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02. Beatles No.2! (The Beatles' Second Album) (OR-7058, OR/AR-8027)
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#2-1 The Beatles' Second Album (1st. Press "F ¥1,500 / Hankake Obi: OR-7058)
Back to the top of the line
TITLE THE BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM (BEATLES NO.2!)
CATALOG NUMBER OR-7058
RELEASE DATE 15th June.1964/First Press
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
Can't Buy Me Love
Roll Over Beethoven
Do You Want To Know A Secret
Misery
Thank You Girl
Boys
A Taste Of Honey
Devil In Her Heart
It Won't Be Long
Not A Second Time
I Wanna Be Your Man
Money
There's A Place Till There Was You
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! SIDE 1 --> Click! SIDE 2 --> Click! DISK
sleeve sleeve
label label label
INNER SLEEVE
LYRIC SHEET (Slip Sheet Type)
The original plain white inner bag has a fold-over flap at the top of the bag to prevent the record from falling out.

The lyric sheet is slip sheet type.
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click!
sleeve sleeve sleeve sleeve
LYRIC SHEET CLOSE UP
label label Catalog number and the company name "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." were printed on the lyric sheet.
"HANKAKE" OBI CLOSE UP
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click!
sleeve
sleeve sleeve
In the early 1960s, a short-lived hankake obi, or “half obi” was used. These were small strips of paper that simply folded over the top of the cover.
FRONT COVER CLOSE UP BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label label label label Toshiba pressed a lot of their records on red, “Everclean” vinyl. The Everclean vinyl was designed to be less prone to collecting static electricity and dust than the more common black vinyl.
Odeon logo mark and catalog number "OR 7058" were printed on the front sleeve.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label label Single type. Full laminated soft cover.
Twin-flipback cover (round type).
The words "PAT." was embossed at the bottom of the back cover.
label
"Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "F-¥1,500" were printed at the bottom of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label 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
label About the song title of the 1st. song on side-1, this label was misprinted "GAN'T BUY ME LOVE" instead of "CAN'T BUY ME LOVE"
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label label The words "LONG PLAYING" was printed at the bottom of the label.
Catalog number and matrix number were printed at the right side of the center hole.
OTHER ITEM
-

RECORD LABEL Odeon Label Type-1 (with the words "LONG PLAYING")
MIX MONO
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 2EJ-19  17
SIDE 2 2EJ-20  16
PRESS MARK F5 -> H5 -> L5
VINYL COLOR RED
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME SLEEVE Toshiba Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha
LABEL MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE F - ¥1,500
LYRIC SHEET STYLE Slip Sheet Type
COVER FORM Single type. Full laminated soft cover.
Twin-flipback cover (round type)
INNER SLEEVE
Plain White Inner bag
OBI
"Hankake" Obi
White in design with dark blue Japanese text. Obis draped from the top, not forming a loop.
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES -
COMMENTS
Black Odeon label with silver print.
The words "LONG PLAYING" was printed at the bottom of the label.

Toshiba released the first Japanese record featuring the Beatles.
When this record was released in 1964, Toshiba's official name was "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and they used the Odeon label for this and subsequent Beatles releases.

This is the second album released in Japan.
The Japanese version looks similar to the U.S. version but has a different track listing, a red (rather than brown) front cover title, and a different back cover.

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: A. K. A."Hankake" Obi
It is made from very thin paper stock. It is white in design with dark blue Japanese text. 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.

While usually found in a wraparound strip, there are other versions of the obi that have occasionally been used.  In the early 1960s, a short-lived hankake obi, or “half obi” was used. These were small strips of paper that simply folded over the top of the cover.  These were problematic for retailers, as they tended to easily fall off of the record.



#2-2 The Beatles' Second Album (2nd. Press "G ¥1,500 / V-Shape Obi: OR-7058)
Back to the top of the line
TITLE THE BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM (BEATLES NO.2!)
CATALOG NUMBER OR-7058
RELEASE DATE March 1966? / Second Press
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
Can't Buy Me Love
Roll Over Beethoven
Do You Want To Know A Secret
Misery
Thank You Girl
Boys
A Taste Of Honey
Devil In Her Heart
It Won't Be Long
Not A Second Time
I Wanna Be Your Man
Money
There's A Place Till There Was You
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! SIDE 1 --> Click! SIDE 2 --> Click! DISK
sleeve sleeve
label label label
INNER SLEEVE
LYRIC SHEET (Slip Sheet Type)
The original colour "advert" inner bag has a fold-over flap at the top of the bag to prevent the record from falling out.

