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#15 Yellow Submarine (SW-153)
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#15-1 Light Green Apple Label with Capitol logo perimeter/ Scranton Press

#15-2 Light Green Apple Label with Capitol logo perimeter/ LA Press

#15-3 Light Green Apple Label with "MFD. BY APPLE" perimeter/ Winchester Press/ For Military Only

#15-4 Light Green Apple Label with "MFD. BY APPLE/All Rights" perimeter/ LA Press/ A.K.A. "Black Mountain" Cover

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#15-1 Yellow Submarine (1st. Press "Dark Green Apple Label with Capitol logo perimeter / Scranton Press": SW-153)
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TITLE		YELLOW SUBMARINE
CATALOG NUMBER		SW-153
RELEASE DATE		13th. January 1969 / First Press
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		The Beatles		George Martin Orchestra
		Yellow Submarine		Pepperland
		Only A Northern Song		Medley: Sea Of Time & See Of Holes
		All Together Now		Sea Of Monsters
		Hey Bulldog		March Of The Meanies
		It's All Too Much		Pepperland Laid Waste
		All You Need Is Love		Yellow Submarine In Pepperland
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK --> Click!

INNER SLEEVE			INNER SLEEVE	FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!
			Plain white inner sleeve.		The US cover is nearly identical to the UK version, but includes a copyright notice and the text "Selections by..."
FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
				With the text "Selections by the Beatles plus original film music" was printed at the upper right of the front cover.
				The first press in U.K. and France have the word "NOTHING IS REAL" at the center of the front cover, but the U.S. press and Japanese press have not.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
			Catalog no. "SW 153" was printed at the upper light corner of the back cover.
				Publisher and Producer's credit were printe at the back of the cover.
			The back covers has a Dan Davis liner notes. Yellow Submarine was the first non-gatefold Beatles Capitol album cover to have color on its back liner.

LABEL CLOSE UP

The Scranton labels have dark green apple label backdrops printed by Queens Litho with label copy probably overprinted by Keystone.			Side-1 has the group's name in small upper case letters in the upper left part of the apple and the album title in large upper case letters centered above the spindle hole.
				Side-2 has the album title in large upper case letters and the George Martin credit in small uppercase letters centered above the spindle hole. "STEREO" appears at nine o'clock on both sides. In addition to appearing on Scranton pressings, these labels have been confirmed on records subcontracted to Columbia in Terre Haute, Indiana.
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1 --> Click!			SIDE 2 --> Click!		Have the song titles, songwriters credits, BMI and running times below the center hole.

LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1		SIDE 2

The first issue labels were printed on label backdrops with Capitol logo perimeter print on the sliced apple side.
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL		Dark Green Apple label with Capitol logomark perimeter
MIX		STEREO
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
PRESS FACTORY	SLEEVE	East Coast: Queens Litho in New York
	VINYL	Scranton, Pennsylvania / LABEL: Keystone Printed Specialties, Inc. in Scranton, Pensylvania.
FACTORY CODE		-
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	2 SW-1-153-A3: (hand etched) 1 * (machine stamped)
	SIDE 2	SW-2-153-A3- (hand etched) 2 * (machine stamped)
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		MFD. BY CAPITOL RECORDS, INC. / Recorded in England
PUBLISHER'S NAME		Published by Maclen Music, Inc., BMI.
"SUBSIDIARY" CREDIT		Yes
COVER FORM		Single type. Housed in a cardboard jacket.
INNER SLEEVE		Plain white inner sleeve
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Art Design: Heinz Edelmann / Liner notes: Dan Davis
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		The US front cover is virtually identical to that of the UK album, except that the British cover has "NOTHING IS REAL" in green below the word "Submarine" and does not have the copyright notice or the "Selections" text. The back covers has a Dan Davis liner notes. Yellow Submarine was the first non-gatefold Beatles Capitol album cover to have color on its back liner. There are two typesetting variations of the first issue labels for the album. Both have the album, matrix and side numbers to the right of the center hole and the song titles, songwriters credits, BMI and running times below the center hole. The 1st. issue labels Type-1 (Scranton): Printed on label backdrops with Capitol logo perimeter print on the sliced apple side. The Scranton labels have dark green apple label backdrops printed by Queens Litho with label copy probably overprinted by Keystone. Side-1 has the group's name in small upper case letters in the upper left part of the apple and the album title in large upper case letters centered above the spindle hole. Side-2 has the album title in large upper case letters and the George Martin credit in small uppercase letters centered above the spindle hole. "STEREO" appears at nine o'clock on both sides. In addition to appearing on Scranton pressings, these labels have been confirmed on records subcontracted to Columbia in Terre Haute, Indiana. The 1st. issue labels Type-2 (L.A.): Printed on label backdrops with Capitol logo perimeter print on the sliced apple side. The Los Angeles labels have light green apple labels printed by Bert-Co. Side-1 has the album title and the group's name in small upper case letters on two lines in the upper left part of the apple. Side-2 has the album title and "Original film music score composed and orchestrated by George Martin" in small upper case letters on four lines in the upper left part of the apple. "STEREO" is in the upper right part of the apple on both sides. These labels are found on Los Angeles and Jacksonville pressings, as well as discs pressed for Capitol by Columbia Records in Santa Maria, California. The later labels have the same typesetting as the Los Angeles labels, but are printed on light green apple label backdrops with Apple perimeter print on the full apple side. These labels have been confirmed with Los Angeles and Winchester pressings. There are three confirmed "all rights" variations, all with Apple perimeter print on the full apple side. The all rights variations include: with the all rights language in black on two lines centered at the top of the apple on the full apple side and on five lines in the upper left part of the apple on the sliced apple side (light green apple labels) with the all rights language in green running along the lower right perimeter on the full side (dark green apple labels) with the all rights language in green in the lower perimeter on both sides (light green apple labels)

