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All copyrighted material contained on this site is used under the copyright fair use doctrine. This use is intended for research and educational purposes,
and for commentary and criticism on the material. All audio clips on this website are from my personal collection, and presented here to show the variety
and condition of my unique vinyl records. Only a very small, lower quality, portion of one area of any musical track is used. The use of these soundclips
is necessary to make the point of the website in a way that no other form of media adequately could, and this use does not devalue the source material in
any way. I believe that this fair use rationale is consistent with other use of copyrighted material on the internet and elsewhere. Any copyrighted images
used on this site are used as a means of visual identification of the audioclips from my collection, which are presented here. All copyrighted material used
remains the copyright of original owners, EMI, The Beatles, Apple, and any other owners. This website is Copyright (C) 2009 - Anthony Proveaux.
UK EMI Apple Label
PCSP 718
OC 192 o 05309 - 10
1st Pressing
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Comments; -
UK Apple 1st Pressing - Excellent sounding issue.
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© 1973 Apple Records  -
All Song Lennon/McCartney
Beatles Vinyl Records
Labels  & Matrix Info.   
Strawberry
Fields
Hello        
Goodbye
While My Guitar
  Gently Weeps
Octopus's
Garden
Side 1
(Press Play or Right Click/Save)
Except where noted, all recordings were made using the exact same signal path and levels;  Technics SL1200
Turntable, with an Audio Technica  AT 150MLX Cartridge,  through a tube phono amp and into an EMU 0404
soundcard (AKM AK4396 converters). The tracks were normalized, and very minor level adjustments made, but were
not digitally processed any further before transferring to wav files.  Each song contains a light audio watermark.
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Most of my records are in excellent condition, but clips from noisier copies may be included
here in order to present certain pressing variations. Most of the clips were transferred under
identical conditions. However further level adjustments may be necessary for accurate
comparison. This page features more common pressings, and is a work in progress. Each
.wav file contains a light audio watermark. Comment and critique is welcomed......Enjoy!
Side 2
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YEX 909 - 2
STEREO
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Comments; -
UK Apple 2nd Pressing from the late 70s. Another good sounding issue.
German EMI  Electorla Apple
1 C 188-05 309/310
German 1st Press 1970s
Comments; -
First press German Apple Electrola Issue. Very good sound.
STEREO
© 1973 EMI Records  -
All Songs Lennon/McCartney
(Press Play or Right Click/Save)
~ Beatledrops Homepage ~
More Pressing Comparisons
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"The Beatles 1967-1970 - Blue Album"
YEX 910 - 3
YEX 911 - 3
YEX 912 -1
Side 3
Side 4
Strawberry
Fields
Hello        
Goodbye
While My Guitar
  Gently Weeps
Octopus's
Garden
Side 1
Side 2
Side 3
Side 4
UK EMI Apple Label
PCSP 718
OC 192 o 05309 - 10
2nd Pressing
1 C 188-05 309 A-1
1 C 188-05 309 B-1
1 C 188-05 310 A-1
1 C 188-05 310 B-1
YEX 909 - 5
YEX 910 - 5
YEX 911 - 5
YEX 912 - 3
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France/UK EMI Apple
Pathe Marconi
PCSP 718 OC 192 o 05309 - 10
1970s French UK Pressing
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Comments; -
A contract pressing done by Pathe Marconi in France while the pressing plant in Hayes UK underwent
refurbishment. Mid 70s? ......... A bit muddy sounding.
YEX 909
YEX 910
YEX 911
YEX 912
1990s UK EMI Apple Pressing
With BarCode
PCSP 718 OC 192 o 05309 - 10
Comments; -
1990s UK reissue. Text rim print has variations from the 70s/80s issues. Bar code on back. Not bad sounding.
YEX 909
YEX 910
YEX 911
YEX 912
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US Apple Pressing
SKBO - 3404
1970s 1st Pressing
Comments; -
Original 1973 US Pressing. Very 'different' sounding from the UK.
SKB0 - 3404 -1
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SKB0 - 3404 - 2
SKB0 - 3404 - 3
SKB0 - 3404 - 4
US Capitol Pressing
SKBO - 3404
Mastered by Capitol
2nd Pressing - Captiol
Comments; -
Later 70s Captiol pressing.
SKB0 - 3404 -1
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SKB0 - 3404 - 2
SKB0 - 3404 - 3
SKB0 - 3404 - 4
1993 CD Apple/Capitol
CDPCSP 718
CDP 0777 7 97039 2 0
Comments; -
All tracks digitally remastered by Mike Jarratt at Abbey Road Studios, for this 1993 CD release.
CDP 0777 7 97039
CDP 0777 7 97039
CDP 0777 7 97039
CDP 0777 7 97039
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SKB0 - 3404 -1
SKB0 - 3404 - 2
SKB0 - 3404 - 3
SKB0 - 3404 - 4
"Sterling"
"Mastered by Capitol"