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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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Ruth WALLIS
Born in Brooklyn, NY. and still alive and well. Started singing with big bands such as Isham Jones. Featured as a single at the Hotel forrest in New York City in 1941. Married to Hy Pastman, manager of the Latin Quarter in Boston who became her manager. She later had her own highly successful party label but earlier recorded her gently risque tunes for legitimate labels so her entire 78 R.P.M. output is listed as nearly as possible. Goldmine published an interview with her in 1997.
--And DeLuxe Rhythm Men, Fall, 1947
(408) Your Daddy Was a Soldier........DELUXE 1089-B, MILTONE 1089
(409) Johnny Had a Yo Yo..............DELUXE 1089-A, MILTONE 1089
(410) Oil Man from Texas..............DELUXE 1091, MILTONE 1091
(411) Too Many Men....................DELUXE 1091, MILTONE 1091

--The King label acquired Deluxe and Michael Ruppli's King Discography notes the following rejected session from 1947:
(453) Fishing Song
(454) Senorita Whats Her Name
(455) Pull Down the Shade Marie
(456) It's a Scream How Levine Does the Rhumba
(457) Jose Lives the Life of Reilly
(458) Down In the Indies

--Late 1947, first three discs in Deluxe album 2, Miltone album No. 86 both titled "Rhumba Party"
(524) Fishing Song...............................DELUXE 1110, MILTONE 1110
(525) Senorita Whats Her Name....................DELUXE 1111, MILTONE 1111
(526) Pull Down the Shade Marie..................DELUXE 1112, MILTONE 1112
(527) Jose Lives the Life of Reilly..............DELUXE 1111, MILTONE 1111
(528) Down In the Indies.........................DELUXE 1112, MILTONE 1112
(529) It's a Scream How Levine Does the Rhumba...DELUXE 1110, MILTONE 1110
(530) Have a Baby................................DELUXE 1124
(531) Teacher, What's a Shmoe?...................DELUXE 1124
--Late 1948
(819) Evolution..........................MILTONE 1011
(820) I Can't Wed You....................MILTONE 1011
(821) The Dinghy Song....................DELUXE 1183-A
(822) Tonight You Sleep In the Bathtub...DELUXE 1183-B
--c. late 1953 Orch. arranged and conducted by Dave Terry. "Dear Mr. Godfrey" can be heard on A&E's 'Biography' episode devoted to Godfrey.
(MO-57) Dear Mr. Godfrey.........................MONARCH MO 3005
(MO-58) Say Hello To Joe.........................MONARCH MO 3005
(MO-59) Like Papa and Me.........................MONARCH MO-3006
(MO-60) Kiss-a-Me-Slow...........................MONARCH MO-3006
(MO-63) The Pharoah's Daughter-in-law...MONARCH MO-3007
(MO-64) Dear Liberace............................MONARCH MO-3007

Soda Jerk.........................SIMPLEX 101
Eleanor...........................SIMPLEX 101
--With Dixieland-style accomp. 2000,1 and 2 in album W-3 "Cafe Party" c. 1953 Many copies show a reversed ampersand (&) in the runoff.
(W100-2) Gimme (What You Promise Me)........WALLIS ORIGINAL 2002
(W102-2) Sweater Girl.......................WALLIS ORIGINAL 2000
(W104-3) The Pistol Song....................WALLIS ORIGINAL 2001
(W105-2) The Admirals Daughter..............WALLIS ORIGINAL 2000
(W106-3) Tonight For Sure...................WALLIS ORIGINAL 2001
(W107-2) (It's Been a) Long Long Time.......WALLIS ORIGINAL 2002
(W109) Jamaica Rum..........................WALLIS ORIGINAL 2003
(W110) Down in Montivideo.......................WALLIS ORIGINAL 2005
(W111) Chile Was Hot (But Willie Was Not)...WALLIS ORIGINAL 2004
(W112) The Love Samba ......................WALLIS ORIGINAL 2004
(W113) Ubangi!..............................WALLIS ORIGINAL 2003
(W114) The Bells Song.............................WALLIS ORIGINAL 2005
--With Ray Charles Chorus and Mac Ceppos Orch. (This series is not party records)
(W115) Remember...................WALLIS ORIGINAL 3001
(W116) Pleasant, Present Pastime.......WALLIS ORIGINAL 3002
(W117) Bella Bella................WALLIS ORIGINAL 3001
(W118) Friendship....................WALLIS ORIGINAL 3002