#15-2 Yellow Submarine (1st. Press "Light Green Apple Label with Capitol logo perimeter / L.A. Press": SW-153)
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TITLE		YELLOW SUBMARINE
CATALOG NUMBER		SW-153
RELEASE DATE		13th. January 1969 / First Press
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		The Beatles		George Martin Orchestra
		Yellow Submarine		Pepperland
		Only A Northern Song		Medley: Sea Of Time & See Of Holes
		All Together Now		Sea Of Monsters
		Hey Bulldog		March Of The Meanies
		It's All Too Much		Pepperland Laid Waste
		All You Need Is Love		Yellow Submarine In Pepperland
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK

INNER SLEEVE			INNER SLEEVE	FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!
			Plain white inner sleeve.		The US cover is nearly identical to the UK version, but includes a copyright notice and the text "Selections by..."
FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
				With the text "Selections by the Beatles plus original film music" was printed at the upper right of the front cover.
				The first press in U.K. and France have the word "NOTHING IS REAL" at the center of the front cover, but the U.S. press and Japanese press have not.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
			Catalog no. "SW 153" was printed at the upper light corner of the back cover.
				Publisher and Producer's credit were printe at the back of the cover.
			The back covers has a Dan Davis liner notes. Yellow Submarine was the first non-gatefold Beatles Capitol album cover to have color on its back liner.

LABEL CLOSE UP
					The Los Angeles labels have light green apple labels printed by Bert-Co. Side-1 has the album title and the group's name in small upper case letters on two lines in the upper left part of the apple.
					Side-2 has the album title and "Original film music score composed and orchestrated by George Martin" in small upper case letters in the upper left part of the apple.
LABEL CLOSE UP
				There are two typesetting variations of the first issue labels for the album. Both have the album, matrix and side numbers to the right of the center hole and the song titles, songwriters credits, BMI and running times below the center hole.
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1 --> Click!			SIDE 2 --> Click!		Have the song titles, songwriters credits, BMI and running times below the center hole. L.A. Press (Deadwax: * mark)

