The Beatles Japanese Singles 1964 #4

The Toshiba EMI Recordings 1964 #2
14. Matchbox / Slow Down (OR/AR-1156, EAS-17056)
(Update: 15th March 2025)

Odeon 1st. Sleeve

INDEX

#14-1 Odeon Toshiba Onko F ¥330
#14-2 Odeon Toshiba Onko F ¥330 (Red)
#14-3 Odeon Toshiba Onko G ¥370

#14-4 Apple Toshiba Onko No symbol ¥400 type-1 (Red)
#14-5 Apple Toshiba Onko No symbol ¥400 type-2
#14-6 Apple Toshiba Onko H ¥400 Type-1(Sans-serif)
#14-7 Apple Toshiba Onko H ¥400 Type-2(Roman)
#14-8 Apple Toshiba Onko H ¥500 type-1 (Red)
#14-9 Apple Toshiba Onko H ¥500 type-2
#14-10 Apple No Company name / No Price
#14-11 Apple Toshiba EMI H ¥500 type-1
#14-12 Apple Toshiba EMI H ¥500 type-2
#14-13 Apple Toshiba EMI No symbol ¥500 type-1
#14-14 Apple Toshiba EMI No symbol ¥500 type-2
#14-15 Apple Toshiba EMI I ¥500 type-1
#14-16 Apple Toshiba EMI I ¥500 type-2/"Toshiba-EMI" on the back cover
#14-17 EAS Toshiba EMI I ¥700
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#14-1 Matchbox / Slow Down (1st. Press "F ¥330 / Black Vinyl": OR-1156)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Matchbox (Perkins)
	SIDE 2	Slow Down (Williams)
RELEASE DATE		5th November.1964/First Press (5th. October 1964?)
LYRIC SHEET (Bifold)			SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2 -->Click!	DISK -->Click!
FRONT-->Click!		BACK-->Click!

LYRIC SHEET: INSIDE			INNER SLEEVE	LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP
					Catalog No. "OR-1156" was printed at the right corner of the lyric sheet.
					Odeon logomark was printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP			LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP	LABEL CLOSE UP

The words "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "F-¥330" was printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.			"MADE IN JAPAN" and "F-¥330" were printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.	The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Odeon type 1
CATALOG NUMBER		OR-1156
MATRIX NUMBER	SIDE 1	7TCE-823-2 12
	SIDE 2	7TCE-823-1 32
PRESS MARK		L4
VINYL COLOR		Black
DISK EDGE		Flat Edge
LYRIC SHEET STYLE		Bifold
INNER SLEEVE TYPE		Toshiba Records Sleeve type 1
MIX		Mono
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	Toshiba Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha
	LABEL	MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		F-330YEN
COMMENTS		Toshiba's official name was "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and they used the Odeon label for the Beatles releases. This single was manufactured two ways: both Black and Red vinyl.

#14-2 Matchbox / Slow Down (1st. Press "F ¥330 / Red Vinyl": OR-1156)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Matchbox (Perkins)
	SIDE 2	Slow Down (Williams)
RELEASE DATE		5th November.1964/First Press (5th. October 1964?)
LYRIC SHEET (Bifold)			SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2 -->Click!	DISK -->Click!
FRONT-->Click!		BACK-->Click!

LYRIC SHEET: INSIDE			INNER SLEEVE	LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP
					Catalog No. "OR-1156" was printed at the right corner of the lyric sheet.
					Odeon logomark was printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP			LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP	LABEL CLOSE UP

The words "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "F-¥330" was printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.			"MADE IN JAPAN" and "F-¥330 (overwirited ¥400)" were printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.	The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Odeon type 1
CATALOG NUMBER		OR-1156
MATRIX NUMBER	SIDE 1	7TCE-823-2 30
	SIDE 2	7TCE-823-1 13
PRESS MARK		M4
VINYL COLOR		Red
DISK EDGE		Flat Edge
LYRIC SHEET STYLE		Bifold
INNER SLEEVE TYPE		Toshiba Records Sleeve type 1
MIX		Mono
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	Toshiba Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha
	LABEL	MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		F-330YEN
COMMENTS		Toshiba's official name was "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and they used the Odeon label for the Beatles releases. This single was manufactured two ways: both Black and Red vinyl.

