BrandPlayer's (Canadian versions) - Revision history

Silver shilling: /* History */

2011-10-22T01:21:21Z

‎History

Silver shilling: updating

2011-10-22T01:18:10Z

updating

Silver shilling: /* Discontinued Brands */

2011-10-22T01:13:55Z

‎Discontinued Brands

Silver shilling: /* Current Brands */

2011-06-29T23:51:35Z

‎Current Brands

Silver shilling: /* History */

2011-05-30T22:30:07Z

‎History

Silver shilling at 22:29, 30 May 2011

2011-05-30T22:29:45Z

Silvershilling: reorganizing, adding frame

2009-03-20T12:27:39Z

reorganizing, adding frame

Silvershilling at 11:55, 20 March 2009

2009-03-20T11:55:21Z

Silvershilling: /* History */

2009-02-02T22:12:53Z

‎History

Silvershilling: minor layout change/revision

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minor layout change/revision

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 Smooth Player's Light (reputedly smoother than Player's Light) debuted in 1992, followed by the introduction of Player's Premiere in 1997.  The latter brand had a chamber in the filter tip which contained seminola and charcoal granules;  it did not last for very long.  Player's Silver was introduced in 2003;  it was named "Silver" (instead of Ultra Light) since there was discussion by the government at that time about banning light/mild discriptors from cigarette packaging.
-The Player’s name in Canada is also attached to John Player Special (introduced in the early 1970s), Player’s Special Blend (an American-blend cigarette introduced in 1984), and John Player Standard (a discount brand introduced around 2007).  Another sub-brand, Player's Black, was also introduced in 2007.  Available in Red, Blue, and Silver varieties, it was a slow-burning cigarette that was sold in a unique side-slide box.  It was discontinued in 2010, though the side-slide boxes were retained, being currently used for the packaging of Player's 20-count king sized varieties.
+The Player’s name in Canada is also attached to John Player Special (introduced in the early 1970s), Player’s Special Blend (an American-blend cigarette introduced in 1984), and John Player Standard (a discount brand introduced around 2007).  Another sub-brand, Player's Black, was also introduced in 2007.  Available in Red (full flavour), Gold (light), and Silver (extra light) varieties, it was a slow-burning cigarette that was sold in a unique side-slide box.  It was discontinued in 2010, though the side-slide boxes were retained, being currently used for the packaging of Player's 20-count king sized varieties.
 Go to [[BrandJohn_Player_Special_%28Virginia_Blend%29 |Brand John Player Special (Virginia Blend)]]<br>

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 Smooth Player's Light (reputedly smoother than Player's Light) debuted in 1992, followed by the introduction of Player's Premiere in 1997.  The latter brand had a chamber in the filter tip which contained seminola and charcoal granules;  it did not last for very long.  Player's Silver was introduced in 2003;  it was named "Silver" (instead of Ultra Light) since there was discussion by the government at that time about banning light/mild discriptors from cigarette packaging.
-The Player’s name in Canada is also attached to John Player Special (introduced in the early 1970s), Player’s Special Blend (an American-blend cigarette introduced in 1984), John Player Standard (a discount brand introduced around 2007), and Player's Black (a slow-burning cigarette sold in a unique side-slide box, introduced in 2008).
+The Player’s name in Canada is also attached to John Player Special (introduced in the early 1970s), Player’s Special Blend (an American-blend cigarette introduced in 1984), and John Player Standard (a discount brand introduced around 2007).  Another sub-brand, Player's Black, was also introduced in 2007.  Available in Red, Blue, and Silver varieties, it was a slow-burning cigarette that was sold in a unique side-slide box.  It was discontinued in 2010, though the side-slide boxes were retained, being currently used for the packaging of Player's 20-count king sized varieties.
 Go to [[BrandJohn_Player_Special_%28Virginia_Blend%29 |Brand John Player Special (Virginia Blend)]]<br>
 Go to [[BrandJohn Player Standard |Brand John Player Standard]]<br>
 Go to [[BrandPlayer's Navy Cut Special Blend |Brand Player's Special Blend]]<br>

