45-SLEEVES - HOME
Revised 12/3/12

PHILADELPHIA
INTERNATIONAL
UK Labels and Company Sleeves 1973-1987

Labels
CBS distribution
CBS distribution
CBS distribution
CBS distribution
PIR 1879 - 1973
to
PIR 4613 - 1984
PIR 5580 - 1977
PIR 7728 - 1979
PIR 8202 - 1979
American Philadelphia International was founded by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff  in 1971. Philadelhpia International UK shared the main CBS series, but had prefix PIR.
All Capitol issues came in picture sleeves.
Capitol distribution
  
PIR 1 - 1985
to
PIR 6 - 1987
EPC 5266 - 1976
Philadelphia logo
on the Epic label
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Sleeves
Range
Front
Back
Details
No 1
PIR 1879 - 1973
to
.
28-30 Theobalds Road
London WC1
"Delga"
   Wavy top  Glued left/right  
No 2
.
to
.

 
28-30 Theobalds Road
London WC1
"Delga"
 Cut straight/notch  Glued left/right   
No 3
.
to
Late 1975
28-30 Theobalds Road
London WC1
   Curved top  Glued left/right   
No 4
Late 1975
to
.
17/19 Soho Square
London W1V 6HE
   Cut straight  Glued left/right   
No 5
.
to
Aug 1978
17/19 Soho Square
London W1V 6HE
   Curved top  Glued left/right  
No 6
Aug 1978
to
.
No address
. Ref 47  Curved top  Glued left/right  
No 7
.
to
PIR 4613 - 1984
No address
   Cut straight  Glued left/right  
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Contact for corrections : erlmehl@online.no
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Thanks to Tony Dowsett, England for scans in this section
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Thanks to Jim Barnes - Top 40 Research - Australia  for scans in this section
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Thanks to Bill Williams, England for scans in this section
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  Repro sleeves available from Big Boppa Records
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