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The Encyclopedic Guide to 78 R. P. M. Party Records
© David Diehl 1996
Updated 8/22/2000

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THE PAINLESS DOC -see Frankie 'Half Pint' JAXON

PARADISE PLATTERS
1930's label utilizing the same label artwork as 1937 RACY RECORDS. Maroon label with silver print, one unnumbered disc reported.

PAR-DEE
1950's mail order label distributed by National Films, Toledo 9, Ohio. Red Label with silver print and an incomprehensible numbering system. All discs known are by Reta RAY.

PARLOR RECORDS
Reissued (or pirated) mid-1940's anonymous dubs of early material, blue or maroon label with silver print, known range 32-36.

PARTEE
Known range 202-603.

PARTY NOVELTY'S (sic)
Early release numbers are derived from GOOD-HUMOR. and also appear to be west coast products but the Novelty's are later dubs from the 1950's which usually have a '33' in the runoff . Black and red print on white background, 12 through 62 known.

PARTY PLATTERS (Bits of Burlesque)
Late 1940's reissue (or pirate) label, yellow with blue print. Number 320 reported.

PARTY RECORD
After an initial run from 500 through 515, master numbers serve to identify the recordings with no release numbers used, beginning with a 2300 series, then a 2500 block of dubs of 1930's releases, a lone 4000, then catalog numbers from an unidentified source 6004 through 6016 and 8016-8035, all anonymous. Label is black with gold print.

PARTY RECORD COMPANY
138 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY. On Sept. 20, 1939 Variety reported that U.S. Records had worked out a special license with publishers and would be the first to include a notice for non-commercial or home use on its labels and some copies of the Party Record Company carry this warning. Later incorporated in 1941 at 415 Lexington Ave., New York, NY, dissolved 7/21/44. Red label (usually sans the 'non-commercial' warning) continued through WWII. A brochure indicates that album #5 was the first released, albums 5-14 reported, blue or red labels with gold print.. See also MUSICRAFT PARTY RECORD.

PARTY RECORDS
Unnumbered white label with light blue print utilizing anonymous dubs of early material given 2500 series control numbers shared with black-label PARTY RECORD.

PARTY TIME
Late 1940's anonymous dubs of 1930's material, Nos. 3 and 4 documented, white label with blue print. Unnumbered series on PARTYTIME features later west coast sources.

Henry PATRICK
--and the Tavern Boys, Philadelphia's Ballen Records made one party side, 1946
(1521-EH) We Did It To Mary...................................20th CENTURY 1003-B

PEARL

EARLY HANDSTAMPED LABEL

LATE 1940'S LABEL

VARIANT LABEL
809 Madison St., Covington, KY. Formed by Larry VINCENT and Haven Gillespie in early 1946, by 1947 had national distribution and a sizeable hit with "I Used To Work in Chicago". Despite the variety of artist credits almost all are by Vincent. Early party releases (0010+) are red with silver print and the logo is handstamped in black on the label. Later purple labels with silver print are among the most common party records and their Cincinnati origin suggests an arrangement with the Queen/King labels. Known ranges 0010-0018, non-party numbers 11-25; 50-75 plus #'s 300, 400, 600, 700, 800, 1000, 9001 and 9000B backed with 10000A(!). In adddition, some were pressed with one side from the party series and one straight tune, both with their original labels.

PEARL BOYS/PEARL FIVE/PEARL TRIO -see Larry VINCENT

PHFFFT
Hollywood, CA., possibly affiliated with BLUE and RED labels.

PRIVATE COLLECTION OF NAN BLAKSTONE
Black label with silver print. One unnumbered album with numbers 070-072 reported. See also H. BRAND

Ebenezer PROUT
Dirty Old Man.....................................BELL NOVELTY 829

PURE And SIMPLE
--Hollywood, c. 1937 Unidentified male and female dialog.
(L-0436) A Hole in One..............HOLLYWOOD HOT SHOTS 363, GOOD-HUMOR 1A, LET'S HAVE FUN 3 A, KICKS unnumbered (G-12), *** unnumbered (UT-1)
-- as "Golf" on later dubs...PARTY RECORD unnumbered (2537), PARTEE RECORDS 202, KICKS 11, ZEST unnumbered, LET'S HAVE FUN 3A, NOVELTY 103, *** 2537, HIGH SOCIETY 501, *** unnumbered
(L-0458) Shaking His Bandolero...............GOOD-HUMOR 1B, KICKS unnumbered (G-2)
--as "At the Bullfight" on late dubs...PARTY RECORDS unnumbered (2540), *** unnumbered
--or "The Bullfighter"..........LET'S HAVE FUN 6
--as "Shake It but Don't Break It"..............BURLESQUE 11 A
(459) Guy That Put the Dix in Dixie.......................GOOD-HUMOR 5A
(L-0460) Nudist Colony.......................HOLLYWOOD HOT SHOTS 421, GOOD-HUMOR 2A, GOOD-HUMOR No.2,

GOOD-HUMOR No.661, KICKS unnumbered (G-13)
--as "The Colony" or "Bare Facts" on late dubs...PARTY RECORD unnumbered (2557), KICKS 14, LET'S HAVE FUN 2B, *** unnumbered (2557), ***2B
(NRD 465) The Auto Ride....HOLLYWOOD HOT SHOTS 387 A, GOOD-HUMOR 4A
--Dub as "The Pickup"...................LAFF RECORDS L6A, RISQUE 5B (R-5-B), PARTY PLATTERS 321-B
--Dub as "Taken for a Ride".............FRIVOLITY 2-A
(NRD 467-B) Birth Control...............GOOD-HUMOR 4B, GOOD-HUMOR unnumbered, NOVELTY 106, KICKS unnumbered (G-1), LAFF RECORDS L6B, *** unnumbered
(NRD-468) All the Horsemen Knew Her.......

HOLLYWOOD HOTSHOTS 382, GOOD-HUMOR 8A
--as "Just Another Mount".....HI-LITE RECORDS 102 A, ***102-A, HIGH SOCIETY 512
--or "Riding My Sister"........LET'S HAVE FUN 3 B, RISQUE 4A
--or "Riding"..................LET'S HAVE FUN 6, HIGH SOCIETY 512
--or "Who Rode My Sister"......

PARTY TIME No. 4 (CR 359-2)
(NRD-469) Bridal Suite..................................GOOD-HUMOR 11-A
--as "I'll Be Satisfied" on late dubs...PARTY RECORD unnumbered (8034), HIGH SOCIETY 505 (505B), BURLY Q 6B, FUN 6B, ZEST unnumbered
--as "The First Night" on later dubs.....*** unnumbered
(NRD-470) The Plumbers Tool...HOLLYWOOD HOT SHOTS ?, GOOD-HUMOR 3A, KICKS unnumbered (G-8)
--as "Mistaken Identity" on later dubs...PARTY RECORD 503 (503A), HIGH SOCIETY 501, RED 503
(NRD 471) Nose Dive...HOLLYWOOD HOT SHOTS 391
(L-0475) Strip Poker......HOLLYWOOD HOT SHOTS 368, GOOD-HUMOR 7-A
--Dub retitled "Oh How She Could Play Pinochle".................PARTY RECORD 509A
My Peter..................HOLLYWOOD HOT SHOTS 393A

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