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The Encyclopedic Guide to 78 R. P. M. Party Records
© David Diehl 1996
Updated 9/31/99
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The UP & DOWNERS
--Hollywood, c. 1937.
Elevator Papa, Switchboard Mama..........HOLLYWOOD HOT SHOTS unnumbered
VICTOR
Purchased by the Radio Corporation of America in 1929, RCA was not
added to the logo until the 1940's. Eli Oberstein's alma mater is not typically regarded as a party label but in the 1930's it did record risque items for personal
distribution, white label with BS-prefixed matrix numbers
(CS for 12" discs, PBS/PCS for Hollywood recordings) and
no logo. See also FISKANA, Victor is now owned by BMG.
Larry VINCENT
b. San Jose, CA. Jan. 13, 1901 d. Jan. 5, 1977 Forrest Hills, KY. College
educated, he composed legit tunes and was pianist with L. Wolfe Gilbert.
Referred to himself as the musical answer to W.C. Fields. Formed PEARL Record Co. in 1946. Despite the variety
of artist credits on Pearl, practically everything is by Vincent. Applied
to ASCAP just as it began a campaign against 'smutty' songs, finally admitted
in 1947. He also recorded ballads which are not detailed here.
--The first entry is a version of a piece recorded as 'Birth Control' by
PURE & SIMPLE which may indicate that Vincent wrote it.
Millicent.................................PEARL 0011
--c.1946.
Granny....................................PEARL
0010
(0016) Bell Bottom Trousers (Original version)................PEARL 73-A
(0019) Oh How Peter Has Grown (Pearl Boys).................PEARL 73-B
--accomp. is by The Feilden Foursome under a variety of names, mid-1946
(PC 200) Roll Me Over (Larry Vincent and his Lookout Boys)...PEARL 50-A
(PC 201) The Freckle Song (Larry Vincent and his Lookout Boys)....PEARL 50-B , PEARL 57-B
(PC 202) Wong Song (Pearl Boys)....................PEARL 51-A
(PC 203) Kelsey's Nuts.............................PEARL 51-B
(PC 204) I Took My Organ to the Party (Larry Vincent and Jenadoos)...PEARL
52-A
(PC 205) The Beaches and the Bassetts..............PEARL 52-B
(PC 206) I Used To Work in Chicago (Larry Vincent and his Lookout Boys)...PEARL
53-A
(PC 207) Yas! Yas! Yas! (Later copies as Larry Vincent and his Pearl Trio)...PEARL
53-B
(PC 208) 3000 Years Ago (Larry Vincent and Boys-later copies as Pearl Trio)...PEARL
54-A
(PC-209) She Came Rollin Down the Mountain (Larry Vincent and Piano)...PEARL
54-B
(PC-210) The Dental Song (Pearl Trio).....................PEARL 55-A
--Some copies couple 55-B with 14-B from a non-party series.
(PC-211) Sarah Sittin in a Shoe Shine Shop (Pearl Trio)...PEARL 55-B
(PC-212) Automobile Song..................................PEARL 56-A
(PC-213) Gertie Glyn......................................PEARL 56-B
--mid 1947.
(PC 214) Barnyard Boogie (Pearl Trio)..............................PEARL 57-A
(PC-215) She Had To Lose It at the Astor (Pearl Trio).....PEARL 58-A
(PC-216) Frankie and Johnny...............................PEARL 58-B
--Late 1948.
(PC 217) Why You No Knock..........................................PEARL 59-A
(PC 218) I Never Leave Her Behind..................................PEARL 59-B
(PC-219) The Kanaka Song (Three Dukes)....................PEARL 60-A
(PC 220) Madame Papooley (Three Dukes)....................PEARL 60-B
(PC 221) Golfin Papa (Pearl Five).........................PEARL 61-A
(PC 222) Mr. Wong No Two..................................PEARL 61-B
(PC 223) Sweet Violets (Pearl Trio).......................PEARL 62-A
(PC 224) Ace in the Hole..................................PEARL 62-B
(PC 225) Cows Don't Fly (Pearl Trio)......................PEARL 63-A
(PC 226) Down on the Farm.................................PEARL 63-B
(PC 227) Xmas Tree Song (Pearl Five)......................PEARL 64-A
(PC 228) Zoo Song.........................................PEARL
64-B
(PC 229) Don Juan of the Sea.................PEARL 65-A
(PC 230) The Butterfly and the Bee (Pearl Orch.)...............PEARL 65-B
Derby Town (Pearl Boys)...................................PEARL 66
The Flounder Song.........................................PEARL 66
(PC 233) Farmer Grey (Pearl Trio).........................PEARL 67-A
(PC 234) Mustache Song....................................PEARL 67-B
(PC 235) Fuller Brush Man.................................PEARL 68-A
(PC 236) Rubbin' on the Darn Ole Thing (Pearl Boys).......PEARL 68-B
(PC 237) Faith, Hope and Charity (Pearl Trio).............PEARL 69-A
(PC 238) Ice Man [no credits].............................PEARL 69-B
(PC 239) What Happened to My Fanny?.......................PEARL 70-A
(PC 240) California Song..................................PEARL 70-B
--1949.
(PC 241) How the Money Rolls In (Pearl Boys)..............PEARL 71-A
(PC 242) Feed Yourself....................................PEARL 71-B
(PC 243) Buster Astor (Pearl Boys)........................PEARL 72-A
(PC 244) Two Sweet Lips...................................PEARL 72-B
--Mid 1950.
(PC 245) Get Off the Table, Mable (Lawrence)..............PEARL 74-A
(PC 246) The Cigarette Song (Lawrence)....................PEARL 74-B
Tatooed Lady..............................................PEARL 75
Advertising Song..........................................PEARL 75
(PC 249) I Kissed Her But (I Never Will Again).......PEARL 77-A
(PC 250) Balls, Banquets and Parties.....................PEARL 77- B
(PC 251) School Song.........................................PEARL 76
(PC 252) Caviar Song...........................................PEARL 76
VOGUE
Not the picture record (but wouldn't that have been
interesting?). A 1950's label, only number 501 reported.
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