 Apple First Sleeve |
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TITLE
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THE BEATLES' HITS | ||||
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TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1
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From Me To You (McCartney-Lennon) Thank You Girl (McCartney-Lennon) |
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SIDE 2
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Please Please Me
(McCartney-Lennon) Love Me Do (McCartney-Lennon) *sim. stereo |
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RELEASE DATE
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25th June.1970/First Press | ||||
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| LYRIC SHEET (Slip Sheet Type) | OBI -->Click! | ||||
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With a lyric sheet (slip
type) insert. |
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In 1970, "U.K.
EP series (the AP-45XX series)" were released, all of which
were issued with this "Green Obi. Early pressings have the wide type obi (4cm). It has a green background with Apple logo and priced ¥600 on obi strip. |
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FRONT COVER CLOSE
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BACK COVER CLOSE UP | ||||
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Catalog No. "AP-4568" and the word "STEREO" were printed upper right corner of the front cover. |  |
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| "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "H-¥600" were printed at the bottom of the back cover. | |||||
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| "33 (r.p.m) STEREO COMPACT" was printed at the top of the label. | The word "EXTENDED PLAY" was printed on the label. | The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" was printed at the bottom of the label. | |||
| OTHER ITEM | |||||
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| CATALOG NUMBER | AP-4568 | ||||
| RECORD LABEL | APPLE type1b | ||||
| MIX | STEREO-except "Love me do"-simulated stereo | ||||
| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | GEP-8880-A 1S 3 | |||
| SIDE 2 | GEP-8880-B 1S 3 | ||||
| PRESS MARK | 0T6 | ||||
| VINYL COLOR | BLACK | ||||
| DISK EDGE | Knife Edge | ||||
| LYRIC SHEET | Slip sheet type | ||||
| SLEEVE TYPE | Wrap-around cover | ||||
| OBI | Apple green obi (¥600) / wide type obi (4cm) | ||||
| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | COVER | Toshiba Ongakukogyo Kabusikigaisya | |||
| LABEL | MFD.BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN |
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| SYMBOL/PRICE | H-600YEN | ||||
| COMMENTS | Using the normal Apple EP label of the time,
Japanese Odeon chose to release all twelve of the British EP's which they had not issued before. These too were issued as Compact 33's ‐‐on June 25, 1970. A few of the titles are known to exist on red vinyl. All of the above EP’s were issued at first when the price was 600 Yen. Later these were stickered with the higher price of ¥700. Still later copies simply show the ¥700 price. Even later, they were reissued with a reference to EMI on the label. Japanese first EP in "UK release series". In England, the first EP issued was "TWIST AND SHOUT (GEP 8882)", but this was not the first one manufactured and ready for release. The EP "THE BEATLES' HITS (GEP 8880)" was originally going to be issued in 1963 as the first EP, but was put on hold due to the great popularity of the song "Twist and Shout"; so, as an alternate EP, "TWIST AND SHOUT" was issued first instead. Similar design as the UK EP of the same name. On Apple Records "Made in Japan" with dark green apple label. Stereo: 33 r.p.m. with the small hole , Insert and obi strip. |
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TITLE
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THE BEATLES' HITS | ||||
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TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1
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From Me To You (McCartney-Lennon) Thank You Girl (McCartney-Lennon) |
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SIDE 2
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Please Please Me
(McCartney-Lennon) Love Me Do (McCartney-Lennon) *sim. stereo |
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RELEASE DATE
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1975? / Third Press | ||||
| DISK -->Click! | |||||
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| LYRIC
SHEET
(Slip Sheet Type) |
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| With
a lyric sheet (slip type) insert. (Sorry, I don't have it.) The company name "Toshiba EMI Ltd." was printed on the lyric sheet. |
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| Apple
Green OBI |
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| OBI: BACK | In 1970, "U.K. EP series" were released, all of which were issued with this "Green Obi. Late pressings have the narrow? type obi (3.8cm). It has a green background with Apple logo and priced ¥700 on obi strip. | ||||
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| FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | BACK COVER CLOSE UP | ||||
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Catalog No. "AP-4568" and the word "STEREO" were printed
upper right corner of the front cover. |
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"Toshiba EMI Ltd." and "H-¥700" were printed at the bottom
of the back cover. |
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| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
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"33 (r.p.m) STEREO COMPACT" was printed at the top of the label. The ridge (single line) is approximately 14mm from the center hole. The word "EXTENDED PLAY" was printed on the label. | ||
| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
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The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA
MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" was printed at the bottom of
the label. |
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| OTHER ITEM | |||||
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| CATALOG NUMBER | AP-4568 | ||||
| RECORD LABEL | APPLE type1b | ||||
| MIX | STEREO-except "Love me do"-simulated stereo | ||||
| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 |
