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INDEX
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| Original Inlay
and Cassette |
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| New Records from EMI (September 1970) |
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| SHEET: FRONT | Musicassette
Pages |
EMI
Original Promotional dealer leaflet. This promotional leaflet would detail the forthcoming September 1970 Records, Musicassettes, Reel to Reel, and 8-track cartridges releases. It says that cassette tapes and 8-tracks of "Rubber Soul", "Revolver", and "A Collection Of Beatles' Oldies" will be released at the same time on this September. |
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| SHEET:
BACK |
8-Track
Information: CLOSE-UP |
Cassette
Tape Information: CLOSE-UP |
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TITLE
|
A Collection Of
Beatles' Oldies |
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| CATALOG NUMBER | TC-PCS 7016 / 1E 262 o 04258 |
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|
RELEASE DATE
|
Late 1970? / Second Issue (First Issue: September 1970) | |||
| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | ||
| She Loves You [A1] (sim.
stereo) |
Michelle [A5] |
|||
| From Me To You [A2] | I Feel Fine [A7] | |||
| We Can Work It Out [A3] | Can't Buy Me Love [B1] | |||
| Ticket To Ride [B5] | Bad Boy [B2] | |||
| Help! [A4] | Yellow Submarine [A8] | |||
| Yesterday
[A6] |
A Hard Day's Night [B4] | |||
| Day Tripper [B3] |
Paperback Writer [B6] |
|||
| I Want To Hold Your Hand [B8] | Eleanor Rigby [B7] | |||
| CASSETTE CASE AND TAPE |
CASE FRONT | CASE BACK | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
| The cassette cases ("Norelco" cases)
were clear plastic at the front and around the spine area,
and black plastic at the rear. |
This UK issue of "Oldies" has Lemon Yellow paper label
without Parlophone logo |
|||
| INLAY |
INLAY: FRONT | INLAY:
INSIDE |
||
 |
 |
|||
| This
copy has a white foldover inlay with a small reproduction of
the album cover, but no additional artwork or original liner
notes. The track listings were printed on the reverse, while
the foldover advertised other available Beatles and solo
cassettes. |
||||
| INLAY: FRONT CLOSE-UP | ||||
 |
The circular 1 7/8 " I.P.S. mark was printed
on the spine. The standard tape speed for a compact cassette is 1 ⅞ ips (1.875 inches per second). |
 |
The track listings were
printed on the reverse of the inlay while the foldovers
advertised other available Beatles cassettes. |
|
| INLAY: FRONT CLOSE UP | ||||
 |
The
rearranged cassette running order was most likely related to
the need to balance the playing times of the four programs
on the 8-track edition produced alongside it. |
|||
| INLAY: INSIDE CLOSE-UP | INLAY: INSIDE CLOSE-UP | |||
 |
 |
Catalog number "TC-PCS 7016" and the EMI country code (*1) were printed on the inlay. |  |
The printer's code "7009 G & L" was printed at the bottom of the inlay. It is thought to indicate September 1970 and Garrod & Lofthouse. |
| INLAY: INSIDE CLOSE-UP | ||||
 |
 |
|||
| As the original 1963 two-track recording tape had
been discarded, Geoff Emerick created a simulated stereo
version of "She Loves You" from the mono master. |
||||
 |
"E.M.I.
Records (The Gramophone Company Ltd.)" credit was printed at
the bottom of the inside of the inlay. |
|||
| LABEL CLOSE-UP | ||||
 |
 |
 |
This cassette was
issued without £ Parlophone logo. NO
"1E" catalog number in addition to the ordinary "TC-PCS
7016" EMI catalog number. |
|
| LABEL CLOSE-UP |
||||
| SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | The track listings were printed on the reverse of the inlay. EMI originally issued the Beatles UK albums on cassette tape with re-arranged running orders. | ||
 |
 |
|||
| LABEL CLOSE-UP | ||||
 |
"Made
in
England
or Made in U.S.A" was not embossed on the shell. |
|||
| OTHER ITEM | ||||
| - |
||||
| LABEL | Lemon Yellow Paper Label without Parlophone logo
Type-1 |
|||
| MIX | STEREO (except as noted) |
|||
| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | EMI Records (The Gramophone Company Ltd.) / An E.M.I. Recording | |||
| CENTRAL
REMARK "SOLD IN U.K." |
- | |||
| RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT | ℗ 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 |
|||
| INLAY FORM | "white" inlay (Foldover) |
|||
| SHELL | Light Gray Shell / embossed "dp"
logo mark |
|||
| CASSETTE CASE |
"Norelco"
cases:
clear
plastic at the front and around the spine area, and black
plastic at the rear. |
|||
| PRINTER CREDIT | Made and Printed in Great Britain
/ 7009 G & L |
|||
| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Cover design: David Christian | |||
| PRODUCER | George Martin | |||
| COMMENTS | The original Beatles cassette
release of "Sgt. Pepper's" in October 1967, through "Abbey
Road (November 1969?)", "Let It Be (August 1970)", and the
first release of most of the other Beatles cassette albums
in Sept. and Oct, 1970, just months after EMI opened their
new tape duplicating facilities at Hayes in Middlesex in
July, 1970.
