Contemplations on Classic Movies and Music: Vintage Vinyl: Comedy, Soundtracks, Classical & Christmas + Shellac, 45s & EPs

I. Shellac, 45s, and EPs

Rendezvous with Peggy Lee

Peggy Lee

Capitol 1949

45 rpm box set

"Texarkana Baby"/"Bouquet of Roses"

Eddy Arnold

RCA Victor 1949

On March 31, 1949, "Texarkana Baby"/"Bouquet of Roses" was among the first 7" 45 rpm records ever released in the United States. The first pressings were on translucent green vinyl. Note the catalogue number on the label: 48-0001.

Norman Granz' Jazz at the Philharmonic, Vol. 9

Illinois Jacquet, Jo Jones, Ray Brown, et al.

Mercury 1949

78 rpm shellac 3-record set

Cover art by David Stone Martin.

Marian Anderson Sings Eleven Great Spirituals

RCA Victor Red Seal 1952

45 rpm double EP with gatefold sleeve

This is Duke Ellington

RCA Victor 1952

Compilation of recordings from March-October 1940.

45 rpm double EP with gatefold sleeve.

This Is Benny Goodman and His Orchestra

RCA Victor 1953

45 rpm double EP with gatefold sleeve

"The Train Kept A-Rollin'"/"Honey Hush"

The Johnny Burnette Trio

Coral 1956

"Happy Jack"/"Whiskey Man"

The Who

Decca 1966

45 rpm single

Picture sleeve art by Ralph Steadman.

"Smells Like Teen Spirit"/"Even in His Youth"

Nirvana

David Geffen Company

45 rpm single

With jukebox title strip.

"West End Blues"

Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five

Okeh 1928

78rpm shellac single

This is not one of the scarce, original "8000 series" pressings, but the more widely distributed "41000 series."

"Blue Yodel"/"Away Up on the Mountain"

Jimmie Rodgers

Victor 1928

78 rpm shellac single

"Mama's Got the Blues"/"Outside of That"

Bessie Smith

Columbia 1923

78 rpm shellac single

"At the Jazz Band Ball"/"The Jazz Me Blues"

Bix Beiderbecke and His Gang

Okeh 1927

78 rpm shellac single

"Mood Indigo"/"When a Black Man's Blue"

Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra

Victor 1931

78 rpm shellac single

Below: "Mood Indigo" sheet music, published circa 1940

"Tiger Rag"/"Nobody's Sweetheart"

The Mills Brothers

Brunswick 1931

78 rpm shellac single

"Memories of You"/"I Can't Give You Anything But Love"

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

Bluebird 1936 reissue

A-side recorded 1930; B-side recorded 1928.

Al Jolson in the Songs He Made Famous

Decca 1946

78 rpm shellac record set

"It's Easy to Remember"/"Swanee River"

Bing Crosby

Decca 1935

78 rpm shellac single

With "Decca Supreme Records" company sleeve, issued in 1934-35.

"Don't Get Around Much Anymore"/"Cotton Tail"

Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra

Victor 1943

78 rpm shellac single

"Don't Get Around..." was originally released by Ellington as "Never No Lament" in 1940.

"Buzzy"/"Donna Lee"

Charlie Parker, with Miles Davis

Savoy 1947 (1947 re-press)

78 rpm shellac single

The Voice of Frank Sinatra

Columbia 1945

78 rpm shellac record set

"Cry"/"The Little White Cloud That Cried"

Johnnie Ray and The Four Lads

Okeh 1951

78 rpm shellac single

"Settin' the Woods on Fire"/"You Win Again"

Hank Williams

MGM 1952

78 rpm shellac single

"Mighty, Mighty Man"/"Miss Fanny Brown"

Roy Brown

De Luxe 1947 (1950 reissue)

78 rpm shellac single

"Honey Hush"/"Crawdad Hole"

Joe Turner and His Band

Atlantic 1953

78 rpm shellac single

"Crazy Man, Crazy"

Bill Haley, with Haley's Comets

Essex 1953

78 rpm shellac single

"Long Tall Sally"/"Slippin' and Slidin'"

Little Richard

Specialty 1956

78 rpm shellac single

"Rose Mary"/"You Said You Love Me"

Fats Domino

Imperial 1953

78 rpm shellac single

"Maybellene"

Chuck Berry

Chess 1955

78 rpm shellac single

"School Day"

Chuck Berry

Chess 1957

45 rpm single

"Hey! Bo-Diddley"/"Mona"

Bo Diddley

Checker 1957

45 rpm single

"Bluejean Bop"

Gene Vincent

Capitol 1956

78 rpm shellac single

(Son AJ's)

A Touch of Gold

Elvis Presley

RCA Victor 1959

45 rpm EP

Elvis Presley

RCA Victor 1956

45 rpm EP

(Son AJ's)

"What'd I Say"

Ray Charles and His Orchestra

Atlantic 1959

45 rpm single

"Love Is Strange"

Mickey & Sylvia

Groove 1956

45 rpm single

"Little Bitty Pretty One"

Thurston Harris

Aladdin 1957

45 rpm single

"Over the Mountain; Across the Sea"

Johnnie & Joe

Chess 1957

45 rpm single

"Western Movies"/"Well!"

The Olympics

Demon 1958

45 rpm single

"Penny Lane"/"Strawberry Fields Forever"

The Beatles

Capitol 1967

45 rpm single

"Paperback Writer"/"Rain"

The Beatles

Parlophone (UK) 1966

45 rpm single

"Paperback Writer"/"Rain"

The Beatles

Capitol 1966

45 rpm single

"Positively 4th Street"/"From a Buick 6"

Bob Dylan

Columbia 1965

45 rpm single

"Won't Get Fooled Again"

The Who

Decca 1971

45 rpm single

Picture sleeves, 45 rpm singles:

"Born in the U.S.A." - Bruce Springsteen

Columbia 1984

"Because the Night" - Patti Smith Group

Arista 1979

"The One I Love" - R.E.M.

