The Beatles Japanese Singles 1966-1968 #2

The Toshiba EMI Recordings 1968
37. Hey Jude / Revolution (OR/AR-2121)
(Update: 28th. September 2017)

Odeon 1st. Sleeve

INDEX

#37-1 Odeon Promotional Record (Red)
#37-2 Odeon Toshiba Onko H ¥400
#37-3 Odeon Toshiba Onko H ¥400 (Red)

#37-4 Apple Toshiba Onko H ¥400
#37-5 Apple Toshiba Onko H ¥500 (Red)
#37-6 Apple Toshiba Onko H ¥500
#37-7 Apple Toshiba EMI H ¥500
#37-8 Apple Toshiba EMI I ¥500
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#37-1 Hey Jude / Revolution (Promotional Record: OR-2121)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Hey Jude
	SIDE 2	Revolution
RELEASE DATE		Promotional Use Only (First Press: 14th September.1968)
INNER SLEEVE			SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2 -->Click!	DISK -->Click!
FRONT -->Click!		BACK -->Click!

LABEL CLOSE UP
			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". The release date (10th. Sep.) is in black and appears above and to the left of the title.
LABEL CLOSE UP
			Odeon white label (promotional use only). The print in black has an unusual "hand lettered" look to it quite unlike the regular commercial version. Catalog number and master number were printed at the right side of the center hole.
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SIDE 1			SIDE 2		Song title and the group's name were printed at the bottom of the label looks like a "hand lettered".

OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Odeon white label (promotional use only)
CATALOG NUMBER		OR-2121
MATRIX NUMBER	SIDE 1	OR - 2121 - A 1S 1
	SIDE 2	OR - 2121 - B 1S 1
PRESS MARK		none
VINYL COLOR		Red
DISK EDGE		Groove Guard
LYRIC SHEET STYLE		-
INNER SLEEVE TYPE		White sleeve (Somebody wrote the words "The Beatles' New Songs")
MIX		Mono
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	-
	LABEL	MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		none
COMMENTS		In Japan, promotional records have traditionally been provided at no charge to radio stations, record shops, and the mass media to increase the sales of a record or in some cases to promote a tour. There are two types of promotional releases. Type-1: This type is called the white label promo for which a unique label has been made. The label design of Odeon white label singles is very similar to that of regular commercial Odeon singles. The promo version, however, features the perimeter print, Odeon logo, and circled text in red and all other printing in black. The print in black has an unusual "hand lettered" look to it quite unlike the regular commercial version. The release date is in black and appears above and to the left of the title. Most usually, the regular cover is used with appropriate alterations to prohibit commercial sale. Type-2: The second type of promo record is less elaborate and is called a sticker promo. It is simply a regular commercial release that has a promo sticker affixed to the cover. This type of promo is occasionally found on post-1975 releases. Release date was printed 10th September, but official release date was 14th. September 1968.

#37-2 Hey Jude / Revolution (1st. Press "H ¥400 / Black Vinyl": OR-2121)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Hey Jude (Lennon-McCartney)
	SIDE 2	Revolution (Lennon-McCartney)
RELEASE DATE		14th September.1968/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. "OR-2121" were printed at the upper of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP			LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP	LABEL CLOSE UP

"Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "¥400" were printed on the lyric sheet.			"MADE IN JAPAN" and "H" were printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.	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-1902
MATRIX NUMBER	SIDE 1	OR-2121-A 1S2 10
	SIDE 2	OR-2121-B 1S2 13
PRESS MARK		K8 -> 8M
VINYL COLOR		Black
DISK EDGE		Groove Guard
LYRIC SHEET STYLE		Bifold
INNER SLEEVE TYPE		Odeon 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-400
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.

#37-3 Hey Jude / Revolution (1st. Press "H ¥400 / Red Vinyl": OR-2121)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Hey Jude (Lennon-McCartney)
	SIDE 2	Revolution (Lennon-McCartney)
RELEASE DATE		14th September.1968/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. "OR-2121" were printed at the upper of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP			LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP	LABEL CLOSE UP

The words "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "¥400" were printed under the logomark.			"MADE IN JAPAN" and "H" were printed on the lyric sheet.	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-2121
CATALOG NUMBER	SIDE 1	OR-2121-A 2S 3
	SIDE 2	OR-2121-B 1S2 8
PRESS MARK		H8 -> 8J
VINYL COLOR		Red
DISK EDGE		Groove Guard
LYRIC SHEET STYLE		Bifold
INNER SLEEVE TYPE		Odeon 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-400YEN
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.

