TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1
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Lady Madonna (John Lennon-Paul
McCartney)
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SIDE 2
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The Inner Light (George Harrison)
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RELEASE DATE
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March 1968? / Second Press |
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SLEEVE CLOSE UP
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The East coast sleeves were printed by
Keystone Printed Specialities Co., Inc. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. Both
variations of the sleeve have
a straight cut tops. A circled "PRINTED IN U.S.A."
appears in white in
the lower left corner of the "Lady Madonna" side of the sleeve. |
LABEL
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Capitol
Yellow and Orange swirl label.
East Coast singles
pressed with labels printed by Bert-Co Enterprises of Los Angeles,
California.
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LABEL CLOSE UP
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The Capitol U.S.
logo has "REG. U.S. PAT. OFF" below the Capitol
logo.
Some of the first pressings of the single were issued with labels without running time of the songs.
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LABEL CLOSE UP |
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"MFD. BY CAPITOL
RECORDS. INC., U.S.A. T.M. (logo) MARCA REG."was printed (without
"subsidary") at perimeter.
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OTHER ITEM: Folded flyer
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The
singles were also packaged with a folded flyer, promoting membership in
the Official Beatles Fan Club.
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CATALOG NUMBER |
2138
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LABEL |
Capitol Yellow and Orange swirl label
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MIX |
MONO |
PRESS FACTORY
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Keystone
Printed Specialities Co., Inc. of Scranton, Pennsylvania
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MATRIX No.
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SIDE 1
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45-X
46256-F3
(hand etched) IAM mark (machine
stamped)
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SIDE 2
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45-X
46257-G2 #3
(hand
etched)
IAM mark (machine stamped)
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VINYL COLOR |
BLACK
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RECORD COMPANY'S NAME
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CAPITOL RECORDS
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CENTER |
Full size center hole
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PUBLISHER'S NAME |
SIDE 1 |
Maclen Music, Inc. BMI
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SIDE 2 |
Maclen Music, Inc. BMI
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RUNNING TIME
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SIDE 1 |
2:17
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SIDE 2 |
2:36
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PRODUCER |
Produced
by: George Martin
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DCOVER DESIGN / PHOTO / NOTES
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The
picture sleeve (Photo: taken at Abbey Road Studios in early February
1968)
East Coast issue in
straight
cut top.
The left and right sides of the folded paper visible on the "Lady
Madonna" side are straight.
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COMMENTS
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First Press: Orange and
yellow swirl label without "subsidary" print.
The picture sleeve for the single features a playful color photo of the
group that occupies the right third of the sleeve. The face of the
Beatles, each titled at the different angle, appear one on top of the
other, as if peaking out from behind a partially open door. The left
two-thirds of the sleeve has a blue background with the song titles,
Capitol logo and catalog number 2138 in yellow.
A circled "PRINTED IN U.S.A." appears in white in the lower left corner
of the "Lady Madonna" side of the sleeve.
Both variations of the sleeve have straight cut tops.
There are East Coast and West Coast version.
1) East Coast press:
picture sleeve issued in straight cut top.
Has a reddish tint that gives
the faces a pink coloration and the blue background a hint of purple.
The left and right sides of the folded paper visible on the "Lady
Madonna" side are straight.
Some of the later West Coast pressings have a LA wide font labels.
2) West Coast press: picture
sleeve issued straight cut top.
Has a greenish tint that is
visible on the faces and gives the blue background an almost faded look.
The left and right sides of the folded paper visible on the "The Inner
Light" side are bowed outward at the bottom.
The singles were also packaged with a folded flyer, promoting
membership in the Official Beatles Fan Club.
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