JL 100X copies

Starting around 1974 and until about 1976/77 U.S. made bootlegs by mostly TMOQ and Contraband, with the occasional other label release thrown in, were issued in Japan looking like budget editions of the originals. Any further information is, as always welcome. Most of them had the letters “JL” added to the copy of the original artwork (with the exception of a few pictured in this first post). The following order is not meant to be chronological as I do not have that exact knowledge.

The originals of the titles shown here appeared between 1971 and 1974.

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JL 11 / 12: The BEATLES – YELLOW MATTER CUSTARD [no JL #, textured cover]

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[No matrix #? – 108 mentioned in an eBay ad] The only Japan copy I have found so far that was pressed on colored PVC:

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The JL 100X Series:

Some have “JL” printed on the cover and some don’t; examples are shown below.

JL 1001 Kum Back (WCF version)
JL 1002 Complete Christmas Collection (TMOQ stamped/stickered)
JL 1003 In Atlanta Whiskey Flat
JL 1004 The Beatles On stage in Japan (Pig’s Eye version)
JL 1005 Yellow Matter Custard (CBM)
1006 Let It Be – Live (Silver’s Greatest)
1007 Back in 1964 at the Hollywood Bowl (Comic insert)