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#3-1 Rare Beatles (Promotional Record "White Label / Clear Green Vinyl / with Sample Sticker": AW-20003/4)
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TITLE RARE BEATLES
CATALOG NUMBER AW-20003/20004
RELEASE DATE Promotional Record (First Press: 16th May 1982)
TRACK LISTING SIDE A
SIDE B
Introduction
Twist & Shout
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down & Cry Over You
Mr. Moonlight
I Saw Her Standing There
A Taste Of Honey
Roll Over Beethoven
Besame Mucho
Hippy Hippy Shake
Reminiscing
Sweet Little Sixteen
Kansas City / Hey Hey Hey Hey
Lend Me Your Comb
Where Have You Been All My Life
Your Feets Too Big
SIDE C SIDE D
Till There Was You
Sheila
Ain't Nothing Shakin'
Red Sails In The Sunset
To Know Her Is To Love Her
Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby
Little Queenie
Matchbox
Falling In Love Again
Talkin' 'Bout You
Ask Me Why
Shimmy Shake
Be Bop A Lula
Long Tall Sally
Hallelujah I Love Her So I Remember You
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! INSIDE (Gatefold Type) --> Click! INNER SLEEVE --> Click!
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SIDE 1 --> Click! SIDE 2 --> Click! SIDE 3 --> Click! SIDE 4 --> Click! DISK --> Click!
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LINER NOTES (Bifold)
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sleeve sleeve sleeve sleeve The liner notes are a four-page foldout. One side features song commentary written by Tsuneo Matsumoto.
The lyrics are printed on the inside of the jacket.
sleeve On the back of the liner notes, there is a list of Beatles concerts from 1962, compiled by the Complete Beatles Fan Club.
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sleeve On the back, there is also a chart of the member changes leading up to the formation of the Beatles, compiled by the Complete Beatles Fan Club.
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sleeve The catalog No. and the word "STEREO" are printed in the upper right corner of the front cover.

sleeve An oval silver sticker with the word 'sample' in black is attached to the back cover.
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The album has a limited number. On the back cover, on the left side, it says 'COLLECTOR'S NUMBER,' and a number is printed next to it. But on sample copies, this space is blank.


COVER INSIDE: CLOSE UP
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On the inside of the cover, Contains notes regarding the audio source of this record.
Green OBI: FRONT CLOSE UP
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At the top of the obi, the album title, catalog number, and price (4000 yen) are listed. Below that, it says, "Limited edition (with collector's number), colored vinyl (green), includes 1962 concert list and member movement chart leading up to the formation." At the bottom of the obi, there is a white sticker that reads "Release date: 16th May, 1982."
Green OBI: BACK CLOSE UP
sleeve sleeve Previously released albums from Trio Records are introduced. The bottom of the OBI strip says that renting and recording to tape without permission are not allowed.
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label Promotional white label
sleeve JASRAC logomark is printed at the right side of the label.

sleeve sleeve sleeve sleeve The words "Sample disc" in a box was printed at the left side of the center hole.
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label sleeve "THE BEATLES HISTORIC SESSIONS" (AFE AFELD 1018) was released in the UK in August 1981, and this LP is the Japanese version.
In the UK, it was released by Audio Fidelity Enterprises. This company also issued similar LPs under the name "Phoenix Records."
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label The label shows “1981 Phoenix Records” and “1981 Audiofidelity Enterprises (UK).”
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL Promotional White Label (2 Discs)
MIX STEREO
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 Ⓑ   AW-20003A    111 *   Q(?)
SIDE 2
AW-20003B    111 *
SIDE 3
Ⓑ   AW-20004A    111 ***  C
SIDE 4
AW-20004B    111 *
PRESS MARK SIDE 1 V
SIDE 2
-
SIDE 3
V
SIDE 4
-
VINYL COLOR Clear Green Vinyl
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME SLEEVE TRIO-KENWOOD CORPORATION
LABEL -
SYMBOL/PRICE ¥4,000
LYRIC SHEET STYLE Bifold Type
COVER FORM Gatefold type
INNER SLEEVE
Polythene Inner Sleeve
OBI
Green Obi
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Cover and bavk photo by Dezo Hoffman
Liner Noets: Matsumoto Tsuneo
COMMENTS
Double LP featuring live tracks recorded in Hamburg in 1962 & including fold out Japanese insert, individually numbered gatefold picture sleeve with lyrics inside and green obi-strip AW-20003~4).

This album has the same recordings as “Debut! Beatles Live ’62” (VIP-9523-4), released by Victor Japan in May 1977. But it includes four more songs, making a total of 31 tracks.

"THE BEATLES HISTORIC SESSIONS" (AFE AFELD 1018) was released in the UK in August 1981, and this LP is the Japanese version.
In the UK, it was released by Audio Fidelity Enterprises. This company also issued similar LPs under the name "Phoenix Records."

The album has a limited number. On the back cover, on the left side, it says 'COLLECTOR'S NUMBER,' and a number is printed next to it. But on sample copies, this space is blank.
An oval silver sticker with the word 'sample' in black is attached to the back cover.

At the top of the obi, the album title, catalog number, and price (4000 yen) are listed. Below that, it says, "Limited edition (with collector's number), colored vinyl (green), includes 1962 concert list and member movement chart leading up to the formation."
The lyrics are printed on the inside of the jacket.



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