Issued as part of a box set similar to the LP & CD sets.
The set was issued in a wooden bread box (type) with a 64 page glossy book.
The wooden box could be ordered as a separate item with the booklet.
The complete box set comprised of:
Please Please Me, Parlophone TCPMC1202 - Mono
With the Beatles, Parlophone TCPMC 1206 - Stereo
A Hard Day's Night, Parlophone TCPMC 1230 - Mono
Beatles For Sale,- Parlophone TCPMC 1240 - Mono
Help!, Parlophone TCPCS 3071 - Stereo
Rubber Soul, Parlophone TCPCS 3075 - Stereo
Revolver, Parlophone TCPCS 7009 - Stereo
Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone TCPCS 7027 - Stereo
The Beatles (White Album), Parlophone TCPCS 4501 - Stereo - Issued on two tapes
Magical Mystery Tour, Parlophone TCPCs 3077 - Stereo
Yellow Submarine, Parlophone TCPCS 7070 - Stereo
Abbey Road, Parlophone TCPCS 7088 - Stereo
Let it Be, Parlophone TCPCS 7096 - Stereo
Past Masters Vol 1 & 2, Parlophone TCBPM1/2- Stereo - Issued on two tapes
The tapes were later re-issued with additional Apple logos.
Ok - a new entry of the "Gold Inlay" Abbey Road has been established, to show the different track order of the earlier issue. Please could one of the Moderators remove all my scans of the gold inlay and white shell/blue ink cassette, for the sake of good order? Thanks in advance, BigT
Yes, to confirm, all issues go on the same page, unless separate cat#/label. The later Beatles tapes got reissued with a different track listing. That's an important change, and they should be listed separately.
Good point about the track sequencing. Pepper throws a spanner in the works though, as the tracks were never re-sequenced. I'm not bothered either way, as long as it's consistent.
There has been much debate on this subject on the Revolver page. The fact that the first edition has an alternate track listing probably means it deserves a separate entry. I guess it's down to the mods to decide what to do with the Beatles cassettes, but at the moment they seem to be causing quite a bit of confusion and disagreement!
Both have the same cat number. Re-issues generally don't go on a separate page, even if the appearance of the inlays changes, provided the album title and cat number are the same. If anything, the gold inlay should take precedence over the white inlay, as it is the earlier of the two - but if there is an even earlier one, then I think both of these should be moved to there.
Added scans of the 1977-1982-period “light-brown gold colour” inlay and “white shell-blue ink” cassette.
1 cassette, white cassette shell, printed with blue ink. Apple logo. Dolby B Double-D logo. Side two peters out on the track listing printing: “… Bathroom Window etc.”
1 inlay, Front: light-brown Gold-inlay series, printer identification not listed on inner flap. Song titles, composer and publishing info. Note: No Apple logo on back flap, plus “An EMI Recording” written on the inner flap…
Track order is messed up again – UNLIKE the 8-track this time – here only the first tracks of each side of the original LP have swapped places. (Web-watchdogs: Does this mean it warrants a separate issue? If so, be my guest ;-))
Inlay reverse: Upper-case-lettered “this stereo musicassette…” info, plus EMI blurb – black ink.
Presumed date would be around 1981 for printing – Light brown gold colour on inlay (dates to c. 76-85); white shell, blue ink (dates to c. 77-82). Cassette bought in ’82.