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50. Love Me Do /P.S. I Love You "12 inch" (EAS-27005)
(Update: 4th. September 2020)
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  • #50-1 Odeon/EMI Promotional Record
  • #50-2 Odeon/EMI Label / Toshiba EMI /I ¥1,200



#50-1 Love Me Do / P.S. I Love You (12 inch Promotional Record: EAS-27005)
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TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 Helter Skelter (J. Lennon-P. McCartney)
SIDE 2 Love Me Do (original single version)
RELEASE DATE For Promotional Use Only (First Press: 21th December1982)
PICTURE SLEEVE (Open Top) SIDE 1 -->Click! SIDE 2 -->Click! DISK
FRONT -->Click! BACK -->Click!
sleeve sleeve label label disk
LYRIC SHEET (Slip Sheet)
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT LYRIC SHEET: BACK LYRIC SHEET: CLOSE UP
lyric lyric label
EMI/Odeon logomark, "Toshiba EMI Ltd." were printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: CLOSE UP
label Catalogue number was printed at the upper right corner of the lyric sheet. label Translation: Yasumi Yamamoto
Japanese translator, credited with lyric translations on many rock and pop releases. Has translated lyrics for The Beatles, Billy Joel, Simon & Garfunkel, Queen, etc.
FRONT COVER CLOSE UP BACK COVER CLOSE UP
sleeve Catalogue number "EAS-27005" and the word "MONO" were printed at the upper right corner of the front cover. sleeve EMI/Odeon logo mark, "Toshiba EMI Ltd." and catalog No. were printed at the lower left corner of the back cover. "Sample (Not for saler" sticker was pasted.
OBI: Custom Obi: FRONT CLOSE UP
lyric lyric sleeve With a "Sample (Not For Sale)" sticker on the obi.
OBI: Custom Obi: BACK CLOSE UP
lyric Toshiba EMI logomark and office address were printed on the strip. sleeve "Aurex" is an audio equipment brand released by Toshiba.
LABEL CLOSE UP
sleeve sleeve sleeve The promotional record has white EMI/ Odeon label.
The words "Sample / Not For Sale" was printed at the left side. The release date is in black appears at the left side.
LABEL CLOSE UP
sleeve sleeve sleeve
Catalogue number "EAS-27005", JASRAC logo, and master number were printed at the right side of the label.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL EMI/Odeon white laebel
CATALOG NUMBER EAS-27005
MATRIX NUMBER SIDE 1 12R-4949-A     1S     3
SIDE 2 12R-4949-B     1S     6
PRESS MARK 2 - Y
VINYL COLOR Black
DISK EDGE Groove Guard
LYRIC SHEET TYPE Slip Sheet
INNER SLEEVE TYPE -
MIX MONO
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME COVER Toshiba EMI Kabusikigaisha
LABEL EMI/Odeon
SYMBOL/PRICE I-1200YEN (pasted on "Sample" sticker)
COMMENTS Japan's 20th anniversary commemorative release includes both versions of Love Me Do.
Plays at 45 RPM.
Uses UK master
Includes 1-sided Japanese/English picture/lyrics insert & OBI-strip, stating ¥1,200.

The promotional record has white EMI/ Odeon label.
The words "Sample / Not For Sale" was printed at the left side on the label. The release date is in black appears above the EMI/Odeon logo on the label.

Toshiba had already begun use of the new EMI/Odeon label as early as 1976 on certain new releases not covered under the Apple label. By the early 1980's, the EMI/Odeon label had completely supplanted the Apple label on all Beatles releases. When the record label change, the EMI/Odeon logo also replaced the Apple logo on the front sleeves of all records.



#50-2 Love Me Do /P.S. I Love You "12 inch" (1st. Press: EAS-27005)
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TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 Love me do
P.S. I love you
SIDE 2 Love me do (original single version)
RELEASE DATE 21th December.1982
FRONT BACK LABEL
love love_back disk
OTHER ITEM
lyric LYRIC SHEET

RECORD LABEL EMI/ODEON
CATALOG NUMBER EAS-27005
VINYL COLOR BLACK
PICTURE SLEEVE TYPE 12inch POCKET STYLE (open-right side)
INNER SLEEVE TYPE EMI/Odeon
MIX MONO
CREDIT MFD.UNDER LICENCE BY TOSHIBA-EMI LTD. IN JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE I-1200YEN
COMMENTS 12" single. Identical to U.K. release of the same design.
Side 2 has the version of "Love me do with Ringo on drums".



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