HEY JUDE / REVOLUTION
Parlophone/Apple A-8493
Released 19 September 1968
Original recommended retail price: $1.00
The Beatles’ first Australian single intended for the Apple label—although initial copies appeared on Parlophone—and a major seller with more than 200,000 copies sold by 1978.
Matrix Information
Side 1: (mono) 7XCE 21185-1 KT
Side 2: (mono) 7XCE 21186-1 KT

Overview
While anticipated to appear on the Apple label, the Apple trademark and label artwork weren't sorted in time, so initial copies of this single (along with the first Apple singles by Jackie Lomax and Mary Hopkin) were pressed with standard Parlophone labels. Copies with Apple labels would become available some seven weeks later (with some fanfare from EMI (Australia)!).

Contrary to assumption, the Parlophone version is not 'rare', as EMI (Australia) ordered an initial print-run of 30,000 label sets!

Presumably due to the length of 'Hey Jude', this single was one of only two that were pressed from UK metal parts, the other being 'Let It Be'/'You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)'.

The single remained available until the late 1980s. By 1978 it had sold over 200,000 copies—an amazing achievement!
Chart Performance

Brisbane

(QLD)

Sydney

(NSW)

Melbourne

(VIC)

Hobart

(TAS)

Adelaide

(SA)

Perth

(WA)

GO-SET

(AUS)

Chart Entry

21-Sep-68

20-Sep-68

21-Sep-68

25-Sep-68*

14-Sep-68

27-Sep-68

02-Oct-68

Highest Position

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Weeks In

15

30

31

23

26

21

28
Listed as "Hey Jude/Revolution" except * "Hey Jude"
Promo
AUSP8493PP.a
Silver/Black Style 'A'
AUSP8493SBA.a
AUSP8493SBA.b

As per AUSP8493SBA.a except horizontal/vertical spacing differences
Apple
AUSP8493A.a

Music publ. royalty stamps
AUSP8493A.b

No music publ. royalty stamps
AUSP8493A.c

As per AUSP8493A.b except:
- no spacing between composer names
- production credit on side 2 label split across apple core
- minor spacing differences
AUSP8493A.d

Different font & style for all non-template text
Comma introduced in "Hey, Jude"
AUSP8493A.e

Different font & style for title and production credits
Production credit split across apple core
Silver/Black Style 'B'
AUSP8493SBB.a
Crossover

'Crossover' label pairing. Side 1 label as per AUSP8493SBB.a and side 2 label as per AUSP8493SBC.a
Silver/Black Style 'C'
AUSP8493SBC.a

First appeared in October 1982 with the release of The Australian 20th Anniversary Singles Collection

Visit AB34 for more information or to see an image of the picture sleeve
Silver/Black Style 'D'
AUSP8493SBD.a

As per AUSP8493SBC.a except different spacing between catalogue number block and title block