US Apple LP releases

ApplebytheNumbers

U.S.albumreleases

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FromthecollectionofAndreGardnerofNY,NY

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SWBO‐101 TheBeatles TheBeatles Released:22Nov.1968

(nicknamed"TheWhiteAlbum")

InstarkcontrasttothecovertoSgt.Pepper'sLHCB,thecovertothistworecordsetwasplain

white, with writing only on the spine and in the upper right hand corner of the back cover

(indicatingthatthealbumwasinstereo).ThiswasthefirstBeatlesUSalbumreleasewhichwas

not available in mono. The mono mix, available in the UK, Australia, and several other

countries, sounds quite different from the stereo mix. The album title was embossed on the

frontcover.Insertsincludedaposterandfourglossypictures(oneofeachBeatle).Thepictures

weresmallerinsizethanthoseissuedwiththeUKalbum.Atissuepaperseparatorwasplaced

between the pictures and the record. Finally, as in every EMI country, the albums were

numbered. In the USA, approximately3,200,000 copies of the album  were numbered. These

albums were numbered at the different Capitol factories, and there are differences in the

precise nature of the stamping used on the covers.Allegedly, twelve copies with east‐coast

coversweremadethatnumber"A0000001".

SI=2

ST3350 WonderwallMusic GeorgeHarrison Released:03Dec.1968

issuedwithaninsertbearingalargeAppleononeside.

NormalCopy:SI=2

"Leftopening"UScopyorcopywithCapitollogo:SI=7

T‐5001 TwoVirgins JohnLennon&YokoOno Released:January,1969

(a.k.a."UnfinishedMusicNo.1")

Capitol Records refused to distribute this first Apple album, due to its controversial cover.

Tetragrammaton Records issued the album inside a brown wrapper which was sealed with a

white"dot".Evenso,manycopieswereseizedas"pornographic."Althoughthealbummaterial

leavesmuchtobedesired,thealbumhasreachedlegendarystatus.Atthetime,somepeople

circulatedrumorsthattheupcomingBeatlesalbumwastofeaturethiscover.Thetwofactories

thatpressedthisLPwereMonarchRecords(LosAngeles)and BestwayProducts(NewJersey).

Genuine:SI=3

Counterfeitorreissue:SI=2

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SW153 YellowSubmarine TheBeatles Released:13Jan.1969

TheBeatleswantedthisalbumtobeissuedasanEP.Theydidnot 

get their way. "All You Need Is Love" makes its first stereo

appearance on this album.Since the record took some time in

preparation, it was originally assigned the number “ST‐2957,”

which would have come out prior to the White Album.After it

became clearthatthe recordwasgoingtobe anApple release,it

was given the number “ST‐3354” – a number that was later

assigned to Jackie Lomax.However, since Beatles albums

remainedinthestandardCapitolseries,thealbumwound upwith

thenumberSW‐153.

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SI=2

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ST3351 PostCard MaryHopkin Released: 03Mar.1969

"Those Were the Days" appears in true stereo on this album. A raresticker exists, promoting

the inclusion of “Those Were the Days.”Available for a time through Capitol's record club.

Thosecopies,pressedbyDeccaRecords,havethenumberST‐5‐3351.

Commercialcopy:SI=2

Sticker:SI=9

Recordclubcopy:SI=7

SKAO3352 JamesTaylor JamesTaylor Released:17Feb.1969

JamesTaylor'sintroductoryrelease‐‐andhisonlyLPonApple.Itfeatureshissingle,"Carolina

InMyMind,"onwhichPaul McCartneyplaysbass.Note:theUScopyrightclaimsforthesongs

wereplaceddirectlyontopofafinishedslickfromtheUK.Inoneplace,the"7"from(c)1967

April Music can be seen peeking through (c) 1967 Blackwood Music.The first pressing has

“Mfd.byApple”ontheslicedside;copiespressedduringorafterSpring,1971,havethatprint

onthefullside.

SI=2

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ST3353 UndertheJasminTree ModernJazzQuartet Released:17Feb.1969

TheApplealbumsbyTHEMJQhaveadifferentfeelthantheirAtlanticalbums.Availablefora

timethroughCapitol'srecordclub.Thosecopies,pressedbyDeccaRecords,havethenumber

ST‐5‐3353.

Commercialcopy:SI=4

Recordclubcopy:SI=7

ST3354 IsthisWhatYouWant? JackieLomax Released:19May1969

A cool psychadelic cover. The album features Paul, George, Ringo, Klaus Voormann, Eric 

Clapton,and others.Arare stickerexists, promotingtheinclusionof “SourMilk Sea” andthe

album’spersonnel.

