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WARNER BROS. OZ Labels and Company Sleeves 1959-1990

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WS 001 - 1959
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WS 003 - 1959
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5068 - 1960
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5151 - 1960
US numbering
5151 was issued before 5068
(Charted Apr 1960)

5050 - 1960
5105 - 1960
5123 - 1960

5158 - 1960
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5311 - 1962

5501 - 1961
5506 - 1961

.. Tracks from two 4 track US EPs.
See US Warner Bros.
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USA: In 1956 Harry Warner and Albert Warner sold their interest in the studio and the board was joined by new members who favoured a renewed expansion into the music business: Charles Allen, Serge Semenenko and David Baird. With the record business booming (sales had topped US$500 million by 1958) Semenenko argued that it was foolish for Warners to make deals with other companies to release its soundtracks when, for less than the cost of one motion picture, they could establish their own label, creating a new income stream that could continue promoting its contract actors.
Warner Bros Records opened for business on 19 March 1958. Its original office was located above the film studio's machine shop at 3701 Warner Boulevard in Burbank, California.
The Australian set up closely followed the US progression in regard to label designs.
The records were pressed and distributed by Australian Record Company (ARC/CBS) until around 1968, when WB branched off on their own under different company names. (Kinney and 7 Arts) before forming the WEA (Warner, Electra, Atlantic) conglomerate in 1970.

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5341 - 1963
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5442 - 1964

5317 - 1964
5418 - 1964

5443 - 1964
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5659 - 1965

Jump from 5496 to 5608

WB 5611 - 1965
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WB 5649 - 1965
WB prefix

5713 - 1965
5728 - 1965
Issued in OZ only


The Australian Record Company	Published and © 19-- Warner Bros.
5672 - 1965 to 5890 - 1967 Jump from 5698 to 5808	7020 - 1967 to 7291 - 1969



WB 7322 - 1969 to WB 7376 - 1970	7378 - 1970 to .	7401 - 1970 to .	WB 7520 - 1971 to 1974



100,005 - 1974 WEA nunbering	WB 7747 - mar 1974 to WBS 8168 - apr 1976	WBS 8181 - aug 1976 to WBS 8484 - 1977


WBS 8640 - 1978 to WBS 8825 - 1979	WBS 49077 - 1979 to WBS 49608 - 1980	7 29974 - 1982 to 7 29507 - 1983	7 29214 - 1984 to 7 27644 - 1988

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6001 - 1960 to 6022 - 1962 US Valiant numbering	6026 - 1963 to 6040 - 1964 US Valiant numbering	6212 - 1972 to 6221 - 1972	WB 6273 - 1973 to WB 6643 - jul 1976

4000 SERIES


WBA 4004 - 1971 to WBA 4072 - 1974 Australian recordings	WBA 4061 - 1974 Australian issue	WBA 4092 - 1978 Australian issue	WBA 4102 - 1978 to WBA 4111 - 1982