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  06. Rubber Soul (PCS 3075)
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#6-1 Rubber Soul (1st Press "Roman Typeface Label / matrix-2/2": PCS 3075)
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TITLE Rubber Soul
CATALOG NUMBER PCS 3075
RELEASE DATE 3rd December 1965 / First Press
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
Drive My Car
 What Goes On
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
 Girl
You Won't See Me
 I'm Looking Through You
Nowhere Man
 In My Life
Think For Yourself
 Wait
The Word
 If I Needed Someone
Michelle Run For Your Life
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! SIDE 1 --> Click! SIDE 2 --> Click! DISC
sleeve sleeve
 		label label label
INNER SLEEVE FRONT COVER CLOSE-UP
sleeve sleeve sleeve Stereo sleeves were printed by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. or Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. Garrod & Lofthouse front covers carried the words “TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD.” beneath the Parlophone logo. The original cover photograph shows a loose thread on the right shoulder of John’s jacket. This was airbrushed out on most U.K. sleeves, while some countries, including Mexico, used the unretouched photograph.
BACK COVER CLOSE-UP
sleeve Wrap-around cover. Round-cut corner.
The catalog number “PCS 3075” and the word “stereo” were printed in the upper-right corner of the back cover.		 sleeve "TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." was printed under the Parlophone logo.
BACK COVER CLOSE-UP
sleeve Printer name credit: "12  LL  Printed and made  by  Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending  PMC 1267 PCS 3075"
LABEL CLOSE-UP
label label "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." (uppercase) was printed around the label rim. "℗ 1965" statement was printed on the label.
The tax code was “KT”.		 label
"SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS." statement was printed at the center of the label.
LABEL CLOSE-UP
#6-1
(Roman type)
 #6-2
(Sans Serif type)		 There are two label variants with different typefaces for the song titles and artist name.
1) Roman typeface.
2) Sans-serif typeface.		 #6-1
(=this record)		 #6-4
label label label label
The word “STEREO” in the upper-right area of the label was larger than on #6-4.
LABEL CLOSE-UP
SIDE 1 SIDE 2 Matrix Nos.:
Side-1: YEX 178 - 2
Side-2: YEX 179 - 2
label label
OTHER ITEM
-

LABEL Yellow Parlophone Type-6-1
MIX STEREO
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 YEX 178 - 2
SIDE 2 YEX 179 - 2
VINYL COLOR BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (uppercase)
CENTRAL REMARK
"SOLD IN U.K..."		 YES
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT ℗ 1965
COVER FORM Single type. Wrap-around cover / Round-cut corner
“stereo” TEXT SIZE None
PRINTER CREDIT 12  LL  Printed and made  by  Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending  PMC 1267 PCS 3075
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Photo: Robert Freeman
INNER SLEEVE Tracing-rice-paper-lined “USE EMITEX” die-cut sleeve type-3
PRODUCER George Martin
COMMENTS
 Black and Yellow Parlophone label with silver print:
the name "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." (uppercase) on the outer rim, the "SOLD IN U.K." remark, and the "℗ 1965" statement.

Beginning in 1964, Parlophone (and all the other EMI companies) began printing a phrase in the centers of all their singles, EPs and LPs, which said:

SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS.

This notice appears on the labels of every UK market EMI product, from very early 1964, right through mid-1969.

On 1st July 1965, EMI underwent a merger and each individual ceased to be a L.T.D. company and became a subsidiary of "The Gramophone Co. Ltd." which was owned by EMI. This merger meant yet another label change occurred and previous "Parlophone Co. Ltd." rims were replaced with the new "Gramophone" rims.

Sleeves were produced by two London printing companies: Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. and Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. This copy has a sleeve printed by Garrod & Lofthouse.