IRS 1987

"Accidents Will Happen" (EP) - Elvis Costello & the Attractions

Radarscope (Warner Bros.) 1979

"Hungry Heart"/"Held Up Without a Gun"

Bruce Springsteen

Columbia 1980

45 rpm single

"Rock This Town"

Stray Cats

EMI America 1982

45 rpm single

"Every Breath You Take"

The Police

A&M 1983

45 rpm single

Parts One, Two, Three

Buzzcocks

I.R.S. 1984 (reissue of 1981 release in different cover)

12" compilation EP

(Son AJ's)

The Replacements EP

The Replacements

Sire (UK) 1987

33 1/3 rpm EP

(Son AJ's)

"You Got Lucky"

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Backstreet 1982

45 rpm single

Kid

The Pretenders

WEA (Australia) 1980

45 rpm EP

In Between Days

The Cure

Elektra 1985

12-inch EP

(Son AJ's)

"We Belong"

Pat Benatar

Chrysalis 1984

45 rpm single

"Remote Control"/"London's Burning" (live)

The Clash

CBS (UK) 1977

45 rpm single

"Pretty Vacant"/"No Fun"

Sex Pistols

Virgin (UK) 1977

45 rpm single

(Son AJ's)

"Honkey Tonk Women"

The Rolling Stones

London 1969

45 rpm single

"Good Vibrations"/"Let's Go Away for Awhile"

The Beach Boys

Capitol 1966

45 rpm single

"Brown Eyed Girl"

Van Morrison

Bang 1967

45 rpm single

"Here Comes the Night"

Them

Parrot 1965

45 rpm single

"Take Me for a Little While"

Evie Sands

Blue Cat 1965

45 rpm single

Sam Cooke / Bumps Blackwell Orchestra

Keen 1958

45 rpm EP

"Tweedle Dee" ["Tweedlee Dee"]/"Tomorrow Night"

LaVern Baker

Atlantic 1954

45 rpm single.

"Walking the Blues"/"If You're Mine"

Willie Dixon

Checker 1955

"Rock Me"/"Got My Mojo Working"

Muddy Waters

Chess 1957

45 rpm single

"Take Out Some Insurance"

Jimmy Reed

Vee-Jay 1959

45 rpm single

"The Wallflower (Dance with Me, Henry")

Etta James and The Peaches

Modern 1955

78 rpm shellac single

"A Rusty Old Halo"/"The Treasures of Love"

Mahalia Jackson and The Falls-Jones Ensemble

Columbia 1955

78 rpm shellac single

16 Tons

Tennessee Ernie Ford

Capitol 1956

45 rpm EP

"I Walk the Line"

Johnny Cash

Sun 1956

78 rpm shellac disc

"Ooby Dooby"/"Go! Go! Go!"

Roy Orbison

Sun 1956

78 rpm shellac single

(Son AJ's)

"Boppin' the Blues"/"All Mama's Children"

Carl Perkins

Sun 1956

78 rpm shellac single

(Son AJ's)

The Everly Brothers

Cadence 1958

45 rpm EP

(Son AJ's)

"Summertime Blues"

Eddie Cochran

Liberty 1958

45 rpm single

(Son AJ's)

"Lawdy Miss Clawdy"

Lloyd Price

Specialty 1952

78 rpm shellac single

(Son AJ's)

"When the Sunset Turns the Ocean's Blue to Gold"

Byron G. Harlan

Silvertone, circa 1910

78 rpm one-sided shellac disc

"It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary"

The American Quartet (featuring Billy Murray)

Victor 1914

78 rpm shellac disc

"(Good Bye; and Luck Be with You) Laddie Boy"/"Over There"

Nora Bayes

Victor 1917

78 rpm single

Below: sheet music

"Elégie--Mélodie"

Enrico Caruso

Victrola 1918

78 rpm one-sided shellac disc

"When You Come Back"

John McCormack

Victrola 1919

78 rpm one-sided shellac disc

"Whispering"/"The Japanese Sandman"

Paul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra

Victor 1920

78 rpm shellac disc

"Liebesfreud"

Fritz Kreisler

Victrola 1918

78 rpm one-sided shellac disc

"I'm Sorry I Ain't Got It You Could Have It If I Had It Blues"

Bert Williams

Columbia 1920

78 rpm shellac disc

"If I Had a Talking Picture of You"

Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra (with Bing Crosby on vocals and Eddie Lang on guitar)

Columbia 1929

78 rpm shellac disc

"Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle"/"On Treasure Island"

Prairie Ramblers

Conqueror 1936

Originally released the same year on the Perfect label.

A Collection of Favorite Hawaiian Songs

Dorothy Lamour with Dick McIntire and His Harmony Hawaiians

Decca 1944

78 rpm 4-disc album

Below: booklet insert.

"I'd Climb the Highest Mountain"/"Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes"

Keely Smith

Dot 1959

45 rpm single

I'll See You in My Dreams

Doris Day with Danny Thomas, Paul Weston and His Orchestra, Norman Luboff Choir

Columbia 1951

45 rpm 4-disc box set.

Off Beat

June Christy

Capitol 1963 (source LP 1960)

33 1/3 rpm jukebox EP

"I'll Be Yours"/"In the Evening"

Tina Louise with Joe Leahy and His Orchestra

United Artists 1958

45 rpm single

"Hello, Dolly"

Louis Armstrong

Kapp 1964

45 rpm single

"Moonlight Gambler"

Frankie Laine

Columbia 1956

45 rpm single

Kleenex Tissues Presents Perry Como Highlighter

RCA Victor 1957

45 rpm EP

"Sway"/"Money Burns a Hole in My Pocket"

Dean Martin

Capitol 1954

45 rpm single

Music From Peter Gunn

Ray Anthony

Capitol 1959

45 rpm EP

The Champagne Music of Lawrence Welk Souvenir Album

Coral 1953

45 rpm 2-EP set

Liberace by Candlelight

Liberace

Columbia 1952

45 rpm 2-EP set

Voice of the Xtabay

Yma Sumac

Capitol 1950

45 rpm 4-disc box set.

"Babalu'"

Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra

RCA Victor 1947

78 rpm shellac record (from a 4-record album set)

Ballad for Americans

Paul Robeson

Victor 1940

78 rpm shellac record set

"That'll Just 'Bout Knock Me Out"/"Five Guys Named Moe"

Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Decca 1943

78 rpm shellac single

"Blues in the Night"

Cab Calloway and His Orchestra

Okeh 1942 (re-press of a 1941 release)

78 rpm shellac record

"Three Little Words"

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra with vocal refrain by The Rhythm Boys

Victor 1930

78 rpm shellac disc

Bing: A Musical Autobiography

Bing Crosby

Decca 1954

17-record box set of 45 rpm EPs

After Midnight, Parts 1 & 2

Nat "King" Cole and His Trio

Capitol 1956

45 rpm EPs

King Cole Trio Volume 3

Capitol 1947

78 rpm record set

New 52nd Street Jazz

Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra, Coleman Hawkins' 52nd Street All Stars

RCA Victor 1946

78 rpm shellac 4-record set

Cover art by Frank Decker.

"I Know Your Wig Is Gone"/"Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)"

T-Bone Walker

Black & White 1947

78 rpm shellac single

"Humph"/"Mysterioso"

The Thelonious Monk Quartet/Sextet

Blue Note 1949

78 rpm shellac single

"An Oscar for Treadwell"/"Mohawk"

Charlie Parker and His Orchestra (Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Buddy Rich, and Curly Russell)

Mercury (Canada) 1951

78 rpm shellac single

Medley from Dixie

Bing Crosby

V-Disc, circa mid-1940s

78 rpm shellac disc

"Because of You"/"I Won't Cry Anymore"

Tony Bennett

Columbia 1951

78 rpm single

Bennett's first #1 hit.