LP:SI=3

Sticker:SI=9

ST3355 MaybeTomorrow TheIveys Album Cancelled

ThisalbumbythegroupwhichwastobecomeBadfingerwasslatedforissuebutwasnever

releasedintheUSA.Itconsistedofthefollowingsongs:

SideOne

1. See‐SawGranpa

2. BeautifulandBlue

3. DearAngie

4. ThinkAbouttheGoodTi mes

5. YesterdayAin'tComingBack

6. Fisherman

SideTwo

1. MaybeTomorrow

2. SaliBloo

3. Angelique

4. I'minLove

5. They'reKnockingDownOurHome

6. I'veBeenWaiting

Labelcopyforthealbumwasgenerated,andafrontcoverdesignwascreated,buttheLPwas

pulled.

3356wasanunissuednumber,possiblythethirdZapplealbum.See3366below.

ST3357 LifeWiththeLions John&Yoko Released26May1969

(a.k.a."UnfinishedMusicNo.2")

The first of two releases on the Zapple subsidiary. These were intended by the Beatles to be

budgetpricedrecords,andtheprefix"SN"inthematrixindicatesthatCapitolknewthis.Butat

some time, somebody decided to price the Zapple releases at the same price as mainstream

issues.

SI=2

ST3358 ElectronicSound GeorgeHarrison Released:26May1969

Asabove,intendedasabudgetrelease.BernieKrause,ofBeaver&Krause,playsthemusicon

thisalbum,whichGeorge"produced."Infact,Bernie'snameappearedontheoriginalartwork

forthecover.Asitcurrentlyappears,silveringcoversoverBernie'sname‐‐butyoucanstillsee

it.

SI=3

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ST3359 That'stheWayGodPlannedIt BillyPreston Released:10Sep.1969

Originally issued with a cover which featured four images of Billy (full body shots); this is the

morecommoncover.Thealbumwasnotsellingwell.Consequently,whenBilly'sappearancein

theConcert forBanglaDesh raisedsomeeyebrows,boththe singleandalbum werereissued.

Atthattime,theLPwasgivenanewcover,featuringashotofBilly'sheadthathadbeentaken

at the concert. This second cover is harder to find. The album was produced by George

Harrison.Note:thealbumfeatures"Parts1&2"ofthetitlesong.

Multi‐imagecover:SI=3

Bangla‐Deshphotocover:SI=8

SO383 AbbeyRoad TheBeatles Released:01Oct.1969

Itwas plannedthat(as intheUK) thelast songon thealbum,"Her Majesty,"notbe listedon

thecover.PeopleatEMIdidnotappreciateitnotbeinglisted.InEngland, itwasaddedtothe

labels,butnottothealbum’scover.InAmerica,copiesofthealbumwiththecoverlisting"Her

Majesty"can befoundfromNovember, 1969untilabout 1974.Atthattime, theycontracted

withadifferentcompanytoproducecoversforthealbumandrevertedtotheoriginalartwork

thatdidnotshow“HerMajesty.”Thesongremainedonthelabels,though.

SI=1

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STAO3360 Space ModernJazzQuartet Released:03Nov.1969

MJQ's other Apple album. The album was "supervised" by Peter Asher.Available through

Capitol's record club for a time.Those copies, pressed by Decca Records, have the number

STAO‐5‐3360.

Commercialcopy:SI=4

Recordclubcopy:SI=5

SMAX3361 TheWeddingAlbum John&Yoko Released:20Oct.1969

(a.k.a."UnfinishedMusicNo.3")

Apple's first boxed set. Features 9 inserts, including an inner cover. I read in a contemporary

reviewthatatworecordsetpromoexistsofthisalbum,ofwhichtwosidesareblankgrooves;

however,nocopiesofthepromohavesurfaced.

SI=3

SW3362 LivePeaceInToronto PlasticOnoBand Released:15Dec.1969

First pressings on the east coast featured a 13 month 1970 calendar with a plastic spiral

binding. First pressings on the west coast featured the calendar with a metal spiral binding.

Some time in early 1970, Capitol replaced the calendar with a post card. If you mailed in the

postcard,theywould  sendyouafreecalendar.Thiswasdonesincethecalendarwasdifficult

to package. Post cards exist from each of the four Capitol factories. All later copies feature

neithercalendarnorpostcard.

Album,“Mfd.byApple”onslicedside;fullcatalognumberonlabel:SI=2

Album,Capitollogoonslicedside:SI=4

Album,3362(noprefix)onlabel:SI=6

Poster:SI=3

Postcard:SI=6

SW/SO385 HeyJude! TheBeatles Released:26Feb.1970

ThisalbumwasoriginallytobetitledTheBeatlesAgain.Insomecountries(suchasSpain),this

is the album title.The originaltitle appears on all earlylabels of the album. There have been

severalalternatecoverslicksfoundforthisalbum.Thealbumwassupposedtocostmore,since

early copies feature an SO prefix on the label, but the price code was changed before the

album’sreleasedate.

