Here is the extraordinary run of single sleeves conceived and designed by Barney Bubbles, from a private Christmas recording circulated to family and friends in the mid 60s to Top Ten hits and obscure and highly collectable releases from the 70s and 80s.

Where both sides are displayed, the front cover is on the right.

Date of highest UK chart positions in pink, label details in brackets.

Click on the image to download music (where available).

1966

Merry Xmas [Calibre Auto Recording]
Colin Fulcher private recording

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1971

The Pie/Long Long Day Island [WIP6120]
The Sutherland Brothers

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1972

Silver Machine/Seven By Seven [UA UP 35381]
Hawkwind
Number 3 August 19

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1977

Neat Neat Neat/Stab Yor Back/Singalonga Scabies [Stiff BUY 10]
The Damned

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Less Than Zero/Radio Sweetheart [Stiff BUY 11]
Elvis Costello

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Bowi EP [Stiff LAST1]
Nick Lowe

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England’s Glory/Dream Tobacco [Stiff BUY12]
Max Wall

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One Chord Wonders/Quickstep [Stiff BUY 13]
The Adverts

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I Wanna Be Me/Automobile [Chiswick NS14]
The Rings

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Alison/Welcome To The Working Week [Stiff BUY14]
Elvis Costello

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No One/Incendiary Device [Chiswick NS15]
Johnny Moped

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Stretcher Case Baby/Sick Of Being Sick [Stiff DAMMED 1]
The Damned

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(I’d Go The) Whole Wide World/Semaphore Signals [Stiff BUY16]
Wreckless Eric

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Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll/Razzle In My Pocket [Stiff BUY17]
Ian Dury

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Your Generation/Day By Day [Chrysalis CHS2165]
Generation X
Number 36, September 17

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Problem Child/You Take My Money [Stiff BUY18]
The Damned

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Screwed Up EP [Stiff LAST4]
Mick Farren

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Watching the Detectives/Blame It On Cain/Mystery Dance [Stiff BUY 20]
Elvis Costello And The Attractions
Number 15, November 5
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Halfway To Paradise/I Don’t Want The Night To End [Stiff BUY 21]
Nick Lowe

Halfway To Paradise/I Don’t Want The Night To End [Stiff BUY 21/6.12194AC]
Nick Lowe

(German issue)

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Police Car/On Parole [Stiff BUY 22]
Larry Wallis

1978

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I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass/They Called It Rock [Radar ADA 1]
Nick Lowe
Number 7, March 11
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(I Don’t Want To Go To) Chelsea/You Belong To Me [Radar ADA3]
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Number 16, March 11
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Stranger In the House/Neat Neat Neat (inc with This Year’s Model) [Radar SAM83]
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
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Kill City/I Got Nothin’[Radar ADA4]
Iggy Pop & James Williamson

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I Can Detect You (For 1000000 Miles)/I Am A Machine [Radar ADA7]
Andy Arthurs
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What A Waste/Wake Up! [Stiff BUY 27]
Ian Dury And The Blockheads
No 9, April 29
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Whoops A Daisy/Davy Crockett [Stiff BUY29]
Humphrey Ocean
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(I Want To Be An) Anglepoise Lamp/Fat Man’s Son [Radar ADA8]
The Soft Boys
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Darling Let’s Have Another Baby/It Really Digs/Something Else [Chiswick NS27]
Johnny Moped
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Kizza Me /Dream Lover [Aura AUS103]
Alex Chilton
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Little Hitler/Cruel To Be Kind [Radar ADA12]
Nick Lowe
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Im Sorry, I’m Sorry/Delay [Radar ADA19]
Tanz Der Youth
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Little Queenie/Hard Lovin’ Man (live) [Chiswick NS41]
Johnny Moped
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Talking In The Dark/Wednesday Week (free/promo) [Radarscope RG1]
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
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Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick /There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards [Stiff BUY38]
Ian Dury And The Blockheads

Number 1, December 9
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1979

Live At Hollywood High EP (inc with Armed Forces)[Radar SAM90]
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
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King Rocker/Gimme Some Truth [Chrysalis CHSA 2261]
Generation X
Number 11, January 20

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Accidents Will Happen /Talking In The Dark [Radar ADA35]
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Number 28, May 12

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Inbetweenies/Dance Of The Screamers [Stiff/Barclay BA174]
Ian Dury & The Blockheads
(French issue 12″)
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Cracking Up /Basing Street [Radar ADA34]
Nick Lowe
Number 34, June 9

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Frozen Years/All Fall Down [Stiff BUY43]
The Rumour