"Auctioneer"/"I'm a Fool to Care"

Les Paul and Mary Ford

Capitol 1954

78 rpm shellac single

"You Send Me"

Sam Cooke

Keen 1957

78 rpm shellac single

"Nobody But You"/"When I Call on You"

Dee Clark

Abner 1958

78 rpm shellac single

"Just One Look"

Doris Troy

Atlantic 1963

45 rpm single

"He's a Rebel"/"I Love You Eddie"

The Crystals

Philles 1962

45 rpm single

"Don't Hang Up"/"The Conservative"

The Orlons

Cameo 1962

45 rpm single

"I Wanna Love Him So Bad"

The Jelly Beans

Red Bird 1964

45 rpm single

"One Fine Day"/"Why Am I so Shy"

The Chiffons

Laurie 1963

45 rpm single

"Popsicles and Icicles"

The Murmaids

Chattahoochee 1963

45 rpm single

"Ride!"/"The Night"

Dee Dee Sharp

Cameo 1962

45 rpm single

"Please Mr. Postman"

The Marvelettes

Tamla 1961

45 rpm single

"Johnny Angel"

Shelley Fabares

Colpix 1962

45 rpm single

"I Can Hear Music"/"When I Saw You"

The Ronettes

Philles 1966

45 rpm single

"Bobby's Girl"

Marcie Blane

Seville 1962

45 rpm single

"I Just Don't Understand"/"I Don't Hurt Anymore"

Ann-Margret

RCA Victor 1961

45 rpm single

"Pink Shoe Laces"

Dodie Stevens

Crystalette 1959

"Pineapple Princess"

Annette

Buena Vista 1960

45 rpm single

"My Boy Lollipop"

Millie Small

Smash 1964

45 rpm single

"Baby, I Love You"

The Ronettes

Philles 1963

45 rpm single

"The End of the World"

Skeeter Davis

RCA Victor 1962

45 rpm single

"It's My Party"

Lesley Gore

Mercury 1963

45 rpm single

(Son AJ's)

"It Might as Well Rain Until September"

Carole King

Dimension 1962

45 rpm single

"The Loco-Motion"/"He Is the Boy"

Little Eva

London (Japan) 1962

45 rpm single

"Give Him a Great Big Kiss"

The Shangri-Las

Red Bird 1964

45 rpm single

"Foolish Little Girl"

The Shirelles

Scepter 1963

45 rpm single

"Wait 'til My Bobby Gets Home"

Darlene Love

Philles 1963

45 rpm single

"Yesterday When I Was Young"/"Goldfinger"

Shirley Bassey

United Artists (Japan) 1974

45 rpm single

"Heat Wave"

Martha & the Vandellas

Gordy 1963

45 rpm single

"Night Train"

Jimmy Forrest

United 1952

78 rpm shellac single

Poll Winners Jazz: "Take Five"/"Blue Rondo à la Turk"

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Fontana (France) 1959

45 rpm single

"'Round Midnight"

Thelonious Monk Quartet Plus Two

Riverside 1961

33 1/3 rpm 7" single

"Avalon"/"Smoke Rings"

The Quintet of the Hot Club of France

(featuring Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli)

Recorded and first released in 1935; this Varsity pressing is circa 1940.

78 rpm shellac single

"I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance"/"All of Me"

Erroll Garner

Savoy 1949

78 rpm single

"Please Please Me"/"Ask Me Why"

The Beatles

Parlophone (UK) 1963

This is a second issue (indicated by the 45-R prefix), from April 1963. The first issue had a red label and was released on January 11. "Please Please Me"/"Ask Me Why" was issued two more times in the UK, one later in '63 and one in 1964.

45 rpm single

"I Want to Hold Your Hand"/"This Boy"

The Beatles

Parlophone (UK) 1963

45 rpm single

"I Want to Hold Your Hand"/"I Saw Her Standing There"

The Beatles

Capitol 1964

West coast sleeve.

45 rpm single

"She Loves You"/"I'll Get You"

The Beatles

Parlophone (UK) 1963

45 rpm single

"She Loves You"/"I'll Get You"

The Beatles

Swan 1963 (1964 issue)

45 rpm single

Below: "Don't Drop Out" label variation.

"Love Me Do"/"P.S. I Love You"

The Beatles

Tollie 1964

45 rpm single

Cover art by Jim Jonson.

"Misery"

Kenny Lynch

His Master's Voice (UK) 1963

45 rpm single

This was the first cover of a Lennon-McCartney/Beatles song.

"Unchained Melody"

The Righteous Brothers

Philles 1965

45 rpm single

"I Got You Babe"

Sonny & Cher

ATCO 1965

45 rpm single

This is a 1968-73 pressing.

"Fever"

Little Willie John

King 1956

45 rpm single

"Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes"/"What Am I Living For"

Chuck Willis

Atlantic 1958

45 rpm single

"The Girl Can't Help It"/"All Around the World"

Little Richard

Specialty 1956

78 rpm shellac single

(Son AJ's)

Below: 45 rpm single

"I'm in Love Again"/"My Blue Heaven"

Fats Domino

Imperial 1956

This is a 1957 re-press.

78 rpm shellac single

"Blue Suede Shoes"/"Honey, Don't!"

Carl Perkins

Sun 1956

78 rpm shellac single

"Ubangi Stomp"/"Black Jack David"

Warren Smith

Sun 1956

45 rpm single

"Short Fat Fannie"

Larry Williams

Specialty 1957

45 rpm single

"Why Do Fools Fall in Love"

The Teenagers, Featuring Frankie Lymon

Gee 1956

45 rpm single

"Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah"

The Pogues

Island 1989

12" EP

Promotional copy.

The High Road

Roxy Music

Warner Bros./E.G. 1983

12" EP

"Let's Stay Together"

Tina Turner

Capitol 1983

12" single

"Leave a Light On"

Belinda Carlisle

Virgin (UK) 1989

46 rpm single

"Tunnel of Love"

Bruce Springsteen

Columbia 1987

45 rpm single

"Suddenly Last Summer"

The Motels

Capitol 1983

45 rpm single

"Train In Vain"

The Clash

CBS (West Germany) 1980

45 rpm EP

"Cherry Bomb"/"Shama Lama Ding Dong"

John Cougar Mellencamp

Mercury 1987

45 rpm single

Elvis Presley EPs

RCA Victor 1956-62

Peace in the Valley

Elvis Presley

RCA Victor 1957

45 rpm EP

(Son AJ's)

"Good Golly, Miss Molly"/"Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey"

Little Richard

Specialty 1958

45 rpm single

"Tutti Frutti"/"I'm Just a Lonely Guy"

Little Richard

Specialty 1955

78 rpm shellac

Here Comes Fats

Fats Domino

Imperial 1957

45 rpm EP

"Lover Please"

Clyde McPhatter

Mercury 1962

45 rpm single.

