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| TITLE | THE EARLY
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| CATALOG NUMBER | EAS-80565 | ||||
| RELEASE DATE | Promotional Record (First Press: 5th July 1976) | ||||
| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| Love Me Do (sim. stereo) |
Please Please Me |
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| Twist And Shout |
P. S. I Love You (sim. stereo) |
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| Anna (Go To Him) |
Baby It's You |
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| Chains |
A Taste Of Honey |
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| Boys | Do You Want To Know A Secret | ||||
| Ask Me Why | |
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| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISC --> Click! | |
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LYRIC SHEET (Single Sheet) | ||||
| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | CLOSE UP |
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Single sheet type / Includes Japanese/English bio-lyric sheet insert. | ||
| INSIDE: CLOSE UP | |||||
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| Printed how to join the Japanese
Beatles fan club "Immortal Beatles Fan Club" and
"Beatles Cine Club". The name of Keiichi Ishizaka and Shinichi Miyoshi of Toshiba EMI are listed as "contact information about the Beatles". |
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| LYRIC SHEET (Single Sheet) | |||||
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Apple logo and "Toshiba EMI Limited." were printed at the lower right corner of the lyric sheet. | ||||
| INNER SLEEVE | FRONT COVER: CLOSE UP |
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Earlier pressings came with black inner sleeve, later pressings clear rice-paper sleeve. |  |
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| Apple mark is printed at the
lower right side of the front cover. The word "STEREO" and
catalog number are printed at the upper right corner of the
front cover. |
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Company name "Toshiba EMI Ltd." is printed on the back cover. | ||||
| Country Flag Obi: FRONT CLOSE UP | |||||
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It is a wide Obi that has the
flag of the country of the LP's origin at the top. Catalog No. "EAS-80565", and priced "¥ 2,500" were printed on the front of the obi strip. The LP's series number is located on the Apple logo and at an angle at the bottom. Has a red background. |
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| Country Flag Obi: BACK CLOSE UP | |||||
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| Country Flag Obi, which was
reissued in 1976, has been released in three parts. 1st time: 5 June, 1976 / 2nd. time: 20 June, 1976 / 3rd. time: 5 July, 76. Each time, the back of the Obi changes little by little.
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| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
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Apple white label. The words "Sample"
inside a rectangle and "Not For Sale" are printed on the
label. The release date "5th July) was printed on both labels. |
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| Catalog number and master number
were printed at the right side of the label. The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA-EMI LTD. JAPAN" was printed at the bottom of the label. |
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Song titles were printed
in narrow sans-serif font on the label. |
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OTHER ITEM
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| RECORD LABEL | Apple White Label (for promotional use
only) |
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| MIX | STEREO |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | ST-X-1-2309
1S 17 |
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| SIDE 2 | St-X-2-2309
1S 14 |
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| PRESS MARK | NONE |
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| VINYL COLOR | BLACK |
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| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | SLEEVE | Toshiba EMI Kabushiki Kaisha | |||
| LABEL | MFD. BY
TOSHIBA-EMI LTD. JAPAN |
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| SYMBOL/PRICE | ⓛ ¥2,500 |
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| LYRIC SHEET STYLE | Single sheet type / Includes
Japanese/English bio-lyric sheet insert. |
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| COVER FORM | Gatefold type.. No laminated hard cover. Non flipback cover. | ||||
| INNER SLEEVE |
Earlier pressings came with black inner
sleeve, later pressings clear rice-paper sleeve. |
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| OBI |
Country Flag Obi Type-3: Advertisement
Obi2 "White Album" has NO Obi, "Rock and roll music" cover photo |
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| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Front cover photo: Robert Freeman
taken in Hyde Park Liner notes: Motoharu Kojima |
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COMMENTS
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1976 "Country Flag"
obi / EAS re-issue series of the Beatles Japanese LP
catalog. Issue n° 20 in the series, with UK flag obi. The Early Beatles is the Beatles' sixth album released on Capitol Records, and their eighth album for the American market. All of the tracks on this album had previously been issued on the early 1964 Vee-Jay Records release "Introducing... The Beatles". The front cover photo for this album features the same back cover photo for the British LP Beatles for Sale. Apple white label (promotional use only). The design of Apple white labels deffers markedly from commercial Apple LPs. Promo versions eliminate perimeter print and feature a line drawing of the Apple logo at the label top. All print is black. Notice the promo characters inside a rectangle to the left of the Apple logo. The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA-EMI LTD. JAPAN" was printed at the below of the group's name. Promo copies were sometimes sent in generic EMI Sample Record covers. In Japan, promotional records have traditionally been provided at no charge to radio stations, record shops, and the mass media to increase the sales of a record or in some cases to promote a tour. There are two types of promotional releases. Type-1: This type is called the white label promo for which a unique label has been made. The design of Apple white labels deffers markedly from commercial Apple LPs. Promo versions eliminate perimeter print and feature a line drawing of the Apple logo at the label top. All print is black. Notice the promo characters inside a rectangle to the left of the Apple logo. Most usually, the regular cover is used with appropriate alterations to prohibit commercial sale. Promo copies were sometimes sent in generic EMI Sample Record covers. Type-2: The second type of promo record is less elaborate and is called a sticker promo. It is simply a regular commercial release that has a promo sticker affixed to the cover. This type of promo is occasionally found on post-1975 releases. The obi: Country flag obi. This style Obi came into use in June 1976 to promote the EAS series of Beatles reissues. It is a wide Obi that has the flag of the country of the LP's origin at the top. The LP's series number is located on the Apple logo and at an angle at the bottom. Has a red background. Country Flag Obi series, which was reissued in 1976, has been released in three parts. >1st time: 5 June, 1976 >2nd. time: 20 June, 1976 >3rd. time: 5 July, 1976. Each time, the back of the Obi changes little by little.
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