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 * [[Player's Navy Cut (with ship Silver) KS-20-H (white and blue) - Canada | Player's Silver (Ultra Light) (2000s) KS-20-H]]
 * [[Player's Navy Cut (with ship Silver) S-25-B (white and blue) - Canada | Player's Silver (Ultra Light) (2000s) S-25-B]]
 ==See Also==

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 * [[Player's Mild (old design) S-20-H Canada | Player's Mild (Plain) (Version 1--1950s) (photo 1) S-20-B]]
 * [[Player's Navy Cut (Mild) S-20-B (blue old design) - Canada | Player's Mild (Plain) (Version 1) (photo 2) S-20-B]]
 * [[Player's Navy Cut (Plain) S-20-B (blue old design) - Canada | Player's Plain (Version 3--1970s-1988) S-20-B]]
 * [[Player's Plain S-25-B Canada | Player's Plain (Version 3--1970s-1988) S-25-B]]

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 ==History==
-In Canada, Player's cigarettes (manufactured by the John Player and Sons division of [[ManufacturerImperial_Tobacco_Canada |Manufacturer Imperial Tobacco Canada]]) have been among the most popular brands of the past half-century.  The brand started out with Player's Medium, which was manufactured in Canada at least as early as 1912.  This was later followed by Player's Mild (renamed Player's Plain in 1966), which in the early 1960s was Canada's most popular cigarette brand.  (A cork-tipped version of Player's Mild was also produced, and sold until the early 1970s.)  Player's Filter was introduced in 1961 in regular size (75 mm), and in king size in 1965.
+In Canada, Player's cigarettes (manufactured by the John Player and Sons division of [[ManufacturerImperial_Tobacco_Canada |Imperial Tobacco Canada]]) have been among the most popular brands of the past half-century.  The brand started out with Player's Medium, which was manufactured in Canada at least as early as 1912.  This was later followed by Player's Mild (renamed Player's Plain in 1966), which in the early 1960s was Canada's most popular cigarette brand.  (A cork-tipped version of Player's Mild was also produced, and sold until the early 1970s.)  Player's Filter was introduced in 1961 in regular size (75 mm), and in king size in 1965.
 Player's Medium was discontinued sometime in the mid-1970s.  The brand family was expanded by the introduction of Player's Light in 1976, and with Player's Extra Light in regular and king size in 1980 and 1983, respectively.  A new version of Player's Medium (filter tipped, and with a "tar" rating falling between the Filter and Light varieties) was rolled out in 1988.

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 ==History==
-In Canada, Player's cigarettes (manufactured by John Player and Sons, a division of Imperial Tobacco Canada) have been among the most popular brands of the past half-century.  The brand started out with Player's Medium, which was manufactured in Canada at least as early as 1912.  This was later followed by Player's Mild (renamed Player's Plain in 1966), which in the early 1960s was Canada's most popular cigarette brand.  (A cork-tipped version of Player's Mild was also produced, and sold until the early 1970s.)  Player's Filter was introduced in 1961 in regular size (75 mm), and in king size in 1965.
+In Canada, Player's cigarettes (manufactured by the John Player and Sons division of [[ManufacturerImperial_Tobacco_Canada |Manufacturer Imperial Tobacco Canada]]) have been among the most popular brands of the past half-century.  The brand started out with Player's Medium, which was manufactured in Canada at least as early as 1912.  This was later followed by Player's Mild (renamed Player's Plain in 1966), which in the early 1960s was Canada's most popular cigarette brand.  (A cork-tipped version of Player's Mild was also produced, and sold until the early 1970s.)  Player's Filter was introduced in 1961 in regular size (75 mm), and in king size in 1965.
 Player's Medium was discontinued sometime in the mid-1970s.  The brand family was expanded by the introduction of Player's Light in 1976, and with Player's Extra Light in regular and king size in 1980 and 1983, respectively.  A new version of Player's Medium (filter tipped, and with a "tar" rating falling between the Filter and Light varieties) was rolled out in 1988.
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 The above-mentioned banning of light and mild discriptors occurred in 2007, which led to a substantial pruning of the Player's brand family.  Player's Filter was renamed Player's Original Flavour, Player's Light was renamed Player's Rich Flavour, and Player's Extra Light was renamed Player's Smooth Flavour.  Player's Medium, Smooth Player's Light and Player's Silver were discontinued.  Also of note was Imperial Tobacco's ceasing of Canadian manufacturing activities in 2008;  today, all of Imperial's brands (including Player's) are made at the B.A.T. factory in Monterrey, Mexico and shipped to Canada for sale.
 ==Cigarette Packs==
 ===Current Brands===
 * [[Player's Mild (old design) S-20-H Canada | Player's Mild (Plain) (Version 1--1950s) (photo 1) S-20-B]]
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 ==See Also==
-[[Cigarettesp|Other 'P'-brand cigarettes]]
+[[Cigarettesp |Other 'P'-brand cigarettes]]
 Dear visitors of the site:  if you have more information about this brand, please edit this info.  Thank you for the assistance.

