Capitol label 1969-now

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- glossy-purple label

- round breakable center

- outer ridge text on top half (4^th label variation)

- Trio Music (A-side) shifted right

JCL 392: I Can Hear Music  / All I Want To Do

- glossy-purple label

- round breakable center

- outer ridge text on top half (4^th label variation)

- Trio Music (A-side) shifted left

- glossy-purple label

- round breakable center

- outer ridge text on top half (4^th label variation)

- bordeaux-red label

- round breakable center

- outer ridge text on top half (4^th label variation)

- two dots after "45 R.P.M" notation on A-side

- it is assumed that this was the first issue of the Cottonfields single as until the early 70ies Capitol released their singles with a breakable center. It should be noted that this label colour is the hardest one to find; of the black and (light/dark) blue labels plenty copies can be found.

- bordeaux-red label

- small hole

- outer ridge text on top half (4^th label variation)

- one dot after "45 R.P.M" notation on A-side

- as the use of a small hole was introduced in the early 70ies, this pressing is probably either a later issue or a reissue; most probably a second run as the Cottonfields single turned out to be a surprise #1 hit in South Africa. It should be noted that this label colour is the hardest one to find; of the black and (light/dark) blue labels plenty of copies can be found.

JCL 438: Cottonfields / The Nearest Faraway Place

- bordeaux-red label

- small hole

- outer ridge text on top half (4^th label variation)

- two dots after "45 R.P.M" notation on A-side

- as the use of a small hole was introduced in the early 70ies, this pressing is probably either a later issue or a reissue; most probably a second run as the Cottonfields single turned out to be a surprise #1 hit in South Africa. It should be noted that this label colour is the hardest one to find; of the black and (light/dark) blue labels plenty of copies can be found.

JCL 438: Cottonfields / The Nearest Faraway Place

- black label

- small hole

- outer ridge text on top half (4^th label variation)

- one dot after "45 R.P.M" notation on A-side

- as the use of a small hole was introduced in the early 70ies, this pressing is probably either a later issue or a reissue, as the Cottonfields single turned out to be a surprise #1 hit in South Africa. It should be noted that this label colour is the hardest one to find; of the black and (light/dark) blue labels plenty of copies can be found.

JCL 438: Cottonfields / The Nearest Faraway Place

- dark blue label

- small hole

- outer ridge text on top half (4^th label variation)

- one dot after "45 R.P.M" notation on A-side

- as the use of a small hole was introduced in the early 70ies, this pressing is probably either a later issue or a reissue, as the Cottonfields single turned out to be a surprise #1 hit in South Africa. It should be noted that this label colour is the hardest one to find; of the black and (light/dark) blue labels plenty of copies can be found.

- dark blue label

- small hole

- outer ridge text on top half (4^th label variation)

- two dots after "45 R.P.M" notation on A-side

- as the use of a small hole was introduced in the early 70ies, this pressing is probably either a later issue or a reissue, as the Cottonfields single turned out to be a surprise #1 hit in South Africa. It should be noted that this label colour is the hardest one to find; of the black and (light/dark) blue labels plenty of copies can be found.

JCL 438: Cottonfields / The Nearest Faraway Place

- light blue label

- small hole

- outer ridge text on top half (4^th label variation)

- one dot after "45 R.P.M" notation on A-side

- as the use of a small hole was introduced in the early 70ies, this pressing is probably either a later issue or a reissue, as the Cottonfields single turned out to be a surprise #1 hit in South Africa. It should be noted that this label colour is the hardest one to find; of the black and (light/dark) blue labels plenty of copies can be found.

- light blue label

- small hole

- outer ridge text on top half (4^th label variation)

- two dots after "45 R.P.M" notation on A-side

- as the use of a small hole was introduced in the early 70ies, this pressing is probably either a later issue or a reissue, as the Cottonfields single turned out to be a surprise #1 hit in South Africa. It should be noted that this label colour is the hardest one to find; of the black and (light/dark) blue labels plenty of copies can be found.

- purple label

- small hole

- outer ridge text on top half (4^th label variation)