#6-2 Rubber Soul (1st Press "Sans-serif Typeface Label / matrix-2/2": PCS 3075)
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#6-3 Rubber Soul (2nd Press "Sans-serif Typeface Label & NORWEIGIAN WOOD misprint / matrix-3/3": PCS 3075)
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#6-4 Rubber Soul (2nd Press "Sans-serif Typeface Label / matrix-3/3": PCS 3075)
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TITLE Rubber Soul
CATALOG NUMBER PCS 3075
RELEASE DATE 1965/Second Press (First Press: 3rd December 1965)
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
Drive My Car
 What Goes On
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
 Girl
You Won't See Me
 I'm Looking Through You
Nowhere Man
 In My Life
Think For Yourself
 Wait
The Word
 If I Needed Someone
Michelle Run For Your Life
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! SIDE 1 --> Click! SIDE 2 --> Click! DISC
sleeve sleeve
 		label label label
INNER SLEEVE FRONT COVER CLOSE-UP
sleeve sleeve sleeve Stereo sleeves were printed by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. or Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. Garrod & Lofthouse front covers carried the words “TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD.” beneath the Parlophone logo. The original cover photograph shows a loose thread on the right shoulder of John’s jacket. This was airbrushed out on most U.K. sleeves, while some countries, including Mexico, used the unretouched photograph.
BACK COVER CLOSE-UP
sleeve Wrap-around cover. Round-cut corner.
The catalog number “PCS 3075” and the word “stereo” were printed in the upper-right corner of the back cover.		 sleeve "TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." was printed under the Parlophone logo.
BACK COVER CLOSE-UP
sleeve Printer name credit: "12  LL  Printed and made  by  Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending  PMC 1267 PCS 3075"
LABEL CLOSE-UP
label label "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." (uppercase) was printed around the label rim. "℗ 1965" statement was printed on the label.
No tax-code letters were embossed around the center hole.		 label
"SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS." statement was printed at the center of the label.
LABEL CLOSE-UP
#6-3
"NORWEIGIAN WOOD" misprint		 #6-4
(=this record)		 The early second-press label misspelled “NORWEGIAN WOOD” as “NORWEIGIAN WOOD”, with an extra “I”.
The later variant shown here was corrected.		 SIDE 1 SIDE 2
label label label label
Matrix Nos.:
Side-1: YEX 178 - 3
Side-2: YEX 179 - 3
OTHER ITEM
-

LABEL Yellow Parlophone Type-6-1
MIX STEREO
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 YEX 178 - 3
SIDE 2 YEX 179 - 3
VINYL COLOR BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (uppercase)
CENTRAL REMARK
"SOLD IN U.K..."		 YES
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT ℗ 1965
COVER FORM Single type. Wrap-around cover / Round-cut corner
“stereo” TEXT SIZE None
PRINTER CREDIT 12  LL  Printed and made  by  Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending  PMC 1267 PCS 3075
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Photo: Robert Freeman
INNER SLEEVE Tracing-rice-paper-lined “Use Emitex” die-cut sleeve
PRODUCER George Martin
COMMENTS
 Black and Yellow Parlophone label with silver print:
the name "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." (uppercase) on the outer rim, the "SOLD IN U.K." remark, and the "℗ 1965" statement.

Beginning in 1964, Parlophone (and all the other EMI companies) began printing a phrase in the centers of all their singles, EPs and LPs, which said:

SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS.

This notice appears on the labels of every UK market EMI product, from very early 1964, right through mid-1969.

On 1st July 1965, EMI underwent a merger and each individual ceased to be a L.T.D. company and became a subsidiary of "The Gramophone Co. Ltd." which was owned by EMI. This merger meant yet another label change occurred and previous "Parlophone Co. Ltd." rims were replaced with the new "Gramophone" rims.

Sleeves were produced by two London printing companies: Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. and Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. This copy has a sleeve printed by Garrod & Lofthouse.


#6-5 Rubber Soul (2nd Press "Roman Typeface Label / matrix-3/3": PCS 3075)
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TITLE Rubber Soul
CATALOG NUMBER PCS 3075
RELEASE DATE 1965/Second Press (First Press: 3rd December 1965)
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
Drive My Car
 What Goes On
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
 Girl
You Won't See Me
 I'm Looking Through You
Nowhere Man
 In My Life
Think For Yourself
 Wait
The Word
 If I Needed Someone
Michelle Run For Your Life
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! SIDE 1 --> Click! SIDE 2 --> Click! DISC
sleeve sleeve
 		label label label
INNER SLEEVE FRONT COVER CLOSE-UP
sleeve sleeve sleeve Stereo sleeves were printed by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. or Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. Garrod & Lofthouse front covers carried the words “TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD.” beneath the Parlophone logo. The original cover photograph shows a loose thread on the right shoulder of John’s jacket. This was airbrushed out on most U.K. sleeves, while some countries, including Mexico, used the unretouched photograph.
BACK COVER CLOSE-UP
sleeve Wrap-around cover. Round-cut corner.
The catalog number “PCS 3075” and the word “stereo” were printed in the upper-right corner of the back cover.		 sleeve "TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." was printed under the Parlophone logo.
BACK COVER CLOSE-UP
sleeve Printer name credit: "12  LL  Printed and made  by  Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending  PMC 1267 PCS 3075"
LABEL CLOSE-UP
label label "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." (uppercase) was printed around the label rim. "℗ 1965" statement was printed on the label.
The tax-code letters K and T were embossed around the center hole.		 label
"SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS." statement was printed at the center of the label.
LABEL CLOSE-UP
#6-4
(Sans Serif type)		 #6-5=this record
(Roman type)		 There are two label variants with different typefaces for the song titles and artist name.
1) Sans-serif typeface.
2) Roman typeface.		 #6-4 #6-5=this record
label label label label
The word “STEREO” in the upper-right area of the label was larger than on #6-4.
LABEL CLOSE-UP
SIDE 1 SIDE 2 Matrix Nos.:
Side-1: YEX 178 - 3
Side-2: YEX 179 - 3
label label
OTHER ITEM
-

