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#23-1 Something New (1st Press "Toshiba Onko / H ¥2,000 / Dark Green Apple Label / Apple Gourd in white Obi / Red Vinyl": AP-80033)
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TITLE SOMETHING NEW
CATALOG NUMBER AP-80033
RELEASE DATE 25th September 1970 / First Press
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
I'll Cry Instead
Tell Me Why
Things We Said Today
And I Love Her
Any Time At All
I'm Happy Just To Dance With You
When I Get Home
If I Fell
Slow Down
Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand
Matchbox  
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! SIDE 1 --> Click! SIDE 2 --> Click! DISK --> Click!
sleeve sleeve
label label label
INSIDE --> Click! INNER SLEEVE
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! With Apple custom black inner sleeve.
sleeve sleeve sleeve
LYRIC SHEET (Slip Sheet Type)
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! LYRIC SHEET CLOSE UP
sleeve sleeve label label
label Company name "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." is printed on the lyric sheet.
FRONT AND BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label label label The Apple logo is printed on the front and back cover.
"Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "H ¥2,000" are printed at the bottomof the back cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label Produced in England by George Martin and in the U.S.A. with the assistance of Dave Dexter, Jr.
INSIDE CLOSE UP
label Liner notes: Beatles Cine Club
Apple Gourd in White OBI CLOSE UP
OBI: FRONT --> Click! OBI: BACK --> Click!
sleeve sleeve sleeve sleeve
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." are printed at the order sheet.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label label label
label The phrase "Apple Records - All Rights of the Manufacturer and of the Owner of the Recorded work Reserved." is printed at the perimeter.
The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" is printed at the bottom of the label.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label
Dark green apple label.
Slender font.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL Dark Green Apple label Type-1
MIX STEREO
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 ST-X-1-2108    1S      1
SIDE 2 ST-X-2-2108    1S      1
PRESS MARK 0K
VINYL COLOR RED
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME SLEEVE Toshiba Ongaku kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
LABEL MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES
LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE H - ¥2,000
LYRIC SHEET STYLE Slip Sheet Type
COVER FORM Gatefold type. Hard cover.
INNER SLEEVE
Apple custom black sleeve
OBI
"Gourd" in white Obi (a narrow Obi with a large round Apple logo at the top) / with Order sheet
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES photograph taken by Ken Veeder of the group's 9th. February 1964, Ed Sullivan Show debut
COMMENTS
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.



#23-2 Something New (1st Press "Toshiba Onko / H ¥2,000 / Dark Green Apple Label / Apple Gourd in white Obi / Black Vinyl / CBS SONY Contract Press": AP-80033)
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TITLE SOMETHING NEW
CATALOG NUMBER AP-80033
RELEASE DATE 25th. September 1970 / First Press / CBS SONY Contract Press
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
I'll Cry Instead
Tell Me Why
Things We Said Today
And I Love Her
Any Time At All
I'm Happy Just To Dance With You
When I Get Home
If I Fell
Slow Down
Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand
Matchbox  
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! SIDE 1 --> Click! SIDE 2 --> Click! DISC --> Click!
sleeve sleeve
label label label
INSIDE --> Click! INNER SLEEVE
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! With Apple custom black inner sleeve.
sleeve sleeve sleeve
LYRIC SHEET (Slip Sheet Type)
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! LYRIC SHEET CLOSE UP
sleeve sleeve label label
label Company name "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." is printed on the lyric sheet.
FRONT AND BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label label label The Apple logo is printed on the front and back cover.
"Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "H ¥2,000" are printed at the bottomof the back cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label Produced in England by George Martin and in the U.S.A. with the assistance of Dave Dexter, Jr.
INSIDE CLOSE UP
label Liner notes: Beatles Cine Club
Apple Gourd in White OBI CLOSE UP
OBI: FRONT --> Click! OBI: BACK --> Click!
sleeve sleeve sleeve sleeve
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" are 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."are printed at the order sheet.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label
The phrase "Apple Records - All Rights of the Manufacturer and of the Owner of the Recorded work Reserved." is printed at the perimeter.
Sometimes Toshiba had problems to press enough records to keep up with the demand. To increase production they turned to other companies (Gramophone, Sony etc.) to press up some copies of a particular release.
CBS Sony contract press: There is a ridge approximately 31mm out from the centre hole.
Songs are from U.K. master tapes, different than USA pressings.
label label label The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" is printed at the bottom of the label.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label
Dark green apple label.
Slender font.
OTHER ITEM
-

