The Beatles Japanese Singles 1966-1968 #1

The Toshiba EMI Recordings 1967
33. Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane (OR/AR-1685)
(Update: 26th. June 2017)

Odeon 1st. Sleeve

INDEX

#33-1 Odeon Promotional Record (Red)
#33-2 Odeon Toshiba Onko G ¥370 (Red)
#33-3 Odeon Toshiba Onko G ¥370

#33-4 Apple Toshiba Onko H ¥400 (Error)
#33-5 Apple Toshiba Onko H ¥500 type-1 (Red)
#33-6 Apple Toshiba Onko H ¥500 type-2
#33-7 Apple Toshiba EMI H ¥500
#33-8 Apple Toshiba EMI I ¥500
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#33-1 Penny Lane / Strawberry Fields Forever (Promotional Record: OR-1685)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Penny Lane
	SIDE 2	Strawberry Fields Forever
RELEASE DATE		Promotional Use Only (First Press: 15th March.1967)
INNER SLEEVE			SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2 -->Click!	DISK -->Click!
FRONT -->Click!		BACK -->Click!

LABEL CLOSE UP
		Here is a close-up of the circled text: "Sample under Article 10, Clause 2 of the Commodity Tax Law". The release date is in black and appears above and to the left of the title.
			The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter.		The print in black has unusual "hand lettered" look to it quite unlike the regular commercial version.
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			Side A of the promo record actually wrongly lists the song title PENNY LANE as LINE.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Odeon white label (promotional use only)
CATALOG NUMBER		OR-1685
MATRIX NUMBER	SIDE 1	7XCE-18416 1S 1
	SIDE 2	7XCE-18415 1S 1
PRESS MARK		none
VINYL COLOR		Red
DISK EDGE		Flat Edge
LYRIC SHEET STYLE		-
INNER SLEEVE TYPE		Toshiba Records Sleeve type 1
MIX		Mono
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	Toshiba Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha
	LABEL	MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		none
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 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. This record labels have A-and B-side reversed; Side-1: PENNY LINE (wrongly lists the song title PENNY LANE as LINE.) Side-2: STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER

#33-2 Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane (1st. Press "G 370 / Red Vinyl": OR-1685)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Strawberry Fields Forever (Lennon-McCartney)
	SIDE 2	Penny Lane (Lennon-McCartney)
RELEASE DATE		15th March.1967/First Press
LYRIC SHEET (Slip Sheet)			SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2 -->Click!	DISK -->Click!
FRONT -->Click!		BACK -->Click!

INNER SLEEVE		LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP		LABEL CLOSE UP

		The words "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "G ¥370" were printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.		The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Odeon type 1
CATALOG NUMBER		OR-1685
MATRIX NUMBER	SIDE 1	7XCE-18415 1S 14
	SIDE 2	7XCE-18416 1S 12
PRESS MARK		7C
VINYL COLOR		Red
DISK EDGE		Flat Edge
LYRIC SHEET STYLE		Slip Sheet
INNER SLEEVE TYPE		Toshiba Records Sleeve type 1
MIX		Mono
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	Toshiba Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha
	LABEL	MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		G-370YEN
COMMENTS		Toshiba's official name was "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and they used the Odeon label for the Beatles releases. This single was manufactured two ways: both Black and Red vinyl.

#33-3 Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane (1st. Press "G ¥370 / Black Vinyl": OR-1685)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Strawberry Fields Forever (Lennon-McCartney)
	SIDE 2	Penny Lane (Lennon-McCartney)
RELEASE DATE		15th March.1967/First Press
LYRIC SHEET (Slip Sheet)			SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2 -->Click!	DISK -->Click!
FRONT -->Click!		BACK -->Click!

