Jailhouse Rock

Eli Whitney

 

Jailhouse Rock

 

Promenade
1957

One of the many budget labels operated by the Synthetics Plastics Company (or SPC) of Newark, New Jersey 

 

Eli Whitney, whoever he really is,  wasn't the most prolific name used on the label.  I've found only four titles performed by this pseudonymous artist, whose name was obviously devised to cover the Elvis Presley hits of the day.

The three others are Wear My Ring (58),  I Got Stung (58) and I Need Your Love Tonight (59).

Next Door To An Angel

Bob Mitchell

Next Door To An Angel

H. Greenfield - N. Sedaka

Aldon BMI

Big C-14

1962

Cover of the Neil Sedaka hit, a product of the Synthetics Plastics Company factory of Newark, New Jersey.  

Bob Mitchell was previously on Promenade Records, another SPC label.   

Sherry

Glitters

Sherry

B. Gaudio, Bobob ASCAP

Yes C-6-A

S.P.C. Newark, N.J.

1962

Cover of the Four Seasons first number one hit on Yes, a budget label, product of S.P.C of Newark, New Jersey.

According to Bob Gaudio, the song took about 15 minutes to write and was originally titled "Jackie Baby" (in honor of then-First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy).  At the studio, the name was changed to "Terri Baby", and eventually to "Sherry", the name of the daughter of Gaudio's best friend, New York disc jockey Jack Spector. One of the names that Gaudio pondered for the song was "Peri Baby," which was the name of the record label for which Bob Crewe worked, named after the label owner's daughter.   [Wikipedia)