LABEL CLOSE UP
					The first issue labels were printed on label backdrops with Capitol logo perimeter print on the sliced apple side.
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL		Light Green Apple label with Capitol logomark perimeter
MIX		STEREO
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
PRESS FACTORY	SLEEVE	West Coast: Bert-Co Enterprise of Los Angeles
	VINYL	L.A. Press (Label: Los Angeles, California)
FACTORY CODE		-
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	2 SW-1-153-A3: (hand etched) 1 * (machine stamped)
	SIDE 2	SW-2-153-A3- (hand etched) 2 * (machine stamped)
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		MFD. BY CAPITOL RECORDS, INC. / Recorded in England
PUBLISHER'S NAME		Published by Maclen Music, Inc., BMI.
"SUBSIDIARY" CREDIT		Yes
COVER FORM		Single type. Housed in a cardboard jacket.
INNER SLEEVE		Plain white inner sleeve
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Art Design: Heinz Edelmann / Liner notes: Dan Davis
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		The US front cover is virtually identical to that of the UK album, except that the British cover has "NOTHING IS REAL" in green below the word "Submarine" and does not have the copyright notice or the "Selections" text. The back covers has a Dan Davis liner notes. Yellow Submarine was the first non-gatefold Beatles Capitol album cover to have color on its back liner. There are two typesetting variations of the first issue labels for the album. Both have the album, matrix and side numbers to the right of the center hole and the song titles, songwriters credits, BMI and running times below the center hole. The 1st. issue labels Type-1 (Scranton): Printed on label backdrops with Capitol logo perimeter print on the sliced apple side. The Scranton labels have dark green apple label backdrops printed by Queens Litho with label copy probably overprinted by Keystone. Side-1 has the group's name in small upper case letters in the upper left part of the apple and the album title in large upper case letters centered above the spindle hole. Side-2 has the album title in large upper case letters and the George Martin credit in small uppercase letters centered above the spindle hole. "STEREO" appears at nine o'clock on both sides. In addition to appearing on Scranton pressings, these labels have been confirmed on records subcontracted to Columbia in Terre Haute, Indiana. The 1st. issue labels Type-2 (L.A.): Printed on label backdrops with Capitol logo perimeter print on the sliced apple side. The Los Angeles labels have light green apple labels printed by Bert-Co. Side-1 has the album title and the group's name in small upper case letters on two lines in the upper left part of the apple. Side-2 has the album title and "Original film music score composed and orchestrated by George Martin" in small upper case letters on four lines in the upper left part of the apple. "STEREO" is in the upper right part of the apple on both sides. These labels are found on Los Angeles and Jacksonville pressings, as well as discs pressed for Capitol by Columbia Records in Santa Maria, California. The later labels have the same typesetting as the Los Angeles labels, but are printed on light green apple label backdrops with Apple perimeter print on the full apple side. These labels have been confirmed with Los Angeles and Winchester pressings. There are three confirmed "all rights" variations, all with Apple perimeter print on the full apple side. The all rights variations include: with the all rights language in black on two lines centered at the top of the apple on the full apple side and on five lines in the upper left part of the apple on the sliced apple side (light green apple labels) with the all rights language in green running along the lower right perimeter on the full side (dark green apple labels) with the all rights language in green in the lower perimeter on both sides (light green apple labels)

#15-3 Yellow Submarine (2nd. Press "Light Green Apple Label with "MFD. BY APPLE" perimeter / Winchester Press / For Military Only": SW-153)
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TITLE		YELLOW SUBMARINE
CATALOG NUMBER		SW-153
RELEASE DATE		1971? / Second Press / For Military Only
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		The Beatles		George Martin Orchestra
		Yellow Submarine		Pepperland
		Only A Northern Song		Medley: Sea Of Time & See Of Holes
		All Together Now		Sea Of Monsters
		Hey Bulldog		March Of The Meanies
		It's All Too Much		Pepperland Laid Waste
		All You Need Is Love		Yellow Submarine In Pepperland
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK

INNER SLEEVE			INNER SLEEVE	FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!
			Plain white inner sleeve.		The US cover is nearly identical to the UK version, but includes a copyright notice and the text "Selections by..."
FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
				With the text "Selections by the Beatles plus original film music" was printed at the upper right of the front cover.
				The first press in U.K. and France have the word "NOTHING IS REAL" at the center of the front cover, but the U.S. press and Japanese press have not.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
			Catalog no. "SW 153" was printed at the upper light corner of the back cover.
				Publisher and Producer's credit were printe at the back of the cover.
			The back covers has a Dan Davis liner notes. Yellow Submarine was the first non-gatefold Beatles Capitol album cover to have color on its back liner.

				Capitol may had a contract with the U.S. Department of Defense to supply them with recordings at a lower than normal wholesale cost. To prevent any hording and dumping to the civilian retail market, they marked the jackets with the disclaimer. The stampings also prevented any of these records from being returned to the manufacturer as full wholesale price items.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					The Los Angeles labels have light green apple labels printed by Bert-Co. Side-1 has the album title and the group's name in small upper case letters on two lines in the upper left part of the apple.
					Side-2 has the album title and "Original film music score composed and orchestrated by George Martin" in small upper case letters in the upper left part of the apple.
LABEL CLOSE UP
				There are two typesetting variations of the first issue labels for the album. Both have the album, matrix and side numbers to the right of the center hole and the song titles, songwriters credits, BMI and running times below the center hole.
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1 --> Click!			SIDE 2 --> Click!		Have the song titles, songwriters credits, BMI and running times below the center hole. Winchester pressings (Deadwax: -< mark)