The lyric sheet is slip sheet type.
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click!
sleeve sleeve sleeve sleeve
INNER SLEEVE CLOSE UP
LYRIC SHEET CLOSE UP
label label label
Catalog number and the company name "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." were printed on the lyric sheet.
"LIGHT BLUE (V-Shape)" OBI CLOSE UP
FRONT BACK
Sorry, I don't have it.
2nd. pressing had a light blue / white so called "Sankaku"(triangle) or "V-shape" OBI and priced ¥1500 on rear sleeve and obi strip.
FRONT COVER CLOSE UP BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label label label label Toshiba pressed a lot of their records on red, “Everclean” vinyl. The Everclean vinyl was designed to be less prone to collecting static electricity and dust than the more common black vinyl.
Odeon logo mark and catalog number "OR 7058" were printed on the front sleeve.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label label Single type. Full laminated soft cover.
Twin-flipback cover (round type).
The words "PAT." was embossed at the bottom of the back cover.
label
"Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "G-¥1,500" were printed at the bottom of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label 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
label About the song title of the 1st. song on side-1, this label was misprinted "GAN'T BUY ME LOVE" instead of "CAN'T BUY ME LOVE"
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label label The words "LONG PLAYING" was erased at the bottom of the label.
Catalog number and matrix number were printed at the right side of the center hole.
OTHER ITEM
-

RECORD LABEL Odeon Label Type-2 (without the words "LONG PLAYING")
MIX MONO
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 2EJ-19  20
SIDE 2 2EJ-20  17
PRESS MARK 6C
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 Single type. Full laminated soft cover.
Twin-flipback cover (round type)
INNER SLEEVE
The original colour "advert" inner bag Type-3
OBI
Light blue / white so called "Sankaku" (triangle) or "V-shape" OBI
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES -
COMMENTS
Black Odeon label with silver print.
The words "LONG PLAYING" was erased at the bottom of the label.

Toshiba released the first Japanese record featuring the Beatles.
When this record was released in 1964, Toshiba's official name was "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and they used the Odeon label for this and subsequent Beatles releases.

This is the second album released in Japan.
The Japanese version looks similar to the U.S. version but has a different track listing, a red (rather than brown) front cover title, and a different back cover.

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: A. K. A."V-shape" Obi
2nd. pressing had a light blue/white so called "Sankaku"(triangle) or "V-shape" OBI and priced ¥1500 on rear sleeve and obi strip.
It also features an Odeon logo, catalogue number and price information.
Only issued briefly in 1966 August till November. Soon, price changed ¥1,700 (stickered on old price, subsequently printed on rear sleeve) with different obi (green arrow obi) and different catalog number (OR-8027).

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.



#2-3 The Beatles' Second Album (3rd. Press "H ¥1,700 / Green Arrow Obi: OR-8027)
Back to the top of the line
TITLE THE BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM (BEATLES NO.2!)
CATALOG NUMBER OR-8027
RELEASE DATE November 1967? / Third Press
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
Can't Buy Me Love
Roll Over Beethoven
Do You Want To Know A Secret
Misery
Thank You Girl
Boys
A Taste Of Honey
Devil In Her Heart
It Won't Be Long
Not A Second Time
I Wanna Be Your Man
Money
There's A Place Till There Was You
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! SIDE 1 --> Click! SIDE 2 --> Click! DISK
sleeve sleeve
label label label
INNER SLEEVE
LYRIC SHEET (Slip Sheet Type)
The original colour "advert" inner bag has a fold-over flap at the top of the bag to prevent the record from falling out.

The lyric sheet is slip sheet type.
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click!
sleeve sleeve sleeve sleeve
LYRIC SHEET CLOSE UP
label label label
Catalog number "OR-8027" and the company name "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." were printed on the lyric sheet.
"Odeon Green Arrow OBI" CLOSE UP
FRONT
BACK --> Click!
sleeve sleeve 3rd. pressing had a green  "arrow" OBI and priced ¥1,700 on rear sleeve and obi strip.
sleeve The obi remains intact with the order form on the back uncut.
FRONT COVER CLOSE UP BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label label label label Toshiba pressed a lot of their records on red, “Everclean” vinyl. The Everclean vinyl was designed to be less prone to collecting static electricity and dust than the more common black vinyl.
Odeon logo mark and catalog number "OR 8027" were printed on the front sleeve.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label label Single type. Full laminated soft cover.
Twin-flipback cover (straight type).
The words "PAT." was embossed at the bottom of the back cover.
label
"Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "H-¥1,700" were printed at the bottom of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label 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
label About the song title of the 2nd. song on side-1, this label was corrected  "CAN'T BUY ME LOVE" instead of "THE GAN'T BUY ME LOVE".
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label label The words "LONG PLAYING" was erased at the bottom of the label.
Catalog number "OR-8027"and matrix number were printed at the right side of the center hole.
OTHER ITEM
-

