The Beatles Japanese Singles 1966-1968 #2

The Toshiba EMI Recordings 1968
35. Hello, Goodbye / I Am The Walrus (OR/AR-1838)
(Update: 3rd. March 2022)

Odeon 1st. Sleeve

INDEX

#35-1 Odeon Test Press (Red)
#35-2 Odeon Toshiba Onko G ¥370
#35-3 Odeon Toshiba Onko G ¥370 (Red)
#35-4 Odeon Toshiba Onko H ¥370
#35-5 Odeon Toshiba Onko H ¥400

#35-6 Apple Toshiba Onko H ¥400 (Red)
#35-7 Apple Toshiba Onko H ¥500
#35-8 Apple Toshiba EMI H ¥500
#35-9 Apple Toshiba EMI I ¥500
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#35-1 Hello, Goodbye / I Am The Walrus (Test Press "White Label / Red Vinyl": OR-1838)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Hello, Goodbye (Lennon-McCartney)
	SIDE 2	I Am The Walrus (Lennon-McCartney)
RELEASE DATE		25th December.1967/First Press
INNER SLEEVE			SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2-->Click!	DISK-->Click!
FRONT -->Click!		BACK -->Click!

LABEL CLOSE UP
			Odeon white label (Test Press and promotional use only). The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter.		Here is a close-up of the circled text: "Sample under Article 10, Clause 2 of the Commodity Tax Law".
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1			SIDE 2		A blank version of the Odeon promotional label was used for test pressing. The catalog number "OR-1838" was and stamped at the bottom of the label. The title was handwritten on the label at a later time.

OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Odeon white label (Test press and promotional use only)
CATALOG NUMBER		OR-1838
MATRIX NUMBER	SIDE 1	7XCE-18433 1S
	SIDE 2	7XCE-18434 1S
PRESS MARK		None
VINYL COLOR		Red
DISK EDGE		Flat Edge
LYRIC SHEET STYLE		-
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		-
COMMENTS		Test pressings are manufacturing samples intended to check the quality of a record before it is mass-producted. They are produced in very limited quantities and are very rare. They originally were not intended for public distribution. A blank version of the Odeon promotional label was used for test pressing. The catalog number "OR-1838" was and stamped at the bottom of the label. The title and release date (25th. December) were handwritten on the label at a later time. The test pressing was done on red vinyl.

#35-2 Hello, Goodbye / I Am The Walrus (1st. Press "G ¥370 / Black Vinyl": OR-1838)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Hello, Goodbye (Lennon-McCartney)
	SIDE 2	I Am The Walrus (Lennon-McCartney)
RELEASE DATE		25th December.1967/First 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
					Odeon logomark and catalog No. were printed at the upper of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP				LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP
			"Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "G-¥370" were printed on the lyric sheet.		"MADE IN JAPAN" was printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.
LABEL CLOSE UP
		The words "(from the Television film)("Magical Mystery Tour")" was printed on side-2.
				The words "MFD. UNDER LICENCE BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Odeon type 2
CATALOG NUMBER		OR-1838
MATRIX NUMBER	SIDE 1	7XCE-18433 2S 22
	SIDE 2	7XCE-18434 3S
PRESS MARK		87TZ1
VINYL COLOR		Black
DISK EDGE		Knife 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. UNDER LICENCE BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		G-370
COMMENTS		Toshiba's official name was "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and they used the Odeon label for the Beatles releases. Odeon label was changed from type-1 to type-2. The words "MFD. UNDER LICENCE BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter. This single was manufactured two ways: both Black and Red vinyl.

