *fake stereo |
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| Your Mother Should Know |
All You Need Is Love *fake stereo |
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| I Am The Walrus |
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Gatefold Type. Thick cover. The lyrics of the songs on side-1 were printed on the inside sleeve. |
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At the inside sleeve, the
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Japanese slicks have "No
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Northern Songs
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| INNER SLEEVE | LYRIC SHEET (Slip Sheet Type) | ||||
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Catalogue number and "STEREO" were
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Musical
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of the back cover. The credit "Trademark Of Carl Lindstroem G.m.b.H. ___ One Of The E.M.I. Group Of Companies" was printed below the Apple logo. |
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"STEREO", Apple logo mark and catalog number "AP-9728" were
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| RECORD LABEL | Dark Green Apple label Type-1 |
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| MIX | STEREO (except as noted) |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | SMAL-X-1-2835
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| SIDE 2 | SMAL-X-2-2835
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| PRESS MARK | 8L
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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
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| SYMBOL/PRICE | H ¥2,200 |
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| LYRIC SHEET STYLE | Slip Sheet Type |
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| COVER FORM | Gatefold Type. Thick cover. The lyrics of the songs on side-1 were printed on the inside sleeve. |
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Apple custom black sleeve |
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| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Photo: John Kelly / Drawing: Bob
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COMMENTS
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Dark green Apple label
Type-1with black print. The Japanese version had a yellow border and the song titles on the front cover. It also bore the words: "Includes 24-page full color picture book". The front cover photograph featured The Beatles in the animal costumes they wore in the film: John Lennon as a walrus, Paul McCartney as a hippopotamus, George Harrison as a rabbit and Ringo Starr as a chicken. The LP had a gatefold cover, inside which was a 24-page booklet with photographs from the filming of Magical Mystery Tour, and a cartoon strip telling the story. When the album was issued in Japan, Toshiba did a straight pressing from the American album, The left much to be desired as three of the tracks, “Penny Lane”, “Baby You’re A Rich Man” and “All You Need Is Love”, are in fake stereo. 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: "Dark Blue / White" Obi The last of the Beatles' Odeon LP is the Magical Mystery Tour, released in December 1968. The only Obi with the 9000 range number (9728) is "Magical Mystery Tour". The upper half of this Obi is printed in dark blue, and the album title is in white. The lower half of the Obi was white and the song title was printed in dark blue. Note the unusual use of the EMI/Odeon logo on the front cover, back cover, and Obi. It also features an Odeon logo, catalogue number and price information. 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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