 Apple 1st. Sleeve |
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TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1 | The Long And Winding Road (J. Lennon-P. McCartney) | |||
| SIDE 2 | For You Blue (G. Harrison) | ||||
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RELEASE DATE
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11th May 1970 / First Press | ||||
| SLEEVE: FRONT | SLEEVE: BACK | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK --> Click! | |
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| SLEEVE CLOSE UP | |||||
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A circlar "PRINTED IN U.S.A." appears in the lower left corner of the sleeve. |  |
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| The
East Coast Queens Litho-produced sleeves have a straight cut
top. (=this record) The significantly rarer West Coast sleeves were manufactured by Bert-Co and have a tub cut on the "For You Blue" side. |
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| SLEEVE CLOSE UP | |||||
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The
sleeves
have "Manufactured by Apple Records, Inc. 1700 Broadway, New
York, N. Y. 10019 an abkco
managed company" in small letters on the open side. |
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| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
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L.A. pressings have the song title, songwriters credit below the center hole, the group's name to the upper left of the center. | |
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First L.A. pressings have
glossy light green apple labels with Capitol logo perimeter
print on the B side. |
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OTHER ITEM
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CATALOG NUMBER
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2832 |
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LABEL
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Light Green Apple with Capitol
logo on B side |
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MIX
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Stereo |
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| PRESS FACTORY | Los Angeles, California |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | Phil + Ronnie S-45-47181
Z10. 1 (hand etched) Bell Sound (machine
stamped) sf (initial) * |
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| SIDE 2 | Phil + Ronnie S-45-47182
Z-12. 1 (hand etched) Bell Sound (machine
stamped) sf (initial) * |
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VINYL COLOR
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BLACK | ||||
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RECORD COMPANY'S
NAME
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SLEEVE: APPLE RECORDS, INC. an abkco managed company LABEL: CAPITOL RECORDS, INC. |
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CENTER
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Full size center hole |
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
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SIDE 1
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Maclen Music, Inc. BMI | |||
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SIDE 2
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Harrisongs Music, Inc. BMI | ||||
| RUNNING TIME |
SIDE 1 | 3:40 |
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| SIDE 2 |
Intro. -:12 Total- 2: 25 | ||||
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PRODUCER
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Reproduced for disc by Phil
Spector |
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COVER DESIGN/
PHOTO/ NOTES
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Picture Sleeve: The
East coast sleeves were printed and manufactured by Queens
Litho in New York, have a straight
cut top on its open side. Photo: Ethan Russell |
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COMMENTS
|
The single
was masterd at Bell Sound in New York by Sam Feldman. The
trail off areas of the single have hand etched master
numbers, a machine stamped Bell sound logo, Sam Feldman's
hand etched "sf" initials, and a script "Phil + Ronnie". The last etching is producer Phil Spector's tribute to his wife Ronnie. The design of the picture sleeve issued with the record is similar to the sleeve for the "Let It Be" single; however, it features a different picture of each Beatle and has a white rather than black background. The sleeves have "Manufactured by Apple Records, Inc. 1700 Broadway, New York, N. Y. 10019 an abkco managed company" in small letters on the open side. The East Coast Queens Litho-produced sleeves have a straight cut top. (=this record) The significantly rarer West Coast sleeves were manufactured by Bert-Co and have a tub cut on the "For You Blue" side. There are four variations of the single. The first three are the first pressings. 