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Capitol Records 1978 Reissue
#11 Revolver (SW-2576)
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#11-1 Revolver (1st. Press "Capitol Purple Label with Large Dome Logo / Jacksonville Press": SW-2576)
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TITLE
REVOLVER
CATALOG NUMBER
SW-2576
RELEASE DATE
March 1978 / First Press
TITLE LISTING
SIDE 1
SIDE 2
Taxman (BMI-2:36)
Good Day Sunshine (BMI-2:08)
Eleanor Rigby (BMI-2:11)
For No One (BMI-2:03)
Love You To (BMI-3:00)
I Want To Tell You (BMI-2:30)
Here, There And Everywhere (BMI-2:29)
Got To Get You Into My Life (BMI-2:31)
Yellow Submarine (BMI-2:40)  Tomorrow Never Knows (BMI-3:00)
She Said She Said  (BMI-2:39)
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The text at the top of the jacket, gFile Under: The Beatles,h the large black dot, and the catalog number were all removed.
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The following credits appear at the top:
gRecording produced by GEORGE MARTIN / Cover designed by KLAUS VOORMANN / Back cover photo by ROBERT WHITAKER
The Capitol/EMI box logo is towards the upper right corner.
The factory identification number that Capitol had required is no longer printed.
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The lower portion of the back liner contains "MADE IN U.S.A. • FACTORIES: SCRANTON, PA. - LOS ANGELES, CALIF. - JACKSONVILLE, ILL."
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"Rubber Soul (ST-2442)" and "Revolver (ST-2576)" were switched to an SW prefix durling the orange label run.
In September, 1975, Capitol added a lengthy "All Rights Reserved" saying to all their albums. The whole LP catalog was transferred to the purple Capitol label with "All Rights Reserved."
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OTHER ITEM: FLYER (Single Sheet / 28cm X 28cm)
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(*) "The Compleat Beatles" is the title of a 1982 documentary narrated by Malcolm McDowell that chronicles the band's career using interviews and footage.


LABEL Capitol Purple label with Large Dome Logo
MIX STEREO
VINYL COLOR Black
PRESS FACTORY
SLEEVE Jacksonville, Illinois
VINYL Jacksonville Press
FACTORY CODE No Number
MATRIX No. SIDE 1
SW-1-2576  G31 #1      gene  Ⓧ     (hand etched)   MASTERED BY CAPITOL     O  (machine stamped)
SIDE 2
SW  2  2576  H25 #3      Jay    (hand etched)   MASTERED BY CAPITOL     O  (machine stamped)
PUBLISHER'S NAME
-
"SUBSIDIARY" PRINT
YES
COVER FORM
Single type. Housed in a cardboard jacket.
INNER SLEEVE Plain white sleeve
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Cover designed by KLAUS VOORMANN
Back cover photo by ROBERT WHITAKER
PRODUCER Produced  by Geore Martin
COMMENTS
In March 1978, Capitol switched to a purple label with a large dome logo at the top. The perimeter print contains the phrase "Mfd. By Capitol Records".
In September, 1975, Capitol added a lengthy "All Rights Reserved" saying to all their albums. 
The whole Beatles' LP catalog was transferred to the purple Capitol label with "All Rights Reserved."
"Rubber Soul (ST-2442)" and "Revolver (ST-2576)" were switched to an SW prefix durling the orange label run.

The text at the top of the jacket, gFile Under: The Beatles,h the large black dot, and the catalog number were all removed.
The factory identification number that Capitol had required is no longer printed.

Some late copies Come complete with  factory insert for "The Complete Beatles*" Movie.


Gene Thompson: as "Gene" or "ƐRT" etched in the runout (from 1975 onward)
Real name: Eugene R. Thompson
Mastering engineer at Capitol Studios, New York City until 1975 when he moved to Capitol Mastering, Hollywood, California. He worked there until he passed in 1984. He usually worked with the "G" Neumann solid-state lathe while in California.

Jay Maynard: Mastering Engineer known to have worked at Capitol Mastering.
Known runout etchings:
used in 1974: JM
used in 1975: J. W
used in 1976: Jay Luck or "𝒥𝒶𝓎 𝐿𝓊𝒸𝓀"
Later on* commonly Jay or JAY was used (written in cursive so may appear as JAM)
(from Discogs: Capitol Mastering)



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