GEP-8880-A 1S 4 |
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| SIDE 2 | GEP-8880-B 1S 4 |
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| PRESS MARK | 5 A - 425 (?) |
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| VINYL COLOR | BLACK | ||||
| DISK EDGE | Groove Guard | ||||
| LYRIC SHEET | Slip sheet type | ||||
| SLEEVE TYPE | Wrap-around cover | ||||
| OBI | Apple green obi (¥700) / narrow? type obi (3.8cm) | ||||
| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | COVER | Toshiba EMI Kabusikigaisya | |||
| LABEL | MFD.BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN |
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| SYMBOL/PRICE | H-700YEN | ||||
| COMMENTS | Using the normal Apple EP label of the time,
Japanese Odeon chose to release all twelve of the British EP's which they had not issued before. These too were issued as Compact 33's ‐‐on June 25, 1970. A few of the titles are known to exist on red vinyl. All of the above EP’s were issued at first when the price was 600 Yen. Later these were stickered with the higher price of ¥700. Still later copies simply show the ¥700 price. Even later, they were reissued with a reference to EMI on the label. Japanese first EP in "UK release series". In England, the first EP issued was "TWIST AND SHOUT (GEP 8882)", but this was not the first one manufactured and ready for release. The EP "THE BEATLES' HITS (GEP 8880)" was originally going to be issued in 1963 as the first EP, but was put on hold due to the great popularity of the song "Twist and Shout"; so, as an alternate EP, "TWIST AND SHOUT" was issued first instead. Similar design as the UK EP of the same name. On Apple Records "Made in Japan" with dark green apple label. Stereo: 33 r.p.m. with the small hole , Insert and obi strip. |
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TITLE
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THE BEATLES' HITS | ||||
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TRACK LISTING
|
SIDE 1
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From Me To You (McCartney-Lennon) Thank You Girl (McCartney-Lennon) |
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SIDE 2
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Please Please Me
(McCartney-Lennon) Love Me Do (McCartney-Lennon) *sim. stereo |
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RELEASE DATE
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August 1976? / 4th. Press | ||||
| DISK -->Click! | |||||
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| LYRIC
SHEET
(Slip Sheet Type) |
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| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | LYRIC SHEET CLOSE UP |
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With a lyric sheet (slip type) insert. |  |
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| The
company name "Toshiba EMI Ltd." was printed on the lyric
sheet. |
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| Apple
Green OBI |
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| OBI: BACK | In 1970, "U.K. EP series" were released, all of which were issued with this "Green Obi. Early pressings have the narrow type obi (3.8cm). It has a green background with Apple logo and priced ¥700 on obi strip. | ||||
 |
 |
 |
|||
| FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | BACK COVER CLOSE UP | ||||
 |
Catalog No. "AP-4568" and the word "STEREO" were printed
upper right corner of the front cover. |
 |
"Toshiba EMI Ltd." and "H-¥700" were printed at the bottom
of the back cover. |
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| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
 |
 |
The phrase "Apple Records - All Rights of
the Manufacturer and of the Owner of the Recorded work
Reserved." was printed at the perimeter. "33 (r.p.m) STEREO COMPACT" was printed at the top of the label. The ridge (single line) is approximately 14mm from the center hole. |
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| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
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 |
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The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA
MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" was printed at the bottom of
the label. The word "EXTENDED PLAY" was printed on the label. |
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| OTHER ITEM | |||||
| - | |||||
| CATALOG NUMBER | AP-4568 | ||||
| RECORD LABEL | APPLE type1b | ||||
| MIX | STEREO-except "Love me do"-simulated stereo | ||||
| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 |
GEP-8880-A 1S 5 |
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| SIDE 2 | GEP-8880-B 1S 5 |
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| PRESS MARK | 8 - 6 (?) |
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| VINYL COLOR | BLACK | ||||
| DISK EDGE | Groove Guard | ||||
| LYRIC SHEET | Slip sheet type | ||||
| SLEEVE TYPE | Wrap-around cover | ||||
| OBI | Apple green obi (¥700) / narrow? type obi
(3.8cm) |
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| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | COVER | Toshiba EMI Kabusikigaisya | |||
| LABEL | MFD.BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN |
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| SYMBOL/PRICE | I-700YEN | ||||
| COMMENTS | Using the normal Apple EP label of the time,
Japanese Odeon chose to release all twelve of the British EP's which they had not issued before. These too were issued as Compact 33's ‐‐on June 25, 1970. A few of the titles are known to exist on red vinyl. All of the above EP’s were issued at first when the price was 600 Yen. Later these were stickered with the higher price of ¥700. Still later copies simply show the ¥700 price. Even later, they were reissued with a reference to EMI on the label. Japanese first EP in "UK release series". In England, the first EP issued was "TWIST AND SHOUT (GEP 8882)", but this was not the first one manufactured and ready for release. The EP "THE BEATLES' HITS (GEP 8880)" was originally going to be issued in 1963 as the first EP, but was put on hold due to the great popularity of the song "Twist and Shout"; so, as an alternate EP, "TWIST AND SHOUT" was issued first instead. Similar design as the UK EP of the same name. On Apple Records "Made in Japan" with dark green apple label. Stereo: 33 r.p.m. with the small hole , Insert and obi strip. |
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