LABEL Yellow Parlophone Type-6-1' (large STEREO logo)
MIX STEREO
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 YEX 178 - 3
SIDE 2 YEX 179 - 3
VINYL COLOR BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (uppercase)
CENTRAL REMARK
"SOLD IN U.K..."		 YES
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT ℗ 1965
COVER FORM Single type. Wrap-around cover / Round-cut corner
“stereo” TEXT SIZE None
PRINTER CREDIT 12  LL  Printed and made  by  Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending  PMC 1267 PCS 3075
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Photo: Robert Freeman
INNER SLEEVE Tracing-rice-paper-lined “Use Emitex” die-cut sleeve
PRODUCER George Martin
COMMENTS
 Black and Yellow Parlophone label with silver print:
the name "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." (uppercase) on the outer rim, the "SOLD IN U.K." remark, and the "℗ 1965" statement.
The word “STEREO” was printed in large type in the upper-right area of the label.
The song titles and artist name were printed in Roman type.

Sleeves were produced by two London printing companies: Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. and Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. This copy has a sleeve printed by Garrod & Lofthouse.


#6-6 Rubber Soul (Export issue? "matrix-3/3 & with black stereo logo Sleeve": PCS 3075)
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TITLE Rubber Soul
CATALOG NUMBER PCS 3075
RELEASE DATE 1968? / Export for U.S. ?
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
Drive My Car
 What Goes On
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
 Girl
You Won't See Me
 I'm Looking Through You
Nowhere Man
 In My Life
Think For Yourself
 Wait
The Word
 If I Needed Someone
Michelle Run For Your Life
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! SIDE 1 --> Click! SIDE 2 --> Click! DISC
sleeve sleeve
 		label label label
INNER SLEEVE FRONT COVER CLOSE-UP
sleeve sleeve sleeve Most U.K.-printed sleeves for this album had no “stereo” indicator on the front cover. Some sleeves had a small black or silver “stereo” indicator in the upper-right corner. This copy has black lettering, a U.S. retail price sticker ($2.50), and shrink-wrapping.
According to the dealer, the examples they had encountered came directly from the U.S., suggesting that these sleeves may have been produced for export.
FRONT COVER CLOSE-UP
sleeve sleeve Stereo sleeves were printed by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. or Ernest J. Day & Co.
Ltd. Garrod & Lofthouse front covers carried the words “TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD.” beneath the Parlophone logo.
The original cover photograph shows a loose thread on the right shoulder of John’s jacket. This was airbrushed out on most U.K. sleeves, while some countries, including Mexico, used the unretouched photograph.
BACK COVER CLOSE-UP
sleeve Wrap-around cover. Round-cut corner.
The catalog number “PCS 3075” and the word “stereo” were printed in the upper-right corner of the back cover.		 sleeve "TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." was printed under the Parlophone logo.
BACK COVER CLOSE-UP
sleeve Printer name credit: "12  LL  Printed and made  by  Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending  PMC 1267 PCS 3075"
LABEL CLOSE-UP
label label "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." (uppercase) was printed around the label rim. "℗ 1965" statement was printed on the label.
The tax-code letters K and T were embossed around the center hole.		 label
"SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS." statement was printed at the center of the label.
LABEL CLOSE-UP
#6-5
(Roman type)		 #6-6=this record
(Sans Serif type)		 There are two label variants with different typefaces for the song titles and artist name.
1) Roman typeface.
2) Sans-serif typeface.		 #6-5 #6-6=this record
label label label label
The word “STEREO” in the upper-right area of the label was smaller than on #6-5.
LABEL CLOSE-UP
SIDE 1 SIDE 2 Matrix Nos.:
Side-1: YEX 178 - 3
Side-2: YEX 179 - 3
label label
OTHER ITEM
-