Album,BeatlesAgainlabel:SI=2

Album,HeyJudelabelandSOprefix:SI=5

Album,HeyJudelabelandSWprefix;“Mfd.byApple”onslicedside:SI=3

Album,HeyJudelabelandSWprefix;Capitollogoonslicedside:SI=5

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ST3364 MagicChristianMusic Badfinger Released:19Feb.1970

Thisalbumandasoundtrack(releasedbyCommonwealthUnited)accompaniedthereleaseof

thePeterSellers&RingoStarrfilm"TheMagic Christian,"inwhichGuyGrandattemptstoshow

thateveryonehashisprice.Thiswasagreatalbumtoo,andBadfinger'sfirstintheUS.Some

copieswereissuedwithastickerpromotingtheinclusionof“ComeandGetIt.”

Album:SI=2

Sticker:SI=4

STAO3363 McCartney

Paul

McCartney

Released:17Apr.

1970

Early covers feature Capitol's Hollywood address on the back cover. Most copies feature

Apple's New York address. Later copies have the additional words "an Abkco managed

company" and have the prefix changed to SMAS. Recorded at Paul's home studio in Scotland

whichmimickedstudio2atAbbeyRoad.Yes,McCartneyIIwasmadethesameway.

Album,labelhas“Mfd.byApple”(standardfontorspecialtitlefont):SI=2

Album,labelhasCapitollogo:SI=4

Album,labelhas“Allrightsreserved”print:SI=9

AR34001 LetItBe TheBeatles Released:18May1970

The labelwas redbecause  this wasa special release,through UnitedArtists; thiswas the last

albumoftheBeatleperiod.Thealbumdidn'tfeatureanyofthespecialpackagingthatitdidin

nearlyeveryother countrybutdid featureagatefold cover.Paulused producerPhilSpector's

treatmentof"LongandWindingRoad"aspartialgroundsforthedissolutionofthepartnership,

BeatlesInc..Thisisthesoundtracktothefilm"LetItBe."

Regularcopy:SI=2

Copylistingpublishingcreditsbeyondjust"PD"for"MaggieMae":SI=7

SW3365 SentimentalJourney RingoStarr Released:24Apr.1970

Ringoreleasedanalbumofsongsforhismother,withthesongsproducedbyvariouspeople.

Someofthemsoundratherpleasant,butpeopleweren'tmuchinterestedinanex‐Beatle

singingpop.

SI=3



It could be true that 3366 was supposed to be the third Zapple release, Listening to Richard

Brautigan.In theUK, thisalbumwas assignedthenumberZapple 03,but wasnotreleasedas

such.Inthe  US,itappearedon anotherEMI subsidiary,Harvest Records(ST424). Therewere

otherunreleasedApplealbums(DelanieandBonnie,AroundGrapefruit,WhiteTrash[byTrash],

andthelegendaryCelticRequiemby JohnTavener),soitisimpossibletopinpointexactlywhich

catalognumberswerereservedforwhichrecords.

ST/SKAO3367 NoDice Badfinger Released:19Oct.1970

Somecovershaveoneprefix,andsomehavetheother.Afantasticalbumbyafantasticgroup,

includingtheiroriginalversionof"WithoutYou,"latermadefamousbyHarryNilsson.

SI=2

SMAS3368 BeaucoupsofBlues RingoStarr Released: 28Sep.1970

Ringo'scountryalbum,andnotabadone,either.Infact,manycountrymusicfansImetinthe

SouthlikeditwhenIplayedit.Noneofthemcouldguesswhowassinging!Peopleweren't

muchinterestedinacountryalbumbyRingo,either,eventhoughsomeofcountry'sgreatsare

featured.

SI=2

STCH639 AllThingsMustPass GeorgeHarrison Released:27Nov.1970

George's first post‐Beatles album was a huge triple. Great tracks the whole way through,

includingtheAppleJamalbum.Thiswasrightly amonsterseller.Mostcopieswereissuedwith

aposter.Thefirsttwodiscshaveorangelabels...George'sfavoritecolorfortheapple.Aclear

stickeradornedthealbum’sshrinkwrapforyears.

SI=1or2

SMAS3369 TheWhale JohnTavener Released:19Oct.1970

Ah,achangeofpace:experimentalmodernclassical.Thecovermentionshis"CelticRequiem,"

whichwasrecordedanddueforreleasebutwhichwasneverissuedintheUSA.

SI=6

ST3370 EncouragingWords BillyPreston Released:19Oct.1970

AnotheralbumbyBillyPreston,andadecentoneatthat.GeorgeHarrisonco‐wroteonesong

withBillyforthealbum.Inaddition,BillysingstwosongsfromAllThingsMustPassand"I've

GotaFeeling,"fromLetitBe.

SI=4or5

ST3371 DorisTroy DorisTroy Released:19Oct.1970

DorishadbettersuccessoffofApplethanwithApple.ThiswasheronlyApplealbum.TheLP

featuresonesongco‐writtenwithGeorge,onesongco‐arrangedwithhim,onesongco‐written

withKlausVoormann,onesongco‐writtenwithJackieLomax,andtwosongsco‐writtenwith

George,Ringo,andStevenStills(alltogether).FaithfulMalEvanstookthecoverphoto.

