The Beatles Japanese Singles 1964 #4

The Toshiba EMI Recordings 1964 #2
14. Matchbox / Slow Down (OR/AR-1156, EAS-17056)
(Update: 25th July 2026)

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 Dark Blue (Red)
#14-5 Apple Toshiba Onko No symbol ¥400 Light Blue
#14-6 Apple Toshiba Onko H ¥400 Type-1(Sans-serif) Dark Blue
#14-7 Apple Toshiba Onko H ¥400 Type-1(Sans-serif) Light Blue
#14-8 Apple Toshiba Onko H ¥400 Type-2(Roman) Light Blue
#14-9 Apple Toshiba Onko H ¥500 type-1 (Red)
#14-10 Apple Toshiba Onko H ¥500 type-2
#14-11 Apple No Company name / No Price
#14-12 Apple Toshiba EMI H ¥500 type-1
#14-13 Apple Toshiba EMI H ¥500 type-2
#14-14 Apple Toshiba EMI No symbol ¥500 type-1
#14-15 Apple Toshiba EMI No symbol ¥500 type-2
#14-16 Apple Toshiba EMI I ¥500 type-1
#14-17 Apple Toshiba EMI I ¥500 type-2/"Toshiba-EMI" on the back cover
#14-18 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.
					The Odeon logo is printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP			LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP	LABEL CLOSE UP

The text "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "F-¥330" is printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.			"MADE IN JAPAN" and "F-¥330" were printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.	The perimeter text reads "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN".
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 Kabushiki Kaisha
	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 pressed on 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.
					The Odeon logo is printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP			LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP	LABEL CLOSE UP

The text "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "F-¥330" is printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.			"MADE IN JAPAN" and "F-¥330 (overwritten with ¥400)" are printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.	The perimeter text reads "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN".
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 Kabushiki Kaisha
	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 pressed on 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 / 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" is printed in 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 Kabushiki Kaisha
	LABEL	MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		No Symbol-400YEN
COMMENTS		Dark Green Apple label. The 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 (shown here) 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. Furthermore, early pressings of the APPLE-TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES type feature a dark Apple on its label, whereas later copies feature a light one. This single was pressed on both black and red vinyl.

#14-5 Matchbox / Slow Down (4th. Press "No Symbol ¥400 / 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" is printed in 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
-

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 Kabushiki Kaisha
	LABEL	MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		No Symbol-400YEN
COMMENTS		Dark Green Apple label. The 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 (shown here) 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. Furthermore, early pressings of the APPLE-TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES type feature a dark Apple on its label, whereas later copies feature a light one. This single was pressed on 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
					Original Apple 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.		The Apple logo 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 text "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" is 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
-

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 Kabushiki Kaisha
	LABEL	MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		H-400YEN (Sans-serif font)
COMMENTS		Light Green Apple label. The 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 text "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "H ¥400 (sans-serif)" is 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. Furthermore, early pressings of the APPLE-TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES type feature a dark Apple on its label, whereas later copies feature a light one. This single was pressed on both black and red vinyl.

#14-7 Matchbox / Slow Down (4th. Press "H ¥400 Type-1 (Sans-Serif Font) / Light 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-->Click!			INNER SLEEVE
					Original Apple company sleeve (black).
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP				LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP
			Light blue sleeve. Apple releases carry AR prefixes instead of OR. Catalog No. "AR-1156" were printed at the right corner of the lyric sheet.		The Apple logo 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 text "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" is 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
-

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 Kabushiki Kaisha
	LABEL	MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		H-400YEN (Sans-serif font)
COMMENTS		Light Green Apple label. The 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 text "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "H ¥400 (sans-serif)" is 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. Furthermore, early pressings of the APPLE-TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES type feature a dark Apple on its label, whereas later copies feature a light one. This single was pressed on both black and red vinyl.

#14-8 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" is printed in 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
-

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 Kabushiki Kaisha
	LABEL	MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		H-400YEN (Roman font)
COMMENTS		Dark Green Apple label. The 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 text "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "H ¥400 (Roman font)" is 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. Furthermore, early pressings of the APPLE-TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES type feature a dark Apple on its label, whereas later copies feature a light one. This single was pressed on both black and red vinyl.

#14-9 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.
					The Apple logo is 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 #14-9 (this record)	Type-2 #14-10

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
-

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 Kabushiki Kaisha
	LABEL	MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		H-500YEN
COMMENTS		Light Green Apple label. The 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 (shown here) 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. Furthermore, early pressings of the APPLE-TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES type feature a dark Apple on its label, whereas later copies feature a light one. This single was pressed on both black and red vinyl. Lyric sheet: There are two variations, Type-1: On back over, the The Apple logo is printed in light blue. Type-2: On back over, the The Apple logo is printed in black.

