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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

Philips

Philips Electrical Industries Of New Zealand Limited had been releasing 78s on the Philips label in New Zealand since 1953. It started issuing singles on the seven inch vinyl format in 1957.

Philips: 1957-60

Philips singles were originally issued in a sleeve identical to their 78 sleeve at the time.

Sleeve Front 1957-60

Sleeve Back 1957-60

       Label 1957                                                                               Label 1957-59

 

Philips: 1960-65

In 1960 the blue sleeve was introduced.

Sleeve 1960-65

Label 1960-63

Philips: 1965-70

In 1965 the light blue sleeve was introduced.

Sleeve 1965-70

Label 1963-68                                                                      Label 1968-70

Philips: 1970-72

In June 1970, Philips Records (NZ) Limited rebranded to PolyGram Records Limited. This would be the distributor for Philips singles for a year, until another rebranding in late 1972 to Phonogram Ltd. Philips singles were released at this time may been issued under the red Philips sleeve for the years 1970 to 1972, or the red Philips sleeve from 1970-71, and then the PolyGram 'The Music Company' sleeve for 1971-72.


Red Philips sleeve, used between 1970 and 1972.
Singles released by Philips during these years used this sleeve, but may have also used the PolyGram 'The Music Company' sleeve after it was issued and in use between 1971 and 1972.

Possibly the Philips sleeve for the years 1971 and 1972. 
Philips Records (NZ) Ltd. was rebranded as PolyGram Records Limited in mid-1970, but may have continued issuing its singles with the red Philips sleeve previously pictured. Whether Philips singles would've used the red Philips sleeve until 1971 and began using this PolyGram sleeve is difficult to determine.
 

Label 1970-72

Philips: 1972-83

In 1970 the music distribution arm of Philips Electrical Industries Ltd became a separate company. It  was re-branded as Polygram (NZ) Ltd. From 1972 the Philips label singles were issued in generic the Polygram company sleeves. The label colour went back to dark blue.

  Sleeve 1972-75                                         Sleeve 1975-80                                          Sleeve 1980-83

Label 1972-83

The Philips label was wound down in New Zealand in 1983.

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