EMI opened its new tape duplicating facilities at Hayes, Middlesex in July 1970. These cassettes had bright yellow paper labels, with logo styles varying by period and copy. Some had the black-boxed EMI/Parlophone logo, while some were issued without the logo. The absence of a logo may have been due to a shortage of costly letterpress blocks. The white inlay design of Let It Be provided the template for most subsequent Beatles cassette releases. Most Beatles cassette releases in 1970 and 1971 used white inlays with a small reproduction of the album cover, but no additional artwork or original liner notes. The codes 7010 and 7009 on the inside of the inlay are thought to indicate its printing date (October and September 1970, respectively), followed by the printer's initials: EJD, G&L or DP (Ernest J. Day, Garrod & Lofthouse or Data Packaging). An inlay's printing date does not necessarily establish when the cassette itself was issued. Advertising for other Beatles/solo albums was on the foldover front, and the EMI UK catalog no. (TC-PCS-XXXX) was on the front cover at the top and on the spine. The spine also carried the tape speed, 1&7/8 ths in a circular logo style at the top. The cassette cases ("Norelco" cases) were clear plastic at the front and around the spine area, and black plastic at the rear. The rearranged cassette running order was most likely related to the need to balance the playing times of the four programs on the 8-track edition produced alongside it. As the original 1963 two-track recording tape had been discarded, Geoff Emerick created a simulated stereo version of "She Loves You" from the mono master. Data Packaging Corporation: (who also traded as Hellerman Data Packaging Ltd) supplied cassette and 8 track shells, tape and other components to the music industry. The "DP" logo can often be found molded into cassette shells, especially during the early to mid 1970s. (*1) EMI country code: 1E 262 o 04258 The EMI country codes (introduced on 1 June, 1969): In most cases the EMI Codes are the first two letters of the record's catalog#. These EMI Country Codes were used to indicate the country in which the record was pressed. Note this doesn't necessarily mean the record was also released in that country (from Discogs). OC / 0C / 1E= UK |
|||
|
TITLE
|
A Collection Of
Beatles' Oldies |
|||
| CATALOG NUMBER | TC-PCS 7016 / 1E 262 o 04258 |
|||
|
RELEASE DATE
|
Late 1970? / Second Issue | |||
| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | ||
| She Loves You [A1] (sim.
stereo) |
Michelle [A5] |
|||
| From Me To You [A2] | I Feel Fine [A7] | |||
| We Can Work It Out [A3] | Can't Buy Me Love [B1] | |||
| Ticket To Ride [B5] | Bad Boy [B2] | |||
| Help! [A4] | Yellow Submarine [A8] | |||
| Yesterday
[A6] |
A Hard Day's Night [B4] | |||
| Day Tripper [B3] |
Paperback Writer [B6] |
|||
| I Want To Hold Your Hand [B8] | Eleanor Rigby [B7] | |||
| CASSETTE CASE AND TAPE |
CASE FRONT | CASE BACK | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
| The cassette cases ("Norelco" cases)
were clear plastic at the front and around the spine area,
and black plastic at the rear. |
This UK issue of "Oldies" has Lemon Yellow paper label
with EMI/Parlophone logo |
|||
| INLAY |
INLAY: FRONT | INLAY:
INSIDE |
||
 |
 |
|||
| This
copy has a white foldover inlay with a small reproduction of
the album cover, but no additional artwork or original liner
notes. The track listings were printed on the reverse, while
the foldover advertised other available Beatles and solo
cassettes. |
||||
| INLAY: FRONT CLOSE-UP | ||||
 |
The circular 1 7/8 " I.P.S. mark was printed
on the spine. The standard tape speed for a compact cassette is 1 ⅞ ips (1.875 inches per second). |
 |
The track listings were
printed on the reverse of the inlay while the foldovers
advertised other available Beatles cassettes. |
|
| INLAY: FRONT CLOSE-UP | ||||
 |
The
rearranged cassette running order was most likely related to
the need to balance the playing times of the four programs
on the 8-track edition produced alongside it. |
|||
| INLAY: INSIDE CLOSE-UP | INLAY: INSIDE CLOSE-UP | |||
 |
 |
Catalog number "TC-PCS 7016" and the EMI country code (*1) were printed on the inlay. |  |
The printer's code "7009 G & L" was printed at the bottom of the inlay. It is thought to indicate September 1970 and Garrod & Lofthouse. |
| INLAY: INSIDE CLOSE-UP | ||||
 |
 |
|||
| As the original 1963 two-track recording tape had
been discarded, Geoff Emerick created a simulated stereo
version of "She Loves You" from the mono master. |
||||
 |
"E.M.I.
