TITLE
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Japanese EP #2 | ||||
TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1
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A Hard Day's Night (Lennon-McCartney) I Should Have Known Better (Lennon-McCartney) |
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SIDE 2
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Please Mister Postman (Holland) And I Love Her (Lennon-McCartney) |
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RELEASE DATE
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December 1967? / Third Press | ||||
FRONT
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BACK
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VINYL | |||
LYRIC SHEET (Slip Sheet Type) | FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | ||||
FRONT | BACK | ||||
Odeon logomark and "Toshiba Ongaku Kogyo kabushikigaisha" were printed at the bottom of the front cover. | |||||
BACK COVER CLOSE UP | |||||
"Toshiba Ongaku Kogyo kabushikigaisha" was printed at the bottom of the front cover. | "G ¥500" was printed at the bottom of the back cover. | ||||
LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
Odeon logo mark and the words "ODEON 33 COMPACT" were printed at the top of the label. | The ridge (single line)
is approximately 15mm from the center hole. The word "STEREO" was printed at the center of the label. |
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LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
The words
"MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL
INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter. Master Number was printed at the left side, and catalogue number was printed at the right side of the center hole. |
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OTHER ITEM | |||||
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CATALOG NUMBER | OP-4036 | ||||
Odeon type1a | |||||
MIX | STEREO | ||||
MATRIX No. | Side1 | S7EJ-107 37 |
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Side2 | S7EJ-108 40 |
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PRESS MARK | 7M |
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VINYL COLOR | RED | ||||
DISK EDGE |
Flat Edge |
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LYRIC SHEET | Slip sheet type | ||||
SLEEVE TYPE | Wrap-around cover Type-2 (Straight type) | ||||
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | Sleeve | Toshiba ongaku kogyo kabusikigaisha | |||
Label | MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN | ||||
SYMBOL/PRICE | G-500YEN | ||||
COMMENTS
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Japanese 2nd. E.P. Odeon label has "Odeon 33 Compact" across the top and "STEREO" across the middle of the label, and all Odeon Compact 33's were issued in stereo (or simulated stereo). This E.P. was manufactured two ways: both Black and Red vinyl. |
Company name |
Company name credit |
Variation | Mix |
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Mono |
Stereo |
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TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. |
MFD.BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN | Odeon Type-1 | - |
Yes |
MFD. UNDER LICENCE BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN | Odeon Type-2 | - |
Yes |
All of the Odeon label issues, its company name
"TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD." was printed at the perimeter of the
label. In middle 1968 to early 1969, Odeon label was changed from type-2 to type-3. The words "MFD. UNDER LICENCE BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter. | |
Odeon Type-1
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On label, look for: The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter. |
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Odeon Type-2 |
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On label, look for: The words "MFD. UNDER LICENCE BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter. |
Catalog Number
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Odeon Type-1
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Odeon Type-2 |
OP-4016 | Yes |
- |
OP-4036 | Yes |
- |
OP-4044 | Yes |
- |
OP-4055 | Yes |
- |
OP-4061 | Yes |
- |
OP-4110 | Yes |
- |
OP-4113 | Yes |
- |
OP-4118 | Yes |
- |
OP-4160 | Yes |
- |
OP-4198 | Yes |
- |
OP-4206 | Yes |
- |
OP-4251 | Yes |
- |
OP-4335-6 (Magical Mystery Tour) |
- |
Yes |
All series were always issued on Stereo.