#14-3 Matchbox / Slow Down (2nd. Press "G ¥370??": OR-1156)
G-¥370 type (maybe)
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#14-4 Matchbox / Slow Down (3rd. Press "No Symbol ¥400 Type-1 / Red Vinyl": AR-1156)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Matchbox (Perkins)
	SIDE 2	Slow Down (Williams)
RELEASE DATE		November 1969?/Third Press
LYRIC SHEET (Bifold)			SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2 -->Click!	DISK -->Click!
FRONT-->Click!		BACK --> Click!

LYRIC SHEET: INSIDE			INNER SLEEVE	LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP
					Apple releases carry AR prefixes instead of OR. Catalog No. "AR-1156" were printed at the right corner of the lyric sheet.

LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP				LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP
			The words "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "¥400" were printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.		"MADE IN JAPAN" was printed at the lyric sheet.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					Apple record labels have A-and B-side designs reversed on most if not all copies.
The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" was printed at the bottom of the label.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Apple type 1-A
CATALOG NUMBER		AR-1156
MATRIX NUMBER	SIDE 1	7TCE-823-2 40
	SIDE 2	7TCE-823-1 40
PRESS MARK		9L?
VINYL COLOR		Red
DISK EDGE		Groove Guard
LYRIC SHEET STYLE		Bifold
INNER SLEEVE TYPE		Apple Black Sleeve
MIX		Mono
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	Toshiba Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha
	LABEL	MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		No Symbol-400YEN
COMMENTS		Dark Green Apple label. Cover photo is the same as #14-1,but there are two different color variations. One variation has a dark blue cover background, identical to #14-1. The second variation(which I have) has a lighter shade of blue for the cover background. Apple record labels have A-and B-side designs reversed on most if not all copies. In 1969, Toshiba had to reissue on the Apple label all the records previously issued on the Odeon label. And in the Apple label, there are two subtypes, TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES and TOSHIBA EMI. Further more, the early copies of the APPLE-TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES type have dark Apple on its label, though the late copies have light one. This single was manufactured two ways: both Black and Red vinyl.

#14-5 Matchbox / Slow Down (4th. Press "No Symbol ¥400 Type-2 / Light Blue Sleeve": AR-1156)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Matchbox (Perkins)
	SIDE 2	Slow Down (Williams)
RELEASE DATE		February 1971? / 4th. Press
LYRIC SHEET (Bifold)			SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2 -->Click!	DISK -->Click!
FRONT-->Click!		BACK --> Click!

LYRIC SHEET: INSIDE			INNER SLEEVE	LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP
					Apple releases carry AR prefixes instead of OR. Catalog No. "AR-1156" were printed at the right corner of the lyric sheet.

LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP				LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP
			The words "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "¥400" were printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.		"MADE IN JAPAN" was printed at the lyric sheet.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					Apple record labels have A-and B-side designs reversed on most if not all copies.
The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" was printed at the bottom of the label.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Apple type 1-A
CATALOG NUMBER		AR-1156
MATRIX NUMBER	SIDE 1	7TCE-823-2 40
	SIDE 2	7TCE-823-1 40 (?)
PRESS MARK		1B
VINYL COLOR		Black
DISK EDGE		Groove Guard
LYRIC SHEET STYLE		Bifold
INNER SLEEVE TYPE		Apple Black Sleeve
MIX		Mono
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	Toshiba Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha
	LABEL	MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		No Symbol-400YEN
COMMENTS		Dark Green Apple label. Cover photo is the same as #14-1,but there are two different color variations. One variation has a dark blue cover background, identical to #14-1. The second variation(which I have) has a lighter shade of blue for the cover background. Apple record labels have A-and B-side designs reversed on most if not all copies. In 1969, Toshiba had to reissue on the Apple label all the records previously issued on the Odeon label. And in the Apple label, there are two subtypes, TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES and TOSHIBA EMI. Further more, the early copies of the APPLE-TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES type have dark Apple on its label, though the late copies have light one. This single was manufactured two ways: both Black and Red vinyl.