#35-3 Hello, Goodbye / I Am The Walrus (1st. Press "G ¥370 / Red Vinyl": OR-1838)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Hello, Goodbye (Lennon-McCartney)
	SIDE 2	I Am The Walrus (Lennon-McCartney)
RELEASE DATE		25th December 1967 /First 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
					Odeon logomark was printed at the top of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP				LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP
			"Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "G-¥370" were printed on the lyric sheet.		"MADE IN JAPAN" was printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.
LABEL CLOSE UP
		The words "(from the Television film)("Magical Mystery Tour")" was printed on side-2.
				The words "MFD. UNDER LICENCE BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Odeon type 2
CATALOG NUMBER		OR-1838
MATRIX NUMBER	SIDE 1	7XCE-18433 1S 8
	SIDE 2	7XCE-18434 1S
PRESS MARK		8C
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. UNDER LICENCE BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		G-370YEN
COMMENTS		Toshiba's official name was "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and they used the Odeon label for the Beatles releases. Odeon label was changed from type-1 to type-2. The words "MFD. UNDER LICENCE BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter. This single was manufactured two ways: both Black and Red vinyl.

#35-4 Hello, Goodbye / I Am The Walrus (2nd. Press "H ¥370": OR-1838)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Hello, Goodbye (Lennon-McCartney)
	SIDE 2	I Am The Walrus (Lennon-McCartney)
RELEASE DATE		March 1968?/Second 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
					Odeon logomark was printed at the top of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP				LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP
			"Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "¥370 (pasted sticker "¥400")." were printed on the lyric sheet.		"MADE IN JAPAN" and "H" were printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.
LABEL CLOSE UP
		The words "(from the Television film)("Magical Mystery Tour")" was printed on side-2.
				The words "MFD. UNDER LICENCE BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Odeon type 2
CATALOG NUMBER		OR-1838
MATRIX NUMBER	SIDE 1	7XCE-18433 1S 7
	SIDE 2	7XCE-18434 1S 2
PRESS MARK		8B -> 8C
VINYL COLOR		Black
DISK EDGE		Knife Edge
LYRIC SHEET STYLE		Bifold
INNER SLEEVE TYPE		Toshiba Records Sleeve type 2-1 (without Apple logo type)
MIX		Mono
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	Toshiba Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha
	LABEL	MFD. UNDER LICENCE BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		H-370YEN (pasted sticker "400YEN")
COMMENTS		"H-¥370" type. Toshiba's official name was "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and they used the Odeon label for the Beatles releases. Odeon label was changed from type-1 to type-2. The words "MFD. UNDER LICENCE BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter.

#35-5 Hello, Goodbye / I Am The Walrus (3rd. Press "H ¥400": OR-1838)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Hello, Goodbye (Lennon-McCartney)
	SIDE 2	I Am The Walrus (Lennon-McCartney)
RELEASE DATE		March 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
					Odeon logomark was printed at the top of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP				LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP
			"Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "H-¥400" were printed on the lyric sheet.		"MADE IN JAPAN" and "H" were printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.
LABEL CLOSE UP
		The words "(from the Television film)("Magical Mystery Tour")" was printed on side-2.
				The words "MFD. UNDER LICENCE BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Odeon type 2
CATALOG NUMBER		OR-1838
MATRIX NUMBER	SIDE 1	7XCE-18433 1S 2
	SIDE 2	7XCE-18434 1S 1
PRESS MARK		8C - > 9C
VINYL COLOR		Black
DISK EDGE		Groove Guard
LYRIC SHEET STYLE		Bifold
INNER SLEEVE TYPE		Toshiba Records Sleeve type 2-3 (with Apple and Dunhill Recording logo type)
MIX		Mono
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	Toshiba Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha
	LABEL	MFD. UNDER LICENCE BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		H-400YEN
COMMENTS		"H-¥400" type. Toshiba's official name was "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and they used the Odeon label for the Beatles releases. Odeon label was changed from type-1 to type-2. The words "MFD. UNDER LICENCE BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter.

