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GENE ROCKWELL

"Die Jare Gaan Verby"

An ultra  rare and Original SOUTH AFRICAN  single  release.  It is the  APPLE, PD9431, DIE JARE GAAN VERBY /  ROSE IS ROOI  single.  This single, featuring the AFRIKAANS version of Those Were The Days by Mary Hopkins,  was mistakenly pressed in South Africa on the Apple label. Only a very few items have surfaced.  The last copy sold on Ebay was in Oct 2014. The single is in a EXCELLENT condition and both labels have no writing or names on.  There are two small 'x' marks on the one side.  See the attached pictures for details.   The single comes in the Original factory sleeve.

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GENE ROCKWELL 7" Apple 45 - "DIE JARE GAAN VERBY" / "ROSE IS ROOI". <?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

An interesting thing about this and other S African Apple labels of this era is that they don't appear to have been issued by EMI (South Africa), but instead by Gallo (which issued Decca / London) "PD" was a Gallo prefix. The "Single 45 Play" circle on the left hand side was common to all the company's labels at the time) Beatles records however, continued to be appear on EMI Parlophone.

In Tony Bramwell's book "Magical Mystery Tour", he states that a special deal was made with a company in South Africa ("Gallo") that released their OWN Apple label record that really didn't have anything to do with Apple Records in the UK/USA.

An interesting thing about this and other South African Apple labels of this era is that they weren't issued by EMI (Sth Africa), but instead by Gallo (which issued Decca / London). "PD" was a Gallo prefix. The "Single 45 Play" circle on the left hand side was common to all the company's labels at the time. Beatles records however, continued to be appear on EMI Parlophone.

This super rarity was pressed and issued in South Africa on the APPLE label in 1968 (Catalogue no PD.9431).  The two songs featuring on this 7" single record, sung in Afrikaans by Gene Rockwell (South African rock singer), were for some unknown reason issued on the APPLE label by the Brigadiers music company ("Gallo") in South Africa only. It seems that the first pressings were done on the Apple label and some of those slipped through to one or two record stores.  The record is much sought after by serious collectors of extremely rare records.

Cat No: Apple, PD 9431

Sleeve - EX (No writting on sleeve.  A few wrinkles.)

Vinyl - EX to NM- (only two 'x' marks on one label)

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