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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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Frances MADDUX
--and her Playboys: Ian Stewart, Carroll Gibbons, Horacio Zito and others. ARC studios, New York City, 9/13/34.
(P15892-) It's All Forgotten.................LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-166
(P15893-) It Happens to the Best of Friends.......LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-166
(P15894-1) Sin-Tax (The Movie Star Song) (Dyrenforth-Smith)...LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-167
--and her Baby Grand, same date.
(P15895-1) I'm a Divorcee (Pola)..............LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-168
(P15896-1) I'm on the Brink of Disaster (Dougall)....LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-168
(P15897-1) Ho-Hum (Maddux-Shields)............LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-167
--and her Playboys. ARC studios, New York City, 10/19/35.
(P18181-1) I'd Like to Learn a Lot (from a Nice Young Man) (Lewis-Croom-Johnson)....LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-186
(P18182-1) The Country Maiden (from "There's Wisdom in Women") (Grennard-Shand)....LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-186
--ARC studios, New York City, 5/19/36.
(P19285-) These Foolish Things Remind Me of You..........LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-195
(P19286-) There's Not a Real New Yorker in New York .....LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-195

Lola MAE
--with Band.
Washing.......................................GROOVE 1002
Cheeks........................................GROOVE 1002

MARCONI
Postwar label, probably from the Marconi Record Shop in New York City, number 102 reported.

Sheila MARSH
--and Her Full G-String Orch., early 1940's.
(602) Wedding Cake (Everybody Got a Piece But the Groom).........HONKY TONK 711B
(603) Radio (Put It Where You Got It Last Night).................HONKY TONK 711A
The Golf Lesson; If I Could Only Do It Like Sister Kate...................HONKY TONK 712 B
The Washing Machine; Let's Try It The New Way Daddy........HONKY TONK 712 A

Judy MARSHALL
(AV-500) Susie the Stoker................................GAYETY ORIGINAL ASR-1002
(AV-501) The Piccolo Song..............................GAYETY ORIGINAL ASR-1002

MARTIN & LEWIS
Dean Martin (real name Dino Crocetti) born Steubenville, OH June 17, 1917.
Jerry Lewis (real name Joseph Levitch) born March 16, 1926, Newark, NJ.
--1953.
"The Caddy" promo................................*** unnumbered
Fruitcake........................................*** unnumbered

Johnny MESSNER
b. Oct.13, 1909 saxophonist and society bandleader who recorded extensively but made only the following memorable discs.
--and his Music Box Orch. Vocal by the Entire Ensemble (which may include composers Hughie Prince and Don Raye). The first title was recorded at the Muzak-Associated studios and probably represents the last real fun those engineers ever had. c. September, 1939.
(US 7875-17-3) She Had To Go and Lose It at the Astor...VARSITY 8083, KICKS 19 B, TOP HAT RECORDS 1001 A
--all issues of US1106 are from dubs. c. December, 1939.
(US 1106-1) She Really Meant to Keep It...VARSITY 8117, TOP HAT RECORDS 1002-A
-- as The RAMBLERS
----The following sides were recorded between Dec. 1940 and the start of Messner's Decca recording contract in April of 1941.
Oh Mr. Morton.........................................TOP HAT RECORDS 1010 A
Two Little Toads -vocal Don Lawrence..................TOP HAT RECORDS 1010 B
Peter.................................................TOP HAT RECORDS 1011A, HIGH SOCIETY , KICKS 23-A, *** unnumbered (209), *** unnumbered
In My Own Quiet Way -vocal Don Lawrence...............TOP HAT RECORDS 1011 B
Whistlin' Blues.......................................TOP HAT RECORDS 1012-A
Tender Is the Word for You (Johnson-Johnson) vocal: Don Lawrence...TOP HAT RECORDS 1012-B
She Had It Taken......................................TOP HAT RECORDS 1014 A
--dub as "Twins"...........*** unnumbered
When the Sun Shines Over Wyoming .....................TOP HAT RECORDS 1014 B
Every Little Thing -vocal Don Lawrence................TOP HAT RECORDS 1015 B
Always Too Tired......................................TOP HAT RECORDS 1015 A
Grandma...............................................TOP HAT RECORDS 1016 A
Cheep! Cheep!..................................TOP HAT RECORDS 1016 B

MICHAELS
Personal label of 'Madman' Michaels.

Billy MITCHELL
Recorded for Bluebird in 1936 and appeared at the Apollo in June of 1945. This is not the jazz musician who later became musical director for Stevie Wonder.
--Los Angeles, 1/8/49
Song of the Woodpecker..............................BLUE RECORDS 101, DUOTONE 101
Ice Man!............................................

BLUE RECORDS 101, DOOTONE 101
--c. 1949.
Boodle Ooodle Oo....................................BLUE RECORDS 102
That's My Sweetie...................................BLUE RECORDS 102

--c. 1949-50.
Rubbin' on the Darned Old Thing (Dootsie Williams)...BLU/BLUE RECORDS 108
Johnny's Hot Rod(Dootsie Williams).................BLU/BLUE RECORDS 108
Willie Sure Could Do It(Dootsie Williams)..........BLUE RECORDS 110
The Bumble Bee Invaded A Nudist Colony (Dootsie Williams)...BLUE RECORDS 110
--c. 1950.
Shopping Basket Mama................................BLUE RECORDS 114
Let Me Play With Your Yo-Yo.........................BLUE RECORDS 114
Come And Get Your Hot Dog...........................BLUE RECORDS 116
Boys And Girls......................................BLUE RECORDS 116
My Hard Hardware....................................BLUE RECORDS 117
Sweet Violets.......................................BLUE RECORDS 117
-- c. early 1050's.
Jazz Me Daddy.......................................BLUE RECORDS 120
Tiddle De Winks.....................................BLUE RECORDS 120
Ain't Gonna Do That No More.........................BLUE RECORDS 121
Working In Chicago..................................BLUE RECORDS 121
Adam's First Piece..................................BLUE RECORDS 122
The New Woodpecker Song.............................BLUE RECORDS 122
Gossip In The Barnyard..............................BLUE RECORDS 123
When A Man's A Man..................................BLUE RECORDS 123
My Pussy Cat........................................BLUE RECORDS 125
Riding On The Bus...................................BLUE RECORDS 125
Bed Spring Boogie...................................BLUE RECORDS 126
Base Ball Papa......................................BLUE RECORDS 126
The Deacon's Collection Plan with Hattie NOEL.....BLUE RECORDS 127
Television Mama And Papa Blues with Hattie NOEL.....BLUE RECORDS 127
Dearie I Want a Cherry..............................BLUE RECORDS 130
I Ain't Gonna Say It................................BLUE RECORDS 130
My Lady Butcher.....................................BLU/BLUE RECORDS 134
The Pussy and the Cock..............................BLU/BLUE RECORDS 134

WALLIS ORIGINAL. Green or red label with black print, numbers 502, 601 and 3005 & 6 reported.

MUSICRAFT PARTY RECORD
40 W. 46th St., New York, NY. Musicraft began issuing classical and ethnic material in 1936 and went bankrupt in Oct., 1942. New investors revived the label after the Petrillo ban ended in Nov. 1943. Red-label Party issues resemble Musicraft's popular series but use the 'laughing face' trademark of the PARTY RECORD COMPANY in reverse. All discs released in albums and each side bears the album number plus side letter identical to PARTY RECORD COMPANY releases. It is not clear whether Musicraft was involved with PRC from first to last or if this was just a brief involvement to make or keep the company solvent. Albums 6, 8, 12 and 14 so far discovered.

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