Capitol Labels during the Beatle/Apple Period

ALBUMS
	This label was actually the THIRD of Capitol's rainbow labels, but it was the one that launched the Beatles in the USA. Every Beatles album up through Magical Mystery Tour was originally issued on this classic label.
	Every album that was originally issued on the above label was reissued in mid-1968 onto this very similar label. The only difference is the "rim print," which now has the added words, "a subsidiary of Capitol Industries, Inc.." This label was in print until about June, 1969. Reissue copies of the Beatles' LP's were pressed by all three Capitol Records factories (Scranton, LA, Jacksonville); some LP's were also pressed in this form by Columbia Records. It is not known whether every LP was being pressed by every factory on the "subsidiary" label.
	Capitol's green label was first issued in July, 1969, before the release of Abbey Road. Every album from Meet the Beatles! through Magical Mystery Tour was reissued onto the green label. At about the time when the green label was discontinued, (c. May, 1971), the Beatles catalog was switched onto the Apple label. Beatles reissues were not pressed by every factory on the green label. Since the factory at Scranton was being phased out, the factory was dropped from pressing reissue LP's, having been replaced by Winchester. It is believed that every Capitol Beatles album was reissued onto the green label at each of the three factories. In general, late green-label records were numbered in the 670's. The trademark registration can be found in one of two configurations: either as TM to the right of the word "Capitol" or as (R) underneath the l in "Capitol."
	Apple records were first issued (on new records) beginning in 1968. The first Apple label style to appear on Beatles records was this, the "Capitol logo" variety, so-called because Capitol's usual rim print (which contains their logo) appeared on the sliced side of the label. Although new albums were pressed with the Capitol logo beginning in 1968, the type settings used on the Capitol-logo reissues of the earlier Beatles albums make it clear that those earlier albums (such as Meet the Beatles) were not reissued onto the Apple label until much later. Although all four (three) factories pressed copies of those LP's that appeared "new" on this label prior to 1971, earlier albums were reissued onto this label from probably Fall, 1970, through June, 1971. These albums were pressed only at Los Angeles and Jacksonville. These were made off-and-on as reissues until June, 1971. Also, all "new" albums pressed onto this label style AFTER Abbey Road (including ST-3359, ST-3362, STAO-3363, ST-3364, and SMAS-3375) were pressed only in Jacksonville. The reissue of Wonderwall Music onto the Capitol/Apple style from 1971 is also only known from the Jacksonville plant.
	The classic Apple label was issued as early as 1968. The rim print of this label, which appears on the sliced side, simply states that Apple Records, Inc. was the manufacturer. This label style was discontinued for 45's in May, 1971, and for LP's somewhat later that same year. For some reason, Mind Games is also known on this label. While "new issue" LP's are common on this label style, reissues of the earlier Capitol LP's onto the Apple label with "Mfd. by Apple" on the b-side are somewhat rare, because the reissue catalog was being pressed on the green label and Apple label with Capitol logo. This label style is similar to the red Capitol label in that respect, although the red label is more spectacular!
	Due to the occasional pressing of double-A-sided singles (and, possibly, the double-full-sided Ram album), in 1971 the rim print of the Apple label was moved to the full (unsliced) side of the record. This label style simply states that Apple Records, Inc. was the manufacturer. This label style was formally discontinued in September, 1975, although copies of some records were clearly pressed after that time on the Apple label. All three of Capitol's factories pressed reissue LP's on this label style, and some Apple albums have been found pressed in Scranton on this label. At some point, circa 1973, the words "Mastered by Capitol" were added to the matrix of Capitol and Apple LP's and singles.
	Just before Capitol switched from their green label to their first orange label, there was a transition red label. This label appeared on Capitol records numbered from about 682 (May, 1971) to about 11008 (November, 1972). Since the Beatles' catalog switched to Apple that same month, only a few rare specimens survive with this label style: some copies of Revolver and at least one copy of Yesterday...And Today). Notice the appearance of the registered trademark symbol to the right of the word "Capitol." That change also happened to singles in 1971; see the 45 listings for more.
	This last Apple label is called the "All rights" issue because a longer statement about copyrights was added to the label. Available from September, 1975, until the stock was depleted. For some records, this was as late as 1980. All three Capitol factories pressed LP's on this label style. This print may be found across the label, added after the rim print, or added underneath the rim print.
Alternate form of the "All rights" issue from Jacksonville, IL with slogan added to rim print

