THE BEATLES 1962 to 1966, the red album. .

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Magical Mystery Tour (Parlophone PCTC 255) 1978 yellow vinyl release; pressed for export to the U.S.

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Beatles No. 5 (Odeon OR-7193 mono) This LP was unique to Japan and was originally released with a blue obi with a half circle at the top. This album was reissued just one more time on red vinyl, in 1967 with a green obi. Beatles Without the Beatles (Odeon OR-7244 stereo) This late 1965/early 1966 LP was not a Beatles album, but was instead a Japan-only compilation album of Beatles’ songs as covered by other artists. It’s noteworthy because of the unusual photo of the Beatles on the cover. The obi was likely the blue obi with the half circle on top. Meet the Beatles– (Odeon OR-7041 mono) Originally issued in April, 1964 with a white obi with blue print that draped over the cover but did not wrap around it completely. This album was issued again in 1966 with a blue obi with a white triangle at the top, in 1967 with a green obi with an Odeon logo, and once more in 1970 with the same green obi, this time with an Apple logo and a new catalog number (AR-8026)While all copies are hard to find, especially with the obi, the first issue, with the hankake obi, or “half obi,” is exceptionally rare. Greatest Hits (Parlophone 5C 062-04207) This 1978 release was issued on gold, purple, orange and yellow vinyl. The gold vinyl version is relatively common; the other three colors are quite rare. Beatles VI (Apple AP-80035) Despite being released in the U.S. in 1965, Beatles VI wasn’t released in Japan until 1970. This LP had a white obi with a green die-cut Apple. The red vinyl pressing was very limited, and this title is one of the hardest Japanese Beatles LPs to find on red vinyl.There were also a number of Japanese titles that were pressed on colored vinyl as reissues; we’ll cover those below. Let It Be (standard version) (Apple AP-80189) The standard version of Let It Be was issued in early 1971 and had a green die-cut obi as well as a second gold one.

The Beatles – 1962-1966 (1978, Red, Vinyl) - Discogs The Beatles – 1962-1966 (1978, Red, Vinyl) - Discogs

The Best of the Beatles (Odeon OP-7177 stereo) (unreleased) This Japan-only compilation LP was scheduled for a February, 1965 release date but was canceled. Red vinyl test pressings exist, but no covers were ever printed.If demand warranted pressing it again, they’d reissue the album, sometimes with a different catalog number and usually with different obi on the cover. An obi, or sash, is a paper strip that was wrapped around the album cover and which contained the album title, catalog number and price in Japanese. The expected announcement for the new and final Beatles song ‘Now and Then’ and the expanded ‘Red’ and ‘Blue’ compilations will be made today (26 October 2023). Magical Mystery Tour (Odeon OP-9728 stereo) Both the original 1967 release and the 1970 Apple reissue (AP-9728) were pressed on red vinyl. This LP had a white obi with blue print for both issues.