NOTE: Click on the highlighted numbers to see a photograph of the record label or
sleeve.
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2276
| Hey Jude/Revolution
| The Beatles |
Issued at first with the "Capitol logo" b-side
and a black sleeve (with no hole in the middle) which
stated "The Beatles on Apple." All Apple records
from this point on that did not have picture sleeves
were issued in black Apple sleeves with a hole in the
middle stating either "The Beatles on Apple" or simply
"Apple." This first Apple single was released in mono,
as were most singles of the day. The industry moved
toward stereo singles being the norm within six months,
but this was not the case...yet. The 2000 series was
Capitol's main series of singles, which the Beatles as
a group (and two solo singles) were still contracted to
be part of. Apple's singles series started with 1800.
Copies can be found with or without various bits of
information on the label.
Record: SI = 1
"Beatles on Apple" sleeve with no center hole: SI = 10
The black "Apple" sleeve without a hole remains a mystery.
While some claim that they are merely error sleeves in which
the center was mistakenly left, we do not observe a corresponding
error for Capitol sleeves throughout the years. These sleeves,
like the no-hole "Beatles on Apple" sleeve, above, are hard to
come by -- with copies having sold for $400 or more. If they were
intentional items, then it is plausible that they accompanied Apple's
"first four" singles at first, although these sleeves have been
discovered only in "East Coast" copies manufactured by Queens Litho.
Whatever their purpose, they are rare.
SI = 9
|
1800
| Thingumybob/Yellow Submarine
| John Foster & Sons Ltd. Black Dyke Mills Band |
Originally, it seems that Apple was to be given its
own set of matrix numbers. The first few Apple singles
have a matrix number in the 70000's marked out and a
new matrix number in the 46000's written in its place.
This single was the only one by Foster. The A-side is
a Lennon-McCartney compostion. Copies can be found
which credit the authorship to McCartney-Lennon, apropos
enough since Paul wrote the song and produced the record.
Copies pressed in Los Angeles during and after 1971 showed "Yellow
Submarine" as the A-side (unsliced side) of the record.
This is a mono record.
Original pressing with "sideways" print: SI = 6
Reissue with star on label: SI = 5
|
1801
| Those Were the Days/Turn Turn Turn
| Mary Hopkin |
Mary sang the a-side in English, French (released in
France and
Quebec), Spanish (released
in Spain and
Mexico,
Italian,
and German.
The US issue was, of course, the English version. A big hit to start Mary's career. Produced
by Paul McCartney. This is a mono record.
SI = 2
|
1802
| Sour Milk Sea/The Eagle Laughs at You
| Jackie Lomax |
Of Apple's first four, which were released together, 1800
is the hardest to find, followed by this first single by Jackie
Lomax. The A-side was to be reissued at a later date when
his album (Is This What You Want?) was issued. This is
a mono record. The a-side was written by George Harrison, but first
pressings erroneously credit the b-side to Harrison also; second
pressings (1970-1) correct this (as well as correcting the publishing
credits from Python Music to Apple Music).
SI = 6
|
1803
| Maybe Tomorrow/Daddy's a Millionaire
| The Iveys |
The Iveys were soon to become known as Badfinger. This single
did not sell well, perhaps their only Apple single that did
not. This is a mono record.
SI = 2 or 3
|
1804
| Road to Nowhere/Illusions
| Trash |
Trash shortened their name from "White Trash" before releasing
this record. This, their first single, is not easy to find. Trash
recorded just two singles for Apple, neither of which were
strong sellers. This is a mono record.
SI = 4
The B-side was the normal 5:07 in length, but the A-side
was trimmed for radio to 3:06.
SI = 6
|
1805
| Carolina In My Mind/Taking It In
| James Taylor |
Apple's first stereo single, this record was released
for the first time in February of 1969. For
reasons unknown, the b-side was immediately withdrawn.
The word "stereo" is not found on the label. All of these
copies have the a-side title misspelled as "Carolina on My Mind."
These copies list "Apple Music" as the publisher.
The promo copy is labeled "
PRO-1805"
instead of the usual "P-1805."
Copy with "Taking it In" as b-side: SI = 10
Promo copy: SI = 7
|
1805
| Carolina In My Mind/Something's Wrong
| James Taylor |
The record above was immediately reissued with the same version of
the a-side song, with the same publishing credits, but with the
song "Something's Wrong" as the b-side. Again the a-side
title was misspelled. While both "early" versions are more
difficult to obtain than the more common reissue from 1970
(see below), the version with "Taking it In" on the sliced
side much more uncommon.
The word "stereo" is not found on the label. All of these
copies have a misspelled a-side title.
These early copies list "Apple Music" as the publisher.
