The Beatles U.K. LP Export Edition

Export Edition CPCS Series
#04 Hey Jude ! (P-CPCS 106)
(Update: 18th. October 2023)

Parlophone 1st. Sleeve

INDEX

#4-1 Silver Parlophone Label / One EMI Marks
#4-2 Dark Green Apple Label / 2 Label errors "PAPER BACK" and "REVOLUTIONS" type
#4-3 Dark Green Apple Label / 1 Label error "PAPER BACK" type
#4-4 Light Green Apple Label / Unknown Contract Press?

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#4-1 Hey Jude ! (1st. Press "Silver Parlophone Label / One EMI Mark": P-CPCS 106)
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TITLE		HEY JUDE !
CATALOG NUMBER		P-CPCS 106 (Album Cover: CPCS 106)
RELEASE DATE		6th. March 1970 / First Press
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		Can't Buy Me Love		Hey Jude
		I Should Have Known Better		Old Brown Shoe
		Paper back Writer		Don't Let Me Down
		Rain		Ballad Of John and Yoko
		Lady Madonna
		Revolution
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK

INNER SLEEVE			BACK COVER CLOSE UP

				Catalog No. "CPCS 106" was printed at the upper right corner. Have the words "THE BEATLES HEY JUDE CPCS 106" with top and the spine of the cover.
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			Full laminated cover. "Manufactured by E.M.I. Records (The Gramophone Company Ltd.)" was printed at the bottom. Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Some copies have Parlophone sleeve with Parlophone logo on the back side (maybe).
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Export Issue (=this record)			Domestic Issue		The title for the export album is "HEY JUDE ! (1971)" but the title for the domestic release is "HEY JUDE", without the exclamation mark. The Apple logomark was printed on the left bottom of the back cover.

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					Silver Parlophone label with One EMI mark logo. THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)" was printed at the perimeter. "(P)- 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969" statement was printed at the left part of the label.
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			Catalog No. "P-CPCS 106" was printed at the right side of the label. 1st. pressings label have misprint: label error “PAPER (brank) BACK WRITER” on Side 1.	SIDE 1	SIDE 2

				Matrix No. is Side-1: YEEX 150 - 1 Side-2: YEEX 151 - 1
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					The label lists B-4 as "Ballad Of John And Yoko". (without "The")
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LABEL		Silver Parlophone Type-1
MIX		STEREO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	YEEX 150 - 1
	SIDE 2	YEEX 151 - 1
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		Label: THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter) Cover: Manufactured by EMI Records (The Gramophone Company Ltd)
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K."		-
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT		Side-1: (P) 1964 1966 1968 Side-2: (P) 1968 (P) 1969
COVER FORM		Single type. Full laminated cover. With the title and the number printed at the top and the spine of the cover
PRINTER CREDIT		Printed and made in Great Britain by Garrod and Lofthouse Ltd. CPCS 106
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Ethan Russell and Monte Fresco
INNER SLEEVE		Plain White Sleeve Type-1-2 Plain white paper / printed the words "PATENT APPLIED FOR" and "MADE IN ENGLAND" at the bottom of the sleeve.
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		Export edition. The original album was released in U.S.A. in February 1970. It was eventually released in UK in 1979 with the label of "two EMI marks label/Silver Parlophone", but until then the UK export album with the Apple label, "CPCS-106", was released. Incidentally, there were two kinds of the covers for the "CPCS 106" album; one has the title and the number printed at the top and the spine of the cover while the other one has not. 1st. Press (6th March.1970): P-CPCS-106 Silver Parlophone label with One EMI mark logo 2nd. Press(1971): CPCS-106 Dark Apple label / has misprint: Paper Back Writer and Revolutions on side-1. The label lists B-4 as "The Ballad Of John And Yoko". 3rd. Press(1971?): CPCS-106 Dark Apple label / has misprint: Paper Back Writer on side-1 (corrected "Revolution"). The label lists B-4 as "The Ballad Of John And Yoko". 4th. Press(1973): CPCS-106 Light Apple label The label lists B-4 as "The Ballad Of John And Yoko". * 1970s: Apple label (CPCS 106) in Parlophone sleeve (P-CPCS 106). The Beatles united for a final photographic session on 22 August 1969. It was also the last occasion in which all four members were together for band duties; thereafter their only meetings were business-related. The shoot took place in the house and grounds of Tittenhurst Park, John Lennon and Yoko Ono's home in Sunninghill near Ascot, Berkshire. The couple had moved in earlier in the month, although they had bought the 72-acre estate in May 1969. The photo shoot took place two days after their final recording session together. The photographers were Ethan Russell and Monte Fresco, with additional pictures taken by The Beatles' assistant Mal Evans.

