LADY MADONNA / THE INNER LIGHT
Parlophone A-8293
Released: 28 March 1968
Parlophone A-8293
Released: 28 March 1968
ORANGE
SILVER/BLACK - STYLE 'A' - ROYALTY STAMPS
AU8293SBA.a
AU8293orange.a
Another single initially placed on heavy performance restriction by Northern Songs (Leeds Music), hence its release here some two weeks after the UK.
Just after release of this single, EMI (Australia) ended the separate cataloguing systems used on its in-house and distributed labels and created a unified numbering system, beginning at 8301. The 8000 series was chosen because Parlophone's catalogue—the highest range in use at the time—was then numbering in the low 8000s. 'Lady Madonna'/'The Inner Light' was the last Parlophone single issued under the old numbering system.
As EMI (Australia) was somewhat preoccupied with meeting demand for both Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and the recently released Rolling Stones' Their Satanic Majesties Request, let alone anything else, they turned to the Australian Record Company (ARC - manufacturer and distributor of CBS amongst other labels) to supplement production of select singles, of which this was one. Such ARC pressings can be identified by a smaller centre pressing ring with distinct groove and a raised ridge along the outside of the label.
The single remained available until the late 1980s.
Just after release of this single, EMI (Australia) ended the separate cataloguing systems used on its in-house and distributed labels and created a unified numbering system, beginning at 8301. The 8000 series was chosen because Parlophone's catalogue—the highest range in use at the time—was then numbering in the low 8000s. 'Lady Madonna'/'The Inner Light' was the last Parlophone single issued under the old numbering system.
As EMI (Australia) was somewhat preoccupied with meeting demand for both Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and the recently released Rolling Stones' Their Satanic Majesties Request, let alone anything else, they turned to the Australian Record Company (ARC - manufacturer and distributor of CBS amongst other labels) to supplement production of select singles, of which this was one. Such ARC pressings can be identified by a smaller centre pressing ring with distinct groove and a raised ridge along the outside of the label.
The single remained available until the late 1980s.
SILVER/BLACK - STYLE 'C'
PROMO
AUAB3423A8293
First appeared in Oct 1982 with the release of the Australian 20th Anniversary Singles Collection
Visit the "AB34" page for more information or to see an image of the picture sleeve
First appeared in Oct 1982 with the release of the Australian 20th Anniversary Singles Collection
Visit the "AB34" page for more information or to see an image of the picture sleeve
CHART PERFORMANCE
BRISBANE |
SYDNEY |
MELBOURNE |
HOBART |
ADELAIDE (SA) |
PERTH (WA) |
GO-SET (AUS) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chart Entry |
30-Mar-68 |
29-Mar-68* |
06-Apr-68 |
03-Apr-68 |
30-Mar-68 |
05-Apr-68 |
10-Apr-68* |
Highest Position |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
1 |
Weeks In |
12 |
17 |
13 |
9 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
Listed as "Lady Madonna" except * "Lady Madonna/The Inner Light"
AU8293SBA.b
Not so much a label variation as a 'contract' pressing by ARC, with a smaller centre pressing ring with distinct groove and a raised edge along the outside of the label (not anti-skid ribbing like EMI pressings). The text elements of this label are identical to AU8293SBA.a
Not so much a label variation as a 'contract' pressing by ARC, with a smaller centre pressing ring with distinct groove and a raised edge along the outside of the label (not anti-skid ribbing like EMI pressings). The text elements of this label are identical to AU8293SBA.a