#37-4 Hey Jude / Revolution (2nd. Press "H ¥400 / Black Vinyl": AR-2121)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Hey Jude (Lennon-McCartney)
	SIDE 2	Revolution (Lennon-McCartney)
RELEASE DATE		December 1971?/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
					Apple releases carry AR prefixes instead of OR. Catalog No. "AR-2121" was printed at the upper corner of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP			LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP	LABEL CLOSE UP

The words "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." was printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.			"MADE IN JAPAN."and "H" were 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 1-A
CATALOG NUMBER		AR-2121
CATALOG NUMBER	SIDE 1	0R-2121-A 1S 35
	SIDE 2	OR-2121-B 2S2 35
PRESS MARK		1Z
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
COMMENTS		Reissue of #37-2. 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.

#37-5 Hey Jude / Revolution (2nd. Press "H ¥500 / Red Vinyl": AR-2121)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Hey Jude (Lennon-McCartney)
	SIDE 2	Revolution (Lennon-McCartney)
RELEASE DATE		May 1969?/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
					Apple logomark and Catalog No. "AR-2121" were printed at the upper corner of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP			LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP	LABEL CLOSE UP

The words "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and ¥500" were printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.			"MADE IN JAPAN." and "H" were printed at the bottom of 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 1-A
CATALOG NUMBER		AR-2121
CATALOG NUMBER	SIDE 1	0R-2121-A 2S 10
	SIDE 2	OR-2121-B 2S2 21
PRESS MARK		9E(?) -> 9J
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		Reissue of #37-2. 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.

#37-6 Hey Jude / Revolution (3rd. Press "H ¥500 / Black Vinyl": AR-2121)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Lady Madonna (Lennon-McCartney)
	SIDE 2	The Inner Light (Lennon-McCartney)
RELEASE DATE		September 1972?/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 logomark and Catalog No. "AR-2121" were printed at the upper corner of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP			LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP	LABEL CLOSE UP

The words "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and ¥500" were printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.			"MADE IN JAPAN" and "H" were 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-2121
MATRIX NUMBER	SIDE 1	OR-2121-A 2S 35
	SIDE 2	OR-2121-B 1S 2 24
PRESS MARK		2F -> 2J
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		Reissue of #37-5. 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)

#37-7 Hey Jude / Revolution (4th. Press "Toshiba-EMI / H ¥500": AR-2121)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Lady Madonna (Lennon-McCartney)
	SIDE 2	The Inner Light (Lennon-McCartney)
RELEASE DATE		May 1973?/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 logomark and Catalog No. "AR-2121" were printed at the upper corner 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" and "H" were printed at the lyric sheet.	The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA-EMI LTD. JAPAN" was printed at the bottom of the label.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Apple type 2-2
CATALOG NUMBER		AR-2121
MATRIX NUMBER	SIDE 1	OR-2121-A 2S2 32
	SIDE 2	OR-2121-B 2S 43
PRESS MARK		5-3
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		Reissue of #37-6. 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.

#37-8 Hey Jude / Revolution (5th. Press "Toshiba-EMI / I ¥500": AR-2121)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Lady Madonna (Lennon-McCartney)
	SIDE 2	The Inner Light (Lennon-McCartney)
RELEASE DATE		July 1976?/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 and Catalog No. "AR-2121" were printed at the upper corner 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" and "I" were printed at the lyric sheet.	The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA-EMI LTD. JAPAN" was printed at the bottom of the label.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Apple type 2-2
CATALOG NUMBER		AR-2121
MATRIX NUMBER	SIDE 1	OR-2121-A 1S 47
	SIDE 2	OR-2121-B 2S 58
PRESS MARK		6 - 7 6 - 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		I-500YEN
COMMENTS		Reissue of #37-7. 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.