Company Sleeves (UK)

This page aims to provide the Quo 7" collector with the correct company sleeve match to their UK 7" singles. Many Quo singles from the late 70s onwards came in picture sleeves, but after the initial print run, many continued to be released in generic company sleeves from the period. The same would often be true for the dinked large‑centre releases for jukeboxes.

When you look at auction sites such as eBay, you'll see items for sale in a variety of sleeves — often inappropriate for the year of release.

The science behind what record was in what sleeve on release is imprecise, so please treat this as a guide only.

We are only listing the main sleeves here. You can look at the discography for details of one‑off Pye reissues, Old Gold sleeves etc.

Blue Pye Sleeves (1968–1973)

Most Quo singles issued on the blue Pye label came in a generic blue Pye company sleeve with a wavy line cut across the top.

Red/Purple Pye Sleeve (1973–1978)

Most of the reissued Quo 7" singles on Pye came in these company sleeves.

Vertigo Sleeve (1973)

The initial pressings of Paper Plane came in the classic Vertigo "swirl" sleeve.

Phonogram White/Black Sleeve (1973–1974)

Caroline and Break The Rules came in this company sleeve. Note the lack of a white box in the top right‑hand corner.

The address is printed as:

Phonogram Limited
Stanhope House
Stanhope Place
London W2

Phonogram White/Black Sleeve (1974–1976)

Towards the end of 1974 the label amended their company sleeve to include a white box in the top right‑hand corner. Quo releases from Down Down onwards featured