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ORIGINAL BRITISH PARLOPHONE RELEASES APPLE RECORDS EXPORT ALBUM
"HEY JUDE !" ONE OF THE MOST ELUSIVE OF THE U.K. EXPORT ALBUMS
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ITEM#: PAR328
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DESCRIPTION (ACTUAL IMAGES) 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.
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