Records (The Gramophone Company Ltd.)" credit was printed at
the bottom of the inside of the inlay. |
|||
| LABEL CLOSE-UP | ||||
 |
 |
 |
This cassette was
issued with a boxed EMI/Parlophone logo. NO "1E"
catalog number in addition to the ordinary "TC-PCS 7016" EMI
catalog number. |
|
| LABEL CLOSE-UP | ||||
| SIDE
1 |
SIDE 2 |
The track listings were printed on the reverse of the inlay. EMI originally issued the Beatles UK albums on cassette tape with re-arranged running orders. | ||
 |
 |
|||
| LABEL CLOSE-UP | ||||
 |
"Made
in England" was NOT
embossed on the shell. |
|||
| OTHER ITEM | ||||
| - |
||||
| LABEL | Lemon Yellow Paper Label with EMI/Parlophone logo in black
box |
|||
| MIX | STEREO (except as noted) |
|||
| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | EMI Records (The Gramophone Company Ltd.) / An E.M.I. Recording | |||
| CENTRAL
REMARK "SOLD IN U.K." |
- | |||
| RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT | ℗ 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 |
|||
| INLAY FORM | "white" inlay (Foldover) |
|||
| SHELL | Light Gray Shell / embossed "dp"
logo mark |
|||
| CASSETTE CASE |
"Norelco"
cases: clear plastic at the front and around the spine area,
and black plastic at the rear. |
|||
| PRINTER CREDIT | Made and Printed in Great Britain
/ 7009 G & L |
|||
| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Cover design: David Christian | |||
| PRODUCER | George Martin | |||
| COMMENTS | The original Beatles cassette
release of "Sgt. Pepper's" in October 1967, through "Abbey
Road (November 1969?)", "Let It Be (August 1970)", and the
first release of most of the other Beatles cassette albums
in Sept. and Oct, 1970, just months after EMI opened their
new tape duplicating facilities at Hayes in Middlesex in
July, 1970.
EMI opened its new tape duplicating facilities at Hayes, Middlesex in July 1970. These cassettes had bright yellow paper labels, with logo styles varying by period and copy. Some had the black-boxed EMI/Parlophone logo, while others had no logo. The absence of a logo may have been due to a shortage of costly letterpress blocks. The white inlay design of Let It Be provided the template for most subsequent Beatles cassette releases. Most Beatles cassette releases in 1970 and 1971 used white inlays with a small reproduction of the album cover, but no additional artwork or original liner notes. The codes 7010 and 7009 on the inside of the inlay are thought to indicate its printing date (October and September 1970, respectively), followed by the printer's initials: EJD, G&L or DP (Ernest J. Day, Garrod & Lofthouse or Data Packaging). An inlay's printing date does not necessarily establish when the cassette itself was issued. Advertising for other Beatles/solo albums was on the foldover front, and the EMI UK catalog no. (TC-PCS-XXXX) was on the front cover at the top and on the spine. The spine also carried the tape speed, 1&7/8 ths in a circular logo style at the top. The cassette cases ("Norelco" cases) were clear plastic at the front and around the spine area, and black plastic at the rear. The rearranged cassette running order was most likely related to the need to balance the playing times of the four programs on the 8-track edition produced alongside it. As the original 1963 two-track recording tape had been discarded, Geoff Emerick created a simulated stereo version of "She Loves You" from the mono master. (*1) EMI country code: 1E 262 o 04258 The EMI country codes (introduced on 1 June, 1969): In most cases the EMI Codes are the first two letters of the record's catalog#. These EMI Country Codes were used to indicate the country in which the record was pressed. Note this doesn't necessarily mean the record was also released in that country (from Discogs). OC / 0C / 1E= UK |
|||
|
TITLE
|
A Collection Of
Beatles' Oldies |
|||
| CATALOG NUMBER | TC-PCS 7016 / 1E 262 o 04258 |
|||
|
RELEASE DATE
|
Mid-1971? / Third Issue? | |||
| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | ||
| She Loves You [A1] (sim.
