Selective Guide To Capitol Labels
Following the trail of Birth Of The Cool reissues (1957-72)
- 1942-+ 10″ example of 10″ Shellac labels, through to mid 60s
Many permutations of colours with the same basic design
(Source:Vinybeat)
2. 1957 Classic Capitol Label 12″ vinyl
3. 1958 – Black/Rainbow Rim, Capitol logo centre top/ on vertical spike
4.1963 Beige/ black sawtooth rim / Dimensions in Jazz series
5. 1963 Black/ rainbow rim, logo top centre
6. Sample 1966 white label promo
Source: Vinylbeat
7. Circa 1969. Black/rainbow rim/ logo centre top “Duophonic for Stereo Phonograms”
Since BOTC consists of late 40s early 50s mono recordings, some studio trickery has been applied to create artificial stereo.
8. 1969 Green/ Capitol two-colour disc logo top centre/ Duophonic
9. Red/ Capitol two-colour disc logo top centre + Reg
10. 1972 Yellow/ large text “Capitol” logo, bottom run-off, + Reg
For a comprehensive review of all Capitol label variations, a good source is Vinylbeat
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