| In 1968, the Beatles were contracted to Parlophone
Records in the United Kingdom and Capitol Records in the
United States. In a new recording deal, EMI and Capitol agreed to distribute Apple Records until 1975, although EMI retained ownership of the Beatles' recordings. The records were issued on the Apple label but carried Parlophone R-prefixed catalogue numbers. Note: *Click on the sleeve pictures to view larger images. |
| Part-12: Apple Company Sleeve (from 1968 to 1971) | |
Black sleeve with green print.
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| Apple sleeve type-1A (from 1968 to 1969?) | ||
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Wavy
cut Type-A at top. Glossy sleeve. Glued left and right. |
| BACK COVER CLOSE UP | ||
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| Apple sleeve type-1B (from 1969 to 1973?) | |||
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Tab cut at top. Glossy sleeve. Glued bottom and right. |
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| Apple sleeve type-1C (from 1971? to 1976?) | |||
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Tab cut at top. Matte sleeve. Glued bottom and right. |
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| Apple sleeve type-2 (from 1976?) | ||
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Straight cut at top. Glossy sleeve. Center hole is smaller than type-1. Inside glued. |
| BACK COVER CLOSE UP | ||
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| Sleeve Form variations #1: Open top cut | ||||
| Type-1 | Type-2 | Type-3 | Type-4 | Type-5 |
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| Straight cut | Slight curved cut | Wavy cut Type-A | Wavy cut Type-B | Tab cut |
| Sleeve Form variations #2: Glued | |||
| Type-1 | Type-2 | Type-3 | |
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| Inside glued | Glued left & right | Glued bottom & right | |
 Part-11: Company Green
Sleeve #8 |
