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CAPITOL
UK Labels and Company Sleeves 1954-1983

Labels
Thick tri-centre
Decca distribution
Thick tri-centre
Decca distribution
Thin tri-centre
Decca distribution
CL 14005 - sep 1954
to
CL 14169 - oct 1954
CL 14224 - 1955
to
CL 14264 - 1955
CL 14261 - 1955
to
 CL 14380 - 1955
Jump to 14500
No text in centre
"Jigsaw" centre
Text in centre
Text in centre
CL 14500 - 1956
to
 CL 15331 - 1963
CL 14635 - 1957
CL 15332 - 1964
to
 CL 15376 - 1965
CL 15395 - 1965
to
CL 15664 - 1970
CL 15665 - 1970
to
 CL 15755 - 1973
CL 15765 - 1973
to
 CL 15973 - 1978
Occasionally
CL 15977 - 1978
CL 201 - 1981
to
CL 16184 - 1981
CL 214 - 1981
CL 225 - 1981
to
 CL 316 - 1983
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Sleeves
Range
Front
Back
Details
Manufactured and distributed by Decca Records
No 1
CL 14005 - 1954
to
CL 14380 - 1955
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.      
 Manufactured and distributed by Electric and Musical Industiries Limited (EMI)
No 2
CL 14500 - 1956
to
.
Rectangle right only
.
Large "Made and printed..".
.  Scans from repro sleeve    
No 3
.
to
.
Rectangle right only
.
Small "Made and printed..".
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 4
.
to
CL 14904 - 1958
 
Rectangles both sides
.
Small "Made and printed..".
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 5
CL 14910 - aug 1958
to 
CL 15290 - 1963
 
.  Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 6
CL 15291 - 1963
to
1964
 
Use EMITEX
6'- to 50' tokens
   Cut straight  Inside glued  Small logo on front
1964 - EMI logo added
No 7
 1964
to
1965
Use the new EMITEX
6'- to 50' tokens
.  Wavy top  Glued left/right  Large logo on front
No 8
1965
to
1965

   Wavy top  Glued left/right  Logo on left side
 6' to 50' tokens
No 9
1966
to
1967
 

   Wavy top  Glued left/right  7'3 to 50' tokens
No 10
1967
to
CL 15528 - 1968

  Wavy top  Glued bottom/right  Small logo
 7'3 to 50'- tokens
No 11
CL 15602 - 1968
to
6
   Wavy top  Glued bottom/right  Albums, all issued in 1967
No 12
1968
to
1968
Scans from repro sleeve
   Cut straight/notch  Glued bottom/right  Albums issued in
 1966 to 1968 (T 2919)
No 13
1968
to
CL 15664 - 1970
.  Cut straight/notch  Glued bottom/right  Albums issued in
 1968 and 1969 (T 21194)
No 14
CL 15665 - 1970
to
CL 15755 - 1973
..
 .New logo
Quicksilver LP from 1969
 upper left
.  Cut notch  Glued bottom/right  
No 15
CL 15765 - 1973
to
CL 15973 - 1978
   
       
No 16
1978
to
1983
   Cut straight/notch  Glued bottom/right  
No 17
1978
to
1980
Used for the 7'' versions of the "Capitol Tower"
12'' singles
   Cut straight/notch  Glued left/right  
No 18
1983
to
.
© 1983
   Cut straight/notch  Glued left/right  
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Contact for corrections : erlmehl@online.no
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Thanks to Alan White, Doncaster, England for scans in this section
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Thanks to Tony Dowsett, England for scans in this section
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45 Discography for Capitol Records from Global Dog Productions
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