COLUMBIA NO Labels and Company Sleeves 1956-1975
Labels (Norwegian recordings)
SCMN1 - 1957
SCMN2 - 1957
Reissues of 78 rpm material
45 GN 1623 - 1957
to
45 GN 1639 - 1958
45 GN 1639 - 1958
to
GN 1734 - 1964
SCDN 3 - 1958
The Columbia Phonograph Company was originally the local company run by Edward Easton, distributing and selling Edison phonographs and phonograph cylinders in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Delaware. The company derives its name from the District of Columbia, which was its headquarters. 
In late 1923, Columbia was bought by their English subsidiary, the Columbia Graphophone Company. 
In 1931, the British Columbia Graphophone Company merged with the Gramophone Company to form Electric & Musical Industries Ltd. (EMI). In 1938, the Columbia label in the USA, was bought by William S. Paley of the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) for $750,000. 
 EMI retained the rights to the Columbia name in most other territories including the UK, Australia and New Zealand. It continued to operate the label with moderate success until 1972, when it was retired and replaced by the EMI Records imprint.
In Norway, Columbia was distributed by Iversen & Frogh A/S (later Carl M. Iversen A/S) until 1968.
In 1969, EMI's Norwegian subsidiary EMI Norsk A/S was established and Columbia became one of their labels.
From late 1957 to 1961, almost all Norwegian singles came in company sleeves. Later all foreign recordings came in picture sleeve (Danish or Norweigian). The Norwegian recordings up to late 1962 came in company sleeves.
45 GN 1654 - 1959
45 GN 1684 - 1961
GN 1735 - 1965
to
GN 1770 - 1966
GN 1771 - 1966
to
GN 1874 - 1973
.
to
GN 1899 - 1975
45 GN 1432
Reissue of 78 RPM material (1953)
The label has shiny surface
DEM nr. 1
Demonstration record from 1965 that show the distributors name yet was not changed to Carl M. Iversen A/S
Labels (Foreign recordings)
45 DC 756 - 1961
to
.
DC 762 - 1965
to
,
45 DD 694 - 1958
to
45 DD 695 - 1959
45 DD 695 - 1959
to
45 DD 755 - 1962
45 DD 697 - 1959
to
45 DD 716 - 1961
DD 799 - 1967
to
.
45 DS 2204 - 1962
to
45 DS 2208 - 1962
DS 2267 - 1965
to
DS 2277 - 1965
DS 2361 - 1967
to
DS 2458 - 1969
45 DW 5944 - 1962
to
45 DW 5992 - 1962
SCDN 2 - 1957
SCRF 20002 - 1960
UK numbering
SCM 5239 - 1956
to
.
45 DB 3891  - 1957
to
45 DB 4133 - 1958
45 DB 4169 - 1958
to
45 DB 4738 - 1961
45 DB 4484 - 1960
to
DB 4984 - 1963
DB 7007 - 1963
to
DB 7360 - 1964
DB 7360 - 1964
to
DB 7976 - 1966
DB 7982  - 1966
to
DB  8831 - 1972
EP's
SEGN  4  - 1957
to
SEGN 68 - 1962
SEG 7501 - 1957
to
SEG 7676 - 1959
SEGK 1040 - 1958
to
SEGK 1054 - 1960
SED 5518
SEL 1554
Range
Front
Back
Details
No 1
Late 1957
to
.
Rough paper - waxy inside
 Cut straight  Glued bottom/right  
No 2
.
to
1959
Rough paper - waxy inside
Labels distributed by
Iversen og Frogh A/S
   Cut straight  Glued bottom/right  
No 3
1959
to
.
Thick paper
Labels distributed by
Iversen og Frogh A/S
   Curved top  Inside glued  
No 4
.
to
.
Thick paper
Dark grey/yellow
   Curved top  Inside glued  
No 5
.
to
Late 1962
Later  issues in picture sleeves
Thinner paper
Black/yellow
   Curved top  Inside glued  
No 6
1967
to
.
Most issues in picture sleeves
   Curved top  Inside glued  
No 7
.
to
GN 1885 - 1973
Most issues in picture sleeves
   Cut straight/notch  Glued bottom/right  
Colour Hits series (yellow vinyl)
No 8
45 DB 4169 - 1958
to
45 DB 4738 - 1961
   Cut straight/notch  Glued left/right  
EP
EP 1
1957
to
1958
Later issues in picture sleeves
Thin cardboard
 Cut straight  Inside glued
Christmas sleeves
C 1
1957
to
.
   Cut straight  Folded paper in plastic  
C 2
.
to
.
Made of pre-printed thin flimsy paper. The patterns will vary on each sleeve.
Example:
The colours will fade.
   Cut straight/notch  Glued bottom/right  
C 3
.
to
.
Red/light green
"Merry Christmas"
   Curved top  Inside glued  
C 4
.
to
1961
Darker red/green
"Merry Christmas"
   Curved top  Inside glued