(Son AJ's)

"Chain Gang"

Sam Cooke

RCA Victor 1960

"Great Balls of Fire"

Jerry Lee Lewis

Sun 1957

45 rpm single

(Son AJ's)

"Bye Bye Love"

The Everly Brothers

Cadence 1957

45 rpm single

(Son AJ's)

Below: 78 rpm shellac

(Son AJ's)

"(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock"

Bill Haley and His Comets

Decca 1954

This is a 1955 Richmond pressing.

78 rpm shellac

Shake Rattle and Roll

Bill Haley and His Comets

Decca 1954

45 rpm EP

"Forty Days"

Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks

Roulette 1959

45 rpm single

"Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay"

Danny and the Juniors

ABC-Paramount

45 rpm single

"Just Because"

Lloyd Price

ABC-Paramount 1957

45 rpm single

"A Certain Girl"

Ernie K-Doe

Minit 1961

45 rpm single

"The Beat"/"Crazy Baby"

The Rockin' R's

Tempus 1958

45 rpm single

"Way Down Yonder in New Orleans"/"Fractured"

Freddy Cannon

Swan 1959

45 rpm single

"Harlem Shuffle"/"I'll Keep Running Back"

Bob and Earl

Marc 1963

45 rpm single

"Harlem Shuffle"/"Had It with You"

The Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones 1986

45 rpm single

"I Pity the Fool"/"Close to You"

Bobby "Blue" Bland

Duke 1961

45 rpm single

"Mojo Hand"/"Glory Be"

Lightnin' Hopkins

Fire 1961

45 rpm single

"Hobo Blues"/"Crawlin Kingsnake"

John Lee Hooker

Vee-Jay 1959

45 rpm single

My Melody of Love

Frank Sinatra and Ray Anthony

Capitol 1955

45 rpm EP

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

Duke Ellington

Columbia Hall of Fame Series 1957

45 rpm EP

Duke Ellington

RCA Victor 1957

45 rpm EP

In original sealed plastic wrapper with price.

Hot Jazz

Louis Armstrong

Victor 1945

78 rpm shellac record compilation album

"Body and Soul"

Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra

Bluebird 1939

"Drifting on a Reed"/"Flyin' Hawk"

Coleman Hawkins (with Thelonious Monk on piano)

Joe Davis 1945

Recorded on October 19, 1944; Monk's recording debut.

"Hey Jude"/"Revolution"

The Beatles

Apple 1968

45 rpm single

An early pressing; 2nd print run label from the Capitol Records pressing plant in Scranton, PA.

"Get Back"/"Don't Let Me Down"

The Beatles

Apple 1969

The Beatles' first stereo single.

"Give Peace a Chance"

Plastic Ono Band

Apple 1969

45 rpm single

"Cold Turkey"

Plastic Ono Band

Apple (France) 1969

45 rpm single

"Let It Be"/"You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)"

The Beatles

Apple 1970

45 rpm single

That's Why (I Love You So)

Jackie Wilson

Brunswick 1959

45 rpm EP

Little Richard and His Band - No. 3

London (France) 1961

45 rpm EP

Reissue of 1957 EP release, with different cover.

"Sixty-Minute Man"/"I Can't Escape from You"

The Dominoes

Federal 1951

78 rpm shellac single

"Never Let Me Go"/"Burley Cutie"

Johnny Ace

Duke 1954

78 rpm shellac single

Picture sleeves, 45 rpm singles:

"Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa" - Gene Pitney

Musicor 1963

"I'll Never Dance Again" - Bobby Rydell

Cameo 1962

"Blue Velvet" - Bobby Vinton

Epic 1963

"My Bucket's Got a Hole in It"/"Believe What You Say"

Ricky Nelson

Imperial 1958

45 rpm single

"Venus"

Frankie Avalon

Chancellor 1959

45 rpm single

"Wild One"

Bobby Rydell

Cameo 1960

45 rpm single

"Halfway to Paradise"/"Lonely Tomorrows"

Tony Orlando

Epic 1961

45 rpm single

"Breakin' up Is Breakin' My Heart"/"Wait"

Roy Orbison

MGM 1966

45 rpm single

"Like a Rolling Stone"/"Gates of Eden"

Bob Dylan

CBS (France) 1965

45 rpm single

Below: CBS (Holland) 1965

45 rpm single

(Son AJ's)

"It's All Over Now"/"Good Times, Bad Times"

The Rolling Stones

Decca (UK) 1964

45 rpm single

(Son AJ's)

"It's All Over Now"/"Good Times Bad Times"

The Rolling Stones

London 1964

45 rpm single

Got Live If You Want It!

The Rolling Stones

Decca (UK) 1965

45 rpm EP

"Paint It Black"

The Rolling Stones

London 1966

45 rpm single

(Son AJ's)

"Mother's Little Helper"/"Lady Jane"

The Rolling Stones

London 1966

45 rpm single

(Son AJ's)

"Jumpin' Jack Flash"/"Child of the Moon"

The Rolling Stones

London 1968

"Someday Never Comes"/"Tearin' Up the Country"

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Fantasy 1972

45 rpm single

"I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)"

The Moody Blues

Threshold 1973

45 rpm single

"Smokin' in the Boy's Room"

Brownsville Station

Big Tree 1973

45 rpm single

"Let Your Hair Down"

The Temptations

Tamla Motown (France) 1973

45 rpm single

"Ain't Too Proud to Beg"/"Dance Little Sister"

The Rolling Stones

Rolling Stone (France) 1974

45 rpm single

"Nothing from Nothing"

Billy Preston

A&M 1974

45 rpm single

"When Will I See You Again"

The Three Degrees

Philadelphia International 1974

45 rpm single

"Stand by Me"

John Lennon

Apple / EMI Electrola (Germany) 1975

45 rpm single

"You"

Rita Coolidge

A&M 1978

45 rpm single

"Sweet Talkin' Woman"

Electric Light Orchestra

UA/Jet 1978

45 rpm single

"Union Sundown"/"Angels Flying Too Close to the Ground"

Bob Dylan

CBS (UK) 1983

45 rpm single

(Son AJ's)

"Emotional Rescue"/"Down in the Hole"

The Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones 1980

45 rpm single

Walkin'

Miles Davis All Stars

Metronome (Sweden) 1957

45 rpm EP

"Battle of the Saxes/"Three Little Words"

Coleman Hawkins and His Sax Ensemble

Keynote 1944

12" 78 rpm single

America's Number One Singing Stylists (EP)

The Diamonds

Mercury 1957

"Mack the Knife"

Bobby Darin

ATCO 1959

"Too Much"

Elvis Presley

RCA Victor 1957

Elvis Presley

RCA Victor 1956

45 rpm EP

"Rumble"

Link Wray & His Ray Men

Cadence 1958

45 rpm single

45 rpm singles:

"Ya Ya"

Lee Dorsey

Fury 1961

"Dedicated to the One I Love"

The Shirelles

Scepter 1961

"Let's Go Trippin'"

Dick Dale and the Del-Tones

Deltone 1961

"Get a Job"

The Silhouettes

Ember 1957

"It's Too Late"

Wilson Pickett

Double-L 1963

"I Like It Like That"

Chris Kenner

Instant 1961

"Tequila"

The Champs

Challenge 1958

45 rpm single

"Sea Cruise"

Frankie Ford with Huey "Piano" Smith and Orchestra

Ace 1959

45 rpm single

"Because They're Young"

Duane Eddy

Jamie 1960

45 rpm single

"Hallelujah, I Love Her So"/"Little Angel"

Eddie Cochran

Liberty 1959

Promotional copy.