INNER SLEEVE		LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP
			Catalog No. "OR-1685" was printed at the top of the lyric sheet.
				The words "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "G ¥370" were printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP			LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP	LABEL CLOSE UP
		Odeon logo mark was printed at the right corner of the front cover.
			"MADE IN JAPAN" was printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.	The words "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" was printed at the perimeter.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Odeon type 1
CATALOG NUMBER		OR-1685
MATRIX NUMBER	SIDE 1	7XCE-18415 1S 35
	SIDE 2	7XCE-18416 1S 32
PRESS MARK		7T3
VINYL COLOR		Black
DISK EDGE		Knife Edge
LYRIC SHEET STYLE		Slip Sheet
INNER SLEEVE TYPE		Toshiba Records Sleeve type 1
MIX		Mono
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	Toshiba Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha
	LABEL	MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		G-370YEN
COMMENTS		Toshiba's official name was "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and they used the Odeon label for the Beatles releases. This single was manufactured two ways: both Black and Red vinyl.

#33-4 Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane (2nd. Press "H ¥400 / Error Bifold Sheet": AR-1685)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Strawberry Fields Forever (Lennon-McCartney)
	SIDE 2	Penny Lane (Lennon-McCartney)
RELEASE DATE		December 1970? / Second Press
LYRIC SHEET (Bifold)			SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2 -->Click!	DISK -->Click!
FRONT -->Click!		BACK -->Click!

INNER SLEEVE			INNER SLEEVE	LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP
					Apple logomark and catalog No. "AR-1685" were printed at the top of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP			LYRIC SHEET: INSIDE CLOSE UP	LABEL CLOSE UP

The words "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "¥400" were printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.			"MADE IN JAPAN" and "H" were printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.	"MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" was printed at the bottom of the label.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Apple type 1-A
CATALOG NUMBER		AR-1685
MATRIX NUMBER	SIDE 1	7XCE-18415 2S 2
	SIDE 2	7XCE-18416 2S 3
PRESS MARK		0M
VINYL COLOR		Black
DISK EDGE		Groove Guard
LYRIC SHEET STYLE		Bifold
INNER SLEEVE TYPE		Apple Black Sleeve
MIX		Mono
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	Toshiba Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha
	LABEL	MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		H-400YEN
COMMENTS		Reissue of "33-4" Dark Green Apple label. In 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 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 error Press had a bifold paper lyric sheet insert, usual copies have a simple single sheet. Half of the pages are blank on both inside and outside. This single was manufactured two ways: both Black and Red vinyl (maybe).

#33-5 Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane (3rd. Press "H ¥500 / Red Vinyl": AR-1685)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Strawberry Fields Forever (Lennon-McCartney)
	SIDE 2	Penny Lane (Lennon-McCartney)
RELEASE DATE		1973? /3rd. Press
LYRIC SHEET (Slip Sheet)			SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2 -->Click!	DISK -->Click!
FRONT -->Click!		BACK -->Click!

INNER SLEEVE		LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP
			Apple logomark and catalog No. "AR-1685" were printed at the top of the lyric sheet.
				The words "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "H ¥500" were printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP			LABEL CLOSE UP
		"MADE IN JAPAN" was printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.			"MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" was printed at the bottom of the label.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Apple type 2-1-A
CATALOG NUMBER		AR-1685
MATRIX NUMBER	SIDE 1	7XCE-18415 2S 6
	SIDE 2	7XCE-18416 2S 8
PRESS MARK		8 E (?)
VINYL COLOR		Red
DISK EDGE		Groove Guard
LYRIC SHEET STYLE		Slip Sheet
INNER SLEEVE TYPE		Apple Black Sleeve
MIX		Mono
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	Toshiba Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha
	LABEL	MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		H-500YEN
COMMENTS		Reissue of "33-4" Light Green Apple label. In 1969, Toshiba had to reissue on the Apple label all the records previously issued on the Odeon label. And 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.

#33-6 Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane (3rd. Press "Teika (List Price) ¥500": AR-1685)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Strawberry Fields Forever (Lennon-McCartney)
	SIDE 2	Penny Lane (Lennon-McCartney)
RELEASE DATE		June 1972? /3rd. Press
LYRIC SHEET (Slip Sheet)			SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2 -->Click!	DISK -->Click!
FRONT -->Click!		BACK -->Click!

