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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.

Wednesday 27 July 2016

EMI

His Master's Voice (NZ) Ltd was rebranded EMI (NZ) Ltd in 1972.

EMI: 1972-76

From 1972 to 1976 singles were issued in the standard red company sleeve.

Sleeve 1972-76

Alternative Sleeve 1973-75

Purple Sleeve


His Master Voice (NZ) Ltd's record pressing division was called EMI Manufacturing Ltd. It pressed records for H.M.V as well as it's subsidiary labels. Singles from the subsidiary label, when not issued in unique sleeves, seemed to have been issued in EMI's purple sleeve from around 1970 on. I am unsure what year these sleeve stopped being issued. If you can shed light on this please leave a comment or email me.

Sleeve 1970-76?

Early examples were issued with a BOAC ad on the back.
 
Back of Sleeve 1970-72

Back of Sleeve 1972-76?

EMI:1976-86

 In 1976 the sleeve was changed to the blue sleeve.

Sleeve Front 1976-86

Sleeve Back 1976-86

Label 1972-81

EMI 1986-90

In 1986 the sleeve was changed to the yellow sleeve.

Sleeve 1986-90

Label 1981-90


EMI Records New Zealand stopped releasing vinyl singles in 1990.

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  1. Anonymous12 August 2022 at 22:55

    I feel the yellow EMI sleeve was introduced earlier than 1986.

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