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22. The Ballad Of John And Yoko / Old Brown Shoe (2531)
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#22-1 The Ballad Of John And Yoko / Old Brown Shoe (1st. Press "Los Angeles Press": 2531)
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TRACK LISTING
 SIDE 1 The Ballad Of John And Yoko (John Lennon Paul McCartney)
SIDE 2 Old Brown Shoe (George Harrison)
RELEASE DATE
 4th June 1969 / First Press
SLEEVE: FRONT SLEEVE: BACK SIDE 1 --> Click! SIDE 2 --> Click! DISK --> Click!
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label A circlar "PRINTED IN U.S.A." appears in the lower left corner of the sleeve. label
The West coast sleeves were made by Bert-Co Enterprises in Los Angeles and have a large rounded tab across the top of the "Ballad" side.
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label label On the A side, the song title and songwriter's credit is the left of the center hole. Both sides have "STEREO" in the upper right part of the apple and all other information to the right of the center hole.
 label The group's name is centered below the center hole, and "Recorded in England" is below the group's name on the A side.
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LABEL LABEL label The discs pressed by Capitol's Los Angeles  factory have light green apple labels.
The first pressings have Capitol logo perimeter print.
OTHER ITEM
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CATALOG NUMBER
 2531
LABEL
 Light Green Apple with Capitol logo
MIX
 Stereo
PRESS FACTORY Los Angeles, California
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 2   S-45-46865-A-5: (hand etched)   2   *  (machine stamped)
SIDE 2 2   S-45-46866-B-6: (hand etched)   2   *  (machine stamped)
VINYL COLOR
 BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME
 CAPITOL RECORDS, INC.
CENTER
 Full size center hole
PUBLISHER'S NAME
SIDE 1
 Maclen Music, Inc. BMI
SIDE 2
 Harrisongs Music, Inc. BMI
RUNNING TIME
 SIDE 1 2:58
SIDE 2
 3:17
PRODUCER
 George Martin
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES
 Picture Sleeve: The West coast sleeves were made by Bert-Co Enterprises in Los Angeles and have a large rounded tab across the top of the "Ballad" side.
The pictures were taken in the Garden of Paul's Cavendish Avenue London home in spring, 1969, by Linda McCartney
COMMENTS
 Capitol issued the record on 4th. June 1969 as Apple 2531.
In the U.S., the single was issued in a white background picture sleeve featuring a different color photo of the Beatles and Yoko Ono on each side.

There are two variations of the picture sleeve:
1) The east coast sleeves: they were printed and manufactured by Queens Litho in New York, have straight cut tops.
2) The west coast sleeves: they were made by Bert-Co Enterprises in Los Angeles and have a large rounded tab across the top of the "Ballad" side. (=this record)

The first pressings have Capitol logo perimeter print.
1) The discs pressed by Capitol's Los Angeles  factory have light green apple labels.(=this record)
2) The Scranton records have dark green apple label.
Later pressings of the single have Apple perimeter print on the A side.
1) There are Los Angeles pressings with light green apples
2) Jacsonville pressings with dark green apple.


#22-2 The Ballad Of John And Yoko / Old Brown Shoe (2nd. Press "Los Angeles Press": 2531)
 Back to the top of the line
TRACK LISTING
 SIDE 1 The Ballad Of John And Yoko (John Lennon Paul McCartney)
SIDE 2 Old Brown Shoe (George Harrison)
RELEASE DATE
 late1969? / Second Press
SLEEVE: FRONT SLEEVE: BACK SIDE 1 --> Click! SIDE 2 --> Click! DISK --> Click!
sleeve sleeve jude revolution revolution
SLEEVE CLOSE UP
label A circlar "PRINTED IN U.S.A." appears in the lower left corner of the sleeve. label
The East coast sleeves were printed and manufactured by Queens Litho in New York, have a straight cut tops.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label On the A side, the song title and songwriter's credit is the left of the center hole. Both sides have "STEREO" in the upper right part of the apple and all other information to the right of the center hole.
 label The group's name is centered below the center hole, and "Recorded in England" is below the group's name on the A side.
Later pressings of the single have Apple perimeter print on the A side.
LABEL CLOSE UP
LABEL LABEL label The discs pressed by Capitol's Los Angeles  factory have light green apple labels.
The later pressings have no Capitol logo perimeter print.
OTHER ITEM
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CATALOG NUMBER
 2531
LABEL
 Light Green Apple
MIX
 Stereo
PRESS FACTORY Los Angeles, California
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 2   S-45-46865-B-6: (hand etched)   2   1  *  (machine stamped)
SIDE 2 2   S-45-46866-A-5: (hand etched)   3  *  (machine stamped)
VINYL COLOR
 BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME
 APPLE RECORDS, INC.
CENTER
 Full size center hole
PUBLISHER'S NAME
SIDE 1
 Maclen Music, Inc. BMI
SIDE 2
 Harrisongs Music, Inc. BMI
RUNNING TIME
 SIDE 1 2:58
SIDE 2
 3:17
PRODUCER
 George Martin
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES
 Picture Sleeve: The East coast sleeves were printed and manufactured by Queens Litho in New York, have a straight cut tops.
The pictures were taken in the Garden of Paul's Cavendish Avenue London home in spring, 1969, by Linda McCartney
COMMENTS
 Capitol issued the record on 4th. June 1969 as Apple 2531.
In the U.S., the single was issued in a white background picture sleeve featuring a different color photo of the Beatles and Yoko Ono on each side.

