Black Parlophone Label |
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TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1 | A Hard Day's Night (Lennon-McCartney) | |||
SIDE 2 | Things We Said Today (Lennon-McCartney) | ||||
RELEASE DATE
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Demonstration Record (First Press: 10th July. 1964) | ||||
SLEEVE:FRONT | SLEEVE:BACK | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK --> Click! | |
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SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | White label with black ink and, on both sides, a large red
"A" over the face of the label. |
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"The Parlophone Co. Ltd. (small letter)"
was printed at the perimeter, and "DEMONSTRATION RECORD" was
on the label. Push-out center, tax code is none. |
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Catalog No. "R 5160" was printed at the right side of the label. | Credited to movie title "from the film of the same name". | Matrix suffixed with "1N" on both side. | |||
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CATALOG NUMBER
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R 5160 | ||||
LABEL
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Parlophone Demonstration Label | ||||
MIX
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Mono | ||||
MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | 7XCE 17714 - 1N | |||
SIDE 2 | 7XCE 17715 - 1N | ||||
VINYL COLOR
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BLACK | ||||
RECORD COMPANY'S
NAME
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The Parlophone Co. Ltd. (small letter) | ||||
CENTER
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Push-out center | ||||
CENTRAL REMARK
"SOLD IN U.K..." |
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
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SIDE 1
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NORTHERN SONGS | |||
SIDE 2
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NORTHERN SONGS | ||||
PRODUCER
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George Martin | ||||
COVER DESIGN/
PHOTO/ NOTES
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Top Pop Record Sleeve
type-B : Blue sleeve with black
ink. *this sleeve is replica. |
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COMMENTS
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White label with black
ink and, on the A-side, a large red "A" over the face of the
label. This demo single had the red A on both labels instead of just the A-Side.
A Promo is always a copy of the exact performance and mix that is to be sold in the record shops. It is pressed from the very same plates used to make the commercially-available 45rpm singles. The first 12 Beatles singles, from "Love Me Do" trough "Paperback Writer"(*) all had promo's on white-label disks with black ink and, on the Aside, a large red "A" over the face of the label. Records like "Day tripper/We Can Work It Out", issued as double-A-sided disks, had the red "A" on both sides of the record label. * excepted for "She Loves You, I Feel Fine, Can't Buy Me Love, and Help!" EMI did not prepare a demonstration record for these records. Beginning with "All You Need Is Love (**)", Promo's were made with a lime-green background and a White "A" on the intended Aside. These lime -green promo's had slightly-smaller labels, so the labels fit within the circle of ridges surrounding the label area, instead of overlapping onto them, as the previous promo's did. ** EMI did not prepare a demonstration record for "Strawberry Fields Forever" Demo copies of EMI records were issued in "Top Pop" sleeves. Demo's from "Love Me Do" untill "A Hard Day's Night" would have featured a blue, yellow or red sleeve. This copies was credited to movie title "from the film of the same name", but commercial issue was credited the title "from film of same name" (without 'the') . |
TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1 | A Hard Day's Night (Lennon-McCartney) | |||
SIDE 2 | Things We Said Today (Lennon-McCartney) | ||||
RELEASE DATE
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Factory Sample (First Press: 10th July. 1964) | ||||
SLEEVE:FRONT | SLEEVE:BACK | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK --> Click! | |
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"The
Parlophone Co. Ltd. (small letter)" was printed at
the perimeter. The "Recording first published 1964 (small letter)" statement was printed at the left part of the label. |
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It has the central remark "SOLD IN UK..." Push-out center, tax code is "K, T" With a "FACTORY SAMPLE" sticker on the label of side-1. |
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This label type don't have the "NCB" credit. | The words "from film of same name" was printed on the Side-1. | The "t" in "MADE IN Gt. BRITAIN" text is small letter. | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |
Matrix suffixed with "1N" on both side. | |||||
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CATALOG NUMBER
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R 5160 | ||||
LABEL
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Silver Parlophone (logo: large type) | ||||
MIX
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Mono | ||||
MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | 7XCE 17714 - 1N | |||
SIDE 2 | 7XCE 17715 - 1N | ||||
VINYL COLOR
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BLACK | ||||
RECORD COMPANY'S
NAME
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The Parlophone Co. Ltd. (small letter) | ||||
CENTER
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Push-out center | ||||
CENTRAL REMARK
"SOLD IN U.K..." |
YES | ||||
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT | Recording first published 1964
(small letter) |
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
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SIDE 1
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NORTHERN SONGS MUSIC LTD. | |||
SIDE 2
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NORTHERN SONGS MUSIC LTD. | ||||
PRODUCER
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George Martin | ||||
COVER DESIGN/
PHOTO/ NOTES
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Green sleeve type-1A :
Straight cut at top and "6'- to 50'-" on back. Company name is "Electric & Musical Industries Ltd" on the back cover. Inside glued. |