No. 1

The Beatles

Parlophone (UK) 1963

45 rpm EP

"Do You Want to Know a Secret?"/"Thank You Girl"

The Beatles

Vee-Jay 1964

Cover art by Jim Jonson.

I Want to Hold Your Hand - Les Beatles

The Beatles

Odeon (France) 1964

45 rpm EP

Chansons du Film 4 Garçons Dans Le Vent

The Beatles

Odeon (France) 1964

45 rpm single

"Ticket to Ride"/"Yes It Is"

The Beatles

Capitol 1965

45 rpm single

"Help!"/"I'm Down"

The Beatles

Capitol 1965

45 rpm single

HELP!

The Beatles

Odeon (France) 1965

45 rpm EP

Chansons du Film HELP!

The Beatles

Odeon (France) 1965

45 rpm EP

Nowhere Man

The Beatles

Parlophone (UK) 1966 (2nd pressing, 1969-73)

45 rpm EP.

"Nowhere Man"/"What Goes On"

The Beatles

Capitol 1965

45 rpm single

"Yellow Submarine"/"Eleanor Rigby"

The Beatles

Capitol 1966

45 rpm single

"Yellow Submarine"/"Eleanor Rigby"

The Beatles

Parlophon (Italy) 1966

45 rpm single

"To Know Him, Is to Love Him"

The Teddy Bears

Dore 1958

45 rpm single

"Doctor Feelgood"/"Mister Moonlight"

Dr. Feelgood and the Interns

Okeh 1962

45 rpm single

"Slow Down"/"Dizzy, Miss Lizzy"

Larry Williams

Specialty 1958

45 rpm single

"Sorrow"

The Merseys

Fontana (UK) 1966

45 rpm single

Them

Decca (UK) 1965

45 rpm EP

(Son AJ's)

"Time Is on My Side"

The Rolling Stones

London 1964

45 rpm single

(Son AJ's)

"Heart Full of Soul"

The Yardbirds

Epic 1965

45 rpm single

(Son AJ's)

"The House Of the Rising Sun"/"Talkin' 'Bout You"

The Animals

MGM 1964

45 rpm single

(Son AJ's)

"What's New Pussycat?"

Tom Jones

Parrot 1965

45 rpm single

"El Paso"

Marty Robbins

Columbia 1959

45 rpm single

Moanin' the Blues

Hank Williams

MGM 1952

45 rpm 2-EP set

(Son AJ's)

"Do You Want to Dance"/"Big Fat Woman"

Bobby Freeman

Josie 1958

45 rpm single

"Don't Be Cruel"/"Hound Dog"

Elvis Presley

RCA Victor 1956

45 rpm single

"Teddy Bear"/"Loving You"

Elvis Presley

RCA Victor 1957

45 rpm single

"Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On"

Jerry Lee Lewis

Sun 1957

45 rpm single

Home of the Blues

Johnny Cash

Sun 1959

45 rpm EP

(Son AJ's)

"In the Still of the Nite"/"The Jones Girl"

The Five Satins

Ember 1956

45 rpm single

"(I Love to Play Your Piano) Let Me Bang Your Box"

The Toppers

Jubilee 1954

45 rpm single

"Hearts of Stone"/"Who Knows"

The Charms

DeLuxe 1954

78 rpm shellac single

"Sh-Boom"/"Little Maiden"

The Chords

Cat 1954

78 rpm shellac single

"Earth Angel"

The Penguins

Dootone 1954

78 rpm shellac single

Charlie Parker with Strings

Charlie Parker

Mercury 1950

78 rpm shellac discs

Cover art by David Stone Martin.

Moods in Song

Nat "King" Cole

Capitol 1955

45 rpm EP

Crazy Hamp (EP)

Lionel Hampton

EmArcy 1954

Cover art by Burt Goldblatt.

Selections from Leo McCarey's The Bells of St. Mary's

Bing Crosby

Decca 1945

78 rpm shellac discs

The Bells of St. Mary's (EP)

Bing Crosby

Festival (Australia) ca. 1958-61

"Is You Is or Is You Ain't (Ma' Baby)"/"(There'll Be a) Hot Time In the Town of Berlin (When the Yanks Go Marching In)"

Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen and His Orchestra

Decca 1944

78 rpm shellac single

"Oh, Boy!"

The Crickets

Brunswick 1957

45 rpm single

Learn to Dance the Authentic Peppermint Twist

Joey Dee

Chesebrough-Pond's Vaseline Hair Tonic 1962

Mail order 45 rpm record and booklet.

"Pretty Little Angel Eyes"

Curtis Lee

Dune 1961

45 rpm single

"The Blizzard" and Other Tall Tales

Jim Reeves

RCA Victor 1961

33 1/3 rpm EP

"One Last Kiss"

J. Geils Band

EMI 1978

"Call Me"

Blondie

Chrysalis 1980

"Fat Bottomed Girls"

Queen

Elektra 1978

"Tusk"

Fleetwood Mac

Warner Bros. 1979

45 rpm singles

"I Hear You Knocking"

Dave Edmunds

MAM 1970

45 rpm single

"Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)"

John Lennon

Below: flip side, "Who Has Seen the Wind?"

Yoko Ono

Apple 1970

45 rpm single

"Woman Is the N****r of the World"

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

Below: flip side, "Sisters O Sisters"

Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band

Apple 1972

45 rpm single

"It Don't Come Easy"

Ringo Starr

Apple 1971

"Come Dancing" (12" single)

The Kinks

Arista 1982

12" extended play single

"American Squirm"/"What's So Funny 'Bout (Peace, Love and Understanding)"

Nick Lowe and His Sound (B-side: Elvis Costello and the Attractions)

Radar (UK) 1978

45 rpm single

Subterranean Homesick Blues

Bob Dylan

CBS (France) 1965

45 rpm EP

Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35

Bob Dylan

CBS (France) 1966

45 rpm EP

"Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues"/"Ballad of a Thin Man"

Bob Dylan

CBS (France) 1966

45 rpm single

(Son AJ's)

Positively 4th Street

Bob Dylan

CBS (France) 1965

45 rpm EP

Cover art by Saul Lambert.

