 Apple 1st. Sleeve |
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| TITLE | Yellow Submarine |
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| CATALOG NUMBER | AP-8610 |
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| RELEASE DATE | Promotional
Record
(First Press: 21th. March.1969) |
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| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| THE
BEATLES |
ORIGINAL
FILM SCORE |
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| Yellow Submarine |
Pepperland |
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| Only A Northern Song (sim. stereo) |
Sea Of Time - Sea Of Holes | ||||
| All Together Now |
Sea Of Monsters | ||||
| Hey Bulldog |
March Of The Meanies | ||||
| It's All Too Much |
Pepperland Llaid Waste |
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| All You Need Is
Love |
Yellow Submarine In Pepperland | ||||
| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK | |
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| INNER SLEEVE |
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| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | The
original
plain white inner bag has a fold-over flap at the top of the
bag to prevent the record from falling out. With a die-cut circular opening on one side. |
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| LYRIC SHEET CLOSE
UP |
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Promo copies were sometimes
sent in generic EMI Sample Record covers. |
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Apple white
label (promotional use only). The words "Sample" inside a rectangle and "Not For Sale" were printed at upper left side of the label. The release date was not printed on both labels. |
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The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA
MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" was printed at the below of
the group's name. Catalog number and matrix number were printed at the right side of the center hole. |
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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 except as noted |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | YEX-715 1S2 4 |
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| SIDE 2 | YEX-716
1S 10 |
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| PRESS MARK | 9B |
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| VINYL COLOR | RED |
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| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | SLEEVE | Toshiba
Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha |
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| LABEL | MFD. BY
TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN |
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| SYMBOL/PRICE | - |
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| LYRIC SHEET STYLE | - |
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| COVER FORM | Toshiba Sample Record Sleeve |
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| INNER SLEEVE |
The original plain white inner bag has a fold-over flap at the top of the bag to prevent the record from falling out. | ||||
| OBI |
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| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Toshiba sample record sleeve. |
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COMMENTS
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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 MUSICAL INDUSTRIES 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. |
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| TITLE | Yellow Submarine |
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| CATALOG NUMBER | AP-8610 |
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| RELEASE DATE | 21th.
March.1969
/ First Press |
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| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| THE
BEATLES |
ORIGINAL
FILM SCORE |
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| Yellow Submarine |
Pepperland |
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| Only A Northern Song (sim. stereo) |
Sea Of Time - Sea Of Holes | ||||
| All Together Now |
Sea Of Monsters | ||||
| Hey Bulldog |
March Of The Meanies | ||||
| It's All Too Much |
Pepperland Llaid Waste |
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| All You Need Is
Love |
Yellow Submarine In Pepperland | ||||
| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK | |
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| INNER SLEEVE |
LYRIC
SHEET (Slip Sheet Type) |
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| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | FRONT --> Click! | BACK |
With
Apple
custom black inner sleeve. The lyric sheet is slip sheet type. |
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| LYRIC
SHEET CLOSE UP |
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Catalog number
and the company name "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." were
printed on the lyric sheet. |
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| Apple Custom Red and White OBI CLOSE UP | |||||
| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | ||||
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1st. pressing had a custom
red / white OBI and priced ¥2,000 on rear sleeve and obi
strip. |
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The obi remains intactwith
the order form on the back uncut. |
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| FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | |||||
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The first press in U.K.
