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Revised 28/8/14

PHILIPS
NO Labels and Company Sleeves 1953-1981

Labels (Norwegian recordings)

353 005 - 1958
Reissue of 1954 78 rpm
353 122 - 1958
Sold for the benefit of the Norwegian Red Cross' children work
353 117 - 1958
to
353 201 - 1962
353 202 - 1962
to
353 236 - 1964
Philips Records  was founded by Dutch electronics giant Philips. It was started as Philips Phonographische Industries (PPI) in 1950. In the late 1950s Philips created a subsidiary label, Fontana Records. 
Here is a (incomplete) discography for the Norwegian recordings.
353 244 - 1964
to
353 339 - 1969
6084 001 - 1970
to
6084 057 - 1975
6084 064 - 1979
6084 064 - 1979
to
6084 066 - 1980
6018 033 - 1980
to
6018 043 - 1981

Labels (Foreign recordings)

"Minigroove 45"  1957-1962 
315 571 - 1961
318 064 - 1958
to
318 496 - 1961
319 477 - 1962
320 100 - 1960
to
320 152 - 1962
322 195 - 1957
to
322 860 - 1962
End of series
326 305 - 1958
to
326 550 - 1962
345 246 - 1960
to
345 284 - 1961
355 251 - 1962
..
Thick "PHILIPS"  1963-1966
304 009 - 1963
to
304 128 - 1967
319 828 - 1963
320 167 - 1964
to
320 267 - 1967
End of series
326 566 - 1963
to
326 981- 1969
End of series
328 079 - 1968
350 231 - 1963
to
350 364 - 1969
373 169 - 1963
to
373 527 - 1965
......
Small "PHILIPS"  large "45" left side - 1966
320 211 - 1966
to
320 210 - 1966
326 743 - 1966
......
Thinner "PHILIPS"  blue label - 1969-1972
334 701- 1969
to
334 780 - 1969
6000 045 - 1972
to
6000 075 - 1972
6006 008 - 1970
to
6006 202- 1972
6007 021 - 1970
to
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6009 135 - 1971
to
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6012 208 - 1972
to
6012 283 - 1973
6015 029 - 1971
to
6015 056 - 1972
6073 306 - 1971
to
6073 801 - 1973

Other series using the label above:
 6084 nnn (1971)
6097 nnn (1970) 
6805 nnn (1971) 
.....
Mono  and stereo  symbols replaced with 
Labels turn darker and colours later changes (1973-1981)
1973
1975
1975
to
1979
1979
to
1981
...
EP's
Philips was the first company that issued 45 records in Norway (1953).
The records were pressed in Holland. 
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400 005 - 1957
to
400 066
402 000 - 1959
to
402 018
409 003 - 1956
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409 506 - 1956
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Foreign recordings
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Norwegian recordings
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Norwegian recordings
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Norwegian recording
421 000 - 1954
to
421 110 - 1957
421 600 - 1957
to
421 619 - 1958
421 625 - 1958
to
421 672 - 1961
421 626 - 1958
(in the wax)
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422 008 - 1958
to
422 026 - 1958
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to
422 239 - 1959
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422 507 - 1959
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422 529 - 1960
425 000 - 1953
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427 300 - 1959
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427 302 - 1959
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429 031 - 1954
to
429 319- 1958
429 418 - 1958
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429 892 - 1960
432 298 - 1958
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Sleeves
Range
Front
Back
Details
No 1
1958
to
1958
Thin cardboard
Sticker on EP sleeve
   Cut straight/notch  Glued left/right  
No 2
1958
to
.
Greyish blue
Smooth paper
(This is the most common)
 Cut straight/notch  Glued bottom/right  
No 3
.
to
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Dark blue - smooth paper
   Cut straight/notch  Glued bottom/right  
No 4
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to
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Blue - smooth paper
   Cut straight/notch  Glued bottom/right  
No 5
.
to
1962
Blue - rough paper
White shades. Wide fold.
Picture sleeves from 1963 to 1970
 Cut straight/notch  Glued bottom/right  
No 6
1970
to
1973
Most issues in picture sleeves
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 7
1974
to
1975
Most issues in picture sleeves
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 8
1975
to
1978
Most issues in picture sleeves
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 9
1978
to
1981
Most issues in picture sleeves
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
Export sleeve for the Swedish market
1962
to
1964
   Cut straight/notch  Glued bottom/right  
EP
EP 1
1956
to
.
Most issues in picture sleeves
Offset
Oslo
Extended
Play
   Cut straight  Glued left/right  
EP 2
.
to
1960
Most issues in picture sleeves
Offset
Oslo
Extended
Play
   Cut straight  Glued left/right  
EP 3
.
to
1960
Most issues in picture sleeves
No
Printer
Extended
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