The Beatles Japanese LP Compilation

Compilation Album
95 Million People's Popular Request Vol.2 (OR-7150)
(Update: 10th. June 2024)

Odeon 1st. Sleeve

"95 Million Popular Requests" was a radio program broadcasting a hit parade throughout Japan. This program began broadcasting in April 1963, and is hosted by Masao Kojima.
With "Nippon Cultural Broadcasting Inc." in Tokyo as a key station, it has a network of 34 private broadcasters from Hokkaido to Okinawa, for a total of 111 stations. This program divided the whole of Japan into nine areas and accepted requests from listners. Requests were tallied every Thursday and were broadcast around 8:00 PM on Friday.

Timetable of this radio program

INDEX

#1-1 Promotional Record/ Red Vinyl

#1-2 G ¥1,500/ Red Vinyl

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#1-1 95 Million People's Popular Request Vol.2 (Promotional Record "Odeon White Label / Red Vinyl": OR-7150)
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TITLE		95 Million People's Popular Request Vol.2
CATALOG NUMBER		OR 7150
RELEASE DATE		22th. June 1965 / Promotional Record
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		Rock And Roll Music (The Beatles)		Ticket To Ride (The Beatles)
		Dynamite (Clif Richard And The Shadows)		Do You Want To Dance (Clif Richard And The Shadows)
		Diamond Head (The Fenders)		Reelin' And Rockin' (The Dave Clark Five)
		Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey)		Kickstand (The Fenders)
		Bring It On Home To Me (The Animals)		Dolce Paola (Adamo)
		True Love Ways (Peter And Gordon)		Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter (Herman's Hermits)
		Se Piange Se Ridi (Frank Pourcel et son Grand Orchestra)		Par Un Beau Matin D'ete (Michel Magne Et Son Orchestre)
		Mr. Moonlight (The Beatles)
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK

INNER SLEEVE
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	INNER SLEEVE CLOSE UP		The original plain white inner bag. Has a fold-over flap at the top of the bag to prevent the record from falling out.

FRONT COVER CLOSE UP --> Click!

The catalog number "OP-7150" was stamped in blue ink at the upper right corner of the sleeve.
			Promotional white sleeves are reused by turning over existing record covers.		The promotional record was pressed on June 22, 1965 (stamped in blue ink) The song titles are handwritten in pencil.
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				Odeon white label (promotional use only). The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter. The release date is in black and appears above and to the left of the title.
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		Here is a close-up of the circled text: "Sample under Article 10, Clause 2 of the Commodity Tax Law".			The words "LONG PLAYING" was printed at the bottom of the label.
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			The print in black has unusual "hand lettered" look to it quite unlike the regular commercial version. Catalog number and matrix number were printed at the right side of the center hole.
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					This record contains Three songs: "Rock And Roll Music" and "Mr. Moonlight" performanced by The Beatles on side-1 "Ticket To Ride" on side-2.

OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Odeon White Label (for promotional use only)
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	2EFJ-13
	SIDE 2	2EFJ-14
PRESS MARK
VINYL COLOR		RED
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	SLEEVE	Toshiba Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha
	LABEL	MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		-
LYRIC SHEET STYLE		-
COVER FORM		Single type. Promotional white sleeves are reused by turning over existing record covers.
INNER SLEEVE		Plain White Inner bag
OBI		-
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		-
COMMENTS		Odeon white label (promotional use only). The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter. Odeon promo LPs feature the perimeter print, Odeon logo, and circled text in red and all other printing in "hand lettered" black. Note the release date above the Odeon logo. The label design is similar to that used for the regular commercial Odeon LPs. These are most commonly found on red vinyl. In Japan, promotional records have traditionally been provided at no charge to radio stations, record shops, and the mass media to increase the sales of a record or in some cases to promote a tour. There are two types of promotional releases. Type-1: This type is called the white label promo for which a unique label has been made. The label design of Odeon white label singles is very similar to that of regular commercial Odeon singles. The promo version, however, features the perimeter print, Odeon logo, and circled text in red and all other printing in black. The print in black has an unusual "hand lettered" look to it quite unlike the regular commercial version. The release date is in black and appears above and to the left of the title. Most usually, the regular cover is used with appropriate alterations to prohibit commercial sale. Type-2: The second type of promo record is less elaborate and is called a sticker promo. It is simply a regular commercial release that has a promo sticker affixed to the cover. This type of promo is occasionally found on post-1975 releases. "95 Million Popular Requests" was a radio program broadcasting a hit parade throughout Japan. This program began broadcasting in April 1963, and is hosted by Masao Kojima. With "Nippon Cultural Broadcasting Inc." in Tokyo as a key station, it has a network of 34 private broadcasters from Hokkaido to Okinawa, for a total of 111 stations. This is a compilation album of the radio program of "95 Million Popular Requests". This record contains three songs "Rock And Roll Music (side-1)", "Mr. Moonlight (side-1)" and "Ticket To Ride (side-2)" performanced by The Beatles. Red vinyl: 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.