and France have the words "NOTHING IS REAL" at the center of
the front cover, but the U.S. press and Japanese press have
not. |
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BACK
COVER CLOSE UP
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"Toshiba
Musical
Industries Ltd." and "H-¥2,000" was printed at the bottom of
the back cover. |
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| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
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Toshiba pressed a lot of their records on red,
"Everclean" vinyl from 1958 through 1974 (maybe). The
Everclean vinyl was designed to be less prone to collecting
static electricity and dust than the more common black
vinyl. In 1969, Toshiba had to reissue on the Apple label all the records previously issued on the Odeon label. The phrase "Apple Records - All Rights of the Manufacturer and of the Owner of the Recorded work Reserved." was printed at the perimeter. |
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| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
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The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA
MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" was printed at the bottom of
the label. Catalog number "AP-8610" and matrix number were printed at the right side of the center hole. |
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OTHER ITEM
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| RECORD LABEL | Dark Green Apple label Type-1 |
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| MIX | STEREO except as noted |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | YEX-715 1S 2 |
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| SIDE 2 | YEX-716
1S 11 |
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| PRESS MARK | 9B
-> 9C |
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| VINYL COLOR | RED |
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| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | SLEEVE | Toshiba
Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha |
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| LABEL | MFD. BY
TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN |
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| SYMBOL/PRICE | H - ¥2,000 |
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| LYRIC SHEET STYLE | Slip Sheet Type |
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| COVER FORM | Single type. Hard cover. |
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| INNER SLEEVE |
Apple custom black sleeve |
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| OBI |
Apple costom red / white OBI |
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| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Art Design: Heinz Edelmann /
Notes: Derek Taylor |
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COMMENTS
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Dark green Apple label
Type-1with black print. The group's 11th UK album was their first to contain non-Beatles recordings; it contained seven original orchestral pieces written by George Martin. In Novemver 1968, that was the date when Apple Corp Ltd. of England and Toshiba came to an agreement on the manufacturing and distribution of the Beatles' records in Japan. As part of that agreement, Toshiba had to reissue on the Apple label all the records previously issued on the Odeon label. The sleeves also had to be altered to desplay the Apple logo. Futher still, all the Odeon catalog number prefixes were changed to ones with Apple prefixes. In most cases, only the prefixes were changed and the catalog numbers were left intanct. Odeon singles, EPs, and LPs with the OR or OP prefixes were changed to Apple singles, EPs, and LPs with the AR or AP prefixes, respectively. But Toshiba did not instantly implement all these changes and did not immediately withdraw all Odeon label records. In fact, the phasing out of the Odeon label products and the phasing in of the Apple label was a lengthy process taking several months at least. The very first record in Japan issued under the Toshiba/Apple contract and bearing the Apple label was "The Beatles double LP (the White Album)", released on 21th. January 1969. And unlike elsewhere in the world, the first single in Japan to bear the Apple label was not "Hey Jude / Revolution" but rather "Ob- La-Di, Ob-La-Da / While My Guitar Gently Weeps", released on 10th. March, 1969. The front and back sleeve is similar to its U.S. counterpart. The first press in U.K. and France have the words "NOTHING IS REAL" at the center of the front cover, but the U.S. press and Japanese press have not. Red vinyl: Besides good sound and quality printing, Japanese records also offered some other things of interest to the collector. One of the primary manufacturing companies in Japan, Toshiba, pressed a lot of their records on red, “Everclean” vinyl from 1958 through 1974 (maybe). While not pressed as collectors’ items, these red vinyl pressings are more sought out by collectors than their black vinyl counterparts. The Everclean vinyl was designed to be less prone to collecting static electricity and dust than the more common black vinyl. The obi: Apple custom red /white Obi 1st. pressing had a red / white OBI with Apple logo and priced ¥2,000 on rear sleeve and obi strip. While most Japanese records feature local music, a lot of music fans there like foreign music, as well. The language barrier in Japan presented a problem – should foreign album covers be changed for Japanese albums? The solution was the obi, which means “belt” or “sash”. The obi is a strip of paper, usually about two inches wide, that wraps vertically around the album cover, containing information about the artist and album in Japanese. As these strips of paper were fragile and easily torn, they are often missing, especially since consumers in the 1950s and 1960s attached little significance to them. Finding Japanese records made prior to 1970 that still have the obi intact can be quite difficult, and for some albums, nearly impossible. The inclusion of the obi can dramatically affect the price of some Japanese records, sometimes increasing the price by a factor of ten. |
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| TITLE | Yellow Submarine |
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| CATALOG NUMBER | AP-8610 |
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| RELEASE DATE | December
1971? / Second Press |
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| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| THE
BEATLES |
ORIGINAL
FILM SCORE |
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| Yellow Submarine |
Pepperland |
||||
| Only A Northern Song (sim. stereo) |
Sea Of Time - Sea Of Holes | ||||
| All Together Now |
Sea Of Monsters | ||||
| Hey Bulldog |
March Of The Meanies | ||||
| It's All Too Much |
Pepperland Llaid Waste |
||||
| All You Need Is
Love |
Yellow Submarine In Pepperland | ||||
| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK | |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
| INNER SLEEVE |
LYRIC
SHEET (Slip Sheet Type) |
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| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | FRONT --> Click! | BACK |
With
Apple
custom black inner sleeve. The lyric sheet is slip sheet type. |
|
 |
|
 |
|
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| LYRIC
SHEET CLOSE UP |
|||||
 |
 |
Catalog number
and the company name "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." were
printed on the lyric sheet. |
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| Apple Custom Red and White OBI CLOSE UP | |||||
| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | ||||
 |
 |
1st. pressing had a custom
red / white OBI and priced ¥2,000 on rear sleeve and obi
strip. |
 |
The obi remains intactwith
the order form on the back uncut. |
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| FRONT COVER CLOSE
UP |
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 |
 |
The first press in U.K.