RECORD LABEL Odeon Label Type-2 (without the words "LONG PLAYING")
MIX MONO
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 2EJ-19  27
SIDE 2 2EJ-20  2S   4
PRESS MARK 6L -> 7L
VINYL COLOR RED
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME SLEEVE Toshiba Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha
LABEL MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE H - ¥1,700
LYRIC SHEET STYLE Slip Sheet Type
COVER FORM Single type. Full laminated soft cover.
Twin-flipback cover (straight type)
INNER SLEEVE
The original colour "advert" inner bag Type-5
OBI
Green / white so called "Odeon Arrow" OBI
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES -
COMMENTS
Black Odeon label with silver print.
The words "LONG PLAYING" was erased at the bottom of the label.

Toshiba released the first Japanese record featuring the Beatles.
When this record was released, Toshiba's official name was "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and they used the Odeon label for this and subsequent Beatles releases.

This is the second album released in Japan.
The Japanese version looks similar to the U.S. version but has a different track listing, a red (rather than brown) front cover title, and a different back cover.

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: A. K. A."Arrow" Obi
3rd. pressing had a green / white so called "Arrow" OBI and priced ¥1,700 on rear sleeve and obi strip.
On June 1967, starting with "Oldies (OP-8016)", numbering for new Odeon LPs changed to the 8000 range numbers. So Obis were renew, A.K.A. Odeon "Arrow Obi" in green and with the same design as the Apple Obis.
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.



#2-4 The Beatles' Second Album (4th. Press "H ¥1,700 / Odeon Type-3 Label / Green Arrow Obi / Black Vinyl: Gramophone Contract Press: OR-8027)
Back to the top of the line
TITLE THE BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM (BEATLES NO.2!)
CATALOG NUMBER OR-8027
RELEASE DATE May 1968? / 4th. Press / Gramophone Contract Press
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
Can't Buy Me Love
Roll Over Beethoven
Do You Want To Know A Secret
Misery
Thank You Girl
Boys
A Taste Of Honey
Devil In Her Heart
It Won't Be Long
Not A Second Time
I Wanna Be Your Man
Money
There's A Place Till There Was You
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! SIDE 1 --> Click! SIDE 2 --> Click! DISK
sleeve sleeve
label label label
INNER SLEEVE
LYRIC SHEET (Slip Sheet Type)
The original colour "advert" inner bag has a fold-over flap at the top of the bag to prevent the record from falling out.

The lyric sheet is slip sheet type.
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click!
sleeve sleeve sleeve sleeve
LYRIC SHEET CLOSE UP
label label label
Catalog number "OR-8027" and the company name "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." were printed on the lyric sheet.
"Odeon Green Arrow OBI" CLOSE UP
FRONT
BACK
sleeve sleeve 4th. pressing had a green  "arrow" OBI and priced ¥1,700 on rear sleeve and obi strip.
sleeve The order form was cut off from the obi.
FRONT COVER CLOSE UP BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label label label label Toshiba pressed a lot of their records on red, “Everclean” vinyl. The Everclean vinyl was designed to be less prone to collecting static electricity and dust than the more common black vinyl.
Odeon logo mark and catalog number "OR 8027" were printed on the front sleeve.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label label Single type. Full laminated soft cover.
Twin-flipback cover (straight type).
The words "PAT. (Italic)" was embossed at the bottom of the back cover.
label
"Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "H-¥1,700" were printed at the bottom of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label Sometimes Toshiba had problems to press enough records to keep up with the demand. To increase production they turned to other companies (ex. Gramophone, Victor, King Records, and SONY)  to press up some copies of a particular release.
 The words "MFD. UNDER LICENCE BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label About the song title of the 2nd. song on side-1, this label was corrected  "CAN'T BUY ME LOVE" instead of "THE GAN'T BUY ME LOVE".
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label label The words "LONG PLAYING" was erased at the bottom of the label.
Catalog number "OR-8027"and matrix number were printed at the right side of the center hole.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label Press Mark: "EG8" was embossed at the dead wax of side-1
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL Odeon Label Type-3 ("MFD. UNDER LICENCE BY TOSHIBA" rim)
Gramophone Contract Press
MIX MONO
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 2EJ-19  2S   2
SIDE 2 2EJ-20  2S   2
PRESS MARK EG8
VINYL COLOR BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME SLEEVE Toshiba Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha
LABEL MFD. UNDER LICENCE BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE H - ¥1,700
LYRIC SHEET STYLE Slip Sheet Type
COVER FORM Single type. Full laminated soft cover.
Twin-flipback cover (straight type)
INNER SLEEVE
The original colour "advert" inner bag Type-6-2
OBI
Green / white so called "Odeon Arrow" OBI
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES -
COMMENTS
Black Odeon Type-3 label with silver print.
The words "MFD. UNDER LICENCE BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter.
The words "LONG PLAYING" was erased at the bottom of the label.