1)The Los Angeles press: (=this record) > Has the song title and songwriters credit below the center hole > The group's name to the upper left of the center > "(From The Beatles Motion Picture "Let It Be") to the lower left center hole on the A side. > The B side has the song title and songwriters credit in the lower left part of the apple > Both sides have publishing information, time, record and master numbers and "Reproduced for disc by PHIL SPECTOR - Record first published: 1970" to the right of the center hole. > These Los Angeles discs were first pressed with glossy light apple labels with Capitol logo perimeter print. Later pressings have light apple labels with Apple perimeter print on the A side. 2) The Scranton and Non-Capitol East Coast press: > Has the song title and songwriters credt in the upper left part of the apple > group's name below the center hole (in the lower right part of the apple on B side > the film reference in the lower left part of the apple. > These Scranton and Non-Capitol East Coast discs were first pressed with glossy dark apple labels and Apple perimeter print on the B side. 3) The Jacksonville press: > Has the song titles in small print and the group's name in micro print. > The song title and songwriter's credit runs along the top of the apple on the A side and in the upper left part of the apple on the B side. > Both sides have the group's name below the center hole > the film reference to the left of the center. > The "(J.Lennon-P. McCartney)" credit on the A side is too close to the top of the center hole, which cuts though the credit on many copies of the disc. > These jacksonville pressings have glossy dark green apple labels with Apple perimeter print on the B side. 4) corrected Jacksonville press: > similar to the 3rd. version, but with minor differences. To correct the problem of having songwriter's credit on the A side obliterated by the center hole, "J. Lennon-P. McCartney" are separated by an inch of of space. > In addition, the film reference is shifted from middle left of the apple to the lower left. > On the B side, the song title is on three lines rather than one. > These correct jacksonville pressings have glossy dark green apple labels. The first labels of this variation have Apple perimeter print on the B side, while later pressings have Apple perimeter print on the A side. |
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TRACK LISTING
|
SIDE 1 | The Long And Winding Road (J. Lennon-P. McCartney) | |||
| SIDE 2 | For You Blue (G. Harrison) | ||||
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RELEASE DATE
|
Late 1970? / Second Press | ||||
| SLEEVE: FRONT | SLEEVE: BACK | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK --> Click! | |
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| SLEEVE CLOSE UP | |||||
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A circlar "PRINTED IN U.S.A." appears in the lower left corner of the sleeve. |  |
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| The
East Coast Queens Litho-produced sleeves have a straight cut
top. (=this record) The significantly rarer West Coast sleeves were manufactured by Bert-Co and have a tub cut on the "For You Blue" side. |
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| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
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 |
 |
L.A. pressings have the song title, songwriters credit below the center hole, the group's name to the upper left of the center. | |
| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
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 |
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| First L.A. pressings have
glossy light green apple labels with Capitol logo perimeter
print on the B side. Later pressings have light apple labels with Apple perimeter print on the A side. |
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| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
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"Phil + Ronnie" credit was etched on both
sides. |
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OTHER ITEM
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CATALOG NUMBER
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2832 |
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LABEL
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Light Green Apple with Apple
perimeter on A side |
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MIX
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Stereo |
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| PRESS FACTORY | Los Angeles, California |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | Phil + Ronnie S-45-47181
Z9.. (hand etched) 2 Bell Sound (machine
stamped) sf (initial) * |
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| SIDE 2 | Phil + Ronnie 2
S-45-47182 Z10.. (hand etched) 20
Bell Sound (machine stamped) sf (initial) * |
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VINYL COLOR
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BLACK | ||||
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RECORD COMPANY'S
NAME
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APPLE RECORDS, INC. | ||||
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CENTER
|
Full size center hole |
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
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SIDE 1
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Maclen Music, Inc. BMI | |||
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SIDE 2
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Harrisongs Music, Inc. BMI | ||||
| RUNNING TIME |
SIDE 1 | 3:40 |
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| SIDE 2 |
Intro. -:12 Total- 2: 25 | ||||
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PRODUCER
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Reproduced for disc by Phil
Spector |
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COVER DESIGN/
PHOTO/ NOTES
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Apple black sleeve
type-1A: Most of singles were issued in straight cut sleeves manufactured by Queens Litho. |
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COMMENTS
|
The single
was masterd at Bell Sound in New York by Sam Feldman. The
trail off areas of the single have hand etched master
numbers, a machine stamped Bell sound logo, Sam Feldman's