and France have the words "NOTHING IS REAL" at the center of
the front cover, but the U.S. press and Japanese press have
not. |
|||
|
BACK
COVER CLOSE UP
|
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 |
 |
"Toshiba
Musical
Industries Ltd." and "H-¥2,000" was printed at the bottom of
the back cover. |
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 |
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| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
 |
The early copies of the APPLE-TOSHIBA MUSIC
type have dark Apple on its label, though the late copies
have light one. The phrase "Apple Records - All Rights of the Manufacturer and of the Owner of the Recorded work Reserved." was printed at the perimeter. |
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| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
 |
 |
 |
The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA
MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" was printed at the bottom of
the label. Catalog number "AP-8610" and matrix number were printed at the right side of the center hole. |
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OTHER ITEM
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| - | |||||
| RECORD LABEL | Light Green Apple label Type-2-1 |
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| MIX | STEREO except as noted |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | YEX-715 1S2 16 JIS |
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| SIDE 2 | YEX-716
2S 4 JIS |
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| PRESS MARK | 1M |
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| VINYL COLOR | BLACK |
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| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | SLEEVE | Toshiba
Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha |
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| LABEL | MFD. BY
TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN |
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| SYMBOL/PRICE | H - ¥2,000 |
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| LYRIC SHEET STYLE | Slip Sheet Type |
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| COVER FORM | Single type. Hard cover. |
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| INNER SLEEVE |
Apple custom black sleeve |
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| OBI |
Apple costom red / white OBI |
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| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Art Design: Heinz Edelmann /
Notes: Derek Taylor |
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|
COMMENTS
|
Light green Apple
label Type-1with black print. The group's 11th UK album was their first to contain non-Beatles recordings; it contained seven original orchestral pieces written by George Martin. In Novemver 1968, that was the date when Apple Corp Ltd. of England and Toshiba came to an agreement on the manufacturing and distribution of the Beatles' records in Japan. As part of that agreement, Toshiba had to reissue on the Apple label all the records previously issued on the Odeon label. The sleeves also had to be altered to desplay the Apple logo. Futher still, all the Odeon catalog number prefixes were changed to ones with Apple prefixes. In most cases, only the prefixes were changed and the catalog numbers were left intanct. Odeon singles, EPs, and LPs with the OR or OP prefixes were changed to Apple singles, EPs, and LPs with the AR or AP prefixes, respectively. But Toshiba did not instantly implement all these changes and did not immediately withdraw all Odeon label records. In fact, the phasing out of the Odeon label products and the phasing in of the Apple label was a lengthy process taking several months at least. The very first record in Japan issued under the Toshiba/Apple contract and bearing the Apple label was "The Beatles double LP (the White Album)", released on 21th. January 1969. And unlike elsewhere in the world, the first single in Japan to bear the Apple label was not "Hey Jude / Revolution" but rather "Ob- La-Di, Ob-La-Da / While My Guitar Gently Weeps", released on 10th. March, 1969. 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. The front and back sleeve is similar to its U.S. counterpart. The first press in U.K. and France have the words "NOTHING IS REAL" at the center of the front cover, but the U.S. press and Japanese press have not. Red vinyl: Besides good sound and quality printing, Japanese records also offered some other things of interest to the collector. One of the primary manufacturing companies in Japan, Toshiba, pressed a lot of their records on red, “Everclean” vinyl from 1958 through 1974 (maybe). While not pressed as collectors’ items, these red vinyl pressings are more sought out by collectors than their black vinyl counterparts. The Everclean vinyl was designed to be less prone to collecting static electricity and dust than the more common black vinyl. The obi: Apple custom red /white Obi 1st. and 2nd. pressing had a red / white OBI with Apple logo and priced ¥2,000 on rear sleeve and obi strip. While most Japanese records feature local music, a lot of music fans there like foreign music, as well. The language barrier in Japan presented a problem – should foreign album covers be changed for Japanese albums? The solution was the obi, which means “belt” or “sash”. The obi is a strip of paper, usually about two inches wide, that wraps vertically around the album cover, containing information about the artist and album in Japanese. As these strips of paper were fragile and easily torn, they are often missing, especially since consumers in the 1950s and 1960s attached little significance to them. Finding Japanese records made prior to 1970 that still have the obi intact can be quite difficult, and for some albums, nearly impossible. The inclusion of the obi can dramatically affect the price of some Japanese records, sometimes increasing the price by a factor of ten. |
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