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This site provides information about the record company sleeves used for New Zealand pressed and distributed 7" vinyl 45s. There are some gaps and possible mistakes. If you can add a correct date or sleeve please add a comment or email us. The images of the centre labels are meant to be a guide. Some record companies produced multiple variations of their labels. Too many to show here. This site is dedicated to record sleeves.

Thursday 5 May 2016

Mercury

Mercury: 1956-60

Mercury Records were distributed by Pye (NZ) Ltd from 1956 until 1960.Singles were issued in an unique sleeve.

Sleeve 1956? -1960


Label 1956-57                                                                           Label 1958-59


Labels 1957-58 With Jukebox Push-outs

Mercury: 1960-67

In 1960 Philips Electrical Industries Ltd took of the manufacturing and distribution of the Mercury label.
I am unsure what sleeves were used from 1960 to 1967 it could have been the generic Philips company sleeve. If you can shed light on this please leave a commit.

     Label 1959-61                                           Label 1959-63                                         Label 1963-68

Mercury: 1967-72

From 1967 until 1972 Mercury singles were issued in the blue sleeve.

Sleeve 1967-72

Label 1968-72

Mercury: 1972-91

In 1970 Philips' distribution arm was re-branded as Polygram  (NZ) Ltd. From 1972 on all Mercury singles were issued in a generic Polygram company sleeve. 

Sleeve & Label 1972-76

Sleeve 1976-81                                                                     Sleeve 1981-83


Label 78-83

  Sleeve 1986 - ?                                                                           Label 1983-91

Mercury Records stopped issuing vinyl singles in 1991.

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