#14-6 Matchbox / Slow Down (4th. Press "H ¥400 Type-1 (Sans-Serif Font) / Dark Blue Sleeve": AR-1156)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Matchbox (Perkins)
	SIDE 2	Slow Down (Williams)
RELEASE DATE		May 1971? / Third Press
LYRIC SHEET (Bifold)			SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2 -->Click!	DISK -->Click!
FRONT-->Click!		BACK --> Click!

LYRIC SHEET: INSIDE			INNER SLEEVE
					Apple original company sleeve (black).
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP				LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP
			Apple releases carry AR prefixes instead of OR- Catalog No. "AR-1156" were printed at the right corner of the lyric sheet.		Apple logomark is printed in dark blue ink at the center of the back sleeve.
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP				LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP
			The words "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "H ¥400 (sans-serif)" were printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.		"MADE IN JAPAN" was printed at the lyric sheet.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" was printed at the bottom of the label.
					Apple record labels have A-and B-side designs reversed on most if not all copies.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Apple type 2-1-A
CATALOG NUMBER		AR-1156
MATRIX NUMBER	SIDE 1	7TCE-823-2 41
	SIDE 2	7TCE-823-1 41
PRESS MARK		1B -> 1D -> 1E
VINYL COLOR		Black
DISK EDGE		Groove Guard
LYRIC SHEET STYLE		Bifold
INNER SLEEVE TYPE		Apple Black Sleeve
MIX		Mono
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	Toshiba Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha
	LABEL	MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		H-400YEN (Sans-serif font)
COMMENTS		Light Green Apple label. Cover photo is the same as #14-1,but there are two different color variations. One variation has a dark blue cover background, identical to #14-1. The second variation has a lighter shade of blue for the cover background. The words "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "H ¥400 (sans-serif)" were printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet. Apple record labels have A-and B-side designs reversed on most if not all copies. In 1969, Toshiba had to reissue on the Apple label all the records previously issued on the Odeon label. And in the Apple label, there are two subtypes, TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES and TOSHIBA EMI. Further more, the early copies of the APPLE-TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES type have dark Apple on its label, though the late copies have light one. This single was manufactured two ways: both Black and Red vinyl.

#14-7 Matchbox / Slow Down (4th. Press "H ¥400 Type-2 (Roman Font) / Light Blue Sleeve": AR-1156)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Matchbox (Perkins)
	SIDE 2	Slow Down (Williams)
RELEASE DATE		October 1970? / Third Press
LYRIC SHEET (Bifold)			SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2 -->Click!	DISK -->Click!
FRONT-->Click!		BACK --> Click!

LYRIC SHEET: INSIDE			INNER SLEEVE	LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP
					Apple releases carry AR prefixes instead of OR. Catalog No. "AR-1156" was printed at the right corner of the lyric sheet.

LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP				LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP
			The words "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "H ¥400 (Roman font)" were printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.		"MADE IN JAPAN" was printed at the lyric sheet.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					Apple record labels have A-and B-side designs reversed on most if not all copies.
The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" was printed at the bottom of the label.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Apple type 1-A
CATALOG NUMBER		AR-1156
MATRIX NUMBER	SIDE 1	7TCE-823-2 40
	SIDE 2	7TCE-823-1 40
PRESS MARK		9L -> 0B -> 0K
VINYL COLOR		Black
DISK EDGE		Groove Guard
LYRIC SHEET STYLE		Bifold
INNER SLEEVE TYPE		Apple Black Sleeve
MIX		Mono
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	Toshiba Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha
	LABEL	MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		H-400YEN (Roman font)
COMMENTS		Dark Green Apple label. Cover photo is the same as #14-1,but there are two different color variations. One variation has a dark blue cover background, identical to #14-1. The second variation has a lighter shade of blue for the cover background. The words "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "H ¥400 (Roman font)" were printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet. Apple record labels have A-and B-side designs reversed on most if not all copies. In 1969, Toshiba had to reissue on the Apple label all the records previously issued on the Odeon label. And in the Apple label, there are two subtypes, TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES and TOSHIBA EMI. Further more, the early copies of the APPLE-TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES type have dark Apple on its label, though the late copies have light one. This single was manufactured two ways: both Black and Red vinyl.

