Beatles A Collection Of Oldies 12" Black Vinyl LP 1976 Apple Japan Obi Vintage

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Beatles A Collection Of Oldies 12" Black Vinyl LP 1976 Apple Japan Obi Vintage

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Black vinyl LP grades visually around Very Good Plus (VG+) with a strong glossy sheen and scattered light sleeve scuffs and faint hairline surface marks on both sides plus a few tiny paper-rub traces and minor dust specks that would benefit from a gentle cleaning before play; no deep scratches, warps, cracks, or edge chips are seen and the green Apple logo center labels remain fully legible with slight spindle wear and a small discoloration spot on the Side 2 label but no writing or stickers. Single-pocket cardboard jacket with psychedelic A Collection Of Beatles Oldies artwork and red Japanese "The Beatles 8" obi strip grades around Very Good (VG) with bright printing, light handling, a faint ring-wear impression, some age toning and small foxing spots along the borders, and corner and edge wear with mild tip rubbing and spine creases; the obi, black paper inner sleeve, and large fold-out lyric and liner-note insert are present with mild handling wrinkles and age toning but intact

Artist: The Beatles.

Title: A Collection Of Beatles Oldies 12-inch vinyl LP compilation album from The Beatles, issued as a Japanese Apple Records reissue in the EAS series with red vertical obi strip and fold-out lyric and liner-note insert.

Format: 33 1/3 RPM record; Type: LP album; Record size: 12-inch; audio format: stereo rock, pop, and oldies recording.

Label and catalog number: Apple Records / Toshiba-EMI Japan issue on green Apple logo center labels; catalog number EAS-80557 printed on the labels, spine, back cover, and obi strip together with STEREO and 33 1/3 r.p.m. designations and side indicators for Side 1 and Side 2; matrix references YEX-619 and YEX-620 appear on the respective sides.

Release year and origin: 1976 Japanese pressing manufactured by Toshiba-EMI Ltd. in Japan for the domestic market as part of the mid-1970s EAS Apple reissue campaign, presenting the 1966 UK compilation A Collection Of Beatles Oldies with English-language artist and song titles plus Japanese notes and pricing information on the obi and insert.

Genre/Style: 1960s rock and pop rock anthology drawing on classic Beatles singles and album tracks, cataloged for collectors under classic rock, pop rock, oldies, beat music, and Afrobeat-related style tags.

Material: Vinyl; Color: black; Format: record; Features: 12-inch 33 1/3 RPM stereo LP format, Japanese Apple Records compilation and reissue with single-pocket cardboard sleeve, red vertical obi strip from The Beatles EAS series, printed paper inner components, and bilingual track and lyric documentation.

Case type and front cover: single-pocket cardboard jacket whose colorful psychedelic front artwork frames a suited figure reclining against a rainbow landscape with stylized car, dancers, gramophone illustration, and swirling patterns, with the central white medallion carrying A Collection Of Beatles Oldies album title and smaller text naming The Beatles plus STEREO and catalog code information printed along the upper border.

Back cover details: rear panel presents a color studio photograph of the four Beatles gathered around a tape machine and decorative figures, with separate columns listing the tracks for Side One and Side Two at upper left, a block of publishing, copyright, and production credits including producer George Martin at upper right, and Toshiba-EMI and Made In Japan credits along the lower margin.

Spine and edges: standard LP-width spine printed with The Beatles A Collection Of Beatles Oldies album title, Apple logo, catalog number EAS-80557, and STEREO information, sized to house the record, insert, and obi within the single-pocket sleeve.

Inner sleeves and inserts: package includes a plain black paper inner sleeve for housing the disc, a large fold-out paper insert printed with English lyrics and Japanese translations for the songs together with black-and-white Beatles portraits and liner notes, and an extended back flap to the obi strip showing a discography grid of Beatles albums issued in the EAS series; an additional Japanese-language rock booklet featuring Rolling Stones imagery is also present as pictured.

Track listing Side One (from center label and back cover): She Loves You; From Me To You; We Can Work It Out; Help!; Michelle; Yesterday; I Feel Fine; Yellow Submarine.

Track listing Side Two (from center label and back cover): Can't Buy Me Love; Bad Boy; Day Tripper; A Hard Day's Night; Ticket To Ride; Paperback Writer; Eleanor Rigby; I Want To Hold Your Hand.

Personnel and production: performances by The Beatles with vocals, guitars, bass, and drums as originally recorded in 1963–1966, compiled and produced for this release under the supervision of George Martin as credited on the back cover.

Additional notes: this EAS-80557 Apple / Toshiba-EMI Japanese reissue of A Collection Of Beatles Oldies collects key mid-1960s singles and favorites in a 12-inch stereo LP format with obi strip and lyric insert, suitable for Beatles completists, classic rock listeners, and collectors of Japanese Apple vinyl compilations.

Barcode and identifiers: catalog number EAS-80557 on jacket, spine, labels, and obi strip; matrix indicators YEX-619 (Side 1) and YEX-620 (Side 2) on the labels; STEREO and 33 1/3 r.p.m. designations throughout.

Keywords: Beatles A Collection Of Beatles Oldies EAS-80557 12-inch black vinyl LP record 33 RPM Apple Records Japan obi compilation rock pop oldies George Martin.

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