SI=4

SBC100 TheBeatlesChristmasAlbum TheBeatles Released:Feb.1971

Thisalbumwasavailablefor$2fromtheBeatlesUSALtd.official fanclub.Itcontainsalloftheir

Christmasrecordsfrom1963to1969.Sincethe1963ChristmasflexiwasreleasedintheUSin

1964, this is the first USA release of the 1964 message. The album has been widely

counterfeited.It’safunalbumtoplay.

SI=5

Counterfeit:SI=1or2



SW3372 PlasticOnoBand JohnLennon Released:09Dec.1970

Thisrecordcontainsagut‐wrenchingexpressionofJohn'sfeelings.Thedischascustomwhite

apple labels...John's favorite color.Several (scarce) stickers exist promoting the contents.

Original innersleevesshow only a “first assignee”copyright statement.Secondsleeves show

the“firstassignee”copyrightwithanadditional,typed,statement.Thefinalinnersleevesshow

onlytherevisedcopyrightstatement.

Album:SI=2

Sticker:SI=8

SW3373 PlasticOnoBand YokoOno Released:09Dec.1970

HerewefindaparallelexpressionofYoko'sbeing.Customwhiteapplelabels.

SI=3

SMAS

3375

Ram PaulMcCartney Released:17May1971

One cover photo features two beetles. Another features Paul and Linda in clown costumes

which John saw as representing himself and Yoko. By this time, Paul was getting fed up with

Applealtogether.BoththecassetteandtheeighttrackdoNOTfeatureanapplelogo.Fromthis

point on, his releases for the next couple of years tended to avoid the apple as much as

possible.SomecopiesexistwithbothsidesoftheApple"unsliced."

Normalcopy:SI=2

Capitollogoor"unslicedb‐side"copy:SI=3

SPRO‐6210 BrungtoEweBy PaulMcCartney

ThisisapromoalbumfeaturingintrospotsforthesongsontheRamalbum.Thelabelfeatures

the"RAM" logo. Accompanyingthealbum weretwo lettersfrom McCartneyProductions. The

coverwasplainwhite,althoughsomehavebeenfoundintheRamcover.Thisalbumhasbeen

widelycounterfeited.

SI=7

MAS3375 Ram PaulMcCartney Released:May1971

Therewas apromotion‐only  monorelease ofthe Ramalbum.Severalrecord companieswere

doingthatsortofthingatthetime.Thecoveristheregularstereocover.Veryrare.

SI=10

SAPCOR20 CelticRequiem JohnTavener Released(UK):14May1971

Heldupforsometime,thislegendaryLPwasreleasedinEnglandandothercountries,butnot

intheUnitedStates.

SI=7

SKAO3376 RadhaKrishnaTemple RadhaKrishnaTemple Released:17May1971

AnalbumbyGeorge'sfriendsattheRKTinLondon,completewithaninsertadvertisingthe

Krsnatrilogy.ThelinernotesgiveabiographyofIskconfounderA.C.Bhaktivedanta(a.k.a.Srila

Prabupada).

SI=4



SW3377 Cometogethersoundtrack Released:17Sep.1971

Thesoundtrackfromanobscurefilm."GamesPeoplePlay,"byJoeSouth,isfeaturedonthe

album.

SI=3

3378? unreleasedalbum Badfinger

AcetatesexistofaBadfingeralbumbetweenNoDiceandStraightUp,potentiallycalledName

oftheGame.Theacetatecontainsthefollowingsongs:

SideOne:

1. Suitcase

2. I'llBetheOne;NoGoodAtAll

3. SweetTuesdayMorning

4. BabyPlease

5. MeanMeanJemima

6. LovingYou

SideTwo:

1. NameoftheGame

2. Money/Flying

3. SingfortheSong

4. Perfection

SW3379 Imagine JohnLennon Released:09Sept.1971

Thislandmarkalbumwasissuedwithaposterandoneoftwopictures.Thefirstphotofeatured

John'stake‐offofPaul's"Ram"cover.ThesecondfeaturedJohn&YokoasPanandanymph.

Availableinquadoneighttracktape.

SI=2



SVBB3380 Fly YokoOno Released:20Sept.1971

Atworecordset,featuringexperimentalfarefromYoko.Thisalbumfeatures"Hirake,"whichis

aretitlingof"OpenYourBox,"asongthatcausedquiteastirelsewhere.

SI=3

SMAS3381 EarthSong/OceanSong MaryHopkin Released:03Nov.1971

Maryherselfpickedtheselectionsforthisalbum.Thealbumcould notmatchthesuccessofher

earlierefforts,butEarthSong/OceanSongfareswellasacollection.

