The Beatles Japanese LP/Picture Records and "PRO USE" Series

Toshiba EMI Odeon and Apple Label
"PRO-USE" Series
Abbey Road (EALF-97001)
(Update: 7th. August 2019)

Pro Use Sleeve

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#1-1 Abbey Road ("PRO-USE SERIES" Promotional Record: EALF-97001)
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TITLE		ABBEY ROAD
CATALOG NUMBER		EALF-97001
RELEASE DATE		Promotional Use Only (First Press: 5th June.1978)
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		Come Together		Here Comes The Sun
		Something		Because
		Maxwell's Silver Hammer		You Never Give Me Your Money
		Oh! Daring		Sun King
		Octopus's Garden		Mean Mr. Mustard
		I Want You (She's So Heavy)		Polythene Pam
				She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
				Golden Slumbers
				Carry That Weight
				The End
				Her Majesty
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK

INNER SLEVE		LYRIC SHEET (Bifold Type)
		P1 --> Click!	P2 --> Click!	P3 --> Click!	P4 --> Click

LYRIC SHEET CLOSE UP
				The lyric sheet is bifold type. Liner notes: Shigeki Kato & Nobuyuki Yoshinari Translation: Nobuyuki Yoshinari
LYRIC SHEET CLOSE UP
			According to the notes of Mr. Kato, "The copy tape that EMI of Japan requested from the UK was not a normal copy, but a copy at 76 cm / sec."
				Apple logomark and Toshiba EMI Ltd. credit were printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.
Apple Custom Black OBI CLOSE UP: FRONT --> Click!

"PRO-USE" logomark, catalog number, and price "¥2,800" were printed at the top of the front obi. The word "STEREO" and Apple logo mark and catalog number "EAL-97001" were printed at the bottom.
Apple Custom Black OBI CLOSE UP				FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
BACK --> Click!
			"TOSHIBA EMI" logomark and company address were printed at the top of the rear obi.
				Catalogue number "EALF-97001" and the word "STEREO" were printed at the upper right corner of the front cover.
FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
			The song order on the back cover is incorrect. "Maxwell's...." and "Something" should be interchanged.
				"Toshiba EMI Ltd.", "MADE IN JAPAN", and "I (EALF-97001)" were printed at the bottom of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					Apple white label (promotional use only). The words "Sample" inside a rectangle and "Not For Sale" were printed at upper left side of the label. The release date "5th. June"was printed on both labels.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					LP cover cannot be found with "Her Majesty" listed but can be found on the label of Side-2.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Apple Promotional White Label
MIX		STEREO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	YEX-749-H 1S 1 P
	SIDE 2	YEX-750-H 1S 1 P
PRESS MARK		8 - 5
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	SLEEVE	Toshiba EMI Kabusikigaisha
	LABEL	MFD. BY TOSHIBA-EMI LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		I - ¥2,800
LYRIC SHEET STYLE		Bifold Type
COVER FORM		Single type. Thick cover
INNER SLEEVE		Plain plastic bag type
OBI		Custom Green Obi
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Iain Macmillan
COMMENTS		Promotional Record. PRO-USE SERIES: A series of Japanese audiophile recordings, issued by Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd. and Toshiba-EMI Ltd. The LP's master tape is not the master tape used to produce the domestic version "Abbey road", but uses a master tape newly ordered from the UK. The box on the "Abbey road" master tape stored at EMI Studio has a record for Japan at this time. It can be confirmed by the jacket of the same album recorded in the box set called Beatles The Collection released by MFSL. At that time, the copy tape that EMI of Japan requested from the UK was not a normal copy, but a copy at 76 cm / sec. Since the original master tape is 38 cm / sec (15 ips), it is normally copied as it is at 15 ips, but Toshiba's Pro Use series prepares the master tape at 76 cm / sec at double speed and cuts it at half speed Was adopted. Apple white label (promotional use only). The words "Sample" inside a rectangle and "Not For Sale" were printed at upper left side of the label. The release date "5th. June"was printed on both labels. With "MFD. BY TOSHIBA-EMI LTD. JAPAN" credit. and added the "JASRAC" logo mark. The song order on the back cover is incorrect. "Maxwell's...." and "Something" should be interchanged. LP cover cannot be found with "Her Majesty" listed but can be found on the label.

