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Revised 21/8/11

TRACK
US Labels and Company Sleeves 1968-1975

Labels

Atlantic
Atlantic
Decca
MCA
T 2582 - dec 1968
T 2656 - aug 1969
Atlantic numbering
 T 2582 - dec 1968
T 2656 - aug 1969
T 2718 - nov 1969
Atlantic numbering
32903 - jul 1972
to
33052 - jan 1973
Decca numbering
MCA 40053 - may 1973
MCA numbering
Track Records was founded in London in 1967 by Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp, then managers of The Who.
Track was one of the earliest British independent labels, although Robert Stigwood's Reaction label, had started a year earlier. These labels claim to independence are slightly misleading as there was no independent distribution system in place at the time, and both labels were very much reliant upon support from the major Polydor label.
In the US (unlike it's British cousin), Track Records just wound up being a subsidiary,
and all releases had some sort of "Who" involvement.
MCA
MCA 40053 - may 1973
to
MCA 40433 - jun 1975
MCA numbering
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Sleeves
Range
Front
Back
Details
No 1
 T 2582 - 1968
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For sleeve details
(different types)
see Atlantic Group
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 Curved top  Inside glued  
No 2
 T 2656 - 1969
and
T 2718 - 1969
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For sleeve details
(different colours)
see Atlantic Group
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   Curved top  Inside glued  
No 3
32903 - 1972
to
33052 - 1973
© MCA Records Inc,, 1972
   Curved top  Inside glued  
No 4
MCA 40053 - 1973
to
MCA 40433 - 1975
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For sleeve details
(different colours/types)
see MCA Records
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   Curved top  Inside glued  
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Contact for corrections
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Thanks to John Villanova, New York for scans in and info this section
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Thanks to Karl-Heinz Decker, Germany for scans in this section
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