Wright Varsity 78's

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Wright Record Co. VARSITY/ROYALE 78's

Wright began issuing Varsity records in September of 1948. Original recordings are thought to be European instrumental groups dubbed with American vocals. Reissued material is drawn from three sources: Sonora records matrices are prefixed with an S or SR; Elite/Hit material shows W or M matrices; and T indicates Majestic. Origins of the A-9000 matrices are untraced. It is hoped that sides unissued on their original labels may be uncovered and all additions and corrections are welcome. Royale issues seem to be scarcer than Varsity and it is possible that only selected numbers primarily in the 8000 series were also pressed with the Royale label or it may have been a latterday addition as some copies do not credit Wright Records. Several Royales show a number above the mx. number. Such numbers are indicated following the Varsity release by -number- . Laminated pressings are a by-product of Oberstein's deal with CBS to market a revived Harmony label in 1949.

102 LOVE SOMEBODY -BARBARA AND FRANK
MAYBE YOU'LL BE THERE -BARBARA AND FRANK

103 (V1005) YOU CALL EVERYBODY DARLING (Martin-Trace-Watts) FRANK and the Boys with Orch.
(V1006) TURKISH DELIGHT (Kester-Noble) The VARSITY ORCH. Vocals by FRANK and Chorus

104 (S1548-1) BLUE DANUBE (Strauss) BOB STANLEY and His Orch.
(SR 1551-2) EMPEROR WALTZ (Strauss) BOB STANLEY and His Orch.

108 (V1019) A TREE IN THE MEADOW (Reid) BARBARA BROWN with Orch.
(V1021) BLUE BIRD OF HAPPINESS (Heyman-Harmati) JIMMY VALENTINE QUINTET with Orchestra

109 (V1025) HAIR OF GOLD (Sunny Skylar) JIM SMITH and THE BUCCANEERS vocal by Jim Smith
(V1027) COOL WATERS (Bob Nolan) JIM SMITH and THE BUCCANEERS vocal by Jim Smith

111 GLORIA -Varsity Orch
THAT CERTAIN PARTY -Varsity Orch

114 (V1044) BUTTONS AND BOWS (Livingston-Evans) from Paramount film "Paradise" BARBARA BROWN with Orch.
(S1735) THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS (-) JESSE RODGERS with Orch.

115 TALES Of THE VIENNA WOODS
A THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS

116 Cuanto la Gusta- BARBARA BROWN with the Varsity Rhumba Band
For You -Varsity Orch with Valentine Choir

117 (V1051) SLOW BOAT TO CHINA (Frank Loesser) JOHNNY FRANK with Orch.
(V1053) GREEN UP TIME from musical "Love Life" (Lerner-Weill) THE VARSITY ORCHESTRA with The Tyler Duo

118 (V1054) LILLETTE (Jack Gold) JOHNNY FRANK with Orch.
(V1056) BELLA BELLA MARIE (Pelosi-Towers-Winkler) JOHNNY FRANK with Orch.

119 (V1032) I STILL GET A THRILL (Coates-Davis) JOHNNY FRANK with Varsity Orch.
(V1060) BRUSH THOSE TEARS FROM YOUR EYES (Haldman-Watts-Lee) TYLER DUO with VARSITY ORCH.

121 (V1029) A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME (H. O. Brooks) BARBARA BROWN with Varsity Chorus & Orch.
(V1058) MY DARLING MY DARLING (Frank Loesser) from musical "Where's Charley" JOHNNY FRANK & BARBARA BROWN with Varsity Orch.

123 VOICES OF SPRING
SOUTHERN ROSES

124 (V1065) LAVENDER BLUE (Dilly Dilly) from Disney Film "So Dear to My Heart" (Morey-Daniel) TYLER DUO with ORCH.
(V1066) WABASH BLUES (Meinken-Ringle) VARSITY JAZZ BAND

125 (V1067) UNTIL (Fulton-Kahler-Crosby) JOHNNY FRANK & BARBARA BROWN with Orch.
(V1068) JUST REMINISCING (Loraine C. Harbin) (The Prize Song) BARBARA BROWN with Orch.

127 (V1071) FAR AWAY PLACES (Whitney-Kramer) BARBARA BROWN with Orch.
(V1072) GALWAY BAY (Dr. Arthur Calahan) JOHNNY FRANK with Orch.