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Catalog Number
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Mono
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Stereo
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OP-4016 |
-
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Yes
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OP-4036 |
-
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Yes
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OP-4044 |
-
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Yes
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OP-4055 |
-
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Yes
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OP-4061 |
-
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Yes
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OP-4110 |
-
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Yes
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OP-4113 |
-
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Yes
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OP-4118 |
-
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Yes
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OP-4160 |
-
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Yes
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OP-4198 |
-
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Yes
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OP-4206 |
-
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Yes
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OP-4251 |
-
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Yes
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OP-4335-6 (Magical Mystery Tour) |
-
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Yes
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Odeon Type-1
| Odeon Type-2 |
The word "STEREO" was printed below the Odeon logo on the label. |
Prefix | Label | Vinyl |
OP | Odeon | Black |
OP | Odeon | Red (Ever Clean) |
AP | Apple | Black |
AP | Apple | Red (Ever Clean) |
EAS | EMI/Odeon | Black |
EAS | EMI/Odeon | Red |
BRP (Collection Box Bonus EP) | EMI/Odeon | Red |
TOKP (Final Vinyl series) | EMI/Odeon | Black |
From 1964-1968, the 12 unique Japanese EPs and
Magical Mystery Tour were numbered in the form OP-4XXX. The change from the Odeon to the Apple label starting in 1969 also resulted in the reissue of all EPs in the form AP-4XXX, with the exception of Magical Mystery Tour, which was not reissued (but, in the "final Vinyl" series, it was reissued as TOKP-7412-3). Only the prefixes of the reissues were changed; the numbers remained the same. For example, Japanese EP #2 (OP-4036) was reissued as AP-4036. The 12 U.K. EPs were issued on the Apple label starting in 1970 and sequentially numbered in the form AP-45XX. The 12 Japanese EPs were reissued on the EMI/Odeon label starting in 1980 and sequentially numbered in the form EAS-300XX. |
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. | Toshiba Kawaguchi Factory, in Saitama |
All of the Toshiba's red vinyl records were exclusively manufactured by its factory in Kawaguchi, Saitama. |
Color |
Vinyl |
Comments |
Red Vinyl (Ever Clean Records) |
Most
if not all of the red vinyl OP Odeon EPs were manufactured with
an ingredient intended to prevent the buildup of static electricity on
the disks. TOSHIBA's trademark for records manufactured with this
ingredient is "Ever Clean", and special efforts were made to promote
this feature. |
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Black Vinyl (Almost Contract Pressings) |
Sometimes
Toshiba had problems to press enough records to keep up with the
demand. To increase production they turned to other companies
(Gramophone, Sony etc.) to press up some copies of a particular
release, however, the majority of copies were pressed by Toshiba
themselves. |
Catalog Number
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Red Vinyl
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Black Vinyl
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OP-4016 | Yes |
Yes
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OP-4036 | Yes |
Yes
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OP-4044 | Yes |
Yes
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OP-4055 | Yes |
Yes
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OP-4061 | Yes |
Yes
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OP-4110 | Yes |
Yes
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OP-4113 | Yes |
Yes
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OP-4118 | Yes |
Yes
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OP-4160 | Yes |
Yes
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OP-4198 | Yes |
Yes
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OP-4206 | Yes |
Yes
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OP-4251 | Yes |
Yes
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OP-4335-6 (Magical Mystery Tour) | Yes |
Yes
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Most if not all of the red vinyl OP Odeon EPs were manufactured
with an ingredient intended to prevent the buildup of static
electricity on the disks. TOSHIBA's trademark for records manufactured
with this ingredient is "Ever Clean", and special efforts were
made to promote this feature. The "Ever Clean" trademark appears as
shown below on the back cover or (if applicable ) inside the gatefold
of an LP. "Ever Clean" seems to have been used on LPs only. EPs or Singles bearing the trademark cannot be found. |
Matrix numbers are alphanumeric codes
(and on occasion, other symbols) stamped or hand written (or a
combination of the two) into the run-out groove area of a gramophone
record. This is the non-grooved area between the end of the final song
on a record's side and the label, also known as the run-off groove
area, end-groove area, matrix area, or "dead wax". There are two parts of the matrix number to be considered: the "main number", which is usually printed on the label as well, and "extra information" which can include a cut or take number. The most important part of the "extra information" is usually the cut number, which is a suffix to the main number. For example, matrix number 12345 is seen on a label, but examination of the run-out groove area reveals number 12345–3, which indicates this is the third cut of this side. It is not unusual to find records with a different cut number on each side. (From "Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia") |
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Matrix Number: YEX - 605 - 2 |
According to "The Illustrated Guide
To The '60s Japanese LP With Obi (Published by: Shinko Music
Entertainment Co., Ltd.)", the inscription area may also contain
cutting dates. The press mark can be almost found stamped into the deadwax at the 9 o'clock position of side-1. |
from October 1961 to May 1973 | |||||
Press Mark: Alphabet + Number ex.) "E4"=1964 May ex.) "M5"=December 1965 |
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A | B | C | D | E | F |
January | February | March | April | May | June |
G | H | J | K | L | M |
July | August | September | October | November | December |
from June 1973 - | |||||
Press Mark: Number +
Number, or Number + Alphabet ex.) "3-7"=1973 July ex.) "4-X"=1974 October |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
January | February | March | April | May | June |
7 | 8 | 9 | X | Y | Z |
July | August | September | October | November | December |
Press Mark: 7L=1967 November |
Press Mark: 9J=1969 September |
The groove guard (edge of the record) was introduced in 1954 by RIAA (maybe).The groove guard is not only protected the record grooves when sliding the disc into the hard cardboard cover and when taking it out, but saved an important amount of vinyl. |
Odeon Label | Apple Label | EMI/Odeon Label | ||
- 1966? | 1966? - 1968? | 1968- | All of the disks | All of the disks |
Flat Edge | Knife Edge | Groove Guard | Groove Guard | Groove Guard |