FEDERAL US Labels and Company Sleeves 1950-1975
Gold top
Silver top
No "High Fidelity"
"High Fidelity"
12001 - 1950
to
12129 - 1953
12130 - 1953
to
12196 - 1954
12197 - 1954
to
12244 - 1955
12245 - 1955
to
12428 - 1961
Federal Records was a subsidiary of King Records started in late 1950.
When King Records was sold to Starday Records in October 1968,  Federal went with it.
"High Fidelity"
Distributed by King..
Starday-King
Gusto
12185 - 1954
Reissue
12443 - 1961
to
12545 - 1967
12553 - 1970
to
12560 - 1971
Reissues by
Gusto Records
1975
Range
Front
Back
Details
No 1
1953
to 
.
 Cut straight/notch  Glued bottom/right  
No 2
.
to 
1958
 
. Ref 122  Cut straight/notch  Glued bottom/right  
No 3
1958
to 
1962
. Ref 127A  Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 4
1962
to 
12545 - 1967
 
.  Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 5
12553 - 1970
to 
12560 - 1971
Starday-King
   Curved top  Glued left/right