SI=3



Numbers 3382 and 3383 were released as tape one and tape two of Yoko's two album set

(3380).Tapeswerenumberedseparately;recordswerenot.Thus,thetapesrequiredseparate

numbers.

SWAO3384 Ragasoundtrack Released:07Dec.1971

AninterestingworkfeaturingfamedIndianmusician(andGeorge'sfriend)RaviShankar.The

albumsketchesRavi'sappealtomassaudiences,featuringinformativelinernoteswrittenby

Ravihimself.Thefilm(inwhichGeorgeappears)accomplishesasimilartask.

SI=6

STCX3385 ConcertForBanglaDesh(variousartists) Released:20Dec.1971

Issued with custom labels and a color photo book. Features George, Ringo, and others

(including Bob Dylan). This predates efforts like Live Aid by many years. Due possibly to its

connections toColumbia andto the charitydrive, the albumwent outofprintin 1975.There

wasanefforttoreviveitasatworecordsetin1982,butduetolegalproblemsthiseffortfailed

(althoughcopiesexist).ThereleaseonCDwasthefirsttimethistriplealbumhadseenthelight

ofdayinover12years.

SI=2

SW3386 WildLife Wings Released:07Dec.1971

ThefirstalbumbyPaul'snewgroup.Nosingleswereissuedoffofthealbum."GiveIrelandBack

totheIrish"cameout ataroundthistime.Therecordhadacustomlabel.Mostcopieswere

released with a large, rectangular sticker on the shrink wrap; this listed the album artist and

title.Afewcopieshaveastickerreading“PaulMcCartneyandFriends.”

Album:SI=2

Titlesticker:SI=3

McCartneyandFriendssticker:SI=9



SW3387 StraightUp Badfinger Released:13Dec.1971

ManycallthisBadfinger'sfinesteffort."DayAfterDay”…"BabyBlue."Nuffsaid.Manycopies

haveastickerontheshrinkwrappromoting“DayafterDay.”Afewcopieshaveastickerthat

promotesbothsingles.

Album:SI=3

“DayAfterDay”sticker:SI=5

“DayAfterDay”and“BabyBlue”sticker:SI=7

SWAO3388 ElToposoundtrack Released:27Dec.1971

I've never seen the  Alexandro Jodorowski film, but it must be a bizarre one, judging by the

photos with the album. This was "an ABKCO film," and the credits start with "Allen Klein

presents."Apparently,therewasn'tanyconnectiontotheBeatles.

SI=5

SMAS3389 ElephantsMemory ElephantsMemory Released:18Sept.1972

ElephantsMemorywasagroupthatrecordedfirstforBuddahRecords.Afterward,theyplayed

withthePlasticOnoBandonoccasionandenjoyedanidentityalltheirown.TheirApplealbum

wasproducedbyJohn&Yoko.

SI=4

SMAS3390 Brother Lon&DerrekVanEaton Released:22Sept.1972

This record marked the musical debut of the real‐life brothers, as a solo act apart from their

earlier bands, the Trees and Jacobs Creek.After Jacobs Creek dissolved, the VanEatons 

recorded demonstration records, one of which garnered the attention of George and John.

TheirApplealbumwasissuedwithapapercarouselinsert.ItwasproducedbyKlausVoormann.

SI=4



SW3391 ThePopeSmokesDope DavidPeel Released:17Apr.1972

This was an album of David's political, caustic humor, which touched on several hot issues,

includingbirthcontrol,druguse,and"foul"language.PeelhadmaderecordsforElektraprior

tomeetingup withJohnandYoko.Infact,thecovertothisalbumisaparodyofthecoverto

oneofhisElektrarecords(shownabovewiththisone).

SI=4

SVBB3392 SomeTimeinNewYorkCity John&Yoko

Costingmore thanasingle recordset,but lessthan atypicaldouble, thiswas thefirstJohn &

Yoko album in almost three years. A single, "Luck of the Irish," was nearly issued but never

materialized. "Woman is the Nigger of the World" was issued instead. The album was issued

withcustom innersleeves,oneof whichwastaken fromaMothers ofInvention albumcover,

and withinserts promotingJohn's fight toimmigrate to theUSA.A white labelpromo exists.

Some copies were released with a gold‐foil sticker covering up the front‐cover image making

funofPresidentNixon.

Album:SI=3

Promotionalalbum:SI=7

Coverwithsticker:SI=7

3393and3394weretapenumbersfortheJohn&Yokoalbum.

SW3395 ThoseWeretheDays MaryHopkin Released:25Sept.1972

"ThoseWeretheDays"appearsinmonoonthisalbum,whichisMary'sgreatesthitsalbumin

theUSA.Thealbumends,appropriately,with"Goodbye"(oneofherearlyhits),forthiswasher

farewellfromApple.

