THE BEATLES 1962 to 1966, the red album. .

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While Japan is the only country of which we’re aware that released Beatles colored vinyl albums as original releases, many countries have offered reissue pressings of colored vinyl Beatles albums. 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. Something New (Apple AP-80083) Despite being released in the U.S. in 1964, Something New wasn’t released in Japan until 1970. This LP had a white obi with a green die-cut Apple.

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Please, Please Me (Odeon OR-7548 stereo) The May, 1966 first release of this LP was issued with a cover that was unique to Japan to commemorate the Beatles’ visit there in 1966. This album had a distinctive red obi with an Odeon logo and was reissued again on red vinyl in 1969 with the same obi that had an Apple logo and a different catalog number (AP-8675). 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 (aka “The White Album”) (Capitol SEBX 11841) During testing phases for the intended release of this album on white vinyl, a few copies of the first disc only were pressed on either marbled gray vinyl or marbled pink and white vinyl.Beatles VI (Capitol ST 2358) At least one experimental copy is known to exist on clear vinyl. Pressed in 1978. 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. A Hard Day’s Night (United Artists UAL 3366) One copy of the U.S. mono version of this album is know to exist on pink vinyl. This record was found at a yard sale in Los Angeles in the 1990s. These red vinyl pressings used a different vinyl formula from the red vinyl pressings of the 1960s and early 1970s, with a lighter, more translucent color. Beatles fans are on standby for the announcement of an expanded ‘1962-1966’ (The Red Album) and ‘1967-1970’ (The Blue Album).

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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 you’re a record collector, a collector of colored vinyl, or a collector of Beatles records, you’ll likely find Beatles colored vinyl albums to be of interest.For the 1986 series, a limited number of box sets (estimated at 1000 copies) were issued titled “The Beatles Original Mono Record Box.” These box sets contained all ten of the albums listed above with no additional content. All ten records were pressed on red vinyl. The Beatles (White Album) (Apple AP-8570-1 stereo) This January, 1969 release was issued on red vinyl and had a numbered cover with included photo inserts and a poster, as with the U.S. pressings. This LP was issued with a green die-cut obi with an Apple logo that was wider than the rest of the obi. The Beatles (aka “The White Album”) Red vinyl (Japan) white vinyl (Australia, Canada, Great Britain, France, Germany, South Africa, U.S.

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Other colored vinyl Beatles albums pop up from time to time, such as a green vinyl pressing of Abbey Road, but these are unauthorized pirate pressings. Some Japanese Beatles LPs were issued only once on red vinyl, while others, such as A Hard Day’s Night, were released as many as five times, each with a completely different obi. Beatles Without the Beatles – Rare 1966 Japan-only various artists LP

Rubber Soul (Odeon OP-7450 stereo) The orginal March, 1966 pressing has the blue obi with the half circle at the top. Reissued in 1967 with a green Odeon obi and again in 1970 with a green Apple obi and a different catalog number (AP-8156).

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Original Issue Beatles Colored Vinyl The 1964 Japanese first issue of A Hard Day’s Night on red vinyl with the rare “half” obi on the cover. Hey Jude/Yesterday/A Hard Day’s Night (Apple 446-1046) 1980 12″ single issued on both yellow and green vinyl. There were also a number of Japanese titles that were pressed on colored vinyl as reissues; we’ll cover those below. Julie London – Collection of 67 Still Sealed… A collection of 67 still sealed U.S. albums by pop… (1,913)There are also a few known examples of albums that were pressed in unusual colors for test purposes: In 1982, Odeon records ten different Beatles albums on red vinyl. These pressings were the UK versions of the albums, pressed in mono. King Crimson – In the Court of the Crimson… A Japanese pressing of In the Court of the Crimson… (3,202) Most of them, however, are common enough and affordable enough that anyone with more than a passing interest in the Beatles might want to own one or more of them.