title
title
Japanese singles home
The Toshiba EMI Recordings 1970
43. Oh Darling / Here Comes The Sun (AR-2520)
(Update: 3rd. September 2019)
iwant
Apple 1st. Sleeve
 INDEX
  • #43-1 Apple Promotional Record
  • #43-2 Apple Toshiba Onko H ¥400
  • #43-3 Apple Toshiba Onko H ¥400 (Red)
  • #43-4 Apple Toshiba Onko H ¥500
  • #43-5 Apple Toshiba Onko H No price
  • #43-6 Apple Toshiba EMI H ¥500
  • #43-7 Apple Toshiba EMI I ¥500

#43-1 Oh Darling / Here Comes The Sun (Promotional Record: AR-2520)
 Back to the top of the line
TRACK LISTING
SIDE 1
 Here Comes The Sun (George Harrison)
SIDE 2
 Oh Darling (Lennon-McCartney)
RELEASE DATE
 Promotional Record (First Press: 5th June.1970)
LYRIC SHEET (Slip Sheet)
 SIDE 1 -->Click!
SIDE 2 -->Click!
 DISK -->Click!
FRONT -->Click!
BACK -->Click!
iwant sleeve disk disk disk
INNER SLEEVE
 LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP
FRONT -->Click! BACK -->Click!
iwant iwant sleeve sleeve
LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP
sleeve
 On the back cover, Beatles Fan Club address was printed at the bottom. sleeve
"MADE IN JAPAN." and "H" were printed at the lyric sheet.
LABEL CLOSE UP
sleeve sleeve The design of Apple white label promo singles differs markedly from commercial Apple singles. Promo versions eliminate perimeter print and feature a line drawing of the Apple logo at the label top.
All print is black. Notice the promo characters inside the rectangle to the left of the Apple logo and release date to the right.
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE-A SIDE-B LABEL CREDIT
 Promotional records labels have A-and B-side  reversed;
Side-A: Here Comes The Sun
Side-B: Oh Darling
sleeve sleeve sleeve
OTHER ITEM
-

RECORD LABEL
 Apple promotional white label
CATALOG NUMBER
 AR-2520
MATRIX NUMBER SIDE 1 YEX-750-1   1S   1
SIDE 2 YEX-749-4   1S   1
PRESS MARK -
VINYL COLOR
 Black
DISK EDGE Groove Guard
LYRIC SHEET STYLE
 Slip Sheet
INNER SLEEVE TYPE
 Plain White Sleeve
MIX
 Stereo
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME
 COVER Toshiba Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha
LABEL MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES
LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE
 H-400YEN
COMMENTS
 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 design of Apple white label promo singles differs markedly from commercial Apple singles. Promo versions eliminate perimeter print and feature a line drawing of the Apple logo at the label top.
All print is black. Notice the promo characters inside the rectangle to the left of the Apple logo and release date to the right.
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.

Has single 7" square slip sheet with cover art on one side and lyrics on other.
Apple logomark, the words "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "400YEN" were printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.

The phrase "Produced by George Martin", (from the Album: ABBEY ROAD AP-8815", and "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" were printed at the bottom of the label.
The song title of the side-1, "Oh! Darling", was printed "Oh Darling" on the label and lyric sheet.

Promotional records labels have A-and B-side  reversed;
Side-A: Here Comes The Sun
Side-B: Oh Darling


#43-2 Oh Darling / Here Comes The Sun (1st. Press "H ¥400 / Black Vinyl": AR-2520)
 Back to the top of the line
TRACK LISTING
SIDE 1
 Oh Darling (Lennon-McCartney)
SIDE 2
 Here Comes The Sun (George Harrison)
RELEASE DATE
 5th June.1970/First Press
LYRIC SHEET (Slip Sheet)
SIDE 1 -->Click!
SIDE 2 -->Click!
 DISK -->Click!
FRONT -->Click!
BACK -->Click!
iwant sleeve disk disk disk
INNER SLEEVE
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP
iwant
sleeve
 Apple logomark, the words "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "400YEN" were printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet. sleeve
catalog No. "AR-2520" and "STEREO" were printed at the upper right corner of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP
 LABEL CLOSE UP
sleeve
 sleeve
label
On the back cover, Beatles Fan Club address was printed at the bottom. "MADE IN JAPAN." and "H" were printed at the lyric sheet. The phrase "Produced by George Martin", (from the Album: ABBEY ROAD AP-8815", and "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" were printed at the bottom of the label.
OTHER ITEM
-