SI=3

SVBB3396 InConcert1972 RaviShankar Released:April1973

Thistworecordsetissought‐afterbyRavilisteners.Theconcertandalbumwerededicatedto

Ravi's musical and spiritual guru, who died in September of 1972. As Apple was fading, Ravi

would quickly sign on with Dark Horse. In 1974, Shankar Family and Friends was released on

thatlabel‐‐thelabel'sfirst.

SI=6



3397and3398aretapenumbersfortheRaviShankaralbum.

SVBB3399 ApproximatelyInfiniteUniverse YokoOno Released:08Jan.1973

AdoublealbumfromYoko,butnoLennonalbum.ThiswasthebeginningofJohn'sseparation

fromYokoandhistimewithHarryNilsson(andsometimesRingo).Thelinernotescallforequal

rolesofmenandwomen:"Wedefinitelyneedmorepositivemaleparticipationinchildcare.But

howarewegoingtodothis?Wehavetodemanditbyforce."Yoko'sthoughtsonchildcare

wereWAYaheadofhertime.

SI=3

SW3400 PhilSpector'sChristmasAlbum (variousartists) Released:01Dec.1972

Reissue of a the popular Christmas Gift to You from Phil's Philles label, this record was later

reissuedonWarnerBrothers.Onthecover,Philsportstwo"BacktoMono"pins.

SI=5



3401and3402weretapenumbersforYoko'salbum(3399).

SKBO3403 1962‐1966 TheBeatles

SKBO3404 1967‐1970 TheBeatles

ReleasedonApril2,1973,thesealbumswereissuedinresponsetotheunauthorizedreleaseof

two fourrecord sets andone tworecord setcalled The Beatles,Alpha Omega volumes1‐2; a

pictureofvolumeoneisshownonthepreviouspage.Thereisastatementwiththeserecords

indicatingthattheyaretheonlyauthorizedcompilationsoftheBeatles'works;thisappearson

theinsert.SinceCapitolhadnotissuedanalbumcontaining"HardDay'sNight"or"FromMeto

You,"theyareshownasfromtheHelp!album,whereinstrumentalsofthosesongsappear.

SI=2

3405‐3408weretapenumbersfortheaboveBeatlesalbums.



SMAL3409 RedRoseSpeedway PaulMcCartneyandWings Released:03Apr.1973

Applewasintheprocessofmovingitsofficeswhenthisalbumwasissued.Thealbumfeatures

aBraillemessage,"Weloveya,baby,"forStevieWonder.Onceagain,Paulusedacustom

label;noapples.

SI=2

SMAS3410 LivingintheMaterialWorld GeorgeHarrison

Released:30May

1973

Somecopiesfeatureaheavylaminatedcover.George'shit"GiveMeLove(GiveMePeaceOn

Earth)"appearshere.Iliketheb‐side,though,"MissO'Dell,"whichisNOTonthisalbum.The

album,whichfeaturescustomlabels,containsalyricinsertwithaportraitofKrishna.Afew

copieswereshippedincoverswithheavylamination.

Album:SI=2

Heavylaminatedcover:SI=6

SW3411 Ass Badfinger Released:26Nov.1973

ThiswastheirlastalbumforAppleandistheonethatfeatures"AppleofMyEye."Thealbum’s

release was held up by several months, due to the group’s announcement that they were

leavingforWarnerBrothers.

SI=2

SW3412 FeelingtheSpace YokoOno Released:02Nov.1973

This was truly feminist album from Yoko. The men who play on the album have their  vital

statistics listed, including their work numbers, as though they were slaves. John O'Cean's 

numberis notlisted.Instead,he ismarked"notfor sale."Nearlyall ofthesongs promotethe

feministoutlook.IfyoulikeYoko'smessage,donotpassthisoneby.

SI=4



SWAL3413 Ringo RingoStarr Released:02Nov.1973

Featuringa booklet withdrawings byKlaus Voormann, andwith allfour Beatlesappearing on

one album for the first time since 1970, this wassure to be a hot seller; it was.Later copies

featurethecorrecttitleto"HaveYouSeenMyBaby?"onthecover.Ringohadhadahotsingle

("It Don't Come Easy") since the breakup, but this was his first chart‐topping album. Some 

promotionalcopiesandalltapesfeatureanextendedversionof"SixO'Clock,"whichwasPaul's

contributiontothealbum.ForyouLindaMcCartneylovers,shesingsbackuponit,too.

Commercialalbum:SI=2

Promotionalalbum,longversion:SI=7

SW3414 MindGames JohnLennon Released:02Nov.1973

Thismanaged towind upas amuch‐malignedalbum  byJohn,but itcontains someverygood

work.Thesecretmessagein"MeatCity"isdifferentonthealbumthanonthesingle.

SI=2

SO3415 BandontheRun PaulMcCartney&Wings Released:05Dec.1973

This was a monster hit for Paul, enlarging his already  huge reputation. It was issued with a

posterandcustominnersleeve,andacustomlabel,too.Availableinquadoneighttrack.