EPs

Songs for Young Lovers

Frank Sinatra

Capitol 1954

Voice of the Name Bands

Helen Forrest

Capitol 1956

Las Vegas Prima Style

Louis Prima and Keely Smith

Capitol 1958

Bye Bye Blues!

Les Paul and Mary Ford

Capitol 1952

Cheek to Cheek: Irving Berlin Songs

Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra

RCA Victor 1953

45 rpm EP

Jerry Lewis Just Sings, Part 3

Jerry Lewis

Decca 1956

45 rpm EP

Walt Disney's Ichabod: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Bing Crosby

Decca 1949

78 rpm shellac discs

EPs

The Beatles

Parlophone (UK) 1963-66

Pressing dates range from 1969-81.

Long Tall Sally EP, 1964; 2nd pressing (1969-73).

All My Loving EP, 1964.

Picture sleeves, 45 rpm singles:

"Stand" - R.E.M.

Warner Bros. 1989

"Fade Away" - Bruce Springsteen

Columbia 1981

"Pump It Up" - Elvis Costello & the Attractions

Radar (UK) 1978

"Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)" - Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Reprise 1979

"Don't Do Me Like That" - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

Backstreet 1979

"Watching the Wheels" - John Lennon

Geffen 1981

"A Lover's Concerto"/"This Night"

The Toys

DynoVoice (DynoVox) 1965

45 rpm single

"You're the One"

The Vogues

Co & Ce 1965

45 rpm single

First released by the Vogues on Blue Star in July of 1965; reissued on Co & Ce in September.

"Boogaloo Baby"/"But It's Alright"

J.J. Jackson

Calla 1966

45 rpm single

"Everlasting Love"

Robert Knight

Rising Sons 1967

45 rpm single

Five by Five

The Rolling Stones

Decca (UK) 1964

45 rpm EP

"Get Off of My Cloud"/"I'm Free"

The Rolling Stones

London 1965

45 rpm single

"Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?"/"Who's Driving My [Your] Plane"

The Rolling Stones

London 1966
45 rpm single

Front and back cover photos by Jerry Schatzberg.

"Prove It All Night"/"Factory"

Bruce Springsteen

CBS (Japan) 1978

45 rpm single

"Open All Night"/"The Big Payback"

Bruce Springsteen

CBS (UK) 1982

"Tougher Than the Rest"

Bruce Springsteen

CBS (UK) 1988

With tour patch and hype sticker.

45 rpm single

"Saved"

Bob Dylan

CBS (Netherlands) 1980

45 rpm single

"Heart of Mine"/"The Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar"

Bob Dylan

Columbia 1981

"I Want You, I Need You, I Love You"/"My Baby Left Me"

Elvis Presley

RCA Victor 1956

"All Shook Up"/"That's When Your Heartaches Begin"

Elvis Presley

RCA Victor 1957

78 rpm shellac singles.

"Rocket 88"/"Green Tree Boogie"

Bill Haley with His Comets

Essex 1954

Reissue of Haley's 1951 Holiday Records release of "Rocket 88" (b/w "Tearstains on My Heart") as Bill Haley and the Saddlemen.

"Yesterday"/"Act Naturally"

The Beatles

Capitol 1965

45 rpm single

"Day Tripper"/"We Can Work It Out"

The Beatles

Capitol 1965

45 rpm single

"Hello, Goodbye"/"I Am the Walrus"

The Beatles

Capitol 1967

45 rpm single

Magical Mystery Tour

The Beatles

Parlophone 1967

45 rpm 2-EP set

First pressing with blue lyrics pages in booklet and "KT" tax code stamped in center of labels.

Below: German pressing (Odeon)

(Son AJ's)

"All My Loving"/"This Boy"

The Beatles

Capitol 1964 (Canada)

45 rpm single

Manufactured in Canada.

"All My Loving"/"This Boy"

The Beatles

Capitol 1964

45 rpm single

Capitol "target" label, 1971. Limited U.S. pressing (Jacksonville, IL plant).

Picture sleeves, 45 rpm singles:

"What Is Life?" - George Harrison

Apple 1971

"Photograph" - Ringo Starr

Apple 1973

"Mind Games" - John Lennon

Apple 1973

"Listen to What the Man Said" - Paul McCartney & Wings

Capitol 1975

"Back Off Boogaloo"/"Blindman"

Ringo Starr

Apple (France) 1972

45 rpm single

(Son AJ's)

"Try Some, Buy Some"/"Tandoori Chicken"

Ronnie Spector

Apple 1971

45 rpm single

"(Just Like) Starting Over"

John Lennon

Geffen 1980

45 rpm single

"That Man Is Here Again"/"Swing, Swing, Swing"

Cab Calloway and His Orchestra

Variety 1937

78 rpm shellac disc

"Fool That I Am"/"Mean and Evil Blues"

Dinah Washington and Dave Young's Orchestra

Mercury 1947

78 rpm single

"Idle Gossip"

Sarah Vaughan

Mercury 1954

78 rpm single

"Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)"

Doris Day

Columbia 1956

78 rpm single

Going My Way

Bing Crosby

Decca 1945

78 rpm shellac discs

Up Swing

Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw

Victor 1944

78 rpm 4-disc compilation album

Duke Ellington at His Best

Duke Ellington

Victor 1940s

78 rpm shellac discs

Fats Waller Favorites

Fats Waller

Victor 1944

78 rpm shellac discs

"Everybody Loves My Baby"/"Scram!"

"Fats" Waller and His Rhythm

Bluebird 1941

78 rpm shellac single.

"You're Lucky to Me"/"Memories of You"

Louis Armstrong

Okeh 1930

78 rpm shellac disc

Louis Armstrong All Stars with Jack Teagarden

(Town Hall Concert)

Louis Armstrong and His All Stars

RCA Victor 1947

Set of three 12" 78 rpm shellac discs.

Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

Columbia Hall of Fame Series 1957

45 rpm EP

The Duke's DJ Special

Duke Ellington

Repertory Recording, Sesac Transcribed Library 1959

45 rpm EP

"Not for sale / For demonstration purposes only"

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

Specialty 1957

45 rpm EPs

"High School Confidential"

Jerry Lee Lewis

Sun 1958

45 rpm single

"Heartbreak Hotel"

Elvis Presley

RCA Victor 1956

45 rpm EP

(Son AJ's)

Below: 78 rpm single

(Son AJ's)

Below: sheet music, 1956

"All I Have to Do Is Dream"/"Claudette"

The Everly Brothers

Cadence 1958

45 rpm single

"Angel Baby"

Rosie and the Originals

Highland 1960

45 rpm single

"Runaway"

Del Shannon

Bigtop 1961

45 rpm single

"Runaway"

Bonnie Raitt

Warner Brothers 1977

45 rpm single

"So Much in Love"

The Tymes

Parkway 1963

45 rpm single

"Love Me Warm and Tender"/"Id Like to Know"

Paul Anka

RCA Victor 1962

45 rpm single

Picture sleeves, 45 rpm singles:

