The norwegian singles

There are no singles from the three first albums pressed in Scandinavia. The singles that was sold in Denmark, Sweden and Norway usually came from Germany, Holland and the UK.

But in 1978 Sire released one single pressed in Norway for the Scandinavian market, I wanna be sedated/I don't want you. There is no country of origin marked on the label but the matrix-number reveals that the record is pressed in Norway (SIR 001 A 9 P 78 FE 710). 78 is the year of release and 710 is the code for the pressing plant MIAS (Musikk-industri AS) in Oslo, Norway. The single was released in a blue Phonogram company sleeve pressed at Team Trykk located right by the pressing plant. 

The labels also have the ncb-markings. Ncb stands for Nordisk Copyright Bureau and this marking can be seen on almost every record pressed in Scandinavia.

Title: I wanna be sedated/I don't want you

Number: Sire SIR 001

Year: 1978

Country: Norway

In 1980 Sire released a second single pressed in Norway, Baby I love you/High risk insurance. Matrix: SIR 4031 3 P 80 F 710. I have not been able to get any information about this one. Was it released in a company sleeve or a plain white sleeve?

If you know anything more please let me know!

Title: Baby I love you/High risk insurance

Number: Sire SIR 4031

Year: 1980

Country: Norway

Thanks to Erling in Norway for info.

Blitzkrieg Bop – the US versions

Let's start from the beginning. In april 1976 Sire records released Blitzkrieg Bop in the United States as the debut single from the Ramones. Unfortunately the single never came in a picture sleeve in the US. There are four different versions of the single: 

The "normal" version with Havana Affair on the B-side. Both tracks in stereo. Issued with the green/white ABC Records company sleeve.

A promo version with Blitzkrieg Bop in mono and Havana Affair in stereo and white labels. The black star marks the A-side.

An alternative promo white label-version with Blitzkrieg Bop in mono and stereo.

This one also came in a stock version with ordinary yellow Sire labels. 

I have never seen the promo versions or the mono/stereo-single with stock labels in a company sleeve. I think they came in plain white die-cut sleeves. If anyone have more information about this, please let me know. 

Title: Blitzkrieg Bop/Havana Affair and Blitzkrieg Bop (mono)/Blitzkrieg Bop (stereo)

Number: Sire SAA-725

Year: 1976

Country: United States