SI=2



SW3416 WallsandBridges JohnLennon Released:26Nov.1974

The feel of several songs on the album changed completely when Elton John and J.L. got

together. Its original, folksy sound eventually came out on Menlove Avenue. Here, the album

was a smash hit. Issued with booklet and multi‐fold cover. Available in quad on eight track.

Some copies were released with a sticker on the shrink wrap promoting John’s #1 single, 

“WhateverGetsYouThroughTheNight.”

Album:SI=2

Sticker:SI=4or5



SW3417 GoodnightVienna RingoStarr Released:18Nov.1974

Ringo'ssingleswerestillsellingwell.Thecover,asmostpeopleknow,wastakenfromascene

from "The Day the Earth Stood Still." Available in quad on eight track.Some copies were

released with a sticker on the shrink wrap promoting Ringo’s two hit singles, “Only You” and

“NoNoSong.”

Album:SI=2

Sticker:SI=4

SMAS3418 DarkHorse GeorgeHarrison Released:09Dec.1974

RecordedafterGeorgehadstrainedhisvocalcordspreparingforhis1974tour.Therefore,itis

sometimesnicknamed"DarkHoarse."Ifyoudon'texpectittosoundlikeGeorge,it'snotabad

album.TheinsidephotofeaturesGeorgewithactorPeterSellers.

Album,covershowssmallyogiattop:SI=3

Album,covershowslargeyogiattop:SI=2

Sticker:SI=5



SK3419 RockN'Roll JohnLennon Released:17Feb.1975

This is what emerged after John's disastrous sessions with Phil Spector. Some demo tapes

surfaced as Roots on the Adam VIII label (results of John's lawsuit over "Come Together"),

whichcameoutjustbeforethisalbum.Seeabove foraphotoofthatrelease.Atonetime,Phil

abscondedwiththetapesandheldthem'captive'.Therecordisnotbad,allthingsconsidered.

SI=3

SW3420 ExtraTexture(ReadAllAboutIt) GeorgeHarrison Released:17Feb.1975

(originaltitle,ONOTHIMAGEN)

Thelabelfeaturesanapplecore,George'sviewofwhatwashappeningtothelabel,whichwas

notfarfromdemiseinAmerica.George'svoicewasstillrecoveringfromitsstrain.TheLP

containsthehitsingle,“You.”

SI=2



SW3421 ShavedFish JohnLennon Released:24Oct.1975

Thiswas John'sgreatest hitsalbum,released tocloseout hisApple careerandmarkhisentry

into "retirement". The "Give Peace a Chance Reprise" at the end of "Happy Xmas" was 

previously unreleased. On the first issues, John deliberately (or so he said) had them put

"mastication" instead of "masturbation" on the lyric sheet. The front cover proclaims John's

victoryovertheforceswhowould havekepthimfrombecomingaUScitizen.Mostcopiesof

therecordwereissuedwitha“CollectibleLennon”stickerontheshrinkwrap.

SI=2

SW3422 BlastFromYourPast RingoStarr Released:20Nov.1975

A greatest hits album from Ringo to conclude his tenure at Apple. He would go on next to

AtlanticRecords.ThislastApplealbumalsofeaturedaredlabel,asLetItBe had.Afewcopies

oftherecordwereissuedwitha “Ringo’sGreatestHits”stickerontheshrinkwrap.Thealbum

soldpoorly,eventhoughitfeaturedseveralhugehits,someofwhichwerenotavailableonany

album.Bothlabelsare"unsliced."Thiswastheendofanera

Album:SI=2

Sticker:SI=5

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C1‐31796 LiveattheBBC TheBeatles Released:30Nov.1994

Not counting the reissues of 1962‐1966 and  1967‐1970 which contained no new material

(althoughtheyDIDfeaturethenewmixesofcertainsongsandtheymarkedthefirstreleaseof

ANYApplealbumon coloredvinylin theUSA), thiswasthe firstApplealbum since1975. And

whatanalbumitis!Idon'tlikethenew"slicedside"label,butsincethey"lost"theoldone,oh

well. The album goes a long way in reviving Beatlemania.The first US Apple four‐song 45,

"BabyIt'sYou"+3,followedthealbum'srelease(March1995).

30129 TheBestofBadfinger Badfinger Released:May1995

The Apple revival actually had begun in 1991 with the first issues of some of the catalog on

compactdisc –includingsome thatcame withadditional tracks.Followingthesuccess ofthe

prior Apple re‐releases and the delight that arose over Live at the BBC, Apple put forth a

greatest‐hits collection for Badfinger.The record would have sold better in 1995, but it still

providesagoodsampleofwhattheywerecapableofdoing.