hand etched "sf" initials, and a script "Phil + Ronnie". The last etching is producer Phil Spector's tribute to his wife Ronnie. The design of the picture sleeve issued with the record is similar to the sleeve for the "Let It Be" single; however, it features a different picture of each Beatle and has a white rather than black background. The sleeves have "Manufactured by Apple Records, Inc. 1700 Broadway, New York, N. Y. 10019 an abkco managed company" in small letters on the open side. The East Coast Queens Litho-produced sleeves have a straight cut top. (=this record) The significantly rarer West Coast sleeves were manufactured by Bert-Co and have a tub cut on the "For You Blue" side. There are four variations of the single. The first three are the first pressings. 1)The Los Angeles press: (=this record) > Has the song title and songwriters credit below the center hole > The group's name to the upper left of the center > "(From The Beatles Motion Picture "Let It Be") to the lower left center hole on the A side. > The B side has the song title and songwriters credit in the lower left part of the apple > Both sides have publishing information, time, record and master numbers and "Reproduced for disc by PHIL SPECTOR - Record first published: 1970" to the right of the center hole. > These Los Angeles discs were first pressed with glossy light apple labels with Capitol logo perimeter print. Later pressings have light apple labels with Apple perimeter print on the A side. 2) The Scranton and Non-Capitol East Coast press: > Has the song title and songwriters credt in the upper left part of the apple > group's name below the center hole (in the lower right part of the apple on B side > the film reference in the lower left part of the apple. > These Scranton and Non-Capitol East Coast discs were first pressed with glossy dark apple labels and Apple perimeter print on the B side. 3) The Jacksonville press: > Has the song titles in small print and the group's name in micro print. > The song title and songwriter's credit runs along the top of the apple on the A side and in the upper left part of the apple on the B side. > Both sides have the group's name below the center hole > the film reference to the left of the center. > The "(J.Lennon-P. McCartney)" credit on the A side is too close to the top of the center hole, which cuts though the credit on many copies of the disc. > These jacksonville pressings have glossy dark green apple labels with Apple perimeter print on the B side. 4) corrected Jacksonville press: > similar to the 3rd. version, but with minor differences. To correct the problem of having songwriter's credit on the A side obliterated by the center hole, "J. Lennon-P. McCartney" are separated by an inch of of space. > In addition, the film reference is shifted from middle left of the apple to the lower left. > On the B side, the song title is on three lines rather than one. > These correct jacksonville pressings have glossy dark green apple labels. The first labels of this variation have Apple perimeter print on the B side, while later pressings have Apple perimeter print on the A side. |
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TRACK LISTING
|
SIDE 1 | The Long And Winding Road (J. Lennon-P. McCartney) | |||
| SIDE 2 | For You Blue (G. Harrison) | ||||
|
RELEASE DATE
|
11th May 1970 / First Press | ||||
| SLEEVE: FRONT | SLEEVE: BACK | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK --> Click! | |
|
|
 |
 |
 |
|
| SLEEVE CLOSE UP | |||||
|
A circlar "PRINTED IN U.S.A." appears in the lower left corner of the sleeve. | |
|||
| The
East Coast Queens Litho-produced sleeves have a straight cut
top. (=this record) The significantly rarer West Coast sleeves were manufactured by Bert-Co and have a tub cut on the "For You Blue" side. |
|||||
| SLEEVE CLOSE UP | |||||
|
The sleeves have "Manufactured by Apple Records, Inc. 1700 Broadway, New York, N. Y. 10019 an abkco managed company" in small letters on the open side. | ||||
| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
The Scranton and Non-Capitol East Coast press: Has the song title and songwriters credt in the upper left part of the apple. | |
| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
 |
 |
Group's name below the
center hole (in the lower right part of the apple on B side. Has glossy dark apple labels and Apple perimeter print on the B side. |
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OTHER ITEM
|
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CATALOG NUMBER
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2832 |
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LABEL
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Dark Green Apple |
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MIX
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Stereo |
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| PRESS FACTORY | Scranton, Pennsylvania |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | Phil + Ronnie S-45-47181 Z4"
#3 (hand etched) IAM mark Bell Sound (machine
stamped) sf (initial) |
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| SIDE 2 | Phil + Ronnie S-45-47182
Z3 #4 (hand etched) IAM mark Bell Sound
(machine stamped) sf (initial) |
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VINYL COLOR
|
BLACK | ||||
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RECORD COMPANY'S
NAME
|
SLEEVE: APPLE RECORDS, INC. an abkco managed company LABEL: APPLE RECORDS, INC. |
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CENTER
|
Full size center hole |
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
|
SIDE 1
|
Maclen Music, Inc. BMI | |||
|
SIDE 2
|
Harrisongs Music, Inc. BMI | ||||
| RUNNING TIME |
SIDE 1 | 3:40 |
|||
| SIDE 2 |
Intro.