#14-10 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
					The Apple logo is printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP				LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP
				Type-1 #14-9	Type-2 #14-10 (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 text "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" is 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 Kabushiki Kaisha
	LABEL	MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		H-500YEN
COMMENTS		Light Green Apple label. The 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 (shown here) 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. Furthermore, early pressings of the APPLE-TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES type feature a dark Apple on its label, whereas later copies feature a light one. This single was pressed on both black and red vinyl. Lyric sheet: There are two variations, Type-1: On back over, the The Apple logo is printed in light blue. Type-2: On back over, the The Apple logo is printed in black.

#14-11 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" is printed in 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 text "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and the price are 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 logo 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 text "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" is 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
-

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. The 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 (shown here) 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. Furthermore, early pressings of the APPLE-TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES type feature a dark Apple on its label, whereas later copies feature a light one. The words "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and Price were NOT printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet. This single was pressed on both black and red vinyl.

#14-12 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.
					The Apple logo is printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP					LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP
#14-12 Type-1 (This record)				The words "Toshiba EMI Ltd." was large size.
#14-13 Type-2				The words "Toshiba EMI Ltd." was small size.	"MADE IN JAPAN" was printed at the lyric sheet.
LABEL CLOSE UP
			The text "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" is printed at the bottom of the label.
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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 Kabushiki Kaisha (large type)
	LABEL	MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		H-500YEN
COMMENTS		Light Green Apple label. The 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 (shown here) 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. Furthermore, early pressings of the APPLE-TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES type feature a dark Apple on its label, whereas later copies feature a light one. The size of the words "Toshiba EMI Ltd." on front cover was larger than Type-2 (#14-13) This single was pressed on both black and red vinyl.

#14-13 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
#14-12 Type-1				The words "Toshiba EMI Ltd." are in a large size.
#14-13 Type-2 (This record)				The words "Toshiba EMI Ltd." are in a small size.	Apple logo 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" are 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 Kabushiki Kaisha
	LABEL	MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		H-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. Furthermore, early pressings of the APPLE-TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES type feature a dark Apple on its label, whereas later copies feature a light one. Catalog No. "AR-1156 (different printing style)" was printed at the right corner of the lyric sheet.

#14-14 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
		The Apple logo is 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.
LABEL CLOSE UP
				The perimeter text reads "Apple Records - All Rights of the Manufacturer and of the Owner of the Recorded work Reserved.". The catalog number and master number are printed at the right side of the center hole.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA-EMI LTD. JAPAN" are 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 Kabushiki Kaisha
	LABEL	MFD. BY TOSHIBA-EMI 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. Furthermore, early pressings of the APPLE-TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES type feature a dark Apple on its label, whereas later copies feature a light one.

#14-15 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.
					The Apple logo is 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" are 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 Kabushiki Kaisha
	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. Furthermore, early pressings of the APPLE-TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES type feature a dark Apple on its label, whereas later copies feature a light one. Catalog No. "AR-1156 (different printing style)" was printed at the right corner of the lyric sheet.

#14-16 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.
					The Apple logo is 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" are 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 - 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 Kabushiki Kaisha
	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. Furthermore, early pressings of the APPLE-TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES type feature a dark Apple on its label, whereas later copies feature a light one.

#14-17 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!
FRONT-->Click!		BACK-->Click!

LYRIC SHEET: INSIDE-->Click!			INNER SLEEVE
					Custom Apple black sleeve.
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP
			Catalog No. "AR-1156" was printed at the right corner of the lyric sheet. The Apple logo is 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 logo 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 perimeter text reads "Apple Records - All Rights of the Manufacturer and of the Owner of the Recorded work Reserved.". The catalog number and master number are printed at the right side of the center hole.
					The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" are 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 Kabushiki Kaisha
	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. The "Toshiba-EMI Ltd." credit is 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. Furthermore, early pressings of the APPLE-TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES type feature a dark Apple on its label, whereas later copies feature a light one.

#14-18 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!
FRONT-->Click!		BACK-->Click!

LYRIC SHEET: INSIDE			INNER SLEEVE: FRONT	INNER SLEEVE: BACK	LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP
					The EMI/Odeon logo and "¥700" are printed on the lyric sheet.

LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP			LABEL CLOSE UP
				The perimeter text reads "MFD. UNDER LICENCE BY TOSHIBA-EMI LTD. IN JAPAN". The words "AN EMI TRADE MARK" at the bottom of the EMI/Odeon logo are hard to read.
The words "Toshiba EMI Ltd.", "MADE IN JAPAN." and symbol "I" were printed at the lyric sheet.					The "JASRAC" logo is printed on the label.
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RECORD LABEL		EMI/Odeon type 1
CATALOG NUMBER		EAS-17056
MATRIX NUMBER	SIDE 1	XEX-422-4 2S 1
	SIDE 2	7XCE-17330 2S 1
PRESS MARK		10-XOX(?)
VINYL COLOR		Black
DISK EDGE		Groove Guard
LYRIC SHEET STYLE		Bifold
INNER SLEEVE TYPE		Toshiba EMI Sleeve type 2-1 Open-top sleeve. Glued on the left and right seams.
MIX		Mono
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	Toshiba EMI Kabushiki Kaisha
	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.