#4-2 Hey Jude ! (2nd. Press "Dark Green Apple Label / REVOLUTIONS error type": CPCS 106)
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TITLE		HEY JUDE !
CATALOG NUMBER		CPCS 106
RELEASE DATE		1971?/2nd. Press/Export Edition
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		Can't Buy Me Love		Hey Jude
		I Should Have Known Better		Old Brown Shoe
		Paper back Writer		Don't Let Me Down
		Rain		The Ballad Of John and Yoko
		Lady Madonna
		Revolutions
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK

INNER SLEEVE		BACK COVER CLOSE UP
					Catalog No. "CPCS 106" was printed at the upper right corner. "Manufactured by E.M.I. Records (The Gramophone Company Ltd.)" was printed at the bottom.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
				Full laminated cover. Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Some copies have Parlophone sleeve with Parlophone logo on the back side (maybe).
COVER & LABEL CLOSE UP					LABEL CLOSE UP
Export Issue = This record			Domestic Issue	The title for the export album is "HEY JUDE!" but the title for the domestic release is "HEY JUDE", without the exclamation mark. The Apple logomark was printed on the left bottom of the back cover.

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				Dark green apple with “Mfd. in U.K.” label text. Apple 1st. pressings label have misprint: label error “Paper (brank) Back Writer” & “Revolutions” on Side 1.
					Matrix No. is Side-1: YEEX 150 - 1 Side-2: YEEX 151 - 1
				The label lists B-4 as "THE Ballad Of John And Yoko".
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL		Dark green apple label Type-4
MIX		STEREO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	YEEX 150 - 1
	SIDE 2	YEEX 151 - 1
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		Label: An E.M.I. Recording Cover: Manufactured by EMI Records (The Gramophone Company Ltd)
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K."		-
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT		Side-1: (P) 1964 1966 1968 Side-2: (P) 1968 (P) 1969
COVER FORM		Single type. Full laminated cover. Without the title and the number printed at the top and the spine of the cover
PRINTER CREDIT		Printed and made in Great Britain by Garrod and Lofthouse Ltd. CPCS 106
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Ethan Russell and Monte Fresco
INNER SLEEVE		Plain white paper / UK PATENT No. 1,125,555
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		Export edition. The original album was released in U.S.A. in February 1970. It was eventually released in UK in 1979 with the label of "two EMI marks label/Silver Parlophone", but until then the UK export album with the Apple label, "CPCS-106", was released. Incidentally, there were two kinds of the covers for the "CPCS 106" album; one has the title and the number printed at the top and the spine of the cover while the other one has not. Dark green label with an image of an apple on side 1 and sliced apple on side 2. Lavel have “An E.M.I. Recording” text on two lines and small “33 1/3″. Publishing year printed with small copyright symbol (p). Matrix numbers: Side 1: YEEX 150-1; Side 2: YEEX 151-1. The early records have labels with the song Paperback Writer erroneously printed as three words (Paper Back Writer) and the song Revolution erroneously printed as Revolutions. 1st. Press (6th March.1970): P-CPCS-106 Silver Parlophone label with One EMI mark logo 2nd. Press(1971): CPCS-106 Dark Apple label / has misprint: Paper Back Writer and Revolutions on side-1. (=this record) The label lists B-4 as "The Ballad Of John And Yoko". 3rd. Press(1971?): CPCS-106 Dark Apple label / has misprint: Paper Back Writer on side-1 (corrected "Revolution"). The label lists B-4 as "The Ballad Of John And Yoko". 4th. Press(1973): CPCS-106 Light Apple label The label lists B-4 as "The Ballad Of John And Yoko". * 1970s: Apple label (CPCS 106) in Parlophone sleeve (P-CPCS 106). The Beatles united for a final photographic session on 22 August 1969. It was also the last occasion in which all four members were together for band duties; thereafter their only meetings were business-related. The shoot took place in the house and grounds of Tittenhurst Park, John Lennon and Yoko Ono's home in Sunninghill near Ascot, Berkshire. The couple had moved in earlier in the month, although they had bought the 72-acre estate in May 1969. The photo shoot took place two days after their final recording session together. The photographers were Ethan Russell and Monte Fresco, with additional pictures taken by The Beatles' assistant Mal Evans.

