In
Britain in 1931, RCA's British branch, the Gramophone Company
(HMV), merged with Parlophone and Columbia to form Electrical
and Musical Industries. RCA sold its shares in the new company
in 1935, but its products continued to appear on the HMV label
over here until 1957, when RCA launched its own label (1, 2).
CBS
1014 - 1972
CBSA 1002 - 1981
to
CBS 9578 - 1981
CBSA 2344 - 1981
One
Sided Single
At
the end of 1982 CBS decided that they might sell more singles
if they dropped the B-side and sold them at a lesser price!
A novel idea, but the stores really didn't like the fact that
different singles would have different prices. Also the Music
Publishing firms were up in arms about this, which meant less
royalties for their songwriters (B-sides same royalties as the
A-side). One Side Singles were quietly dropped by Spring 1983.
Range
Front
Back
Details
No
1
AAG
101 - 1961
to
.
.
Ref 13A
Cut
straight
Inside
glued
No
2
.
to
1965
.
Ref 13C
Curved
top
Inside
glued
No
3
1965
to
.
Waves
at the back
Wavy
top - waves back
Inside
glued
No
4
.
to
Early 1967
Wavy
top - waves back
Glued
left/right
No
5
Early
1967
to
.
Artists
Wavy
top - waves back
Glued
left/right
No
6
.
to
.
Waves
at the front
.
Ref 13
Wavy
top - waves front
Glued
bottom/right
No
7
.
to
.
Waves
at the front
Wavy
top - waves front
Glued
bottom/right
No
8
.
to
CBS 5436 - 1971
Waves
at the front
Wavy
top - waves front
Glued
bottom/right
No
9
CBS
7009 - 1971
to
.
Purple
on orange
28/30 Theobalds road
London WC1
.
Ref 13B
Wavy
top - waves front
Glued
bottom/right
No
10
.
to
CBS 8496 - 1972
Light
purple on orange
28/30 Theobalds road
London WC1
Wavy
top - waves front
Glued
bottom/right
No
11
CBS
1014 - 1972
to
.
Rectangle
on the front
28/30
Theobalds road
London WC1
"Delga"
Cut
straight/notch
Glued
left/right
No
12
.
to
1973
Rectangle
on the front
28/30
Theobalds road
London WC1
No "Delga"
Cut
straight/notch
Glued
bottom/right
No
13
1973
to
Late 1975
No
rectangle
17/18
Soho Square
London W1B 5PD
Curved
top
Glued
left/right
No
14
Late
1975
to
.
Rectangle
on the front
17/19
Soho Square
London W1V 6HE
Cut
straight/notch
Glued
bottom/right
No
15
.
to
Jul 1978
No
rectangle
17/19
Soho Square
London W1V 6HE
.
Ref 13D
Curved
top
Glued
left/right
No
16
Aug
1978
to
.
No
rectangle
17/19
Soho Square
London W1V 6HE
Cut
straight/notch
Glued
bottom/right
No
17
.
to
1979
No
rectangle
17/19
Soho Square
London W1V 6HE
Curved
top
Glued
left/right
No
18
1979
to
.
Glossy
finish
Bottom:
14-22 Ganton St.
London W1
Curved
top
Glued
left/right
No
19
.
to
.
Flat
finish
Bottom:
14-22 Ganton St.
London W1
Curved
top
Glued
left/right
No
20
1970
to
1984
Flat
finish
Bottom:
14-22 Ganton St.
London W1V 1LB
All
later CBS singles
came in picture sleeves
Curved
top
Glued
left/right
S
1
One
Side Singles
1982-1983
Cut
straight
Glued
left/right
CBS
Distribution sleeves
Used with CBS distributed labels: Dandelion, Mums etc.