128 POWDER YOUR FACE WITH SUNSHINE
I'VE GOT MY LOVE TO KEEP ME WARM

129 DOWN AMONG THE SHELTERING PALMS
SO IN LOVE

130 PUSSY CAT SONG (NYOW! NYOT!! NYOW!)
CRUISING DOWN THE RIVER

131 YOU AND YOU
WINE WOMEN AND SONG

132 ONCE IN LOVE WITH AMY -TYLER DUO
SUNFLOWER -TYLER DUO

133 ROSEWOOD SPINET
TRUE TO YOU IN MY FASHION

134 TARRA TALARA TALAR- TYLER DUO
CARELESS HANDS - TYLER DUO

135 (V1096) FOREVER AND EVER (Rosa-Winkler) BARBARA BROWN with Chorus & Orch.
(V1097) RED ROSES FOR A BLUE LADY (Tepper-Brodsky) JOHNNY FRANK with Orch.

137 YOU'RE ADORABLE-BARBARA BROWN
DOWN BY STATION- JOHNNY FRANK

138 SWEETHEARTS NEED YOU
AGAIN

139 (V1104) EVERYWHERE YOU GO (Fisher-Gooswin-Shay) JILL JORDAN with Orch.
(V1105) I DON'T SEE ME IN YOUR EYES ANYMORE (Benjamin-Weiss) JILL JORDAN with Orch.

140 BALI HA'I - PAUL PAINE
SOME ENCHANTED EVENING- PAUL PAINE

144 (V1116) RIDERS IN THE SKY (Stan Jones) JIM SMITH and THE BUCCANEERS
(V1117) FIVE FOOT TWO, EYES OF BLUE (Has Anybody Seen My Girl?) (Lewis-Young-Henderson) JIM SMITH and THE BUCCANEERS

149 I DIDN'T KNOW GUN WAS LOADED - BETTY SMITH
BABY ITS COLD OUTSIDE - BETTY SMITH

150 JUST ONE WAY TO SAY I LOVE YOU -ALAN GERARD
OLD FASHIONED -ALAN GERARD

155 FOUR WINDS & SEVEN SEAS -TODD MANNERS
ROOM FULL OF ROSES -TODD MANNERS

This marks the introduction of material from the Majestic label purchased by Oberstein in July of 1949.

ROYALE 156 -171- (T1188) BALLIN' THE JACK (Burris-Smith) from the Danny Kaye film "On the Riviera" GEORGIA GIBBS with Orch. directed by Glenn Osser
(T1300) OL' MAN MOSE (Armstrong-Randolph) GEORGIA GIBBS with The Smart Set & Orch.

159 [also Broadway 1005] (T526) BUSY HOLIDAY (Nevins-Nevins-Dunn) THE THREE SUNS
(T670) STAR DUST (Carmichael-Parish) THE THREE SUNS

160 (A9005) YOU'RE BREAKING MY HEART (Skylar-Genaro) TODD MANNERS with Orch.
(A9006) THERE'S YES YES IN YOUR EYES (Friend-Santly) TODD MANNERS with Orch.

164 (T1151) MACUSHLA (Rowe-MacMurrough) JAN PEERCE
(T1152) L'AMOUR-TOUJOURS-L'AMOUR (Friml-Cushing) JAN PEERCE

165 MATTINATA- Jan Peerce
BECAUSE - Jan Peerce

169 I WANNA GET MARRIED -Louis Prima
BELL BOTTOM TROUSERS -Louis Prima

172 (T1208) TO THE INN WE'RE MARCHING; GAUDEAMUS; COME BOYS (Romberg-Donnelly) from "The Student Prince" GLENN BURRIS Chorus & Orch. directed by Paul Baron
(T1207) GOLDEN DAYS (Romberg-Donnelly) from "The Student Prince" GLENN BURRIS Chorus & Orch. directed by Paul Baron

176 If I had my way -Phil Regan
Cuddle up a little closer -Phil Regan

177 BLUE SKIES -Morton Downey
MY O'DARLIN! MY O'LOVELY, MY O'BRIEN -Morton Downey

178 PEG O MY HEART - DANNY O'NEIL
PEGGY O'NEIL- DANNY O'NEIL

183 (T361) BIM BAM BOOM (Morales) ENRIC MADRIGUERA and his Orch.
(T367) ON THE WAY TO VENEZUELA (Gamse-Madriguera) ENRIC MADRIGUERA and his Orch. vocal by Patricia Gilmore

184 [laminated pressing] (T359) POINCIANA (Simon-Bernier) ENRIC MADRIGUERA and his Orch.
(T365) AMOR, AMOR (James-Ruiz) ENRIC MADRIGUERA and his Orch. vocal by Bob Lido

191 (A9008) (Where Are You) NOW THAT I NEED YOU (Frank Loesser) from Paramount pic. "Red Hot and Blue" SYLVIA BARRY with Orchestra
(A9007) THAT LUCKY OLD SUN (Smith-Gillespie) TODD MANNERS with Orch.