#14-8 Matchbox / Slow Down (5th. Press "H ¥500 Type-1/ Red Vinyl": AR-1156)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Matchbox (Perkins)
	SIDE 2	Slow Down (Williams)
RELEASE DATE		1973? / 5th. Press
LYRIC SHEET (Bifold)			SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2 -->Click!	DISK -->Click!
FRONT-->Click!		BACK-->Click!

LYRIC SHEET: INSIDE			INNER SLEEVE	LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP
					Catalog No. "AR-1156" was printed at the right corner of the lyric sheet.
					Apple logomark was printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP			LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP	LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP
				Type-1 #14-7 (this record)	Type-2 #14-8

The words "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "H ¥500" were printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.			"MADE IN JAPAN" was printed at the lyric sheet.
LABEL CLOSE UP
			The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" was printed at the bottom of the label.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Apple type 2-1-A
CATALOG NUMBER		AR-1156
MATRIX NUMBER	SIDE 1	7TCE-823-2 2S 1
	SIDE 2	7TCE-823-1 43
PRESS MARK		3 (?)
VINYL COLOR		Red
DISK EDGE		Groove Guard
LYRIC SHEET STYLE		Bifold
INNER SLEEVE TYPE		Apple Black Sleeve
MIX		Mono
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	Toshiba Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha
	LABEL	MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		H-500YEN
COMMENTS		Light Green Apple label. Cover photo is the same as #14-1,but there are two different color variations. One variation has a dark blue cover background, identical to #14-1. The second variation(which I have) has a lighter shade of blue for the cover background. Apple record labels have A-and B-side designs reversed on most if not all copies. In 1969, Toshiba had to reissue on the Apple label all the records previously issued on the Odeon label. And in the Apple label, there are two subtypes, TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES and TOSHIBA EMI. Further more, the early copies of the APPLE-TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES type have dark Apple on its label, though the late copies have light one. This single was manufactured two ways: both Black and Red vinyl. Lyric sheet: There are two variations, Type-1: On back over, Apple logo mark was printed in light blue. Type-2: On back over, Apple logo mark was printed in black.

#14-9 Matchbox / Slow Down (5th. Press "H ¥500 Type-2": AR-1156)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Matchbox (Perkins)
	SIDE 2	Slow Down (Williams)
RELEASE DATE		February 1973? / 5th. Press
LYRIC SHEET (Bifold)			SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2 -->Click!	DISK -->Click!
FRONT-->Click!		BACK-->Click!

LYRIC SHEET: INSIDE			INNER SLEEVE	LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP
					Apple logomark was printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP				LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP
				Type-1 #14-7	Type-2 #14-8 (this record)

The words "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "H ¥500" were printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.			Catalog No. "AR-1156" was printed at the right corner of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP			LABEL CLOSE UP
		"MADE IN JAPAN" was printed in black at the lyric sheet.			The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" was printed at the bottom of the label.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Apple type 2-1-A
CATALOG NUMBER		AR-1156
MATRIX NUMBER	SIDE 1	7TCE-823-2 2S
	SIDE 2	7TCE-823-1 42
PRESS MARK		2L -> 2K -> 3B
VINYL COLOR		Black
DISK EDGE		Groove Guard
LYRIC SHEET STYLE		Bifold
INNER SLEEVE TYPE		Apple Black Sleeve
MIX		Mono
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	Toshiba Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha
	LABEL	MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		H-500YEN
COMMENTS		Light Green Apple label. Cover photo is the same as #14-1,but there are two different color variations. One variation has a dark blue cover background, identical to #14-1. The second variation(which I have) has a lighter shade of blue for the cover background. Apple record labels have A-and B-side designs reversed on most if not all copies. In 1969, Toshiba had to reissue on the Apple label all the records previously issued on the Odeon label. And in the Apple label, there are two subtypes, TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES and TOSHIBA EMI. Further more, the early copies of the APPLE-TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES type have dark Apple on its label, though the late copies have light one. This single was manufactured two ways: both Black and Red vinyl. Lyric sheet: There are two variations, Type-1: On back over, Apple logo mark was printed in light blue. Type-2: On back over, Apple logo mark was printed in black.

