1970's Record Labels Stylizations

Bellycaster

Just for the Hell of it. I'm recalling some of the Labels of my Brother's 45's that I used to peruse when I was a kid.








What else lurks in the memories of our more Senior Gentlemen?

Bellycaster

Seems I can't paste images the same way I used to.



Move Along!

steveledzep

I remember RAK, had the Mickie Most stuff like Mud IIRC.
Isaac Hayes' Shaft was on Stax (Staxx?) I remember.
Stackridge on Rocket Records.
I could come up with a fair number I guess if I were to go through my collection.

Reverend

Vertigo swirl was a classic

Funkfingers

Is this Discussion about the graphic design of the paper labels on vinyl records or are other aspects allowed?

I rather like the small print copyright warning legend that went around the edge of the label on Ian Dury And The Blockheads records featuring the Barney Bubbles blockhead logo.

jdgm

Harvest

Elektra

Deram

Decca

Pye

EMI/Parlophone/Columbia/etc

Atco and Atlantic

Reaction

Track Records

Fontana

Tamla Motown of course

Probe

Island pink label

Spark

MGM

Philips/Polydor

Charisma

...and many more.  All these labels had distinctive logos (which inevitably got changed and updated) - IIRC.

I even had a single on Deutsche Grammophon. No lie!

https://www.discogs.com/release/6473262-Siegel-Schwall-Band-And-San-Francisco-Symphony-Orchestra-Blues-Band-Opus-50

Six shillings and eight pence please.

Bellycaster

R.S.O



A cow with a Cowbell round it's neck.

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Philly_Q

I quite liked the Casablanca label, for some reason.

Philly_Q

That pasted image worked for me, but maybe nobody else can see it?

steveledzep

Philly_Q said:

That pasted image worked for me, but maybe nobody else can see it?

Yes, I can see it.  Nice label.

scrumhalf

Liberty
Transatlantic 
All of the DIY punk labels... 

Aah, nostalgia... 

EricTheWeary

I had a couple of singles from Stiff with the If it ain’t Stiff it ain’t worth a Fuck wording which seemed a bit shocking, maybe, at the time. Quite a range of acts on there including Tracey Ullman. 

2Tone just creeps in there as 1979 to 1986. Very much their own styling and whilst their stock in trade was ska influenced bands there were a few other things like an Elvis Costello single and The Higsons. 

Heavy Metal Records started in 1978. Based in a recording studio that’s about three miles from where I lived and I went past it on the way to visit my mother for the last thirty years. So always had a bit of a fascination for me. 

EricTheWeary

scrumhalf said:

Aah, nostalgia... 

It's not what it used to be. 

PhilKing

No one's mentioned Vertigo, which had a very cool A-side logo.  

Philly_Q

Kittyfrisk

Kittyfrisk

PhilKing said:

No one's mentioned Vertigo, which had a very cool A-side logo.  

Apart from @Reverend  4th item down 

blobb

Here's a Caroline labelled / Virgin publisher ident. A variation of the Roger Dean Virgin twins logo. Below is the first version of the Twins logo.

Bellycaster

That Buddha Thang!

Bellycaster

I think "Dancing in the City" by Marshall Hain was on Harvest @jdgm ;

Bellycaster