Toshiba released the first Japanese record featuring the Beatles.
When this record was released, Toshiba's official name was "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and they used the Odeon label for this and subsequent Beatles releases.

Sometimes Toshiba had problems to press enough records to keep up with the demand. To increase production they turned to other companies (ex. Gramophone, Victor, King Records, and SONY)  to press up some copies of a particular release.

This is the second album released in Japan.
The Japanese version looks similar to the U.S. version but has a different track listing, a red (rather than brown) front cover title, and a different back cover.

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: A. K. A."Arrow" Obi
4th. pressing had a green / white so called "Arrow" OBI and priced ¥1,700 on rear sleeve and obi strip.
On June 1967, starting with "Oldies (OP-8016)", numbering for new Odeon LPs changed to the 8000 range numbers. So Obis were renew, A.K.A. Odeon "Arrow Obi" in green and with the same design as the Apple Obis.
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.



#2-5 The Beatles' Second Album (5th. Press "H ¥1,700 / Dark Apple Label / Green Arrow Obi / Red Vinyl: AR-8027)
Back to the top of the line
TITLE THE BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM (BEATLES NO.2!)
CATALOG NUMBER AR-8027
RELEASE DATE September 1970? / 5th. Press
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
Can't Buy Me Love
Roll Over Beethoven
Do You Want To Know A Secret
Misery
Thank You Girl
Boys
A Taste Of Honey
Devil In Her Heart
It Won't Be Long
Not A Second Time
I Wanna Be Your Man
Money
There's A Place Till There Was You
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! SIDE 1 --> Click! SIDE 2 --> Click! DISK
sleeve sleeve
label label label
INNER SLEEVE
LYRIC SHEET (Slip Sheet Type)
The original colour "advert" inner bag has a fold-over flap at the top of the bag to prevent the record from falling out.

The lyric sheet is slip sheet type.
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click!
sleeve sleeve sleeve sleeve
LYRIC SHEET CLOSE UP
label label Catalog number "AR-8027" and the company name "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." were printed on the lyric sheet.
"Odeon Green Arrow OBI" CLOSE UP
FRONT
BACK --> Click!
sleeve sleeve 5th. pressing had a green  "arrow" OBI and priced ¥1,700 on rear sleeve and obi strip.
sleeve The order form was cut off from the obi.
FRONT COVER CLOSE UP BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label label label label "Ever Clean" logo was removed from the back cover.
Odeon logo mark and catalog number "AR 8027" were printed on the front sleeve.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label Single type. Full laminated soft cover.
Twin-flipback cover (straight type).
"Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." was printed at the bottom of the back cover.

label
"H-¥1,700" were printed at the bottom of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label In 1969, Toshiba had to reissue on the Apple label all the records previously issued on the Odeon label.
The phrase "Apple Records - All Rights of the Manufacturer and of the Owner of the Recorded work Reserved." was printed at the perimeter.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label label The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" was printed at the bottom of the label.
Catalog number "AR-8027" and matrix number were printed at the right side of the center hole.
OTHER ITEM
sleeve label label
With a track list sheet.

RECORD LABEL Dark Green Apple label Type-1
MIX MONO
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 2EJ-19  2S   2    3
SIDE 2 2EJ-20  2S   2    4
PRESS MARK 0H -> 0J
VINYL COLOR RED
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME SLEEVE Toshiba Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha
LABEL MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES
LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE H - ¥1,700
LYRIC SHEET STYLE Slip Sheet Type
COVER FORM Single type. Full laminated soft cover.
Twin-flipback cover (straight type)
INNER SLEEVE
Apple custom black sleeve
OBI
Green / white so called "Apple Arrow" OBI
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES -
COMMENTS
Dark green Apple label Type-1with black print.

In late (September?)1969, Toshiba had to reissue on the Apple label all the records previously issued on the Odeon label.
And in the Apple label, there are two subtypes, TOSHIBA MUSIC and TOSHIBA EMI. Further more, the early copies of the APPLE-TOSHIBA MUSIC type have dark Apple on its label, though the late copies have light one.

