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TOTAL: 358 SQ ALBUMS RELEASED* * - Totals do not include promo samplers and specially produced compilations created for hardware vendors and specialty retailers (Radio Shack, Magnavox, etc) |
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A WORD ABOUT THE PREFIXES Most, if not all, of the original Gold Bordered releases listed below, as well as those without borders, released from 1972-1974 did not have the "P" price code prefix printed on the jackets. In 1974, when Columbia increased the list price on thier LP product, the CQ, EQ, and ZQ prefixes for single LPs became PCQ, PEQ, and PZQ respectively. To reflect this price increase on the older stock that had yet to ship, and to save the cost of reprinting jacket graphics, stickers with the new catalog number were printed and affixed to the jackets (see graphic above). The labels remained with the original catalog number. Consequently, some collectors will have a specific LP with a CQ number, while another will have the PCQ number. The only difference being the price that was originally charged for the reocrd. |
| LABEL | TITLE | NOTES | RELEASED | DELETED | |||
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 30056 | Tchaikovsky/Swan Lake | 1972 | 1978 | |
| MASTERWORKS | M2Q | - | 30060 | Verdi/Requiem Mass | 1972 | 1977 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 30106 | Ray Price/For the Good Times | 1972 | 1979 | |
| COLUMBIA | GQ | - | 30110 | Chicago III | 1974 | 1979 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 30130 | Santana/Abraxas | 1972 | 1978 | |
| EPIC | PEQ | - | 30209 | Poco/Deliverin' | 1972 | 1978 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 30322 | Janis Joplin/Pearl | 1972 | 1978 | |
| EPIC | EQ | - | 30325 | Sly & the Family Stone/Greatest Hits | 1972 | 1978 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 30378 | Barbara Streisand/Stoney End | 1972 | 1978 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 30411 | Lynn Anderson/Rose Garden | 1972 | 1978 | |
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 30443 | Strauss/Also Sprach Zarathustra | 1972 | 1979 | |
| EPIC | EQ | - | 30472 | Chase/Chase | 1972 | 1978 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 30497 | Andy Williams/Love Story | 1972 | 1979 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 30498 | Ray Conniff/Love Story | 1972 | 1978 | |
| COLUMBIA | SQ | - | 30563 | No No Nanette | 1972 | 1976 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 30595 | Santana (3rd Album) | 1972 | 1978 | |
| COLUMBIA | MQ | - | 30647 | Mormon Tabernacle Choir/Climb Every Mountain | 1972 | 1976 | |
| EPIC | EQ | - | 30658 | Tammy Wynette/We Sure Love Each Other | 1972 | 1976 | |
| MONUMENT | ZQ | - | 30679 | Kris Kristofferson/Silver Tongued Devil and I | 1972 | 1977 | |
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 30683 | Morton Subtonic/Sidewinder | 1972 | 1979 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 30737 | Firesign Theater/I Think We're all Bozo's on this Bus | 1972 | 1976 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 30740 | Johnny Mathis/You've Got a Friend | 1972 | 1978 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 30750 | Paul Simon/Paul Simon | 1972 | 1978 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 30768 | Raiders/Indian Reservation | 1972 | 1976 | |
| BARNABY | ZQ | - | 30770 | Ray Stevens/Greatest Hits | 1972 | 1976 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 30792 | Barbara Streisand/Barbara Joan Streisand | 1972 | 1978 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 30797 | Andy Williams/You've Got a Friend | 1972 | 1978 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 30800 | Percy Faith/Black Magic Women | 1972 | 1976 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 30801 | Ten Years After/A Space in Time | 1972 | 1978 | |
| EPIC | EQ | - | 30802 | Tammy Wynette/We Go Together | 1972 | 1976 | |
| BARNABY | ZQ | - | 30809 | Ray Stevens/Turn Your Radio On | 1972 | 1976 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 30810 | Jim Nabors/Help Me Make it Through the Night | 1972 | 1976 | |
| EPIC | EQ | - | 30815 | Redbone/Message from a Drum | 1972 | 1976 | |
| COLUMBIA | GQ | - | 30927 | Don Ellis/Tears of Joy | 1972 | 1975 | |
| COLUMBIA | GQ | - | 30954 | Miles Davis/Live Evil | 1972 | 1976 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 30961 | Johnny Cash/Live at San Quentin | 1972 | 1977 | |
| EPIC | EQ | - | 30973 | Jeff Beck/Rough & Ready | 1972 | 1977 | |
| COLUMBIA | GQ | - | 30979 | Johnny Mathis/In Person | 1972 | 1978 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 30991 | Super Session | 1972 | 1978 | |
| COLUMBIA | SQ | - | 30992 | Funny Girl | Rereleased without logos | 1972 | 1976 |
| COLUMBIA | SQ | - | 30993 | Company | Rereleased without logos | 1972 | 1976 |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 30994 | Blood Sweat & Tears | 1973 | 1978 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 30995 | Simon & Garfunkel/Bridge Over Troubled Water | 1972 | 1979 | |
