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Revised 11/7/14

LONDON
DE Labels and Company Sleeves 1954-1974

Labels
DL 20 014 - 1954
to
DL 20 037 - 1956
DL 20 045 - 1956
to
DL 20 107 - 1957
DL 20 114 - 1957
to
DL 20 133 - 1957
DL 20 152 - 1958
to
DL 20 350 - 1960
The American London label, founded in 1947, released British Decca Records in the USA, since it could not use the Decca name there.  London Records was also used by British Decca in the European market to release American labels which British Decca licensed. On Radio Luxembourg, the label was known as "London American". 
Christmas
Stereo
DL 20 177 - 1958
SDL 20 237 - 1959
to
SDL 20 254 - 1959
Kapp
Dot
DL 20 361 - 1960
to
DL 20 474 - 1961
DL 20 373 - 1961
to
DL 20 965 - 1966
DL 20 843 - 1967
to
DL 20 973 - 1974
.......
EP (1957-1962)
RE 3000 - 1957
to
RE 3040 - 1962
RE 3037 - 1960
to
RE 3049 - 1960
.
to
RE 3055 - 1962
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Sleeves
Range
Front
Back
Details
No 1
1956
to
.

 
"Sollte sich.."
"Abgabebedingung.."
   Cut straight/notch  Glued bottom/right  
No 2
.
to
DL 20 107 - 1957
Red corner
"Sollte sich.."
"Abgabebedingung.."
   Cut straight/notch  Glued bottom/right  
No 3
DL 20 114 - 1957
to
.
"Sollte sich.."
"Abgabebedingung.."
 Cut straight (sawtooth)  Inside glued - double  
No 4
.
to
.
"Sollte sich.."
"Abgabebedingung.."
 Cut straight (sawtooth)  Inside glued  - double
No 5
Early 1960's
to
.
"Sollte sich.."
"Abgabebedingung.."
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 6
1961
to
.
"Sollte sich.." (Front)
"Abgabe-Bedingung.." (Back)
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 6 x
.
to
.
As above,
 When they got a hit selling faster than the picture sleeves could be delivered, the company sleeve was used with a special print.
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 7
Mid 1960's
to
.
"Sollte sich.." (Back)
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 8
1967
to
.
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 9
1969
to
.
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
Stereo sleeve
S 1
SDL 20 237 - 1959
to
SDL 20 254 - 1959
"Sollte sich.."
"Abgabebedingung.."
   Cut straight/notch  Inside glued  
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Contact for corrections
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....Thanks to Johan Alberda, Berlin, Germany for scans in this section
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Thanks to Karl-Heinz Decker, Germany for scans in this section
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Thanks to Franz Zeleny, Austria for scans in this section
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Thanks to Bernd Rüttgers, Wuppertal, Germany for scans in this section
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