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Release Type:OFFICIAL RELEASE
Label: Apple Records
Cat. Number: 1C 172-04 173/74
Release Country: Germany
Release Year: 1977
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Item Description
2 x Vinyl, , Dutch Contract Pressing LP Album Numbered Repress Stereo
"The Beatles" on the labels underneath the neadle hole is written close together (see detailed picture). There is no spacebar between the letters as it is on the other german versions with 1C 172-cat#.
Side loader & gatefold sleeve. This label version has dark green apple on side A and C, white apple on side B and D.
Backcover only with "Stereo" on upper right corner and NO cat-# (only on spine).
Has an embossed title and a debossed colorless individual copy number (beginning with '№') in lower right hand corner on front cover. Differences between limitation number designs:
- [r21093274]: 7-digit debossed number (this version)
- [r12882202]: 6-digit debossed number
Circular golden sticker attached to front cover: "Deutscher Schallplattenpreis / gestiftet vom fono forum" (German Record Award / endowed by fono forum [monthly magazine for classical and jazz music]).
"Stereo" printed on back cover - without Catalog-Number on upper right corner on back cover, only on spine! There is a identical version but with the Catalog-Number on back cover ( [url=http://www.discogs.com/Beatles-The-Beatles/release/377084]See this one[/url] ).
"Thanks to George Martin/Chris Thomas/Ken Scott/Jeff Emerick/Barry Shefield/John Smith/Richard Hamilton/Gordon House/Jeremy Banks/John Kelly/Linda Eastman/Mal/Kevin and all at number 9" (lyrics sheet).
Included are 4 one-sided 29x21 cm sheets with pictures of the musicians and a 12-page 12" sized booklet which can be open to a huge poster.
'Electrola Gesellschaft M.B.H., Köln-Braunsfeld. Printed and made in Germany by Heinrich Nicolaus G.m.b.H.' (lyrics sheet and inside gatefold).
Eric Clapton uncredited for contractual reasons
Reissue of the original LP from 1968
This version is a Dutch contract pressing for Germany, similar to [r14855009], but with labels with GEMA and German cat. no. ([url=https://applerecords.nl/Germany%20LP%20The%20Beatles.pdf]Source (p 8)[/url])
