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A DATING GUIDE FOR ORIGINAL PROGRESSIVE U.K. V INYL RECORDS

Do you collect original UK vinyl records? Do you hunt for progres-sive acts from the ’60s or ’70s? Spending money on mint records on legendary labels such as Deram, Harvest or Regal Zonophone? Then this is indeed the book for you...

Labelography Volume 2 is the second book from well-respected researcher Jan Pettersson who earned lots of appreciation with his debut book, »Labelography - The Major U.K. Record Labels«, cove-ring the seven U.K. major record labels and their original pressings. This, his second book, continues in the same style and ambition but now in glorious colour.

It covers all singles, EPs and LPs from the very start in 1966 up until 1980 for Deram, Harvest and Regal Zonophone, three of the most important British progressive record labels - all with names that make us serious record collectors shiver with excitement...

To ensure a collectable record´s value, it is important to have it in mint condition, but if it´s also a verified first pressing it will more likely hold or increase its value over time. Usually sellers of original records claim that their records are first pressings without having any kind of proof. Finally, now you don’t have to guess anymore, you can just compare your copy with the hundreds of colour re-ference pictures of labels and covers, and find out if you have an original pressing or not.

The LP chapters include incredibly detailed information about each LP: label version, type of cover, type of inner sleeve, inserts, matrix numbers and also the value of the record. There are also feature pa-ges for ”special” LPs that include posters or have gimmick covers. The chapters about singles include information about the record labels and the paper sleeves.

Labelography Volume 2 is not written about any specific artists, it’s written about the record labels which means that any artist or record on the three labels are all covered here in one single book.

This meticulously researched book is intended as a field guide and should be as essential to bring to a record shop or a record fair as a book about birds when you go out bird watching. It’s also an es-sential tool when buying or selling rare progressive records on eBay or other internet sites.

Fully illustrated in colour. 320 pages.

Jan Pettersson

A First Pressing Identification Guide for Deram, Harvest, Regal Zonophone — Singles, EPs and LPs 1966 - 1980

A D AT I N G GUIDE FOR O R I G I N A L PROGRESSIVEU.K. V I N Y L R E C O R D S

LABELOGRAPHY VOLUME 2Progressive U.K.

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About the AuthorJan Pettersson (born 1965) lives in Uppsala, Sweden. He started collecting records in the ‘70s, but his interest for British pop music of the ‘60s and ‘70s first devel-oped  in  the  ‘90s when he moved together with his  fiancé – a dedicated Beatles fan. As time went by, Jan’s record collection has grown larger and now contains most of the singles, EPs and LPs of the famous British bands of the ‘60s and ‘70s. Jan works with sales and applications support at a chemistry company. This is his second book.

    

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ContentsPreface ................................................................................................................. 7 Acknowledgements ............................................................................................. 9

Chapter 1. Introduction and General Information .......................................... 11

Chapter 2. The Deram Label

2.1 Introduction to the Deram label .................................................................. 362.2 Decca matrix and stamper codes ............................................................... 372.3 Introduction to the singles .......................................................................... 392.4 Label pages for the singles in the DM series ............................................. 462.5 Introduction to the LPs ............................................................................... 552.6 Decca LP plant stampers ............................................................................ 572.7 Deram LP covers ......................................................................................... 592.8  Decca/Deram LP inner sleeves ................................................................... 662.9 Deram LP inserts ......................................................................................... 702.10 The DML/SML 700 record number series ................................................... 712.11 The DML/SML 1000 record number series ................................................. 752.12 The Decca/Deram Nova record number series ........................................ 1072.13 The SDL record number series ................................................................. 120

Chapter 3. EMI General Information

3.1 Introduction to the EMI progressive labels ............................................... 1283.2 EMI matrix and stamper codes ................................................................. 1293.3 EMI 45 rpm centre styles and plant stampers .......................................... 1313.4 EMI LP plant stampers .............................................................................. 1333.5 EMI LP covers ........................................................................................... 1353.6  EMI LP inner sleeves ................................................................................. 1453.7 EMI LP inserts and customised inner sleeves .......................................... 149

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  Chapter 4. The Harvest Label