#1-2 95 Million People's Popular Request Vol.2 (1st. Press "G ¥1,500 / Red Vinyl / 10 Anniversary Custom Obi": OR-7150)
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TITLE		95 Million People's Popular Request Vol.2
CATALOG NUMBER		OR 7150
RELEASE DATE		15th July. 1965 / First Press
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		Rock And Roll Music (The Beatles)		Ticket To Ride (The Beatles)
		Dynamite (Clif Richard And The Shadows)		Do You Want To Dance (Clif Richard And The Shadows)
		Diamond Head (The Fenders)		Reelin' And Rockin' (The Dave Clark Five)
		Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey)		Kickstand (The Fenders)
		Bring It On Home To Me (The Animals)		Dolce Paola (Adamo)
		True Love Ways (Peter And Gordon)		Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter (Herman's Hermits)
		Se Piange Se Ridi (Frank Pourcel et son Grand Orchestra)		Par Un Beau Matin D'ete (Michel Magne Et Son Orchestre)
		Mr. Moonlight (The Beatles)
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK

INSIDE (Gatefold Type)				LYRIC SHEET (Slip Sheet Type)
				FRONT --> Click!	BACK --> Click!
			Gatefold Type. Thick cover. The bookbinding tape is bonded to a part of the inside cover.
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				Catalog number "OR-7150" and "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." were printed on the lyric sheet.
INNER SLEEVE
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	INNER SLEEVE CLOSE UP		The original colour "advert" inner bag has a fold-over flap at the top of the bag to prevent the record from falling out.

FRONT COVER CLOSE UP				BACK COVER CLOSE UP
			Odeon logo mark and catalog No. were printed on the front cover.		Odeon logo mark was printed on the back cover.
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					The words "PAT.P" in the box was embossed at the right side of the "EverClean" logo. The bookbinding tape is bonded to a part of the inside cover.
"Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "G ¥1,500" were printed at the bottom of the back cover.
INSIDE CLOSE UP
		This record contains three songs "Rock And Roll Music (side-1)", "Mr. Moonlight (side-1)" and "Ticket To Ride (side-2)" performanced by The Beatles.
				Toshiba pressed a lot of their records on red, “Everclean” vinyl. Liner notes: Sadao Kaneko
OBI: 10th anniversary of Toshiba Records Custom Obi
FRONT TOP			FRONT BOTTOM	BACK	It is a custom Obi characterized by the "10th. anniversaery of Toshiba Records" logo at the top, and has a gold background. There is no order sheet on the back side of the Obi.

LABEL CLOSE UP
				Toshiba pressed a lot of their records on red, "Everclean" vinyl from 1958 through 1974 (maybe). The Everclean vinyl was designed to be less prone to collecting static electricity and dust than the more common black vinyl. The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter.
LABEL CLOSE UP
					Catalog number and matrix number were printed at the right side of the center hole. The words "LONG PLAYING" was printed at the bottom of the label.
LABEL CLOSE UP
			This record contains Three songs: "Rock And Roll Music" and "Mr. Moonlight" performanced by The Beatles on side-1 "Ticket To Ride" on side-2.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Odeon Label Type-1 (with the words "LONG PLAYING")
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	2EFJ-13
	SIDE 2	2EFJ-14
PRESS MARK
VINYL COLOR		RED
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	SLEEVE	Toshiba Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha
	LABEL	MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		G ¥1,500
LYRIC SHEET STYLE		Slip Sheet Type
COVER FORM		Gatefold type. (The bookbinding tape is bonded to a part of the inside cover.)
INNER SLEEVE		The original colour "advert" inner bag Type-4
OBI		Dark green Obi / without Order sheet
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Liner notes: Sadao Kaneko
COMMENTS		Black Odeon label with silver print. The words "LONG PLAYING" was printed at the bottom of the label. "95 Million Popular Requests" was a radio program broadcasting a hit parade throughout Japan. This program began broadcasting in April 1963, and is hosted by Masao Kojima. With "Nippon Cultural Broadcasting Inc." in Tokyo as a key station, it has a network of 34 private broadcasters from Hokkaido to Okinawa, for a total of 111 stations. This is a compilation album of the radio program of "95 Million Popular Requests". This record contains three songs "Rock And Roll Music (side-1)", "Mr. Moonlight (side-1)" and "Ticket To Ride (side-2)" performanced by The Beatles. Red vinyl: 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. The obi: "10th anniversary of Toshiba Records" custom Obi It is a custom Obi characterized by the "10th. anniversaery of Toshiba Records" logo at the top, and has a gold background. It also features an Odeon logo, catalogue number and price information. While most Japanese records feature local music, a lot of music fans there like foreign music, as well. The language barrier in Japan presented a problem – should foreign album covers be changed for Japanese albums? The solution was the obi, which means “belt” or “sash”. The obi is a strip of paper, usually about two inches wide, that wraps vertically around the album cover, containing information about the artist and album in Japanese. As these strips of paper were fragile and easily torn, they are often missing, especially since consumers in the 1950s and 1960s attached little significance to them. Finding Japanese records made prior to 1970 that still have the obi intact can be quite difficult, and for some albums, nearly impossible. The inclusion of the obi can dramatically affect the price of some Japanese records, sometimes increasing the price by a factor of ten.