4 Star

Pasadena, Calif.  [source: Billboard directory]

Numbers below 1000 were promotional releases.
In addition to issuing commercial records of their own, 4 Star also offered a custom pressing service for artists who wanted to produce their own records. This was known as the OP ("Other People's") series.
OP labels are identified in their own listings.
Three-part ET discography in issues 1-3 (1982-1983) of Roll Street Journal.
Feature article and discography on the OP series in issue 86 (2000) of American Music Magazine.

Original Releases

Number	Date & Source	V	Artists	Titles {& References to LP/CD List}	Matrix Numbers
X-11			Billy Jack Wills	Roped And Tied {E,J, 1z} Water Baby Boogie  [instr.] {E, 1z}	4049 4045
X-18			Billy Jack Wills	Tobacco Chewing Boogie Lilly Dale	4077 4075
EP-22			Bobby Lile	No One Too Many Secrets {1t} Then You'll Know Money Talks	B B A A
EP-25			Patsy Cline	Stop The World (And Let Me Off) Then You'll Know I Don't Wanta [!] {w,z , 1p} Too Many Secrets {f,w,z , 1k}	B B A A
EP-26			Sammy Masters	Stop The World (And Let Me Off) Pink Cadillac A Wonderful Time Up There Tall Grows The Sycamores	A A B B
AP-27	1958/Mar. BMI clear.		T. Texas Tyler	Let The Teardrops Fall Confined	A B
AP-28	1958/Mar. BMI clear.		Gene Brown	Big Door Playing With My Heart	A B
EP-29	1958 (BMI est.)		The Miller Brothers	Loco Choo Choo Ramblin' Round  [instr.] {K} I Wanta [!] Big Kiss (From A Little Miss) Travelin'  [instr.]	A A B B
EP-31	1958 (BMI est.)		Patsy Cline	Let The Tear Drops Fall Don't Ever Leave Me Again {f , 1k,1p} Just Out Of Reach {f,w} Come On In	B B A A
EP-32	1958 (BMI est.)		The Miller Brothers	Riff Raff Send Me The Pillow (You Dream On) Bumming Around Stroll Along {K}	B B A A
EP-34-C	1958 (BMI est.)		Carl Belew	24 Hour Night Stop The World (And Let Me Off) Everytime I'm Kissin' You Lonely Street	A A B B
EP-35-C	1958/Sept. BMI clear.		T. Texas Tyler	Let The Teardrops Fall Shake Em Up Rock {y , 1l,1t} Confined Go On And Sweep Around Me	A A B B
EP-42	1959 (est.)		Patsy Cline Patsy Cline Carl Belew Carl Belew	Gotta Lot Of Rhythm In My Soul I'm Blue Again No Regrets Cool Gator Shoes {1t}	A A B B
P-107	1955/Jan. BMI clear.		Tommy Scott	Dance With Her Henry {g, L, 1l} Jumpin' From 6 To 6 {g, L,Q, 1l}	6774 6775
P-111	1955/May BMI clear.		Tommy Scott	Dig Me Little Mama {g, D,H,I, 1d,1l} Cat Music {g, L,Z, 1c,1l}	6776 6777
ED-138			Patsy Cline Sammy Masters Eddie Miller The Miller Bros. Patsy Cline Sammy Masters Eddie Miller The Miller Bros.	Stop Look And Listen {1h,1i} Some Like It Hot Patty Cake Man Hey Pretty Baby I've Loved And Lost Again Pink Cadillac You Walked Away Who's Gonna Know	B B B B A A A A
45-1447	1950/Mar. 25 Bb c&w rev.		Webb Pierce	Groovie Boogie Woogie Boy {h , 1t} New Panhandle Rag	3581 3582
45-1651	1954/Feb. (Bb est.)		Paul Westmoreland	Hot Rod Rag {i,o , 1g,1t} Caffeine And Nicotine {i,o , 1t,1y}	6491 6456
1693-45	1956/Apr. 28 Bb c&w rev.		Eddie Miller	Patty Cake Man {n, K, 1l} You Walked Away {n, K}	6864 6863
1694	1956/June 23 Bb c&w rev.		The Miller Brothers	Hey Pretty Baby {m, K, 1l} Who's Gonna Know {n, K}	6865 6868
1695-45	1956/May 26 Bb c&w rev.		Sammy Masters	Pink Cadillac {c,k,x, N,U,V, 1c,1e,1l,1m,1t,1v} Some Like It Hot {k, A,U, 1l,1t,1v}	6869 6870