RECORD LABEL
 Apple type 1-A
CATALOG NUMBER
 AR-2520
MATRIX NUMBER SIDE 1 YEX-749-4   1S   18
SIDE 2 YEX-750-1   1S   11
PRESS MARK 0F
VINYL COLOR
 Black
DISK EDGE Groove Guard
LYRIC SHEET STYLE
 Slip Sheet
INNER SLEEVE TYPE
 Apple Black Sleeve
MIX
 Stereo
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME
 COVER Toshiba Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha
LABEL MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES
LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE
 H-400YEN
COMMENTS
 Dark Green Apple label.
In 1969, Toshiba had to reissue on the Apple label all the records previously issued on the Odeon label and released the new single on the Apple label.
And in the Apple label, there are two subtypes, TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES and TOSHIBA EMI. Further more, the early copies of the APPLE-TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES type have dark Apple on its label, though the late copies have light one.
This single was manufactured two ways: both Black and Red vinyl.

Has single 7" square slip sheet with cover art on one side and lyrics on other.
The phrase "Produced by George Martin", (from the Album: ABBEY ROAD AP-8815", and "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" were printed at the bottom of the label.
The song title of the side-1, "Oh! Darling", was printed "Oh Darling" on the label and lyric sheet.


#43-3 Oh Darling / Here Comes The Sun (1st. Press "H ¥400 / Red Vinyl": AR-2520)
 Back to the top of the line
TRACK LISTING
SIDE 1
 Oh Darling (Lennon-McCartney)
SIDE 2
 Here Comes The Sun (George Harrison)
RELEASE DATE
 5th June.1970/First Press
LYRIC SHEET (Slip Sheet)
SIDE 1 -->Click!
SIDE 2 -->Click!
 DISK -->Click!
FRONT -->Click!
BACK -->Click!
iwant sleeve disk disk disk
INNER SLEEVE
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP
iwant
sleeve
 Apple logomark, the words "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "400YEN" were printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet. sleeve
catalog No. "AR-2520" and "STEREO" were printed at the upper right corner of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP
 LABEL CLOSE UP
sleeve
 sleeve
label
On the back cover, Beatles Fan Club address was printed at the bottom. "MADE IN JAPAN." and "H" were printed at the lyric sheet. The phrase "Produced by George Martin", (from the Album: ABBEY ROAD AP-8815", and "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" were printed at the bottom of the label.
OTHER ITEM
-

RECORD LABEL
 Apple type 1-A
CATALOG NUMBER
 AR-2520
MATRIX NUMBER SIDE 1 YEX-749-4   1S   16
SIDE 2 YEX-750-1   1S   23
PRESS MARK 0L (?)
VINYL COLOR
 Red
DISK EDGE Groove Guard
LYRIC SHEET STYLE
 Slip Sheet
INNER SLEEVE TYPE
 Apple Black Sleeve
MIX
 Stereo
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME
 COVER Toshiba Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha
LABEL MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES
LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE
 H-400YEN
COMMENTS
 Dark Green Apple label.
In 1969, Toshiba had to reissue on the Apple label all the records previously issued on the Odeon label and released the new single on the Apple label.
And in the Apple label, there are two subtypes, TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES and TOSHIBA EMI. Further more, the early copies of the APPLE-TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES type have dark Apple on its label, though the late copies have light one.
This single was manufactured two ways: both Black and Red vinyl.

Has single 7" square slip sheet with cover art on one side and lyrics on other.
The phrase "Produced by George Martin", (from the Album: ABBEY ROAD AP-8815", and "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" were printed at the bottom of the label.
The song title of the side-1, "Oh! Darling", was printed "Oh Darling" on the label and lyric sheet.


#43-4 Oh Darling / Here Comes The Sun (3rd. Press "H ¥500": AR-2520)
 Back to the top of the line
TRACK LISTING
SIDE 1
 Oh Darling (Lennon-McCartney)
SIDE 2
 Here Comes The Sun (George Harrison)
RELEASE DATE
 February 1973? / Third Press
LYRIC SHEET (Slip Sheet)
SIDE 1 -->Click!
SIDE 2 -->Click!
 DISK -->Click!
FRONT -->Click!
BACK -->Click!
sleeve sleeve disk disk disk
INNER SLEEVE
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP
iwant
sleeve
 Apple logomark, the words "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "¥500" were printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet. sleeve
catalog No. "AR-2520" and "STEREO" were printed at the upper right corner of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP
 LABEL CLOSE UP
sleeve
 sleeve
label
On the back cover, Beatles Fan Club address was printed at the bottom. "MADE IN JAPAN." and "H" were printed at the lyric sheet. The phrase "Produced by George Martin", (from the Album: ABBEY ROAD AP-8815", and "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" were printed at the bottom of the label.
OTHER ITEM
-

