Apple Picture Sleeves
1967-1970
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TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1
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Ballad Of John And Yoko | ||
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SIDE 2
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Old Brown Shoe | |||
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RELEASE DATE
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4th June 1969 / First Press but later pressing | |||
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BACK COVER CLOSE UP
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LABEL CLOSE UP
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DISK
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A circlar "PRINTED IN U.S.A." appears in the lower left
corner of the "Ballad ..." side.
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The group's name is centered below the center hole on the Side-1. |
The first pressings have Capitol logo perimeter print
on the sliced side of the label, the disks pressed by Capitol's L.A. factory.
Later pressings of the single have Apple perimeter print on the side-1
with light green apples.
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OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL
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Light Green Apple type 1-L2 | |||
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CATALOG NUMBER
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Apple 2531 | |||
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VINYL COLOR
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BLACK | |||
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SLEEVE TYPE
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straight cut top (East Coast version) | |||
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MIX
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STEREO | |||
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
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SIDE 1
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Maclen Music, Inc. BMI | ||
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SIDE 2
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Harrisongs Music, Inc. BMI | |||
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COMMENTS
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The single was issued in a white background picture
sleeve featuring a different color photo of the Beatles and Yoko Ono on
each side. The pictures were taken in the garden of Paul's Cavendish Avenue
London home in spring 1969, by Linda McCartney. A circlar "PRINTED IN U.S.A." appears in the lower left corner of the "Ballad ..." side. There are two version of the sleeve. East Coast version (type 1-A): picture sleeve were printed and manufactured by Queens Litho in New York, and have straight cut top. West Coast version (type 1-B): picture sleeve were made by Bert-Co Enterprises in Los Angeles and have a large rounded tab across the top of the "Ballad.." side. The labels; There are Los Angeles pressings, Scranton pressings and Jacksonville pressings version. Early Los Angeles version (type 1-L1) the labels have Capitol logo perimeter print. The disks pressed by Capitol's Los Angeles factory have light green apple labels. Later Los Angeles version (type 1-L2) have "MFD. BY APPLE RECORDS, INC." perimeter print on the Side-1. Scranton version (type 1-S) have Capitol logo perimeter print and dark green apple labels. Jacksonville version (type 1-J) have "MFD. BY APPLE RECORDS, INC." perimeter print on the Side-1, and have dark green apple labels. |
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TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1
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Ballad Of John And Yoko | ||
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SIDE 2
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Old Brown Shoe | |||
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RELEASE DATE
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1969 / Second Press | |||
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LABEL CLOSE UP
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DISK
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The words "Recorded in England" and "Manufactured
by Capitol Records, Inc." appear below the center hole.
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OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL
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Dark Green Apple type 2-S | |||
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CATALOG NUMBER
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Apple 2531 | |||
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VINYL COLOR
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BLACK | |||
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SLEEVE TYPE
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straight cut top (East Coast version) | |||
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MIX
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STEREO | |||
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
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SIDE 1
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Maclen Music, Inc. BMI | ||
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SIDE 2
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Harrisongs Music, Inc. BMI | |||
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COMMENTS
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The second press labels have the words "Recorded
in England" and "Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc." at
the below the center hole. On the side-2, the same information is printed
under the center hole. These labels have glossy dark green apples and Capitol
logo perimeter print. They appear on records pressed by Capitol's Scranton
factory (type 2-S). There are two version of the sleeve. East Coast version (type 1-A): picture sleeve were printed and manufactured by Queens Litho in New York, and have straight cut top. West Coast version (type 1-B): picture sleeve 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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TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1
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Let It Be | ||
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SIDE 2
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You Know My Name (Look up the number) | |||
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RELEASE DATE
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11th March 1970 / First Press | |||
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LABEL CLOSE UP
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DISK
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The group's name and "Recorded in England"
is below the center hole.
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The side-2 has the group's name in the lower left part of the apple. |
The label has the Capitol logo perimeter print.
