45-SLEEVES - HOME
Revised 11/10/11

LONDON
US Labels and Company Sleeves 1951-1989

Labels
Made in England
Made in England
Made in U.S.A.
30000 series
Made in England
for the U.S.A. market
All these recordings were issued in England
on the Decca label
BEP 6074
1001 - 1951
9501 - 1961
to
2002 - 1961
9512 - 1962
30000 series
Reissues of 78 RPM material
The American London label, founded in 1947, released British Decca Records in the USA, 
since it could not use the Decca name there. 
London Records was also used by British Decca in the UK market to release American labels which British Decca licensed, such as Liberty, Imperial, Chess, Dot, Atlantic, Atco, Specialty, Sun, Monument, Parrot, Philles and Hi. 
On Radio Luxembourg, the label was known as "London American".
After British Decca was acquired by PolyGram in 1979, London followed a more independent course.
4000 series
Made in U.S.A.
40000 series
Albums (Box sets)
9527 - 1962 
to 
9731 - 1965
9733 - 1965
to
9828 - 1966
901 - 1966
to
1061 - 1975
101 - 1966
to
241 - 1976
20010 - '66
to
20088 - '76
901 - 1966
9726
9741
9751
9762
9766
Contract pressings ?
247 - 1977
20092 - 1977
to
271 - 1978
20101 - 1979
59000-series
Reissues
1986
Picture sleeves only
1989
Picture sleeves only
Demand Performance
Reissues
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Sleeves
Range
Front
Back
Details
 
No 1
.
to
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45 - ffrr
The London Gramophone
Made in England
   Curved top  Inside glued  
No 2
.
to
.
45 - 45
The London Gramophone
Made in England
 Cut straight/notch  Inside glued  
No 3 a
.
to
.
Blue on silver - no ®
.
The London Gramophone
Printed in U.S.A.
   Cut straight/notch  Glued left/right  
No 3 b
.
to
.
Red on gold - no ®
.
The London Gramophone
Printed in U.S.A.
   Cut straight/notch  Glued left/right  
No 3 c
.
to
.
Dark blue ink - no ®
.
The London Gramophone
Printed in U.S.A.
   Cut straight/notch  Glued left/right  
No 3 d
.
to
.
Blue ink - no ®
.
The London Gramophone
Printed in U.S.A.
   Cut straight/notch  Glued left/right  
No 4
.
to
9731 - 1965
Dark blue ink - ® added
.
London Records Inc
Printed in U.S.A.
. Ref 129  Cut straight/notch  Glued left/right  
No 5
9733 - 1965
to
.
Mint green/ultramarine
No address
   Curved top  Inside glued  
No 6 a
.
to
.
Sea green/ultramarine
London Records, Inc
539 West 25th Street 
   Curved top  Inside glued  
No 6 b
.
to
1972
Green/ultramarine
London Records, Inc
539 West 25th Street 
   Curved top  Inside glued  
No 7 a
1972
to
.
London Records, Inc
539 West 25th Street 
   Curved top  Glued left/right  
No 7 b
.
to
1976
London Records, Inc
539 West 25th Street 
   Curved top  Glued left/right  
No 8
1976
to
.
London Records, Inc
539 West 25th Street 
   Curved top  Inside glued  
Reissues
R 1
11001
to
.
Sleeve not available
for scan
  
       
R 2
.
to
.

   Cut straight  Inside glued  
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Contact for corrections : erlmehl@online.no
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Thanks to John Villanova and Steve Kolanjian, New York for scans and info in this section
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Thanks to Jim Ronat, Highland, Illinois for scans in this section
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Thanks to Johan Alberda, Berlin, Germany for scans and info in this section
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Thanks to Rick Johnson, Cleveland, Ohio for scans in this section
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Thanks to Gary L. Anderson, Albany, NY  for scans in this section
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  Repro sleeves available from Big Boppa Records
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