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The fourteenth official EMI release.
No changes to the label from previous release:
The manufacturers rights in Upper case starting with "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD.",
The "Sold in U.K." statement is still in the centre.
But, the push-out centre became a solid centre with this release. In November 1966 EMI changed from a push-out
centre to solid centre's as a default, although one could still order a push-out centre if desired. Obviously, unless the
discs were required for juke boxes, hardly anyone took up this offer, and therefore almost all Beatle releases from this one
will have a solid centre. And logically therefore, any previous releases you have WITH a solid centre must be re-pressings
from AFTER November 1966.
The biggest new event in Beatledom was, only two Beatles singles were released in picture sleeves, and this is the first of them.
I have heard it said that there were only 250,000 of these singles issued in picture sleeves.
If yours is in mint condition it could be worth quite a bit, but I am sure that you like me, took your Strawberry Fields
everywhere you went, every party, every get together around your mates houses ... and consequently the sleeve looks a tad
"lived in" ... never mind ... hindsight is a wonderful thing !
Also see following, the picture disc version released in England as part of the,
"It Was Twenty Years Ago" series, on 16th February 1987. |
