Large 70-Lot Apple 45’s Beatles & Solo Apple Artists, Most EX or NM, NO GARBAGE

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Large 70-Lot Apple 45’s Beatles & Solo, Apple Artists, Most EX or NM, NO GARBAGE!

I can’t test-play vinyl at the minute, so with that said…

**40 of the 70 singles are in either Excellent or Near Mint condition.**

Want to start your collection?  Here’s a fantastic lot of 70 Apple 45’s for either yourself, your budding Beatles collector, or for resale!

This lot includes Badfinger’s entire Apple 45 catalogue, including their debut single under the name, “The Iveys.”  Also included are several Apple artists, who put out one or two singles, and then vanished.  Obscure artists include Chris Hodge, Doris Troy (Dark Side of the Moon backup singer), Ronnie Spector (Phil’s wife), Lon and Derrek van Eaton, Bill Elliot and the Elastic Oz Band (who only had one song to record, so John Lennon wrote and performed the song on the B-side, which nobody knows!) and of course James Taylor and Jackie Lomax.

Lots of rare pressings of common 45’s as well!

Note:  All Apple company sleeves are worn, but the vinyl is very nice!

The Beatles

1. And I Love Her/If I Fell

Scarce pressing with “Mfd. By Apple Records, Inc. on both sides.

Vinyl: VG+/VG.

Labels: NM/NM.

Pressing Plant: Los Angeles

Pressing Year:  1975

2.  Ballad of John and Yoko/Old Brown Shoe

Vinyl: NM/NM.  Store stock new.

Labels: NM/NM.

Pressing Plant: Scranton

Pressing Year:  1969 First Pressing

3.  Get Back/Don’t Let Me Down

Vinyl: VG+/VG+.

Labels: VG+/VG+.

Pressing Plant: RCA/Scranton, No Label Serrations

Pressing Year:  1969 First Pressing

4.  A Hard Day’s Night/I Should Have Known Better

Scarce Apple with Black Star on Label

Collectors know this variation as one of the hardest to complete.  Only in the shops for a couple of months 55 years ago.  This is a filler copy, but will get you on your way to looking for the complete run.

Vinyl: VG/VG.

Labels: VG+/VG+. “28-3” Written on both sides.

Pressing Plant: Los Angeles plant only.  The other 3 weren’t supplied with these labels.

Pressing Year:  1970 only.

5.  Hey Jude/Revolution #1

First pressing, second label variation.  Matrix number below “2276,” but no George Martin credit.  “Mfd. By Apple Records” at bottom perimeter on Side 2 makes this a 1968 pressing.

Vinyl: VG+/VG+.

Labels: VG+/VG+. “TM” Written on both sides.

Pressing Plant: Scranton

Pressing Year:  1968

6.  Hey Jude/Revolution #2

First pressing, second label variation.  Matrix number below “2276,” George Martin credit on both labels.

Vinyl: EX/EX.  Close to new.

Labels: VG+/VG+. “TM” Written on both sides.  No label serrations.

Pressing Plant: RCA consignment.  Machine-stamped “R” in the dead wax on both sides.

Pressing Year:  1968

7. Let It Be/ You Know My Name

Vinyl: VG+/VG+.

Picture Sleeve: VG-.  Has a tear that goes through both sides.

Labels: EX/EX. 

Pressing Plant: Scranton

Pressing Year:  1970

8.  The Long and Winding Road/For You Blue #1

Vinyl: VG/VG+.

Labels: EX/EX.

Pressing Plant: Scranton

Pressing Year:  1970

9.  The Long and Winding Road/For You Blue #2

Vinyl: VG/VG+.

Labels: VG+/VG+.

Pressing Plant: Jacksonville.  Jax issued two variations. One has “For You Blue” on one line on Side 2. This one has it on three.

Pressing Year:  1970

10.  Something/ Come Together Canadian, RARE White Sleeve with “The Beatles on Apple”

Vinyl: VG+/VG+.

