45-SLEEVES - HOME
Revised 2/7/11

POLYDOR
OZ Labels and Company Sleeves 1957-1990

Labels (main designs)
Distributed by
Philips Electrical Industries Pty Limited
Distributed by
Philips Electrical
Industries Pty Limited
Distributed by 
Philips Electrical Pty
Limited
Distributed by
Phonogram Recordings
Pty Limited
1957
to
1964
1964
to
1966
1966
to
1967
1967
to
1970
From 1957 to 1970, Polydor used different numbering series. The best way to date the singles is using the matrix numbers.
See the discography sorted by matrix numbers here.
Distributed by
Phonogram Recordings
Pty Limited
Distributed by
Phonogram
Pty Limited
1970
to
1976
1976
to
1978
Distributed by
PolyGram Records
Pty Limited
Made by
PolyGram Records
Pty Limited
Marketed
in Australasia
by PolyGram
1979
to
1982
1985
to
1986
1986
to
1990
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Labels (variations)
NH 23075 - 1957
German Recording
66800 NH - 1958
German Recording
NH 24230 - 1960
German Recording
NH 22968 - 1960
German Recording
NH 66642 - 1961
German Recording
NH 64000 - 1963
German Recording
BF 68 - 1964
Swedish Recording
NH24-673 - 1964
German Recording
NH 52275 - 1964
German Recording
NH 52912 - 1964
German Recording
NH 59215 - 1968
M 45 triangle
NH 56380 - 1970
NH 539134 - 1970
Colossus Promotions
2001 072 - 1970
Far Out Promotions
2058 442 - 1974
(P) 1974
2079 072 - 1976
Australian recording
2001 620 - 1976
Jet Records
2001 830 - 1978
HS Records
2094 136 - 1978
Track Records
2095 037 - 1979
US recording
2095 047 - 1979
MVP
2066 932 - july 1979 
US Spring Recording 
2002 040 - 1981
EG
2002 129 - 1982
EG
883 906 - 1986
Threshold
885 201 - 1986
Threshold
885 960 - 1987
887 571 - 1988
Tin Pan Apple
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Sleeves
Range
Front
Back
Details
No 1 a
1957
to
.
Distributed by
Philips Electrical
Industries Pty. Limited
 Cut straight  Glued bottom/right  
No 1 b
.
to
Mid 1959
Distributed by
Philips Electrical
Industries Pty. Limited
   Cut straight  Glued bottom/right  
No 2
Mid 1959
to
1962
   Cut straight  Plastic sleeve  
No 3
1962
to
1963
Distributed by Philips Electrical Industries 
Pty. Ltd.
   Cut straight  Plastic sleeve  
No 4
1963
to
1965
Distributed in Australia by  Philips Electrical
Industries Pty. Limited
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 5
1965
to
1967
Distributed in Australia by  Philips Electrical
Pty. Limited
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 6
1967
to
.
Distributed in Australia by 
Phonogram Recordings
Pty. Limited
...
For sleeve details
(different colours/types)
see Phonogram Group
....
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 7
.
to
1969
Distributed in Australia by 
Phonogram Recordings
Pty. Limited
...
For sleeve details
(different colours/types)
see Phonogram Group
....
   Cut straight - cut corners  Inside glued  
No 8
1969
to
1971
...
For sleeve details
(different colours/types)
see Phonogram Group
....
   Cut straight - cut corners  Inside glued  
No 9
1971
to
.
Distributed in Australia by 
Phonogram Pty. Limited
   Cut straight - cut corners  Inside glued  
No 10
.
to
1976
Distributed in Australia by 
Phonogram Pty. Limited
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 11
1976
to
Late 1978
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 12
Late 1978
to
1983
...
For sleeve details
(different colours/types)
see Phonogram Group
....
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 13
Late 1982
to
.
...
For sleeve details
(different colours)
see Phonogram Group
....
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 14
.
to
.

 
...
For sleeve details
(different colours)
see Phonogram Group
....
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 15
.
to
1985
...
For sleeve details
(different colours)
see Phonogram Group
....
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 16
1985
to
1990
   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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Thanks to Jim Barnes - Top 40 Research - Australia  for scans in this section
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