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PARLOPHONE
UK Labels and Company Sleeves 1953-1971

Labels

Gold on mauve
Large centre
Gold on mauve
Push out centre
Gold on mauve
Silver on mauve
MSP 6001 - 1953
to
 MSP 6040 - 1953
Most of these were repressed with push out centre
MSP 6041 - 1953
to
MSP 6255 - 1956
R 4198 - 1956
to
 R 4310 - 1957
R 4313 - 1957 
to
 R 4438 - 1958
Silver on red
R 4440 - 1958
to
R 4988 - jan 1963
Black No 1
No text in centre
The Parlophone Co.
"45-R"
Black No 2
No text in centre
THE PARLOPHONE CO.
"R"
Black No 3
No text in centre
The Parlophone Co.
"R"
R 4989 - jan 1963
to
R 5010 - apr 1963
R 5011 - apr 1963
to 
R 5100 - jan 1964
R 5011 - apr 1963
to 
R 5100 - jan 1964
Black no 2 and no 3 were used concurrently
Black No 4
Text in centre
THE PARLOPHONE CO.
Recording first...
Black No 5
Text in centre
The Parlophone Co.
Recording first...
Black No 6
Text in centre
THE PARLOPHONE CO.
(P) and year
R 5101 - jan 1964
to 
R 5222 - jan 1965
R 5101 - jan 1964
to 
R 5222 - jan 1965
R 5225 - jan 1965
to 
R 5389 - dec 1965
Black no 4 and no 5 were used concurrently
From october 1964 most labels had  capitalized perimeter print
Black No 7
Text in centre
THE GRAMOPHONE CO.
Black No 8
No text in centre
THE GRAMOPHONE CO.
R 5357 - oct 1965
to 
R 5788 - jul 1969
R 5790 - jul 1969
to 
R 5931 - 1971

Sleeves

Range
Front
Back
Details
No 1
MSP 6001 - 1953
to
MSP 6040 - 1953
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   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 2
MSP 6041 - 1953
to
MSP 6255 - 1956
+ represses of 1953 issues
Push-out centre info added
...
...
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 3
R 4198 - 1956
to
1957
Same text both sides
...
.  Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 4
 1957
to
R 4645     - jul 1960
...
.  Curved top  Inside glued  
 No 5
  R 4645 - jul 1960
to
.
No logo
...
   Curved top  Inside glued  
 No 6
.
to 
R 4950 - 1962
Logo
...
.  Curved top  Inside glued  
 No 7
R 4951 - 1962
to 
R 4980 - 1962
...
.  Curved top  Inside glued  
 No 8
 R 4981 - 1963
to
.
Text 32 mm wide
Small "Use"
Large "Present"
.  Curved top  Inside glued  6'- to 50'- tokens
 No 9
.
to
.
Text 27 mm wide
Small "Use"
Large "Present"
Printing error
"Instruments"
   Curved top  Inside glued  6'- to 50'- tokens
 No 10
.
to
.
Text 27 mm wide
Small "Use"
Large "Present"
The printing error
overprinted
   Curved top  Inside glued  6'- to 50'- tokens
 No 11
.
to
.
Text 27 mm wide
Small "Use"
Large "Present"
Correct print. "Industries"
in slightly larger font
   Curved top  Inside glued  6'- to 50'- tokens
 No 12
.
to
R 5104 - 1964
Text 27 mm wide
Large "Use"
Small "Present"
.  Wavy top  Glued left/right  6'- to 50'- tokens
          Feb 1964 - EMI logo added
 The Parlophone Co LTD
below the Parlophone logo
 No 13
 R 5110 - 1964
to
.
Use the new EMITEX
Large "Present"
6'- to 50'- tokens
.  Wavy top  Glued left/right  
 No 14
.
to
.
Use the new EMITEX
Small "Present"
6'- to 50'- tokens
   Wavy top  Glued bottom/right  
 No 15
.
to
.
Small logo
The Parlophone Co LTD
below the logo
6'- to 50'- tokens
No "Write for free sample"
 .  Wavy top  Glued left//right  
 No 16
.
to
R 5301 - 1965
Small logo
The Parlophone Co LTD
below the logo
6'- to 50'- tokens
"Write for free sample"
   Wavy top  Glued bottom/right  
    July 1st 1965 - Name change
 The Gramophone Co LTD
below the Parlophone logo
 No 17
 R 5305 - 1965
to
.
6'- to 50'- tokens
"Fran the Fan" no 1
 .  Wavy top  Glued left/right  
 No 18
.
to
.
6'- to 50'- tokens
"Fran the Fan" no 2
   Wavy top  Original sleeve
 not avaliable for scan
 
 No 19
,
to
1966
6'- to 50'- tokens
"Fran the Fan" no 3
   Wavy top  Glued left/right  
 No 20
mar 1966
to
Late 1966
Use the new EMITEX
Large "Present"
6'- to 50'- tokens
   Wavy top  Glued left/right  
 No 21
1966
to
.
7'3- to 50'- tokens
"Smoothest cover-up..."
   Wavy top  Glued bottom/right  
 No 22
.
to
1968
7'3- to 50'- tokens
 "Big hit now, lashes with..."
   Wavy top  Glued bottom/right  
No 23
Early 1967
to
.
   Wavy top  Glued bottom/right  
No 24
.
to
Late 1967
   Wavy top  Glued bottom/right  
No 25
1966
to
1968
Use the new EMITEX
Large "Present"
7'3 to 50'- tokens
   Wavy top  Glued bottom/right  
No 26
 1968
 to
.
Albums issued
from 1966 to 1967
   Wavy top  Glued bottom/right  
No 27
 .
 to
R 5931 - 1971
Hollies album issued in 1968 top left
.  Cut straight/notch  Glued bottom/right  
EP 1
 1954
 to
1955
   Cut straight  Glued left/right  
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Contact for corrections : erlmehl@online.no
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Thanks to Pete Nash, Essex, England for scans and info in this section
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Thanks to John Villanova, New York for scans in this section
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Thanks to Tony Dowsett, England for scans in this section
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Thanks to Henry Marott, England for scans and info in this section
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45 Discography for Parlophone Records from Global Dog Productions
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