Labels: EX/VG+.  “S.A.T.” written on Side 2 label.

Sleeve:  VG.  No split seams.

Pressing Plant: Canadian

Pressing Year:  1969 First Pressing

11.  Something/ Come Together Canadian, White Sleeve with “Apple.”

Not as good a copy as the one above, but at least you get both sleeve variations.

Vinyl: VG/VG.

Labels: G/G.  Writing on Side 2 label.

Sleeve:  VG.  No split seams.

Pressing Plant: Canadian

Pressing Year:  1969 First Pressing.

12.  Ticket to Ride/Yes It Is

Vinyl: NM/EX. One tiny light scuff on side 2.

Labels: NM/NM.

Pressing Plant: Jacksonville

Pressing Year: 1971

An extra copy from Los Angeles is included for free, VG condition.

George Harrison

13.  Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)/ Miss O’Dell

Vinyl: EX/VG+.

Labels: EX/EX.

Pressing Plant: Winchester

Pressing Year: 1973

14.  My Sweet Lord/Isn’t It a Pity #1

Vinyl: EX/EX.

Labels: EX/EX. Small sticker residue on Side 1.  “Mfd. By Apple” on Side 2.  No intro running times.

Pressing Plant: Scranton. 

Pressing Year: 1970 First Pressing

15.  My Sweet Lord/Isn’t It a Pity #2

Vinyl: EX/EX.

Labels: EX/EX.  “Mfd. By Apple” on both sides in tiny black text.  Labels include the intro running times.

Pressing Plant: Los Angeles 

Pressing Year: 1970 First Pressing

16.  What is Life/Apple Scruffs

Vinyl: NM/NM.  Store stock new.

Labels: EX/EX. 

Pressing Plant: Jacksonville 

Pressing Year: 1971 First Pressing

John Lennon

17. Cold Turkey/Don’t Worry, Kyoko

Vinyl: VG/VG.

Labels: EX/EX. 

Pressing Plant: Los Angeles

Pressing Year: 1969 First Pressing

An extra consignment copy from RCA is included for free, VG condition.  No label serrations.  Name written on Side 1 label.

18. Give Peace a Chance/Remember Love

Vinyl: NM/NM.  Store stock new.

Labels: VG/EX.  Side 1 label has some torn paper. 

Pressing Plant: Scranton

Pressing Year: 1969 First Pressing

19.  Happy Xmas/Listen, the Snow is Falling

Vinyl: VG+/VG+.  Green vinyl.  Of course.

Labels: EX/EX. 

Pressing Plant: Winchester

Pressing Year: 1971 First Pressing

20.  Imagine/ It’s So Hard

Vinyl: EX/EX.

Labels: VG/EX.  Side 1 label has “91” written on it in ballpoint.  Very small.

Pressing Plant: Jacksonville

Pressing Year: 1971 First Pressing

21.  Instant Karma/ Who Has Seen the Wind?

Vinyl: NM/NM.  Store stock new.

Labels: NM/NM.

Pressing Plant: Scranton

Pressing Year: 1969 First Pressing

22.  #9 Dream/What You Got

Vinyl: VG+/VG+.

Labels: NM/NM.

Pressing Plant: Winchester

Pressing Year: 1974 First Pressing

23.  Power to the People/ Touch Me

Vinyl: VG/VG.

Labels: NM/NM.

Pressing Plant: Jacksonville

Pressing Year: 1971 First Pressing

24.  Midsummer New York/Mrs. Lennon

Vinyl: NM/NM.  Store stock new.

Labels: NM/NM.

Pressing Plant: Los Angeles

Pressing Year: 1972 First Pressing

25.  Woman Power/ Men Men Men

Vinyl: NM/NM.  Store stock new.

Labels: NM/NM.

Pressing Plant: Winchester

Pressing Year: 1973 First Pressing

Paul McCartney/Wings

26.  Another Day/ Oh Woman, Oh Why

Vinyl: VG+/VG+.  Both sides look like this 45 was in a jukebox.