#14-10 Matchbox / Slow Down (6th. Press "No Company Name, No Price / Light Blue Sleeve": AR-1156)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Matchbox (Perkins)
	SIDE 2	Slow Down (Williams)
RELEASE DATE		April 1974? / 6th Press
LYRIC SHEET (Bifold)			SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2 -->Click!	DISK -->Click!
FRONT-->Click!		BACK --> Click!

LYRIC SHEET: INSIDE			INNER SLEEVE	LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP
					Apple releases carry AR prefixes instead of OR. Catalog No. "AR-1156" was printed at the right corner of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP
		Apple logo mark is printed at the left corner of the front sleeve.			The words "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and Price were NOT printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: INSIDE CLOSE UP			LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP
		Liner Notes: Yoshiji Kizaki. Japanese music critic. A pioneer who contributed greatly to the popularization of Western music in Japan.		Apple logomark is printed in light blue ink at the center of the back sleeve.
					"MADE IN JAPAN" was printed at the lyric sheet.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" was printed at the bottom of the label.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					Apple record labels have A-and B-side designs reversed on most if not all copies.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Apple type 2-1-A
CATALOG NUMBER		AR-1156
MATRIX NUMBER	SIDE 1	7TCE-823-2 2S
	SIDE 2	7TCE-823-1 42
PRESS MARK		2K -> 2L -> 3B -> 4-4
VINYL COLOR		Black
DISK EDGE		Groove Guard
LYRIC SHEET STYLE		Bifold
INNER SLEEVE TYPE		Apple Black Sleeve
MIX		Mono
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	NONE
	LABEL	MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		NONE
COMMENTS		Dark Green Apple label. Cover photo is the same as #14-1,but there are two different color variations. One variation has a dark blue cover background, identical to #14-1. The second variation(which I have) has a lighter shade of blue for the cover background. Apple record labels have A-and B-side designs reversed on most if not all copies. In 1969, Toshiba had to reissue on the Apple label all the records previously issued on the Odeon label. And in the Apple label, there are two subtypes, TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES and TOSHIBA EMI. Further more, the early copies of the APPLE-TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES type have dark Apple on its label, though the late copies have light one. The words "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and Price were NOT printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet. This single was manufactured two ways: both Black and Red vinyl.

#14-11 Matchbox / Slow Down (7th. Press "Toshiba-EMI / H ¥500 Type-1": AR-1156)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Matchbox (Perkins)
	SIDE 2	Slow Down (Williams)
RELEASE DATE		1974? / 7th. Press
LYRIC SHEET (Bifold)			SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2 -->Click!	DISK -->Click!
FRONT-->Click!		BACK-->Click!

LYRIC SHEET: INSIDE			INNER SLEEVE	LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP
					Catalog No. "AR-1156" was printed at the right corner of the lyric sheet.
					Apple logomark was printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP					LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP
#14-9 Type-1 (This record)				The words "Toshiba EMI Ltd." was large size.
#14-10 Type-2				The words "Toshiba EMI Ltd." was small size.	"MADE IN JAPAN" was printed at the lyric sheet.
aLABEL CLOSE UP
			The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" was printed at the bottom of the label.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Apple type 2-1-A
CATALOG NUMBER		AR-1156
MATRIX NUMBER	SIDE 1	7TCE-823-2 2S 1
	SIDE 2	7TCE-823-1 43
PRESS MARK		3E -> 4-10 (?)
VINYL COLOR		Black
DISK EDGE		Groove Guard
LYRIC SHEET STYLE		Bifold
INNER SLEEVE TYPE		Apple Black Sleeve
MIX		Mono
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	Toshiba EMI Kabusikigaisha (large type)
	LABEL	MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		H-500YEN
COMMENTS		Light Green Apple label. Cover photo is the same as #14-1,but there are two different color variations. One variation has a dark blue cover background, identical to #14-1. The second variation(which I have) has a lighter shade of blue for the cover background. Apple record labels have A-and B-side designs reversed on most if not all copies. In 1969, Toshiba had to reissue on the Apple label all the records previously issued on the Odeon label. And in the Apple label, there are two subtypes, TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES and TOSHIBA EMI. Further more, the early copies of the APPLE-TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES type have dark Apple on its label, though the late copies have light one. The size of the words "Toshiba EMI Ltd." on front cover was larger than Type-2 (#14-10) This single was manufactured two ways: both Black and Red vinyl.