LABEL CLOSE UP
					The later labels have the same typesetting as the Los Angeles labels, but are printed on light green apple label backdrops with Apple perimeter print on the full apple side.
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL		Light Green Apple label with "MFD. BY APPLE RECORDS" perimeter on side-1
MIX		STEREO
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
PRESS FACTORY	SLEEVE	West Coast: Bert-Co Enterprise of Los Angeles
	VINYL	Winchester pressing (Label: Los Angeles, California)
FACTORY CODE		-
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	SW-1-153-H30 -< (hand etched) 1 (machine stamped)
	SIDE 2	SW-2-153-H30 -< (hand etched) 2 * (machine stamped)
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		MFD. BY APPLE RECORDS, INC. / Recorded in England
PUBLISHER'S NAME		Published by Maclen Music, Inc., BMI.
"SUBSIDIARY" CREDIT		Yes
COVER FORM		Single type. Housed in a cardboard jacket.
INNER SLEEVE		Plain white inner sleeve
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Art Design: Heinz Edelmann / Liner notes: Dan Davis
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		The US front cover is virtually identical to that of the UK album, except that the British cover has "NOTHING IS REAL" in green below the word "Submarine" and does not have the copyright notice or the "Selections" text. The back covers has a Dan Davis liner notes. Yellow Submarine was the first non-gatefold Beatles Capitol album cover to have color on its back liner. There are two typesetting variations of the first issue labels for the album. Both have the album, matrix and side numbers to the right of the center hole and the song titles, songwriters credits, BMI and running times below the center hole. The 1st. issue labels Type-1 (Scranton): Printed on label backdrops with Capitol logo perimeter print on the sliced apple side. The Scranton labels have dark green apple label backdrops printed by Queens Litho with label copy probably overprinted by Keystone. Side-1 has the group's name in small upper case letters in the upper left part of the apple and the album title in large upper case letters centered above the spindle hole. Side-2 has the album title in large upper case letters and the George Martin credit in small uppercase letters centered above the spindle hole. "STEREO" appears at nine o'clock on both sides. In addition to appearing on Scranton pressings, these labels have been confirmed on records subcontracted to Columbia in Terre Haute, Indiana. The 1st. issue labels Type-2 (L.A.): Printed on label backdrops with Capitol logo perimeter print on the sliced apple side. The Los Angeles labels have light green apple labels printed by Bert-Co. Side-1 has the album title and the group's name in small upper case letters on two lines in the upper left part of the apple. Side-2 has the album title and "Original film music score composed and orchestrated by George Martin" in small upper case letters on four lines in the upper left part of the apple. "STEREO" is in the upper right part of the apple on both sides. These labels are found on Los Angeles and Jacksonville pressings, as well as discs pressed for Capitol by Columbia Records in Santa Maria, California. The later labels have the same typesetting as the Los Angeles labels, but are printed on light green apple label backdrops with Apple perimeter print on the full apple side. These labels have been confirmed with Los Angeles and Winchester pressings. There are three confirmed "all rights" variations, all with Apple perimeter print on the full apple side. The all rights variations include: with the all rights language in black on two lines centered at the top of the apple on the full apple side and on five lines in the upper left part of the apple on the sliced apple side (light green apple labels) with the all rights language in green running along the lower right perimeter on the full side (dark green apple labels) with the all rights language in green in the lower perimeter on both sides (light green apple labels) For sale to U.S. Military Only: Capitol may had a contract with the U.S. Department of Defense to supply them with recordings at a lower than normal wholesale cost. To prevent any hording and dumping to the civilian retail market, they marked the jackets with the disclaimer. The stampings also prevented any of these records from being returned to the manufacturer as full wholesale price items.

#15-4 Yellow Submarine (3rd. Press "Light Green Apple Label with "MFD. BY APPLE / All Rights" perimeter / L.A. Press / A.K.A. "Black Mountain Cover": SW-153)
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TITLE		YELLOW SUBMARINE
CATALOG NUMBER		SW-153
RELEASE DATE		September 1975? / Third Press
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		The Beatles		George Martin Orchestra
		Yellow Submarine		Pepperland
		Only A Northern Song		Medley: Sea Of Time & See Of Holes
		All Together Now		Sea Of Monsters
		Hey Bulldog		March Of The Meanies
		It's All Too Much		Pepperland Laid Waste
		All You Need Is Love		Yellow Submarine In Pepperland
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK

INNER SLEEVE			INNER SLEEVE	FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!
			Plain white inner sleeve.		The US cover is nearly identical to the UK version, but includes a copyright notice and the text "Selections by..."
FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
				With the text "Selections by the Beatles plus original film music" was printed at the upper right of the front cover.
				A.K.A. "Black Mountain" Cover. A few covers were issued with the mountain on the front in a very dark gray (almost black) color.
				The first press in U.K. and France have the word "NOTHING IS REAL" at the center of the front cover, but the U.S. press and Japanese press have not.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
			Catalog no. "SW 153" was printed at the upper light corner of the back cover.
				Publisher and Producer's credit were printe at the back of the cover.
			The back covers has a Dan Davis liner notes. Yellow Submarine was the first non-gatefold Beatles Capitol album cover to have color on its back liner.