Labels: EX/EX.

Pressing Plant: Jacksonville

Pressing Year: 1971 First Pressing

27.  Band on the Run/1985 #1

Vinyl: VG+/VG+. 

Labels: EX/EX.

Pressing Plant: Jacksonville

Pressing Year: 1973 First Pressing

28.  Band on the Run/1985 #1

Vinyl: VG+/VG+. 

Labels: EX/EX.

Pressing Plant: Jacksonville

Pressing Year: 1973 First Pressing

An identical second copy that you can sell or share.

29.  Helen Wheels/Country Dreamer

Vinyl: NM/NM. Store stock new. 

Labels: EX/EX.

Pressing Plant: Winchester

Pressing Year: 1973 First Pressing

30.  Jet/ Mamunia

Vinyl: NM/NM.  Store stock new. 

Labels: NM/NM.

Pressing Plant: Winchester

Pressing Year: 1973 First Pressing

31.  Live and Let Die/ I Lie Around

Vinyl: EX/EX. 

Labels: NM/NM.

Pressing Plant: Los Angeles

Pressing Year: 1973 First Pressing

32.  Uncle Albert Admiral Halsey/ Too Many People #1

Vinyl: EX/EX. 

Labels: EX/EX.

Pressing Plant: Scranton

Pressing Year: 1971 First Pressing

33.  Uncle Albert Admiral Halsey/ Too Many People #2

Vinyl: EX/EX. 

Labels: EX/EX. Side 2 has producer listed as “Pual,” which some people think is worth $200.00, but isn’t.

Pressing Plant: Jacksonville

Pressing Year: 1971 First Pressing

Ringo Starr

34.  It Don’t Come Easy/ Early 1970 w/Picture Sleeve

Vinyl: VG/VG. 

Labels: VG/VG.

Picture Sleeve: VG.  Taped seams, small stain.

Pressing Plant: Scranton

Pressing Year: 1970 First Pressing

35.  It Don’t Come Easy/ Early 1970

Vinyl: EX/EX. 

Labels: EX/EX.

Pressing Plant: Scranton

Pressing Year: 1970 First Pressing

A second copy in much better condition.

36.  No No Song/ Snookeroo

Vinyl: VG/VG. 

Labels: EX/EX.

Pressing Plant: Winchester

Pressing Year: 1974 First Pressing

37.  Only You/ Call Me

Vinyl: VG+/VG+. 

Labels: EX/EX. Small sticker stain each side.  Apple as opposed to the more common nebula label.

Pressing Plant: Winchester

Pressing Year: 1974

38.  You’re Sixteen/ Devil Woman

Vinyl: VG+/VG+. 

Labels: EX/EX. Ticker tape sticker Side 1.  Apple as opposed to the more common nebula label.

Pressing Plant: Jacksonville

Pressing Year: 1973

Badfinger

39.  Apple of My Eye/ Blind Owl

Seldom seen forgotten single from Badfinger, bidding farewell to Apple Records.  From here on in, they switched over to Warner Bros. Records.

Vinyl: EX/EX. 

Labels: EX/EX.

Pressing Plant: Rare Jacksonville/ LA hybrid plates.

Pressing Year: 1973 First Pressing

40.  Baby Blue/ Flying with Picture Sleeve

Vinyl: NM/NM.  Store stock new.

Labels: NM/NM.

Picture Sleeve: VG.  Wrinkling and moderate to heavy ringwear.

Pressing Plant: Jacksonville

Pressing Year: 1972 First Pressing

41.  Baby Blue/ Flying

Vinyl: EX/ VG.

Labels: VG/EX.  Side 1 label has a sticker tear, which I didn’t do.

Pressing Plant: Winchester

Pressing Year: 1972 First Pressing

42.  Come and Get It/ Rock of All Ages #1

RARE Capitol logo at the bottom of Side 2!  Dark green Apples.  These are very hard to find in decent condition.  Released in January of 1970 in the States, this label variation was nearly out of print here.

