Label Guide: Apple
Apple Records is a record label founded by The Beatles in 1968, as a division of Apple Corps Ltd. It was initially intended as a creative outlet for the Beatles, both as a group and individually, plus a selection of other artists including Mary Hopkin, James Taylor, Badfinger, and Billy Preston. In practice, by the mid-1970s, the roster had become dominated with releases by the former Beatles as solo artists.
EMI and Capitol Records agreed to distribute Apple Records until 1975, while EMI retained ownership of the Beatles' recordings. Beatles recordings issued in the United Kingdom on the Apple label carried Parlophone R-prefixed catalogue numbers, while U.S. issues carried Capitol catalogue numbers.
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1. Label Variation (Side One)
first Apple Label (1968 - July 1969)
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1. Label Variation (Side Two)
first Apple Label (1968 - July 1969)
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2. Label Variation (Side One)
second Apple Label (July 1969 - )
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2. Label Variation (Side Two)
second Apple Label (July 1969 - )
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3. Label Variation (Side One)
black and white Apple Label (December 1970)
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3. Label Variation (Side Two)
black and white Apple Label (December 1970)
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4. Label Variation (Side One)
first Zapple Label (May 1969 - July 1969)
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4. Label Variation (Side Two)
first Zapple Label (May 1969 - July 1969)
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5. Label Variation (Side One)
second Zapple Label (July 1969 - late 1969)
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5. Label Variation (Side Two)
second Zapple Label (July 1969 - late 1969)
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1. U.S. Label Variation (Side One)
first U.S. Apple Label (1960s)
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1. U.S. Label Variation (Side Two)
first U.S. Apple Label (1960s)
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2. U.S. Label Variation (Side One)
red U.S. Apple Label (1970)
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2. U.S. Label Variation (Side Two)
red U.S. Apple Label (1970)
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3. U.S. Label Variation (Side One)
second U.S. Apple Label (1970s)
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3. U.S. Label Variation (Side Two)
second U.S. Apple Label (1970s)
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Custom Label
custom Apple Label, John Lennon (1971)
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Custom Label
custom Apple Label, George Harrison (1970)
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Custom Label
custom Apple Label, George Harrison (1970)
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Custom Label
custom Apple Label, George Harrison (1973)
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Custom Label
custom Apple Label, George Harrison (1973)