#35-6 Hello Goodbye / I Am The Walrus (4th. Press "H ¥400 / Red Vinyl": AR-1838)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Hello Goodbye (Lennon_McCartney)
	SIDE 2	I Am The Walrus (from the television film "Magical Mystery Tour")(Lennon-McCartney)
RELEASE DATE		May 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-1838" was printed at the upper corner of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP				LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP
			The words "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "¥400" was printed on the lyric sheet.		"MADE IN JAPAN" and "H" were printed at the lyric sheet.
LABEL CLOSE UP
			The words "Producer: George Martin" was printed at the bottom of the label.		The words "from the television film Magical Mystery Tour" was printed on side-2.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Apple type 1-A
CATALOG NUMBER		AR-1838
MATRIX NUMBER	SIDE 1	7XCE-18433 2S 39
	SIDE 2	7XCE-18434 2S 31
PRESS MARK		1E
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-400
COMMENTS		Dark Green Apple label. 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.

#35-7 Hello Goodbye / I Am The Walrus (5th. Press "H ¥500": AR-1838)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Hello, Goodbye (Lennon_McCartney)
	SIDE 2	I Am The Walrus (from the television film "Magical Mystery Tour")(Lennon-McCartney)
RELEASE DATE		1975?/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-1838" was printed at the upper corner of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP				LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP
			The words "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "H ¥500" was printed on the lyric sheet.		"MADE IN JAPAN" was printed at the lyric sheet.
LABEL CLOSE UP
		The words ' from the television film "Magical Mystery Tour" ' was printed on the label of side-2.
				The words "Producer: George Martin" was printed at the bottom of the label.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Apple type 2-1-A
CATALOG NUMBER		AR-1838
MATRIX NUMBER	SIDE 1	7XCE-18433 2S 30
	SIDE 2	7XCE-18434 1S 17
PRESS MARK		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. 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 (maybe).

#35-8 Hello Goodbye / I Am The Walrus (6th. Press "Toshiba-EMI / H ¥500" : AR-1838)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Hello, Goodbye (Lennon_McCartney)
	SIDE 2	I Am The Walrus (from the television film "Magical Mystery Tour")(Lennon-McCartney)
RELEASE DATE		1975?/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
					Catalog No. "AR-1838" was printed at the upper corner of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP				LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP
			The words "Toshiba EMI Ltd." and "H-¥500" were printed on the lyric sheet.		"MADE IN JAPAN" was printed at the lyric sheet.
LABEL CLOSE UP
		The words ' from the television film "Magical Mystery Tour" ' was printed on the label of side-2.
				The words "Producer: George Martin" was printed at the bottom of the label.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Apple type 2-2
CATALOG NUMBER		AR-1838
MATRIX NUMBER	SIDE 1	7XCE-18433 2S 31
	SIDE 2	7XCE-18434 1 3
PRESS MARK		5S(?) 5 4 6 X 2(?)
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-EMI LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		H-500YEN
COMMENTS		Light Green Apple label. 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.

#35-9 Hello Goodbye / I Am The Walrus (7th. Press "Toshiba-EMI / I ¥500" : AR-1838)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Hello, Goodbye (Lennon_McCartney)
	SIDE 2	I Am The Walrus (from the television film "Magical Mystery Tour")(Lennon-McCartney)
RELEASE DATE		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-1838" was printed at the upper corner of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP				LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP
		Apple logo mark was printed at the upper right of the front cover.
			The words "Toshiba EMI Ltd." and "¥500" were printed on the lyric sheet.		"MADE IN JAPAN" and "I" were printed at the lyric sheet.
LABEL CLOSE UP
		The words ' from the television film "Magical Mystery Tour" ' was printed on the label of side-2.
				The words "Producer: George Martin" was printed at the bottom of the label.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Apple type 2-2
CATALOG NUMBER		AR-1838
MATRIX NUMBER	SIDE 1	7XCE-18433 3S 16
	SIDE 2	7XCE-18434 2S 34
PRESS MARK		6 - 23
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-EMI LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		I-500YEN
COMMENTS		Light Green Apple label. 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 EMI Ltd." and "¥500" were printed on the lyric sheet. "MADE IN JAPAN" and "I" were printed at the lyric sheet.