#14-12 Matchbox / Slow Down (7th. Press "Toshiba-EMI / H ¥500 Type-2": AR-1156)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Matchbox (Perkins)
	SIDE 2	Slow Down (Williams)
RELEASE DATE		1974? / 7th. Press
LYRIC SHEET (Bifold)			SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2 -->Click!	DISK -->Click!
FRONT-->Click!		BACK-->Click!

LYRIC SHEET: INSIDE			INNER SLEEVE	LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP
					Catalog No. "AR-1156" was printed at the right corner of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP
#14-9 Type-1				The words "Toshiba EMI Ltd." was large size.
#14-10 Type-2 (This record)				The words "Toshiba EMI Ltd." was small size.	Apple logomark was printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP		LABEL CLOSE UP

"MADE IN JAPAN" was printed at the lyric sheet.				The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" was printed at the bottom of the label.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Apple type 2-1-A
CATALOG NUMBER		AR-1156
MATRIX NUMBER	SIDE 1	7TCE-823-2 2S
	SIDE 2	7TCE-823-1 43
PRESS MARK		3E -> 4-16 (?)
VINYL COLOR		Black
DISK EDGE		Groove Guard
LYRIC SHEET STYLE		Bifold
INNER SLEEVE TYPE		Apple Black Sleeve
MIX		Mono
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	Toshiba EMI Kabusikigaisha (small type)
	LABEL	MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		H-500YEN
COMMENTS		Light Green Apple label. Cover photo is the same as #14-1,but there are two different color variations. One variation has a dark blue cover background, identical to #14-1. The second variation(which I have) has a lighter shade of blue for the cover background. Apple record labels have A-and B-side designs reversed on most if not all copies. In 1969, Toshiba had to reissue on the Apple label all the records previously issued on the Odeon label. And in the Apple label, there are two subtypes, TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES and TOSHIBA EMI. Further more, the early copies of the APPLE-TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES type have dark Apple on its label, though the late copies have light one. The size of the words "Toshiba EMI Ltd." on front cover was smaller than Type-1 (#14-9) This single was manufactured two ways: both Black and Red vinyl.

#14-13 Matchbox / Slow Down (7th. Press? "Toshiba-EMI / No Symbol ¥500 Type-1": AR-1156)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Matchbox (Perkins)
	SIDE 2	Slow Down (Williams)
RELEASE DATE		January 1975? / 7th. Press
LYRIC SHEET (Bifold)			SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2 -->Click!	DISK -->Click!
FRONT-->Click!		BACK-->Click!

LYRIC SHEET: INSIDE			INNER SLEEVE	LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP
					Catalog No. "AR-1156 was printed at the right corner of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP					LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP
		Apple logomark was printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.
			The words "Toshiba EMI Ltd." and "¥500" were printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.		"MADE IN JAPAN" was printed at the lyric 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. Catalogue number and master number were printed at the right side of the center hole.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" was printed at the bottom of the label.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Apple type 2-1-A
CATALOG NUMBER		AR-1156
MATRIX NUMBER	SIDE 1	7TCE-823-2 2S 1
	SIDE 2	7TCE-823-1 42
PRESS MARK		2K -> 2L -> 5A-A7(?)
VINYL COLOR		Black
DISK EDGE		Groove Guard
LYRIC SHEET STYLE		Bifold
INNER SLEEVE TYPE		Apple Black Sleeve
MIX		Mono
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	Toshiba EMI Kabusikigaisha
	LABEL	MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		No Symbol-500YEN
COMMENTS		Light Green Apple label. Apple record labels have A-and B-side designs reversed on most if not all copies. In 1969, Toshiba had to reissue on the Apple label all the records previously issued on the Odeon label. And in the Apple label, there are two subtypes, TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES and TOSHIBA EMI. Further more, the early copies of the APPLE-TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES type have dark Apple on its label, though the late copies have light one.