stereo) |
Michelle [A5] |
|||
| From Me To You [A2] | I Feel Fine [A7] | |||
| We Can Work It Out [A3] | Can't Buy Me Love [B1] | |||
| Ticket To Ride [B5] | Bad Boy [B2] | |||
| Help! [A4] | Yellow Submarine [A8] | |||
| Yesterday
[A6] |
A Hard Day's Night [B4] | |||
| Day Tripper [B3] |
Paperback Writer [B6] |
|||
| I Want To Hold Your Hand [B8] | Eleanor Rigby [B7] | |||
| CASSETTE CASE AND TAPE |
CASE FRONT | CASE BACK | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
| The cassette cases ("Norelco" cases)
were clear plastic at the front and around the spine area,
and black plastic at the rear. |
This UK issue of "Oldies" has Lemon Yellow paper label
with EMI/Parlophone logo |
|||
| INLAY |
INLAY: FRONT | INLAY:
INSIDE |
||
 |
 |
|||
| This
copy has a white foldover inlay with a small reproduction of
the album cover, but no additional artwork or original liner
notes. The track listings were printed on the reverse, while
the foldover advertised other available Beatles and solo
cassettes. |
||||
| INLAY: FRONT CLOSE-UP | ||||
 |
The circular 1 7/8 " I.P.S. mark was printed
on the spine. The standard tape speed for a compact cassette is 1 ⅞ ips (1.875 inches per second). |
 |
The track listings were
printed on the reverse of the inlay while the foldovers
advertised other available Beatles cassettes. |
|
| INLAY: FRONT CLOSE UP | ||||
 |
The
rearranged cassette running order was most likely related to
the need to balance the playing times of the four programs
on the 8-track edition produced alongside it. |
|||
| INLAY: INSIDE CLOSE-UP | INLAY: INSIDE CLOSE-UP | |||
 |
 |
Catalog number "TC-PCS 7016" and the EMI country code (*1) were printed on the inlay. |  |
The printer's code "7009 G & L" was printed at the bottom of the inlay. It is thought to indicate September 1970 and Garrod & Lofthouse. |
| INLAY: INSIDE CLOSE-UP | ||||
 |
 |
|||
| As the original 1963 two-track recording tape had
been discarded, Geoff Emerick created a simulated stereo
version of "She Loves You" from the mono master. |
||||
 |
"E.M.I.
Records (The Gramophone Company Ltd.)" credit was printed at
the bottom of the inside of the inlay. |
|||
| LABEL CLOSE-UP | ||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
| This cassette
was issued with a boxed EMI/Parlophone logo. NO
"1E" catalog number was printed in addition to the ordinary
"TC-PCS 7016" EMI catalog number. |
A prerecorded music
cassette is called a "Musicassette". |
The "DP (*2)" logo was not
embossed on the cassette shells. |
||
| LABEL CLOSE-UP | ||||
| SIDE
1 |
SIDE 2 |
The
track listings were printed on the reverse of the inlay. EMI
originally issued the Beatles UK albums on cassette tape
with re-arranged running orders. |
||
 |
 |
|||
| LABEL CLOSE-UP | ||||
 |
"Made
in U.S.A" was embossed on the shell. |
|||
| OTHER ITEM | ||||
| - |
||||
| LABEL | Lemon Yellow Paper Label with
EMI/Parlophone logo in black box |
|||
| MIX | STEREO (except as noted) |
|||
| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | EMI Records (The Gramophone Company Ltd.) / An E.M.I. Recording | |||
| CENTRAL
REMARK "SOLD IN U.K." |
- | |||
| RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT | ℗ 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 |
|||
| INLAY FORM | "white" inlay (Foldover) |
|||
| SHELL | White Shell / embossed "MADE
IN USA" |
|||
| CASSETTE CASE |
"Norelco"
cases:
clear
plastic at the front and around the spine area, and black
plastic at the rear. |
|||
| PRINTER CREDIT | Made and Printed in Great Britain
/ 7009 G & L |
|||
| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Cover design: David Christian | |||
| PRODUCER | George Martin | |||
| COMMENTS | The original Beatles cassette
release of "Sgt. Pepper's" in October 1967, through "Abbey
Road (November 1969?)", "Let It Be (August 1970)", and the
first release of most of the other Beatles cassette albums
in Sept. and Oct, 1970, just months after EMI opened their
new tape duplicating facilities at Hayes in Middlesex in
July, 1970.
