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| TITLE | THE BEATLES'
GREATEST |
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| CATALOG NUMBER | EAS-81056 |
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| RELEASE DATE | 5th. April 1978 / First Press |
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| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| I Want To Hold Your Hand (*1965 mix) |
I Feel Fine |
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| Twist And Shout |
Rock And Roll Music |
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| A Hard Day's Night |
Ticket To Ride |
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| Eight Days A Week |
Please Please Me |
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| I Should Have Known Better |
It Won't Be Long |
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| Long Tall Sally |
From Me To You |
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| She Loves You (sim. stereo) |
Can't Buy Me Love |
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| Please Mister Postman | All My Loving (hi-hat intro.) | ||||
| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK | |
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| INNER SLEEVE | LYRIC SHEET (bifold) | ||||
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| EMI/Odeon logomark and "Toshiba EMI Limited." were printed at the lower right corner of the lyric sheet. | |||||
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Catalogue number "EAS-81056" was printed at the upper right corner of the front cover. |  |
EMI/Odeon logomark was printed on the back
cover. |
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"TOSHIBA EMI Ltd." and "MADE IN JAPAN ⓛ"
were printed on the bottom left of the back cover. |
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It is a wide
Obi that has the flag of the country of the LP's origin at
œthe top. Catalog No. "EAS-81056", 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.This style Obi came into use in June 1976 to
promote the EAS series of Beatles reissues. Additional flag obi series were released from 1977 to 1980. >1977: "Hollywood Super Live" and "Love
Songs"
The obi has changed little by little.>1978: "Greatest Hits" and "The Beatles Beat" >1979: Rarities Vol. 1 >1980: Rarities Vol. 2 Type 6-1: Plain white obi on the back
Type 6-2: Advertisement Obi 1 (Netherlands and Germany added) Type 6-3: Advertisement Obi 2 (with Aurex logo) Type 6-4: Advertisement Obi 3 (since April 1989) Sales tax is indicated |
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| Country Flag Obi: BACK CLOSE UP | |||||
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"Toshiba EMI" logomak and
TOSHIBA EMI Ltd.(address) were printed at the top of the
obi. |
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EMI/Odeon
label. The words "MFD. UNDER LICENCE BY TOSHIBA-EMI LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter. |
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Catalog number and master number were
printed at the right side of the label. JASRAC logomark was printed on the label. |
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Toshiba/EMI Japan issued this Euro-Dutch compilation 1978
as part of Japan's "Country Flag" obi/ EAS re-issue series
of the Beatles Japanese LP catalog which began in 1976. |
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OTHER ITEM
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| RECORD LABEL | EMI/Odeon Label |
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| MIX | STEREO *except as noted |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | Y BEX-50069
1S2 8 |
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| SIDE 2 | YBEX-50070
1S2 11 |
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| PRESS MARK | 1-4
8 |
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| VINYL COLOR | BLACK |
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| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | SLEEVE | Toshiba EMI Kabusikigaisha |
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| LABEL | MFD. UNDER
LICENCE BY TOSHIBA-EMI LTD. IN JAPAN |
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| SYMBOL/PRICE | ⓛ ¥2,500 |
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| LYRIC SHEET STYLE | Bifold type / Includes Japanese/English bio-lyric sheet insert. | ||||
| COVER FORM | Single type |
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| INNER SLEEVE |
Clear rice-paper sleeve. | ||||
| OBI |
Type 6-2: Advertisement Obi 1 (Netherlands
and Germany Albums were added) |
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| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Photo: Robert Freeman |
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COMMENTS
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Toshiba/EMI Japan
issued this Euro-Dutch compilation 1978 as part of Japan's
"Country Flag" obi/ EAS re-issue series of the Beatles
Japanese LP catalog which began in 1976. This is title n° 32
in the series, with Netherlands/Dutch flag obi. It's a re-issue of the German Odeon release "Beatles Greatest (SMO 83991)" compilation, originally released there June 1965. Pressed from a copy of a Dutch master, as identified by the matrix stamp, true stereo.
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. Additional flag obi series were released from 1977 to 1980. >1977: "Hollywood Super Live" and "Love Songs" >1978: "Greatest Hits" and "The Beatles Beat" >1979: Rarities Vol. 1 >1980: Rarities Vol. 2 The obi has changed little by little. Type 6-1: Plain white obi on the back Type 6-2: Advertisement Obi 1 (Netherlands and Germany added) Type 6-3: Advertisement Obi 2 (with Aurex logo) Type 6-4: Advertisement Obi 3 (since April 1989) Sales tax is indicated |
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