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COMMENTS
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This genuine EMI
Factory Sample copy of "A Hard Day's Night / Things We Said
Today" was sent to BBC broadcaster / DJ Geoffrey Wheeler as
a promo just prior to the disc's release in July 1964. Both labels carry the "Sold in UK..." text with "The Parlophone Co.." rim texts. A genuine EMI red & white "Factory Sample - Not For Sale" sticker is adhered to the "A Hard Day's Night" label. After the test pressings were approved, and copies were run with the promo labels on them, the printer then loaded the machines with the proper labels for the disk's standard release. Then samples were taken from possibly each press machine making the records, and affixed with a sticker (red ink on white) and checked for quality. Except for the sticker, the disk is exactly as it will be when it is released. The "KT" purchase tax code is visible in the centre of the "A Hard Day's Night" label. |
TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1 | A Hard Day's Night (Lennon-McCartney) | |||
SIDE 2 | Things We Said Today (Lennon-McCartney) | ||||
RELEASE DATE
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10th July. 1964/First Press | ||||
SLEEVE:FRONT | SLEEVE:BACK | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK --> Click! | |
LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
"The
Parlophone Co. Ltd. (small letter)" was printed at
the perimeter. The "Recording first published 1964 (small letter)" statement was printed at the left part of the label. |
It has the central remark "SOLD IN UK..." Push-out center, tax code is "K, T" |
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LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
This label type don't have the "NCB" credit. | The words "from film of same name" was printed on the Side-1. | The "t" in "MADE IN Gt. BRITAIN" text is small letter. | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |
Matrix suffixed with "1N" on both side. | |||||
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CATALOG NUMBER
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R 5160 | ||||
LABEL
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Silver Parlophone (logo: large type) | ||||
MIX
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Mono | ||||
MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | 7XCE 17714 - 1N | |||
SIDE 2 | 7XCE 17715 - 1N | ||||
VINYL COLOR
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BLACK | ||||
RECORD COMPANY'S
NAME
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The Parlophone Co. Ltd. (small letter) | ||||
CENTER
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Push-out center | ||||
CENTRAL REMARK
"SOLD IN U.K..." |
YES | ||||
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT | Recording first published 1964 (small letter) | ||||
PUBLISHER'S NAME
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SIDE 1
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NORTHERN SONGS MUSIC LTD. | |||
SIDE 2
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NORTHERN SONGS MUSIC LTD. | ||||
PRODUCER
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George Martin | ||||
COVER DESIGN/
PHOTO/ NOTES
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Green sleeve type-2A :Wavy cut at top. EMI logo was added in rectangular box on front. "TRADE MARK OF THE PARLOPHONE CO LTD." below the Parlophone logo on front. The copies of "Read the RECORD MAIL" were 6 lines. "6'- to 50'-" tokens on back. Glued left and right. |
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COMMENTS
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The earliest label has
a characteristic credit in a small letter at the perimeter
with reads "The Parlophone Co. Ltd." The next label with capitalized printing of "THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD." at the perimeter. It has the central remark "SOLD IN UK..." |
TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1 | A Hard Day's Night (Lennon-McCartney) | |||
SIDE 2 | Things We Said Today (Lennon-McCartney) | ||||
RELEASE DATE
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1964? / Unknown Press (Export issue?) | ||||
SLEEVE:FRONT | SLEEVE:BACK | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK --> Click! | |
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"THE PARLOPHONE CO LTD. (capital letter)" was printed at the perimeter. | The "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1964 (capital letter)" statement was printed at the left part of the label. | It has the central remark
"SOLD IN UK..." Push-out center, tax code is "K, T" |
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The fonts are all over the place and the composer names in capital letter look strange. | |||||
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Matrix suffixed with "1N" on both side. | |||||
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CATALOG NUMBER
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R 5160 | ||||
LABEL
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Silver Parlophone (logo: small type) | ||||
MIX
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Mono | ||||
MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | 7XCE 17714 - 1N | |||
SIDE 2 | 7XCE 17715 - 1N | ||||
VINYL COLOR
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BLACK | ||||
RECORD COMPANY'S
NAME
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THE PARLOPHONE CO LTD (capital letter) | ||||
CENTER
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Push-out center | ||||
CENTRAL REMARK
"SOLD IN U.K..." |
YES | ||||
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT | RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1964
(capital letter) |
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
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SIDE 1
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NORTHERN SONGS MUSIC LTD. | |||
SIDE 2
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NORTHERN SONGS MUSIC LTD. | ||||
PRODUCER
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George Martin | ||||
COVER DESIGN/
PHOTO/ NOTES
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Green sleeve type-1A :
Straight cut at top and "6'- to 50'-" on back. Company name is "Electric & Musical Industries Ltd" on the back cover. Inside glued. |
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COMMENTS