LABEL Yellow Parlophone Type-6-1
MIX STEREO
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 YEX 178 - 3
SIDE 2 YEX 179 - 3
VINYL COLOR BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (uppercase)
CENTRAL REMARK
"SOLD IN U.K..."		 YES
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT ℗ 1965
COVER FORM Single type. Wrap-around cover / Round-cut corner
“stereo” TEXT SIZE Small / Black
PRINTER CREDIT 12  LL  Printed and made  by  Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending  PMC 1267 PCS 3075
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Photo: Robert Freeman
INNER SLEEVE Sepia "LP Advertising" Inner sleeve
PRODUCER George Martin
COMMENTS
 Most U.K.-printed sleeves for this album had no “stereo” indicator on the front cover. Some sleeves had a small black or silver “stereo” indicator in the upper-right corner. This copy has black lettering, a U.S. retail price sticker ($2.50), and shrink-wrapping.
According to the dealer, the examples they had encountered came directly from the U.S., suggesting that these sleeves may have been produced for export.

I think
the black lettering may have preceded the silver version. The ink may have been changed to silver because the black lettering was difficult to see.

Black and Yellow Parlophone label with silver print:
the name "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." (uppercase) on the outer rim, the "SOLD IN U.K." remark, and the "℗ 1965" statement.
The word “STEREO” was printed in small type in the upper-right area of the label.
The song titles and artist name use a narrow sans-serif typeface.

Sleeves were produced by two London printing companies: Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. and Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. This copy has a sleeve printed by Garrod & Lofthouse.


#6-7 Rubber Soul (Export issue? "matrix-3/3 & with silver stereo logo Sleeve": PCS 3075)
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TITLE Rubber Soul
CATALOG NUMBER PCS 3075
RELEASE DATE 1968? / Export for U.S. ?
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
Drive My Car
 What Goes On
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
 Girl
You Won't See Me
 I'm Looking Through You
Nowhere Man
 In My Life
Think For Yourself
 Wait
The Word
 If I Needed Someone
Michelle Run For Your Life
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! SIDE 1 --> Click! SIDE 2 --> Click! DISC
sleeve sleeve
 		label label label
INNER SLEEVE FRONT COVER CLOSE-UP
#6-6 #6-7 (=this record) Most U.K.-printed sleeves for this album had no “stereo” indicator on the front cover. Some sleeves had a small black or silver “stereo” indicator in the upper-right corner.
This copy has silver lettering. According to the dealer, the examples they had encountered came directly from the U.S., suggesting that these sleeves may have been produced for export.
sleeve sleeve sleeve
FRONT COVER CLOSE-UP
sleeve sleeve Stereo sleeves were printed by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. or Ernest J. Day & Co.
Ltd. Garrod & Lofthouse front covers carried the words “TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD.” beneath the Parlophone logo.
The original cover photograph shows a loose thread on the right shoulder of John’s jacket. This was airbrushed out on most U.K. sleeves, while some countries, including Mexico, used the unretouched photograph.
BACK COVER CLOSE-UP
sleeve Wrap-around cover. Round-cut corner.
The catalog number “PCS 3075” and the word “stereo” were printed in the upper-right corner of the back cover.		 sleeve "TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." was printed under the Parlophone logo.
BACK COVER CLOSE-UP
sleeve Printer name credit: "12  LL  Printed and made  by  Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending  PMC 1267 PCS 3075"
LABEL CLOSE-UP
label label "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." (uppercase) was printed around the label rim. "℗ 1965" statement was printed on the label.
No tax-code letters were embossed around either center hole. 		label
"SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS." statement was printed at the center of the label.
LABEL CLOSE-UP
#6-5
(Roman type)		 #6-7=this record
(Sans Serif type)		 There are two label variants with different typefaces for the song titles and artist name.
1) Roman typeface.
2) Sans-serif typeface.		 #6-5 #6-7=this record
label label label label
The word “STEREO” in the upper-right area of the label was smaller than on #6-5.
LABEL CLOSE-UP
SIDE 1 SIDE 2 Matrix Nos.:
Side-1: YEX 178 - 3
Side-2: YEX 179 - 3
label label
OTHER ITEM
-

LABEL Yellow Parlophone Type-6-1
MIX STEREO
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 YEX 178 - 3
SIDE 2 YEX 179 - 3
VINYL COLOR BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (uppercase)
CENTRAL REMARK
"SOLD IN U.K..."		 YES
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT ℗ 1965
COVER FORM Single type. Wrap-around cover / Round-cut corner
“stereo” TEXT SIZE Small / Silver
PRINTER CREDIT 12  LL  Printed and made  by  Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending  PMC 1267 PCS 3075
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Photo: Robert Freeman
INNER SLEEVE Sepia "LP Advertising" Inner sleeve
PRODUCER George Martin
COMMENTS
 Most U.K.-printed sleeves for this album had no “stereo” indicator on the front cover. Some sleeves had a small black or silver “stereo” indicator in the upper-right corner. This copy has silver lettering, a U.S. retail price sticker ($2.50), and shrink-wrapping.
According to the dealer, the examples they had encountered came directly from the U.S., suggesting that these sleeves may have been produced for export.

