EMI
has released four albums of The Beatles on the colored vinyl in 1978.
These editions are produced for export to the USA only. This is a
limited and rare editions. There are only four albums: "Magical Mystery Tour", "The Beatles" (White Album), "Abbey Road" and "Let It Be". |
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TITLE
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THE BEATLES | ||
RELEASE DATE
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29th September.1978/Limited Edition | ||
FRONT | BACK | LABEL | DISK |
I cannot confirm these items because this album is still factory-shield in the protective plastic wrapping. | |||
INSIDE | STICKER | �@ | |
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Some copies were issued with a price sticker
(U.S LIST PRICE: $34.98) adhered to shrink-wrap.
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OTHER ITEM | |||
PORTRAITS | POSTER | ||
TRACK LISTING | CATALOG NUMBER | ||
SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | PCS 7067-8 | |
Back in the U.S.S.R. Dear Prudence Glass Onion Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da Wild honey pie The continuing story of Bungalow Bill While my guitar gently weeps Happiness is a warm gun |
Martha my dear I'm so tired Blackbird Piggies Rocky Raccoon Don't pass me by Why don't we do it in the road? I will Julia |
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LABEL | |||
APPLE | |||
MIX | |||
STEREO | |||
VINYL COLOR | |||
WHITE | |||
SIDE 3 | SIDE 4 | SERIAL NO. | |
Birthday Yer blues Mother nature's son Everybody got something to hide except me and my monkey Sexy Sadie Helter Skelter Long, long, long |
Revolution 1 Honey pie Savoy Truffle Cry baby cry (" Can you take me back...") Revolution 9 Good night |
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PRODUCER | |||
George Martin | |||
COVER DESIGN/PHOTO/NOTES | |||
Art Design: Richard Hamilton, Gordon House and Jeremy Banks Photo: John Kelly |
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RECORD COMPANY'S NAME
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Label:Apple Records + An E.M.I.
Recording (maybe) Album Cover: EMI Records (The Gramophone Co. Ltd.) Hays, Middlesex, England (maybe) |
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CENTRAL REMARK
"SOLD IN U.K..." |
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COVER FORM
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Gatefold type. "Open Side" cover. | ||
PRINTER CREDIT
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Printed and made in Great Britain by Garrod and Lofthouse International Ltd. (maybe) | ||
COMMENTS
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Double LP with gatefold cover which
was laminated both in and out, and the pockets for the records opened
at the side. Limited Edition:White vinyl record. Some copies were issued with a price sticker (U.S LIST PRICE: $34.98) adhered to shrink-wrap. Each LP was issued with large poster and four glossy photos of each Beatle. Without sequentially numbered on lower right of front cover. |
TITLE
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LET IT BE | ||||
CATALOG NUMBER | PCS 7096 | ||||
RELEASE DATE
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8th May 1979 (Limited Edition) | ||||
TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
Two
Of Us |
I've
Got A Feeling |
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Dig A Pony | One
After 909 |
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Across The Universe | The
Long And Winding Road |
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I Me Mine | For
You Blue |
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Dig
It |
Get
Back |
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Let It Be | |||||
Maggie Mae | |||||
FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK | |
INNER SLEEVE | FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | ||||
Plain
plastic bag type (Maybe) |
There is a
rainbow colored sticker attached to the front cover that says “Coloured
Vinyl INCL. EXTRA CHARGE £1.” Some copies were issued with a gold sticker adhered to shrink-wrap. |
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BACK COVER CLOSE UP | |||||
The back cover also a black
background. The text "reproduced for disc by Phil Spector", along with the song titles, appears in white above photos of each Beatle. |
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BACK COVER CLOSE UP | |||||
Album
have full
laminated cover without flaps on the back side. Cover was printed by
Garrod & Lofthouse. Sleeve with green and brown Apple logo on the back side. |
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LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
Light green label with an
image of an apple on side 1 and sliced apple on side 2. "Apple Records
- All rights..." printed at the start perimeter print. "Sold In U.K." statement was removed at the center of the label. |
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LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
SIDE 1 | SIDE 1 | Label
have "("An E.M.I.
Recording")" text on two lines.The left hand side of the label have "33
1/3", and "Mfd. in U.K." Publishing year printed with small copyright symbol (p). |
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OTHER ITEM | |||||
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LABEL | Apple label Type-5: Light Green Apple | ||||
MIX | STEREO | ||||
MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | YEX 773 PCS 7096 SIDE 1 HTM (hand etched) |
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SIDE 2 | YEX 774-PCS 7096 SIDE 2 (hand etched) | ||||
VINYL COLOR | WHITE |
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RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | Apple Records / An E.M.I. Recording | ||||
CENTRAL
REMARK "SOLD IN U.K." |
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RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT | (P) 1970 | ||||
COVER FORM | Single
type. Full laminated cover |
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PRINTER CREDIT | Printed and made in Great Britain by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. | ||||
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Design
by John Kosh Photographs by Ethan Russell |
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INNER SLEEVE | Black inner sleeve with a die-cut circular opening on one side | ||||
PRODUCER | George Martin | ||||
COMMENTS | Stereo
only. Limited edition. U.K. pressing. White vinyl. EMI has released four albums of The Beatles on the colored vinyl in 1978. These editions are produced for export to the USA only. This is a limited and rare editions. The cause of these editions is not known. Possible it was dedicated to the 10th Anniversary of Apple Records. Was made only four albums: “Magical Mystery Tour”, “The Beatles” (“The White Album”), “Abbey Road” and “Let It Be”. Laqueur for these limited editions made Harry T. Moss – EMI studio cutting engineer who has prepared a soundtrack to “write” on the matrix of the first and second side plates. Usually from someone who does this job depends mainly on how this issue will be heard. Harry T. Moss initials (HTM) hand etched on the trail off areas of the records except the “White Album”. Harry T. Moss did matrices for almost all the Beatles albums but his initials began to appear in 1973. (from "the beatles collection") Full laminated Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. sleeve with green and brown Apple logo on the back side. There is a rainbow colored sticker attached to the front cover that says "Coloured Vinyl INCL. EXTRA CHARGE £1." Some copies were issued with a gold sticker adhered to shrink-wrap. The photographs are by Ethan A. Russell. Jacket was designed by John Kosh. The inner flap was made from the back cover and glued with paste to the front cover. Textur light green apple label. "Apple Records - All rights..." printed at the start perimeter print. Label have "("An E.M.I. Recording")" text on two lines.The left hand side of the label have "33 1/3", and "Mfd. in U.K." Publishing year printed with small copyright symbol (p). "Sold In U.K." statement was removed at the center of the label. The trail off areas have the hand etched matrix number YEX 773 PCS 7096 SIDE 1 and initials “HTM” on the side 1 and matrix number YEX 774-PCS 7096 SIDE 2 on the side 2. |