Sunday, October 4, 2009

Day-Z-Bel

Address : 401 So. Lake St.
Burbank, California
Owner : Joe East (?)
Publishers : Teenager BMI, Teen Ager BMI, Axis Music BMI
Year : 1958


Day-Z-Bel 101 [58/2]
Stephen Day

Your Lovin' Arms (Henry Bacmay, Axis Bmi)
Oh Elsa, Elsa


Day-Z-Bel 711 [Billboard Oct. 20, 1958]
Jimmy Crawford and The King Kobras

Blabbermouth (Henry Bak-May)
"Zany novelty is handed an okay reading by Crawford on this side"

Little Rock (Joe East, Teenager)
« Little Rock » (published by Teenager Music) is in the bouncy rock and roll groove. The lyric maintains that Arkansas’ segregated school controversy could be settled in an amicable fashion, if the students were allowed to rock and roll ; lyric-conclusion being that all that dancing would make them « too darn tired to fight ». (from Billboard Magazine, Oct. 20, 1958 issue)



Day-Z-Bel 711
Jimmy Crawford and The King Cobras

Blabbermouth (Henry Bak-May)
Mabel Mabel Mabel (East-May, Teen Ager BMI))
Second issue of #711. This time Blabbermouth is backed with "
Mabel Mabel Mabel". Note the different spelling of the backing band : King Cobras (instead of King Kobras)





Day-Z-Bel 712

Henry May with Tommy Wright on Guitar

Hold Me And Kiss Me Goodnight
Sailing On A Blue Lagoon (Joe East-Henry Bakman, Axis)


Day-Z-Bel 713 [Billboard Nov. 24, 1958]

Buddy Oliver

Only A Street Light
Song of The Wedding Chimes

2 comments:

  1. where can I buy blabbermouth, little rock, and mabel mabel mabel on Day-Z-BEL Records? does anyone know? thank you.

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  2. how many 45 singles were sold of blabbermouth by dayz-bel records in 1958 by jimmy Crawford and the king cobras? does anyone?

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