The Apple Records 45 RPM Singles
Compiled by Serge Pelletier and Piers Hemmingsen, with help from Yvan Tessier.
The Apple Records 45 discography
| Serial Number | Artist | Title |
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| 2276 | The Beatles | Hey Jude / Revolution |
| Issued on August 26, 1968. Note that the first Apple record in Canada was a Compo pressed Yellow Submarine / Thingumybob by the Black Dyke Mills Band, which had the sides reversed from the USA release. Hey Jude was the last MONO 45 to be issued by The Beatles in Canada. Apple Canada had the sliced side of the apple rotated such that the text was horizontally written across the sliced apple with the stem pointing straight out at the right of the label, as opposed to the US where the stem points towards the top. Apple was introduced in Canada through a special event where were presented the first 4 Apple singles (which included Hey Jude). The 45 was pressed by both Compo and RCA; Compo having a much thicker font. Compo pressed 80-90% of all Hey Jude singles. Out of the first 4 Apple singles, only Hey Jude was also pressed by RCA, due to high demand. Original Compo copies were issued in a special white paper Apple company sleeve stating THE BEATLES ON APPLE, as opposed to RCA copies that were sold in standard black Apple sleeve, with only the word APPLE at the top. This is the regular pressing, with an odd blank label promotional pressing. | ||
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| 1800 | Black Dyke Mills Band | Thingumybob / Yellow Submarine |
| The Canadian version of this 45 inverted the A and B sides, putting Yellow Submarine on the A-side. | ||
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| 1801 | Mary Hopkin | Those Were The Days / Turn Turn Turn |
| Compo pressed disc. | ||
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| APPLE 2 | Mary Hopkin | Le Temps Des Fleurs / Turn Turn Turn |
| A special release for the french Canadian market in Québec. It is actually the french version of "Those Were The Days". This 45 is quite rare as it was pressed in small quantities. It has a british numbering system and was pressed only by Compo. It was housed in a special white APPLE sleeve. | ||
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| 1802 | Jackie Lomax | Sour Milk Sea / The Eagles Laughs At You |
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| 1803 | The Iveys | Maybe Tomorrow / Daddy’s A Millionaire |
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| 1804 | Trash | Road To Nowhere / Illusions |
| This 45 has been released in Canada, but its promotional issue "Road to Nowhere/Road to Nowhere (Apple PRO 4671/4672) is a USA release only. | ||
| 1805 | James Taylor | Carolina On My Mind / Taking It In |
| withdrawn 45, very rare. Compo pressed. Notice the mistakenly written "Carolina ON My Mind" | ||
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| 1805 | James Taylor | Carolina In My Mind / Something’s Wrong |
| This quickly replaced the previous 45. | ||
| 1806 | Mary Hopkin | Goodbye / Sparrow |
| A McCartney composition given to Mary Hopkin. The disc has no sliced apple side, the B-side also being pressed on a full apple label. | ||
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| 2490 | The Beatles | Get Back / Don't Let Me Down |
| Issued on May 5, 1969. This was the first STEREO Beatles 45 issued in Canada. Almost all copies were pressed by Compo, but some rare copies were also printed by RCA with their usual smaller font size. The Compo pressings were issued in the white paper BEATLES ON APPLE sleeve.
3 different label variations exist for the Compo pressings; having the MANUFACTURED BY CAPITOL RECORDS in different places on the label. With the RCA pressing, it makes 4 different variations of this single. | ||
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| 1807 | Jackie Lomax | New Day / Thumbin' a Ride |
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| 2531 | The Beatles | The Ballad Of John And Yoko / Old Brown Shoe |
| Issued on June 2, 1969. Both Compo and RCA pressings were made for this 45. Original Compo copies were sold in an imported US picture sleeve. RCA copies were sold in a white BEATLES ON APPLE sleeve. | ||
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| 1808 | Billy Preston | That's The Way God Planned It / What About You |
| Notice the CBC radio station sticker on the label. | ||
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| 1809 | Plastic Ono Band | Give Peace A Chance / Remember Love |
| A-side is a classic Lennon-McCartney song recorded in Montreal, room 1742 of the Queen Elizabeth Hotel during their famous Bed-in. Although McCartney has nothing to do with this song, they had contractual obligations to credit their songs to both names. Some copies were issued with an imported picture sleeve. | ||
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| 1810 | Rhada Krsna Temple | Hare Krishna Mantra / Prayer To The Spiritual Masters |
| 2654 | The Beatles | Come Together / Something |
