BEATLES APPLE LABEL - SPOT THE MIS-PRESS - RINGO STARR - PHOTOGRAPH / DOWN & OUT

	£		20
	$		27

IN 1973, WHEN RINGO STARR RELEASED HIS THIRD SOLO LP 'RINGO', EMI DESIGNED A CUSTOM LABEL FOR IT, WHICH FEATURES A PHOTOGRAPH OF RINGO IN A LARGE SILVER STAR SHAPED BAG, WITH HIS HEAD STICKING OUT OF THE TOP STAR POINT.  THIS LABEL WAS UNIVERSALLY USED ALL AROUND THE WORLD FOR THE ALBUM AND THE TWO SINGLES, WHICH WERE RELEASED FROM IT, THESE BEING 'YOU'RE SIXTEEN' AND THE RINGO AND GEORGE HARRISON COMPOSITION 'PHOTOGRAPH', BOTH OF WHICH WERE GLOBAL HITS FOR RINGO, IN THE DAYS WHEN HE COULD DO NO WRONG.  THE STAR PICTURE LABEL WAS USED BY UK EMI WITH A SMALL APPLE LOGO SET OFF TO THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.  THIS DESIGN WAS ADOPTED BY PATHE MARCONI IN FRANCE AND ACROSS EUROPE AS WELL AS CAPITOL RECORDS IN THE USA, WHO WERE DISTRIBUTING APPLE RECORDS AT THAT TIME.  IT SEEMS THE WHOLE WORLD WAS UNITED BEHIND THIS LABEL DESIGN FOR THE SINGLE 'PHOTOGRAPH', OR WAS IT?  IT WOULD SEEM NOT; BECAUSE EMI IN DUBLIN PRESSED THEIR FIRST BATCH OF THE RELEASE WITH STANDARD UK APPLE LABELS ON BOTH THE 'A' AND 'B' SIDES.  IRISH DOMESTIC ISSUES OF PARLOPHONE AND APPLE RECORDS USUALLY ADDED AN (I) IN BRACKETS OF THE CATALOGUE NUMBER TO DENOTE AN IRISH RELEASE, HOWEVER, THERE IS NO (I) IN THE CATALOGUE NUMBER OF THIS ISSUE. NEITHER DOES IT STATE THAT IT IS MADE IN IRELAND ANYWHERE ON THE LABEL.  CLEARLY THIS RECORD WAS DESTINED FOR DISTRIBUTION INTO NORTHERN IRELAND / UK AS WELL AS THE DOMESTIC IRISH MARKET.  TECHNICALLY THIS IS A UK ISSUE, WITH COMPLETELY DIFFERENT LABELS TO THE STANDARD VERSION.  THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE THE SAME, AS IS THE CATALOGUE NUMBER.

THIS RECORD IS RARE. VERY RARE.  EMI IN DUBLIN WERE RENOUND FOR SHORT PRESS RUNS, THERE WERE PROBABLY ONLY 1,000 OF THESE ORIGINALLY PRESSED, LEAVING VERY FEW IN EXISTENCE NOW. SEARCH eBAY FOR AS LONG AS YOU WANT (OR ANY OTHER WEB SITE FOR THAT MATTER), YOU WON'T FIND ANOTHER ONE OF THESE!

ON OFFER HERE ARE TWO COPIES OF 'PHOTOGRAPH' BY RINGO STARR.  ONE IS THE STANDARD UK ISSUE THAT WE ALL KNOW AND LOVE (WITH THE CUSTOM 'STAR' LABEL).  THE SECOND IS THE INCREDIBLY RARE IRE MIS-PRESS WITH STANDARD UK (FULL AND HALF CUT) APPLE LABLES.

RINGO STARR

PHOTOGRAPH / DOWN AND OUT

APPLE RECORDS / EMI - R5992

MATRICES FOR BOTH RECORDS:

SIDE 1 7YCE 21732 3U

SIDE 2 7YCE 21733 2U

VINYL CONDITION: 

STANDARD UK (CUSTOM STAR LABEL ISSUE): EXCELLENT

RARE IRE MIS-PRESS (UK FULL AND HALF CUT APPLE LABELS): GOOD+

(plays with a little hiss for approximately one minute in the middle of side 'A')

(Please see grading descriptions below, this record is not mint)

STANDARD STAR LABEL ISSUE IN NEW PLAIN WHITE SLEEVE: Mint

RARE IRE APPLE LABEL ISSUE IN REPRODUCTION APPLE SLEEVE: Excellent

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E.G. M- (near mint), EX+, EX-, VG+, VG-, G+.

M – Mint - Description: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.

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F – Fair - Description: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for prop­erly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced.

P – Poor - Description: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.

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