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25. Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane (FOS 116)
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#25-1 Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane (Promotional Record "Odéon White Label type-2-1": FOS 116)
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TRACK LISTING
SIDE 1
Strawberry Fields Forever   John Lennon et Paul McCartney
SIDE 2
Penny Lane   John Lennon et Paul McCartney
RELEASE DATE
Promotional Record / between 17 and 23 February 1967?
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cantbuy Odéon White Label with black print for promotional records.
Odeon dome logo and catalog no. were printed on the label's center left.
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SIDE 1
SIDE 2
On both sides, "BIEM" logo in the box was printed at the right side of the center hole.
"MADE IN FRANCE" was printed at the right side of the center hole.
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SIDE 1 SIDE 2 Just above the title of each song is the phrase "Tirage limité réservé aux exploitants des juke-boxes et à la Promotion = Limited Edition for Jukebox Operators and Promotions."
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CATALOG NUMBER FOS 116
LABEL
Odéon White Label with black print Type-2-1  (without SACEM logo)
MIX
MONO
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 7XCE 18415 21   M3 252253
SIDE 2 7XCE 18416 21   M3 252254
VINYL COLOR
BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME ODÉON
CENTER
Full size center hole
PUBLISHER'S NAME
SIDE 1
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SIDE 2
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RUNNING TIME
SIDE 1 3'58
SIDE 2
2'57
PRODUCER George Martin
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Company Sleeve
COMMENTS
From Michelle onwards, up to Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane, the last juke box release used the  juke box company covers,  they all carried FOS prefixes and had three-digit catalogue numbers.

The release date of this last record - which was not deposited at the National Library - is estimated between 17 and 23, February1967 (respective release dates of the English single 45T Parlophone R5570 "Strawberry Fields Forever" / "Penny Lane" and the French super 45T MEO 134 "Strawberry Fields Forever" / "And Your Bird Can Sing" / "Penny Lane" / "I'm Only Sleeping").
It is characterized by a promotional white label, which is confirmed by the mention "Limited edition reserved for jukebox operators and Promotion", placed just above the title of each song.

There is no trumpet ending on the French promo single: Penny Lane.

Eight singles came in that cover, four of those on the old arched Odeon label (Michelle / Run For Your Life; Yesterday / You've Got To Hide Your Love Away; We Can Work It Out / Day Tripper; Girl / Drive My Car), three on the red Odeon-EMI label,  (Paperback Writer / Rain; Nowhere Man / The Word; Eleanor Rigby / Yellow Submarine), plus one on the white Odeon-EMI label,  (Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane). (From "COVERS")



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