Copy with misspelling and "Something's Wrong" as b-side: SI = 6
|
PRO-4675
| More Apples Radio Co-Op Ads
| Modern Jazz Quartet and James Taylor |
This one-sided single contains a blank Capitol-logo label
on the b-side. The a-side contains 60 second spots for
the upcoming James Taylor and MJQ albums. The title
suggests that there was a previous release of this type,
but none has surfaced so far.
SI = 9
|
1806
| Goodbye/Sparrow
| Mary Hopkin |
Apple's first official double-A-side, and the first Apple
record to feature a full-fledged picture sleeve. "Goodbye"
was written by Paul and is credited to Lennon-McCartney.
A demo exists of Paul singing this song for Mary.
SI = 2
|
2490
| Get Back/Don't Let Me Down
| The Beatles with Billy Preston |
This was the first Beatles single to be issued in stereo in the US.
In England, the single was released in mono. First copies
of this single pressed in LA fail to list the times.
SI = 2
|
2531
| Ballad of John and Yoko/Old Brown Shoe
| The Beatles |
In case you didn't notice, all Apple records from this
period can be found with a variety of label styles. Capitol
itself was in the process of switching labels and had not
yet decided how they wanted the print. Furthermore, during
the latter part of 1969, Capitol used several non-Capitol
plants (e.g., RCA) to press records for them. And so,
some copies of this single can be found with STEREO in
large letters. On other copies from the same factory, the
word is found in small print. The single was issued with
a picture sleeve, notable because Yoko Ono appears with
the Beatles in both photographs. Another Beatles single,
right on the heels of "Get Back".
SI = 2
|
1807
| New Day/Thumbin' a Ride
| Jackie Lomax |
This is probably the hardest to find of all Apple commercial
singles. Although a stereo record, not all labels indicate
this.
SI = 7
|
1808
| That's the Way God Planned It/What About You?
| Billy Preston |
Billy's first Apple single, although he had recorded "Get
Back" with the Beatles earlier in the year. This is a mono
single, and some later copies indicate so on the label. Later
copies also may give the album title and number on the label.
The single was issued with a picture sleeve depicting Billy
holding his hands to his headphones as he sings loudly into
a microphone.
SI = 2
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1809
| Give Peace a Chance/Remember Love
| Plastic Ono Band/Yoko Ono |
John's first single without the Beatles. The a-side
was recorded live in a motel room; the b-side was recorded in
England. The a-side became an anthem for the late sixties.
Issued with a picture sleeve, which has been counterfeited.
SI = 2
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1810
| Hare Krishna Mantra/Prayer to the Spiritual Masters
| Radha Krishna Temple (London) |
A nice single, actually.
There is only one known copy of this picture sleeve, which
apparently was withdrawn. The scan comes directly from the original
sleeve, which is in the collection of Bill Kern.
Single: SI = 4
Picture Sleeve: SI = 10
|
2654
| Something/Come Together
| The Beatles |
First pressings from Jacksonville, IL, have the Capitol logo b-side
and strange print overall. They are somewhat hard to find.
Copies of Capitol albums (including Abbey Road) pressed at
around this time have the 'strange' print. A monster single, whose
a-side and b-side both made it to #1 (comparing the three major charts).
That feat was accomplished only by the Beatles and by Elvis Presley.
Normal copy: SI = 2
Capitol logo b-side copy: SI = 4
|
1811
| Golden Slumbers-Carry That Weight/Trash Can
| Trash |
Some copies separate the a-side titles with a slash. Other
copies use "and". This single was a modest success for Trash.
SI = 3
|
1812
| Give Peace a Chance/Living Without Tomorrow
| Hot Chocolate Band |
The a-side wasn't near the success for them as it had been for the
Plastic Ono Band, and Hot Chocolate's success away from Apple was
much better. This is a mono single.
SI = 3
|
1813
| Cold Turkey/Don't Worry Kyoko
| Plastic Ono Band |
This single is rare with the Capitol logo label, pressed only at
Jacksonville, IL. Some copies of the single were defective, skipping
at one point and sounding like "Cold Tea." Issued with a black "x-ray"
picture sleeve that has been widely counterfeited. The PS was rare before
1981, when numerous copies were discovered.
Normal copy: SI = 2
Capitol logo b-side copy: SI = 10
Picture Sleeve: SI = 2
|
1814
| Everything's All Right/I Want to Thank You
| Billy Preston |
Billy's newest single, not issued with a picture sleeve this time.
SI = 3
|
1805
| Carolina In My Mind/Something's Wrong
| James Taylor |
The earlier issue of both promo and commercial singles
wrongly show the title as "Carolina On My Mind." These later
reissues from 1970 list the album title and number on the label. The
first issues also do not say "stereo" on the label. This
was quickly corrected. These reissues also list the publisher
as "Blackwood Music" and have the time shortened
to 3:04 from 3:36, not only on the label but on the record as well.