4.1 Introduction to the Harvest label............................................................... 1524.2  Introduction to the singles ........................................................................ 1534.3  Label pages for the singles in the HAR series .......................................... 1624.4  The 12 HAR record number series ........................................................... 1734.5  Introduction to the LPs ............................................................................. 1834.6  The Q4SHVL record number series .......................................................... 1864.7  The SHDW record number series ............................................................. 1904.8  The SHSM record number series .............................................................. 2044.9  The SHSP record number series .............................................................. 2114.10 The SHSS record number series .............................................................. 2364.11 The SHTC record number series .............................................................. 2394.12 The SHTW record number series .............................................................. 2434.13 The SHVL record number series ............................................................... 246

Chapter 5. The Regal Zonophone Label

5.1  Introduction to the Regal Zonophone label .............................................. 2725.2  Introduction to the singles ........................................................................ 2745.3  Label pages for the singles in the RZ series ............................................ 2785.4  Regal Zonophone EPs .............................................................................. 2875.5  Introduction to the LPs ............................................................................. 2895.6  The LRZ/SLRZ 1000 record number series .............................................. 2925.7  The Q4SRZA 8500 record number series ................................................. 3085.8  The SRZA 8500 record number series ...................................................... 310

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(Right) Secondly, the perimeter prints and logos were added. The labels were then stored until they were needed for a specific record.

(Left) First, a plain blue label was printed on a sheet of paper.

How was a record label printed?In order to understand what kind of information you can use to date records by looking at the labels, it is important to know how they were printed. On the following pages you can see the steps used to print a copy of “Hold Me Tight”/“Let’s Move and Groove Together” by Johnny Nash, RZ 3010. The pictures of the steps illustrated here have been made with an edited picture of the single.

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(Right) Finally, the information specific for that parti cular record was print ed. Differences in the size of the print and how condensed it is are due to different printers used, not because of different pressings. Sometimes even the print of the A and B side labels of the same record can look different in this respect.

(Left) When a record was pressed, the label was

attached to the vinyl record. The pressing markings were

made by the pressing equipment and also the centre cut-outs, if a

push-out centre was made.

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(Left) Pressing ring type B.Single pressed by Decca 

for the Deram DM series after August 1972. Note the pressing ring 

on the centre.

The centres of the Decca pressed singlesAllsinglesfoundhaveroundpush-outcentresexceptPatrickD.Martin’s“ILike‘lectricMotors”/“Time”,DMR431,whichcanbefoundwithsolidcentres.Anyotherexceptionsarelicensepressingsorlaterre-issues.Twodifferenttypesofpressingringsatthecentreofthesinglecanbefound.Singles until DM 360 have a widepressing ring a few millimetersfromtherimofthepush-outcentre (typeA).FromDM362there isalsoaver-sionwhere thepress-ing ring is about 4millimetersfromthespindle hole (typeB).

(Above) Pressing ring type A. Single pressed by Decca for the Deram DM series. Note the pressing ring on the centre, typical for singles released before August 1972. Note also the wide space between the centre and the rest of the label, typical of a 

Decca pressing.

Deram re-issue singlesSomesingleswere re-issuedwithsolidcentresandpale lightbrownprint.Thiswas probably done in the ‘80s. There are also singles with orange and blacklabels.Theseareapartofthe“DemandPerformance”seriesofre-issues.

(Right)Deram re-issue from the 1980s.

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(Left)David  Bowie  released 

three singles on Deram in 1966  and  1967  which  were 

re-issued  in  the  seventies. They  are  often  sold  as  first 

pressings  on  eBay  by  sellers who do not know exactly what they 

are selling.

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Sleeve ABrown sleeve with white print.Used with label #1 in 1966 for the nine or ten first releases.

Deram company sleevesNoUKprintedpicturesleeveshavebeenfoundforsinglesintheDeramDMseriesreleasedbeforeautumn1979.

Deram picture sleevesTwosinglesintheDMseries–DMR431andDMR432–werereleasedinpicturesleeves,bothintheautumnof1979.

(Above) Picture sleeve for DM R 432.

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Sleeve BWhite sleeve with light brown spiral and curved top.Used from 1966 until 1969 with label versions #1 to #3.

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Sleeve CWhite sleeve with light brown spiral and wavy top.Used from 1969 until 1975 with label versions #3 to #5.

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2.4 Label pages for the singles in the DM series DM seriesDeramsingles#1 DM101 ~ DM226 DM230 ~ DM269 Page 47

Deramsingles#2 DM227 ~DM228 Page 48

Deramsingles#3 DM270 ~ DM331 Page 49

Deramsingles#4 DM332 ~ DM358 Page 50

Deramsingles#5 DM359 ~ DM427 Page 51

Deramsingles#6 DM428 ~ DM430 Page 52

Deramsingles#7 DMR431 ~ DMR432 Page 53

Sleeve DWhite sleeve with light brown spiral and slightly curved top.Used from 1975 until 1977 with label versions #5 and #6.