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8‐34445 Anthology1 TheBeatles Released:21Nov.1995

Thisthree‐recordsetfeaturesmaterialfromtheQuarrymenaswellasBeatlesmaterialthrough

1964. Live selections, such as the Royal Command  Performance, are included, as well as

alternate takes of old favorites ("No Reply", "Eight Days a Week," etc.) and previously

unreleasedsongs(suchas"LeaveMyKittenAlone").Mostofthesongsareinmono,andafew

seemtofadeoutbeforetheirconclusion,butasawholethealbumsoundsverygood.Notonly

didAnthology1debutatthe#1position onBillboard'sHot 100,butalsoitbroketheone‐day

andone‐weeksalesrecords,becomingtheonlyalbumtodateto"goPlatinum"inoneweek.

C1‐34448 Anthology2 TheBeatles Released:18Mar.1996

This three‐record set features material from 1965 until 1968. For the first time, "Only a

Northern Song" and "You Know My Name" appear in stereo. Other much‐bootlegged song

versions, such as a mix of "I am the Walrus" without the Shakespeare (and in stereo) and an

earlymixof"ADayintheLife"appearhereinbetterquality.

C1‐34451 Anthology3 TheBeatles Released:28Oct.1996

Anotherthree‐recordsetofpreviouslyunreleasedBeatlesmaterial,includingworksfrom1968

to1970.Paul's"unvarnished"mixesof"LetItBe"(analternatetake)and"LongandWinding

Road"highlightthisalbum.

C2‐21481 YellowSubmarineSongtrack TheBeatles Released:17Sept.1999

A great deal of talk began to emerge in 1998 and 1999 about the rerelease of the Yellow

Submarine film,which hadbeen scarce onvideo. Evenas thefilm received acomplete digital

facelift,soalsotheSongtrack(containing15Beatlessongsfromthefilm)wasentirelyremixed.

Aboutsomesongstherewerecomplaintsthattheremixingwasnotdonewell,butforthemost

part, fans jumped at the chance to hear modern mixes of some of their favorite songs. The

complete"HeyBulldog"videowasalsoreleased,topromotethealbumandvideo.TheCDsold

well,andayellowvinylreleasefromEnglandsoldoutalmostimmediately.

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26974 TheVeryBestofBadfinger Badfinger Released:13Sept.2000

Applewasabletoobtain sometracksfromBadfinger’spost‐Apple careerfor thiscollectionof

hits.Onceagain,thisprovedthatanysetofBadfingersongsisaformidablealbum.

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C2‐93251 1 TheBeatles Released:13Nov.2000

TheBeatleshadalreadyscoredwithfiveplatinumalbumsinthe1990's.Withthisgreatesthits

collection,theybeganthe2000'swithperhapstheirtop‐sellingalbumtodate.Beatingoutthe

mostrecentN'SyncCDas"fastestsellingalbumofalltime,"1toppedthechartsalmost

immediatelyandforseveralweeksaroundChristmas.

SI=4(onLP)

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Albumsreleasedafter2000include:

LetitBe...Naked  TheBeatles 18Nov.2003

TheCapitolAlbums,Vol.1 TheBeatles 16Nov.2004

TheCapitolAlbums,Vol.2 TheBeatles 11Apr.2006

LoveTheBeatles 21Nov.2006

LetitRoll GeorgeHarrison 16Jun.2009

ComeandGetIt various  25Oct.2010

AppleRecordsExtras  various  25Oct.2010

Timeless  Badfinger 10Dec.2013

TheUSAlbumsTheBeatles 14Jan.2014

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TheLovealbumconsistsofreworkingsoffamiliartunes,mash‐ups,andsomeoccasionalnew

material‐‐inconjunctionwiththeshowofthesamenamebyCirqueduSoleilinLasVegas.

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AbouttheScarcityIndex

IhaveintroducedaScarcityIndextoindicatetherelativerarityofrecords.Theratingranges

from1to10,with1being"verycommon"and10indicatingthatfewerthan20copiesare

knowntoexist.

AnSIof10warrantstheterm"veryrare."

AnalbumwithSI=8or9willturnuponeBayonceperyearorso.Theselevelsofscarcity

warranttheterm"rare."

AnalbumwithSI=6orSI=7willturnuponeBaytwotofourtimesperyear.Theywarrantthe

term"scarce."

AnalbumwithSI=4orSI=5hasanaveragelevelofscarcity,showingupperhapsmonthlyon

eBay.

AlbumswithSI=1toSI=3are"common."SeveralcopiespermonthappearoneBay.SI=1and

SI=2recordsprobablyappeareveryweek.

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Withfewexceptions,then,alloftheex‐Beatles'Applealbums"wentgold,"andoriginalcopies

canbeeasilyfound(althoughnotalwaysin"nearmint"condition).TheirScarcityIndicesare

normally2,withslightlylesscommonalbumslikeRockn'Rollratinga3.Withtheexceptions

notedinthelistings,allsoloBeatlesalbumsshouldbeconsideredplentifulinaveragegrades.

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USAppleAlbums

FrankDaniels

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