SI = 2
|
1815
| Come and Get It/Rock of All Ages
| Badfinger |
Some copies, pressed in Jacksonville, IL, have the Capitol logo
label. This was Badfinger's first monster hit, written and produced
by Paul McCartney and appearing in the upcoming Peter Sellers/Ringo
Starr film "The Magic Christian."
SI = 2
|
1816
| Temma Harbour/Lontano Dagli Occhi
| Mary Hopkin |
Mary's next, issued with a white PS depicting Mary wearing a
floppy hat. This is a mono single.
SI = 3
|
1817
| All That I've Got/As I Get Older
| Billy Preston |
Billy didn't have much success with this record or the album
that followed later in the year.. First pressings credit the publisher
as Capitol Music. Later copies correctly show Apple Music.
Issued with a black PS showing Billy's face from the side.
SI = 3
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P-1818
| Instant Karma!/-
| John Ono Lennon |
A one-sided promotional single for John's newest release. The
b-side label is all black with no writing.
SI = 6
|
1818
| Instant Karma!/Who Has Seen the Wind?
| John Ono Lennon/Yoko Ono Lennon |
This single was a hot seller. Some copies have the Capitol
logo. Yoko's contribution sets a beautiful poem to music. Issued
with a PS depicting John on one side and Yoko on the other,
with newly cut hair.
SI = 2
|
1819
| How the Web Was Woven/(I) Fall Inside Your Eyes
| Jackie Lomax |
Well after the release of Jackie's LP, the title track was issued
as a single. Although issued with a picture sleeve, it failed to
generate significant success.
SI = 3
|
2764
| Let It Be/You Know My Name
| The Beatles |
The b-side is in mono, which most copies note. Stereo had
certainly become the norm, though, because an "S" (for stereo)
was etched into the matrix and was crossed out on some
copies. However, the mix of "You Know My Name" -- recorded
earlier and featuring Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones -- was messy
enough that it was thought best not to mix it for stereo.
The a-side features the George Martin mix of "Let It Be."
The single was issued with a PS which resembles the album
cover.
SI = 2
|
PROMO 1970
| Dialogue From the Beatles' Motion Picture "Let It Be"
| The Beatles |
White label; one sided. The b-side has a blank label and is grooved.
Fakes exist which do not have machine stamped symbols in the
matrix. The original was on black vinyl. Fakes exist on colored vinyl.
This record was made at Bell Sound Studios to promote the release
of the Let It Be film documentary.
SI = 4
|
1820
| Ain't that Cute/Vaya Con Dios
| Doris Troy |
Doris released two singles for Apple. This was the first. Her
singing was good even if sales were bad.
SI = 4
|
1821
| Govinda/Govinda Jai Jai
| Radha Krishna Temple (London) |
The Radha Krishna Temple releases another spiritual, this time
with the Capitol logo and a PS depicting Krishna.
SI = 2
|
PRO-5013/5014
| Govinda/Govinda Jai Jai
| Radha Krishna Temple (London) |
The a-side was edited to 3:18 from the commercial single's 4:45 on
this promo single. This is a mono promo.
SI = 6
|
SPRO-5067/5068
| Govinda/Govinda
| Radha Krishna Temple (London) |
Released shortly later, this promo single
features a 3:24 edit and the 4:45 regular version of the song.
This song apparently did not suffer from lack of promotion.
SI = 6
|
2832
| Long and Winding Road/For You Blue
| The Beatles |
Issued posthumously with PS. Capitol logo copies are tougher
to find. Another hit to end the Beatles' collective career.
Normal copy: SI = 2
Capitol logo copy: SI = 3
|
1822
| No Matter What/Carry On Till Tomorrow
| Badfinger |
Badfinger's next hit single, featuring songs from their upcoming
album, No Dice.
SI = 2
|
1823
| Que Sera Sera/Fields of St. Etienne
| Mary Hopkin |
The a-side was a signature song for Doris Day. Mary's version
has an excellent sound to it, but it was not a chart success.
SI = 3
|
1824
| Jacob's Ladder/Get Back
| Doris Troy |
Doris Troy's last Apple single. The new arrangement of the
A-side is credited to Doris and to George Harrison; the publishing
credits read "Harrissongs Music," George's company.
SI = 3
|
2969/1826
| Beaucoups of Blues/Coochy-Coochy
| Ringo Starr |
The correct record number is 2969, in the Capitol order, of course.
However, Western copies of the blue PS show the catalog number
mistakenly as 1826. Can be found with Capitol logo. This
record was the only single from Ringo's country-styled album
(named after the a-side).
