Rhodesia Rhodesian 7" discography / Decca singles [1964-1971]

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As for EPs, the Rhodesian Decca catalogue is the same as the South African one, although a few numbers may miss or have been imported from his neighbour.
Fold-out picture covers and labels are South African, while records have triangular centers and usually bear the mention 'MADE IN S. RHODESIA' etched in their grooves until early 1966.
Labels may be black, red or blue.

Decca singles information
# view cat.# year titles a-side / b-side cover labels
7 FM.7-7052 1964 I Wanna Be Your Man / Stoned CS blue - 'Stones'
8 FM.7-7060 1964 Not Fade Away / Little By Little PS red
9-a FM.7-7091 1964 It's All Over Now / Good Times, Bad Times CS blue
9-b FM.7-7091 1964 It's All Over Now / Good Times, Bad Times CS red
10-a FM.7-7094 1964 Tell Me / I Just Wanna Make Love To You PS black
10-b FM.7-7094 1964 Tell Me / I Just Wanna Make Love To You PS blue
10-c FM.7-7094 1964 Tell Me / I Just Wanna Make Love To You PS red
11 FM.7-7115 1964 Off The Hook / Little Red Rooster PS black
12-a FM.7-7134 1964 The Last Time / Play With Fire PS blue
12-b FM.7-7134 1964 The Last Time / Play With Fire PS red
13-a FM.7-7136 1965 Under The Boardwalk / Time Is On My Side CS blue
13-b FM.7-7136 1965 Under The Boardwalk / Time Is On My Side CS red
14-a FM.7-7166 1965 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction / TUAWCPM CS blue
14-b FM.7-7166 1965 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction / TUAWCPM CS red - prod. /ALO
14-c FM.7-7166 1965 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction / TUAWCPM CS red - prod. ALO
14-d FM.7-7166 1965 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction / TUAWCPM CS burgundy*
14-e FM.7-7166 1965 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction / TUAWCPM CS black
15-a FM.7-7189 1965 Get Off Of My Cloud / I'm Free PS red
15-b FM.7-7189 1965 Get Off Of My Cloud / I'm Free CS burgundy
16 FM.7-7199 1966 As Tears Go By / She Said Yeah PS red
17-a FM.7211 1966 19th Nervous Breakdown / Gotta Get Away AS red
17-b FM.7211 1966 19th Nervous Breakdown / Gotta Get Away AS black*
18-a FM.7234 1966 Paint It, Black / Long Long While AS red*
18-b FM.7234 1966 Paint It, Black / Long Long While AS blue*
19 FM.7239 1966 Blue Turns To Grey / The Singer Not The Song PS red*
20-a FM.7258 1966 Mother's Little Helper / Out Of Time CS red*
20-b FM.7258 1966 Mother's Little Helper / Out Of Time CS blue*
21 FM.7275 1966 Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby... / Who's Driving... PS blue
22-a FM.7311 1966 Let's Spend The Night Together / Ruby Tuesday PS blue
22-b FM.7311 1966 Let's Spend The Night Together / Ruby Tuesday PS red*
23 FM.7365 1967 We Love You /Dandelion PS red
24 FM.7382 1967 She's A Rainbow / 2000 Light Years From Home CS blue
25 FM.7405 1968 Jumpin' Jack Flash / Child Of The Moon CS red
26 FM.7440 1969 You Can't Always Get What You Want / Honky Tonk Women PS red
* triangular center labels from South Africa who did not produce 4-spikes pressings in such color
All fold-out PS are from South Africa - triangular center records pressed from 1966 onwards do not bear the 'Rhodesia' hint in the run-out groove anymore.
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The Rolling Stones - Rhodesian matrix • Rhodesia discography: Decca singles [1964-1971]If a South African picture sleeve exists for most numbers, records were mostly distributed into company sleeves in both countries.

The Rolling Stones - I Wanna Be Your Man - FM.7-7052 • Rhodesia discography: Decca singles [1964-1971]

When they can be found though, some back covers - as 'Off The Hook' [FM.7-7115] below - may bear a white sticker mentionning 'Record made in Southern Rhodesia'.
Made in S. Rhodesia
From early 1966 onwards, Rhodesian pressings, still on triangular centers labels, miss the 'MADE IN S. RHODESIA' hint in the grooves, whereas South African pressings use the same type of labels for a while.

fdTherefore, singles only known with tri-centre labels like 'Paint It, Black' [FM.7234], the rare 'Blue Turns To Grey' [FM.7239], 'Mother's Little Helper' [FM.7258], or 'Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadow?' [FM.7275] may have just been imported from South Africa and can be found into both discographies.

As for its neighbour, no picture cover was issued for 'Under The Boardwalk' and its unique B-side 'Time Is On My Side' [FM.7-7136], nor 'Satisfaction' [FM.7-7166], both titles peaking the Rhodesian charts at #2 [#1 in S.A.].


Decca CS 1 Decca CS 2 South African company sleeves would also dress Rhodesian pressings.

The country stopped producing tri-center labels in late 1969.

Finally, a few 7"s seem to only exist as South African pressings, on 4-spike centers or plain labels [after 1970], which explain their absence here:
The Rolling Stones - 19th Nervous Breakdown - FM.7211 • Rhodesia discography: Decca singles [1964-1971] 'Under The Boardwalk' [FM.7446 - 4-sp.],
'Street Fighting Man' [FM.7418 - 4-spike],
'Street Fighting Man' [FM.7511 - plain],
'Tell Me' [FM.7519 - plain], and
'Sad Day' [FM.7590 - plain].

The Rolling Stones - Paint It, Black • Rhodesia discography: Decca singles [1964-1971]