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UK / UK AMERICAN
UK Labels and Company Sleeves 1972-1976

Labels
Decca distribution
Decca distribution
Decca distribution
UK 1 - 1972
to
UK 4 - 1972
UK 5 - 1972
to
UK 100 - 1975
Occasionally
UK Records was founded in 1972 by Jonathan King to distribute his own releases and some other artists. The abbreviation UK stands for "United King".
UK American was the subsidiary of UK, dedicated to material licenced from American labels. 
Polydor distribution
"UK" at the top
Polydor distribution
"UK" at the bottom
Polydor distribution
Large "A"
UK 102 - 1975
to
UK 104 - 1975
UK 105 - 1975
to
UK 117 - 1975
UK 119 - 1976
to
UK 160 - 1976
Decca distribution
Polydor distribution
USA 1 - 1975
to
USA 7 - 1975
USA 8 - 1975
to
USA 16 - 1976
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Sleeves
Range
Front
Back
Details
No 1
UK 1 - 1972
to
UK 100 - 1975
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Decca distribution
. Ref 71  Wavy top  Glued left/right  
No 2
UK 102 - 1975
to
UK 160 - 1976
Polydor distribution
   Curved top  Glued left/right  
No 3
USA 1 - 1975
to
USA 16 - 1976
.
   Curved top  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 in this section
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Thanks to John Villanova, New York for scans in this section
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  Repro sleeves available from Big Boppa Records
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45 Discography for UK Records from Global Dog Productions
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