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#1-1 Stereo Screen Highlight (Toshiba Records Sample Sleeve? "G ¥1,500": TP-7082)
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TITLE STEREO SCREEN HIGHLIGHT
CATALOG NUMBER TP 7082
RELEASE DATE Sample Sleeve? (First Press: 5th November 1965 / First Press)
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
La Playa (La Playa)
Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines (Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines)
Help! (Help!)
Long Lonely Highway (Tickle Me)
Love Theme From "The Sandpiper" (The Sandpiper) Stand Up We'll March To Denver (Stand Up, We'll March To Denver)
Goldfinger  (007 "Goldfinger")
Par Un Beau Matin D'été (Par Un Beau Matin D'été)
Plein Soleil (Plein Soleil)
Générique From "Echappment Libre" (Echappment Libre)
Up From The Beach (Up From The Beach) Theme From "Zorba The Greek" (Zorba The Greek)
Do The Cram (Do The Clam)
The Greatest Story Ever Told (The Greatest Story Ever Told)
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! SIDE 1 SIDE 2 DISK
sleeve sleeve None
None None
FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
label label Also known as the tank cover taken from "help" as this album compiles songs taken from various movie films performed by Screen Studio Orchestra.
Toshiba Records logomark was printed at the upper left corner of the front sleeve.
FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
label This slick has the back over. The front and back are glued together and the right side of the cover has been cropped.
The spine is visible.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
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. label Single type. No laminated soft cover.
Non-flipback cover.
"Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." was printed at the bottom of the back cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label sleeve label label
The record contains the song "Help!" performanced by "Screen Studio Orchestra / arrenged by Kosuke Onozaki
"Toshiba Records" logomark and "G ¥1,500" were printed at the bottom of the back cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label Performanced by "Screen Studio Orchestra / arrenged by Kosuke Onozaki (*).
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL -
MIX STEREO
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 -
SIDE 2 -
PRESS MARK
-
VINYL COLOR -
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME SLEEVE
Toshiba Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha
LABEL
-
SYMBOL/PRICE G ¥1,500
LYRIC SHEET STYLE -
COVER FORM Single type. Non laminated soft cover.
Non-flipback cover
INNER SLEEVE
-
OBI -
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Photo: Filming "Help!"  The second day of location filming on Salisbury Plain. (4th. May 1965)
COMMENTS
Stereo Screen Highlight series.
1965 Japanese original album cover slick (no record) featuring the Beatles on tank in full color.
Also known as the "Tank cover (**)" taken from "help" as this album compiles songs taken from various movie films performed by Screen Studio Orchestra / arrenged by Kosuke Onozaki (*).
This slick has the back over. The front and back are glued together and the right side of the cover has been cropped. The spine is visible.
Toshiba Records logomark was printed at the upper left corner of the front sleeve.
"Ever Clean Records (Red vinyl)" logo was printed at the upper right corner of the 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.

(*) Kosuke Onozaki (28th. August 1931 - 11th. November 2017)
Born in Akita City in 1931. Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts. He was musical director, arranger, and conductor of Yamaha’s World Popular Song Festival for twenty years. As well as arrangements for television, movies, and commercials, he has arranged works by Kei Ogura and Miyuki Nakajima. In total, he has over ten thousand pieces of music to his name. He arranged and conducted the compilations “Discover favorite Japanese songs through their tunes” and “Discover favorite Japanese songs with an orchestra.”

(**) Tank Cover:
The second day (4th. May 1965) of location filming on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire involved work on several scenes for Help!, The Beatles’ second feature film.
The mimed performance of George Harrison’s I Need You was among the scenes filmed during this time. Also on hand were troops from 3 Division, Royal Artillery, who were on exercises there at the time. The army also allowed their tanks and other equipment to appear in the film.



