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| TITLE | The BEATLES
WITHOUT THE BEATLES |
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| CATALOG NUMBER | OR 7244 |
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| RELEASE DATE | Promotional Record (First Press:
15th? April 1966) |
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| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| Yesterday (Matt Monro) |
Michell (David And Jonathan) |
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| Help! (Alma Cogan) |
Eight Days A Week (Alma Cogan) |
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| A World Without Love (Peter &
Gordon) |
All My Loving (Roger Webb & His
Trio) |
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| I Needed
Someone (The Hollies) |
Misery (Kenny
Lynch) |
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| Do You Want To
Know A Secret (Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas) |
I'll Keep You
Satisfied (Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas) |
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| I'm In
Love (The Fourmost) |
I Don't Want To
See You Again (Peter & Gordon) |
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| We Can Work It Out (Tout Peut
S'arranger) (Richard Anthony) |
Ticket To Ride (George Martin And His Orchestra) |
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| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK | |
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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". |  |
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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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The words "LONG PLAYING" was printed at the bottom of the label. | |||
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Track 1 on side 2 was misspelled as "MICHELL" instead of "MICHELLE". | ||||
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OTHER ITEM
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| RECORD LABEL | Odeon White Label (for promotional use only) | ||||
| MIX | MONO |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | 2EJ-45 1 |
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| SIDE 2 | 2EJ-46 1 |
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| PRESS MARK |
- |
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| VINYL COLOR | RED | ||||
| 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 | Single
type. Plain white cover. Twin-flipback cover (round type) |
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| INNER SLEEVE |
- |
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| OBI | - | ||||
| 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. This early 1966 LP was not a Beatles album, but was instead a Japan-only compilation album of Beatles’ songs as covered by other artists. It’s noteworthy because of the unusual photo of the Beatles on the cover. The obi was likely the light blue obi with the half circle on top (but, I have not confirmed the obi yet). Toshiba released the first Japanese record featuring the Beatles. When this record was released in 1964, Toshiba's official name was "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and they used the Odeon label for this and subsequent Beatles releases. 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. |
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| TITLE | The BEATLES
WITHOUT THE BEATLES |
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| CATALOG NUMBER | OR 7244 |
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| RELEASE DATE | 15th? April 1966 / First Press |
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| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| Yesterday (Matt Monro) |
Michelle (David And Jonathan) |
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| Help! (Alma Cogan) |
Eight Days A Week (Alma Cogan) |
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| A World Without Love (Peter &
Gordon) |
All My Loving (Roger Webb & His
Trio) |
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| I Needed
Someone (The Hollies) |
Misery (Kenny
Lynch) |
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| Do You Want To
Know A Secret (Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas) |
I'll Keep You
Satisfied (Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas) |
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| I'm In
Love (The Fourmost) |
I Don't Want To
See You Again (Peter & Gordon) |
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| We Can Work It Out (Tout Peut
S'arranger) (Richard Anthony) |
Ticket To Ride (George Martin And His Orchestra) |
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| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK | |
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| INNER SLEEVE |
FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | ||||
| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | INNER SLEEVE: CLOSE UP | |||
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Odeon logo mark was printed at the lower left corner of the front sleeve. |  |
Liner
notes: Asatsuma ichiro "G ¥1,500" was printed at the bottom of the back cover. |
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Toshiba pressed a lot of their records on red, “Everclean” vinyl. The Everclean vinyl was designed to be less prone to collecting static electricity and dust than the more common black vinyl. |  |
Single type. Full
laminated soft cover. Twin-flipback cover (round type). "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." was printed at the bottom of the back cover. |
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| OBI:
Light Blue OBI ?? |
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light blue obi with the half circle on top (maybe) (but, I have not confirmed the obi yet.) |
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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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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 removed at the bottom of the label. |
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OTHER ITEM
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| RECORD LABEL | Odeon Label Type-2 (without the words "LONG PLAYING") | ||||
| MIX | MONO |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | 2EJ-45 1 |
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| SIDE 2 | 2EJ-46 1 |
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| PRESS MARK |
C6 |
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| VINYL COLOR | RED | ||||
| 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 | G ¥1,500 |
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| LYRIC SHEET STYLE | - |
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| COVER FORM | Single
type. Full laminated soft cover. Twin-flipback cover (round type) |
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| INNER SLEEVE |
The original colour "advert" inner bag
Type-3 |
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| OBI | The light blue obi with the
half circle on top (maybe) (but, I have not confirmed the obi yet.) |
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| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Photo: taken on summer vacation in
Los Angeles, California were taken by Bob Bonis in 1964 Liner notes: Asatsuma ichiro |
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COMMENTS
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Black Odeon label with
silver print Type-2 The words "LONG PLAYING" was removed at the bottom of the label. This early 1966 LP was not a Beatles album, but was instead a Japan-only compilation album of Beatles’ songs as covered by other artists. It’s noteworthy because of the unusual photo of the Beatles on the cover. The obi was likely the light blue obi with the half circle on top (but, I have not confirmed the obi yet). Toshiba released the first Japanese record featuring the Beatles. When this record was released in 1964, Toshiba's official name was "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and they used the Odeon label for this and subsequent Beatles releases. 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. |
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