Vinyl: EX/EX.

Labels: EX/EX. High gloss has burst bubbles on both sides. 

Pressing Plant: Jacksonville

Pressing Year: 1970 First Pressing

43.  Come and Get It/ Rock of All Ages #2

Vinyl: VG+/ VG+.

Labels: EX/EX.  This is what the Side 2 label looked like after the above label went out of print.

Pressing Plant: Los Angeles

Pressing Year: 1970 First Pressing

44.  Day After Day/ Money

Vinyl: NM/NM.  Store stock new.

Labels: NM/NM. 

Pressing Plant: Winchester

Pressing Year: 1972 First Pressing

45.  Maybe Tomorrow/ Daddy’s a Millionaire (The Iveys)

Vinyl: VG+/VG.

Labels: VG+/VG+.  Writing on Side 1, sticker on Side 2 

Pressing Plant: Los Angeles

Pressing Year: 1968 First Pressing

46.  No Matter What/ Carry On ‘Til Tomorrow

Black Star on Side 1 Label.  These came out of the Los Angeles plant ONLY, and for just a few months in 1970.

Vinyl: EX/EX.

Labels: NM/NM. 

Pressing Plant: Los Angeles

Pressing Year: 1970 First Pressing

The Other Apple Artists

Bill Elliot and the Elastic Oz Band

(John Lennon takes the lead vocal on Side 2 on this rarely heard Lennon-written track!)

47.  God Save Us/ Do the Oz

Vinyl: NM/EX.

Labels: EX/EX. 

Pressing Plant: Jacksonville

Pressing Year: 1972 First Pressing

Elephant’s Memory

48.  Liberation Special/ Madness with Picture Sleeve

Vinyl: NM/NM.  Store stock new.

Labels: NM/NM.

Picture Sleeve: VG. Split seams. 

Pressing Plant: Los Angeles

Pressing Year: 1972 First Pressing

49.  Liberation Special/ Madness #2

Vinyl: NM/NM.  Store stock new.

Labels: NM/NM.

Pressing Plant: Jacksonville

Pressing Year: 1972 First Pressing

Chris Hodge

50.  Goodbye, Sweet Lorraine/ Contact Love

Vinyl: VG+/VG+.

Labels: NM/NM.

Pressing Plant: Winchester

Pressing Year: 1973 First Pressing

51.  We’re On Our Way/ Supersoul

Vinyl: EX/EX.

Labels: NM/NM.

Pressing Plant: Jacksonville

Pressing Year: 1972 First Pressing

Mary Hopkin

52.  Goodbye/ Sparrow

Vinyl: VG+/VG+.

Labels: EX/VG+.

Pressing Plant: Scranton

Pressing Year: 1969 First Pressing

53.  Knock Knock, Who’s There/ International

(International, who?)

Vinyl: NM/NM.  Store stock new.

Labels: NM/NM.

Pressing Plant: Winchester

Pressing Year: 1973 First Pressing

54.  Que Sera Sera/ Fields of St. Etienne

(Fun fact: Mary hated this song, and she flat-out refused Apple Records to issue it as a single in England, making her the only Apple artist to stand up to a Beatle.)

Vinyl: NM/NM.  Store stock new.

Labels: NM/NM.

Pressing Plant: Scranton

Pressing Year: 1970 First Pressing

55.  Temma Harbour/ Lontano Dagli Occhi with Picture Sleeve

Vinyl: NM/NM.  Store stock new.

Labels: NM/NM.

Picture Sleeve: VG-.

Pressing Plant: Scranton

Pressing Year: 1970 First Pressing

56.  Think About Your Children/ Heritage

Vinyl: VG/VG.

Labels: EX/EX.

Pressing Plant: Jacksonville

Pressing Year: 1970 First Pressing

57.  Those Were the Days/ Turn Turn Turn

Vinyl: EX/EX.

Labels: VG+/EX.  Side 1 label is written on.

