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"His Master's Voice" label designs

Below are all known UK label designs for "His Master's Voice" catalogue sequences that included classical repertoire between the end of WW2 and the end of 1959. All sequences are mono, unless stated. All sequences concentrated singly on classical music, unless stated.

78s
Label designs for DA and DB sequences are identical, slight variations in rim text and text placement notwithstanding, and label colours are occasionally lighter or darker. The same goes for the B and C sequence issues.
​The Plum Series was, presumably, a popular music sequence including popular classics.
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Red Label series 10" (DA prefix; 12" DB prefix label is identical)
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Plum Label series 10" (B prefix; 12" C prefix label is identical)

LPs
The Plum label series was a popular music sequence including popular classics. With the stereo labels, the first letter of the prefix matches those of the Red and Plum mono sequences.
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Red Label series 12" (ALP prefix; 10" BLP prefix label is identical)
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Plum Label series 12" (CLP prefix; 10" DLP prefix label is identical)
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White & Gold stereo label (ASD 12" series; 10" BSD, 12" CSD & 10" DSD labels are identical)

7" SPs (Short Play)
The SP format, now better known as 'singles', was confusingly originally viewed as a Long Play format (i.e. stacked on an autochanger record player, as per earlier 78 'albums'). The first releases, all from EMI, had a large centre hole as per the original US RCA Victor format, for playing on early 45 rpm players with large spindles.
Again, the Plum label series was a popular music sequence including popular classics.
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Red Label series (7R prefix; large spindle hole)
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Red Label series (7R prefix; push-out centre)
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Plum Label series (7P prefix; large spindle hole)
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Plum Label series (7P prefix; push-out centre)

7" EPs
Yet again, the Plum label series was a popular music sequence including popular classics. Here, however, it was joined by the green series, which was similarly a popular music sequence including popular classics.
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Red Label series (7ER prefix)
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Plum Label series (7EP prefix)
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Black Label series (7EB prefix)
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Green Label series (7EG prefix)
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Red Label series stereo (RES prefix)
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Plum Label series stereo (PES prefix)

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  • Books/Home
    • Recorded music history books >
      • British Bell Records on Shellac and Vinyl
      • The Famous Charisma Discography 2nd Ed
      • Blues from the Avon Delta
      • The British Classical Record Industry
      • The Immediate Discography
      • The B&C Discography
      • The Virgin Discography
      • The Saydisc & Village Thing Discography
      • Bristol Folk
      • Information required for upcoming book
    • Railway books
    • Tabitha Miggins books
    • Travel guides & biography
    • Database design books
    • Action & adventure - the Hal Jons/Harry Graham Collection
  • Support resources
    • Bells on Shellac & Vinyl >
      • Church and tower bell recordings
      • Carillon recordings
      • Handbell recordings
      • Minimalist bell recordings
      • Updates and additions >
        • Tower locations, UK
        • Tower locations, non-UK
        • Methods rung, UK only
        • Methods rung, non-UK
        • Handbell ensembles on UK shellac & vinyl
    • Two Weeks in Turkey >
      • Maps for walks and hikes
      • Maps for locations reached by public transport
    • Blues from the Avon Delta - updates & additions >
      • Bluesmaster extension project
    • British Classical Record Industry, 1945 to 1959 - support resources >
      • Tables to support digital version
      • "His Master's Voice" label designs
      • Columbia label designs
      • Parlophone label designs
      • MGM, Capitol & Mercury label designs
      • Decca label designs
      • Decca sub-label designs
      • Pye-Nixa label designs
      • Pye Group sub-label designs
      • Philips label designs
      • Philips sub-label designs
      • Major label generic sleeve designs
      • Major label bespoke sleeve designs
    • Saydisc & Village Thing Discography - updates & additions >
      • New releases since publication
      • Saydisc SD & CP sequence updates
      • Matchbox Bluesmaster updates
      • Roots updates
      • JASS updates
      • Bornand and Supraphon updates
      • Sleeve variations, etc.
      • Further listings
    • Virgin Discography - updates & additions
    • Transacord: Sounds of Steam - updates & additions
    • Bristol Folk - updates & additions
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