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OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL
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Dark Green Apple type 2-S | |||
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CATALOG NUMBER
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Apple 2764 | |||
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VINYL COLOR
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BLACK | |||
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SLEEVE TYPE
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straight cut top | |||
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MIX
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STEREO | |||
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
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SIDE 1
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Maclen Music, Inc. BMI | ||
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SIDE 2
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Maclen Music, Inc. BMI | |||
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COMMENTS
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The sleeve features the Ethan Russell color photos
of the faces of John, Paul, George and Ringo. A circlar "PRINTED IN U.S.A." appears in the lower right corner of the "You Know My Name" side. There are two version of the sleeve, both of which were probably printed by Queens Litho. The straight cut top sleeve has "You Know My Name" in thin letters on the open side. The second variation has a curved down top on its open side and a curved up top on the other. The labels; there are three layout variations of the single. The 1st version (type 1-L / 1-J): has the song title, songwriters credit and group's name centered below the center hole on the side-1. Type 1-L: The Los Angeles pressings have glossy light green apple labels. Type 1-J: The Jacksonville pressings have dull medium green apple labels with "MFD. BY APPLE RECORDS, INC." perimeter print on the Side-1. The 2nd version (type 2-S): has glossy dark green apple labels with the song title and songwriters credit to the left of the center hole. On side-1, the group's name and "Recorded in England" is below the center hole. These Scranton pressings have either Capitol logo perimeter print or "MFD BY APPLE..." perimeter print on the side-2. The 3rd version (type 3-J): has a layout similar to that of the 2nd variation on the side-1, but adds "Manufactured by Apple Records, Inc." at the bottom of the label and does not have the "STEREO" designation. These Jacksonville pressings have glossy dark green apple labels with Capitol logo perimeter print. |
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TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1
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The Long And Winding Road | ||
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SIDE 2
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For You Blue | |||
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RELEASE DATE
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11th May 1970 / First Press | |||
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LABEL CLOSE UP
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DISK
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The label has the song title and songwriters credit
in the upper left part of the apple, the group's name below the center
hole.
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The label has the "MFD. BY APPLE RECORDS, INC."
perimeter print on the side-2.
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OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL
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Dark Green Apple type 2-S | |||
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CATALOG NUMBER
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Apple 2832 | |||
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VINYL COLOR
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BLACK | |||
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SLEEVE TYPE
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straight cut top (East Coast version) | |||
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MIX
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STEREO | |||
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
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SIDE 1
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Maclen Music, Inc. BMI | ||
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SIDE 2
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Harrisongs Music, Inc. BMI | |||
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COMMENTS
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The sleeve features the Ethan Russell color photos
of the faces of John, Paul, George and Ringo. A circlar "PRINTED IN U.S.A." appears in the lower right corner of the "FOR YOU BLUE" side. There are two version of the sleeve. The East Coast Queens Litho produced sleeve have a straight cut top. The rarer West Coast sleeves were manufactured by Bert-Co and have a tub cut on the "FOR YOU BLUE" side. The labels; there are four layout variations of the single. The first three are first pressings. The 1st version (type 1-L): has the song title, songwriters credit below the center hole, the group's name to the upper left of the center on the side-1.These Los Angeles pressings have glossy light green apple labels. The 2nd version (type 2-S): has glossy dark green apple labels with the song title and songwriters credit in the upper left part of the apple, the group's name below the center hole. These labels appear on Scranton and non-Capitol East Coast pressings, have "MFD BY APPLE..." perimeter print on the side-2. The 3rd version (type 3-J): has the song titles in small print and the group's name in micro print. The song tiitle and songwriters credit runs along the top of the apple on the side-1 and in the upper left part of the apple on the side-2. The "(J. Lennon-P. McCartney)" credit on the side-1 is too close to the top of the center hole, which cuts through the credit on many copies of the disk. These Jacksonville pressings have glossy dark green apple labels with "MFD. BY APPLE...." perimeter print on side-2. The 4th version (type 4-J): has a layout similar to that of the 3rd variation, but with minor differences. To correct the problem of having the songwriters credit on the side-1 obliterated by the center hole, "J. Lennon" and "P. McCartney" are separated by an inch of space. On side-2, the song title "FOR YOU BLUE" is on 3 lines rather than 1 line. these corrected Jacksonville pressings have glossy dark green apple labels. |
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