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DM seriesDM 101 ~ DM 226DM 230 ~ DM 269

Label used between September 1966 and August 1969

Brownandwhitelabelwithblackandwhiteprint»DERAM«printedatthetopofthelabel»DM«astherecordnumberprefixPublishingyearprintedas»1966« ontheleftsideofthelabelMatrixnumberupsidedownabovetherecordnumberPressingringtypeA(seep.42)Push-outcentre

Decca started to release singles in the Deram DM series in 1966. The label was white with a light brown top and a »DERAM« logo printed in white at the top of the label. The matrix number was printed upside down above the record number.

DM 168, DM 191, DM 229 and DM 255 were never released.

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(Above) Egg’s “Egg”, DN/SDN 14, released in April 1970.

The first pressing of the album had a large black sticker on the backside of the cover to correct the track listing. When the cover was printed, side two of the album contained“Symphony No. 2” with the tracks Movement 1, 2, 3 and 4. 

Egg had used music composed by Stravinsky on “Movement 3”. Following legal wrangles this track had to be removed and was exchanged with “Blane”. No regular copies with “Movement 3” on the cover (without the sticker covering it) or on the label have been found.

The sleeve is of type D, made by Moore & Matthes Ltd. and has a mono/stereo hole on the back. The plant stamper is of type C, the label is of type Deram LPs #17 (mono) or #18 (stereo) and the inner sleeve is of type B (mono) or C (stereo).

Value (mono): 8    Value (stereo): 8

The earliest found matrix numbers are: mono:  Side 1:  ARL-9409.P-1A   1    U  Side 2:  ARL-9410.P-2A   1    U

Stereo:  Side 1:  ZAL-9409.P-2W   1    K  Side 2:  ZAL-9410.P-2W   1    U

(Right)  There  are  later  pressings  of  the  LP  that  have  orange labels with black print. These LPs have the same matrix numbers but later stamper numbers.

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A DATING GUIDE FOR ORIGINAL PROGRESSIVE U.K. V INYL RECORDS

Do you collect original UK vinyl records? Do you hunt for progres-sive acts from the ’60s or ’70s? Spending money on mint records on legendary labels such as Deram, Harvest or Regal Zonophone? Then this is indeed the book for you...

Labelography Volume 2 is the second book from well-respected researcher Jan Pettersson who earned lots of appreciation with his debut book, »Labelography - The Major U.K. Record Labels«, cove-ring the seven U.K. major record labels and their original pressings. This, his second book, continues in the same style and ambition but now in glorious colour.

It covers all singles, EPs and LPs from the very start in 1966 up until 1980 for Deram, Harvest and Regal Zonophone, three of the most important British progressive record labels - all with names that make us serious record collectors shiver with excitement...

To ensure a collectable record´s value, it is important to have it in mint condition, but if it´s also a verified first pressing it will more likely hold or increase its value over time. Usually sellers of original records claim that their records are first pressings without having any kind of proof. Finally, now you don’t have to guess anymore, you can just compare your copy with the hundreds of colour re-ference pictures of labels and covers, and find out if you have an original pressing or not.

The LP chapters include incredibly detailed information about each LP: label version, type of cover, type of inner sleeve, inserts, matrix numbers and also the value of the record. There are also feature pa-ges for ”special” LPs that include posters or have gimmick covers. The chapters about singles include information about the record labels and the paper sleeves.

Labelography Volume 2 is not written about any specific artists, it’s written about the record labels which means that any artist or record on the three labels are all covered here in one single book.

This meticulously researched book is intended as a field guide and should be as essential to bring to a record shop or a record fair as a book about birds when you go out bird watching. It’s also an es-sential tool when buying or selling rare progressive records on eBay or other internet sites.

Fully illustrated in colour. 320 pages.

Jan Pettersson

A First Pressing Identification Guide for Deram, Harvest, Regal Zonophone — Singles, EPs and LPs 1966 - 1980

A D AT I N G GUIDE FOR O R I G I N A L PROGRESSIVEU.K. V I N Y L R E C O R D S

LABELOGRAPHY VOLUME 2Progressive U.K.

Record Labe ls2