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 ==History==
 In Canada, Player's cigarettes (manufactured by John Player and Sons, a division of Imperial Tobacco Canada) have been among the most popular brands of the past half-century.  The brand started out with Player's Medium, which was manufactured in Canada at least as early as 1912.  This was later followed by Player's Mild (renamed Player's Plain in 1966), which in the early 1960s was Canada's most popular cigarette brand.  (A cork-tipped version of Player's Mild was also produced, and sold until the early 1970s.)  Player's Filter was introduced in 1961 in regular size (75 mm), and in king size in 1965.
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 ==Cigarette Packs==
-* [[PlayersMedium.jpg | Player's Medium (Plain) (Version 2--1962) S-20-H]]
+===Current Brands===
 * [[Player's Mild (old design) S-20-H Canada | Player's Mild (Plain) (Version 1--1950s) (photo 1) S-20-B]]
 * [[Player's Navy Cut (Mild) S-20-B (blue old design) - Canada | Player's Mild (Plain) (Version 1) (photo 2) S-20-B]]
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 * [[Player's Navy Cut (Plain) S-25-B (blue) - Canada | Player's Plain (Version 4--1988-1996) S-25-B]]
 * [[Player's Navy Cut (with ship Plain) S-20-B (blue) - Canada | Player's Plain (Version 5--1996-2004) S-20-B]]
 * [[Player's Navy Cut (Filter) S-20-B (white and blue old design 2) - Canada | Player's Filter (Version 1a--early 1960s) S-20-B]]
 * [[Player's Navy Cut (Filter) KS-20-H (blue and white old design) - Canada | Player's Filter (Version 1b--late 1960s) KS-20-H]]
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 * [[Player's Navy Cut (with ship) (Filter) S-25-B (blue and white) - Canada | Player's Filter (Version 4--duty-free--1996-2004) S-25-B]]
 * [[Player's Filter (with ship) (new design) S-25-B Canada | Player's Filter (Version 5--duty-free--2004-2007) S-25-B]]
-* [[http://www.cigarettespedia.com/index.php/Image:Player%E2%80%99s_Premiere_1997.jpg Canadian ad for Player’s Premiere, 1997.]]
-* [[Player's Navy Cut (Premiere Smooth - Full Flavor - Satisfaction) S-20-B (blue) - Canada | Player's Premiere (1990s) S-20-B]]
-* [[Player's Navy Cut (Premiere Smooth - Full Flavor - Satisfaction) KS-20-H (blue) - Canada | Player's Premiere (1990s) KS-20-H]]
-* [[http://www.cigarettespedia.com/index.php/Image:Player%E2%80%99s_Medium_1988.jpg Canadian ad for Player’s Medium, 1988.]]
-* [[Player's Navy Cut (Medium) S-20-B (white and blue) - Canada | Player's Medium (Filter) (Version 1--1988-1996) S-20-B]]
-* [[Player's Navy Cut (Medium) KS-25-B (white and blue) - Canada | Player's Medium (Filter) (Version 1--1988-1996) KS-25-B]]
-* [[Player's Navy Cut (with ship Medium) S-20-B (blue and white) - Canada | Player's Medium (Filter) (Version 2--1996-2004) S-20-B]]
-* [[Player's Navy Cut (with ship Medium) KS-20-H (blue and white) - Canada | Player's Medium (Filter) (Version 2--1996-2004) KS-20-H]]
 * [[Player's Navy Cut (Light) S-20-B (white and blue) - Canada | Player's Light (Version 1--1976-1988) S-20-B]]
 * [[Player's Light KS-20-H Canada | Player's Light (Version 1--1976-1988) KS-20-H]]
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 * [[Player's Light (with ship) KS-25-B Canada | Player's Light (Version 3--duty-free--1996-2004) KS-25-B]]
