Capitol (Label)

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Germany

19xx-195?:

handled by Telefunken/TELDEC Telefunken-Decca Schallplatten GmbH

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195?-1968:

• K 2# ### -> 7", singles [1], [2]
• K 4# ### -> 7", EPs
• K ## ### -> LP, ?Mono? [3]
• STK ## ### -> LP [4]
• SMK ## ### -> LP [5], [6]

K is the prefix for Capitol records (E for Electrola, C for Columbia, O for Odeon, R for Mercury, etc.)
7"s should have an "Electrola Gesellschaft m.b.H., Köln" on the sleeve
some (or all?) LPs are manufactured Carl Lindström Ges. m.b.H., Köln

1968-1972:

• 1C ###-## ###

the new standardized cat# system (1 are german copies, 2 french copies, etc.)
Electrola Gesellschaft m.b.H., Köln

1972-1983:

• 1C ###-## ###

EMI Electrola GmbH, Köln

Australia

19xx-19xx:

Releases from the 80s were all made and distributed by EMI Australia. EMI owns the Capitol brand at this point. Not sure about pre-1980 releases, there don't seem to be any in the database.

http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?what=R&obid=441815

cat# series are CP for 7", ST for LP

You can see from the more recent CD releases starting with the 7243 cat# that it is still part of EMI-group cat# series. It seems this label http://www.discogs.com/label/Capitol+Records+(Australia) was created at discogs with the more recent releases in mind and then the vinyls from the 80s were made to be moved there. The Capitol brand/label doesn't really exist in Australia except as a brand used by EMI.