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.
This LP was manufactured two ways: both Black and Red vinyl.

The obi: A. K. A."Arrow" Obi
4th. 5th. and 6th. pressings had a green / white so called "Arrow" OBI and priced ¥1700 on rear sleeve and obi strip.
On June 1967, starting with "Oldies (OP-8016)", numbering for new Odeon LPs changed to the 8000 range numbers. So Obis were renew, A.K.A. Odeon "Arrow Obi" in green and with the same design as the Apple Obis.
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.



#2-6 The Beatles' Second Album (6th. Press "H ¥1,700 / Light Apple Label / Green Arrow Obi / Black Vinyl: AR-8027)
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TITLE THE BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM (BEATLES NO.2!)
CATALOG NUMBER AR-8027
RELEASE DATE September 1972? / 6th. Press
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
Can't Buy Me Love
Roll Over Beethoven
Do You Want To Know A Secret
Misery
Thank You Girl
Boys
A Taste Of Honey
Devil In Her Heart
It Won't Be Long
Not A Second Time
I Wanna Be Your Man
Money
There's A Place Till There Was You
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! SIDE 1 --> Click! SIDE 2 --> Click! DISK
sleeve sleeve
label label label
INNER SLEEVE
LYRIC SHEET (Slip Sheet Type)
The original colour "advert" inner bag has a fold-over flap at the top of the bag to prevent the record from falling out.

The lyric sheet is slip sheet type.
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click!
sleeve sleeve sleeve sleeve
LYRIC SHEET CLOSE UP
label label Catalog number "AR-8027" and the company name "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." were printed on the lyric sheet.
"Odeon Green Arrow OBI" CLOSE UP
FRONT
BACK --> Click!
sleeve sleeve 6th. pressing had a green  "arrow" OBI and priced ¥1,700 on rear sleeve and obi strip.
sleeve The order form was cut off from the obi.
FRONT COVER CLOSE UP BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label label label label "Ever Clean" logo was removed from the back cover.
Odeon logo mark and catalog number "AR 8027" were printed on the front sleeve.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label Single type. Full laminated soft cover.
Twin-flipback cover (straight type).
"Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." was printed at the bottom of the back cover.

label
"H-¥1,700" were printed at the bottom of the back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label In 1969, Toshiba had to reissue on the Apple label all the records previously issued on the Odeon label.
The phrase "Apple Records - All Rights of the Manufacturer and of the Owner of the Recorded work Reserved." was printed at the perimeter.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label label The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" was printed at the bottom of the label.
Catalog number "AR-8027" and matrix number were printed at the right side of the center hole.
OTHER ITEM
"GOLDEN DISK - PACK SERIES" Information Flyer
FLYER: FRONT --> Click! Insert  the "Golden Disk (LP)" and "Golden Pack (8-track or cassette tape)" series information flyer.

"Golden series" is Japan ONLY greatest hits compilation Double Album with embossed & textured thick gatefold book style Jacket & OBI.
sleeve sleeve sleeve
FLYER: INSIDE --> Click! TRACK LIST SHEET
sleeve sleeve sleeve sleeve With a track list sheet.

RECORD LABEL Light Green Apple label Type-2-1
MIX MONO
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 2EJ-19  2S   2     13
SIDE 2 2EJ-20  2S   2      10
PRESS MARK 2B -> 2J
VINYL COLOR BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME SLEEVE Toshiba Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha
LABEL MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES
LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE H - ¥1,700
LYRIC SHEET STYLE Slip Sheet Type
COVER FORM Single type. Full laminated soft cover.
Twin-flipback cover (straight type)
INNER SLEEVE
Apple custom black sleeve
OBI
Green / white so called "Apple Arrow" OBI
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES -
COMMENTS
Light green Apple label Type-1with black print.

In late (September?)1969, Toshiba had to reissue on the Apple label all the records previously issued on the Odeon label.
And in the Apple label, there are two subtypes, TOSHIBA MUSIC and TOSHIBA EMI. Further more, the early copies of the APPLE-TOSHIBA MUSIC type have dark Apple on its label, though the late copies have light one.

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.
This LP was manufactured two ways: both Black and Red vinyl.

The obi: A. K. A."Arrow" Obi
4th., 5th. and 6th. pressings had a green / white so called "Arrow" OBI and priced ¥1700 on rear sleeve and obi strip.
On June 1967, starting with "Oldies (OP-8016)", numbering for new Odeon LPs changed to the 8000 range numbers. So Obis were renew, A.K.A. Odeon "Arrow Obi" in green and with the same design as the Apple Obis.
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.



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