"Tumbling Dice" - The Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones 1972

"Ivory Tower" - Van Morrison

Mercury 1986

"Fire" - Pointer Sisters

Planet 1978

"Why Can't We Be Friends?" - War

United Artists 1975

"I Hear You Knocking"

Smiley Lewis

Imperial 1955

78 rpm shellac single

"Ain't Got No Home"

Clarence "Frog Man" Henry

Argo 1956

45 rpm single

"A Love Like Yours"/"Never Look Behind"

The Lovenotes

Premium 1957

45 rpm single

"Quarter to Three"

Gary "U.S." Bonds

LeGrand 1961

45 rpm single

"The Waddle"/"Just Say the Word"

The Jay Cee's

Enjoy 1962

45 rpm single

"Lies"/"The Coming Generation"

The Knickerbockers

Challenge 1965

45 rpm single

"It Hurts to Be in Love"/"Hawaii"

Gene Pitney

Musicor 1964

45 rpm single

The Beach Boys

Capitol 45 rpm singles 1964, '65

"Mystic Eyes"/"If You and I Could Be As Two"

Them

Parrot 1965

45 rpm single

(Son AJ's)

"Sha La La"

Manfred Mann

Ascot 1964

45 rpm single

"I Go to Pieces"/"Love Me, Baby"

Peter and Gordon

Capitol 1964

45 rpm single

"And I Love Her"/"If I Fell"

The Beatles

Capitol 1964

45 rpm single

"Slow Down"/"Match Box"

The Beatles

Capitol 1964

45 rpm single

"Ray Anthony Plays for Dream Dancing"

Ray Anthony and His Orchestra

Capitol 1956

45 rpm EP

"Runaround Sue"

Dion

Laurie 1961

45 rpm single

"I Heard It Through the Grapevine"/"You're What's Happening (in the World Today)"

Marvin Gaye

Tamla 1968

45 rpm single

"Time Is Tight"

Booker T. & the M.G.s

Stax 1969

45 rpm single

"The Drunk"/"A Man Has to Go Back to the Crossroads"

James Brown

King 1970

"The Dock of the Bay"

Otis Redding

Volt 1968

45 rpm single

"Soulful Strut"

Young-Holt Unlimited

Brunswick 1968

45 rpm single

"Memphis"

Lonnie Mack

Fraternity 1963

45 rpm single

"Soul Serenade"/"Mercy Mercy Mercy"

Willie Mitchell

Hi 1968

45 rpm single

Fancy Meeting You Here (EP)

Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney

RCA Victor 1958

Some Fine Old Chestnuts (EP)

Bing Crosby

Decca 1954

"My Heart Reminds Me"/"Flim Flam Floo"

Kay Starr

RCA Victor 1957

45 rpm single

"One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)"/"No Hard Feelings"

Tony Bennett

Columbia 1957

45 rpm single

"Fugue for Tinhorns"/"The Oldest Established (Permanent Floating Crap Game in New York)"

Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Dean Martin

Reprise 1963

45 rpm single

"We've Only Just Begun"

Carpenters

A&M 1970

45 rpm single

"Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In"

The 5th Dimension

Soul City 1969

45 rpm single

"O-o-h Child"

The 5 Stairsteps

Buddah 1970

45 rpm single

"I Think I Love You"

The Partridge Family

Bell 1970

45 rpm single

"Cracklin' Rosie"

Neil Diamond

Uni 1970

45 rpm single

"If"

Bread

Elektra 1971

45 rpm single

"Sunshine"

Jonathan Edwards

Capricorn 1971

45 rpm single

"American Pie"

Don McLean

United Artists 1971

45 rpm single

"Drowning in the Sea of Love"

Joe Simon

Spring 1971

45 rpm single

"It's Too Late"/"I Feel the Earth Move"

Carole King

Ode 1971

45 rpm single

"How Can You Mend a Broken Heart"

The Bee Gees

ATCO 1971

45 rpm single

"Dancing in the Moonlight"

King Harvest

Perception 1972

45 rpm single

"Brown Sugar"/"Bitch"/"Let It Rock"

The Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones (France) 1971

45 rpm EP

"Angie"/"Silver Train"

The Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones (France) 1973

45 rpm single

"The Loco-motion"

Grand Funk

Capitol 1974

45 rpm single

"Soul Deep"/"(The) Happy Song"

The Box Tops

Mala 1969

45 rpm single

"With a Girl Like You"

The Troggs

Fontana 1966

45 rpm single

"Lady Madonna"/"The Inner Light"

The Beatles

Capitol 1968

45 rpm single with fan club insert.

"Lindbergh"/"Lucky Lindy"

Vernon Dalhart

Edison 1927

78 rpm shellac disc

The Happy Prince

Bing Crosby and Orson Welles

Decca 1946

78 rpm shellac discs

The Clash

UK 45s and EP

CBS 1977-79

The Cost of Living

The Clash

CBS 1979

45 rpm EP

Poguetry in Motion

The Pogues

Stiff 1986

33 1/3 rpm EP

"Radio Radio"

Elvis Costello and the Attractions

Radar (UK) 1978

45 rpm single

"Eight Days a Week" (45 rpm single)

The Beatles

Capitol 1965

French EPs

The Beatles

Odeon (France) 1965-67

"We Can Work It Out"/"Day Tripper"/"You Won't See Me"/"Norwegian Wood"

The Beatles

Odeon (France) 1966

45 rpm EP

"Help!"/"I'm Down"

The Beatles

Parlophone (Denmark) 1965

45 rpm single

"Yesterday"/"Act Naturally"

The Beatles

Odeon (Denmark) 1965

45 rpm single

"A Hard Day's Night"/"Things We Said Today"

The Beatles

Parlophone (Netherlands) 1964

45 rpm single

Road to Bali

Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Peggy Lee

Decca 1952

45 rpm box set

Chimes of Freedom

Bruce Springsteen (live)

Columbia 1987

12" EP

"I've Got My Mind Set on You"/"Lay His Head"

George Harrison

Dark Horse 1987

45 rpm single

With jukebox title strip.

"Man Out of Time"

Elvis Costello and the Attractions

F-Beat 1982

12-inch 45 rpm single.

"Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)"

Paul Young

CBS 1983

12" 45 rpm EP.

