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Revised 28/6/11

TOWER
US Labels and Company Sleeves 1964-1969

Labels
®
® removed
No ridges
Ridges
101 - 1964
to
281 - 1966
282 - 1966
to
495 - 1969
498 - 1969
497/498 - 1969
500 - 1969
to
518 - 1969
519 - 1969
Label discontinued
From 1967 onwards Tower was also an outlet for smaller labels as Hand, Signpost and Together Records which shared the Tower numbering-system
Named after Capitol's headquarters building, Tower Records was formed as a subsidiary to Capitol Records in 1964.  In the beginning, the label released recordings by British invasion artists. Freddie and the Dreamers' "I'm Telling You Now" became Tower's only #1 hit.
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Sleeves
Range
Front
Back
Details
No 1
101 - 1964
to
.
® under "T"
"Printed in U.S.A." - back
No bottom line
   Curved top  Inside glued  
No 2
-
to
.
® under "T"
"Printed in U.S.A." - front
No bottom line
   Curved top  Inside glued  
No 3
.
to
281 - 1966
® under "T"
"Printed in U.S.A." - front
No bottom line
 Cut straight/notch  Inside glued  
No 4
282 - 1966
to
.
Flat finish
No ® under "T"
"Printed in U.S.A."
No bottom line
   Cut straight/notch  Inside glued  
No 5
.
to
.
Glossy finish
No ® under "T"
"Printed in U.S.A."
No bottom line
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 6
.
to
.
No "Printed in U.S.A."
No bottom line
   Curved top  Glued left/right  
No 7
.
to
.
No "Printed in U.S.A."
No bottom line
   Curved top  Inside glued  
No 8
.
to
495 - 1969
No "Printed in U.S.A."
Red bottom line
   Curved top  Inside glued  
No 9
497 - 1969
to
519 - 1969
"Printed in U.S.A."
   Cut straight/notch  Inside glued  
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Thanks to Steve Kolanjian and John Villanova, New York for scans and info in this section
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Thanks to Middle-Earth Records 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 Hans Jacobs, The Netherlands for scans in this section
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45 Discography for Tower Records from Global Dog Productions
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