LABEL CLOSE UP
					The Los Angeles labels have light green apple labels printed by Bert-Co. Side-1 has the album title and the group's name in small upper case letters on two lines in the upper left part of the apple.
					Side-2 has the album title and "Original film music score composed and orchestrated by George Martin" in small upper case letters in the upper left part of the apple.
LABEL CLOSE UP
				There are two typesetting variations of the first issue labels for the album. Both have the album, matrix and side numbers to the right of the center hole and the song titles, songwriters credits, BMI and running times below the center hole.
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1 --> Click!			SIDE 2 --> Click!		Have the song titles, songwriters credits, BMI and running times below the center hole. L.A. Press (Deadwax: * mark)

LABEL CLOSE UP

with the all rights language in green in the lower perimeter on both sides (light green apple labels)
OTHER ITEM
-

LABEL		Light Green Apple label with "MFD. BY APPLE RECORDS" and "All Rights" perimeter on both sides.
MIX		STEREO
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
PRESS FACTORY	SLEEVE	West Coast: Bert-Co Enterprise of Los Angeles
	VINYL	L.A. Press (Label: Los Angeles, California)
FACTORY CODE		-
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	SW-1-153-F23 (hand etched) * MASTERED BY CAPITOL (machine stamped)
	SIDE 2	SW-2-153-F-35 (hand etched) * MASTERED BY CAPITOL (machine stamped)
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		MFD. BY APPLE RECORDS, INC. / Recorded in England
PUBLISHER'S NAME		Published by Maclen Music, Inc., BMI.
"SUBSIDIARY" CREDIT		Yes
COVER FORM		Single type. Housed in a cardboard jacket.
INNER SLEEVE		Plain white inner sleeve
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Art Design: Heinz Edelmann / Liner notes: Dan Davis Issued with the mountain on the front in a very dark gray (almost black) color.
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		The US front cover is virtually identical to that of the UK album, except that the British cover has "NOTHING IS REAL" in green below the word "Submarine" and does not have the copyright notice or the "Selections" text. The back covers has a Dan Davis liner notes. Yellow Submarine was the first non-gatefold Beatles Capitol album cover to have color on its back liner. A.K.A. "Black Mountain" Cover. A few covers were issued with the mountain on the front in a very dark gray (almost black) color. There are two typesetting variations of the first issue labels for the album. Both have the album, matrix and side numbers to the right of the center hole and the song titles, songwriters credits, BMI and running times below the center hole. The 1st. issue labels Type-2 (Scranton): Printed on label backdrops with Capitol logo perimeter print on the sliced apple side. The Scranton labels have dark green apple label backdrops printed by Queens Litho with label copy probably overprinted by Keystone. Side-1 has the group's name in small upper case letters in the upper left part of the apple and the album title in large upper case letters centered above the spindle hole. Side-2 has the album title in large upper case letters and the George Martin credit in small uppercase letters centered above the spindle hole. "STEREO" appears at nine o'clock on both sides. In addition to appearing on Scranton pressings, these labels have been confirmed on records subcontracted to Columbia in Terre Haute, Indiana. The 1st. issue labels Type-1 (L.A.): Printed on label backdrops with Capitol logo perimeter print on the sliced apple side. The Los Angeles labels have light green apple labels printed by Bert-Co. Side-1 has the album title and the group's name in small upper case letters on two lines in the upper left part of the apple. Side-2 has the album title and "Original film music score composed and orchestrated by George Martin" in small upper case letters on four lines in the upper left part of the apple. "STEREO" is in the upper right part of the apple on both sides. These labels are found on Los Angeles and Jacksonville pressings, as well as discs pressed for Capitol by Columbia Records in Santa Maria, California. The later labels have the same typesetting as the Los Angeles labels, but are printed on light green apple label backdrops with Apple perimeter print on the full apple side. These labels have been confirmed with Los Angeles and Winchester pressings. There are three confirmed "all rights" variations, all with Apple perimeter print on the full apple side. The all rights variations include: with the all rights language in black on two lines centered at the top of the apple on the full apple side and on five lines in the upper left part of the apple on the sliced apple side (light green apple labels) with the all rights language in green running along the lower right perimeter on the full side (dark green apple labels) with the all rights language in green in the lower perimeter on both sides (light green apple labels)