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Hollywood, Calif.  [source: American Record Label Directory]

Founded by Herb Newman and Lew Bedell.


Original Releases

Number Date & Source V Artists Titles {& References to LP/CD List} Matrix Numbers
EL-102 1960
(BSN est.)
  Dorsey Burnette Big Rock Candy Mountain
Hey Little One
Hard Working Man {w,x}
That Lucky Old Sun {w,x}
Suddenly There's A Valley {w}
Lazy Bones {w,x}
Red Roses
Noah's Ark {w,x}
Swing Low Sweet Chariot {w}
The Wayward Wind {w}
I Got The Sun In The Morning {w,x}
Tall Oak Tree
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EL-105 1961
(BSN est.)
  Donnie Brooks That's Why
Memories Are Made Of This {l}
Mission Bee
How Long
The Devil Ain't A Man
Twilight Time
Memphis
PS I Love You {l}
All I Can Give
What'd I Say {l}
Doll House
Round Robin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ES-700 1960
(BSN est.)
  Dorsey Burnette Big Rock Candy Mountain [stereo vers.]
Hey Little One [stereo vers.]
Hard Working Man [stereo vers.]
That Lucky Old Sun [stereo vers.]
Suddenly There's A Valley [stereo vers.]
Lazy Bones [stereo vers.]
Red Roses [stereo vers.]
Noah's Ark [stereo vers.]
Swing Low Sweet Chariot [stereo vers.]
Wayward Wind [stereo vers.]
I Got The Sun In The Morning [stereo vers.]
Tall Oak Tree [stereo vers.]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
45-1014 1956/Apr. 28
Bb pop rev.
Billy Strange My Buddy's Girl
Say You're Mine, Porcupine
45-HN-40
45-HN-42
45-1034 1957/Apr. 29
Bb pop rev.
Alis Lesley He Will Come Back To Me {a,b,p,t}
Heartbreak Harry {V}
45-HN-76
45-HN-89
45-1039 1957/July 8
Bb pop rev.
Don Deal Unfaithful Diane
Devil Of Deceit
45-HR-99
45-HR-100
45-1042 1957/Aug.
(Bb est.)
Benn Joe Zeppa Topsy Turvy {a,p, D}
Mom And Dad
45-HN-112
45-HN-113
45-1051 1957/Nov. 25
Bb pop rev.
Don Deal My Blind Date {t}
Even Then
45-HN-135
45-HN-133
45-1060 1958/Feb. 24
Bb pop rev.
  Don Deal You'd Look Good With A Tear In Your Eye
She Was Here, But She's Gone
HN-132
HN-102
45-1061 1958/Mar. 3
Bb pop rev.
Glen Glenn Everybody's Movin' {a,c,d,f,i,j,k,m,p,v, A,F,I,L,Q,S,T,Y}
I'm Glad My Baby's Gone {a,e,g,i,p}
45-HN-145
45-HN-144
45-1067 1958/May 5
Bb pop rev.
Dick Bush Hollywood Party {a,l,n,p,r, K}
Ezactly [!!] {a,l,p}
45-HN-159
45-HN-160
45-1070 1958/June
(Bb est.)
Don Deal The First Teen-Ager
Sweet Love {t}
45-HN-168
45-HN-165
45-1074 1958/June 23
Bb pop rev.
Glenn Glenn One Cup Of Coffee And A Cigarette {a,d,f,i,p,u,y, T}
Laurie Ann {e,i,t, G,N,T,X}
45-HN-170
45-HN-169
45-1075 1958/July 7
Bb pop rev.
Tony And Joe The Freeze
Gonna Get A Little Kissin' Tonight {M}
45-HN-183 22755
45-HN-184 22756
45-1077 1958/July 28
Bb pop rev.
Don Deal A Chance Is All I Ask
Just Thought I'd Call
45-HN-167
45-HN-134
45-1081 1958/Sept.
(Bb est.)
Don Wyatt You Oughta' [!!] Be In The Movies
Let Me Be The One
45-HN-195 24018
45-HN-194 24017
1085 1958/Oct.
(Bb est.)
  The Tigers Jelly Bean
Don't Bye Bye Baby Me
 
 
45-1086 1958/Nov.
(Bb est.)
Glen Glenn Blue Jeans And A Boys' [!!] Shirt {a,i,m,p, H,J,T}
Would Ja' [!!] {a,e,i,p, T,U}
45-HN 204
45-HN 147
45-1091 1959/Apr.
(Bb est.)
Johnny Bachelor Mumbles {O}
Arabella Jean
45-DE-13
45-DE-14
3004 1959/Aug. 17
Bb pop rev.
  Donnie Brooks If You're Lookin' {P}
Li'l Sweetheart
 