Record: SI = 3
1826 Picture Sleeve: SI = 3
2969 Picture Sleeve: SI = 5
|
1825
| Think About Your Children/Heritage
| Mary Hopkin |
Mary bounced back right away with this single, which fared better.
Issued with a PS.
SI = 2
|
2995
| My Sweet Lord/Isn't It a Pity
| George Harrison |
A double-A-side, and what a hit it was. George's first Apple single,
first in a string of successes. Issued with a PS.
SI = 1
|
1826
| My Sweet Lord/Little Girl
| Billy Preston |
Right on the heels of George's version came Billy Preston's version,
sung in his own soulful style.
SI = 3
|
1827
| Mother/Why
| John Lennon POB/Yoko Ono |
John's lament about his mother Julia is the a-side of this mono
single. Later copies say 'MONO' on the label. Issued with a scarce
PS showing the front cover shots to the two Plastic Ono Band
albums (John's and Yoko's).
Record: SI = 2
Picture Sleeve: SI = 5
|
1828
| What Is Life?/Apple Scruffs
| George Harrison |
Another big hit for George from All Things Must Pass. Issued
with a PS.
SI = 2
A mono promo of what would become Paul's first post-Beatles
hit single.
SI = 5
|
1829
| Another Day/Oh Woman, Oh Why
| Paul McCartney |
Paul was again proving himself successful; John referred
to this song as muzak. Paul's first solo album had gone
to #1 without any singles; this single did not accompany
any album.
SI = 2
|
OYB-1/GM-1
| Open Your Box/Greenfield Morning
| Yoko Ono |
White label promo. "Made Specially for Yoko Ono" on label.
Allegedly, only 6 copies were made. The a-side wound up as
Hirake on the Fly album, although it was released in England
as the original b-side of "Power to the People".
SI = 10
|
1830
| Power to the People/Touch Me
| John Lennon POB/Yoko Ono POB |
John's next anthem song. The record was going to be
released with the same b-side as it had in England, Yoko's
"Open Your Box." However, that song's lyrics were deemed
too explicit for a commercial single. Although
acetates were cut, the
b-side was quickly replaced with "Touch Me." Issued with a cool PS.
SI = 2
|
1831
| It Don't Come Easy/Early 1970
| Ringo Starr |
A chart-topping hit and a commentary on the ex-Beatles
situation by the world's greatest drummer. Issued with a
PS.
SI = 2
|
1832
| Try Some, Buy Some/Tandoori Chicken
| Ronnie Spector |
Ronnie was definitely better with the Ronettes than on
this George Harrison tune. George later stripped her
vocal from the recording and added his own. Issued with
a PS. The L.A. factory had been pressing Apple singles
with a star on the a-side since about the time of "Cold
Turkey." This was the last Apple single which bore the
star "normally" -- there are a few exceptions. This was
also the last Apple single for which any of the factories
issued it with labels showing "Mfd. by Apple" on the b-side;
later singles have that information on the a-side label.
SI = 3
|
P-1833
| Name of the Game/Name of the Game
| Badfinger |
This single is rumored to exist. If it does not exist, then
there is no single 1833.
|
PRO-6240/6241
| Sour Milk Sea/(I) Fall Inside Your Eyes
| Jackie Lomax |
Mono promo version of the following single.
(Scan from the collection of Jeff Falkenstein.).
SI = 5
|
1834
| Sour Milk Sea/(I) Fall Inside Your Eyes
| Jackie Lomax |
Two of Jackie's singles were reissued back to back.
SI = 3
|
1835
| God Save Us/Do the Oz
| Bill Elliot & Elastic Oz Band |
Issued with PS. This single was written and plugged
by John and Yoko in an effort to save the controversial
Oz magazine.
SI = 3
|
1836
| Bangla Desh/Deep Blue
| George Harrison |
As the lyrics indicate, the song was written to indicate
the situation of struggling East Pakistan (Bangla Desh).
The live album would come out of this thought. Some copies,
pressed in LA, have a black star on the a-side label.
SI = 3
|
1837
| Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey//Too Many People
| Paul & Linda McCartney |
From Paul's new Ram album. Another hit. Promo
copies exist (PRO 6258/6259) with the songs in mono. Single exists as
a double a-side also, although these labels, from
Jacksonville
and Winchester
are hard to find.
Normal copy: SI = 2
Double a-side copy: SI = 6
|
1838
| Joi Bangla + 2
| Ravi Shankar |
Issued with PS.
SI = 4
|
1839
| Midsummer New York/Mrs. Lennon
| Yoko Ono POB |
A custom label single from Yoko, featuring tracks from
her new album, Fly.
SI = 3
|
1840
| Imagine/It's So Hard
| |
A double a-side from John's newest album, Imagine.
