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The Encyclopedic Guide to 78 R. P. M. Party Records
© David Diehl 1996
Updated 6/16/99.
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NATIONAL HOLLYWOOD
The only reported issue is unnumbered.
NEW BOURBON RECORDS
Personal label of female impersonator Ray BOURBON.
Successor to WESTERN RECORDS BOURBANA, made in Hollywood, black label with silver print, numbers 101-3, 201 and unnumbered discs reported. BBB in runoff indicates Bee Bee Bee Records, 1538 Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood CA.
Ace NEWELL (Probably
a pseudonym)
--New York City, mid-1940's
(PR-1) Ovaltine...............................MUSICRAFT PARTY RECORD 8C
(P-2) She Tickled the Gentleman's Fancy.......PARTY RECORD COMPANY 8A, MUSICRAFT PARTY RECORD 8A
(PR-3) Gladys Isn't Gratis Anymore.....PARTY RECORD COMPANY 9A
(P-4) Is It True about Chinese Women?.........PARTY RECORD COMPANY 8 B, MUSICRAFT PARTY RECORD 8B
(PR-5) A Bassett to the End...................PARTY RECORD COMPANY 9B
(PR-6) Tales of Manhattan......PARTY RECORD COMPANY 9C, KICKS 20-B
(PR-7) Fannie Will Never Come Out on Top......PARTY RECORD COMPANY 9D
(PR-8) Dirty Gertie Glynn.....................MUSICRAFT PARTY RECORD 8D
NIFTY NOVELTY RECORDS
Late 1940's-early 1950's label with a strong country-western orientation. Catalog numbers are consecutive for each side with an A or B designation added. A 500 series matrix sometimes appears in the runout. Numbers 10005/6 and 10007/8 known. Label is blue-grey with black print.
NITE CLUB
Early 1950's yellow label with red print, no catalog number.
Hattie NOEL
Sang with the Count Basie band at the Reno Club in Kansas City in 1936.
Later appeared in films (Kitty Foyle 1940; The Return of Frank James 1940;
Irene 1940; Lady for a Night 1941; King's Row 1942). Recorded for M-G-M
in 1948-9, also sang duets with Billy MITCHELL
--Los Angeles, c. 1949.
Chattanooga........................................BLUE RECORDS 104
Hot Nuts...........................................BLUE RECORDS 104
My Military Man....................................BLUE RECORDS 109
Mamma Likes To Take Her Time.......................BLUE RECORDS 109
If I Can't Sell It I'll Keep Settin' On It.........BLUE RECORDS 111
Find Out What They Like And Give It To Em..........BLUE RECORDS 111
--Los Angeles, early 1950's
Eavesdroppin' On The Telephone.....................BLUE RECORDS 124
Up With The Skirts.................................BLUE RECORDS 124
--Los Angeles, late 1950's
My Passionate Man..................................DOOTO 461
Hot Rod............................................DOOTO 461
THE NORDSTROM SISTERS
(4082) Good Old American Home...............................................................*** 1726-B
(4083) I Want To Be a Hostess in an Army Camp.................................*** 1726-A
NOVELTUNES
Number 2003 reported.
NOVELTY
Numbers 101 and 403 reported, black label with gold print.
No. 403 is a laminated pressing and may be unrelated to later number 101, yellow label with blue print.
NOVELTY RECORD CO.
501 and 0301 reported. It is not known if this is the same company that
produced HOTSHOTS FROM HOLLYWOOD, and also produced
IMPERIAL.
NOVELTY RECORDS
Catalog numbers are prefixed NOV, with 3-23 documented. A post WWII product, white label with black print. Some issues are dubs of earlier recordings and some are new material.
Billy NUNN
--Los Angeles, c. 1949-50.
Bring Your Lovin' Back to Me.......................BLUE RECORDS 105
I Got a Country Gal................................BLUE RECORDS 105
--Los Angeles, early 1950's
Clappin' and Shoutin'..............................BLUE RECORDS 115
I'm Tellin'........................................BLUE RECORDS 115
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