(W119) 4-F Papa...................WALLIS ORIGINAL 2006
(W120) New YoYo Song..............WALLIS ORIGINAL 2007
(W121) Stay Out of My Pantry......WALLIS ORIGINAL 2007
(W122) The Cowboy Song............WALLIS ORIGINAL 2006
(W123) Long-Playing Daddy.........WALLIS ORIGINAL 2008
(W124) Gold Mine..................WALLIS ORIGINAL 2008
(W125) The Fishing Pole Song.............WALLIS ORIGINAL 2009
(W126) My Old Soldier (Isn't Fading Away)...WALLIS ORIGINAL 2009
(W127)The Hawaiian Lei Song.............WALLIS ORIGINAL 2010
(W128) Vacation Song.....................WALLIS ORIGINAL 2010
(W129) Large Size Mama (Small Size Papa)..............WALLIS ORIGINAL 2011
(W130) If I Had Said Yes.................WALLIS ORIGINAL 2011
She Never Gets Got................WALLIS ORIGINAL 2012
Confidential Kitty................WALLIS ORIGINAL 2012
The Pop-up Song...................WALLIS ORIGINAL 2013
Education.........................WALLIS ORIGINAL 2013
Down in the Bahamas...............WALLIS ORIGINAL 2014
Drill 'Em All.....................WALLIS ORIGINAL 2014
Davy's Dinghy.....................WALLIS ORIGINAL 2015
Queer Things (Are Happening)......WALLIS ORIGINAL 2015
Down In the Indies................WALLIS ORIGINAL 2017
Tonight You Sleep In the Bathtub..WALLIS ORIGINAL 2017
The Fishing Song..................WALLIS ORIGINAL 2018
(Too Many) Men in My Life.........WALLIS ORIGINAL 2018
Pull Down The Shade Marie.........WALLIS ORIGINAL 2019
The Dinghy Song...................WALLIS ORIGINAL 2019
Psycho Mambo......................WALLIS ORIGINAL 2020
This Old House....................WALLIS ORIGINAL 2020
Wallis First Time Starter.........WALLIS ORIGINAL 2021
All Night Long....................WALLIS ORIGINAL 2021
Take Me To Your Boss..............WALLIS ORIGINAL 2025
Wallis recorded for King in 1966 at which time that company acquired her WALLIS ORIGINAL material. Unfortunately there seems to be no documentation in the files.
WALLIS ORIGINAL
Ruth WALLIS had her own label in the mid-1950's with distribution in the U.S. and Canada. Headquartered in Linden, NJ, it was a partnership of Wallis, her husband/manager Hy Pastman and Joe Liebowitz of Deluxe Records at 20-28 E. Elizabeth Ave, Linden. Cream label with dark brown print or white with red print. Known range 2000-2025 plus a lone popular series entry at 3001. Matrix series begins at 200, prefixed by W in the runoff. Take numbers appear after mx. number on the label and in the runoff, if shown at all. Small variations in titles and label credits exist from pressing to pressing. King acquired the label and renumbered everything for microgroove reissue and recorded some new material in 1966 but the original files have not yet come to light.
WESTERN RECORD CO. BOURBANA
A 1930's Hollywood label, this featuring female impersonator Ray BOURBON. Pressing is laminated, label is black with silver print. Later revived as NEW BOURBANAWR-712 -717 known, with WR 712-A, 714-A and 717 appearing in the runout of later releases on GOOD-HUMOR and HOT SHOTS FROM HOLLYWOOD.
Paul WHITEMAN and his Orch.
Born 1890, died 1967. This tune may be a tribute to one of 'Pops' monumental binges. --vocal by Mabel Todd. This tune was later recorded and released by Reta RAY.
--Hollywood, 2/7/42.
(PBS 072079-1) Did I Get Stinkin' (At The Club Savoy) (Walter Donaldson)...Victor unissued
WHIZ
1950's successor to STAR GARTER, the source of the 1947 copyright, SG-prefixed numbers in runoff are Star Garter control numbers applied to dubs of earlier recordings. EMP 23 and 39 reported.
Ava WILLIAMS
--with piano by Ralph Kitts, Hollywood mid-1940's.
Queen of the Jungle......................IMPERIAL 201A
Mindin' My Own Business................IMPERIAL 201A
"Buggs" WILSON
--[possibly Doodles Weaver] c. 1937
Cousin Dipper Lip..................HOLLYWOOD HOTSHOTS 387
--Later dubs as "Just a Dream".....FRIVOLITY FR 2-B
(NRD 475) Toots the Teaser....HOLLYWOOD HOT SHOTS 388 A
--Later dubs as "Something to Remember" ...HIGH SOCIETY 510-A (BP), PARTY RECORD 507A
Phil WINSTON
(Real name Weinstein)
Who Is the Lucky Guy? (Benny Bell)..............RADIO NOVELTY RECORD 357
--As Paul WYNN (Note that some copies use the original Benny BELL recordings) c. 1946
Take a Ship for Yourself...........COCKTAIL PARTY SONGS 101
Hinky Dinkey Polly Voo.............COCKTAIL PARTY SONGS 101
Auto Song..........................COCKTAIL PARTY SONGS 202-A
Shaving Cream......................COCKTAIL PARTY SONGS 202-B
Noses Run In the Family............COCKTAIL PARTY SONGS 303 A
Tatooed Lady.......................COCKTAIL PARTY SONGS 303 B
I'm the Guy........................COCKTAIL PARTY SONGS 606-B
Snow Balls.........................COCKTAIL PARTY SONGS 606-A

My Mother Said I Shouldn't.................HIGHBALL PARTY RECORD 902
We Do It Just the Same..........................HIGHBALL PARTY RECORD 902
Rummy WOODS
What Got Into You Last Night...............INTIMATE TALES 2844
Didn't.....................................INTIMATE TALES 2844
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