UK, Orange label variations

[Leigh]

I can see there are a few variation collectors on the site, and I was going to ask this in one of the other topics but thought it would just get lost.
Apart from the few USA singles that were imported for sale here because of Vinyl shortage, plant problems or whatever.

Can Die cut Orange label singles be truly considered variations, after all there were companies around that punched there own for Jukebox use, and you can even buy you own hole cutter.

Don't get me wrong I buy them when I see them if condition is good and I know that the Elvis UK book doesn't list every variation. It's just a question that's bothered me for a while.

Leigh

[TonyS]

I can see there are a few variation collectors on the site, and I was going to ask this in one of the other topics but thought it would just get lost.
Apart from the few USA singles that were imported for sale here because of Vinyl shortage, plant problems or whatever.

Can Die cut Orange label singles be truly considered variations, after all there were companies around that punched there own for Jukebox use, and you can even buy you own hole cutter.

Don't get me wrong I buy them when I see them if condition is good and I know that the Elvis UK book doesn't list every variation. It's just a question that's bothered me for a while.

Leigh

If someone pushes out the original die cut centre, as a collector, I'm not interested.

[Leigh]

Do you mean if they push out the knock out centre Tony, if so that's not what I meant.

[TonyS]

Do you mean if they push out the knock out centre Tony, if so that's not what I meant.

Yes, that's what I meant.
What do you mean?

[Leigh]

Die cut, as in made for jukebox

[TonyS]

Die cut, as in made for jukebox

Die cut with reference to the UK is generally the four prong push out centre. Push it out and it fits a juke box.
Personally I’m not interested in any UK records with their centres pushed out because they’re not die cut as per the USA and ‘some’ European countries.
There are two UK 45’s that I can recall just going from memory that were centre variations:
Santa Claus Is Back In Town (80’s blue label)
The Twelfth Of Never (injection moulded label)
I’m not aware of any original UK orange label die cut for jukebox singles.

[Leigh]

So when the Elvis UK book makes reference to an Orange label Die cut variation, what are they referring too
Hence my original question

[TonyS]

So when the Elvis UK book makes reference to an Orange label Die cut variation, what are they referring too
Hence my original question

The standard centre as seen here.

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[Leigh]

Always thought they were known as Knockout centres.

Maybe I should clear up any confusion when I refer to Die Cut it's because of the machine that punches the centre out into a clean round hole,
So maybe I should call them Spider centres as they are sometime known as, indeed as the Elvis uk calls them.

So I can only apologise for any confusion.

[TonyS]

Always thought they were known as Knockout centres.

Maybe I should clear up any confusion when I refer to Die Cut it's because of the machine that punches the centre out into a clean round hole,
So maybe I should call them Spider centres as they are sometime known as, indeed as the Elvis uk calls them.

So I can only apologise for any confusion.

I don't think there's a standard 'official' word that's clear, and sometimes die cut can even refer to the centre whole cut in a 45 sleeve.
I've tended to call them four prong push out centres.... and there's no need to apologise.

[Leigh]

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So if we can agree that these are Die cut/ Spider centres.
And that some where stamped/ cut out by Jukebox companies in the seventies are they true variations to collect.

[TonyS]

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So if we can agree that these are Die cut/ Spider centres.
And that some where stamped/ cut out by Jukebox companies in the seventies are they true variations to collect.

I’d say that’s a die cut AND collectible only if it was cut like that by RCA, not a jukebox company.
I’m personally not interested in collecting those unless that’s how it came out of the RCA factory.
There’s not much info out there about that, but it looks like it was a solid centre version cut out by ‘someone’, but who, and how can we check that out ?

[Leigh]

20210501_161832.jpg.

So if we can agree that these are Die cut/ Spider centres.
And that some where stamped/ cut out by Jukebox companies in the seventies are they true variations to collect.

I’d say that’s a die cut AND collectible only if it was cut like that by RCA, not a jukebox company.
I’m personally not interested in collecting those unless that’s how it came out of the RCA factory.
There’s not much info out there about that, but it looks like it was a solid centre version cut out by ‘someone’, but who, and how can we check that out ?

Exactly, the Elvis uk book list a few releases as having a spider centre though they obviously have not seen all variations.
Personally I don't mind picking these Die/Spider centres as I come across them, a k/o, solid and die/spider of each release makes more sense to me than chasing some of the other variations out there, but as you say proving who they were made by is a whole new ball game

[TonyS]

20210501_161832.jpg.

So if we can agree that these are Die cut/ Spider centres.
And that some where stamped/ cut out by Jukebox companies in the seventies are they true variations to collect.

I’d say that’s a die cut AND collectible only if it was cut like that by RCA, not a jukebox company.
I’m personally not interested in collecting those unless that’s how it came out of the RCA factory.
There’s not much info out there about that, but it looks like it was a solid centre version cut out by ‘someone’, but who, and how can we check that out ?

Exactly, the Elvis uk book list a few releases as having a spider centre though they obviously have not seen all variations.
Personally I don't mind picking these Die/Spider centres as I come across them, a k/o, solid and die/spider of each release makes more sense to me than chasing some of the other variations out there, but as you say proving who they were made by is a whole new ball game

This is what collecting is all about, you collect what gives you enjoyment.
It’s all part of the fun.