I think
the black lettering may have preceded the silver version. The ink may have been changed to silver because the black lettering was difficult to see.

Black and Yellow Parlophone label with silver print:
the name "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." (uppercase) on the outer rim, the "SOLD IN U.K." remark, and the "℗ 1965" statement.
The word “STEREO” was printed in small type in the upper-right area of the label.
The song titles and artist name use a narrow sans-serif typeface.

Sleeves were produced by two London printing companies: Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. and Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. This copy has a sleeve printed by Garrod & Lofthouse.


#6-8 Rubber Soul (3rd Press "Without SOLD IN U.K.": PCS 3075)
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#6-9 Rubber Soul (4th Press "1 EMI Mark / Ernest J. Day Sleeve": PCS 3075)
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TITLE Rubber Soul
CATALOG NUMBER PCS 3075
RELEASE DATE November 1969 until 1970 / 4th Press (First Press: 3rd December 1965)
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
Drive My Car
 What Goes On
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
 Girl
You Won't See Me
 I'm Looking Through You
Nowhere Man
 In My Life
Think For Yourself
 Wait
The Word
 If I Needed Someone
Michelle Run For Your Life
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! SIDE 1 --> Click! SIDE 2 --> Click! DISC
sleeve sleeve
 		label label label
INNER SLEEVE
 FRONT COVER CLOSE-UP
sleeve sleeve sleeve Stereo sleeves were printed by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. or Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. The Ernest J. Day front cover does not have the words “TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD.” beneath the Parlophone pound-sign logo. The original cover photograph shows a loose thread on the right shoulder of John’s jacket. This was airbrushed out on most U.K. sleeves, while some countries, including Mexico, used the unretouched photograph.
BACK COVER CLOSE-UP
sleeve Wrap-around cover. Round-cut corner.
The catalog number “PCS 3075” and the word “stereo” were printed in the upper-right corner of the back cover.		 sleeve The words “TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD.” were printed beneath the Parlophone logo on the back cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE-UP
sleeve Printer name credit: "6512  LL  Printed and made  by  Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd., London  PMC 1267 PCS 3075"
LABEL CLOSE-UP
label label Parlophone started to use a newly designed label in late 1969. Parlophone radically changed their label design to this silver style with an EMI boxed logo at the bottom of the label. "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." (uppercase) was printed around the label rim. "℗ 1965" statement was printed on the label.
LABEL CLOSE-UP
label label The original label printing plates are reported to have been reused, with “STEREO” moved from the top to just above the catalog number.
“Made In GT. Britain” was printed along the lower edge of the label.
 SIDE 1 SIDE 2
label label
Matrix Nos.:
Side-1: YEX 178 - 3
Side-2: YEX 179 - 3
OTHER ITEM
-

LABEL Silver Parlophone One EMI Mark Type-1
MIX STEREO
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 YEX 178 - 3
SIDE 2 YEX 179 - 3
VINYL COLOR BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (uppercase)
CENTRAL REMARK
"SOLD IN U.K..."		 -
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT ℗ 1965
COVER FORM Single type. Wrap-around cover / Round-cut corner
“stereo” TEXT SIZE None
PRINTER CREDIT 6512  LL  Printed and made  by  Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd., London  PMC 1267 PCS 3075
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Photo: Robert Freeman
INNER SLEEVE Plain White Sleeve Type-3 (1969? --) / PATENT No. 1,125,555 / MADE IN ENGLAND
PRODUCER George Martin
COMMENTS
 Black and Silver Parlophone label with One EMI logo:
Parlophone started to use a newly designed label in late 1969. Parlophone radically changed their label design to this silver style with an EMI boxed logo at the bottom of the label, and the rim text now arches around the top of the label rather than underneath.
The original label printing plates are reported to have been reused, with “STEREO” moved from the top to just above the catalog number. It was thought many years ago that Parlophone had closed their mono back catalog before the label design changed and as such no mono copies existed on this label, but over the years it’s transpired that three albums from the Beatles’ back catalog had their mono runs extended slightly overlapping the transition. These three albums were “Please Please Me”, “Help!” and “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”. These mono pressings are considered rare. Label used between 1969 and early 1971.

Sleeves were produced by two London printing companies: Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. and Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. This copy has a sleeve printed by Ernest J. Day.


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