SINGLES
	Capitol's classic Beatles label, the orange/yellow swirl, was issued on all new 45's up through "Lady Madonna" in 1968. There were also several singles issued in 1965 on the StarLine label, which featured the same design but with shades of green instead of orange and yellow. The earlier sleeve appears on singles up to early 1965. After this time, the second sleeve is found.
	In about June, 1968, Capitol added some extra rim print to their labels. Most copies have this rim print in white, but a few (later) copies can be found with the rim print in black. These later copies were printed in Spring, 1969. Capitol's Scranton and LA factories pressed this "subsidiary" label style.
	Around the time of the release of "Get Back," in late April of 1969, Capitol changed their singles label style to a "target" design. This design only lasted for two months, however, because a decision had been made to change the Capitol logo as well. All Beatles target label singles with the "dome" logo are scarce. Only Capitol's Scranton and Los Angeles factories appear to have pressed this reissue.
	In June, 1969, the Capitol singles were reissued onto the target label with Capitol's new "C" logo. Copies from January, 1971, on have a white dot added to the background to enhance resolution, since some earlier ones appear like blobs. Capitol's Scranton and Los Angeles factories pressed this reissue, although the StarLine reissues found on this label style (and one notable single) were pressed in Jacksonville. The trademark symbol can be found as "TM" to the right of the word "Capitol" or as (R) underneath the l in "Capitol" or as (R) to the right of "Capitol". The version with (R) to the right of "Capitol" is the latest, only occuring on singles pressed during 1971. On non-Beatles singles, the target label with "white dot" continued until approximately November, 1972.
	Unlike the case with Beatles albums, the Apple label with Capitol logo on the b-side was used only for "new" singles. Therefore, NONE of the Beatles singles from "I Want to Hold Your Hand" through "Lady Madonna" occur in this style. Furthermore, only some Capitol/Apple singles can be found in this style, sometimes being pressed only at one factory: Single Number Factories 2276 Scranton, LA, Jax 2490 Scranton, LA, Jax, other 2531 Scranton, LA, Jax (?), other 2654 Jax (scarce) 1813 Jax (very rare) 1815 Jax 1818 Jax 2764 Jax 1821 Jax 2832 LA 2969 LA (with star)
	This "classic" Apple label had been in use since the beginning (Apple 1800) for new issues but was not used on reissues of earlier Beatles' singles, which were on the Capitol label until mid-1971. The rim print of these earlier copies appears on the b-side, although some singles have "Mfd. by Apple" in black across the label instead. Three factories (Scranton, Los Angeles, Jacksonville) pressed original singles on this label, and other companies (such as RCA and perhaps Columbia) assisted in their manufacture during 1969. Apple singles pressed in Los Angeles between mid-1970 and June, 1971, featured a black star on the a-side label. Capitol's factory in Winchester, Virginia, does not appear to have pressed any singles until 1971; after the opening of the Winchester factory, copies pressed in Scranton become harder to find.
	At the end of 1970, the decision was made to move the "Mfd. by Apple" rim print from the sliced side to the front (full) side of the label. Capitol's factories used up their remaining stock of "sliced side" labels before ordering new label backdrops. Thus, while the other factories were already using "full side" labels, the LA factory did not run out of the earlier style until about May. By May, 1971, the entire Beatles singles catalog was switched to the Apple label from the Capitol label. The "black star" Beatles reissue singles occur on this label style, which has its rim print on the a-side label. Therefore, these are as scarce as the "target label with dome logo singles," since the black star copies were only pressed through June, 1971. [Exceptions include the "Day After Day" and "Saturday Night Special" singles.] Apple singles from the other factories (Jacksonville, Winchester) were also pressing singles at the time, but these were not marked by a star. Los Angeles continued to press singles after removing the star. Therefore, copies on the Apple label with "Mfd. by Apple" on the a-side can be found from all three factories (Los Angeles, Jacksonville, Winchester). "Mastered by Capitol" was added to the matrix sometime in 1973. The label style in general continued until September, 1975.
	Apple's last label style featured extra rim print, which began with "All rights reserved." For that reason, this issue is often called the "all rights" issue. All three factories pressed singles on this label.

Closeup of the "All rights" label