There are two variations of the picture sleeve:
1) The east coast sleeves: they were printed and manufactured by Queens Litho in New York, have straight cut tops. (=this record)
2) The west coast sleeves: they were made by Bert-Co Enterprises in Los Angeles and have a large rounded tab across the top of the "Ballad" side.

The first pressings have Capitol logo perimeter print.
1) The discs pressed by Capitol's Los Angeles  factory have light green apple labels.
2) The Scranton records have dark green apple label.
Later pressings of the single have Apple perimeter print on the A side.
1) There are Los Angeles pressings with light green apples (=this record)
2) Jacsonville pressings with dark green apple.


#22-3 The Ballad Of John And Yoko / Old Brown Shoe (2nd. Press? "Scranton Press": 2531)
 Back to the top of the line
TRACK LISTING
 SIDE 1 The Ballad Of John And Yoko (John Lennon Paul McCartney)
SIDE 2 Old Brown Shoe (George Harrison)
RELEASE DATE
 late1969? / Second Press?
SLEEVE: FRONT SLEEVE: BACK SIDE 1 --> Click! SIDE 2 --> Click! DISK --> Click!
sleeve sleeve jude revolution revolution
SLEEVE CLOSE UP
label A circlar "PRINTED IN U.S.A." appears in the lower left corner of the sleeve. label
The East coast sleeves were printed and manufactured by Queens Litho in New York, have a straight cut tops.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label On the A side, the song title, songwriter's credit and "STEREO" is the left of the center hole, and the group's name, publishing information, time and matrix number to the right.
 label On the A side, "Recorded in England" and "Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc." appear below the center hole.
LABEL CLOSE UP
LABEL LABEL label On the B side, "Recorded in England" and "Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc." appear below the center hole, too.
These labels have glossy dark green apples and Capitol logo perimeter print, pressed by Capitol's Scranton factory.
OTHER ITEM
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CATALOG NUMBER
 2531
LABEL
 Dark Green Apple with Capitol logo
MIX
 Stereo
PRESS FACTORY Scranton, Pennsylvania
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 S45-46865-A3 (hand etched)   IAM mark (machine stamped)
SIDE 2 S45-46866-A3 (hand etched)   IAM mark (machine stamped)
VINYL COLOR
 BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME
 Capitol Records, Inc.
CENTER
 Full size center hole
PUBLISHER'S NAME
SIDE 1
 Maclen Music, Inc. BMI
SIDE 2
 Harrisongs Music Inc. BMI
RUNNING TIME
 SIDE 1 2:58
SIDE 2
 3:17
PRODUCER
 George Martin
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES
 Picture Sleeve: The East coast sleeves were printed and manufactured by Queens Litho in New York, have a straight cut tops.
The pictures were taken in the Garden of Paul's Cavendish Avenue London home in spring, 1969, by Linda McCartney
COMMENTS
 Capitol issued the record on 4th. June 1969 as Apple 2531.
In the U.S., the single was issued in a white background picture sleeve featuring a different color photo of the Beatles and Yoko Ono on each side.

There are two variations of the picture sleeve:
1) The east coast sleeves: they were printed and manufactured by Queens Litho in New York, have straight cut tops. (=this record)
2) The west coast sleeves: they were made by Bert-Co Enterprises in Los Angeles and have a large rounded tab across the top of the "Ballad" side.

The second layout variation, has the song title, songwriter's credit and "STEREO" to the left of the center hole, and the group's name, publishing information, time and matrix number to the right.
On the A side, "Recorded in England" and "Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc." appear below the center hole.
On the B side, the same information is printed below the center hole, too.
These labels have glossy dark green apples and Capitol logo perimeter print. They appear on records pressed by Capitol's Scranton factory.


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