Description
The Beatles: Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane - Original 1967 UK 7" Single
!!! Condition of this LP is used good as pictured !!! VERY RARE!!!
- UPC: N/A
- Product Type: Vinyl Record (7" Single)
- Brand Name: Parlophone
- MPN: R 5570
- Genre: Rock / Pop
- Style: Psychedelic Rock / Pop Rock
Overview
Own a piece of music history with this original 1967 UK first pressing of The Beatles' landmark double A-side single, "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Penny Lane". Released on February 17, 1967, this record marked a transformative shift in pop music, introducing the world to the band's emerging psychedelic sound. This specific edition features the iconic Parlophone black and silver label with "The Gramophone Co. Ltd." rim text in capital letters. It comes complete with its original, highly sought-after picture sleeve, which was the first ever issued for a Beatles single in the UK.
Magyar áttekintés: Birtokolja a zenetörténelem egy darabját: a The Beatles mérföldkőnek számító, 1967-es eredeti brit első nyomású kislemezét, a "Strawberry Fields Forever" / "Penny Lane"-t. Az 1967. február 17-én megjelent lemez gyökeres fordulatot hozott a popzenében, és bemutatta az együttes bimbózó pszichedelikus hangzását a világnak. Ez a konkrét kiadás az ikonikus fekete-ezüst Parlophone címkével rendelkezik, szélén nagybetűs "The Gramophone Co. Ltd." felirattal. A lemezhez tartozik az eredeti, rendkívül keresett képes borító is, amely az első ilyen jellegű kiadvány volt a Beatles brit kislemezeinek történetében.
Product Features
- Format: 7" Vinyl Single, 45 RPM, Mono
- Label: Parlophone R 5570
- Release Date: February 17, 1967 (UK)
- Sleeve: Original top-opening picture sleeve featuring a color photo by Jean-Marie Perier on the front and childhood photos of the band members on the back
- Matrix Numbers: Side A: 7XCE 18415-1; Side B: 7XCE 18416-2
- Center Type: Solid center (EMI transitioned from push-out to solid centers as default in November 1966)
Interesting Facts
- Only 250,000 copies of this single were originally issued in the picture sleeve, making well-preserved examples quite rare.
- Both songs were originally intended for the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album but were released as a single to satisfy the demand for new material. Producer George Martin later called this decision a "dreadful mistake".
- The cover photo was taken at Knole Park in Sevenoaks during the filming of the promotional clips for these songs on January 30 and 31, 1967.
- Despite being widely considered one of the greatest singles of all time, it was kept from the UK #1 spot by Engelbert Humperdinck’s "Release Me".
Érdekességek:
- Ebből a kislemezből eredetileg mindössze 250 000 példány jelent meg képes borítóval, így a jó állapotú darabok mára ritkaságnak számítanak.
- Eredetileg mindkét dalt a Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band albumra szánták, de az új anyag iránti igény miatt végül kislemezként adták ki őket. George Martin producer később ezt a döntést "hatalmas hibának" nevezte.
- A borítófotó a Sevenoaks-i Knole Parkban készült 1967. január 30-án és 31-én, a dalokhoz készült promóciós filmek forgatása idején.
- Annak ellenére, hogy minden idők egyik legjobb kislemezének tartják, a brit slágerlisták éléről Engelbert Humperdinck "Release Me" című dala szorította le a második helyre.
Track Listing
- Strawberry Fields Forever (Lennon–McCartney) - 4:05
- Penny Lane (Lennon–McCartney) - 2:57
Publishers
- Northern Songs, NCB
- The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
Colour print picture sleeve manufactured using the same paper stock used for regular Parlophone company sleeves at the time (1967).
The first 250,000 copies were issued in this picture sleeve, which were a mixture of push-out centre and solid centre pressings.
K T embossed on centre label on one side (either A or AA) (U.K. purchase tax code used from 1963 until 1968)
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London:-
Side A: 24 Nov - 21 Dec 1966
Side AA: 29 Dec 1966 - 17 Jan 1967
A is an edit from two takes of the song (the join occurs at 1 minute in) with the first section being keyboard, guitars and drums and the second section an alternate recording including brass, strings and backwards percussion.
EMI reissued this (along with every other U.K. 7" single by The Beatles released on Parlophone / Apple between 1962 and 1970) in 1976 in a green and white card sleeve using the same catalogue number.
[Track durations are approximate, and are not listed on this pressing]
Made in Gt. Britain
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