COLUMBIA UK Labels and Company Sleeves 1953-1975
No centre.
Push-out centre
Push-out centre
"Jigsaw" centre
SCM 5001 - 1953
to
SCM 5059 - 1953
SCM 5061 - 1953
to
SCM 5287 - 1956
DB 3801 - 1956
to
DB 3975 - 1958
DB 3888 - 1957
DB 3975 - 1958
to
 DB 4138 - 1958
DB 4139 - 1958
to
DB 4952 - 1962
No text in center
Text in center
No text in center
EMI logo added
DB 4953 - 1963
DB 7001 - 1963
to
DB 4999 - 1963
DB 7183  - 1963
DB 7184 - feb 1964
to 
DB 8601 - jul 1969
DB 8602 - jul 1969
to 
DB 8836 - 1971
DB 8839 - 1971
to 
DB 9047 - 1975
Range
Front
Back
Details
No 1
SCM 5001 - 1953
to
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 Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 2
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to
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Optional centre info
Red overprint
Made and printed in
Great Britain
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 3
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to
SCM 5287 - 1956


 . Ref 16  Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 4
DB 3801 - 1956
to 
.
The use of "EMITEX"...
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 5
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to 
DB 3940 - 1957
Same text both sides
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
"Dancers"
No 6 a
DB 3941 - 1957
to
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   Slightly curved top  Inside glued  
No 6 b
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to 
.
Rectangles added
. Ref 16B  Slightly curved top  Inside glued  
No 6 c
DB 4490 - jul 1960
to 
DB 4490 - jul 1960
Rectangles reversed
   Slightly curved top  Inside glued  
"Multi Discs"
No 7 a
DB 4490 - jul 1960
to 
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. Ref 16G  Curved top  Inside glued  
No 7 b
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to 
DB 4775 - 1961
Also with DB 4911 to 4939
Rectangles reversed
   Curved top  Inside glued  
"Columns"
No 8
DB 4764 - 1961
to 
DB 4952 - dec 1962
. Ref 16H  Cut straight  Inside glued (!)  
1963
First green
6'- to 50'- tokens
Use Emitex
.
No 9
DB 4953 - jan 1963
to
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Small "Use"
Small "Present"
Correct print
"Industries"
   Cut straight
 Inside glued  
 Green
No 10
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to
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Small "Use"
Small "Present"
Printing error 
"Instruments"
   Cut straight
 Inside glued  
 Green
No 11
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to
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Small "Use"
Large "Present"
Printing error 
"Instruments"
   Cut straight  Inside glued  Light green
No 12
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to
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Small "Use"
Large "Present"
Printing error repaired
"Industries"
Wrong font & spacing
   Curved top  Inside glued  Light green
No 13
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to
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Small "Use"
Large "Present"
Printing error repaired
"Industries"
Wrong font & spacing
   Curved top  Inside glued  Green
No 14
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to
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Small "Use"
Large "Present"
Printing error repaired
"Industries"
Wrong font & spacing
 
 Wavy top  
 Inside glued  Light green
No 15
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to
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Small "Use"
Large "Present"
Printing error repaired
"Industries"
Correct font & spacing
   Curved top  Inside glued  Light green
No 16
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Large "Use"
Small "Present"
Textblock reduced
Text wrapped around hole
 
 Wavy top  
 Inside glued  
No 17
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to
DB 7203 - jan 1964
Large "Use"
Small "Present"
Textblock reduced
Text wrapped around hole
 
 
 Wavy top  
 Glued left/right  
             Feb 1964
       Second green
EMI logo added
 Columbia Gramophone Co LTD
below the Columbia logo
6'- to 50'- tokens
Use the new EMITEX
 
No 18
DB 7212 - feb 1964
to 
.
Use the new EMITEX
Large "Present"
6'- to 50'- tokens
Large block - 6 lines
   Wavy top - type 1  Glued left/right  
No 19
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to
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Use the new EMITEX
Large "Present"
6'- to 50'- tokens
Large block - 6 lines
   Curved top
 Inside glued  
 