#4-3 Hey Jude ! (3rd. Press "Dark Green Apple Label / Paper Back error type: CPCS 106)
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TITLE		HEY JUDE !
CATALOG NUMBER		CPCS 106
RELEASE DATE		1971?/3rd. Press/Export Edition
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		Can't Buy Me Love		Hey Jude
		I Should Have Known Better		Old Brown Shoe
		Paper back Writer		Don't Let Me Down
		Rain		The Ballad Of John and Yoko
		Lady Madonna
		Revolution
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK

INNER SLEEVE		BACK COVER CLOSE UP
					Catalog No. "CPCS 106" was printed at the upper right corner. "Manufactured by E.M.I. Records (The Gramophone Company Ltd.)" was printed at the bottom.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP

Full laminated cover. Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Some copies have Parlophone sleeve with Parlophone logo on the back side (maybe).				Some copies have the words "THE BEATLES HEY JUDE CPCS 106" with top and the spine of the cover.
COVER & LABEL CLOSE UP					LABEL CLOSE UP
Export Issue = This record			Domestic Issue	The title for the export album is "HEY JUDE!" but the title for the domestic release is "HEY JUDE", without the exclamation mark. The Apple logomark was printed on the left bottom of the back cover.

LABEL CLOSE UP
			Dark green apple with “Mfd. in U.K.” label text. Apple 1st. pressings label have misprint: label error “Paper (brank) Back Writer” & “Revolutions” on Side 1.	SIDE 1	SIDE 2

				Matrix No. is Side-1: YEEX 150 - 1 Side-2: YEEX 151 - 1
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL		Dark green apple label Type-4
MIX		STEREO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	YEEX 150 - 1
	SIDE 2	YEEX 151 - 1
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		Label: An E.M.I. Recording Cover: Manufactured by EMI Records (The Gramophone Company Ltd)
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K."		-
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT		Side-1: (P) 1964 1966 1968 Side-2: (P) 1968 (P) 1969
COVER FORM		Single type. Full laminated cover. With the title and the number printed at the top and the spine of the cover
PRINTER CREDIT		Printed and made in Great Britain by Garrod and Lofthouse Ltd. CPCS 106
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Ethan Russell and Monte Fresco
INNER SLEEVE		Plain white paper / UK PATENT No. 1,125,555
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		Export edition. The original album was released in U.S.A. in February 1970. It was eventually released in UK in 1979 with the label of "two EMI marks label/Silver Parlophone", but until then the UK export album with the Apple label, "CPCS-106", was released. Incidentally, there were two kinds of the covers for the "CPCS 106" album; one has the title and the number printed at the top and the spine of the cover while the other one has not. 1st. Press (6th March.1970): P-CPCS-106 Silver Parlophone label with One EMI mark logo 2nd. Press(1971): CPCS-106 Dark Apple label / has misprint: Paper Back Writer and Revolutions on side-1. The label lists B-4 as "The Ballad Of John And Yoko". 3rd. Press(1971?): CPCS-106 Dark Apple label / has misprint: Paper Back Writer on side-1 (corrected "Revolution"). The label lists B-4 as "The Ballad Of John And Yoko". 4th. Press(1973): CPCS-106 Light Apple label The label lists B-4 as "The Ballad Of John And Yoko". * 1970s: Apple label (CPCS 106) in Parlophone sleeve (P-CPCS 106). The Beatles united for a final photographic session on 22 August 1969. It was also the last occasion in which all four members were together for band duties; thereafter their only meetings were business-related. The shoot took place in the house and grounds of Tittenhurst Park, John Lennon and Yoko Ono's home in Sunninghill near Ascot, Berkshire. The couple had moved in earlier in the month, although they had bought the 72-acre estate in May 1969. The photo shoot took place two days after their final recording session together. The photographers were Ethan Russell and Monte Fresco, with additional pictures taken by The Beatles' assistant Mal Evans.

