The Beatles U.K. Guide LP/Parlophone Inner Sleeve

Parlophone Inner Sleeve Style
(Update: 28th. October 2023)

INNER SLEEVE: FRONT	INNER SLEEVE: BACK

LPs have an inner protective sleeve. The inner sleeve is either thin white paper, either plain or printed with information on other recordings available from the same company, or a paper sleeve supporting a thin plastic bag. These quite often have a circular cut out so that the record label can be read without directly handling the record.

Part-1: from 1962 to 1966

"USE EMITEX" Sleeve Type-1-1 (--1963)
FRONT	BACK	CLOSE UP	COMMENTS
			Polythene-lined "USE EMITEX" die-cut type. The words "PATENTS APPLIED FOR (left)" and "MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN (right)" were printed at the bottom of the front sleeve.
FRONT CLOSE UP
LEFT CORNER		RIGHT CORNER

"USE EMITEX" Sleeve Type-1-2 (1963?)
FRONT	BACK	CLOSE UP	COMMENTS
			Polythene-lined "USE EMITEX" die-cut type. This sleeve was made in a thinner material than type-1. The words "MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN (left)" and "PATENTS APPLIED FOR (right)" were printed at the bottom of the front sleeve.
FRONT CLOSE UP
LEFT CORNER		RIGHT CORNER

"USE EMITEX" Sleeve Type-2 (1963?)
FRONT	BACK	CLOSE UP	COMMENTS
			Polythene-lined "USE EMITEX" die-cut type. This sleeve was made in a thinner material than type-1. The words "PATENTS APPLIED FOR" and "MADE IN ENGLAND" were printed at the bottom of the front sleeve.
FRONT CLOSE UP
LEFT CORNER		RIGHT CORNER

"USE EMITEX" Sleeve Type-3 (1963 --1966)
FRONT	BACK	CLOSE UP	COMMENTS
			Tracing-rice-paper-lined “USE EMITEX” die-cut type. The words "PATENTS APPLIED FOR" was removed from the sleeve.
FRONT CLOSE UP
LEFT CORNER		RIGHT CORNER

Part-2: Decca Sleeve

EMI sometimes housed their records in Decca inner sleeves. These sleeves were used for Dacca contract press releases as well as Ernest J. Day printings (maybe).

"For Decca Press or Ernest J.Day" sleeve Type-1 (-- 1963?)
FRONT	BACK	CLOSE UP	COMMENTS
	Sorry, I don't have it.		The words "This long playing record is a high precision product" was printed at the top of the sleeve. *British and Foreign Patents Pending

"For Decca Press or Ernest J.Day" sleeve Type-2-1 (--1964?)
FRONT	BACK	CLOSE UP	COMMENTS
			Polythene-lined die-cut type. *UK Patent No. 800513 Publication date:27th Aug.1958
CLOSE UP

"For Decca Press or Ernest J.Day" sleeve Type-2-2 (--1964?)
FRONT	BACK	CLOSE UP	COMMENTS
			Polythene-lined die-cut type.

"For Decca Press or Ernest J.Day" sleeve Type-2-3 (--1964?)
FRONT	BACK	CLOSE UP	COMMENTS
			Polythene-lined die-cut type.

"For Decca Press or Ernest J.Day" sleeve Type-3 (1965 -- 1967?)
FRONT	BACK	CLOSE UP	COMMENTS
			Polythene-lined die-cut type.

Part-3: from 1966 to 1973

Plain White Sleeve Type-1-1 (1966 -- 1968?)
FRONT	BACK	CLOSE UP	COMMENTS
			Plain white paper; printed the words "PATENTS APPLIED FOR" at the bottom of the sleeve.
Plain White Sleeve Type-2-1-1 (1968? --)
FRONT	BACK	CLOSE UP	COMMENTS
			Plain white paper / PATENT Nos. 1,125,555() / MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN. UK Patent No. 1125555 Publication date:28th Aug. 1968
Plain White Sleeve Type-2-1-2 (1968? --)
			Plain white paper / PATENT Nos. 1,125,555() / MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN (tightly spaced) UK Patent No. 1125555 Publication date:28th Aug. 1968
Plain White Sleeve Type-2-2 (1969?)
FRONT	BACK	CLOSE UP	COMMENTS
			Plain white paper / PATENT No. 1,125,555() / MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN. UK Patent No. 1125555 Publication date:28th Aug. 1968
Plain White Sleeve Type-3-1 (1969? --)
FRONT	BACK	CLOSE UP	COMMENTS
			Plain white paper / PATENT No. 1,125,555 / MADE IN ENGLAND in black
Plain White Sleeve Type-3-2 (1969? --)
FRONT	BACK	CLOSE UP	COMMENTS
			Plain white paper / PATENT No. 1,125,555 / MADE IN ENGLAND in blue
Plain White Sleeve Type-4-1 (1970? for export?)
FRONT	BACK	CLOSE UP	COMMENTS
			Plain white paper; printed the words "PATENT APPLIED FOR / MADE IN ENGLAND" at the bottom of the sleeve.
Plain White Sleeve Type-4-2 (1970? for export?)
FRONT	BACK	CLOSE UP	COMMENTS
			Plain white paper; printed the words "MADE IN ENGLAND (LEFT) / PATENT NO. 1,125,555, (RIGHT)" at the bottom of the sleeve.
Psychedelic red & white inner sleeve (1967)
FRONT	BACK	CLOSE UP	COMMENTS
			Psychedelic red & white inner sleeve for early pressing “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” only, 1967. A.K.A. "The FOOL" inner
Black & white “LP advertising” inner sleeve Type-1 (1967)
FRONT	BACK	CLOSE UP	COMMENTS
			Black & white “LP advertising” inner sleeve
Black & white “LP advertising” inner sleeve Type-2 (1967)
FRONT	BACK	CLOSE UP	COMMENTS
			Black & white “LP advertising” inner sleeve
Sepia "LP Advertising" Inner sleeve Type-1 (1968 --1969)
FRONT	BACK	CLOSE UP	COMMENTS
			Sepia "LP Advertising" Inner sleeve
Sepia "EMI LP Advertising" Inner sleeve Type-2 (1970 --1973)
FRONT	BACK	CLOSE UP	COMMENTS
			Sepia color EMI “LP advertising” inner sleeve