 
3007 1959/Sept. 28
Bb pop rev.
Donnie Brooks Sway And Move With The Beat {l,z}
White Orchid {l}
45-BSN-18 31761
45-BSN-17 31760
3012 1960/Jan. 11
Bb pop rev.
Dorsey Burnette (There Was A) Tall Oak Tree {o,q,w,x, W,Z}
Juarez Town {R}
45-BSN-41 33537
45-BSN-35 33366
3013 1960/Feb. 15
Bb pop rev.
  Bob Wilson Two Little Birds
Imogene
45-BSN-32
45-BSN-31
3014 1960/Mar. 28
Bb pop rev.
Donnie Brooks The Devil Aint [!!] A Man {l, E}
How Long {l}
45-BSN-33
 
3018 1960/May 9
Bb pop rev.
Donnie Brooks Mission Bell {l, E}
Do It For Me
BSN-48 34847
BSN-27 34850
3019 1960/May 2
Bb pop rev.
Dorsey Burnette Hey Little One {q,w,x, Z}
Big Rock Candy Mountain {q,w,x}
BSN-54 35092
BSN-55 35092-x
3021 1960/July 4
Bb pop rev.
  Four-Stars Blue Dawn  [instr.]
The Frog  [instr.]
45-BSN-61
45-BSN-62
3023 1960/Aug. 8
Bb pop rev.
  Bob Wilson I Went To Your Wedding
The Tale Of A Donkey
45-BSN-65
45-BSN-66
3025 1960/Aug. 29
Bb pop rev.
Dorsey Burnette The Ghost Of Billy Malloo {x}
Red Roses {w,x}
45-BSN-70
45-BSN-71
3027 1960/Sept.
(Bb est.)
  Bob Wilson Jailer, Jailer
And Her Name Is Scarlet
45-BSN-59
45-BSN-60
3028 1960/Oct. 17
Bb pop rev.
Donnie Brooks Round Robin {l, E}
Doll House {l, E}
45-BSN-79
45-BSN-80
3029 1960/Oct. 24
Bb pop rev.
Donnie Bowser I Love You Baby
Stone Heart
45-BSN-94
45-BSN-93
3033 1960/Nov. 7
Bb pop rev.
Dorsey Burnette This Hotel
The River And The Mountain
45-BSN-89
45-BSN-91
3037 1961/Jan. 9
Bb pop rev.
Johnny Rivers Call Me
Andersonville
45-BSN-100
 
3041 1961/Feb. 27
Bb pop rev.
Dorsey Burnette (It's No) Sin {h,x}
Hard Rock Mine {x, B}
45-BSN-114
45-BSN-130
3042 1961/Feb. 20
Bb pop rev.
Donnie Brooks Memphis {l, E}
That's Why {l, E}
45-BSN-81
45-BSN-111
3045 1961/Apr. 24
Bb pop rev.
Dorsey Burnette Great Shakin' Fever {a,h,p,s,x, B,R,Z}
That's Me Without You {h,x, C}
45-BSN-140
45-BSN-113
3049 1961/May 22
Bb pop rev.
Donnie Brooks Wishbone {l, E}
All I Can Give {l, E}
 
 
3052 1961/July 24
Bb pop rev.
  Donnie Brooks Boomerang {l}
How Long
 
 
3059 1961/Sept. 18
Bb pop rev.
Donnie Brooks Sweet Lorraine {l}
Up To My Ears (In Tears) {l}
45-BSN-109
45-BSN-185
3063 1961/Nov. 20
Bb pop rev.
Donnie Brooks Goodnight Judy {l}
Your Little Boy's Come Home
 
45-BSN-215
3071 1962/Mar. 10
Bb pop rev.
Donnie Brooks My Favorite Kind Of Face {l, E}
He Stole Flo {l, E}
45-BSN-242
 
3077 1962/May 19
Bb pop rev.
Donnie Brooks Just A Bystander {l}
Oh, You Beautiful Doll {l, E}
45-BSN-266
45-BSN-261
3095 1962/Nov. 24
Bb pop rev.
  Donnie Brooks Cries My Heart {E}
It's Not That Easy {E}
 
 

Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks

a. Ace CDCHM 1 (cd) Hollywood Rock & Roll
b. Ace CDCHD 1016 (cd) Good Girls Gone Bad (Wild, Weird, And Wanted)
c. Ace CDCH 218 (cd) The Fifties: Rockabilly Fever
d. Ace CDCHD 311 (cd) Rarest Rockabilly & Hillbilly Boogie ; The Best Of Ace Rockabilly
e. Ace 403 (cd) The Glen Glenn Story/Everybody's Movin' Again
f. Ace 45 (lp) The Best Of Ace Rockabilly
g. Ace CDCHD 815 (cd) Them Rockabilly Cats
h. Bear Family BCD 15545 (cd) Great Shakin' Fever / Dorsey Burnette
i. Bear Family BCD 16671 (cd) Glen Rocks / Glen Glenn
j. Born Bad BB 001 (cd) Born Bad, Vol. 1
k. Born Bad BB 001 (lp) Born Bad
l. Canetoad Int. CD 6458 (cd) Greatest Hits, 1958-1968 / Donnie Brooks
m. Cascade DROP 1003 (lp) Twenty Great Rockabilly Hits Of The 50's
n. Cascade DROP 1009 (lp) Twenty Great Rockabilly Hits Of The 50's
o. Century [??] (cd) Rockabilly Party
p. Chiswick CH 1 (lp) Hollywood Rock 'N' Roll
q. Chrysalis CMG- 2 (cd) The Very Very Best Of Dorsey Burnette
r. Club 015 (lp) Grab This And Dance, Vol. 15
s. Cosmopolitan Music 605 (cd) Great Shakin' Fever
t. Dial 002 (lp) Rocking From Hollywood To Groningen
u. Disky DO 250542 (cd) As Good As It Gets: Rockabilly
v. EFA 88962-2 (cd) Rockabilly Rarities, Vol. 1
w. Era ELP- 102 (lp) Tall Oak Tree / Dorsey Burnette
x. Era 5021 (cd) The Era Years / Dorsey Burnette
y. Fifty-Eight 101 (lp) Rock 'N' Roll For Collectors, Vol. 1
z. Flame 017 (lp) Desperate Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 17
A. Go-Cat-Go 20691 (cd) Best Of Rockabilly
B. Hollywood HOLLY 501 (lp) Great Shakin' Fever / Dorsey Burnette
C. Hollywood HOLLY 502 (lp) Keep A Knockin / Dorsey Burnette
D. Jan/Star Club 33- 8019 (lp) All American Rock, Vol. 2
E. Juke Box Saturday Night JBSN 1004 (lp) Rock 'N' Roll Fever -- Unknown Star / Donnie Brooks
F. Lost Gold LGR 5798 (cd) Original Historic Rockabilly Classics, Vol. 1
G. Lost Gold 88961 (cd) Teen Town USA, Vol. 2: Rare American Records
H. Lucky CDLR 809 (cd) Rockabilly Gold, Vol. 9
I. Lucky CDLR 810 (cd) Rockabilly Gold, Vol. 10
J. Mustang MUST 2 (cd) Rockabilly & Hillbilly Bop, Vol. 2: Goin' Down That Road
K. NME PRO 5 (lp) I Dreamt I Was Elvis
L. P-Vine 2540 (cd) Stray Cat's Classics
M. Rock & Country 1009 (lp) Dore Rock N' Roll, Vol. One
N. Rock & Country R&C 1017 (lp) Dore Rock & Roll, Vol. 2
O. Rock 'N' Roll RNR 101 (cd) The Party's Not Over Yet
P. Rojak 601 (cd) This Stuff Kills You
Q. STCTU STCTU 002 (cd) Songs The Cramps Taught Us, Vol. 2
R. Skyline 1990 (lp) Dorsey Burnette
S. Spin EMG- 1000 (cd) $15,000 Worth Of Rockabilly
T. Stomper Time STEN 5 (10-in. lp) Living Mono / Glen Glenn
U. Stomper Time STCD 8 (cd) The Last Great Rockabilly Saturday Night, Vol. 2
V. Supersonic 1174 (lp) Hot Boppin' Girls, Vol. 6
W. Trip TLX 8506 (lp) Comin' Back
X. Yeaah! 11 (cd) Teen Town USA, Vol. 2
Y. Yeaah! 12 (cd) Rockabilly Rarities, Vol. 1
Z. Zirkon 104 (lp) Dorsey Burnette


Acknowledgments:   Both Sides Now, CMF Library, Marc Coulavin, Bill Davis, Steve Foehner, Udo Frank, Andy Gallagher, Bernd Hermoneit, Rob Karman, Tom Lincoln, Gerd Miller, Gary Myers, John Neal, Tom Neil, Antoon van Olderen, Michel Proost, Rock & Roll Musik Magazin, Don Stilton, Lars Stromberg, Howard Thomason, Peter van Wilsem, Benn Joe Zeppa, eBay

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