#1-2 Abbey Road ("PRO-USE SERIES" 1st. Press: EALF-97001)
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TITLE		ABBEY ROAD
CATALOG NUMBER		EALF-97001
RELEASE DATE		5th June.1978 / First Press
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		Come Together		Here Comes The Sun
		Something		Because
		Maxwell's Silver Hammer		You Never Give Me Your Money
		Oh! Daring		Sun King
		Octopus's Garden		Mean Mr. Mustard
		I Want You (She's So Heavy)		Polythene Pam
				She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
				Golden Slumbers
				Carry That Weight
				The End
				Her Majesty
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK

INNER SLEVE		LYRIC SHEET (Bifold Type)
		P1 --> Click!	P2 --> Click!	P3 --> Click!	P4 --> Click
Plain Plastic bag type
LYRIC SHEET CLOSE UP
				The lyric sheet is bifold type. Liner notes: Shigeki Kato & Nobuyuki Yoshinari Translation: Nobuyuki Yoshinari
LYRIC SHEET CLOSE UP
			According to the notes of Mr. Kato, "The copy tape that EMI of Japan requested from the UK was not a normal copy, but a copy at 76 cm / sec."
				Apple logomark and Toshiba EMI Ltd. credit were printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.
Apple Custom Black OBI CLOSE UP: FRONT --> Click!

"PRO-USE" logomark, catalog number, and price "¥2,800" were printed at the top of the front obi. The word "STEREO" and Apple logo mark and catalog number "EAL-97001" were printed at the bottom.
Apple Custom Black OBI CLOSE UP			FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
BACK --> Click!
		"TOSHIBA EMI" logomark and company address were printed at the top of the rear obi.
				Catalogue number "EALF-97001" and the word "STEREO" were printed at the upper right corner of the front cover.
FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
					The song order on the back cover is incorrect. "Maxwell's...." and "Something" should be interchanged. "Toshiba EMI Ltd.", "MADE IN JAPAN", and "I (EALF-97001)" were printed at the bottom of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					Apple white label (promotional use only). The words "Sample" inside a rectangle and "Not For Sale" were printed at upper left side of the label. The release date "5th. June"was printed on both labels.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					LP cover cannot be found with "Her Majesty" listed but can be found on the label of Side-2.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Apple Light Green Label type-2-3b
MIX		STEREO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	YEX-749-H 1S 5 P
	SIDE 2	YEX-750-H 1S 3 P
PRESS MARK		8 - 9X YZ
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	SLEEVE	Toshiba EMI Kabusikigaisha
	LABEL	MFD. BY TOSHIBA-EMI LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		I - ¥2,800
LYRIC SHEET STYLE		Bifold Type
COVER FORM		Single type. Thick cover
INNER SLEEVE		Plain plastic bag type
OBI		Custom Green Obi
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Iain Macmillan
COMMENTS		PRO-USE SERIES: A series of Japanese audiophile recordings, issued by Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd. and Toshiba-EMI Ltd. The LP's master tape is not the master tape used to produce the domestic version "Abbey road", but uses a master tape newly ordered from the UK. The box on the "Abbey road" master tape stored at EMI Studio has a record for Japan at this time. It can be confirmed by the jacket of the same album recorded in the box set called Beatles The Collection released by MFSL. At that time, the copy tape that EMI of Japan requested from the UK was not a normal copy, but a copy at 76 cm / sec. Since the original master tape is 38 cm / sec (15 ips), it is normally copied as it is at 15 ips, but Toshiba's Pro Use series prepares the master tape at 76 cm / sec at double speed and cuts it at half speed Was adopted. Apple light green label with "MFD. BY TOSHIBA-EMI LTD. JAPAN" credit. and added the "JASRAC" logo mark. The song order on the back cover is incorrect. "Maxwell's...." and "Something" should be interchanged. LP cover cannot be found with "Her Majesty" listed but can be found on the label.