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TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1
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Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (Lennon - Mc
Cartney - Harrison) |
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SIDE 2
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While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Lennon
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RELEASE DATE
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23th January 1969 / First Press? | ||||
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FRONT SLEEVE CLOSE
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Catalog number and the cursive "Apple" logomark were printed at the upper left corner of the front cover. |  |
The credit "jc trambouze" was printed at the lower right corner of the front. Jean-Claude Trambouze: French graphic designer & illustrator | ||
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With ( L ) mark on the
sleeve. It is the only back side with no added printed info. "Made in France I.D.N." was printed at the right of the back cover. |
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| Dark green label with an image of
an apple on side 1 and sliced apple on side 2. "Apple
Records - All rights..." printed at the start perimeter
print. The words "Made in France by Pathe Marconi" was printed around the label. |
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Catalog number and the words "B.I,E.M."
were printed at the left side of the center hole. |
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The credit "Production and Orchestrations
by George Martin" was printed at the right side of the
center hole. |
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A-side is credit to "Lennon - Mc Cartney - Harrison". B-side is credit to Lennon - Mc Cartney, although the song is by George Harrison. |
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OTHER ITEM
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Has the original re-order tag attached. | |||
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| CATALOG NUMBER | FO 148 |
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LABEL
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Dark Green Apple Label with
"B.I.E.M." logo |
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MIX
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MONO |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | FO 148 A 21
M3 263734 |
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| SIDE 2 | FO 148 B 21
M3 263735 |
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VINYL COLOR
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BLACK | ||||
| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | Apple / PATHÉ MARCONI | ||||
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CENTER
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Full size center hole | ||||
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
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SIDE 1
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SIDE 2
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| RUNNING TIME |
SIDE 1 | - |
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| PRODUCER | George Martin | ||||
| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Single pocket sleeve type with
re-order tag |
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COMMENTS
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Odeon of France began
to issue two-song singles on a regular basis beginning in
July, 1967. These singles were prefixed "FO". By April,
1968, France had become part of the European Economic
Community (EEC) numbering system. From that point on, all
singles, new and rerelease, would be issued with the new
numbers. In late 1968, all new Beatles releases switched to
the Apple label, while earlier records remained on Odeon. With ( L ) mark on the sleeve. It is the only back side with no added printed info. A-side is credit to "Lennon - Mc Cartney - Harrison". B-side is credit to Lennon - Mc Cartney, although the song is by George Harrison. Pathé Marconi: French vinyl pressing and tape manufacturing plant. Operating under this name from 1972 until February 1990. Previously operating as Pathé Marconi. IDN: French printing company. I.D.N. is an acronym standing for "Imprimerie Du Nord". Identified on most records with the sentence : "IDN made in France" or "I.D.N. made in France" B.I.E.M.: BIEM [Bureau International des Sociétés gérant les droits d'enregistrement et de reproduction mécanique] is an international organisation representing mechanical rights societies. |
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