| COLUMBIA | GQ | - | 30997 | Miles Davis/Bitches Brew | 1972 | 1978 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 31004 | Percy Faith/Romeo & Juliet | 1972 | 1979 | |
| MASTERWORKS | M2Q | - | 31008 | Leonard Bernstien/Mass | 1972 | 1976 | |
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 31018 | Walter Carlos/Switched On Bach | 1972 | 1978 | |
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 31019 | Morton Subotnic/Touch | 1972 | 1976 | |
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 31075 | Khachaturian/Concerto For Piano | 1972 | 1976 | |
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 31076 | Stravinsky/Petrouchka | 1972 | 1978 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 31096 | Ramsey Lewis/Upendo Ni Panuja | 1972 | 1979 | |
| COLUMBIA | PCQ | - | 31102 | Chicago V | 1974 | 1978 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 31105 | Peter Nero/Summer of '42 | 1972 | 1979 | |
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 31125 | Holst/The Planets | 1972 | 1978 | |
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 31126 | Bach for Band | 1972 | 1976 | |
| COLUMBIA | PCQ | - | 31170 | Blood Sweat & Tears/Greatest Hits | 1972 | 1977 | |
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 31193 | E. Power Biggs/Music for Organ | 1972 | 1979 | |
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 31227 | The World of Harry Partch | 1972 | 1976 | |
| COLUMBIA | SQ | - | 31237 | Man of La Mancha | 1972 | 1976 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 31247 | Peter Matz/Quadraphonic Spectacular | 1972 | 1976 | |
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 31276 | Tchaikovsky/Romeo & Juliete, 1812 | 1972 | 1979 | |
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 31289 | Kazdin/Antiphonal Music for Brass | 1972 | 1976 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 31301 | Percy Faith/Joy | 1972 | 1978 | |
| MONUMENT | ZQ | - | 31302 | Kris Kristofferson/Border Lord | 1972 | 1977 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 31303 | Andy Williams/Love Theme from the Godfather | 1972 | 1978 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 31308 | Buddy Miles-Santana/Live | 1972 | 1976 | |
| EPIC | EQ | - | 31331 | Jeff Beck Group | 1972 | 1977 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 31342 | Johnny Mathis/First Time | 1972 | 1978 | |
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 31368 | Bartok/Miraculous Mandarin | 1972 | 1977 | |
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 31369 | Mozart/Sinfonia Cancertante | 1972 | 1976 | |
| MASTERWORKS | M2Q | - | 31398 | Bach/Brandenberg Concertos | 1972 | 1976 | |
| COLUMBIA | CX | - | 31403 | Intro into SQ Sound | 1973 | 1978 | |
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 31424 | E. Power Biggs/Bach Organ Favorites | 1972 | 1978 | |
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 31425 | Stern/Romance | 1972 | 1979 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 31473 | Ray Conniff/Love Theme from the Godfather | 1972 | 1979 | |
| COLUMBIA | PCQ | - | 31474 | Art Garfunkel/Angel Clare | 1972 | 1976 | |
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 31520 | Stravinsky/Le Sacre | 1972 | 1979 | |
| EPIC | PEQ | - | 31584 | Edgar Winter/They Only Come Out at Night | 1972 | 1978 | |
| COLUMBIA | PCQ | - | 31610 | Santana/Caravanserai | 1972 | 1979 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 31625 | Andy Williams/Alone Again | 1972 | 1978 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 31626 | Johnny Mathis/Song Sung Blue | 1972 | 1978 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 31627 | Percy Faith/Day By Day | 1972 | 1978 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 31629 | Ray Conniff/Alone Again | 1972 | 1978 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 31641 | Lynn Anderson/Greatest Hits | 1973 | 1976 | |
| COLUMBIA | PCQ | - | 31721 | Dave Mason/It's Like You Never Left | 1974 | 1977 | |
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 31726 | Liszt/Monster Concert | 1972 | 1976 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 31748 | Loggins & Messina | 1972 | 1979 | |
| COLUMBIA | PCQ | - | 31760 | Barbara Streisand/Live | 1972 | 1978 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 31770 | Mac Davis/Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me | 1972 | 1978 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 31776 | Azteca | 1972 | 1976 | |
| PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL | ZQ | - | 31793 | Billy Paul/360 Degrees of Billy Paul | 1972 | 1977 | |
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 31798 | Vivaldi/Four Seasons | 1972 | 1979 | |
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 31799 | Berlioz/Overatures | 1972 | 1977 | |
| MONUMENT | ZQ | - | 31909 | Kris Kristofferson/Jesus Was a Capricorn | 1972 | 1976 | |
| MASTERWORKS | KMQ | - | 31919 | Mahler/Das Lied Von Der Erde | 1972 | 1977 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 31929 | West, Bruce & Lang/Why Dontcha | 1972 | 1976 | |