Pressing Plant: Los Angeles

Pressing Year: 1968 First Pressing

Jackie Lomax

58.  How the Web Was Woven/ (I) Fall Inside Your Eyes with Picture Sleeve

Vinyl: NM/NM.  Store stock new.

Labels: NM/NM.

Picture Sleeve:  VG.

Pressing Plant: Los Angeles

Pressing Year: 1969 First Pressing

59.  Sour Milk Sea/ The Eagle Laughs at You

Features George, Paul and Ringo as Jackie’s backup band!  Side 2 label mistakenly lists the song as having been written by George Harrison.  Jackie wrote it. 

Vinyl: VG/VG.

Labels: VG+/VG+.

Pressing Plant: Los Angeles

Pressing Year: 1968 First Pressing

Billy Preston

60.  All That I’ve Got/ As I Get Older

Vinyl: NM/NM.  Store stock new.

Labels: EX/EX.

Pressing Plant: Scranton

Pressing Year: 1970 First Pressing

61.  My Sweet Lord/ Little Girl

Vinyl: NM/NM.  Store stock new.

Labels: EX/EX.

Pressing Plant: Jacksonville

Pressing Year: 1970 First Pressing

Ravi Shankar & Chorus

Tough Apple E.P.

62.  Joi Bangla/ Oh Bhaugowan/ Raga

Vinyl: EX/NM. 

Labels: EX/EX.

Pressing Plant: Los Angeles

Pressing Year: 1972 First Pressing

Radha Krishna Temple

63.  Govinda/ Govinda Jai Jai

RARE Small Capitol logo at the bottom of Side 2 label.

Vinyl: EX/EX.

Labels: EX/EX.

Pressing Plant: Jacksonville

Pressing Year: 1970 First Pressing

Ronnie Spector

(Fun fact: George Harrison wrote this song, but Ronnie recorded it a full two years before George did.)

64.  Try Some, Buy Some/ Tandoori Chicken

Vinyl: EX/EX.

Labels: EX/EX.

Pressing Plant: Scranton

Pressing Year: 1971 First Pressing

James Taylor

65.  Carolina in My Mind/ Something’s Wrong

Vinyl: NM/NM.  Store stock new.

Labels: NM/NM.

Pressing Plant: Scranton

Pressing Year: 1971 Second Pressing

Doris Troy

66.  Ain’t That Cute/ Vaya con Dios

Vinyl: NM/NM.  Store stock new.

Labels: EX/EX.

Pressing Plant: Scranton

Pressing Year: 1970 First Pressing

67.  Jacob’s Ladder/ Get Back

Vinyl: NM/NM.  Store stock new.

Labels: EX/EX.

Pressing Plant: Scranton

Pressing Year: 1970 First Pressing

Van Eaton, Lon and Derrek

68.  Sweet Music/ Song of Songs with Picture Sleeve

Vinyl: NM/NM.  Store stock new.

Labels: NM/NM.

Picture Sleeve:  VG.

Pressing Plant: Los Angeles

Pressing Year: 1972 First Pressing

NM:  Vinyl is visually brand new-looking.

EX:  Vinyl has no more than just 2 or 3 incredibly light scratches.

VG+:  Vinyl looks at least 90% brand new, with only a few visible marks that cannot be felt with the fingertip.

VG:  Vinyl still looks glossy, but has a lot of visible scratches, none that cannot be felt with the fingertip.

Plus the two extras equal the full 70. 

As these records have been in storage for many years, they will play back with crackling and tics, however; a good moisturizing and cleaning with either D4 Discwasher or a VPI machine always clears them up.  Thanks!)

Note:  All 45’s ship outside of their sleeves in order not to damage the sleeve during shipment. Generic plain, white sleeves and Mylar provided.

Please don’t bid unless you’re willing to honor your amount, okay? Thanks!

(Please note:  Regarding play-testing, my Technics turntable has somehow seized.  The tone arm is stuck in the up position, and I can’t get it to fully return to its cradle.  Is there anyone out there, who can tell me if this is an easy fix?  Thanks!) 

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