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Tracklist
Side A
- Strawberry Fields Forever
Side B
- Penny Lane
Labels & dead wax
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Why this pressing matters
Initially this single released in Norway with a record pressed in Norway and an imported original UK picture sleeve. When EMI in Norway ran out of imported sleeves, they printed this unique (and very rare) red tinted picture sleeve.
How to authenticate this pressing
Specific verification cues for this exact variant.
The numbers in the run-out field on both sides of the record contain the abbreviation "RAL" that stands for the Roger Arnhoff Lydstudio factory in Norway.
Historical context & other notes
From the main release
"Strawberry Fields Forever" was originally intended to appear on the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album but was ultimately released as a single along with Paul McCartney's "Penny Lane." Producer George Martin later publicly admitted that removing both "Penny Lane" and "Strawberry Fields Forever" from Sgt. Pepper was the biggest mistake of his career. Both songs were ultimately included on the deluxe edition of Sgt. Pepper's 50th anniversary CD release in 2017.
Other releases
This album's releases in other countries, or special editions within the same market. Full per-country chronology lives in each country's hub page.