#14-14 Matchbox / Slow Down (7th. Press? "Toshiba-EMI / No Symbol ¥500 Type-2": AR-1156)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Matchbox (Perkins)
	SIDE 2	Slow Down (Williams)
RELEASE DATE		December 1976? / 7th. Press
LYRIC SHEET (Bifold)			SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2 -->Click!	DISK -->Click!
FRONT-->Click!		BACK-->Click!

LYRIC SHEET: INSIDE			INNER SLEEVE	LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP
					Catalog No. "AR-1156 (different printing style)" was printed at the right corner of the lyric sheet.
					Apple logomark was printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP			LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP	LABEL CLOSE UP

The words "Toshiba EMI Ltd." and "¥500" were printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.			"MADE IN JAPAN" was printed at the lyric sheet.	The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" was printed at the bottom of the label.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Apple type 2-1-A
CATALOG NUMBER		AR-1156
MATRIX NUMBER	SIDE 1	7TCE-823-2 2S 2
	SIDE 2	7TCE-823-1 43
PRESS MARK		2K -> 2L -> 3B -> Z-6
VINYL COLOR		Black
DISK EDGE		Groove Guard
LYRIC SHEET STYLE		Bifold
INNER SLEEVE TYPE		Apple Black Sleeve
MIX		Mono
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	Toshiba EMI Kabusikigaisha
	LABEL	MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		No Symbol-500YEN
COMMENTS		Light Green Apple label. Apple record labels have A-and B-side designs reversed on most if not all copies. In 1969, Toshiba had to reissue on the Apple label all the records previously issued on the Odeon label. And in the Apple label, there are two subtypes, TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES and TOSHIBA EMI. Further more, the early copies of the APPLE-TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES type have dark Apple on its label, though the late copies have light one. Catalog No. "AR-1156 (different printing style)" was printed at the right corner of the lyric sheet.

#14-15 Matchbox / Slow Down (8th. Press "Toshiba-EMI / I ¥500 Type-1": AR-1156)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Matchbox (Perkins)
	SIDE 2	Slow Down (Williams)
RELEASE DATE		1976? / 8th. Press
LYRIC SHEET (Bifold)			SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2 -->Click!	DISK -->Click!
FRONT-->Click!		BACK-->Click!

LYRIC SHEET: INSIDE			INNER SLEEVE	LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP
					Catalog No. "AR-1156" was printed at the right corner of the lyric sheet.
					Apple logomark was printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP			LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP	LABEL CLOSE UP

The words "Toshiba EMI Ltd." and "¥500" were printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.			"MADE IN JAPAN" was printed at the lyric sheet.	The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" was printed at the bottom of the label.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Apple type 2-1-A
CATALOG NUMBER		AR-1156
MATRIX NUMBER	SIDE 1	7TCE-823-2 2S 1
	SIDE 2	7TCE-823-1 43
PRESS MARK		3 - z 64 - 1 6
VINYL COLOR		Black
DISK EDGE		Groove Guard
LYRIC SHEET STYLE		Bifold
INNER SLEEVE TYPE		Apple Black Sleeve
MIX		Mono
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	Toshiba EMI Kabusikigaisha
	LABEL	MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		I-500YEN
COMMENTS		Light Green Apple label. Apple record labels have A-and B-side designs reversed on most if not all copies. In 1969, Toshiba had to reissue on the Apple label all the records previously issued on the Odeon label. And in the Apple label, there are two subtypes, TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES and TOSHIBA EMI. Further more, the early copies of the APPLE-TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES type have dark Apple on its label, though the late copies have light one.

