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TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1
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Michelle
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McCartney) |
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| SIDE 2 | Girl
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McCartney) |
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RELEASE DATE
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Test Press (First Press: 27th
January 1966) |
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The very special about this
item is the sleeve. It´s the same design which was used for
several german releases which differentiated only
through the different titles and catalog number printed on
the upper part of it. This sleeve has nothing printed on it.
Titles, album, composer etc. are written by hand on it .
Also there is a stamp "RAY" on both sides. |
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Cab driver's sleeve. Odeon logomark and EMI logomark were printed at the upper left of the front sleeve. Also there is a stamp "RAY" on both sides. |
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"ELECTROLA GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H KÖLN" was printed at the lower left of the back sleeve. | ||
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Test / White label-copy of the
1966´s german 7" Single of Michelle / Girl from The Beatles.
On the labels there are some stamps and the artist, titles, album etc. are written by hand on it. Printed at perimeter "der verkauf der platte wird wegen verletzung des urheberrechts strafrechtlich verfolgt = the sale of the record will be prosecuted for copyright infringement" |
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stamp "27. Jan. 1966 (release date)" on side-1. |
It means "unsaleable sample
record" |
On the labels
there are some stamps and the artist, titles, album etc. are
written by hand on it. |
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RECORD LABEL
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Odeon White Label |
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CATALOG NUMBER
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O 23 152 |
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MIX
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MONO | ||||
| MATRIX No. | Side1 | 7XBE 50135-1 |
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| Side2 | 7XBE 50136-1 |
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VINYL COLOR
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BLACK | ||||
| CENTER | Full size center hole | ||||
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RECORD COMPANY'S
NAME
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Label |
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Odeon / ELECTROLA GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H KÖLN | ||||
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COVER DESIGN/
PHOTO/ NOTES
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Cab driver's sleeve |
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PRINTER CREDIT
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PRODUCER
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George Martin |
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COMMENTS
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Promo/Whitelabel-copy
of the 1966´s german 7" Single of Michelle/Girl from The
Beatles. On the labels there are some stamps and the artist, titles, album etc. are written by hand on it. The very special about this item is the sleeve (A.K.A. Cab driver's sleeve). It´s the same design which was used for several german releases (for example "No reply / Eight Days A Week (1964)", "Ticket To Ride / Yes It Is (1965)" or "Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane (1967)") which differentiated only through the different titles and catalog number printed on the upper part of it. This sleeve has nothing printed on it. Titles, album, composer etc. are written by hand on it . Also there is a stamp "RAY" on both sides. |
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TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1
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Michelle
(Lennon
- McCartney) |
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| SIDE 2 | Girl
(Lennon
- McCartney) |
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RELEASE DATE
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Early 1966? / Second Press (First
Press: 27th January 1966) |
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| SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK --> Click! | ||||
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| SLEEVE: FRONT CLOSE UP | SLEEVE: BACK CLOSE UP | ||||
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Odeon logomark and EMI logomark were
printed at the upper left of the front sleeve. |
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"ELECTROLA GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H KÖLN" was printed at the lower left of the back sleeve. | ||
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Odeon logomark and EMI logomark were
printed at the upper left of the front sleeve. |
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was: "ALLE HERSTELLER. UND URHEBERRECHTE VORBEHALTEN
ÜBERSPIELUNG ...." |
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SIDE 2 |
Catalog
number
"O 23 152" was printed at the right side of the label. "GEMA" logo was printed on the both sides of the label. |
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LABEL
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| SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | "MADE IN GERMANY (straight)" and 45 in a
triangle were printed at the bottom of the label. Main vocal's credit was printed under the group's name. |
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RECORD LABEL
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Odeon Green Label Type-1 |
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CATALOG NUMBER
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O 23 152 |
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MIX
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MONO | ||||
| MATRIX No. | Side1 | 7XBE 50135-1 |
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| Side2 | 7XBE 50136-1 |
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VINYL COLOR
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BLACK | ||||
| CENTER | Full size center hole | ||||
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RECORD COMPANY'S
NAME
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Label |
Odeon |
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Odeon / ELECTROLA GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H KÖLN | ||||
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COVER DESIGN/
PHOTO/ NOTES
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PRINTER CREDIT
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PRODUCER
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George Martin |
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COMMENTS
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Green label and Odeon
logo mark in white was printed above the center hole. "MADE IN GERMANY (straight)" and 45 in a triangle were printed at the bottom of the label. The Original Odeon label single's appear in two slightly different styles. The first of these styles, features the following print around the rim of the label: ALLE HERSTELLER. UND URHEBERRECHTE VORBEHALTEN ÜBERSPIELUNG ÖFFENTLICHE AUFFÜHRUNG UND RUNDFUNKSENDUNG UNTERSAGT (All rights of the manufacturer reserved. Copying, public performance, and radio broadcast prohibited.) 1st. Press?: SLEEVE: Picture sleeve (Dark green sleeve?) LABEL: Green Odeon label, white logo and black print (Made in Germany straight) 2nd. Press: SLEEVE: Picture sleeve (Grass green sleeve) LABEL: Green Odeon label, white logo and black print LABEL: Green Odeon label, white logo and black print (Made in Germany straight) 3rd. Press: SLEEVE: Picture sleeve (Grass green sleeve). Back: advert for sunglasses, line under picture LABEL: Green Odeon label, white logo and black print (Made in Germany straight) 4th. Press: SLEEVE: Picture sleeve (Grass green sleeve). Back: advert for sunglasses, NO line under picture LABEL: Green Odeon label, white logo and black print (Made in Germany straight) 5th. Press: SLEEVE: Picture sleeve (Glossy mint green sleeve) LABEL: Green Odeon label, white logo and black print. Made in Germany circular, Matrix on the left side 6th. Press: SLEEVE: Picture sleeve (Glossy mint green sleeve) LABEL: Green Odeon label, white logo and black print. Made in Germany circular, Matrix on the right side "GEMA**/BIEM***" :a marking that indicates what company is responsible for the copyright payments for the material released on the record to the proper publishers. It is important to remember that a record with the above-mentioned marking isn't necessarily made in Germany but which was intended for sale in Germany. |
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