CAPITOL UK Labels and Company Sleeves 1953-1983
Decca distribution
Thick tri-centre
Decca distribution
Thick tri-centre
Decca distribution
Thin tri-centre
Decca distribution
Thin tri-centre
CL 13985 - oct 1953
to
CL 14169 - oct 1954
CL 14185 - nov 1954
to
CL 14264 - 1955
CL 14261 - 1955
to
 CL 14380 - 1955
Jump to 14500
CL 14265 - 1955
EMI distribution
Small logo
EMI distribution
Large logo
EMI distribution
"Jigsaw" centre
CL 14500 - 1956
to
 CL 14551 - 1956
CL 14573 - 1956
to
 CL 15331 - 1963
CL 14635 - 1957
Text in centre
Text in centre
CL 15332 - 1964
to
 CL 15378 - 1965
CL 15384 - 1965
to
CL 15664 - 1970
CL 15665 - 1970
to
 CL 15755 - 1973
CL 15765 - 1973
to
 CL 15973 - 1978
Occasionally
CL 15977 - 1978
CL 201 - 1981
to
CL 16184 - 1981
CL 214 - 1981
CL 225 - 1981
to
 CL 316 - 1983
Range
Front
Back
Details
Manufactured and distributed by Decca Records
No 1 a
CL 13985 - 1953
to
.
 Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 1 b
.
to
CL 14380 - 1955
   Cut straight  Inside glued  CL 14263 - 1955
 Manufactured and distributed by Electric and Musical Industiries Limited (EMI)
No 2
CL 14500 - 1956
to
.
Rectangles both sides
.
Small "Made and printed..".
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 3
.
to
.
Rectangles both sides
.
Small "Made and printed..".
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 4
.
to
.
Rectangle right side only
.
Small "Made and printed..".
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 5
.
to
CL 14904 - 1958
Rectangle right side only
.
Large "Made and printed..".
.  Scans from repro sleeve    
No 6
CL 14910 - aug 1958
to 
CL 15290 - 1963
 
.  Slightly curved top  Inside glued  
No 7
CL 15291 - 1963
to
.
Use EMITEX
6'- to 50' tokens
Printing error
"Instruments"
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 8
.
to
.
Use EMITEX
6'- to 50' tokens
Printing error corrected
"Industries"
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 9
.
to
1964
Use EMITEX
6'- to 50' tokens
Printing error corrected
"Industries"
   Cut straight/notch  Glued left/right  
1964 - EMI logo added
No 10
 1964
to
1965
Use the new EMITEX
6'- to 50' tokens
.  Wavy top  Glued left/right  
No 11
1965
to
1965
6' to 50' tokens
   Wavy top  Glued left/right  
No 12
1966
to
1967
 
7'3 to 50' tokens
   Wavy top  Glued left/right  
No 13
1967
to
CL 15528 - 1968
7'3 to 50' tokens
  Wavy top  Glued bottom/right  
No 14
CL 15602 - 1968
to
6
Albums, all issued in 1967
   Wavy top  Glued bottom/right  
No 15
1968
to
1968
Scans from repro sleeve
Albums issued in
 1966 to 1968 (T 2919)
   Cut straight/notch  Glued bottom/right  
No 16
1968
to
CL 15664 - 1970
Albums issued in
 1968 and 1969 (T 21194)
.  Cut straight/notch  Glued bottom/right  
No 17
CL 15665 - 1970
to
CL 15755 - 1973
..
 .New logo
Quicksilver LP from 1969
 upper left
.  Cut straight/notch  Glued bottom/right  
No 18
CL 15765 - 1973
to
CL 15973 - 1978
 
. Ref 73  Cut straight/notch  Glued bottom/right  
No 19
1978
to
1983
   Cut straight/notch  Glued bottom/right  
No 20
1978
to
1980
Used for the 7'' versions of the "Capitol Tower"
12'' singles

   Cut straight/notch  Glued left/right  
No 21
1983
to
.
© 1983
   Cut straight/notch  Glued left/right