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APPLE
OZ Labels and Company Sleeves 1968-1976

Labels
A 8493 - 1968
No mention of Apple
A 8493 - 1968
Available when in charts
APPLE 8526 - 1968
First issue
APPLE 8526 - 1968
Available when in charts
Apple Records was founded by The Beatles in 1968. Initially, Apple Records  signed a number of acts whom the Beatles personally discovered or supported, and in most cases one or more of the Beatles would be involved in the recording sessions. Several notable artists were signed in the first year including Mary Hopkin, Billy Preston, and The Iveys (who later became Badfinger).
A-side / B-side
A-side / B-side
APPLE 8526 - 1968
to
APPLE 10438 - 1974
APPLE 9342 - 1971
Skin side both sides
A 8693 - 1969
to
A 11363 - 1976
Parlophone numbering
A 9879 - 1972
Blue label
A 10359 - 1973
Stereo
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Sleeves
Range
Front
Back
Details
No 1
A 8493 - 1968
to
A 8526 - 1968
   Cut straight - cut corners  Inside glued  
No 2 a
A 8693 - 1969
to
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   Cut straight - cut corners  Inside glued  
No 2 b
.
to
1972
   Cut straight - cut corners  Inside glued  
No 3
1972
to
1973
 Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 4
1973
to
A 11363 - 1976
   Cut straight/notch  Glued bottom/right  
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Contact for corrections
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Thanks to Jim Barnes - Top 40 Research - Australia  for scans in this section
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