No 20
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to
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Use the new EMITEX
Small "Present"
6'- to 50'- tokens
Small block - 8 lines
   Wavy top - type 1  Glued bottom/right  
No 21
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to
DB 7701 - 1965
Columbia Gramophone
Co. Ltd
Small logo
6'- to 50'- tokens
   Wavy top - type 1  Glued bottom/right  "Miners for pop pickers"
    July 1st 1965 - Name change
 The Gramophone Co LTD
below the Columbia logo
No 22
DB 7706 - 1965
to
DB 7986 - 1966

 
6'- to 50'- tokens
In half the time
Competition ends
March 31th 1966
   Wavy top - type 1  Glued bottom/right  
No 23
DB 7760 - 1965
to
DB 7780
 Original sleeve
 not available for scan
6'- to 50'- tokens
Before playtime
   Wavy top - type 1  Glued bottom/right  
No 24
DB 7949 - 1966
to
.
6'- to 50'- tokens
Before bed-time
. Ref 16A  Wavy top - type 1  Glued bottom/right  
No 25
DB 7781 1965
to
DB 7930 - 1966
and
DB 7977 - 1965
to
DB 7986 - 1966
Same label as above
6'- to 50'- tokens
All set to go
   Wavy top - type 1  Glued bottom/right  
No 26
DB 7950 - 1966
to
DB 8127 - 1967
 
 7'3- to 50'- tokens
Big hit, shadowy, shadowy....
   Wavy top - type 1  Glued bottom/right  
No 27
DB 7997 - 1966
to
DB 8023 - 1967
and
DB 8071 - 1966
to 
DB 8121 - 1967
Same label as above
7'3- to 50'- tokens
Hair goes wild...
. Ref 16F  Wavy top - type 1  Glued bottom/right  
No 28
DB 8162 - 1966
to
DB 8191 - 1967
7'3- to 50'- tokens
Miss disc makes 
four new hits
   Wavy top - type 1  Glued bottom/right  
 No 29
DB 8248 - 1967
to
.
5/- to 30/- tokens
Albums from 1963 to 1966
   Wavy top - type 1  Glued bottom/right  
No 30
.
to
DB 8301 - 1967
5/- to 30/- tokens
Albums from 1963 to 1967
   Wavy top - type 1  Glued bottom/right  
No 31
DB 8232 - 1967
to
DB 8360 - 1968
7'3- to 50'- tokens
 
 Wavy top  
 Glued bottom/right  
No 32
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to
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7'3- to 50'- tokens
 
 Wavy top  
 Glued bottom/right  DB 8313 - 1968
No 33
DB 8342
to
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7'3- to 50'- tokens
 
 Wavy top  
 Glued bottom/right  
No 34
DB 8361 - 1968
to
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Small illustrations
Catalogue numbers
on two lines
 
 Wavy top  
 Glued left/right  
No 35
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to
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Small illustrations
Catalogue numbers
on two lines
   Curved top  Glued left/right  
No 36
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to
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Larger illustrations
Catalogue numbers
on one line
 
 Wavy top  
 Glued bottom/right  
No 37
.
to
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Larger illustrations
Catalogue numbers
on one line
 
 Wavy top  
 Glued bottom/right  DB 8507 - 1968
 No 38
.
to
1969
Larger illustrations
Catalogue numbers
on one line
   Cut straight/notch  Glued bottom/right  
 No 39
DB 8647 - 1969
to
DB 8704 - 1970
. Ref 16J  Cut straight/notch  Glued bottom/right  
 No 40
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to
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   Cut straight/notch  Glued left/right  
Further issues were delivered in white sleeve, cut notch.
 EP 1
1954
to
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   Cut straight  Glued left/right  
 EP 2
.
to
1957
   Cut straight  Glued left/right