"HEY JUDE !"
PARLOPHONE CPCS 106
RELEASED LATE 1973

ONE OF THE MOST ELUSIVE OF THE U.K. EXPORT ALBUMS -
ISSUED SIX YEARS PRIOR TO THE OFFICIAL RELEASE IN ENGLAND

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EMI EXPORTED ITS RECORDS TO COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES THAT HAD LIMITED MANUFACTURING CAPACITY. IN ADDITION, THE COMPANY SENT DISCS TO BRITISH AND AMERICAN MILITARY BASES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND A FEW OTHER OUTLETS. THESE ALBUMS WERE SOLD AT THE PX, A MILITARY POST STORE WHERE GOODS ARE SOLD TO SERVICEMAN AT REDUCED PRICES. THESE ALBUMS WERE NOT OFFERED FOR SALE FOR BEATLES FANS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AT ALL.

the "hey jude" album was prepared by apple for release in america on february 26, 1970. the lp contains songs not previously available on capitol albums. although not relEAsed in the u.k., emi issued "hey jude !" (with an exclamation pOint) as an export lp in late 1973, assigning it catalog number "cpcs 106". the album received much broader distribution than the previous american export lp albums. it was available to nearly all emi affiliates throughout the world except for the united kingdom and erie (ireland). some u.k. stores imported the album from foreign countries. large quantities were shipped to scandinavia.

amazingly, the "hey jude !" album was finally released in the u.k. as parlophone pcs 7184 - six years later - on may 11, 1979.

THE COVERS TO THESE export ALBUMS WERE MANUFACTURED BY GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE LTD. AND is ESSENTIALLY THE SAME LAYOUT and nearly identical to THE american COVERS, AND has THE FULLY LAMINATED COVERS on both the FRONT and BACK.

FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES OFFERS HERE A MOST STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THE "HEY JUDE !"" EXPORT ALBUM. THIS RECORD CONTAINS THE FINEST ANALOGUE STEREO SOURCES FOR ALL OF THESE TRACKS. THIS HEAVYWEIGHT 1973 ISSUE U.K. EXPORT PRESSING HAS THE LIGHT GREEN APPLE RECORDS LABEL, WHICH ARE THE REVISED CORRECTED LABELS WITH "PAPERBACK WRITER" CORRECTLY SHOWN AS TWO WORDS (FIRST LABELS HAD THE THREE-WORD "PAPER BACK WRITER"), AND "REVOLUTION" (FIRST LABELS HAD "REVOLUTIONS"). THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE: "YEEX 150-1"  AND "YEEX 151-1".  THE STAMPER CODES: "2/-" AND  -/- (NONE ON SIDE 2). THE CONDITION OF THE LABELS ARE MINT MINUS, WITH JUST ONE OR TWO TINY SPINDLE TRAILS AROUND EACH UNWORN CENTER HOLE. THE DISC GRADES A SUPERLATIVE MINT MINUS. BOTH PLAYING SURFACES ARE 'AS NEW' WITH A SPARKLING DEEP-GLOSS SHINE BEARING ONLY A FEW HARMLESS WISPY HAIRLINES FROM THE ONCE OR TWICE THIS DISC HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM ITS INNER SLEEVE. THE SOUND QUALITY OF EVERY TRACK IS SECOND-TO-NONE, WITH A WARMTH AND PRESENCE UNMATCHED BY ANY OTHER PRESSING. WE GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED WITH THE AUDIO ON THIS AMAZING SOUNDING DISC.

THE COVER IS A GORGEOUS NEAR MINT, AND HAS BEEN CAREFULLY STORED INSIDE A PLASTIC SLEEVE SINCE PURCHASE, THIS COVER RETAINS AN UNWORN HIGH-GLOSS LAMINATE FRONT AND REAR WITH JUST A COUPLE OF SMALL SPINE BENDS AND A SMALL BRUISE TO THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER. THE WORDING ON THE UPPER AND SIDE SEAMS IS UNWORN AND THERE ARE NO STRESSES TO THE OTHERS. THE ORIGINAL WHITE FACTORY "WAVY TOP" INNER DUST SLEEVE IS A NEAR MINT AS WELL.