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Looks like an export of some kind. Blank labels would have been sent out to the other country, with an indication of what was printed on the British labels. The fonts are unlike anything EMI used in-house. It's definitely not a counterfeit, but it's likely foreign. They just didn't care about the "Sold in UK" statement and left it on. |
TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1 | A Hard Day's Night
(Lennon-McCartney) |
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SIDE 2 | Things We Said Today
(Lennon-McCartney) |
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RELEASE DATE
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1974? / Special Order |
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SLEEVE:FRONT | SLEEVE:BACK | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK --> Click! | |
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Tab cut at top. Glued bottom and
right. "EMI LPs" advert on back, issued in which advertised the latest EMI albums, including the Beatles own "SGT. Peppers". |
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"Made in Great Britain" was printed at the
bottom. |
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LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
The Parlophone logo (small type) was
printed at the top of the label. |
"EMI RECORDS LTD (capital letter)" was
printed at the perimeter. The "Ⓟ 1964" statement was printed at the left part of the label. |
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Catalog number "R 5015" and the words "MADE IN GT. BRITAIN" were printed at the right side of the label. | Without "SOLD IN
UK..." statement. Solid center, With a knife edge. NO Polo ring on both sides. |
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Has the
"NORTHERN SONGS LTD. (2 lines)" credits on the label. |
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Matrix suffixed
with: Side1: -1N / Side2: -1N |
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1974 Press?
with both one box EMI logo & Gramophone co. rim text |
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OTHER ITEM
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CATALOG NUMBER
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R 5160 | ||||
LABEL
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Silver Parlophone (One EMI box logo) | ||||
MIX
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Mono | ||||
MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | 7XCE 17714 - 1N |
MOTHER & STAMPER |
10 /R 81 |
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SIDE 2 | 7XCE 17715 - 1N |
1 / M 3 |
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VINYL COLOR
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BLACK | ||||
RECORD COMPANY'S
NAME
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EMI RECORDS LTD (capital letter) | ||||
CENTER
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Solid center | ||||
CENTRAL REMARK
"SOLD IN U.K..." |
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RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT | Ⓟ 1964 |
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
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SIDE 1
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NORTHERN SONGS LTD. | |||
SIDE 2
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NORTHERN SONGS LTD. | ||||
PRODUCER
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George Martin | ||||
COVER DESIGN/
PHOTO/ NOTES
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Green sleeve type-9B :
Tab cut at top. Glued bottom and right. "TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD." below the Parlophone logo on front. "EMI LPs" advert on back, issued in which advertised the latest EMI albums, including the Beatles own "SGT. Peppers". |
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COMMENTS
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Special Order, CIRCA
1974 (Knife Edge Pressing / NO polo ring on both sides) The Beatles records were never really deleted until the 1990s, they were not being continually pressed either. It stands to reason that EMI were unlikely to press a handful of copies to order. More likely, they would have run-off several hundred copies or more and held them in storage. Thus, it's likely that back orders at the beginning of the Seventies would have been filled with old stock before new pressings were required. Thus, polo rings cannot be found on every Beatles single from this time. However, is a mixture of old and new labels (with and without sold in U.k. on some polo ring pressings. Around this time there is a change in colour of the Parlophone labels from jet black to having a grey appearance. EMI installed new presses in 1972, known as the 1400. These were custom made at Hayes, beginning in 1971. These presses left the tell-tale polo ring impression. We can assume that some old presses were still in use in the 1970s, explaining the absence of the polo rings on some discs. In addition, we have seen those discs (predominantly) lacking polo rings along with knife edges circa 1974. It is certainly possible that batches were pressed in 1975 to meet demand. There was still considerable demand for their work. The 1976 singles, the vast majority of them are push outs with polo rings. According to the book "Made in The U.K. (by Richard Noller)", "If we take into consideration all of the pressings circa 1972-75, it stands to reason that there must have been a pressing of A Hard Day's Night to fill orders during this period. The Sixties pressings must have been long exhausted by 1974, and with no other new pressing documented until 1976, it leaves a period of twelve years from the original release. Also, I have been unable to identify a Sold in U.K. label for this period. We must, therefore, surmise that some copies were pressed prior to 1976. However, I have been unable to successfully identify a copy (either solid or push out) to accurately categorise it as circa 1974. Trusted sources confirm the existence of a solid centre and (whilst extremely likely to exist), as yet, are unable to confirm a push out here Should copies surface they will, almost certainly, be mistaken for a 1976 pressing. Run off markings are unknown, though I would suggest searching for 1G mothers/stampers in addition to the absence of polo rings. We must note that these will be a very rare find indeed." |