I'm still searching for the meaning.of this "mysterious" and undocumented record series. It's probably a custom series from a pressing plant. Los Angeles ? Bay Area ?
Oldest found : the first : Arcadia 106 (1955) #1026/7 (one number/one side)
At some point in 1956, only one number for both sides was used..
Format : 45-R-xxxx, 45-Rxxxx, 45 Rxxxx, 45Rxxxx, 45-R xxxx, and later : R-xxxx-1/2; R-xxxx-A/B
Labels found in the R-series / artist(s) / (number of releases) :
Alaska (Montana) Betty Jo & Johnny Starr (4)
Amber’s (Ca.) : Jimmy Gee and Gayle Cashion
Arcadia (Louisiana) #106 to 110
Bee Hive (Utah) : Warren Lund
Buckler (Okl.) : Bucky Buckler
Ceneco (New Mexico) : Glen Campbell (2)
Country (Okl.) : Peggy Upton (1)
Dee-Jay (Texas) : Claude King (1)
Delta (New Mexico) : several
Hummingbird (AZ) : Doug Harden
Hurricane (NM) : Tiny Morrie (several)
Katona (Ca.) : Tommy Scott (several)
Lavender (Oregon) : several
Lomas (NM) (1)Mora (TX) (2)
Penny (Okl.) : James Wallis (1)+Lou (Montana)
RCR Artists Agency (Houston, TX) (1)
Sage/Sage and Sand (Ca.) : several
Sherree Heart (Ore.) : Sherree Scott (1)
Spade (TX) : Vern Pullens (1)
Winner (?) : Al Reed (1)
Yucca (NM) : #102 & 104 (2)
Zip (NM) : Cherie Dawn (1)
Above, in bold : label with at least 4 releases in the series
NM .............. 5
TX .............. 4
OK .............. 3
CA .............. 3
OR .............. 2
MT .............. 1
AZ .............. 1
LA .............. 1
UT .............. 1
Table of of label distribution by states
Samples- click to enlarge
http://somelocalloser.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/johnny-webb.html R-1089 / 1090
ReplyDeleteThanks Drunkenhobo, but Flat Town Music was a division of Swallow Records, Ville Platte, Louisiana, founded in 1958.
DeleteThe R number found on the Rod label would indicate a date of 1956, that rule out any connection with the "R-series".
I've not updated my list here but I have found several other records in the series, most notably the very rare and excellent Benny Cliff on Drift (Portland, Oregon)
Curly Bob & His Western Mountain Ramblers - Western (MT) 45 - R-1285 Signed Sealed and Delivered / There's A New Monn Over My Shoulder (Found on Ebay)
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