#4-4 Hey Jude ! (4th. Press "Light Green Apple Label / Unknown Contract Press?": CPCS 106)
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TITLE		HEY JUDE !
CATALOG NUMBER		CPCS 106
RELEASE DATE		1973? / 4th. Press/Export Edition / Unknown Contract Press?
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		Can't Buy Me Love		Hey Jude
		I Should Have Known Better		Old Brown Shoe
		Paperback Writer		Don't Let Me Down
		Rain		The Ballad Of John and Yoko
		Lady Madonna
		Revolution
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK

INNER SLEEVE			BACK COVER CLOSE UP
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!
					Catalog No. "CPCS 106" was printed at the upper right corner. The Apple logomark was printed on the left bottom of the back cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
				Some copies have the words "THE BEATLES HEY JUDE CPCS 106" with top and the spine of the cover.
					"Manufactured by E.M.I. Records (The Gramophone Company Ltd.)" was printed at the bottom.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP

Full laminated cover. Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Some copies have Parlophone sleeve with Parlophone logo on the back side (maybe).
LABEL CLOSE UP
				Light green apple label. The title for the export album is "HEY JUDE!" but the title for the domestic release (11th may. 1979 / Parlophone label) is "HEY JUDE", without the exclamation mark.
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					Light green apple with “Mfd. in U.K.” label text.
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				4th. Press(1973): CPCS-106 Light Apple label. Corrected "Revolution" and "Paperback Writer. The label lists B-4 as "The Ballad Of John And Yoko".
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				Matrix No. is Side-1: YEEX 150 - 1/ Side-2: YEEX 151 - 1 Contract pressing without stamper letters in dead wax. It does have a number 2 at 9 O'clock on Side 1.
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL		Light green apple label
MIX		STEREO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	YEEX 150 - 1		MOTHER & STAMPER	2 / None
	SIDE 2	YEEX 151 - 1			None
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		Label: An E.M.I. Recording Cover: Manufactured by EMI Records (The Gramophone Company Ltd)
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K."		-
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT		Side-1: (P) 1964 1966 1968 Side-2: (P) 1968 (P) 1969
COVER FORM		Single type. Full laminated cover. With the title and the number printed at the top and the spine of the cover
PRINTER CREDIT		Printed and made in Great Britain by Garrod and Lofthouse Ltd. CPCS 106
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Ethan Russell and Monte Fresco
INNER SLEEVE		Plain white paper
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		Export edition. The original album was released in U.S.A. in February 1970. It was eventually released in UK in 1979 with the label of "two EMI marks label/Silver Parlophone", but until then the UK export album with the Apple label, "CPCS-106", was released. Incidentally, there were two kinds of the covers for the "CPCS 106" album; one has the title and the number printed at the top and the spine of the cover while the other one has not. 1st. Press (6th March.1970): P-CPCS-106 Silver Parlophone label with One EMI mark logo 2nd. Press(1971): CPCS-106 Dark Apple label / has misprint: Paper Back Writer and Revolutions on side-1. The label lists B-4 as "The Ballad Of John And Yoko". 3rd. Press(1971?): CPCS-106 Dark Apple label / has misprint: Paper Back Writer on side-1 (corrected "Revolution"). The label lists B-4 as "The Ballad Of John And Yoko". 4th. Press(1973): CPCS-106 Light Apple label The label lists B-4 as "The Ballad Of John And Yoko". * 1970s: Apple label (CPCS 106) in Parlophone sleeve (P-CPCS 106). Original UK pressed Export LP with later light green Apple label and unusually it is a contract pressing (not sure if it's CBS / Phillips / Pye etc) rather than the regular EMI Pressing. It is a much heavier than the usual pressing. The edge is sharp (rather than the regular rounded EMI Pressing), and DOESN'T have the regular Mother & Stamper codes on the run out. It does have a number 2 at 9 O'clock on Side 1. Housed In Laminated sleeve.