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| TITLE | SOMETHING NEW |
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| CATALOG NUMBER | AP-80033 |
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| RELEASE DATE | 25th. September 1970 / First Press |
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| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| I'll Cry Instead |
Tell Me Why |
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| Things We Said Today |
And I Love Her |
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| Any Time At All |
I'm Happy Just To Dance With You |
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| When I Get Home |
If I Fell |
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| Slow Down |
Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand | ||||
| Matchbox | |
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| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK --> Click! | |
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| INSIDE --> Click! | INNER SLEEVE | ||||
| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | With Apple custom black inner sleeve. | |||
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| LYRIC SHEET (Slip
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| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | LYRIC SHEET CLOSE UP | |||
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Company name "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." was printed on the lyric sheet. | ||||
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The Apple logomark was printed on the front and back
cover. "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "H ¥2,000" was printed at the bottomof the back cover. |
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Produced in England by George Martin and in
the U.S.A. with the assistance of Dave Dexter, Jr. |
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Liner notes: Beatles Cine Club |
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| Apple Gourd in White OBI CLOSE UP | |||||
| OBI: FRONT --> Click! | OBI: BACK --> Click! | ||||
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| Issued with a narrow Obi with a large round Apple logo at the top, has a white background. The word "STEREO" and Apple logo mark and catalog number "AP-80033" were printed on the front. 1st. pressing had a priced ¥2,000 on the obi strip. | Has a order sheet on the back side of the Obi. Catalog No, price "¥2,000" and "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd."were printed at the order 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. The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" was printed at the bottom of the label. |
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Dark green apple label. Slender font. |
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OTHER ITEM
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| RECORD LABEL | Dark Green Apple label Type-1 |
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| MIX | STEREO |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | ST-X-1-2108
1S 1 |
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| SIDE 2 | ST-X-2-2108
1S 1 |
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| PRESS MARK | 0K |
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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. JAPAN |
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| SYMBOL/PRICE | H - ¥2,000 |
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| LYRIC SHEET STYLE | Slip Sheet Type |
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| COVER FORM | Gatefold type. Hard cover. |
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| INNER SLEEVE |
Apple custom black sleeve |
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| OBI |
"Gourd" in white Obi (a narrow Obi with a
large round Apple logo at the top) / with Order sheet |
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| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | photograph taken by Ken Veeder of
the group's 9th. February 1964, Ed Sullivan Show debut |
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COMMENTS
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Dark green Apple label
Type-1with black print. "Something New" is the third Capitol LP release in the U.S. following the United Artists release of A Hard Day's Night. The album includes eight songs from the original British release of A Hard Day's Night, as well as the tracks "Slow Down" and "Matchbox" from the Long Tall Sally EP and the German-language version of "I Want to Hold Your Hand". 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. 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: Apple "Gourd" in white Obi 1st. pressing issued with a narrow Obi with a large round Apple logo at the top, has a white background. The word "STEREO" and Apple logo mark and catalog number "AP-80034" were printed on the front. 1st. pressing had a priced ¥2,000 on rear sleeve and obi strip. 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 | SOMETHING NEW |
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| CATALOG NUMBER | AP-80033 |
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| RELEASE DATE | December 1973? / Second Press |
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| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| I'll Cry Instead |
Tell Me Why |
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| Things We Said Today |
And I Love Her |
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| Any Time At All |
I'm Happy Just To Dance With You |
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| When I Get Home |
If I Fell |
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| Slow Down |
Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand | ||||
| Matchbox | |
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| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK --> Click! | |
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 |
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| INSIDE --> Click! | INNER SLEEVE | ||||
| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | With Apple custom black inner sleeve. | |||
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| LYRIC SHEET (Slip
Sheet Type) |
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| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | LYRIC SHEET CLOSE UP | |||
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 |
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||
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Company name "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." was printed on the lyric sheet. | ||||
| FRONT AND BACK COVER CLOSE UP | |||||
 |
 |
 |
The Apple logomark was printed on the front and back
cover. "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "H ¥2,000 (pasted 2200 yen sticker)" was printed at the bottomof the back cover. |
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| BACK COVER CLOSE UP | |||||
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Produced in England by George Martin and in
the U.S.A. with the assistance of Dave Dexter, Jr. |
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| INSIDE CLOSE UP | |||||
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Liner notes: Beatles Cine Club |
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| Apple Gourd in White OBI CLOSE UP | |||||
| OBI: FRONT --> Click! | OBI: BACK --> Click! | ||||
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| Issued with a narrow Obi with a large round Apple logo at the top, has a white background. The word "STEREO" and Apple logo mark and catalog number "AP-80033" were printed on the front. 1st. pressing had a priced ¥2,000 (pasted 2200 yen sticker) on the obi strip. | Has a order sheet on the back side of the Obi. Catalog No, price "¥2,000" and "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd."were printed at the order sheet. | ||||
| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
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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. The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" was printed at the bottom of the label. |
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| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
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Light green apple label. Slender font. |
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OTHER ITEM
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| RECORD LABEL | Light Green Apple label Type-2-1 |
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| MIX | STEREO |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | ST-X-1-2108
1S2 6 |
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| SIDE 2 | ST-X-2-2108
1S 6 |
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| PRESS MARK | 3-Y |
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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. JAPAN |
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| SYMBOL/PRICE | H - ¥2,000 |
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| LYRIC SHEET STYLE | Slip Sheet Type |
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| COVER FORM | Gatefold type. Hard cover. |
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| INNER SLEEVE |
Apple custom black sleeve |
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| OBI |
"Gourd" in white Obi (a narrow Obi with a
large round Apple logo at the top) / with Order sheet |
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| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | photograph taken by Ken Veeder of
the group's 9th. February 1964, Ed Sullivan Show debut |
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COMMENTS
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Dark green Apple label
Type-1with black print. "Something New" is the third Capitol LP release in the U.S. following the United Artists release of A Hard Day's Night. The album includes eight songs from the original British release of A Hard Day's Night, as well as the tracks "Slow Down" and "Matchbox" from the Long Tall Sally EP and the German-language version of "I Want to Hold Your Hand". 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. The obi: Apple "Gourd" in white Obi 1st. pressing issued with a narrow Obi with a large round Apple logo at the top, has a white background. The word "STEREO" and Apple logo mark and catalog number "AP-80034" were printed on the front. 1st. pressing had a priced ¥2,000 on rear sleeve and obi strip. 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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