THE BEATLES 1962 to 1966, the red album. .

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In 1982, Odeon records ten different Beatles albums on red vinyl. These pressings were the UK versions of the albums, pressed in mono. Beatles Without the Beatles (Odeon OR-7244 stereo) This late 1965/early 1966 LP was not a Beatles album, but was instead a Japan-only compilation album of Beatles’ songs as covered by other artists. It’s noteworthy because of the unusual photo of the Beatles on the cover. The obi was likely the blue obi with the half circle on top.

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Magical Mystery Tour (Odeon OP-9728 stereo) Both the original 1967 release and the 1970 Apple reissue (AP-9728) were pressed on red vinyl. This LP had a white obi with blue print for both issues.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. 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. 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. The Early Beatles (Apple AP-80034) Despite being released in the U.S. in 1965, The Early Beatles 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 EAS-70130) Red vinyl 1982 issue. Reissued in 1986 with same number and different obi. 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. Beatles fans are on standby for the announcement of an expanded ‘1962-1966’ (The Red Album) and ‘1967-1970’ (The Blue Album). The Beatles Story (Odeon OP-7553-4 stereo) This 2 LP documentary was released in August, 1966 as a box set. First issue obi was blue with a white triangle at the top. The album was later reissued on Apple in 1969 as (AP-8676-7) As far as we know, only the original 1966 issue was pressed on red vinyl.

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