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Revised 4/4/11

MGM
OZ Labels and Company Sleeves 1956-1976

Labels
MGM SPO 101 - 1956
to
MGM SPO 113 - 1956
MGM SPO 5142 - 1956
Reissue of 1953 record
MGM 5244 - 1957
to
MGM 5451 - 1967
MGM 5291 - 1959
US Cub recording
US MGM Records was  started by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio in late 1946, for the purpose of releasing soundtrack albums of their musical films. 
In the early 1950s, MGM Records was considered one of the major record companies (besides Columbia, RCA, Decca, Capitol, Mercury and Coral) and had its own manufacturing facilities. Subsidiary Cub Records was launched in 1958 and Verve Records was acquired from Norman Granz in 1961.
In 1972, the label was sold to the newly-founded Dutch-German PolyGram, which tried to get a share of the American market by buying US record companies. PolyGram tried to re-establish MGM as a mainstream rock label, but failed. 
MGM 5300 - 1959
Reissue of 1948 hit
MGM 5350 - 1961
Solid centre - larger print
MGM 5396 - 1964
US Verve recording
Distributed by Phonogram
Recording Pty Limited
Distributed by Phonogram
Recording Pty Limited
Distributed by Phonogram
Recording Pty Limited
Distributed by Phonogram
Recording Pty Limited
MGM 1 - 1967
to
MGM 15 - 1968
MGM 20 - 1968
to
MGM 61 - 1970
MGM 20 - 1968
ARC pressing - no ridges
2006 030 - 1971
to
.
Distributed by Phonogram
Recording Pty Limited
Distributed by
Phonogram Pty Limited
Distributed by
Phonogram Pty Limited
No
top print
2006 042 - 1971
to
2006 066 - 1971
2006 145 - 1972
to
2006 561 - 1976
2006 446 - 1974
Darker colours - ridges
2006 561 - 1976
No top print
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Sleeves
Range
Front
Back
Details
No 1 a
1956
to
.
Black - dark red print 
 Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 1 b
.
to
.
Black - Red print 
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 1 c
.
to
.
Pale purple - Red print 
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 2
.
to
1961
All pale purple
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 3
1961
to
.
No corner triangle
   Cut straight  Plastic sleeve  
No 4
.
to
1963
Corner triangle
   Cut straight  Plastic sleeve  
No 5 a
1963
to
.
Blueish green
"REV" can
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 5 b
.
to
1965
Green
"REV" can
Vertical lines
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 6
1965
to
.
Use "CLENDISC"
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 7 a
.
to
.
Use "CLENDISC"
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 7 b
.
to
MGM 5451 - 1967
Use "CLENDISC"
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 8
MGM 1 - 1967
to
1969
Phonogram distribution
 ...
For sleeve details
(different types/colours)
see Phonogram Group
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   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 9
1969
to
1971
 ...
For sleeve details
(different types)
see Phonogram Group
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   Cut straight - cut corners  Inside glued  
No 10
1971
to
.
   Cut straight - cut corners  Inside glued  
No 11
.
to
1976
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
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Contact for corrections
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Thanks to Graham Wells, Australia for scans in this section
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45 Discography for MGM Records from Global Dog Productions
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