In about 1960 the network transitioned from 16" to 12" records. The first label for 12" was the same as the last one for 16". It's formatted a little differently because of the size.
For cataloging these disks have "Call Dates" stamped in the runoff grooves (Due 9/22/61). That seems roughly comparable to the week numbers on the labels starting in 1963.
The only exception seems to be for Rocketing Rhythms/Capitol Cloakroom, presumably because the material was so timely.
There's still no easy way to date a program disk. In approximately 1963 they stopped printing in color.
In early 1964 we start getting week numbers. The 7-4 on the following disk indicates it was shipped week 7 of 1964. In 1967 Christmas week was week 25.
In 1967 the black ink was replaced with blue ink. For a long period they used multiple fonts. That was apparently at random.
The late 60s blue labels had a notable exception.
In 1969 the labels started getting stylish...
In 1970, a full redesign that looked sharp. This was the first label for the newly renamed American Forces Radio and Television Service.
Very shortly after that a hipper redesign.
In 1975 another label change to a mustard-yellow color. Recently I heard that the idea was to make it look like a gold record...
In 1976, we went for silver records...
In 1978 another redesign:
In 1982 a redesign. This was the longest used label in network history. It was used until the end of vinyl transcriptions.
An that's what I know about these things. If I missed something please let me know.
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