THE BEATLES - The Early Beatles

Item Description

Vinyl, , Gatefold
LP Album Compilation Reissue Stereo

Toshiba/EMI Japan issued this US release as part of Japan's "Country Flag" obi / EAS re-issue series of the Beatles Japanese LP catalog which began in 1976. This is title n° 20 in the series, with U.S. flag obi.

Originally released in US March 1965.

Recording notes:
-Pressed from a copy of a US master, as identified by the matrix stamp
-True stereo on all tracks except A1 "Love Me Do" and B2 "P.S. I Love You" are fake stereo.

Packaging notes:
-Front and back covers are from the US design but this pressing is in a gatefold sleeve with new artwork for this release.
-Apple logo on the front jacket in place of where the Capitol logo would be.
-Includes bio-lyric sheet insert (in English & Japanese)
-Disc comes with clear rice-paper inner sleeve.
-Obi states ‎¥2,500
-Some copies imported to North America may have come with an "imported Japan" Capitol-EMI sticker that sealed the outer plastic sleeve (see photo)

Manufactured by Toshiba-EMI Ltd., Japan