Hey Jude, Apple CPCS 106, February 1970, stereo. The Hey Jude! album was prepared by Apple for release in USA on February 26, 1970. The LP contains songs not previously available on Capital albums. Although not released in U.K. issued Hey Jude! as an export LP, assigning it catalog number CPCS 106. The album received much broader distribution that the previous American export LPs. It was available to nearly all EMI affiliates throughout the world except for the U.K. and Ireland. Some U.K. stores imported the album from foreign countries. The Hey Jude! album was finally released in U.K. as Parlophone PCS 7184 on May 11, 1979. The full laminated cover were printed by Garrod & Lofthouse. The record were housed in standard white paper EMI inner sleeve (patent #1125555 “Made In Englandâ€).
1. First pressing, February, 1970. Dark green label with an image of an apple on side 1 and sliced apple on side 2. Lavel have “An E.M.I. Recording” text on two lines and small “33 1/3″. Publishing year printed with small copyright symbol (p). Matrix numbers: Side 1: YEEX 150-1; Side 2: YEEX 151-1.
Variation A. The early records have labels with the song Paperback Writer erroneously printed as three words (Paper Back Writer) and the song Revolution erroneously printed as Revolutions.
Variation B. On the later labels were corrected the title song as Revolution.
2. Second pressing, 1971 – 1973. Light green label with “An E.M.I. Recording” text on two lines and small 33 1/3. Publishing year printed with big copyright symbol (P). On the second issue Paperback Writer correctly shown as two words. The full laminated cover were printed by Garrod & Lofthouse. The records were housed in standard white paper EMI inner sleeves. Matrix numbers: Side 1: YEEX 150-1; Side 2: YEEX 151-1.
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