Japan Japanese 7" discography / London - Special issues

These entries are special 7" releases from the London era which did not fit into other series.

In 1969, a few copies of the album 'Beggars Banquet' were pressed in the UK on London [Decca UK had no contract with King records but London US did] with the US catalogue number [PS 529] for export to Japan only [!].
Distributed with a 1-sided 331/3 rpm promo 7" flexi disc [P-83] in exclusive picture sleeve containing a telephone call with Mick Jagger, recorded on April 17, 1968, this album also contained two 12"x12" inserts-lyric sheets with Japanese translation of the interview. Some LPs also came out with an Obi or on white labels.
This set is very rare and inspired Record Collector UK magazine in the 90's for their 'Diggin' for gold' page. A replica of the 7" flexi and its cover was made by Abkco USA in november 2018 for the 50th anniversary reissue of 'Beggars Banquet'.

The Rolling Stones - Little Queenie - London Q4 • Japan discography: London - Special issues The Rolling Stones - Poison Ivy - London Q29 • Japan discography: London - Special issues


At the peak of the compilations era, two double deluxe LP sets with booklets and OBI from the GEM series were distributed with bonus 7" singles in art titled sleeves. 'Little Queenie' / 'Love In Vain' [Q4] came with the GEM 5-6 LPs set, and 'Poison Ivy' / 'She Said Yeah' with 'GEM 119-120' [white promo labels exist].

The Rolling Stones - GEM5-6 compilation LPs • Japan discography: London - Special issues The Rolling Stones - GEM119 compilation LPs • Japan discography: London - Special issues


The Rolling Stones - back cover of the 'Beggars Banquet' promo flexi from 1968 • Japan discography: London - Special issues
London special issues information
# view cat.# year titles a-side / b-side cover / labels
106 P-83/PS539 1969 'Beggars Banquet' flexi disc PS - free w/ UK export LP
107 Q 4 1972 Little Queenie / Love In Vain AS - free w/ double GEM LPs
108-a Q 29 1973 Poison Ivy / She Said Yeah AS - wlp free w/ double GEM LPs
108-b Q 29 1973 Poison Ivy / She Said Yeah AS - free w/ double GEM LPs
109 IS-1003 1982 As Tears Go By (Italian v.) / Money insert PS - promo-only release
110-a S05P 1091 06/87 Jumpin' Jack Flash / Honky Tonk Women insert PS - promo copy
110-b S05P 1091 06/87 Jumpin' Jack Flash / Honky Tonk Women insert PS
111-a S05P 1107 07/88 Satisfaction / The Spider & The Fly double insert PS - promo labels
111-b S05P 1107 07/88 Satisfaction / The Spider & The Fly double insert PS
The Rolling Stones - Con Le Mie Lacrime - London IS 1003 - promo-only • Japan discography: London - Special issues

Strangely, London issued the Italian version of 'As Tears Go By' - 'Con Le Mie Lacrime' [IS-1003] - coupled with 'Money' on a promo-only single in black & white insert sleeve in 1982.

The Rolling Stones - Satisfaction - London S05P 1107 • Japan discography: London - Special issues The ultimate reissue was 'Satisfaction' [S05P 1107] - with its original UK B-side 'The Spider & The Fly' - which offered two different insert sleeves. The first revisited the HIT 511 single, the second used pictures from a Japanese movie whom the song was the soundtrack.

Both singles sport the London grey labels from the 80's. The first is very rare.

The Rolling Stones - Angie - promo-only Yuusen YPS-028 • Japan discography: London - Special issues In addition to these 'special issues', a few records were exclusively pressed by the Yuusen radio station's library: a promo-only single of 'Angie' b/w 'Honky Tonk Women' [YPS-028] in 1988, and a run of semi-official cable radio station acetates [in neutral white sleeves, some with extra information sheet].