A hot seller, for which John and Yoko made an album
video. Later copies of this single have the label green
instead of white and sport the saying that begins
"Unauthorized duplication...."
SI = 2
|
1841
| Day After Day/Money
| Badfinger |
Yet another hit from Badfinger, off of their latest album,
Straight Up. A white label promo exists, and some
commercial copies (pressed in LA) have a star on the a-side label.
SI = 2
|
S45X-47663/47664
| Happy Xmas (War Is Over)/Listen, the Snow Is Falling
| John & Yoko and the POB with the Harlem Community Choir |
White label, black vinyl styrene promo with APPLE in large
letters.
SI = 6
|
1842
| Happy Xmas (War Is Over)/Listen, the Snow Is Falling
| John & Yoko and the POB with the Harlem Community Choir |
Green vinyl. Issued with a PS showing the choir. First
issues have a custom label showing John's face blending
into Yoko's (in stages). Later issues have a regular apple
label.
SI = 2
|
1843
| Water, Paper, and Clay/Streets of London
| Mary Hopkin |
Although issued later, LA copies of this record have been
verified to exist with a star on the a-side.
SI = 3
|
PRO-6498/SPRO-6499
| F is Not a Dirty Word/Ballad of New York City
| David Peel and the Lower East Side |
The a-side was edited for promotional use. The version on
David's album is NOT edited. The a-side is in mono.
SI = 7
|
1844
| Baby Blue/Flying
| Badfinger |
Another hot single by Badfinger. Issued with PS this time.
Promo copies have all white labels.
SI = 2
|
1845
| Sweet Music/Song of Songs
| Lon & Derrek VanEaton |
Their only single from their only Apple album. Issued with
PS. They were supposed to have had another single,
Sun Song/Mr. Business Man, but this was never pressed,
unless as a promo.
SI = 4
|
1846
| Luck of the Irish/Attica State
| John and Yoko |
This number was never used, but was probably
intended for the above mentioned single, from their
Some Time in NYC album. The number
may have been intended instead for the following single.
|
SPRO-6545/6546
| Hippie From New York City/Ballad of New York City
| David Peel and the Lower East Side |
Maybe people would play the single if the a-side weren't so
controversial? So Apple substituted the "Hippie From New
York City" for the "Dirty Word" song. Didn't work. No commercial copies were
issued. In fact, Peel had two promo singles on Apple
but no commercial singles.
SI = 7
|
1847
| Give Ireland Back to the Irish/Give...Irish (version)
| Wings |
Paul's first attempt to eliminate the Apple from his records'
labels...and also his first single credited to his new band, Wings.
This single featured a custom shamrock label. Issued
with a title sleeve (with hole).
SI = 3
|
1848
| Woman Is the Nigger of the World/Sisters, O Sisters
| John Lennon POB with Elephants Memory and Invisible Strings/Yoko Ono |
Custom "faces" label. Issued with PS. Most people refused to listen
to or purchase this record because of its prominent use of a word that
was deemed offensive.
SI = 3
|
1849
| Back off Boogaloo/Blindman
| Ringo Starr |
Ringo was really getting in to T.Rex at about this time and liked
the "boogie" sort of music. "Blindman" refers to a film in which Ringo
appeared. The record was released with a
blue Apple label, Ringo's color of
choice. The PS for the record is slightly different at each of the 3
Capitol factories, coming in black, grey, and matte varieties. Reissued
with regular green Apple labels. A white label
promo exists.
Green Apple label: SI = 2
Blue Apple label: SI = 5
|
1850
| We're On Our Way/Supersoul
| Chris Hodge |
First of two singles for Hodge. This one came with a white PS.
SI = 3
|
1851
| Mary Had a Little Lamb/Little Woman Love
| Wings |
Yes, this is the nursery rhyme. Another "Wings" single that
wasn't selling up to Beatles standards, even with two videos.
The single follows Paul's trend of custom labels. The first issue
came in a PS that listed the A-side only. When it was decided that
the B-side should also be promoted, it was added to the reverse of
the PS. This second sleeve is more rare.
Record: SI = 3
A-side only Sleeve: SI = 4
Sleeve with both sides listed: SI = 6
|
1851
| Mary Had a Little Lamb/Little Woman Love
| Paul McCartney |
White label promo. Note the change in artist name from "Wings"
to "Paul McCartney," made in case people were unaware that Wings
was connected with Paul.
SI = 5
|
1852
| Saturday Night Special/Valse de Soleil Coucher
| Sundown Playboys |
This mono single was the only Apple release by the group.
SI = 4
|
1853
| Now or Never/Move on Fast
| Yoko Ono |
An "urgent" single from Yoko, with the Lennons' favored white
Apple label. With PS depicting massacre.
