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Revised 11/1/14

OKEH
US Labels and Company Sleeves 1951-1970

Labels (popular)
Rhythm and Blues
Columbia logo
Columbia logo
No Columbia logo
6800 - 1951
to
6833 - 1951
6809 - 1951
to
7011 - 1953
6982 - 1953
to
7001 - 1953
Occasionally
7015 - 1953
to
7092 - 1957
Okeh Records was founded in 1916 by Otto K. E. Heinemann (1877–1965), the German-American manager for the U.S. branch of German Odeon Records. The label folded in 1935. Columbia revived it in 1940 and pressed Okeh until 1946. In 1951 the label once again was revived - this time to last until early 1970.
6886 - 1953
Optional centre
6964 - 1953
Solid centre
7092 - 1957
to
7140 - 1960
7141 - 1960
to
7208 - 1964
7187 - 1963
Darker color - gold print
7210 - 1965
to
7338 - 1970
Label discontinued
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Labels (country)
18001 - 1951
to
18013 - 1953
18034 - 1954
to
18059 - 1954
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Sleeves
Range
Front
Back
Details
No 1
6800 - 1951
to
6833 - 1951
"Okeh" and (logo)
Trademarks...
 Cut straight/notch  Inside glued  
No 2
6809 - 1951
to
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Sleeve not available
for scan
       
No 3
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to
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   Cut straight/notch  Inside glued  
No 4
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to
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   Cut straight/notch  Glued left/right  
No 5
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to
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   Cut straight/notch  Glued left/right  
No 6
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to
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New layout
   Cut straight/notch  Inside glued  
No 7
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to
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®"Okeh"
   Cut straight/notch  Inside glued  
No 8 a
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to
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®"Okeh",
Marcas Registrada,
Printed in U.S.A.
   Cut staight/notch  Inside glued  
No 8 b
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to
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®"Okeh",
Marcas Registrada,
Printed in U.S.A.
. Ref 135A  Cut staight/notch  Inside glued  
No 9
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to
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®"Okeh",
Marcas Registrada,
Printed in U.S.A.
   Curved top  Inside glued  
No 10
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to
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®"Okeh" Marca Reg.
"C.B.S." T.M.
Printed in U.S.A.
   Curved top  Inside glued  
No 11
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to
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®"Okeh" Marca Reg.
"C.B.S." T.M.
Printed in U.S.A.
. Ref 135  Curved top  Inside glued  
No 12
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to
7338 - 1970
®"Okeh" Marca Reg.
"C.B.S." T.M.
Printed in U.S.A.
Manufactured by Okeh Records/C.B.S., Inc.
51 W. 52 Street
   Curved top  Inside glued  
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Thanks to Franz Zeleny, Austria 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 Okeh Records from Global Dog Productions
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