RECORD LABEL
 Apple type 2-1-A
CATALOG NUMBER
 AR-2520
MATRIX NUMBER SIDE 1 YEX-749-4   1S   21
SIDE 2 YEX-750-1   1S   18
PRESS MARK A3 -> 3B
VINYL COLOR
 Black
DISK EDGE Groove Guard
LYRIC SHEET STYLE
 Slip Sheet
INNER SLEEVE TYPE
 Apple Black Sleeve
MIX
 Stereo
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME
 COVER Toshiba Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha
LABEL MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES
LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE
 H-500YEN
COMMENTS
 Reissue of #43-2
Light Green Apple label.
In 1969, Toshiba had to reissue on the Apple label all the records previously issued on the Odeon label and released the new single on the Apple label.
And in the Apple label, there are two subtypes, TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES and TOSHIBA EMI. Further more, the early copies of the APPLE-TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES type have dark Apple on its label, though the late copies have light one.

Has single 7" square slip sheet with cover art on one side and lyrics on other.
The phrase "Produced by George Martin", (from the Album: ABBEY ROAD AP-8815", and "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" were printed at the bottom of the label.
The song title of the side-1, "Oh! Darling", was printed "Oh Darling" on the label and lyric sheet.


#43-5 Oh Darling / Here Comes The Sun (3rd. Press "H / No Price": AR-2520)
 Back to the top of the line
TRACK LISTING
SIDE 1
 Oh Darling (Lennon-McCartney)
SIDE 2
 Here Comes The Sun (George Harrison)
RELEASE DATE
 April 1973? / Third Press
LYRIC SHEET (Slip Sheet)
SIDE 1 -->Click!
SIDE 2 -->Click!
 DISK -->Click!
FRONT -->Click!
BACK -->Click!
sleeve sleeve disk disk disk
INNER SLEEVE
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP
iwant
sleeve
 Apple logomark, the words "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." was printed, but price and symbol were not printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet. sleeve
catalog No. "AR-2520" and "STEREO" were printed at the upper right corner of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP
 LABEL CLOSE UP
sleeve
 sleeve
label
On the back cover, Beatles Fan Club address was printed at the bottom. "MADE IN JAPAN." and "H" were printed at the lyric sheet. The phrase "Produced by George Martin", (from the Album: ABBEY ROAD AP-8815", and "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" were printed at the bottom of the label.
OTHER ITEM
-

RECORD LABEL
 Apple type 2-1-A
CATALOG NUMBER
 AR-2520
MATRIX NUMBER SIDE 1 YEX-749-4   1S   22
SIDE 2 YEX-750-1   1S   25
PRESS MARK 43-M-L-1 (?)
VINYL COLOR
 Black
DISK EDGE Groove Guard
LYRIC SHEET STYLE
 Slip Sheet
INNER SLEEVE TYPE
 Apple Black Sleeve
MIX
 Stereo
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME
 COVER Toshiba Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha
LABEL MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES
LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE
 H-500YEN
COMMENTS
 Reissue of #43-2
Light Green Apple label.
In 1969, Toshiba had to reissue on the Apple label all the records previously issued on the Odeon label and released the new single on the Apple label.
And in the Apple label, there are two subtypes, TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES and TOSHIBA EMI. Further more, the early copies of the APPLE-TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES type have dark Apple on its label, though the late copies have light one.

Has single 7" square slip sheet with cover art on one side and lyrics on other.
On the front of the lyric sheet, price and symbol were not printed at the bottom.

The phrase "Produced by George Martin", (from the Album: ABBEY ROAD AP-8815", and "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" were printed at the bottom of the label.
The song title of the side-1, "Oh! Darling", was printed "Oh Darling" on the label and lyric sheet.


#43-6 Oh Darling / Here Comes The Sun (4th. Press "Toshiba-EMI / H ¥500": AR-2520)
 Back to the top of the line
TRACK LISTING
SIDE 1
 Oh Darling (Lennon-McCartney)
SIDE 2
 Here Comes The Sun (George Harrison)
RELEASE DATE
 1974? / 4th. Press
LYRIC SHEET (Slip Sheet)
SIDE 1 -->Click!
SIDE 2 -->Click!
 DISK -->Click!
FRONT -->Click!
BACK -->Click!
sleeve sleeve disk disk disk
INNER SLEEVE
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP
iwant
sleeve
 Apple logomark, the words "Toshiba EMI Ltd." and "¥500" were printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet. sleeve
catalog No. "AR-2520" and "STEREO" were printed at the upper right corner of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP
 LABEL CLOSE UP
sleeve
 sleeve
label
On the back cover, Beatles Fan Club address was printed at the bottom. "MADE IN JAPAN." and "H" were printed at the lyric sheet. The phrase "Produced by George Martin", (from the Album: ABBEY ROAD AP-8815", and "MFD. BY TOSHIBA-EMI LTD. JAPAN" were printed at the bottom of the label.
OTHER ITEM
-