SI = 3
|
1853
| Now or Never/Now Or Never
| Yoko Ono |
Whereas the A-side of the regular single times at 4:05, the
promo copy, also on the custom label, times at 3:59. The
single doesn't have the P prefix, but the master number has
a DJ suffix and the label has promotional markings. The b-side,
also in stereo, has the full length (4:55) album version of
the song.
SI = 7
|
1854
| Liberation Special/Power Boogie
| Elephant's Memory |
This Elephant's Memory single was originally scheduled to be
released with "Power Boogie" as the b-side. A few copies, pressed
in Los Angeles, survive. Most copies (see below) have the new
b-side. This is a mono single.
SI = 10
|
1854
| Liberation Special/Madness
| Elephant's Memory |
This EM single was issued with a PS depicting
the cover to their Apple album. The new b-side is "Madness."
This is a mono single.
SI = 4
|
1855
| Knock Knock, Who's There/International
| Mary Hopkin |
Mary was getting ready to leave Apple for good. This
was her last single on the label.
SI = 3
|
1856
| Everglade Woman/??
| Elephant's Memory |
This number was never issued but may have
been reserved for the above named single.
Acetate copies of the (unnumbered) single
exist.
|
1857
| Hi Hi Hi/C Moon
| Wings |
A custom red label, in keeping with Paul's tradition of
avoiding the apple. Both are interesting songs.
The a-side is a story of sex, drugs, and rock and roll.
The b-side is a teenager's analysis of the generation
gap.
SI = 2
|
1858
| Goodbye, Sweet Lorraine/Contact Love
| Chris Hodge |
It was "goodbye Chris" from the Apple label after this
single. Not even a PS.
SI = 4
|
1859
| Death of Samantha/Yang Yang
| Yoko Ono |
A regular Apple label for Yoko. Was she going soft?
SI = 3
Reportedly, this number was reserved
for the leadoff single from George's new album,
Living In the Material World. It was never issued.
|
1861
| My Love/The Mess
| Paul McCartney and Wings |
Paul claims top billing and scores. By this time,
critics were seriously complaining about Paul's
soppy ballads. He was laughing all the way to
the bank. Once again, a custom label instead of
a regular apple. A
white label promo copy exists,
which contains a minimal amount of information.
SI = 2
|
1862
| Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)/Miss O'Dell
| George Harrison |
George's new single was picked wisely. A big
hit for an ex-Beatle in favor with the public. The
a-side was, of course, George's plea to God for
peace and other things. The b-side is a song
written for Chris O'Dell, who worked at Apple.
On the 2nd verse, George mistakingly says that
"rice" (rather than "night") is "rolling on right up
to my front porch." Thinking about this cracks
him up. The rest of the song is punctuated with
laughter, some spontaneous and some deliberate.
First issues mistakingly list the b-side time
at 2:30 instead of 2:20.
SI = 2
|
1863
| Live and Let Die/I Lie Around
| Wings |
Finally, Paul returns to a regular apple label.
Oddly, there was no PS for this single, by which
Paul proved himself worthy to join the ranks of
those privileged enough to write for the Bond
films. For a rare occurrence indeed, the B-side
was a Denny Laine song.
SI = 2
|
1864
| Apple of My Eye/Blind Owl
| Badfinger |
Badfinger's last Apple album, Ass, was available.
This was the last Apple single from one of the
hottest bands of the seventies. It was also the
last Apple single that was NOT credited to Yoko or
to one of the ex-Beatles.
SI = 3
|
1865
| Photograph/Down and Out
| Ringo Starr |
With help from George, this was another hot hit
for Ringo. Issued with a special "star" label.
The a-side is also marked with a white star.
SI = 2
|
1866
| Don't Let Me Wait Too Long/??
| George Harrison |
This is an unissued number, but was
originally planned for George's single,
I guess they DID wait too long before issuing it,
because the plans were scrapped.
|
1867
| Woman Power/Men Men Men
| Yoko Ono |
A single from Yoko's most feminist album,
Feeling the Space. This was also the last Apple
single which was NOT by one of the former Fab Four.
SI = 3
|
P-1867
| Woman Power/Woman Power
| Yoko Ono |
A mono/stereo promo. The mono side is edited
to 3:25 from the usual 4:45.
SI = 4
|
1868
| Mind Games/Meat City
| John Lennon |
John's first single in what for him was a long time.
Issued with PS. The a-side is an optimistic look
at relationship struggles (perhaps with Yoko).
The b-side is a solid rocker with a secret message
saying, "Check the album." The album message
was different.
SI = 2
|
1869
| Helen Wheels/Country Dreamer
| Paul McCartney & Wings |
This was promoted from the start as a double A-
side, although the B-side is a "sliced" apple. The
A-side was a hot enough hit that Capitol decided
to include it as a bonus track on the Band on the
Run album.
