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Revised 19/7/11

GATEWAY
US Labels and Company Sleeves 1953-1958

Labels
Cincinnati 23, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
No address
Philadelphia, Pa.
1070 - 1954
1089 - 1954
to
1208 - 1957
1150 - 1955
to
1162 - 1956
1227 - 1957
to
1236 - 1957
The main series (45 RPM singles) ran from 1051 (1953) to 1253 (1958). The three first labels were used concurrently.
41 - 1953
142 - 1955
 169 - 1956
211 - 1957
Big 4 Hits (45 RPM EP's) ran from 29 (1953) to 236 (1958). The odd 591 was the last issue
Gateway Records was founded in 1952 by Carl Burkhardt and Chuck Seitz. Gateway had a lot of subsidiarys, Big 4 Hits the largest. In 1955, Burkhardt set up his own pressing plant, Rite Records Productions Inc. In 1957, the company moved to Philadelphia.
223 - 1957
to
228 - 1957
591 - 1958
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Sleeves
Range
Front
Back
Details
No 1
1953
to
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Ohio
 Cut notch  Glued bottom/right  
No 2
.
to
1957
Ohio
   Cut straight/notch  Inside glued  
No 3
1957
to
1958
Philadelphia
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
Big 4 Hits
No 1
1953
to
.
Ohio
   Cut notch  Inside glued  
No 2
.
to
1958
Philadelphia
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
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