-:12
Total- 2: 25 |
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|
PRODUCER
|
Reproduced for disc by Phil
Spector |
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|
COVER DESIGN/
PHOTO/ NOTES
|
Picture Sleeve: The
East coast sleeves were printed and manufactured by Queens
Litho in New York, have a straight
cut top on its open side. Photo: Ethan Russell |
||||
|
COMMENTS
|
The single
was masterd at Bell Sound in New York by Sam Feldman. The
trail off areas of the single have hand etched master
numbers, a machine stamped Bell sound logo, Sam Feldman's
hand etched "sf" initials, and a script "Phil + Ronnie". The last etching is producer Phil Spector's tribute to his wife Ronnie. The design of the picture sleeve issued with the record is similar to the sleeve for the "Let It Be" single; however, it features a different picture of each Beatle and has a white rather than black background. The sleeves have "Manufactured by Apple Records, Inc. 1700 Broadway, New York, N. Y. 10019 an abkco managed company" in small letters on the open side. The East Coast Queens Litho-produced sleeves have a straight cut top. (=this record) The significantly rarer West Coast sleeves were manufactured by Bert-Co and have a tub cut on the "For You Blue" side. There are four variations of the single. The first three are the first pressings. 1)The Los Angeles press: > Has the song title and songwriters credit below the center hole > The group's name to the upper left of the center > "(From The Beatles Motion Picture "Let It Be") to the lower left center hole on the A side. > The B side has the song title and songwriters credit in the lower left part of the apple > Both sides have publishing information, time, record and master numbers and "Reproduced for disc by PHIL SPECTOR - Record first published: 1970" to the right of the center hole. > These Los Angeles discs were first pressed with glossy light apple labels with Capitol logo perimeter print. Later pressings have light apple labels with Apple perimeter print on the A side. 2) The Scranton and Non-Capitol East Coast press: (=this record) > Has the song title and songwriters credt in the upper left part of the apple > group's name below the center hole (in the lower right part of the apple on B side > the film reference in the lower left part of the apple. > These Scranton and Non-Capitol East Coast discs were first pressed with glossy dark apple labels and Apple perimeter print on the B side. 3) The Jacksonville press: > Has the song titles in small print and the group's name in micro print. > The song title and songwriter's credit runs along the top of the apple on the A side and in the upper left part of the apple on the B side. > Both sides have the group's name below the center hole > the film reference to the left of the center. > The "(J.Lennon-P. McCartney)" credit on the A side is too close to the top of the center hole, which cuts though the credit on many copies of the disc. > These jacksonville pressings have glossy dark green apple labels with Apple perimeter print on the B side. 4) corrected Jacksonville press: > similar to the 3rd. version, but with minor differences. To correct the problem of having songwriter's credit on the A side obliterated by the center hole, "J. Lennon-P. McCartney" are separated by an inch of of space. > In addition, the film reference is shifted from middle left of the apple to the lower left. > On the B side, the song title is on three lines rather than one. > These correct jacksonville pressings have glossy dark green apple labels. The first labels of this variation have Apple perimeter print on the B side, while later pressings have Apple perimeter print on the A side. |
||||
|
TRACK LISTING
|
SIDE 1 | The Long And Winding Road (J. Lennon-P. McCartney) | |||
| SIDE 2 | For You Blue (G. Harrison) | ||||
|
RELEASE DATE
|
11th May 1970 / First Press | ||||
| SLEEVE: FRONT | SLEEVE: BACK | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK --> Click! | |
| Picture
Sleeve Sorry, I don't have it. |
 |
 |
 |
||
| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
 |
 |
The song title and songwriter's
credit runs along the top of the apple on the A side and in
the upper left part of the apple on the B side. The "(J.Lennon-P. McCartney)" credit on the A side is too close to the top of the center hole, which cuts though the credit on many copies of the disc. |
|||
| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
Has the song titles in
small print and the group's name in micro print. These jacksonville pressings have glossy dark green apple labels with Apple perimeter print on the B side. |
|
|
OTHER ITEM
|
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|
-
|
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|
CATALOG NUMBER
|
2832 |
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|
LABEL
|
Dark Green Apple |
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|
MIX
|
Stereo |
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| PRESS FACTORY | Jacksonville |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | Phil + Ronnie 0
S-45-47181 Z6 2832 (hand etched)
Bell Sound (machine stamped) sf (initial) |
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| SIDE 2 | Phil + Ronnie 0
S-45-47182 Z5 2832 (hand etched)
Bell Sound (machine stamped) sf (initial) |
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|
VINYL COLOR
|
BLACK | ||||
|
RECORD COMPANY'S
NAME
|
SLEEVE: APPLE RECORDS, INC. an abkco managed company LABEL: APPLE RECORDS, INC. |
||||
|
CENTER
|
Full size center hole |
||||
|
PUBLISHER'S NAME
|
SIDE 1
|
Maclen Music, Inc. BMI | |||
|
SIDE 2
|
Harrisongs Music, Inc. BMI | ||||
| RUNNING TIME |
SIDE 1 | 3:40 |
|||
| SIDE 2 |
Intro.
