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Revised 24/9/13

ERA
US Labels and Company Sleeves 1955-1971

Labels
45 1000 - 1955
to
45 1092 - 1959
3000 - 1959
to
3025 - 1960
3002 - 1959
3019 - 1960
Era Records was founded by Herb Newman and Lou Bedell in 1955  as a pop, country & western and jazz label. 
In the late 1950s, the label switched to mostly rockabilly music.
In 1959 Bedell sold his interest in the label to Newman. Era distributed other labels including Monogram and Trey. 
From 1969 to 1971, Era was associated with Happy Tiger, which reissued and distributed some of Era's oldies.
3028 - 1960
to
3202 - 1969
Golden Era Series
Reissues
Back to Back Hits
Reissues
5000 series
001 - 1969
to
060 - 1971 
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Sleeves
Range
Front
Back
Details
No 1
45 1000 - 1955
to
45 1092 - 1959
Wish Printed Advertising,
Los Angeles
 Cut straight  Glued bottom/right  
No 2
3000 - 1959
to
3025 - 1960
. Ref 121  Curved top  Inside glued  
No 3
3028 - 1960
to
.
   Cut straight/notch   Glued left/right  
No 4
.
to
3193 - 1967
   Curved top  Inside glued  
No 5
.
to
3193 - 1967
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
Reissues
R 1
001 - 1969
to
059 - 1971
 
   Curved top  Glued left/right  
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Contact for corrections
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Thanks to Dave Turk, Denver, Colorado for scans in this section
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Thanks to John Villanova, New York for scans in this section
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Thanks to Jim Ronat, Highland, Illinois for scans in this section
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Thanks to Klaas Jelle and Panayiotis, Netherlands for scans in this section
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Thanks to Middle-Earth Records for scans in this section
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Thanks to Sam Mathis, Jacksonville, Florida for scans in this section
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  Repro sleeves available from Big Boppa Records
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45 Discography for ERA Records from Global Dog Productions
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