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DIAMOND
US Labels and Company Sleeves 1961-1970

Labels
Diamond Records Inc.
1650 Braodway
Diamond Records Inc.
1650 Braodway
A Division of
Edwin H. Morris & Co
D 101 - oct 1961
to
D 199 - apr 1965
D 200 - apr 1966
to
D 265 - aug 1969
Label colour varies
D 265 - aug 1969
to
D 271 - jan 1970
Label discontinued
Diamond Records was started in 1961 by brothers Joe Kolsky and Phil Kahl, both born in Poland. In 1957, Joe and Phil had helped co-found Roulette records.
In 1969, Diamond Records was sold to the Edwin H. Morris corporation, 
which was owned by Columbia Records.
By early 1970, Diamond Records had been sold to the music division of the Certron corporation. 

Sleeves

Range
Front
Back
Details
No 1
Around D 185 - 1965
to 
.
1650 Broadway, New York
 Cut straight/notch  Glued left/right  
No 2
.
to 
D 265 - 1969
1650 Broadway, New York
. Ref 118  Curved top  Inside glued  
No 3
D 267 - 1969
to 
D 271 - 1970
A Division of
 Edwin H. Morris & Co
   Curved top  Glued left/right  
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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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  Repro sleeves available from Big Boppa Records
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45 Discography for Diamond Records from Global Dog Productions
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