-:12
Total- 2: 25 |
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|
PRODUCER
|
Reproduced for disc by Phil
Spector |
||||
|
COVER DESIGN/
PHOTO/ NOTES
|
Picture Sleeve: The
East coast sleeves were printed and manufactured by Queens
Litho in New York, have a straight
cut top on its open side. Photo: Ethan Russell |
||||
|
COMMENTS
|
The single
was masterd at Bell Sound in New York by Sam Feldman. The
trail off areas of the single have hand etched master
numbers, a machine stamped Bell sound logo, Sam Feldman's
hand etched "sf" initials, and a script "Phil + Ronnie". The last etching is producer Phil Spector's tribute to his wife Ronnie. The design of the picture sleeve issued with the record is similar to the sleeve for the "Let It Be" single; however, it features a different picture of each Beatle and has a white rather than black background. The sleeves have "Manufactured by Apple Records, Inc. 1700 Broadway, New York, N. Y. 10019 an abkco managed company" in small letters on the open side. The East Coast Queens Litho-produced sleeves have a straight cut top. The significantly rarer West Coast sleeves were manufactured by Bert-Co and have a tub cut on the "For You Blue" side. There are four variations of the single. The first three are the first pressings. 1)The Los Angeles press: > Has the song title and songwriters credit below the center hole > The group's name to the upper left of the center > "(From The Beatles Motion Picture "Let It Be") to the lower left center hole on the A side. > The B side has the song title and songwriters credit in the lower left part of the apple > Both sides have publishing information, time, record and master numbers and "Reproduced for disc by PHIL SPECTOR - Record first published: 1970" to the right of the center hole. > These Los Angeles discs were first pressed with glossy light apple labels with Capitol logo perimeter print. Later pressings have light apple labels with Apple perimeter print on the A side. 2) The Scranton and Non-Capitol East Coast press: > Has the song title and songwriters credt in the upper left part of the apple > group's name below the center hole (in the lower right part of the apple on B side > the film reference in the lower left part of the apple. > These Scranton and Non-Capitol East Coast discs were first pressed with glossy dark apple labels and Apple perimeter print on the B side. 3) The Jacksonville press: (=this record) > Has the song titles in small print and the group's name in micro print. > The song title and songwriter's credit runs along the top of the apple on the A side and in the upper left part of the apple on the B side. > Both sides have the group's name below the center hole > the film reference to the left of the center. > The "(J.Lennon-P. McCartney)" credit on the A side is too close to the top of the center hole, which cuts though the credit on many copies of the disc. > These jacksonville pressings have glossy dark green apple labels with Apple perimeter print on the B side. 4) corrected Jacksonville press: > similar to the 3rd. version, but with minor differences. To correct the problem of having songwriter's credit on the A side obliterated by the center hole, "J. Lennon-P. McCartney" are separated by an inch of of space. > In addition, the film reference is shifted from middle left of the apple to the lower left. > On the B side, the song title is on three lines rather than one. > These correct jacksonville pressings have glossy dark green apple labels. The first labels of this variation have Apple perimeter print on the B side, while later pressings have Apple perimeter print on the A side. |
||||
|
TRACK LISTING
|
SIDE 1 | The Long And Winding Road (J. Lennon-P. McCartney) | |||
| SIDE 2 | For You Blue (G. Harrison) | ||||
|
RELEASE DATE
|
1970? / Second Press | ||||
| SLEEVE: FRONT | SLEEVE: BACK |
SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK --> Click! | |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
| SLEEVE CLOSE UP | |||||
 |
A
circlar "PRINTED IN U.S.A." appears in the lower left corner
of the sleeve. |
 |
|||
| The
East Coast Queens Litho-produced sleeves have a straight cut
top. (=this record) The significantly rarer West Coast sleeves were manufactured by Bert-Co and have a tub cut on the "For You Blue" side. |
|||||
| SLEEVE CLOSE UP | |||||
 |
The
sleeves
have "Manufactured by Apple Records, Inc. 1700 Broadway, New
York, N. Y. 10019 an abkco managed company" in small letters
on the open side. |
||||
| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
 |
 |
Similar to the 3rd.
