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Revised 12/11/12

DE LUXE
US Labels and Company Sleeves 1951-1973

Labels
No "High Fidelity"
"High Fidelity"
"STEREO"
"High Fidelity"
3300 - 1951
to
3323 - 1953
6000 - 1953
to
6090 - 1955
6091 - 1955
to
6190 - 1959
6185 - 1959
STEREO
6191 - 1960
to
6203 - 1961
De Luxe Records was founded in 1944 by David and Jules Braun in Linden, New Jersey.  In 1953, the label was purchased by Syd Nathan, the founder and owner of King Records. De Luxe was moved to Cincinnati, Ohio and became a King subsidiary.
Starday/King
Starday/King
101 - 1968
to
127 - 1971
129 - 1970
to
152 - 1973
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Sleeves
Range
Front
Back
Details
No 1
6000 - 1953
to 
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Black ink
King Records Inc.
Cincinnati 7, Ohio
. Ref 117  Cut straight/notch  Glued bottom/right  
No 2
.
to 
1958
Green ink
King Records Inc.
Cincinnati 7, Ohio
. Ref 117A  Cut straight/notch  Glued bottom/right  
No 3
1958
to 
6203 - 1961
King Records Inc.
Cincinnati 7, Ohio
. Ref 127A  Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 4
118 - 1969
to 
152 - 1973
   Curved top  Glued left/right  
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Contact for corrections
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Thanks to Jim Ronat, Highland, Illinois for scans in this section
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Thanks to Dave Budlong, Portland, Oregon for info in this section
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Thanks to Middle-Earth Records 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 Dave Turk, Denver, Colorado for scans in this section
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  Repro sleeves available from Big Boppa Records
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45 Discography for De Luxe Records from Global Dog Productions
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