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Toshiba EMI: Forever Obi Series
#08. Please Please Me (Japanese Edition) (AP-8675)
(Update: 15th September 2026)

"Forever Series" 1st Sleeve

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#8-1 Toshiba Onko / H ¥2000/ Forever Obi with Order sheet

#8-2 Toshiba EMI / H ¥2000/ Forever Obi with Order sheet??

#8-3 Toshiba EMI / H ¥2,200/ Forever Obi NO Order sheet

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#8-1 The Beatles Vol.1 (1973 Press "Toshiba Onko / Light Green Apple Label Type-2-1 / Forever Obi with Order Sheet / H ¥2,000 / Black Vinyl": AP-8675)
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TITLE		The Beatles Vol.1 "please please me"
CATALOG NUMBER		AP-8675
RELEASE DATE		1973 / Reissue
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		Please Please Me		Twist And Shout
		Anna (Go To Him)		A Taste Of Honey
		I Saw Her Standing There		Love Me Do (sim.stereo)
		Boys		Do You Want To Know A Secret
		Misery		Baby It's You
		Chains		There's A Place
		Ask Me Why		P.S. I Love You (sim.stereo)
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISC --> Click!

INSIDE --> Click!			INNER SLEEVE
			FRONT --> Click!	BACK --> Click!	Apple custom black sleeve.

FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
			Catalog number and the word "STEREO" are printed at the upper right corner of the front cover.		Apple logo is printed at the lower left corner of the front cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
				Apple logomark, "Toshiba Musical IndustriesLtd.", and "H ¥2,000" were printed at the lower right corner of the back cover.
"FOREVER" OBI: FRONT CLOSE UP

catalog number and price "¥2,000" are printed at the top on obi strip.			It is a wide Obi characterized by the Apple logo at the top, and has a dark green background.		The words "The Beatles Forever" is printed at the bottom.
"FOREVER" OBI: BACK CLOSE UP			LABEL CLOSE UP
		The obi remains intactwith the order form on the back uncut. Price "¥2,000" and "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." were printed on the obi strip.			The phrase "Apple Records - All Rights of the Manufacturer and of the Owner of the Recorded work Reserved." is printed at the perimeter.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" is printed at the perimeter. Catalog No. and matrix number are printed at the right side of the center hole.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					The tracklist is the same as the UK release, but the track order has been changed to put the most popular songs in Japan as the first track of each record.
With attached 8-PAGE COLOR BOOKLET
P-1		P-2	P-3	P-4	P-5

P-6		P-7	P-8	BOOKLET CLOSE UP
					Includes LP-sided 8-page full color picture book.
OTHER ITEM

RECORD LABEL		Light Green Apple label Type-2-1
MIX		STEREO *except as noted
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	YEX-94-2 39
	SIDE 2	YEX-95-21 17
PRESS MARK		3-9 XYW
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	SLEEVE	Toshiba Ongaku kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
	LABEL	MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		H ¥2,000
LYRIC SHEET STYLE		with attached 8-page color booklet
COVER FORM		Gatefold type. Full laminated soft cover
INNER SLEEVE		Apple custom black sleeve
OBI		"FOREVER" Obi (¥2,000 / Toshiba Onko) Wide Obi characterized by the Apple logo at the top, and has a dark green background.
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		-
COMMENTS		Like "Stereo! This is the Beatles Vol.2 (AP-8678)" this is a commemorative edition of Japan that was planned and edited according to the first visit to Japan. Light green Apple label Type-2-1 with black print. In late (September?)1969, Toshiba had to reissue on the Apple label all the records previously issued on the Odeon label. And in the Apple label, there are two subtypes, TOSHIBA MUSIC and TOSHIBA EMI. Further more, the early copies of the APPLE-TOSHIBA MUSIC type have dark Apple on its label, though the late copies have light one. Gatefold type. Full laminated soft cover with attached 8-page color booklet. The obi: "Forever" Obi This style Obi came into use in the late (October?) 1972 to promote all Beatles releases then currently on the Apple label. The tagline "Beatles Forever" used in Toshiba Onko's campaign began to be used around 1972. It is a wide Obi characterized by the Apple logo at the top, the words "The Beatles Forever" at the bottom, and has a dark green background. This is the first obi that was released with the same design.Forever obi was used in the early 70's, and used for the Beatles, solos, and Apple artist LPs. On 1st October 1973, Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd. was changed its name to Toshiba EMI Ltd. So, there were two kind of Obis --the company name is "Tohiba Musical..." version and "Toshiba EMI..." version. The order sheet was printed for the first Apple Obi but was discontinued in the early years of the Toshiba EMI/Apple Obi (maybe 1974)