INNER SLEEVE		LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP
			Apple logomark and catalog No. "AR-1685" were printed at the top of the lyric sheet.
				The words "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "Teika (list price) ¥500" were printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP			LABEL CLOSE UP
		"MADE IN JAPAN" and "H" was printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.			"MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" was printed at the bottom of the label.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Apple type 2-1-A
CATALOG NUMBER		AR-1685
MATRIX NUMBER	SIDE 1	7XCE-18415 2S 5
	SIDE 2	7XCE-18416 2S 7
PRESS MARK		2 F (?)
VINYL COLOR		Black
DISK EDGE		Groove Guard
LYRIC SHEET STYLE		Slip Sheet
INNER SLEEVE TYPE		Apple Black Sleeve
MIX		Mono
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	Toshiba Ongaku kogyo Kabusikigaisha
	LABEL	MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		H-500YEN
COMMENTS		Reissue of "33-4" Light Green Apple label. In 1969, Toshiba had to reissue on the Apple label all the records previously issued on the Odeon label. And 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. The words "Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd." and "Teika (list price) ¥500" were printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet. This single was manufactured two ways: both Black and Red vinyl.

#33-7 Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane (4th. Press "Toshiba-EMI / H ¥500": AR-1685)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Strawberry Fields Forever (Lennon-McCartney)
	SIDE 2	Penny Lane (Lennon-McCartney)
RELEASE DATE		July 1974?/4th. Press
LYRIC SHEET (Slip Sheet)			SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2 -->Click!	DISK -->Click!
FRONT -->Click!		BACK -->Click!

INNER SLEEVE		LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP
			Apple logomark and catalog No. "AR-1685" were printed at the top of the lyric sheet.
				The words "Toshiba EMI Ltd." and "¥ H 500" were printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP			LABEL CLOSE UP
		"MADE IN JAPAN" was printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.			"MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" was printed at the bottom of the label.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Apple type 2-1-A
CATALOG NUMBER		AR-1685
MATRIX NUMBER	SIDE 1	7XCE-18415 2S 8
	SIDE 2	7XCE-18416 2S 8
PRESS MARK		4 - 7
VINYL COLOR		Black
DISK EDGE		Groove Guard
LYRIC SHEET STYLE		Slip Sheet
INNER SLEEVE TYPE		Apple Black Sleeve
MIX		Mono
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	Toshiba EMI Kabusikigaisha
	LABEL	MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		H-500YEN
COMMENTS		Reissue of "33-5" Light Green Apple label. In 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 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.

#33-8 Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane (5th. Press "Toshiba-EMI / I ¥500": AR-1685)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	Strawberry Fields Forever (Lennon-McCartney)
	SIDE 2	Penny Lane (Lennon-McCartney)
RELEASE DATE		June 1975?/5th. Press
LYRIC SHEET (Slip Sheet)			SIDE 1 -->Click!	SIDE 2 -->Click!	DISK -->Click!
FRONT -->Click!		BACK -->Click!

INNER SLEEVE		LYRIC SHEET: FRONT CLOSE UP
			Apple logomark and catalog No. "AR-1685" were printed at the top of the lyric sheet.
				The words "Toshiba EMI Ltd." and "¥ 500" were printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.
LYRIC SHEET: BACK CLOSE UP			LABEL CLOSE UP
		"MADE IN JAPAN" and "I" were printed at the bottom of the lyric sheet.			"MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN" was printed at the bottom of the label.
OTHER ITEM
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RECORD LABEL		Apple type 2-1-A
CATALOG NUMBER		AR-1685
MATRIX NUMBER	SIDE 1	7XCE-18415 2S 9
	SIDE 2	7XCE-18416 2S 10
PRESS MARK		5-6 7 8 z 7 Z (?)
VINYL COLOR		Black
DISK EDGE		Groove Guard
LYRIC SHEET STYLE		Slip Sheet
INNER SLEEVE TYPE		Apple Black Sleeve
MIX		Mono
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME	COVER	Toshiba EMI Kabusikigaisha
	LABEL	MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. JAPAN
SYMBOL/PRICE		I-500YEN
COMMENTS		Reissue of "33-7" Light Green Apple label. In 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 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.