213 THROWNG RICE AT GIRL LOVE -REX TURNER
JEALOUS HEART -REX TURNER

226 DREAMERS HOLIDAY- George Olsen
GOOD TIME POLKA George Olsen

239 (M430-1) A KISS IN THE DARK -JOSEPHINE HOUSTON with Josef Stopak's concert Orch.
(M431-2) KISS ME AGAIN -JOSEPHINE HOUSTON with Josef Stopak's concert Orch.

240 BROOKLYN BOOGIE (PRIMA-BOSTIC)- LOUIS PRIMA
ROBIN HOOD (PRIMA-MIKETTA)-LOUIS PRIMA

242 There's a small hotel- ELLA LOGAN
A fellow needs a girl-- ELLA LOGAN

243 - CAN'T HELP LOVIN' DAT MAN - THELMA CARPENTER
BILL - THELMA CARPENTER

251 BIBBIDI-BOBBIDI BOO-HUGH ASHLEY
A DREAM IS A WISH -HUGH ASHLEY
254 MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC- ART WHITE
ECHOES - ART WHITE

265 AMERICAN LULLABY -THELMA CARPENTER
MY FOOLISH HEART ( JIMMIE MCKEE YOUNG-WASHINGTON) THELMA CARPENTER

268 I WANT TO BE LOVED-COOTIE WILLIAMS
ON THE OUTGOING TIDE-JIMMIE McKEE

271 (LR114) I DIDN'T SLIP, I WASN'T PUSHED, I FELL (Wile-Pala) PAUL PAINE and Orch.
(LR116) TZENA, TZENA, TZENA (Jenkins-Ross) PAUL PAINE and Orch.

274 SIMPLE MELODY - LES HOWARD
GOODNIGHT IRENE - LES HOWARD

278 (W105) I DON'T WANT TO SET THE WORLD ON FIRE (Seiler-Marcus-Benjamin-Durham) VINCENT LOPEZ AND HIS ORCH.
(W108) PIANO CONCERTO (Tchaikowski-arr. by Vincent Lopez) VINCENT LOPEZ AND HIS ORCH.

280 (W130) A STRING OF PEARLS (Jerry Gray) CLYDE LUCAS and ORCH.
(W151) JERSEY BOUNCE (Wright-Plater-Bradshaw-Johnson) LES HITE and ORCH.

282 Red light blues -BARCLAY ALLEN
Jazz pizzicato -BARCLAY ALLEN

289 CONTINENTAL Jerry Wald
SOMEONE to WATCH OVER Me- Jerry Wald

309 CROSS MY FINGERS-PAT GREYSON
HARBOR LIGHTS-PAT GREYSON

316 (LR182) IT IS NO SECRET (Stuart Hamblen) THE VARSITY ORCHESTRA with Vocal Refrain
(LR184) THE ROVING KIND (Cavanaugh-Stanton) THE VARSITY ORCHESTRA with Vocal Refrain

ROYALE 328 (LON25) SOUND-OFF (-) IVER ANDERSON and Orch.
(LR204) OLD SOLDIERS NEVER DIE (-) IVER ANDERSON and Orch. with vocal refrain

ROYALE 342 -235- (LON79) AND SO TO SLEEP AGAIN (Marsala-Skylar) ELLIOT EVERETT and His Orchestra with vocal refrain
(LON80) TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME (Eaton-Wagner-Hammond) ELLIOT EVERETT and His Orchestra with vocal refrain

500 Polka series -includes ethnic, waltz, country and misc.

501 BEER BARREL POLKA
SATURDAY NIGHT POLKA

502 CLARINET POLKA
HELENA POLKA

505 ALOHA-FARWELL TO THEE- LANI McINTIRE & HIS HAWAIIANS
SONG OF ISLAND-LANI McINTIRE & HIS HAWAIIANS

506 (SR1636-2) HILO MARCH (-) LANI McINTIRE & HIS HAWAIIANS
(SR1637) KALIMA WALTZ (-) LANI McINTIRE & HIS HAWAIIANS

509 LET ME CALL YOU SWEETHEART
MISSOURI WALTZ

517 MERRY WIDOW WALTZ (SR1599-1)
THREE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING (SR2065-1)-Bob Stanley and Orchestra