| Issued on October 6, 1969. This INCORRECT single features Come Together on the A-side, while it was SOMETHING that was supposed to be the A-song. Come Together has the inscorrect timing of 2:16. Only a handful of these Compo mistake pressings were made. They are extremely rare and it is assumed that the batch of incorrect singles were spotted on the same day, recalled and destroyed almost as soon as production commenced at the Compo pressing plant. Perhaps surviving copies were obtained by employees and that none of the mistake copies were ever distributed in Canada. it is most likely that whoever saw the two tracks being issued as a single in Canada assumed the Lennon track would be the A-side. These limited pressings were found in a white BEATLES ON APPLE sleeve. | ||
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| 2654 | The Beatles | Something / Come Together |
| Issued on October 6, 1969. Both Compo and RCA pressing exist for this version of the single. Compo pressings wrote the title on two lines: SOME-THING as for the RCA pressing being in a smaller font size, it is written on one line, without a hyphen. Both versions were issued in a white BEATLES ON APPLE sleeve. | ||
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| 1811 | Trash | Golden Slumbers-Carry That Weight / Trash Can |
| 1812 | Hot Chocolate Band | Give Peace A Chance / Living Without Tomorrow |
| 1813 | John Lennon | Cold Turkey / Don’t Worry Kyoko |
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| 1814 | Billy Preston | Everything’s Alright / I Want To Thank You |
| 1815 | Badfinger | Come And Get It / Rock Of All Ages |
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| 1816 | Mary Hopkin | Temma Harbour / Lontano Dagli Occhi |
| Not issued with a picture sleeve in Canada. | ||
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| 1817 | Billy Preston | All That I’ve Got / As I Get Older |
| 1818 | John Lennon | Instant Karma / Who Has Seen The Wind |
| Not issued with a picture sleeve in Canada. | ||
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| 1819 | Jackie Lomax | How The Web Was Woven / Fall Inside Your Eyes |
| Apple 2764 | The Beatles | Let It Be / You Know My Name |
| Issued on March 11, 1970. Both Compo and RCA pressed the single, but Compo accounts for 80% of the copies. Initial Compo copies were issued in an imported US picture sleeve. All other copies were issued in the unique Canadian white BEATLES ON APPLE sleeve. Later copies were issued in plain black glossy APPLE sleeves imported from USA. | ||
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| 1820 | Doris Troy | Ain’t That Cute / Vaya Con Dios |
| 1821 | Radha Krishna Temple | Govinda / Govinda Jai Jai |
| A Canadian pressing was issued, but the promo pressing is USA only. | ||
| 1822 | Badfinger | No Matter What / Carry On Til Tomorrow |
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| Apple 2832 | The Beatles | The Long And Winding Road / For You Blue |
| Issued on May 11, 1970. Only Compo pressed this single; no RCA copies were documented. Initial copies were sold with an imported US picture sleeve. All later copies were housed in a regular white APPLE sleeve (no mention of The Beatles). | ||
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| 1823 | Mary Hopkin | Que Sera Sera / Fields Of St Etienne |
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| 1824 | Doris Troy | Jacob’s Ladder / Get Back |
| 2969 | Ringo Starr | Beaucoups Of Blues / Coochy Coochy |
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| 1825 | Mary Hopkin | Think About Your Children / Heritage |
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| 2995 | George Harrison | My Sweet Lord / Isn’t It A Pity |
| No sliced apple side. Not issued in a picture sleeve in Canada. | ||
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| 1826 | Billy Preston | My Sweet Lord / Little Girl |
| Their contractual obligations to using capitol catalogue numbers being over, this was the last 45 to follow the Capitol numbering system instead of Apple' new catalogue numbers in the "1800s". | ||
| 1827 | John Lennon | Mother / Why |
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| 1828 | George Harrison | What Is life / Apple Scruffs |
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| 1829 | Paul McCartney | Another Day / Oh Woman Oh Why |
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| 1830 | John Lennon | Power To The People / Touch Me |
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| 1831 | Ringo Starr | It Don’t Come Easy / Early 1970 |
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| 1832 | Ronnie Spector | Try Some Buy Some / Tandoori Chicken |
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| 1833 | NOT USED | - - |
| 1834 | Jackie Lomax | Sour Milk Sea / Fall Inside Your Eyes |
| A Canadian pressing was issued, but the promo pressing is USA only. | ||
| 1835 | Bill Elliot & Elastic Oz Band | God Save Us / Do The Oz |
| Not issued with a picture sleeve in Canada. | ||
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| 1836 | George Harrison | Bangla Desh / Deep Blue |
| Not issued with a picture sleeve in Canada | ||
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| 1837 | Paul and Linda McCartney | Uncle Albert / Too Many People |
| Both RCA and Compor pressed this 45. Far right is the RCA pressing. | ||
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| 1838 | Ravi Shankar | Joi Bangla / Oh Bhaugowan |
| 1839 | Yoko Ono | Mrs Lennon / Midsummer In New York |
| Custom white apple. No sliced side. | ||
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| 1840 | John Lennon | Imagine / It’s So Hard |