| EPIC | PEQ | - | 31933 | Charlie Rich/Best of | 1972 | 1979 | |
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 31960 | Bernstein/Mass (excerpts) | 1972 | 1976 | |
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 31963 | Previn/Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra | 1972 | 1979 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 31996 | John McLaughlin-Mahavishnu Orchestra/Birds of Fire | 1973 | 1978 | |
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 31997 | Elgar/Symphony No 2 | 1973 | 1976 | |
| COLUMBIA | PCQ | - | 32017 | Blue Oyster Cult/Tyranny & Mutation | 1973 | 1978 | |
| COLUMBIA | PCQ | - | 32034 | Santana-McLaughlin/Love, Devotion & Surrender | 1973 | 1976 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 32048 | Buddy Miles/Chapter VII | 1973 | 1978 | |
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 32054 | Bach/Greatest Hits | 1973 | 1979 | |
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 32055 | Tchaikovsky/Greatest Hits | 1973 | 1979 | |
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 32056 | Beethoven/Greatest Hits | 1973 | 1979 | |
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 32057 | Mozart/Greatest Hits | 1973 | 1978 | |
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 32058 | Chopin/Greatest Hits | 1973 | 1979 | |
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 32059 | Strauss/Greatest Hits | 1973 | 1978 | |
| COLUMBIA | PCQ | - | 32079 | Mountain/Best of | 1973 | 1979 | |
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 32101 | Hayden/Greatest Hits | 1973 | 1976 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 32114 | Johnny Mathis/Me & Mrs Jones | 1973 | 1979 | |
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 32132 | Bartok/Concerto for Orchestra | 1973 | 1978 | |
| EPIC | EQ | - | 32140 | Beck, Bogart & Appice | 1973 | 1979 | |
| COLUMBIA | PCQ | - | 32147 | Andrez Kostelanetz/Quad Concert | 1973 | 1978 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 32149 | Liza Minnelli/The Singer | 1973 | 1977 | |
| EPIC | EQ | - | 32158 | Johnny Nash/My Merry Go Round | 1973 | 1976 | |
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 32159 | Ravel/Barque Sur L'Ocean | 1973 | 1976 | |
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 32160 | Boulez/Livre Pour Cordez | 1973 | 1978 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 32164 | Percy Faith/Clair | 1973 | 1979 | |
| COLUMBIA | PCQ | - | 32188 | Johnny Winter/Still Alive and Well | 1973 | 1976 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 32194 | Earth, Wind & Fire/Head to the Sky | 1973 | 1978 | |
| EPIC | EQ | - | 32195 | Argent/In Deep | 1973 | 1976 | |
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 32196 | Hayden/Missa in Tempora Belli | 1973 | 1976 | |
| COLUMBIA | PCQ | - | 32212 | Herbie Hancock/Sextant | 1973 | 1976 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 32216 | West, Bruce & Lang/Whatever Turns You On | 1973 | 1977 | |
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 32230 | Vivaldi/Concerti for Two Violins | 1973 | 1978 | |
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 32232 | Castelnvovo-Tesesco/Concerto for Two Guitars | 1973 | 1979 | |
| EPIC | PEQ | - | 32247 | Charlie Rich/Behind Closed Doors | 1973 | 1979 | |
| COLUMBIA | SQ | - | 32265 | A Little Night Music | Rereleased without logos | 1973 | 1976 |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 32275 | Lee Michaels/Nice Day for Something | 1973 | 1976 | |
| COLUMBIA | PCQ | - | 32280 | Paul Simon/There Goes Rhymin' Simon | 1973 | 1979 | |
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 32296 | Wagner/Eine Faust Overture | 1973 | 1979 | |
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 32297 | Rhienberger/Concerto No 1 in F | 1973 | 1979 | |
| COLUMBIA | MQ | - | 32298 | Mormon Tabernacle Choir/Stars & Stripes Forever | 1973 | 1976 | |
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 32300 | Bach/Concerto No 1 | 1973 | 1976 | |
| MASTERWORKS | MQ | - | 32301 | Mozart/Concerto No 1 | 1973 | 1979 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 32346 | Thjs Van Leer/Introspection | 1973 | 1976 | |
| EPIC | PEQ | - | 32354 | Poco/Crazy Eyes | 1973 | 1977 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 32381 | John Keating/250 Years of Film Music | 1973 | 1976 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 32382 | John Keating/Space Experience | 1972 | 1976 | |
| COLUMBIA | PCQ | - | 32400 | Chicago VI | 1973 | 1979 | |
| PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL | PZQ | - | 32407 | Harold Melvin & Blue Notes/Black & Blue | 1973 | 1978 | |
| PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL | PZQ | - | 32408 | O'Jays/Ship Ohoy | 1973 | 1978 | |
| PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL | ZQ | - | 32409 | Billy Paul/War of the Gods | 1974 | 1976 | |
| COLUMBIA | CQ | - | 32435 | Johnny Mathis/Coming Home | 1974 | 1976 | |