Part-4: from 1973 to 1980's

Plain White Sleeve for French Contract Press (1973 -- 1974)
FRONT	CLOSE UP		COMMENTS
			At some point in the mid-1970s the EMI pressing plant at Hayes (just outside London) was closed for refurbishment and EMI contracted their Pathé Marconi subsidiary in France to press LP's for a short time. These LP's were then put into U.K. sleeves and sold in the U.K.
White paper sleeve "IMPORTANT NOTICE in rectangle box" Type-1-1 (1973? --1976?)
FRONT	BACK	CLOSE UP		COMMENTS
				"PATENT No. 1,125,555" was printed at the bottom of the white plain paper sleeve. (printed in blue ink) Phonographic Performances Ltd. address: Evelyn House
White paper sleeve "IMPORTANT NOTICE in rectangle box" Type-1-2 (1973? --1976?)
FRONT	BACK	CLOSE UP		COMMENTS
				"PATENT No. 1,125,555" was printed at the bottom of the white plain paper sleeve. (printed in black ink) Phonographic Performances Ltd. address: Evelyn House
White paper sleeve "IMPORTANT NOTICE in rectangle box" Type-2-1 (1977? -- 1980)
FRONT	BACK	CLOSE UP		COMMENTS
				"PATENT No. 1,125,555" was printed at the bottom of the white plain paper sleeve. Phonographic Performances Ltd. address: Ganton House
White paper sleeve "IMPORTANT NOTICE in rectangle box" Type-2-2 (Oct. 1978? -- 1980)
FRONT	BACK	CLOSE UP		COMMENTS
				"PATENT NO. 1,125,555" was printed at the bottom of the white plain paper sleeve. "DRG" logo and "MM/YY" credit were added at the bottom of the sleeve.
Plastic Bag "IMPORTANT NOTICE in rectangle box" (1976)
FRONT	BACK	CLOSE UP		COMMENTS
				Plastic bag for “Magical Mystery Tour (PCTC 255)”.
White paper sleeve "IMPORTANT NOTICE in rectangle box" Type-3-1 (Feb. 1981?--Mar. 1981?)
FRONT	BACK	CLOSE UP		COMMENTS
				"PATENT No. 1,125,555" was printed at the bottom of the white plain paper sleeve.
White paper sleeve "IMPORTANT NOTICE in rectangle box" Type-3-2 (Mar. 1981?--)
FRONT	BACK	CLOSE UP		COMMENTS
				"DRG" logo was added. "PATENT NO. 1.125.555." and "Made in Great Britain" were printed at the bottom.
Plain White Sleeve Type-4-1 (Jul. 1982? -- 1984?)
FRONT	BACK	CLOSE UP		COMMENTS
				"PATENT Nos. 1,125,555 1,325,071 1,072,844 782" were printed at the bottom of the white plain paper sleeve.
Plain White Sleeve Type-4-2 (1983? -- 1984?)
FRONT	BACK	CLOSE UP		COMMENTS
				"PATENT Nos. 1,125,555 1,325,071 1,072,844 783" were printed at the bottom of the white plain paper sleeve. "563 MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN" was printed.
Plain White Sleeve Type-4-3 (1983? -- 1984?)
FRONT	BACK	CLOSE UP		COMMENTS
				"PATENT Nos. 1,125,555 684" were printed at the bottom of the white plain paper sleeve. "321 MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN" was printed.

Plain White Sleeve Type-5-1 (Feb. 1984? -- 1988?)
FRONT	BACK	CLOSE UP		COMMENTS
				"DRG PACKAGING BAGS" logo was added. "British Patent No. 1125555" and "MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN" were printed at the bottom.

Plain White Sleeve Type-5-2 (1988? -- 1989?)
FRONT	BACK	CLOSE UP		COMMENTS
				Change the "DRG MALAGO" logo. "British Patent No. 1125555" and "MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN" were printed at the bottom.

Plain White Sleeve Type-5-3 (1989? -- early 1990's)
FRONT	BACK	CLOSE UP		COMMENTS
				"DRG MALAGO" logo was printed. "100% recycled paper" and recycle mark were printed at the bottom.

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