 * [[Player's Light (with ship - new design) S-25-B Canada | Player's Light (Version 4--duty-free--2004-2007) S-25-B]]
-* [[Player's Navy Cut (Smooth Ligth) S-20-B (white and blue) - Canada | Player's Smooth Lights (Version 1--1992-1996) S-20-B]]
-* [[Player's Navy Cut (Smooth Ligth) KS-20-H (white and blue) - Canada | Player's Smooth Lights (Version 1--1992-1996) KS-20-H]]
-* [[Player's Navy Cut (Smooth Ligth) KS-25-B (white and blue) - Canada | Player's Smooth Lights (Version 1--1992-1996) KS-25-B]]
-* [[Player's Navy Cut (with ship Smooth Ligth) S-20-B (blue and white) - Canada | Player's Smooth Lights (Version 2--1996-2004) S-20-B]]
-* [[Player's Navy Cut (with ship Smooth Ligth) KS-20-H (blue and white) - Canada | Player's Smooth Lights (Version 2--1996-2004) KS-20-H]]
 * [[Player's Navy Cut (Extra Light) S-20-B (white and blue) - Canada | Player's Extra Light (Version 1--1980-1988) S-20-B]]
 * [[Player's Extra Light S-25-B Canada | Player's Extra Light (Version 1--1980-1988) S-25-B]]
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 * [[Player's Navy Cut (with ship) (Extra Light) KS-25-B (white and blue) - Canada | Player's Extra Light (Version 3--duty-free--1996-2004) KS-25-B]]
 * [[Player's Extra Light (with ship) (new design) S-25-B Canada | Player's Extra Light (Version 4--duty-free--2004-2007) S-25-B]]
 * [[Player's Navy Cut (with ship Silver) S-20-B (white and blue) - Canada | Player's Silver (Ultra Light) (2000s) S-20-B]]
 * [[Player's Navy Cut (with ship Silver) KS-20-H (white and blue) - Canada | Player's Silver (Ultra Light) (2000s) KS-20-H]]
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 [[Cigarettesp|Other 'P'-brand cigarettes]]
-Dear visitors of the site:  if you have more information about this brand, please edit this info.
+Dear visitors of the site:  if you have more information about this brand, please edit this info.  Thank you for the assistance.
 Thank you for the assistance.

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 Go to [[BrandPlayer's Navy Cut Special Blend |Brand Player's Special Blend]]<br>
-The above-mentioned banning of light and mild discriptors occurred in 2007, which led to a substantial pruning of the Player's brand family.  Player's Filter was renamed Player's Original Flavour, Player's Light was renamed Player's Rich Flavour, and Player's Extra Light was renamed Player's Smooth Flavour.  Player's Medium, Smooth Player's Light and Player's Silver were discontinued.  Also of note was Imperial Tobacco's ceasing of Canadian manufacturing activities in 2008;  today, all of Imperial's brands (including Player's) are made in Mexico and shipped to Canada for sale.====Brand Player's (Canadian versions)====
+The above-mentioned banning of light and mild discriptors occurred in 2007, which led to a substantial pruning of the Player's brand family.  Player's Filter was renamed Player's Original Flavour, Player's Light was renamed Player's Rich Flavour, and Player's Extra Light was renamed Player's Smooth Flavour.  Player's Medium, Smooth Player's Light and Player's Silver were discontinued.  Also of note was Imperial Tobacco's ceasing of Canadian manufacturing activities in 2008;  today, all of Imperial's brands (including Player's) are made in Mexico and shipped to Canada for sale.
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