1697-45	1956/Nov. 3 Bb c&w rev.		Sammy Masters	Whop-T-Bop {k , 1c,1l,1r,1t,1w} 2 Rock-A-4 {k , 1c,1l,1t,1u,1w,1x}	6872 6873
1697-45	1956/Oct. (Bb est.)		Sammy Masters	Whop-T-Bop Flat Feet {k,q , 1l,1q,1t,1w}	6872 6874
1699-45	1956/Nov. 3 Bb c&w rev.		The Miller Brothers	Loco Choo Choo {d,n,s,t, K,N, 1l,1t} Why Must It Be	6877 6878
1700X45	1956/Nov. (Bb est.)		Elaine Chandler	Tiptoein' [!!] Thru [!!] The Tepee [!!] You Said We're Thru [!]	6887 6886
1701x45	1956/Nov. 10 Bb c&w rev.		Carl Belew	A-Cryin' And A-Hurtin' {R, 1j} Lonely Street	6899 6898
1707-45	1957/June (Bb est.)		Sammy Masters	Angel My Heart Is A Hobo	6913 6912
45x1713	1957/Sept. 30 Bb c&w rev.		Bobby Lile	Keep It Confidential Then You'll Know	6948-C 6949-C
1714x45	1958/Jan. 6 Bb c&w rev.		Jimmy Wolford	My Name Is Jimmy {C,X, 1l,1t} Teeney Weeney Man {1l,1t}	6951-C 6950-C
1716x45	1958/Feb. 3 Bb pop rev.		Wayland Chandler	Little Lover {1l,1t} Play Boy {1l,1t}	6954-C 6955
1717x45	1958/Mar. BMI clear.		Gene Brown	Big Door {b,j,r, G, 1o,1t} Playing With My Heart	6970-C 6969-C
1719x45	1958/May (Bb est.)		Jack Tucker	Big Door {m , 1l} Crazy Do  [instr.] {m , 1t}	6986-C 6985-C
1721x45	1958/May 26 Bb pop rev.		Carl Belew	24 Hour Night {1l} Everytime I'm Kissing You	6980-D 6892-D
1722x45	1958/June 2 Bb pop rev.		The Miller Brothers	Riff Raff  [instr.] Send Me The Pillow (You Dream On)	6992-C 6991-C
1723x45	1958/July (Bb est.)		Bobby Lile	Book Worm A Labor Of Love	6706-C 6705-C
1725x45	1958/Aug. (Bb est.)		Jack King	I Just Learned To Rock {e, B, 1l} Two Ruby Lips {e , 1l}	7014 7013
1726x45	1958/Sept. (Bb est.)		Carl Belew	My Baby's Not Here (In Town Tonight) {M} No Love Tonight {M, 1l}	7019-C
1727x45	1958/Oct. 6 Bb pop rev.		Sammy Masters	Jodie {k , 1t} If I Could See The World	7021-C 6964-C
1728x45	1958/Dec. (Bb est.)		Jack Tucker	Nobody's Fool Big Beaver  [instr.]	6985-C 6984-C
1729x45	1959/Jan. 19 Bb pop rev.		Klark [!!] Kentt [!!]	Superman Why Do I Love You	7024-C 7025-C
1731x45	1959/Apr. 20 Bb pop rev.		Eddie Miller	Honey Baby Nothin'	7038 7036
1733x45	1959/Oct. 26 Bb c&w rev.		Charlie Ryan	Hot Rod Lincoln {a,v, F,O,W, 1a,1l,1n,1s} Thru The Mill {a}	7047-K 7048-K
1734x45	1959/Sept. 21 Bb c&w rev.		Bobby Lile	Kathy All The Time	7050-K 7049-K
1737x45	1960/Jan. (Bb est.)		Arkie Shibley	Pick Pick Pickin' (My Guitar) {S, 1l} I'm A Poor Oakie {S, 1l}	7051-K 7052-K
1740x45	1960 (Bb est.)		Eddie Miller	Honey Baby (I Was Wrong) Ghost Town	45-7039-K 45-7059-K
1745x45	1960/Oct. 10 Bb pop rev.		Charlie Ryan	Side Car Cycle {a,p, W, 1t} Steel Rock  [instr.] {a}	7066-K 7067-K
1749x45	1961/Jan. 23 Bb pop rev.		Charlie Ryan	Hot Rod Hades {a,p, T,W, 1t} Hot Rod Guitar  [instr.] {p, W,Y, 1b}	7074-K 7075-K
45-1751	1961/July 31 Bb pop rev.		Clyde Pitts	The Lonely Side Of Town {P, 1f,1t, 1A} Baby, Don't Believe Him	884-104 884-103
45-1760	1963/Jan. 19 Bb pop rev.		Hall Brothers	Toy Boy I'm Still Lonely	884-141 884-140
45-1761	1963/June 8 Bb pop rev.		Charlie Ryan	Hot Rod Race {a,u, N, 1a} Hot Rod Lincoln	884-142 7047-K

Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks

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