SI = 2
In addition to the usual stereo/mono promo of
the a-side, P-1869 (with mono number PRO-
6786), Apple issued this promo of the
b-side as well. Test pressings are numerous listing
the b-side only, so this must have been thought
of as a song with hit potential.
SI = 4
|
1870
| You're Sixteen/Devil Woman
| Ringo Starr |
The second single off of Starr's hot "Ringo" album,
this one being the cover of a fifties standard. Again
on the custom 'star' label, this single too fared well.
Issued with a blue PS featuring "Ringo". The single
was reissued with regular apple labels. These are
harder to find than the original.
SI = 2
|
1871
| Jet/Mamunia
| Paul McCartney & Wings |
Leadoff single from Paul's most sucessful Apple
album, recorded in Lagos, Nigeria. Some copies
of the single feature an incorrect intro time. Others
feature an incorrect total time
as well. The correct total time for the a-side is 4:08.
The photo here shows also the new b-side, which is
listed separately below. The A-side lyrics were
inspired by Paul's horse, which had the same name.
SI = 2 or 3
|
P-1871
| Jet/Jet
| Paul McCartney & Wings |
This mono/stereo promo has the mono side edited
to 2:49.
SI = 4
|
1871
| Jet/Let Me Roll It
| Paul McCartney & Wings |
The a-side label was corrected and a new b-side
chosen. This version appears to be more common
than the "Mamunia" issue, but not by much.
SI = 2
|
1872
| Oh My My/Step Lightly
| Ringo Starr |
A third single from the Ringo album! This one fared
well, too. Can be found with the "star" label or a
regular apple label.
SI = 2
|
P-1872
| Oh My My/Oh My My
| Ringo Starr |
This mono/stereo single has the mono side edited to
3:15 from 3:39.
SI = 4
|
1873
| Band on the Run/Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five
| Paul McCartney & Wings |
The second (or third) single for Paul from the BOTR
album, this time the title track, which is a fantasy
commentary on the real life court deliberations involving
the ex-Beatles. The A-side length is 5:09.
SI = 2
|
P-1873
| Band on the Run/Band on the Run
| Paul McCartney & Wings |
Mono/stereo promo with the mono side edited to 3:50.
SI = 4
|
P-1873
| Band on the Run/Band on the Run
| Paul McCartney & Wings |
Mono/stereo promo with BOTH sides edited to 3:50.
Interestingly, after Apple failed, Capitol reissued the
Apple single exactly as on the original release, but when
Paul moved to Columbia in 1979, they reissued "Band on
the Run" with the edited 3:50 time.
SI = 5
|
1874
| Whatever Gets You Through The Night/Beef Jerky
| John Lennon with the Plastic Ono Nuclear Band |
While recording tracks for his Walls and Bridges album,
Lennon became influenced by Elton John to change the flavor
of some of the tracks. Lennon also then wrote this single,
which shows Elton's strong influence. After hearing it, Elton
John insisted that Lennon would reach #1 with the record.
Lennon replied that if indeed it did reach #1, he would go on
stage and sing a few songs in concert with Elton John.
Elton was right; this was was John Lennon's first #1.
SI = 2
|
MBRF-55551
| Decade (radio spots)
| The Beatles & solo |
This promo bootleg single has a plain white label and nowhere
indicates that it was pressed by Capitol or Apple,
although the radio spots themselves state that the
Beatles catalog is available "on Capitol and Apple
records and tapes." The labels were made to appear like those of the
John Lennon "Happy Christmas" special promo. The single
is one-sided and contains two radio spots to promote the
entire Beatles/solo catalog. The "Decade" referred to is
1964-1974. This single has been reprinted by later
bootleggers as well.
|
1875
| Junior's Farm/Sally G
| Paul McCartney & Wings |
Another double A-side from Paul, not on any album.
SI = 2
|
P-1875
| Junior's Farm/Junior's Farm
| Paul McCartney & Wings |
Mono/stereo promo with the mono side edited to 3:03.
SI = 4
|
P-1875
| Sally G/Sally G
| Paul McCartney & Wings |
Mono/stereo promo of the b-side, issued at the same
time as the above promo. The two promos illustrate
that Capitol skipped the 7000's in its (S)PRO series.
The mono side of the above is 6999; the mono side of
this promo is PRO-8000.
SI = 5
|
1876
| Only You/Call Me
| Ringo Starr |
Another Ringo Starr hit. When would they end? This time,
Ringo gets help from Harry Nilsson. This song features backward
secret messages. Can you hear Harry (backward)
saying, "Money, money..."? The single was issued with
a PS of a blow-up of the cover to Ringo's newest album.
Can be found with a "universe" label or a regular apple.
