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Island

Cleveland, Ohio  [source: an original label]

Owned by Frank J. Videmsek.


Original Releases

Number Date & Source V Artists Titles {& References to LP/CD List} Matrix Numbers
IR:1/2 1957/Sept.
C&WJ rev.
The Echo Valley Boys Wash [!!] Machine Boogie {a,c,m,o,s,u}
Ramblin' Man {d}
IR: 2
IR: 1
IR 3 1957/Aug. 26
Bb c&w rev.
Bill Browning Don't Wait Too Late
One Day A Month
H8OW-5976
H8OW-5977
IR4/5 1957/Dec. 2
Bb pop rev.
Bill Browning Hula-Rock [!!] {b,d,e,g,i}
Makes You Feela So Good
HO8W-0187
HO8W-0188
IR6 1958/Jan. 13
Bb pop rev.
Sidney Jo Lewis Boppin' To Grandfather's Clock {b,c,l,u}
Beggars Can't Be Choosers {l}
7 HOW-0502
8 HOW-0503
IR-7 1958/Mar. 17
Bb c&w rev.
Bill Browning Borned With The Blues {d}
Dark Hollow {d}
J8OW-0640
J8OW-0641
IR-11 1960/Apr. 4
Bb c&w rev.
Bill Browning Sinful Woman {c,d,f,h,j,k,p,r,t}
Just Because You Say Your [!!] Sorry
K8OW-5276
K8OW-5275
EP 7543/4  
 
Hardrock Gunter
Hardrock Gunter
Buddy Durham
Buddy Durham
Bill Browning
Bill Browning
Cook Brothers
Cook Brothers
Rock-A-Bop Baby {b,l}
Birmingham Bounce {b,l,m}
Ida Red Rock
You're Just A Baby
Gonna Be A Fire
Down In The Holler Where Sally Lives
Juke Box Play For Me {b,n,q}
You Gotta Go {b}
J8OH-7544
J8OH-7544
J8OH-7544
J8OH-7544
J8OH-7543
J8OH-7543
J8OH-7543
J8OH-7543

Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks


1976

a. Collector CLS 2307 (lp) Rockin' And Boppin'

1980

b. White Label WLP 8814 (lp) The Island Recordings

1985

c. Roller Coaster 2008 (lp) Roller Coaster Rockers, Vol. 1

1987

d. Esoldun RR 2019 (lp) Bill Browning

1988

e. DOJO DOJL- 5009 (lp) Rock-A-Hula-Bop

1992

f. Chief CCD 1156502 (cd) Ultra Rare Rockabilly's, Vol. 2
g. Chief CCD 1156505 (cd) Ultra Rare Rockabilly's, Vol. 5

1994

h. Flame 016 (lp) Desperate Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 16
i. Island IR 145105 (cd) Rock-A-Hula Bop

1995

j. Buffalo Bop Bb-CD 55026 (cd) Mean Mean Daddy
k. Club PR PRLP- 006 (lp) Pure Rockabilly, Vol. 6
l. Roller Coaster RCCD 3013 (cd) Gonna Rock & Roll, Gonna Dance All Night / Hardrock Gunter

1996

m. Hallmark 305242 (cd) Do The Ooby Dooby

1997

n. Chief CCD 1156520 (cd) Ultra Rare Hillbilly Boogie, Vol. 1
o. Lucky CDLR 811 (cd) Rockabilly Gold, Vol. 11
p. Lucky CDLR 812 (cd) Rockabilly Gold, Vol. 12

2000

q. Buffalo Bop Bb-CD 55094 (cd) Jukebox Rock

2007

r. Sleazy RAB 03 (cd) Rockabilly Race: 25 Pure Rockabilly Tracks, Vol. 3

Year Unknown

s. Bop BOP- 006 (cd) Saturday Night On Bop Street, Vol. 6
t. Mustang MUST 4 (cd) Rockabilly & Hillbilly Bop, Vol. 4: Mad Dog In Town
u. Mustang MUST 6 (cd) Rockabilly & Hillbilly Bop, Vol. 6


Acknowledgments:   CMF Library, Stéphane Chatain, Tom Fallon, Udo Frank, Gerd Miller, Dean Craige Morris, Michel Proost, Rock & Roll Musik Magazin, Rock & Roll Musiz Magazin, Rockabilly Record Guide, Al Turner, Bjorn Witlox

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

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