version, but with minor differences. To correct the
problem of having songwriter's credit on the A side
obliterated by the center hole, "J. Lennon-P. McCartney" are
separated by an inch of of space. In addition, the film reference is shifted from middle left of the apple to the lower left. |
|||
| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
 |
 |
Has the song
titles in small print and the group's name in micro print. These jacksonville pressings have glossy dark green apple labels. |
|||
| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
 |
 |
 |
On the B side, the song title
is on three lines rather than one. The first labels of this variation have Apple perimeter print on the B side, while later pressings have Apple perimeter print on the A side. |
||
|
OTHER ITEM
|
|||||
|
-
|
|||||
|
CATALOG NUMBER
|
2832 |
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|
LABEL
|
Dark Green Apple |
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|
MIX
|
Stereo |
||||
| PRESS FACTORY | Jacksonville |
||||
| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | 0 Phil + Ronnie
S-45-47181 Z7 2832 3 (hand
etched) Bell Sound (machine stamped)
sf (initial) |
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| SIDE 2 | 0 Phil + Ronnie
S-45-47182 Z5 2832 4 (hand
etched) Bell Sound (machine stamped)
sf (initial) |
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|
VINYL COLOR
|
BLACK | ||||
|
RECORD COMPANY'S
NAME
|
SLEEVE: APPLE RECORDS, INC. an abkco managed company LABEL: APPLE RECORDS, INC. |
||||
|
CENTER
|
Full size center hole |
||||
|
PUBLISHER'S NAME
|
SIDE 1
|
Maclen Music, Inc. BMI | |||
|
SIDE 2
|
Harrisongs Music, Inc. BMI | ||||
| RUNNING TIME |
SIDE 1 | 3:40 |
|||
| SIDE 2 |
Intro.
-:12
Total- 2: 25 |
||||
|
PRODUCER
|
Reproduced for disc by Phil
Spector |
||||
|
COVER DESIGN/
PHOTO/ NOTES
|
Picture Sleeve: The
East coast sleeves were printed and manufactured by Queens
Litho in New York, have a straight
cut top on its open side. Photo: Ethan Russell |
||||
|
COMMENTS
|
The single
was masterd at Bell Sound in New York by Sam Feldman. The
trail off areas of the single have hand etched master
numbers, a machine stamped Bell sound logo, Sam Feldman's
hand etched "sf" initials, and a script "Phil + Ronnie". The last etching is producer Phil Spector's tribute to his wife Ronnie. The design of the picture sleeve issued with the record is similar to the sleeve for the "Let It Be" single; however, it features a different picture of each Beatle and has a white rather than black background. The sleeves have "Manufactured by Apple Records, Inc. 1700 Broadway, New York, N. Y. 10019 an abkco managed company" in small letters on the open side. The East Coast Queens Litho-produced sleeves have a straight cut top. The significantly rarer West Coast sleeves were manufactured by Bert-Co and have a tub cut on the "For You Blue" side. There are four variations of the single. The first three are the first pressings. 1)The Los Angeles press: > Has the song title and songwriters credit below the center hole > The group's name to the upper left of the center > "(From The Beatles Motion Picture "Let It Be") to the lower left center hole on the A side. > The B side has the song title and songwriters credit in the lower left part of the apple > Both sides have publishing information, time, record and master numbers and "Reproduced for disc by PHIL SPECTOR - Record first published: 1970" to the right of the center hole. > These Los Angeles discs were first pressed with glossy light apple labels with Capitol logo perimeter print. Later pressings have light apple labels with Apple perimeter print on the A side. 2) The Scranton and Non-Capitol East Coast press: > Has the song title and songwriters credt in the upper left part of the apple > group's name below the center hole (in the lower right part of the apple on B side > the film reference in the lower left part of the apple. > These Scranton and Non-Capitol East Coast discs were first pressed with glossy dark apple labels and Apple perimeter print on the B side. 3) The Jacksonville press: > Has the song titles in small print and the group's name in micro print. > The song title and songwriter's credit runs along the top of the apple on the A side and in the upper left part of the apple on the B side. > Both sides have the group's name below the center hole > the film reference to the left of the center. > The "(J.Lennon-P. McCartney)" credit on the A side is too close to the top of the center hole, which cuts though the credit on many copies of the disc. > These jacksonville pressings have glossy dark green apple labels with Apple perimeter print on the B side. 4) corrected Jacksonville press: (=this record) > similar to the 3rd. version, but with minor differences. To correct the problem of having songwriter's credit on the A side obliterated by the center hole, "J. Lennon-P. McCartney" are separated by an inch of of space. > In addition, the film reference is shifted from middle left of the apple to the lower left. > On the B side, the song title is on three lines rather than one. > These correct jacksonville pressings have glossy dark green apple labels. The first labels of this variation have Apple perimeter print on the B side, while later pressings have Apple perimeter print on the A side. |
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