BELL UK Labels and Company Sleeves 1968-1982
The Gramophone comp.
The Gramophone comp.
Made in Great Britain
Bell Records Division
BLL 1001 - 1968
to
BLL 1091 - jan 1970
BLL 1097 - feb 1970
to
BLL 1146 - apr 1971
BLL 1152 - apr 1971
to
BELL 1495 - oct 1976
Changes to BELL by 1200
Label discontinued
Label revived
BELL 1496 - jun 1981
to
BELL 1505 - aug 1982
 U.S.A.: In 1961, Larry Uttal purchased Bell, Amy and Mala labels, and folded his Madison Records. 
Early on, Uttal concentrated on the Amy and Mala labels, and rendered Bell dormant. The Bell label was revived in 1964. When Uttal left the company in 1974, Clive Davis, music consultant to Columbia Pictures, took over. Uttal then founded Private Stock Records. By late 1974, Davis merged the Columbia Pictures labels (Colpix, Colgems and Bell) into a new entity named Arista.
UK Arista revived the label breifly in 1981.
Range
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Details
No 1
1968
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Stateside albums
from 1967
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No 2
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to
1970
Bell albums
from 1968
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No 3
1970
to
1971
1969 albums
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No 4
1970
to
1971
1969/1970 albums
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No 5
1971
to
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1970 albums
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No 6
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to 
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The Gramophone
Company LTD
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No 7
.
to
1973
The Gramophone
Company LTD
. Ref 6A  Cut straight/notch   Glued bottom/right  
No 8
1973
to
BELL 1495 - 1976
EMI Records LTD
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No 9
BELL 1496 - 1981
to
BELL 1505 - 1982
Marketed by Arista Records
Distributed by PolyGram
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