His Master's Voice had been releasing 78s on the Columbia label in New Zealand since 1948. In 1956 it started issuing singles on the seven inch vinyl 45rpm format.
Columbia: 1956 to 1958
Early Columbia singles were issued in a unique sleeve.
Columbia Sleeve 1956 to 1958?
Some early sleeve featured a flipback
Columbia alternative Sleeve 1956 to 1959
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| 1956 to 1957 1957 to 1959 |
Columbia centre Labels 1956 to 1959
Columbia: 1958 to 1962
In 1958 the purple Columbia sleeve was introduced.
Columbia Sleeve 1958 to 1962
Columbia: 1962 to 1963
Between 1962 and early 1963 the short lived and rare strip sleeve was in use.
Columbia Sleeve 1962 to 1963
Columbia centre Labels 1959 to 1963
Columbia 1963 to 1975
At the start of 1963, Columbia began issuing singles in the blue sleeve.
Columbia Sleeve 1963 to 1975?
The above sleeve was printed mainly with the same design featured on both sides but some were also printed with ads on the back.
Columbia Sleeve Back 1963 to 1964
Columbia Centre Label 1963 to 1965
Columbia Sleeve Backs 1964 to 1966
Columbia Sleeve Backs 1964 to 1966
Columbia Centre Label 1965 to 1967
Columbia Sleeve Back 1967 to 1969
Columbia Sleeve Backs 1969 to 1971
After 1970 most Columbia singles were still being issued in the above standard blue Columbia sleeve but increasingly they were using the EMI purple company sleeve.
Columbia Alternative Sleeve 1970 to 1975
In 1972 H.M.V. was rename EMI. The back of above sleeve changed accordingly.
If it has distributed by H.M.V. it was issued between 1970 and 1972. If it has distributed by EMI it was issued between 1972 and 1975.
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| 1969 to 1973 1973 to 1975 |
Columbia Centre Labels 1969 to 1975
EMI stopped issuing singles on the Columbia Records New Zealand in 1975.
Columbia: 1978 to 1980
Between 1978 and 1980 EMI reissued several early 1960's Columbia Singles on the later black Columbia label they were issued in the blue EMI company sleeve. The serial numbers started with BRIT not DNZ.
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