| Custom white apple. No sliced side. | ||
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| 1841 | Badfinger | Day After Day / Money |
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| 1842 | The Plastic Ono Band | Happy X-Mas (war is over) / Listen, The Snow Is Falling |
| Credited to John Lennon The Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir. Not issued with a picture sleeve in Canada. | ||
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| 1843 | Mary Hopkin | Water Paper & Clay / Streets of London |
| 1844 | Badfinger | Baby Blue / Flying |
| Not issued with a picture sleeve in Canada. | ||
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| 1845 | Lon & Derek Von Eaton | Sweet Music / Song Of Songs |
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| 1846 | NOT USED | - - |
| 1847 | Wings | Give Ireland Back to The Irish / Version |
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| 1848 | John Lennon | Woman Is The Nigger Of The World / Sisters o Sisters |
| Custom black label with morphong of John and Yoko's faces. | ||
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| 1849 | Ringo Starr | Back Of Boogaloo / Blindman |
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| 1850 | Chris Hodge | We’re On Our Way / Super Soul |
| 1851 | Paul McCartney | Mary Had A Little Lamb / Little Woman In Love |
| No bumpy ridge, probably not issued with the imported picture sleeve. | ||
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| 1852 | Sundown Playboys | Saturday Night Special / Valse De Soleil Coucher |
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| 1853 | Yoko Ono | Now Or Never / Move On Fast |
| 1854 | Elephant's Memory | Liberation Special / Madness |
| The rare version with POWER BOOGIE on the flip side is a USA pressing only. | ||
| 1855 | Mary Hopkin | Knock Knock Who’s There / International |
| 1856 | NOT USED | - - |
| 1857 | Wings | Hi Hi Hi / C Moon |
| Custom red label. | ||
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| 1858 | Chris Hodge | Goodbye Sweet Lorraine / Contact Love |
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| 1859 | Yoko Ono | Death Of Samantha / Yang Yang |
| 1860 | NOT USED | - - |
| 1861 | Paul McCartney | My Love / The Mess |
| Custom label with a special picture sleeve unique to Canada, promoting the Red Rose Speedway album. The 45 was most likely imported from the USA. | ||
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| 1862 | George Harrison | Give Me Love / Miss O’Dell |
| 1863 | Paul McCartney | Live And Let Die / I Lie Around |
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| 1864 | Badfinger | Apple Of My Eye / Blind Owl |
| 1865 | Ringo Starr | Photograph / Down And Out |
| Custom label | ||
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| 1866 | NOT USED | - - |
| 1867 | Yoko Ono | Woman Power / Men Men Men |
| 1868 | John Lennon | Mind Games / Meat City |
| being manufactured at Captiol's new plant, the labels are a little different as they have a different font and have a flat label. Issued in a flat black apple sleeve. | ||
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| 1869 | Paul McCartney & Wings | Helen Wheels / Country Dreamer |
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| 1870 | Ringo Starr | You’re Sixteen / Devil Woman |
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| 1871 | Paul McCartney & Wings | Jet / Mamunia |
| Rare version with a different flip side | ||
| 1871 | Paul McCartney & Wings | Jet / Let Me Roll It |
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| 1872 | Ringo Starr | Oh My My / Step Lightly |
| Compo pressing. An RCA (?) flat label pressing alos exists. | ||
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| 1873 | Paul McCartney & Wings | Band On The Run / 1985 |
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| 1874 | John Lennon | Whatever Gets You Through The Night / Beef Jerky |
| Issued in a later black flat paper APPLE sleeve. | ||
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| P1875 | Wings | Sally G / Sally G |
| 1875 | Wings | Junior’s Farm / Sally G |
| Release sheet statting the October 25, 1974 release date. | ||
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| 1876 | Ringo Starr | Only You / Call Me |
| Custom label - this 45 was also issued on the regular Apple label (flat) | ||
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| 1877 | George Harrison | Dark Horse / I Don’t Care Anymore |
| The US pressings has a bumpy ridge. | ||
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| 1878 | John Lennon | #9 Dream / What You Got |
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| 1879 | George Harrison | Ding Dong; Ding Dong / Hari’s On Tour (Express) |
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| 1880 | Ringo Starr | No No Song / Snookeroo |
| 1881 | John Lennon | Stand By Me / Move Over Mrs L. |
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| 1882 | Ringo Starr | Goodnight Tonight / Oo Wee |
| 1883 | John Lennon | Ain’t That A Shame / Slippin’ And Slidin’ |
| 1884 | George Harrison | You / World Of Love |
| Custom Label | ||
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| 1885 | George Harrison | This Guitar / Maya Love |
| Release sheet statting the December 12, 1975 release date. | ||
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