RECORD LABEL Dark Green Apple label Type-1
MIX STEREO
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 ST-X-1-2108    1S      2
SIDE 2 ST-X-2-2108    1S      3
PRESS MARK F  S  8
VINYL COLOR BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME SLEEVE Toshiba Ongaku kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
LABEL MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES
LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE H - ¥2,000
LYRIC SHEET STYLE Slip Sheet Type
COVER FORM Gatefold type. Hard cover.
INNER SLEEVE
Apple custom black sleeve
OBI
"Gourd" in white Obi (a narrow Obi with a large round Apple logo at the top) / with Order sheet
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES photograph taken by Ken Veeder of the group's 9th. February 1964, Ed Sullivan Show debut
COMMENTS
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.

Black vinyl disc.
Most if not all of the red vinyl OR and OP Odeon LPs were manufactured with an ingredient intended to prevent the buildup of static electricity on the disks. TOSHIBA's trademark for records manufactured with this ingredient is "Ever Clean", and special efforts were made to promote this feature.
Sometimes Toshiba had problems to press enough records to keep up with the demand. To increase production they turned to other companies (Gramophone, Sony etc.) to press up some copies of a particular release, however, the majority of copies were pressed by Toshiba themselves.

AP-80012 contract pressings: CBS SONY Contract Press
PM=none
There is a ridge approximately 31mm out from the centre hole (The diameter of the ridge is 69mm).

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.



#23-3 Something New (2nd Press "Toshiba Onko / H ¥2,000 / Light Green Apple Label Type2-1 / Apple Gourd in white Obi": AP-80033)
Back to top of page
TITLE SOMETHING NEW
CATALOG NUMBER AP-80033
RELEASE DATE December 1973? / Second Press
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
I'll Cry Instead
Tell Me Why
Things We Said Today
And I Love Her
Any Time At All
I'm Happy Just To Dance With You
When I Get Home
If I Fell
Slow Down
Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand
Matchbox  
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! SIDE 1 --> Click! SIDE 2 --> Click! DISK --> Click!
sleeve sleeve
label label label
INSIDE --> Click! INNER SLEEVE
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! With Apple custom black inner sleeve.
sleeve sleeve sleeve
LYRIC SHEET (Slip Sheet Type)
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! LYRIC SHEET CLOSE UP
sleeve sleeve label label
label Company name "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." is printed on the lyric sheet.
FRONT AND BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label label label The Apple logo is printed on the front and back cover.
"Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "H ¥2,000 (pasted 2200 yen sticker)" are printed at the bottomof the back cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label Produced in England by George Martin and in the U.S.A. with the assistance of Dave Dexter, Jr.
INSIDE CLOSE UP
label Liner notes: Beatles Cine Club
Apple Gourd in White OBI CLOSE UP
OBI: FRONT --> Click! OBI: BACK --> Click!
sleeve sleeve sleeve sleeve
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" are 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." are printed at the order sheet.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label label label
label 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" is printed at the bottom of the label.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label
Light green apple label.
Slender font.
OTHER ITEM
-

RECORD LABEL Light Green Apple label Type-2-1
MIX STEREO
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 ST-X-1-2108    1S2     6
SIDE 2 ST-X-2-2108    1S       6
PRESS MARK 3-Y
VINYL COLOR BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME SLEEVE Toshiba Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha
LABEL MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES
LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE H - ¥2,000
LYRIC SHEET STYLE Slip Sheet Type
COVER FORM Gatefold type. Hard cover.
INNER SLEEVE
Apple custom black sleeve
OBI
"Gourd" in white Obi (a narrow Obi with a large round Apple logo at the top) / with Order sheet
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES photograph taken by Ken Veeder of the group's 9th. February 1964, Ed Sullivan Show debut
COMMENTS
Light green Apple label Type-2-1with 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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