Beatles discography: Japan

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1. 

   McLerristarr

   Monday 16 May 2011 at 3.53pm

   Did they just release every single song as a single? Please Mister Postman? Matchbox?

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2. 

   pinio65

   Thursday 31 May 2012 at 3.01pm

   https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.363368407038417.79299.266092880099304&type=3

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   Donna

   Sunday 1 July 2012 at 3.09am

   I have a few records in orange vinyl on First Records. Ever heard of them?

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      tormod aas

      Tuesday 29 April 2014 at 8.49pm

      First Records was one of many Taiwanese counterfeit-labels in the late 60s/early 70s, releaseing western pop/rock illegally for the huge contingent of American GIs stationed on the island. Not very interesting for collectors. However, big artists like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones may fetch prices in the region of $20-40 among collectors.

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   Piotr Kaczmarczyk

   Wednesday 6 February 2013 at 5.12am

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   kenneth jeys

   Sunday 28 December 2014 at 10.55pm

   I have a japanese white album with red vinyl records instead of black. The number on the front of the album is. No A041365 with the words THE BEATLES embossed in the cover. The records are numbers AP-8570 and 8571 and on the back of the cover there is some Japanese lettering. The poster with the words to the songs is included and it also has some Japanese lettering. The photographs of each one of the Beatles is also there. I bought it years ago from the original owner who was in japan during the Vietnam conflict. It was made by Toshiba musical industries in Tokyo.

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   The Mystic Islands

   Wednesday 22 November 2017 at 7.52am

   hi, gtsy.

   this website is awesome!!

   I have some information about Japanese albums.

   Japanese album title is not match titles on covers.

   “MEET THE BEATLES! called “Beatles!”. It is “?????!” in japanese.
   “THE BEATLES SECOND ALBUM” called “Beatles No.2”. It is “????? No.2” in japanese.
   “BEATLES FOR SALE” called “BEATLES ’65”. It is “????? ’65” in japanese.
   “HELP!” called “Yonin wa idol” means “four are idols. It is “???????” in japanese.
   “PLEASE PLEASE ME” called “Stereo! Kore ga Beatles Vol.1” means “Stereo! This is The Beatles Vol.1”. It is “????????????? Vol.1” in japanese.
   “with the beatles” called “Stereo! Kore ga Beatles Vol.2” means “Stereo! This is The Beatles Vol.2”. It is “????????????? Vol.2” in japanese.
   …in Japan.

   “PLEASE PLEASE ME”, “with the beatles”, “A HARD DAY’S NIGHT”, BEATLES FOR SALE” and “HELP” were out of press in 1976.
   And in UK format “PLEASE PLEASE ME”, “with the beatles”, “A HARD DAY’S NIGHT”, BEATLES FOR SALE” and “HELP” was released in 1976.

   thank you.

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   1. 

      Joe

      Friday 24 November 2017 at 4.28am

      Thank you!

      Can I just check about Help!? That title appears on the image I have on this page. Did the different title (Yonin wa idol) appear on the spine/back cover?

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7. 

   The Mystic Islands

   Wednesday 22 November 2017 at 7.57am

   hi, again.

   about Japanese EPs.
   it is not EP format. it is 33 1/3 record and called “Compact”

   never release 45 EPs in Japan.

   thank you.

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8. 

   The Mystic Islands

   Friday 24 November 2017 at 10.39am

   Hi Joe.
   thanks and happy to see you.
   im glad to read your replay and update.

   so, you are using back cover in Yonin wa idol.

   Front cover is similar uk version.

   i forgot one.

   A HARD DAY’S NIGHT called “Beatles Ga Yattekuru Yah! Yah! Yah!” lol
   meant the beatles will come.

   I think …
   ’60’s-’70s in Japan.
   Toshiba was thinking Title should be translated for Japanese people.

   for example;

   I Want To Hold Your Hand is “Dakishimetai”
   This Boy is “Koitsu”

   but now The translated title was almost abolished.

   A HARD DAY’S NIGHT called “HARD DAY’S NIGHT” and This Boy called “This Boy” now.
   But I Want To Hold Your Hand is still “Dakishimetai”

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9. 

   The Mystic Islands

   Friday 24 November 2017 at 11.04am

   Dec. 6. , SHM-CD / paper sleeve of The Beatles’ 16 albums will out in Japan again.
   these releases are re-issue in Japan.

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10. 

    The Mystic Islands

    Friday 24 November 2017 at 12.38pm

    Hi Joe,

    Stereo! Kore ga Beatles Vol.1 & 2 has deferent song orders.
    and they are commemorative issues of the Beatles visit to Japan.

    “Stereo! Kore ga Beatles Vol.1” (meant “Stereo! This is the Beatles Vol.1”)
    Odeon OP-7548 25 May 1966
    Apple AP-8675 10 September 1969

    Side One
    Please Please Me
    Anna (Go To Him)
    I Saw Her Standing There
    Boys
    Misery
    Chains
    Ask Me Why

    Side Two
    Twist And Shout
    A Taste Of Honey
    Love Me Do
    Do You Want To Know A Secret
    Baby It’s You
    There’s A Place
    P.S. I Love You

    “PLEASE PLEASE ME” vinyl in Japan
    Apple EAS-80550 (stereo) 20 June 1976
    Odeon EAS-70130 (mono) 21 January 1982
    Odeon EAS-70130 (mono) 4 June 1986 Re-Issue
    Odeon TOJP-7071 (mono) 25 March 1992 Re-Issue

    Stereo! Kore ga Beatles Vol. 2 (meant “Stereo! This is the Beatles Vol.2”)
    Odeon OP-7549 30 May 1966
    Apple AP-8678 10 September 1969

    Side One
    All My Loving
    Please Mister Postman
    Don’t Bother Me
    It Won’t Be Long
    All I’ve Got To Do
    Little Child
    Till There Was You

    Side Two
    Roll Over Beethoven
    Money (That’s What I Want)
    I Wanna Be Your Man
    Hold Me Tight
    Devil In Her Heart
    Not A Second Time
    You Really Got A Hold On Me

    “with the beatles” vinyl in Japan
    Apple EAS-80551 (stereo) 5 June 1976
    Apple EAS-50032 (stereo) 5 February 1979 (included in “The Beatles Collection”)
    Odeon EAS-70131 (mono) 21 January 1982
    Odeon EAS-70131 (mono) 4 June 1986 Re-Issue
    Odeon TOJP-7072 (mono) 25 March 1992 Re-Issue

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       The Mystic Islands

       Friday 24 November 2017 at 12.40pm

       add…

       “PLEASE PLEASE ME” vinyl in Japan
       Apple EAS-50031 (stereo) 5 February 1979 (included in “The Beatles Collection”)

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11. 

    jason

    Thursday 27 September 2018 at 10.23pm

    pardon if I am wrong, but I thought what came after hey jude was Let It Be Apple AP 9009? thank you so much for compiling all this. a must have for the beatles collector 😀

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12. 

    geraviau

    Sunday 27 October 2019 at 1.19pm

    Intresting to note that in their original japanese LP format, they missed only “I`ll get you” and had “Can`t buy me love” twice.

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