I Am The Platypus - The Beatles Australian Records Labelography

LABEL STYLES - ALBUMS
YELLOW/BLACK MONO

First appearing in March 1964, the yellow/black Parlophone label was modelled off the corresponding UK label style, with the main differences being: perimeter text; placement of the words "TRADE MARK" under the Parlophone logo; and, white "33 1/3 R.P.M." text. However, unlike in the UK where both mono and stereo LPs utilised a single label style, EMI (Australia) initially only used the yellow/black label on mono pressings. It would not be until February 1969 before EMI (Australia) adopted the yellow/black label for stereo pressings, primarily to use up existing label stock resulting from the phasing out of mono pressings before the adoption of the new orange Parlophone label. The stereo labels featured the word STEREO in a silver box to the top right of the label, and, additionally in the case of Sgt Pepper's, as unboxed text to the left of the centre hole.

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