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Revised 20/5/12

LIBERTY
US Labels and Company Sleeves 1955-1986

Labels
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STEREO
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55001 - 1955
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55158 - 1958
55162 - 1958
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55251 - 1960
Used concurrently
S 771887 - 1959
Liberty Records was started by chairman Simon Waronker in 1955 with Al Bennett as president and Theodore Keep as chief engineer. In 1963, the label was sold to Avnet for $ 12 million. Avnet also bought Blue Note Records, Imperial Records, Dolton Records, Aladdin Records and Minit Records. 
After two years of losses, Avnet sold the labels back to Al Bennett for $ 8 million.
In 1968, Liberty was bought for $38 million by Transamerica Corporation (an insurance company) and combined with their other label United Artists Records. Transamerica did not have a clue about running a record company. 
Al Bennett was fired after six months, and the company rapidly declined.
Transamerica shut down Dolton and transferred Dolton's artists to Liberty. Later they shut down Imperial and Minit and transferred their artists to Liberty. Finally, in 1971, all releases were shifted to United Artists Records and Liberty Records was no more.
Liberty Records Inc.
Liberty Records Inc.
Liberty Records Inc.
Liberty/UA Inc.
55242 - 1959
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55644 - 1963
55655 - 1963
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55836 - 1965
55839 - 1965
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56121 - 1969
56127 - 1969
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56218 - 1970
Label discontinued
Liberty Records Inc.
Liberty Records Inc.
Liberty Records Inc.
Liberty/UA Inc.
All Time Hit Series
Reissues
1961-1965
Premium Record
Reissues
1965
All Time Hit Series
Reissues
1965-1969
All Time Hit Series
Reissues
1969-1970
 New startup by
Capitol Records
EP
1980
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1983
LSX 1007 - 1958
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Sleeves
Range
Front
Back
Details
No 1
55001 - 1955
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1957
 Hollywood, California
 Cut straight/notch  Glued left/right  
No 2
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Small hole
Billy Ward & the Dominoes
Harry Sukman
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 3
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Normal hole
Mark McIntyre
Harry Sukman
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No 4
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55251 - march 1960
Hollywood 28, Calif.
   Curved top  Inside glued  
No 5
55251 - march 1960
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Identified albums (all);
3034 - 1960
3093 - 1958
3100 - 1959
3125 - 1959
3130 - 1959
3132 - 1959
3138 - 1960
3139 - 1960
3140 - 1960
3144 - 1960
3146 - 1960
3149 - 1960
3150 - 1960
3151 - 1960
3152 - 1960
3157 - 1960
3158 - 1960
3159 - 1960
   Cut straight  Inside glued   Albums up to jun 1960
 Los Angeles 28, California
No 6
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Los Angeles 28, California
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No 7
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Los Angeles 28, California
   Curved top  Inside glued   
No 8
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Los Angeles 28, California
   Cut straight  Inside glued   
No 9
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Los Angeles 28, California
   Cut straight/notch  Inside glued   
No 10
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55836 - 1965
No address
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No 11
55839 - 1965
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Back:
Los Angeles, Calif.
   Curved top  Glued left/right  
No 12
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Front:
Los Angeles, Calif.
   Curved top  Inside glued   
No 13
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to
1968
Front:
Los Angeles, Calif.
 
  Curved top  Inside glued   
1968 - Transamerica takeover
No 14
1968
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Text under "Liberty"
Pinted in U.S.A.
 
  Curved top  Inside glued   
No 15
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56218 - 1970
Label Discontinued
Text under "Records"
Pinted in U.S.A.
   Curved top  Inside glued  
All Time Hit Series - Reissues
No 16
1961
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1965
   Cut straight/notch  Inside glued  
No 17
1965
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Front:
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No 17
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Front:
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No 18
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1970
Back:
   Curved top  Inside glued  
1980 - New startup by Capitol Records
No 19
1980
to
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MIC: 41517..
   Curved top  Inside glued   
No 20
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MIC: 41517.
   Curved top  Inside glued   
No 21 a
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MIC 41532.
   Curved top  Glued left/right  
No 21 b
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1986
MIC 41532
   Curved top  Glued left/right  
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45 Discography for Liberty Records from Global Dog Productions
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