EMI opened its new tape duplicating facilities at Hayes, Middlesex in July 1970. These cassettes had bright yellow paper labels, with logo styles varying by period and copy. Some had the black-boxed EMI/Parlophone logo, while others had no logo. The absence of a logo may have been due to a shortage of costly letterpress blocks. The white inlay design of Let It Be provided the template for most subsequent Beatles cassette releases. Most Beatles cassette releases in 1970 and 1971 used white inlays with a small reproduction of the album cover, but no additional artwork or original liner notes. The codes 7010 and 7009 on the inside of the inlay are thought to indicate its printing date (October and September 1970, respectively), followed by the printer's initials: EJD, G&L or DP (Ernest J. Day, Garrod & Lofthouse or Data Packaging). An inlay's printing date does not necessarily establish when the cassette itself was issued. Advertising for other Beatles/solo albums was on the foldover front, and the EMI UK catalog no. (TC-PCS-XXXX) was on the front cover at the top and on the spine. The spine also carried the tape speed, 1&7/8 ths in a circular logo style at the top. The cassette cases ("Norelco" cases) were clear plastic at the front and around the spine area, and black plastic at the rear. The rearranged cassette running order was most likely related to the need to balance the playing times of the four programs on the 8-track edition produced alongside it. As the original 1963 two-track recording tape had been discarded, Geoff Emerick created a simulated stereo version of "She Loves You" from the mono master. (*2) Data Packaging Corporation: (who also traded as Hellerman Data Packaging Ltd) supplied cassette and 8 track shells, tape and other components to the music industry. The "DP" logo can often be found molded into cassette shells, especially during the early to mid 1970s. (*1) EMI country code: 1E 262 o 04258 The EMI country codes (introduced on 1 June, 1969): In most cases the EMI Codes are the first two letters of the record's catalog#. These EMI Country Codes were used to indicate the country in which the record was pressed. Note this doesn't necessarily mean the record was also released in that country (from Discogs). OC / 0C / 1E= UK |
|||
|
TITLE
|
A Collection Of
Beatles' Oldies |
|||
| CATALOG NUMBER | TC-PCS 7016 / 1E 262 o 04258 |
|||
|
RELEASE DATE
|
Late 1971? / 4th Issue? | |||
| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | ||
| She Loves You [A1] (sim.
stereo) |
Michelle [A5] |
|||
| From Me To You [A2] | I Feel Fine [A7] | |||
| We Can Work It Out [A3] | Can't Buy Me Love [B1] | |||
| Ticket To Ride [B5] | Bad Boy [B2] | |||
| Help! [A4] | Yellow Submarine [A8] | |||
| Yesterday
[A6]
|
A Hard Day's Night [B4] | |||
| Day Tripper [B3] |
Paperback Writer [B6] |
|||
| I Want To Hold Your Hand [B8] | Eleanor Rigby [B7] | |||
| CASSETTE CASE AND TAPE |
CASE FRONT | CASE BACK | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! |
 |
 |
|
 |
|
| The cassette cases ("Norelco" cases)
were clear plastic at the front and around the spine area,
and black plastic at the rear. |
This UK issue of "Oldies" has Lemon Yellow paper label
without Parlophone logo |
|||
| INLAY |
INLAY: FRONT | INLAY:
INSIDE |
||
|
 |
|||
| This
copy has a white foldover inlay with a small reproduction of
the album cover, but no additional artwork or original liner
notes. The track listings were printed on the reverse, while
the foldover advertised other available Beatles and solo
cassettes. |
||||
| INLAY: FRONT CLOSE-UP | ||||
 |
The circular 1 7/8 " I.P.S. mark was printed
on the spine. The standard tape speed for a compact cassette is 1 ⅞ ips (1.875 inches per second). |
 |
The track listings were
printed on the reverse of the inlay while the foldovers
advertised other available Beatles cassettes. |
|
| INLAY: FRONT CLOSE-UP | ||||
 |
The
rearranged cassette running order was most likely related to
the need to balance the playing times of the four programs
on the 8-track edition produced alongside it. |
|||
| INLAY: INSIDE CLOSE-UP | INLAY: INSIDE CLOSE UP | |||
 |
 |
Catalog number "TC-PCS 7016" and the EMI country code (*1) were printed on the inlay. |  |
The printer's code "7009 G & L" was printed at the bottom of the inlay. It is thought to indicate September 1970 and Garrod & Lofthouse. |
| INLAY: INSIDE CLOSE UP | ||||
 |
 |
|||
| As the original 1963 two-track recording tape had
been discarded, Geoff Emerick created a simulated stereo
version of "She Loves You" from the mono master. |
||||
 |
"E.M.I.
