 Parlophon Original Sleeve |
| TITLE | RUBBER SOUL |
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| CATALOG NUMBER | PMCQ 31509 |
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| RELEASE DATE | 20th December 1965 / First Press | ||||
| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| Drive My Car |
What Goes On |
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| Norwegian Wood | Girl |
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| You Won't See Me |
I'm Looking Through You |
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| Nowhere Man |
In My Life |
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| Think For
Yourself |
Wait |
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| The Word |
If I Needed Someone |
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| Michelle | Run For Your Life | ||||
| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK --> Click! | |
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| INNER SLEEVE | FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | ||||
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Rubber soul logo is not the original one:
it was redesigned in a slightly different form, which looks
like a skinny (slimmed-down) version of the original. |
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| FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | |||||
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Catalog number was printed at the upper
right of the front cover.
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| BACK COVER CLOSE UP | |||||
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| It is the
seventh Italian LP. Apparently, it looks identical to the UK
version, but its back sleeve is completely different from
the UK release as it shows a full colour picture of the
Beatles. |
"DISCHI PARLOPHON / CARISH s.p.a. MILANO" bottom on inside sleeve. | ||||
| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
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Parlophone black label in silver ink. The label design remained unchanged until 1968 / early 1969 when EMI printed its new "Parlophone" label. |
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"MADE IN ITALY" was
printed on the bottom of the label. |
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| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
| SIDE 1 |
SIDE 2 |
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| Album title is
not mentioned on the LP labels. |
Boxed BIEM logo
was printed at the left side on both sides. |
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Track of Side2-1: composer's name is "Lennon - McCartney - Starkey" |
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OTHER ITEM
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| LABEL | Parlophon Black Label
in silver ink |
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| MIX | MONO |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | XEX 579
T1 30.12. 65 |
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| SIDE 2 | XEX 580 T1 30.12. 65 | ||||
| VINYL COLOR | BLACK | ||||
| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | LABEL | THE PARLOPHON (capital
letter) |
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| COVER | DISCHI PARLOPHON /
CARISH s.p.a. MILANO |
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| PUBLISHER'S CREDIT | SIDE 1: BIEM SIDE 2: BIEM |
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| COVER FORM | Single pocket type.
Laminated front and back sides. The flaps cannot be seen at the upper and bottom place at back cover. |
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| PRINTER CREDIT | None |
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| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Front Photo:
Robert Freeman Back cover showing a Robert Freeman color photo of the Beatles. |
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| INNER SLEEVE | Clear plastic cuffed
sleeve |
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| PRODUCER | George Martin | ||||
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COMMENTS
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Between 1963
and early 1965 Beatles albums were issued in mono only on a
red "Parlophon" label. In mid 1965 Parlophone issued Beatles
albums on a silver and black label. All of the earlier LP's were reissued onto this label style. New LP's came to be issued in stereo as well as mono. The label design remained unchanged until 1968 / early 1969 when EMI printed its new "Parlophone" label. It is the seventh Italian LP. Apparently, it looks identical to the UK version, but its back sleeve is completely different from the UK release as it shows a full colour picture of the Beatles. Rubber soul logo is not the original one: it was redesigned in a slightly different form, which looks like a skinny (slimmed-down) version of the original. 1st press COVER: Single pocket type. Laminated front and back sides. boxed "Dischi Parlophon" logo bottom left on front; "DISCHI PARLOPHON logo CARISH s.p.a. MILANO" bottom on inside. LABEL: black label SIDE 1: Boxed BIEM Logo NO MECOLICO Logo SIDE 2: Boxed BIEM Logo NO MECOLICO Logo "MADE IN ITALY" was printed on the bottom of the label. Album title is not mentioned on the LP labels. |
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| TITLE | RUBBER SOUL |
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| CATALOG NUMBER | S.PMCQ 31509 |
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| RELEASE DATE | 14th January 1966 / First Pres? | ||||
| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| Drive My Car |
