vinyl EX/NM
cover VG+

The Beatles - Abbey Road

Label:

Apple Records – SO-383

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Scranton Pressing

Country:

US

Released:

1969

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Pop Rock

Tracklist

Hide Credits A1 Come Together 4:16 A2 Something Written-By – George Harrison Written-By – George Harrison 2:59 A3 Maxwell's Silver Hammer 3:24 A4 Oh! Darling 3:28 A5 Octopus's Garden Written-By – Richard Starkey Written-By – Richard Starkey 2:49 A6 I Want You (She's So Heavy) 7:49 B1 Here Comes The Sun Written-By – George Harrison Written-By – George Harrison 3:04 B2 Because 2:45 B3 You Never Give Me Your Money 3:57 B4 Sun King 2:31 B5 Mean Mr. Mustard 1:06 B6 Polythene Pam 1:13 B7 She Came In Through The Bathroom Window 1:58 B8 Golden Slumbers 1:31 B9 Carry That Weight 1:37 B10 The End 2:04 B11 Her Majesty 0:23

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Apple Records, Inc.
• Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Scranton

Credits

• Other [Thanks To] – George Martin, Geoff Emerick And Phillip McDonald
• Photography By – Iain Macmillan
• Producer – George Martin
• Written-By – Lennon-McCartney (tracks: A1, A3, A4, A6, B2 to B11)

Notes

Recorded in England.

This version was pressed by Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Scranton PA which can be identified by their triangular stamp in runouts that has the letters I above AM inside it.

Has "Mfd. by Apple Records, Inc." at bottom of B-side label.

Un-cropped front cover showing sewer drain.

Has "Her Majesty" listed on both the side B label and the sleeve.

Cat no. listed as 'SO-383' on the label and 'APPLE SO-383' on the spine and the back of the sleeve.

An E.M.I. Recording.

Runouts are etched except '[IAM in triangle] is stamped.
SHORT HISTORY OF THE 3 "ABBEY ROAD" COVER VARIATIONS "ABBEY ROAD" (RELEASED OCTOBER 1, 1969) WAS THE FIRST BEATLES ALBUM IN AMERICA PACKAGED WITH PRINT-ON-BOARD COVERS. THESE COVERS INVOLVED THE PROCESS OF PRINTING THE COVER IMAGE DIRECTLY ONTO WHITE POSTER BOARD, WHICH IS THEN FOLDED AND GLUED TO FORM THE ALBUM JACKET. THE PREVIOUS BEATLES ALBUM COVERS WERE CONSTRUCTED BY AFFIXING SEPARATELY PRINTED SLICKS TO CARDBOARD JACKETS. THE NEW PRINT-ON-BOARD COVERS WERE A SUPERIOR LOOKING PACKAGE. ANOTHER ADVANTAGE WAS THAT THESE COVERS WERE MANUFACTURED BY ONE COMPANY, WHEREAS THE OLDER STYLE COVERS INVOLVED BOTH A PRINTER AND AN ALBUM FABRICATOR. CAPITOL DOCUMENTS INDICATE THAT THE ALBUM'S ARTWORK WAS SHIPPED ON SEPTEMBER 11,1969. COVER #1: THE FIRST BATCH OF COVERS (SC1A, SPIZER) DO NOT LIST "HER MAJESTY" ON THE BACK COVER TRACK LISTING. THE FRONT COVER HAS MORE OF THE CROSSWALK AT THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE COVER, AND INCLUDES A PORTION OF A SQUARE ROAD SEWER POSITIONED ON THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE COVER, BENEATH RINGO AND JOHN'S FEET. COVER #2: PRIOR TO THE ALBUM GOING ON SALE, CAPITOL HAD THE FILM FOR THE BACK COVER REVISED TO LIST THE SONG "HER MAJESTY" AFTER "THE END". BY THE TIME THE NEW ARTWORK WAS SENT OUT ON SEPTEMBER 24, MANY COVERS HAD BEEN PRINTED. THUS, THE SECOND BATCH OF JACKET COVERS LISTING "HER MAJESTY" (SC1B, SPIZER) ARE LESS COMMON AND RARER THAN THE COVERS NOT LISTING THE SONG. THE FRONT COVER IMAGE HAS THE EXACT CHARACTERISTICS OF COVER # 1, WHICH SHOWS MORE OF THE CROSSWALK AT THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE COVER, AND INCLUDES A PORTION OF A SQUARE ROAD SEWER POSITIONED ON THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE COVER BENEATH RINGO AND JOHN'S FEET. COVER #3: AS STATED ABOVE, "ABBEY ROAD" COVERS ENDED UP BEING THE ONLY BEATLES ALBUM TO HAVE PRINT-ON-BOARD COVERS UPON ITS INITIAL RELEASE. ALTHOUGH CAPITOL WAS PLEASED WITH THE PRINT-ON-BOARD JACKETS, FUTURE DECISIONS REGARDING THE MASTERING, PACKAGING AND ADVERTISING OF APPLE RELEASES WERE HANDLED DIRECTLY BY APPLE BY VERY LOYAL INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD A LONG-STANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH QUEENS LITHO AND SELECTED THEM AGAIN TO BE THE PRIMARY PRINTER OF COVER SLICKS FOR FUTURE BEATLES ALBUMS STARTING WITH "HEY JUDE". WHEN CAPITOL'S PRESSING PLANTS RAN OUT OF THE PRINT-ON-BOARD COVERS, APPLE HIRED QUEENS LITHO TO PRINT SLICKS FOR ADDITIONAL "ABBEY ROAD" JACKETS. THESE THIRD (AND FINAL) BATCH COVERS (SC2A, SPIZER) USED SLICKS PRINTED BY QUEENS LITHO AND BERT-CO AND WERE MANUFACTURED BY IMPERIAL AND/OR MODERN ALBUM. THE BACK COVER SLICKS WERE MADE FROM THE ALBUM'S ORIGINAL ARTWORK AND ACCORDINGLY DO NOT LIST "HER MAJESTY" ON THE BACK COVER. THE FRONT COVER IMAGE WAS ENLARGED TO ALLOW FOR THE FRONT SLICK TO BE WRAPPED AROUND TO THE BACK COVER. THUS, THE PICTURE ON THE FRONT SHOWS LESS OF THE TREES AND CROSSWALK (THE SQUARE SEWER IN THE ROAD IS MISSING) AND HAS A LARGER IMAGE OF THE BEATLES.