RECORD LABEL
 Apple type 2-2
CATALOG NUMBER
 AR-2520
MATRIX NUMBER SIDE 1 YEX-749-4   1S   23
SIDE 2 YEX-750-1   1S   26
PRESS MARK 4 - x   4C     4-36 (?)
VINYL COLOR
 Black
DISK EDGE Groove Guard
LYRIC SHEET STYLE
 Slip Sheet
INNER SLEEVE TYPE
 Apple Black Sleeve
MIX
 Stereo
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME
 COVER Toshiba EMI Kabusikigaisha
LABEL MFD. BY TOSHIBA-EMI LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE
 H-500YEN
COMMENTS
 Reissue of #43-4
Light Green Apple label.
In 1969, Toshiba had to reissue on the Apple label all the records previously issued on the Odeon label and released the new single on the Apple label.
And in the Apple label, there are two subtypes, TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES and TOSHIBA EMI. Further more, the early copies of the APPLE-TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES type have dark Apple on its label, though the late copies have light one.

Has single 7" square slip sheet with cover art on one side and lyrics on other.
The phrase "Produced by George Martin", (from the Album: ABBEY ROAD AP-8815", and "MFD. BY TOSHIBA-EMI LTD. JAPAN" were printed at the bottom of the label.
The song title of the side-1, "Oh! Darling", was printed "Oh Darling" on the label and lyric sheet.


#43-7 Oh Darling / Here Comes The Sun (5th. Press "Toshiba-EMI / I ¥500": AR-2520)
 Back to the top of the line
TRACK LISTING
SIDE 1
 Oh Darling (Lennon-McCartney)
SIDE 2
 Here Comes The Sun (George Harrison)
RELEASE DATE
 1976? / 5th. Press
LYRIC SHEET (Slip Sheet)
SIDE 1 -->Click!
SIDE 2 -->Click!
 DISK -->Click!
FRONT -->Click!
BACK -->Click!
sleeve sleeve disk disk disk
INNER SLEEVE
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP
iwant
sleeve
 Apple logomark, the words "Toshiba EMI Ltd." and "¥500" were printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet. sleeve
catalog No. "AR-2520" and "STEREO" were printed at the upper right corner of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP
 LABEL CLOSE UP
sleeve
 sleeve
label
On the back cover, Beatles Fan Club address was printed at the bottom. "MADE IN JAPAN." and "H" were printed at the lyric sheet. The phrase "Produced by George Martin", (from the Album: ABBEY ROAD AP-8815", and "MFD. BY TOSHIBA-EMI LTD. JAPAN" were printed at the bottom of the label.
OTHER ITEM
-

RECORD LABEL
 Apple type 2-2
CATALOG NUMBER
 AR-2520
MATRIX NUMBER SIDE 1 YEX-749-4   1S   24
SIDE 2 YEX-750-1   1S   27
PRESS MARK SIDE 1 5-2567   9   M       6-123(?)
SIDE 2 5-X Z
VINYL COLOR
 Black
DISK EDGE Groove Guard
LYRIC SHEET STYLE
 Slip Sheet
INNER SLEEVE TYPE
 Apple Black Sleeve
MIX
 Stereo
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME
 COVER Toshiba EMI Kabusikigaisha
LABEL MFD. BY TOSHIBA-EMI LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE
 I-500YEN
COMMENTS
 Reissue of #43-6
Light Green Apple label.
In 1969, Toshiba had to reissue on the Apple label all the records previously issued on the Odeon label and released the new single on the Apple label.
And in the Apple label, there are two subtypes, TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES and TOSHIBA EMI. Further more, the early copies of the APPLE-TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES type have dark Apple on its label, though the late copies have light one.

Has single 7" square slip sheet with cover art on one side and lyrics on other.
The phrase "Produced by George Martin", (from the Album: ABBEY ROAD AP-8815", and "MFD. BY TOSHIBA-EMI LTD. JAPAN" were printed at the bottom of the label.
The song title of the side-1, "Oh! Darling", was printed "Oh Darling" on the label and lyric sheet.


back