#14-16 Matchbox / Slow Down (8th. Press "Toshiba-EMI / I ¥500 Type-2 / Toshiba-EMI credit on the Back Cover": AR-1156)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Matchbox (Perkins)
	SIDE 2	Slow Down (Williams)
RELEASE DATE		1976? / 8th. Press
LYRIC SHEET (Bifold)			SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2 -->Click!	DISK -->Click!
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LYRIC SHEET: INSIDE-->Click!			INNER SLEEVE
					Apple custom black sleeve.
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP
			Catalog No. "AR-1156" was printed at the right corner of the lyric sheet. Apple logomark was printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.
				The words "Toshiba EMI Ltd." and "¥500" were printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP

Apple logomark was printed in light blue ink at the center of the back of the lyric sheet.			"Toshiba-EMI Ltd." credit was printed in light blue ink at the bottom of the back of the lyric sheet.		"MADE IN JAPAN" was printed at the lyric sheet.
LABEL CLOSE UP
				Light green apple label. The phrase "Apple Records - All Rights of the Manufacturer and of the Owner of the Recorded work Reserved." was printed at the perimeter. Catalogue number and master number were printed at the right side of the center hole.
					The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" was printed at the bottom of the label.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Apple type 2-1-A
CATALOG NUMBER		AR-1156
MATRIX NUMBER	SIDE 1	7TCE-823-2 2S 2
	SIDE 2	7TCE-823-1 43
PRESS MARK		3 - x 64 - 1614 (?)
VINYL COLOR		Black
DISK EDGE		Groove Guard
LYRIC SHEET STYLE		Bifold
INNER SLEEVE TYPE		Apple Black Sleeve
MIX		Mono
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	Toshiba EMI Kabusikigaisha
	LABEL	MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		I-500YEN
COMMENTS		Light Green Apple label. Apple record labels have A-and B-side designs reversed on most if not all copies. "Toshiba-EMI Ltd." credit was printed in light blue ink at the bottom of the back of the lyric sheet. In 1969, Toshiba had to reissue on the Apple label all the records previously issued on the Odeon label. And in the Apple label, there are two subtypes, TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES and TOSHIBA EMI. Further more, the early copies of the APPLE-TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES type have dark Apple on its label, though the late copies have light one.

#14-17 Matchbox / Slow Down (9th. Press "EMI/Odeon Label / I ¥700": EAS-17056)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Matchbox (Perkins)
	SIDE 2	Slow Down (Williams)
RELEASE DATE		5th November.1980
LYRIC SHEET (Bifold)			SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2 -->Click!	DISK -->Click!
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LYRIC SHEET: INSIDE			INNER SLEEVE	LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP
					EMI/Odeon logomark and "¥700" were printed on the lyric sheet.

LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP			LABEL CLOSE UP
				"MFD. UNDER LICENCE BY TOSHIBA-EMI LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter. I cannot read the words "AN EMI TRADE MARK" at the bottom of the EMI/Odeon logomark.
The words "Toshiba EMI Ltd.", "MADE IN JAPAN." and symbol "I" were printed at the lyric sheet.					"JASRAC" logo was printed on the label.
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RECORD LABEL		EMI/Odeon type 1
CATALOG NUMBER		EAS-17056
MATRIX NUMBER	SIDE 1	7TCE-823-2 2S 6
	SIDE 2	7TCE-823-1 45
PRESS MARK		10-X679
VINYL COLOR		Black
DISK EDGE		Groove Guard
LYRIC SHEET STYLE		Bifold
INNER SLEEVE TYPE		Toshiba EMI Sleeve type 2-1 Open top type. Glued left and right.
MIX		Mono
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	Toshiba EMI Kabusikigaisha
	LABEL	MFD.UNDER LICENCE BY TOSHIBA-EMI LTD. IN JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		I-700YEN
COMMENTS		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. EMI/Odeon record labels have corrected A-and B-side designs reversed.