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Take Me To Your Leader/Quick Quick Slow [Epic EPC7367]
The Sinceros

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Rock ‘N Roll Legend In 4/4 Time/Don’t Bite The Bullet [Aura AUS104]
Johnny B Scott

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Emotional Traffic/Hard Enough To Show [Stiff BUY45]
The Rumour

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California Sun/Shakin’ It Down [Aura AUS105]
KK Black
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1980

I Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down/Girl’s Talk [F-Beat XX1]
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Number 4, February 16

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Splash (A Tear Goes Rolling Down) /Hullo [FBeat XX2]
Clive Langer & The Boxes

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High Fidelity/Getting Mighty Crowded [FBeat XX3]
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Number 30, April 12

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High Fidelity/Getting Mighty Crowded/Clowntime Is Over [FBeat XX3T]
Elvis Costello & The Attractions

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It’s All Over Now/Lovely Evening [FBeat XX4]
Clive Langer & The Boxes

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New Amsterdam /Dr Luther’s Assistant [FBeat XX5]
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Number 36, June 7

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New Amsterdam EP [FBeat XX5E]
Elvis Costello & The Attractions

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New Amsterdam EP picture disc [FBeat XX5P]
Elvis Costello & The Attractions

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Single Girl/Slow Patience [FBeat XX7]
The Attractions

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No Mo Do Yakamo/Best In The World [UA BP336]
Dr Feelgood

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Outline Of A Hairdo EP (inc in Mad About The Wrong Boy) [FBeat COMB1]
The Attractions

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Clubland /Clean Money/Hoover Factory [FBeat XX12]
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Number 60, Dec 20

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1981

From A Whisper To A Scream/Luxembourg [FBeat XX14]
Elvis Costello & The Attractions

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Stop Wasting Your Time/Sister Slow [Polydor POSPX277]
Ingrid Mansfield Allman

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Spasticus Autisticus/The Seven Seas Players [Polydor PDSX2173]
Ian Dury

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Is That Love/Trust [A&M 8129]
Squeeze
Number 8, May 16

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109/3,000,000 Synths [A&M AMSX8173]
Chaz Jankel

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Me & The Boys/Betty Lou [WEA K18850]
The Inmates

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What A Waste /Wake Up And Make Love To Me [Stiff BUY135]
Ian Dury

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Good Year For The Roses/Your Angel Steps Out Of Heaven [FBeat XX17]
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Number 6, October 3

Good Year For The Roses/Your Angel Steps Out Of Heaven [FBeat XX17]
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
(F-Beat record sleeve variation)

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Good Year For The Roses/Your Angel Steps Out Of Heaven [FBeat XX17]
Elvis Costello & The Attractions

(F-Beat record sleeve variation)

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Sweet Dreams /Psycho [FBeat XX19]
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Number 6, December 12

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1982

Burning /Zulu Kiss [FBeat XX20]
Nick Lowe

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My Heart Hurts/Pet You And Hold You/ Crackin’ Up (live)/What’s So Funny About Peace, Love & Understanding?(live) [FBeat XX23F]

Double gatefold 7″

Nick Lowe/Noise To Go

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Say You Will/Feather In My Hand [FBeat XX24]
Blanket Of Secrecy

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You Little Fool/Big Sister/The Stamping Ground [FBeat XX26]
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Number 52, June 19

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Man Out Of Time/Town Cryer (alternate version) [FBeat XX28]
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Number 58, July 31

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Love My Way/Aeroplane [CBS A132549]
The Psychedelic Furs
Number 42, July 31

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4D Man/What’s Hoppin [Metabeat WERTH1]
Howard Werth

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Danger/I Don’t Want To Be Your Shadow/Goodbye (Dance Mix) [CBS A132865]
The Psychedelic Furs

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From Head To Toe/The World Of Broken Hearts [FBeat XX30]
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Number 43, September 25

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1983

Heartbeat/Radio Play That Song Again [Instant RCA ZB69102]
Phillip Goodhand-Tait

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Radio Romance/Girlfriend Kinda Guy [Line LS1108]
Kursaal Flyers

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MangoCrazy/Shot In The Dark [Instant RCA ZC69043]
Roger Chapman

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Sea Of Heartbreak/You Made A Fool Out Of Me [Instant RCA 28528]
The Riffburglars

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Cairo/Greenham Time [Towerbell TOW35]
Amazulu

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You Really Got To Me/I Wanna Know [Virgin 600995]
Mercy Ray

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1984

Let There Be Rats/Wiped Out/Drums Drums Drums [Paradiddle HIT1]
Rat Scabies

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