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Rockin' R's

Metamora, Ill., group.

References:
   Feature article and discography in issue 69 (1998) of Rockin' Fifties.


Original Releases

Date & Source Label & Number V Titles {& References to LP/CD List} As By Matrix Numbers
1958
RCA mx code
Tempus J8OW-7541/2 Crazy Baby
The Beat
1
1
J8OW-7542
J8OW-7541
1959/Mar. 16
Bb pop rev.
Tempus TR-7541 Crazy Baby {a,d,f,g,i,l,p,r,s}
The Beat  [instr.] {c,f,j,k,r,s}
1
1
J8OW-7542
J8OW-7541
1959/May 25
Bb pop rev.
Tempus TR-1507 Heat  [instr.] {b,e,f}
Nameless  [instr.] {f,h}
1
1
ZTSC-10449
ZTSC-10448
1959/Oct.
(est.)
Tempus TR-1514 Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone {m,q}
Up In A Dream
2
2
ZTSC 63038
ZTSC 63037
1959/Nov.
BMI clear.
Tempus TR-1515 Mustang  [instr.] {b,e,f,j}
I'm Still In Love With You {o}
1
 
K8OW-9805
K8OW-9804
1959/Nov.
(Bb est.)
Vee Jay VJ 334 Mustang  [instr.]
I'm Still In Love With You
1
3
59-1292
59-1291
1960/June 6
Bb pop rev.
Vee Jay VJ 346   Hum Bug  [instr.]
The Mix  [instr.]
1
 
60-1395
60-1398
1960/Oct. 3
Bb pop rev.
Stepheny SF 1842 Walkin' You To School
Bewitched  [instr.]
1
1
1
2
Additional Tracks on Comps
 
 
[unissued]   Bye Bye Love {f}
Come On Over {f}
Gonna Snatch Me A Satellite {f}
Long Tall Sally {f}
Mean Woman Blues {f}
Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone [alt. vers.] {n}
Ready Teddy {f}
Ron's Raunch {f}
Sweet Little Sixteen {f}
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On {f}
You Send Me {f}
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

References in "As By" Column:

  1. as by The Rockin' R's
  2. as by Ron Volz And The Rockin [!!] R's
  3. as by Ron Volz And The Rockin' R's

Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks


1976

a. Past 6/376 (lp) Come Dance With Me

1979

b. Bison Bop Bb-LP 2002 (lp) Strictly Instrumental

1980

c. Big H 79105 (lp) Vintage Rock 'N' Roll Collector's Items, Vol. 5

1983

d. Teenage Heaven TH 583 (lp) Country Rockers, Vol. 5

1985

e. Buffalo Bop Bb-LP 2002 (lp) Strictly Instrumental

1988

f. Norton ED 205 (lp) Crazy Baby / The Rockin' R's

1993

g. Ace CDCHD 444 (cd) Fabulous Flips
h. Club 006 (lp) Grab This And Dance, Vol. 6

1994

i. Cat 1036 (cd) Calling All Rock 'N' Roll Collectors, Vol. 4

1998

j. Buffalo Bop Bb-CD 55075 (cd) Strictly Instrumental, Vol. 4

1999

k. AEI # 3002 (cd) Axes, Saxes, Skins, Ivories, Vol. 1
l. Buffalo Bop Bb-CD 55079 (cd) Teen-Age Mafia
m. Buffalo Bop Bb-CD 55081 (cd) Party Crasher

2005

n. Collector CLCD 4488 (cd) I'm Gonna Rock On You

2006

o. Dee Jay Jamboree DJ-CD 55115 (cd) Teen Scene!, Vol. 3
p. Rhino 73346 (cd) Rockin' Bones: '50s Punk & Rockabilly

2008

q. Stock Car 103 (lp) Boppin' Bobbie Jean

2009

r. GVC 2003 (cd) Windy City Bop: Chicago Rockabilly (1954-58)

Year Unknown

s. Fed 09 (ep) untitled


Acknowledgments:   Bill Davis, Udo Frank, Kurt Krauter, Gerd Miller, John Neal, Michel Proost, Joe Wajgel, Peter van Wilsem, eBay

Compilation & presentation © 2009, Terry E. Gordon This page generated on 09/27/2009

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