SI = 2
|
1877
| Dark Horse/I Don't Care Anymore
| George Harrison |
The song that was to define George's new label. It was
issued with a plain white label and then a custom "face"
label, in blue and white. There was also a PS, although
the sleeve (which features the lyrics) is difficult to find.
SI = 2
|
P-1877
| Dark Horse/Dark Horse
| George Harrison |
Mono/stereo promo with the mono side trimmed to 2:48.
This promo was issued later than the regular mono/
stereo promo which has the mono side at 3:52. There
is also mention of the album on the label. Issued
about 3 months after the single came out.
SI = 4
|
1878
| #9 Dream/What You Got
| John Lennon |
The second top ten hit from Walls and Bridges. This one
focuses on John's and Yoko's 'lucky number.' A
double A-side. The a-side time is 4:44.
SI = 2
|
P-1878
| What You Got/What You Got
| John Lennon |
Mono/stereo promo for the b-side. The mono number
is PRO-8030.
SI = 5
|
P-1878
| #9 Dream/#9 Dream
| John Lennon |
Mono/stereo promo with BOTH sides edited
to 2:58, which was better suited for radio.
The stereo master number is SPRO-8035.
SI = 4
|
1879
| Ding Dong; Ding Dong/Hari's On Tour (Express)
| George Harrison |
A new years single issued in late February. Released
with a custom black "face" label and a title sleeve. Some
copies of the single (made in Jacksonville, IL) have a
blue "face" label; these are rare.
Black label copy: SI = 2
Blue label copy: SI = 8
|
P-1879
| Ding Dong; Ding Dong/Ding Dong; Ding Dong
| George Harrison |
Mono/stereo promo with both sides
edited to 3:12.
SI = 4
|
1880
| No No Song/Snookeroo
| Ringo Starr |
Ringo Starr and Harry Nilsson clown around on
another Ringo single, which is really quite good.
Universe label. Stereo/stereo
and mono/mono
promos exist with white labels.
SI = 2
|
1881
| Stand By Me/Move Over Ms. L
| John Lennon |
First (last?) single for John from his album of
oldies. The non-LP b-side is a terrific rocker.
SI = 3
|
1882
| It's All Down to Goodnight Vienna/Oo-Wee
| Ringo Starr |
Not truly a double-A-side, although promo singles
of each side were issued. Perhaps a double b-side.
Issued with the "universe" label and a PS depicting
Ringo sitting on a star made of stars. The single
version is atypically longer than the LP version.
This was Ringo's last Apple single, written for him
by John.
SI = 2
|
P-1882
| Oo-Wee/Oo-Wee
| Ringo Starr |
Mono/stereo promo of the b-side, issued at the
same time as the promo for the a-side.
SI = 4
|
P-1883
| Ain't That a Shame/Slippin' and Slidin
| John Lennon |
This single was never issued, but mono/stereo
promos of each side were sent to radio stations.
Each of these is a rare item. John's last single
for five years.
SI = 8 (each)
|
1884
| You/World of Stone
| George Harrison |
Paul had left Apple for Capitol. John had retired.
Ringo had recorded his last for Apple. The custom
label for this single and the Extra Texture album
is a custom label featuring an apple core. Issued
with a PS, Apple's last, promoting the album.
SI = 2
|
1885
| This Guitar/Maya Love
| George Harrison |
This last original Apple single, issued five years
to the day before John Lennon's murder, failed to
chart. A feeble end for a label with fine aspirations.
SI = 4
Singles released after 1975 on the newly-reconstituted Apple
label are not included here.
About the Scarcity Index
A Scarcity Index has been introduced to indicate the relative rarity of records. The
rating ranges from 1 to 10, with 1 being "very common" and 10 indicating that fewer
than 20 copies are known to exist.
An SI of 10 warrants the term "very rare."
A single with SI = 8 or 9 will turn up on eBay once per year or so. These
levels of scarcity warrant the term "rare."
A single with SI = 6 or SI = 7 will turn up on eBay two to four times per year.
They warrant the term "scarce."
A record with SI = 4 or SI = 5 has an average level of scarcity, showing up
perhaps monthly on eBay.
Records with SI = 1 to SI = 3 are "common." Several copies per month appear on
eBay. SI = 1 and SI = 2 records probably appear every week.
With a few exceptions, then, all of the ex-Beatles' Apple 45's sold well,
and original copies can be easily found (although not always in "near mint" condition).
Their Scarcity Indices are normally 2, with
slightly less common records like "Give Ireland Back to the Irish"
rating a 3. With the exceptions noted in the listings, all solo Beatles singles should be considered
plentiful in average grades.
US Apple Singles
Frank Daniels
Updated 09 My 06© 1999, 2005 Frank Daniels
The Donaldson Corporation