What Goes On |
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| Norwegian Wood | Girl |
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| You Won't See Me |
I'm Looking Through You |
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| Nowhere Man |
In My Life |
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| Think For
Yourself |
Wait |
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| The Word |
If I Needed Someone |
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| Michelle | Run For Your Life | ||||
| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK --> Click! | |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
| INNER SLEEVE | FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | ||||
| Clear plastic
cuffed sleeve |
 |
 |
Rubber soul logo is not the original one:
it was redesigned in a slightly different form, which looks
like a skinny (slimmed-down) version of the original. |
||
| FRONT AND BACK COVER CLOSE UP | |||||
 |
 |
The stereo
editions were distributed using the mono cover on which a
round silver sticker carrying the word STEREO
printed in black was placed on the left front cover edge and
across the cover spine. |
 |
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| Catalog number was printed at the upper right of the front cover. | |||||
| BACK COVER CLOSE UP | |||||
 |
 |
 |
|||
| It is the
seventh Italian LP. Apparently, it looks identical to the UK
version, but its back sleeve is completely different from
the UK release as it shows a full colour picture of the
Beatles. |
"DISCHI PARLOPHON / CARISH s.p.a. MILANO" bottom on inside sleeve. | ||||
| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
 |
Parlophone black label in silver ink. The label design remained unchanged until 1968 / early 1969 when EMI printed its new "Parlophone" label. |
 |
"MADE IN ITALY" was
printed on the bottom of the label. |
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| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
| SIDE 1 |
SIDE 2 |
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 |
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| The mono
pressings had the release number PMCQ 315**, while the
stereo copies, retaining the same mono release number, added
an 'S' before the mono prefix, thus turning it into S.PMCQ
315*** All stereo LPs were released on the black Parlophon label. |
Boxed BIEM logo
was printed at the left side on both sides. |
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 |
 |
Track of Side2-1: composer's name is "Lennon - McCartney - Starkey" |
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OTHER ITEM
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| LABEL | Parlophon Black Label
in silver ink |
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| MIX | STEREO |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | YEX 178-2 14. 1.
66 |
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| SIDE 2 | YEX 179-2 14. 1. 66 | ||||
| VINYL COLOR | BLACK | ||||
| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | LABEL | THE PARLOPHON (capital
letter) |
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| COVER | DISCHI PARLOPHON /
CARISH s.p.a. MILANO |
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| PUBLISHER'S CREDIT | SIDE 1: BIEM SIDE 2: BIEM |
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| COVER FORM | Single pocket type.
Laminated front and back sides. The flaps cannot be seen at the upper and bottom place at back cover. |
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| PRINTER CREDIT | None |
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| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Front Photo:
Robert Freeman Back cover showing a Robert Freeman color photo of the Beatles. |
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| INNER SLEEVE | Clear plastic cuffed
sleeve |
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| PRODUCER | George Martin | ||||
|
COMMENTS
|
Between 1963
and early 1965 Beatles albums were issued in mono only on a
red "Parlophon" label. In mid 1965 Parlophone issued Beatles
albums on a silver and black label. All of the earlier LP's were reissued onto this label style. New LP's came to be issued in stereo as well as mono. The label design remained unchanged until 1968 / early 1969 when EMI printed its new "Parlophone" label. It is the seventh Italian LP. Apparently, it looks identical to the UK version, but its back sleeve is completely different from the UK release as it shows a full colour picture of the Beatles. Rubber soul logo is not the original one: it was redesigned in a slightly different form, which looks like a skinny (slimmed-down) version of the original. The stereo editions were distributed using the mono cover on which a round silver sticker carrying the word STEREO printed in black was placed on the left front cover edge and across the cover spine. The mono pressings had the release number PMCQ 315**, while the stereo copies, retaining the same mono release number, added an 'S' before the mono prefix, thus turning it into S.PMCQ 315*** All stereo LPs were released on the black Parlophon label. 1st press COVER: Single pocket type. Laminated front and back sides. boxed "Dischi Parlophon" logo bottom left on front; "DISCHI PARLOPHON logo CARISH s.p.a. MILANO" bottom on inside. LABEL: black label SIDE 1: Boxed BIEM Logo NO MECOLICO Logo SIDE 2: Boxed BIEM Logo NO MECOLICO Logo "MADE IN ITALY" was printed on the bottom of the label. Album title is not mentioned on the LP labels. |
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