#1-2 Stereo Screen Highlight (Toshiba Records / Promotional Record "White Label": TP-7082)
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TITLE STEREO SCREEN HIGHLIGHT
CATALOG NUMBER TP 7082
RELEASE DATE Promotional Record (First Press: 5th November 1965 / First Press)
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
La Playa (La Playa)
Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines (Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines)
Help! (Help!)
Long Lonely Highway (Tickle Me)
Love Theme From "The Sandpiper" (The Sandpiper) Stand Up We'll March To Denver (Stand Up, We'll March To Denver)
Goldfinger  (007 "Goldfinger")
Par Un Beau Matin D'été (Par Un Beau Matin D'été)
Plein Soleil (Plein Soleil)
Générique From "Echappment Libre" (Echappment Libre)
Up From The Beach (Up From The Beach) Theme From "Zorba The Greek" (Zorba The Greek)
Do The Cram (Do The Clam)
The Greatest Story Ever Told (The Greatest Story Ever Told)
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! SIDE 1 --> Click! SIDE 2 --> Click! DISK
sleeve sleeve sleeve sleeve label
INNER SLEEVE
FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click!
sleeve sleeve label label
The original plain white inner bag has a fold-over flap at the top of the bag to prevent the record from falling out.
Catalogue number "TP 7082" was printed at the upper right corner of the front cover. Also known as the tank cover taken from "help" as this album compiles songs taken from various movie films performed by Screen Studio Orchestra.
Toshiba Records logomark was printed at the upper left corner of the front sleeve.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
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. label Single type.Laminated soft cover.
Flipback cover.
"Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." was printed at the bottom of the back cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label sleeve label label
The record contains the song "Help!" performanced by "Screen Studio Orchestra / arrenged by Kosuke Onozaki
"Toshiba Records" logomark and "G ¥1,500" were printed at the bottom of the back cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label Performanced by "Screen Studio Orchestra / arrenged by Kosuke Onozaki (*).
LABEL CLOSE UP
label Toshiba Records white label (promotional use only).
The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter.
label Here is a close-up of the circled text: "Sample under Article 10, Clause 2 of the Commodity Tax Law".
LABEL CLOSE UP
label The word "STEREO (in Japanese)" and the release date is in black and appears above and the left of the title. (release on 5th. November)
label label 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.
label label The words "LONG PLAYING" was printed at the bottom of the label.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL Toshiba Records Promotional White Label (with the words "LONG PLAYING")
MIX STEREO
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 -
SIDE 2 -
PRESS MARK
-
VINYL COLOR Red
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME SLEEVE
Toshiba Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha
LABEL
Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd. in Japan
SYMBOL/PRICE G ¥1,500
LYRIC SHEET STYLE -
COVER FORM Single type. Laminated soft cover / flipback cover
INNER SLEEVE
Plain white inner sleeve
OBI Custom purple Obi (Sorry, I don't have it.)
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Photo: Filming "Help!"  The second day of location filming on Salisbury Plain. (4th. May 1965)
COMMENTS
Stereo Screen Highlight series.
1965 Japanese original album cover slick featuring the Beatles on tank in full color.
Also known as the "Tank cover (**)" taken from "help" as this album compiles songs taken from various movie films performed by Screen Studio Orchestra / arrenged by Kosuke Onozaki (*).
Toshiba Records logomark was printed at the upper left corner of the front sleeve.
"Ever Clean Records (Red vinyl)" logo was printed at the upper right corner of the back cover.

Toshiba Records white label (promotional use only).
The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter.
Toshiba promo LPs feature the perimeter print, "Toshiba Records" logo, and circled text in orange and all other printing in "hand lettered" black.
Note the release date above the Toshiba Records logo.

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.

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.

(*) Kosuke Onozaki (28th. August 1931 - 11th. November 2017)
Born in Akita City in 1931. Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts. He was musical director, arranger, and conductor of Yamaha’s World Popular Song Festival for twenty years. As well as arrangements for television, movies, and commercials, he has arranged works by Kei Ogura and Miyuki Nakajima. In total, he has over ten thousand pieces of music to his name. He arranged and conducted the compilations “Discover favorite Japanese songs through their tunes” and “Discover favorite Japanese songs with an orchestra.”

(**) Tank Cover:
The second day (4th. May 1965) of location filming on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire involved work on several scenes for Help!, The Beatles’ second feature film.
The mimed performance of George Harrison’s I Need You was among the scenes filmed during this time. Also on hand were troops from 3 Division, Royal Artillery, who were on exercises there at the time. The army also allowed their tanks and other equipment to appear in the film.



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