#8-2 The Beatles Vol.1 (1974 Press? "Toshiba EMI / Light Green Apple Label Type-2-2 / Forever Obi with Order Sheet?? / H ¥2,200 / Black Vinyl": AP-8675)
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#8-3 The Beatles Vol.1 (1974 Press "Toshiba EMI / Light Green Apple Label Type-2-2 / Forever Obi NO Order Sheet / H ¥2,200 / Black Vinyl": AP-8675)
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TITLE		The Beatles Vol.1 "please please me"
CATALOG NUMBER		AP-8675
RELEASE DATE		1974 / Reissue
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		Please Please Me		Twist And Shout
		Anna (Go To Him)		A Taste Of Honey
		I Saw Her Standing There		Love Me Do (sim.stereo)
		Boys		Do You Want To Know A Secret
		Misery		Baby It's You
		Chains		There's A Place
		Ask Me Why		P.S. I Love You (sim.stereo)
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISC --> Click!

INSIDE --> Click!			INNER SLEEVE
			FRONT --> Click!	BACK --> Click!	Apple custom black sleeve.

FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
			Catalog number and the word "STEREO" are printed at the upper right corner of the front cover.		Apple logo is printed at the lower left corner of the front cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
				Apple logomark, "Toshiba Musical IndustriesLtd.", and "H ¥2,000" were printed at the lower right corner of the back cover.
"FOREVER" OBI: FRONT CLOSE UP

catalog number and price "¥2,200" are printed at the top on obi strip.			It is a wide Obi characterized by the Apple logo at the top, and has a dark green background.		The words "The Beatles Forever" is printed at the bottom.
"FOREVER" OBI: BACK CLOSE UP			LABEL CLOSE UP
		The order form is not printed on the obi.			The phrase "Apple Records - All Rights of the Manufacturer and of the Owner of the Recorded work Reserved." is printed at the perimeter.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA-EMI LTD. JAPAN" is printed at the perimeter. Catalog No. and matrix number are printed at the right side of the center hole.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					The tracklist is the same as the UK release, but the track order has been changed to put the most popular songs in Japan as the first track of each record.
With attached 8-PAGE COLOR BOOKLET
P-1		P-2	P-3	P-4	P-5

P-6		P-7	P-8	BOOKLET CLOSE UP
					Includes LP-sided 8-page full color picture book.
OTHER ITEM

RECORD LABEL		Light Green Apple label Type-2-2
MIX		STEREO *except as noted
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	YEX-94-2 44
	SIDE 2	YEX-95 23
PRESS MARK		4-1 7YW
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	SLEEVE	Toshiba EMI Kabushiki Kaisha
	LABEL	MFD. BY TOSHIBA-EMI LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		H ¥2,200
LYRIC SHEET STYLE		with attached 8-page color booklet
COVER FORM		Gatefold type. Full laminated soft cover
INNER SLEEVE		Apple custom black sleeve
OBI		"FOREVER" Obi (¥ 2,200 / No order sheet) Wide Obi characterized by the Apple logo at the top, and has a dark green background.
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		-
COMMENTS		Like "Stereo! This is the Beatles Vol.2 (AP-8678)" this is a commemorative edition of Japan that was planned and edited according to the first visit to Japan. Light green Apple label Type-2-2 with black print. In late (September?)1969, Toshiba had to reissue on the Apple label all the records previously issued on the Odeon label. And in the Apple label, there are two subtypes, TOSHIBA MUSIC and TOSHIBA EMI. Further more, the early copies of the APPLE-TOSHIBA MUSIC type have dark Apple on its label, though the late copies have light one. Gatefold type. Full laminated soft cover with attached 8-page color booklet. The obi: "Forever" Obi This style Obi came into use in the late (October?) 1972 to promote all Beatles releases then currently on the Apple label. The tagline "Beatles Forever" used in Toshiba Onko's campaign began to be used around 1972. It is a wide Obi characterized by the Apple logo at the top, the words "The Beatles Forever" at the bottom, and has a dark green background. This is the first obi that was released with the same design.Forever obi was used in the early 70's, and used for the Beatles, solos, and Apple artist LPs. On 1st October 1973, Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd. was changed its name to Toshiba EMI Ltd. So, there were two kind of Obis --the company name is "Tohiba Musical..." version and "Toshiba EMI..." version. The order sheet was printed for the first Apple Obi but was discontinued in the early years of the Toshiba EMI/Apple Obi (maybe 1974)