Records (The Gramophone Company Ltd.)" credit was printed at
the bottom of the inside of the inlay. |
|||
| LABEL CLOSE-UP | ||||
 |
 |
 |
This cassette was
issued without £ Parlophone logo. NO
"1E" catalog number in addition to the ordinary "TC-PCS
7016" EMI catalog number. |
|
| LABEL CLOSE-UP | ||||
| SIDE
1 |
SIDE 2 |
The Side 2 label has a revised track listing layout compared with the Lemon Yellow label without a logo, Type-1. | ||
 |
 |
|||
| LABEL CLOSE-UP | ||||
 |
"Made
in
England" was embossed on the shell. |
|||
| OTHER ITEM | ||||
| - |
||||
| LABEL | Lemon Yellow Paper Label without Parlophone logo
Type-2 |
|||
| MIX | STEREO (except as noted) |
|||
| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | EMI Records (The Gramophone Company Ltd.) / An E.M.I. Recording | |||
| CENTRAL
REMARK "SOLD IN U.K." |
- | |||
| RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT | ℗ 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 |
|||
| INLAY FORM | "white" inlay (Foldover) |
|||
| SHELL | Light Gray Shell / embossed "MADE
IN ENGLAND" and "dp" logo mark |
|||
| CASSETTE CASE |
"Norelco"
cases:
clear plastic at the front and around the spine area, and
black plastic at the rear. |
|||
| PRINTER CREDIT | Made and Printed in Great Britain
/ 7009 G & L |
|||
| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Cover design: David Christian | |||
| PRODUCER | George Martin | |||
| COMMENTS | The original Beatles cassette
release of "Sgt. Pepper's" in October 1967, through "Abbey
Road (November 1969?)", "Let It Be (August 1970)", and the
first release of most of the other Beatles cassette albums
in Sept. and Oct, 1970, just months after EMI opened their
new tape duplicating facilities at Hayes in Middlesex in
July, 1970.
EMI opened its new tape duplicating facilities at Hayes, Middlesex in July 1970. These cassettes had bright yellow paper labels, with logo styles varying by period and copy. Some had the black-boxed EMI/Parlophone logo, while some were issued without the logo. The absence of a logo may have been due to a shortage of costly letterpress blocks. The white inlay design of Let It Be provided the template for most subsequent Beatles cassette releases. Most Beatles cassette releases in 1970 and 1971 used white inlays with a small reproduction of the album cover, but no additional artwork or original liner notes. The codes 7010 and 7009 on the inside of the inlay are thought to indicate its printing date (October and September 1970, respectively), followed by the printer's initials: EJD, G&L or DP (Ernest J. Day, Garrod & Lofthouse or Data Packaging). An inlay's printing date does not necessarily establish when the cassette itself was issued. Advertising for other Beatles/solo albums was on the foldover front, and the EMI UK catalog no. (TC-PCS-XXXX) was on the front cover at the top and on the spine. The spine also carried the tape speed, 1&7/8 ths in a circular logo style at the top. The cassette cases ("Norelco" cases) were clear plastic at the front and around the spine area, and black plastic at the rear. The rearranged cassette running order was most likely related to the need to balance the playing times of the four programs on the 8-track edition produced alongside it. The Side 2 label has a revised track listing layout compared with the Lemon Yellow label without a logo, Type-1. As the original 1963 two-track recording tape had been discarded, Geoff Emerick created a simulated stereo version of "She Loves You" from the mono master. Data Packaging Corporation: (who also traded as Hellerman Data Packaging Ltd) supplied cassette and 8 track shells, tape and other components to the music industry. The "DP" logo can often be found molded into cassette shells, especially during the early to mid 1970s. (*1) EMI country code: 1E 262 o 04258 The EMI country codes (introduced on 1 June, 1969): In most cases the EMI Codes are the first two letters of the record's catalog#. These EMI Country Codes were used to indicate the country in which the record was pressed. Note this doesn't necessarily mean the record was also released in that country (from Discogs). OC / 0C / 1E= UK |
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