UK Cassettes

The first UK cassette release was Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in October 1967 on the Parlophone label, so I hope to find as many variations as I can to show the chronology of the format. Detail on each specific title will be added as I get enough variations to create individual pages.

Additionally I have added Abbey Road variations of an 'Apple' releases, which had variants because of the long standing legal dispute between Apple Corps and EMI.

I will in due course create a pdf guide to which titles are available for each variation.

If you are able to help with missing images or provide either 'Sgt. Pepper..' or Abbey Road replacements please drop me an email.

Currently order is only a very very rough Draft

Sgt Pepper
+ Infills until I locate Sgt Images

 

Abbey Road
+ Infills until I locate AR Images

Fiest generation release

First Issue
Fern Green Label - 1967

 

'SOLD IN UK' Statement both labels

NO KNOWN Copies

of

APPLE Titles

 
Fiest generation release

 

Fern Green Label - 1968

Parlophone (Only) Logo

 

'SOLD IN UK' Statement removed

 

 

NO KNOWN Copies

of

APPLE Titles

Olive label new logos

Olive Label - 1969?

Boxed EMI + Parlophone Logos

Monoural Statement - NO Dolby

 

Cover ?

New layout for tracks Side 1 Sgt Pepper's ...

New Logos Raised xx

Circle Pattern On head of some copies

  

Dirty Yellow Label #2 - 1969

Vertically Centred Logos

Timescale recessed in window

Circle Pattern On head of some copies

Cover - Gold Banded

Yellow Label - White Cassette

Abbey Road First press?

AR Error on Side 2 label

Screw and recess on head
NO Dolby

Gold Cover

Yellow Label - White Cassette

Abbey Road First press?

AR Error on Side 2 label

Improved Images Please

Circle Pattern On head

Gold Cover

Yellow Label - Black Cassette

Improved Images Please

Monoural Statement - NO Dolby

Gold Cover

 

'Three Hash' Window

 

Improved Images Please

Monoural Statement - NO Dolby

Gold Cover

     

White Label - Blue Cassette

'MADE IN ENGLAND' top RH of cassette

Monoural Statement - NO Dolby

Circle Pattern On head

Gold Cover

White Label - Black Cassette

Boxed EMI + Parlophone Logos

Monoural Statement - NO Dolby

Circle Pattern on both heads

 

White Label - Black Cassette

Boxed EMI + Parlophone Logos

Monoural Statement - NO Dolby

Notch on one head
Biscuit Insert - No printer

  
 

White Label 19xx-73?

Boxed EMI + Parlophone Logos

Monoural Statement - NO Dolby

Biscuit G+L Insert

 

White Label 19xx-73?

Boxed EMI + Parlophone Logos

Monoural Statement - NO Dolby

box one side of Cassette head

Biscuit G+L Insert

White Label - White Cassette ?-73

NO LOGO'S

Monoural Statement - NO Dolby

 

Gold Cover

'Copyright Control' on A.R.

White Label 1973?

No Company Logo

Dolby Logo

Yellow Submarine ?

White Label - White Cassette 1976

Dolby and Parlophone Logo

 

Circle EMI on Cover of RNR

1976

Direct Print 1977 ?

No 'Monoural Statement

No Company or Dolby Logo

Notch in some heads

New 'Producer' Copy rightstatement

Gold - Garrod + Lofthouse Inserts

Direct Print

Company and Dolby Logo's

New Title and track listing layout

Notch in Head of one side of Cassette

Biscuit Cover -No Printer

Brown Direct Print

Company and Dolby Logo's

 

Notch in some heads

Direct Red Print -Red

 

 

Direct Red Print #2


Narrow Window
Screw Cassette - Dolby

Small lower recessed tape window

'Biscuit' Covers

Moulded Screw Cassette - Dolby

Recessed window and time scale

Made in UK moulded on head

'Biscuit' Covers

Black Direct Print

 

Recessed window and time scale

'Biscuit' Covers

Same as above ?

Square Black Direct Print

Square Corners - Dolby

No need for truncated corners on label area now no screws or moulding

'Biscuit' Covers

Phillips Screw Cassette - Dolby 10/82 +

Standard tape window

New 'Hiring' Copy rightstatement

20 Greatest Released 10/82

Tug of war

Moulded Screws
Black direct print1983+

Sunken Window Tie scale

'Hiring Copyright notice'

A collection of oldies fame 1983?

Square 'Sunk Spool'

Large Window

Sunk around spool spindles

1986 Porky's revenge

Cream Cassette Moulded Screw

Recessed window and time scale

No Company Logo

'Hiring' Copyright statement

'Biscuit' Covers NO ICN on spin

Barcode on rear

Clear 1987-89+?

 

'Biscuit' Cover - Bar Coded

AYNIL 4/87

f8 1989

 

1993 +

1962-1966 Reissue confirmed

Smaller Diagonals notched at top of insert

 

 

Clear Variation 1995-6

Anthology confirmed

New copyright statement

XDR - Hex Slip Sheet

1991 Beatles Singles

Clear Cassette - XDR

Black inner

1997 confirmed

1998?

New Copyright Statement

Black Cassette 1999

Some artists and singles

Unconfirmed Beatles Release exist

 

MONOURAL Statement

THIS STEREO
"MUSIC CASSETTE"
ALSO GIVES GENUINE
MONOURAL REPRODUCTION		 1968- 1973?

Copyright Statements

 

All   rights  of   the  recording  company   and  of  the  owner  of
the recorded work reserved.Unauthorized public performances
broadcasting   and   copying  of   this   tape   record  prohibited.

Recording Company Statement
1968-

   
 

All rights of the producer and of the owner of the recorded
work reserved. Unauthorized copying public performances
and broadcasting of this tape record prohibited

'Producer' Statement -
1977+?

07/77 (?)Hollywood + direct
   
 

All  rights  of the producer and of the owner of the recorded
work reserved.Unauthorized public performances,
broacasting,  copying  and  hiring  of  this  record prohibited

'Hiring' Statement
1982+?

3/82 Reel Music +?

 

ALL Pages, Data and Images are for REFERENCE PURPOSE ONLY.

The collated information is from hundreds of sources, I am unable to verify the accuracy of any information implied or provided .

I neither own these discs or know how to obtain them , so any Corrections or New material is always appreciated.

This page is a working document, last updated on the 29-Oct-2019

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