The "Pres" and the "Bean" (EP)

Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young

Savoy, circa early 1950s

Cover art by Burt Goldblatt

"Ko Ko"

Charlie Parker's Ri Bop Boys (with Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Curly Russell, and Max Roach)

Savoy 1948 (reissue; originally released by Savoy in 1946)

78 rpm single

Portraits on Standards

Stan Kenton

Capitol 1953

45 rpm double EP

Connee Boswell and the Original Memphis Five in Hi-Fi

RCA Victor 1957

45 rpm EP

3 Coins in the Fountain

Frank Sinatra

Capitol 1956

45 rpm EP

"What a Wonderful World"/"Cabaret"

Louis Armstrong

ABC 1967

45 rpm single

"Jailhouse Rock"/"Treat Me Nice"

Elvis Presley

RCA Victor 1957

45 rpm single

(Son AJ's)

"A Big Hunk O' Love"/"My Wish Came True"

Elvis Presley

RCA Victor 1959

45 rpm single

"Daydream"

The Lovin' Spoonful

Kama Sutra 1966

45 rpm single

"I Fought the Law"

Bobby Fuller Four

Mustang 1966

45 rpm single

(Son AJ's)

"As Tears Go By"/"Gotta Get Away"

The Rolling Stones

London 1965

45 rpm single

"Last Train to Clarksville"

The Monkees

Colgems 1966

45 rpm single

"Summertime Blues"/"Out of Focus"

Blue Cheer

Philips 1968

45 rpm single

"I Want You"/"Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues"

Bob Dylan

Columbia 1966

45 rpm single

"I Want You"/"Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues"

Bob Dylan

CBS (Netherlands) 1966

45 rpm single

(Son AJ's)

I Want You

Bob Dylan

CBS (France) 1966

45 rpm EP

"A Hard Day's Night"/"I Should Have Known Better"

The Beatles

Capitol 1964

45 rpm single

Beatles 45 rpm singles with picture sleeves.

Capitol, Apple 1964-70

"Ballad of John and Yoko"/"Old Brown Shoe"

The Beatles

Apple 1969

45 rpm single

Cover photos by Linda McCartney.

"The Long and Winding Road"/"For You Blue"

The Beatles

Apple 1970

45 rpm single

"All You Need Is Love"/"Baby, You're a Rich Man"

The Beatles

Capitol 1967

45 rpm single

"I Feel Fine"/"She's a Woman"

The Beatles

Capitol 1964

45 rpm single

"It's Over"/"Indian Wedding"

Roy Orbison

Monument 1964

45 rpm single

Unchained Melody

Ricky Nelson

Imperial 1958

45 rpm EP

(Son AJ's)

"Poor Little Fool"/"Don't Leave Me This Way"

Ricky Nelson

United Artists 1958

78 rpm shellac single

"Icy Heart"/"Rock the Joint"

Bill Haley with the Saddlemen

Essex 1952

78 rpm shellac single

"Bye Bye Love"/"I Wonder If I Care as Much"

The Everly Brothers

Cadence 1957

78 rpm shellac single

"Ooh! My Soul"/"True, Fine Mama"

Little Richard

Specialty 1958

45 rpm single

Here Stands Fats Domino

Fats Domino

Imperial 1957

45 rpm EP

"Donna"/"La Bamba"

Ritchie Valens

Del-Fi 1958

45 rpm single

"Chantilly Lace"

The Big Bopper

Mercury 1958

45 rpm single

"Peggy Sue"/"Everyday"

Buddy Holly

Coral 1957

45 rpm single

II. Wax Cylinders

Above: circa early 20th century Edison wax cylinders

Below: Edison wax cylinder phonograph

III. Comedy

An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May

Nichols and May

Mercury 1960

Cover photography by Richard Avedon.

Mort Sahl at the hungry i

Verve 1960

Comedy in Music

Victor Borge

Columbia 1954

Musical Depreciation

Spike Jones and His City Slickers

RCA Victor - late 1940s

78 rpm album

Cover art by Frank Decker.

The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart
and
The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart Strikes Back

Bob Newhart

Warner Brothers 1960

Behind the Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart

Bob Newhart

Warner Brothers 1961

Presenting America's New Comedy Sensations

Jerry Stiller & Anne Meara

Verve 1963

2000 Years with Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks

Capitol 1961

(Originally issued in 1960 on World-Pacific)

Cover photo and design by William Claxton.

What Becomes a Semi-Legend Most?

Joan Rivers

Geffen 1983

The LAUGH of the Party

Steve Allen, Buddy Hackett, Bob and Ray, Henny Youngman, et al.

Coral 1955

The Old Crusty Minstrels

Homer and Jethro

RCA Victor 1965

Cover art by Jack Davis.

Hello Dere!

Allen & Rossi

ABC-Paramount 1062

Marty Allen & Steve Rossi Meet the Great Society

Allen & Rossi

Mercury 1965

Cover cartoon by John Fischetti.

Wild Party

Redd Foxx

Dooto 1961

An Evening with Groucho

Groucho Marx

A&M 1972

Two-LP set.

Class Clown

George Carlin

Little David 1972

The Marx Bros: The Original Voice Tracks From Their Greatest Movies

The Marx Brothers, narrated by Gary Owens

Decca 1969

With poster insert.

W. C. Fields: The Original Voice Tracks From His Greatest Movies

W. C. Fields, narrated by Gary Owens

Decca 1969

With poster insert.

The Songs and Comedy of the Smothers Brothers! Recorded at the Purple Onion, San Francisco

Mercury 1961

Mom Always Liked You Best!

The Smothers Brothers

Mercury 1965

Cowboys & Colored People

Flip Wilson

Atlantic 1967

Lyndon Johnson's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Earle Doud & Alen Robin

ATCO 1967

Radio Free Nixon

David Frye

Elektra 1971

Cover art by Jack Davis.

Hello Dummy!

Don Rickles

Warner Brothers 1968

Inside Shelley Berman

Shelley Berman

Verve 1959

Bob & Ray on a Platter

Bob and Ray

RCA Victor 1960

The Bickersons

Don Ameche and Frances Langford

Columbia 1961

The Bickersons Fight Back

Columbia 1962

"What it Was, Was Football"/"Romeo and Juliet"

Andy Griffith

Capitol 1953

45 rpm record

Just for Laughs

Andy Griffith

Capitol 1958

1959 or '60 pressing.

Down to Earth

Jonathan Winters

Verve 1960

Here's Jonathan

Jonathan Winters

Verve 1961

The Best of "What's His Name"

Jack Paar

Ramrod Superecords 1961

Stan Freberg Presents The United States of America, Vol. 1: The Early Years

Stan Freberg

Capitol 1961

That Holler Guy!

Joe Garagiola

United Artists 1959

Don't Fight the Feeling

Geraldine / Flip Wilson

Little David 1972

Let's Get Small

Steve Martin

Warner Brothers 1977

"King Tut"

Steve Martin and the Toot Uncommons

Warner Brothers 1978

45 rpm single

Jose Jimenez Talks to Teenagers of All Ages

Bill Dana

Kapp 1962

My Son, the Nut

Allan Sherman

Warner Brothers 1963

The First Family

Vaughn Meader

Cadence 1962

At Home with That Other Family

George Segal, Joan Rivers, various

Roulette 1962

The Best of the Goon Shows

Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers

Parlophone (UK) 1959 (1963 reissue)

How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You're Not Anywhere at All

The Firesign Theatre

Columbia 1969

The Night Club Years 1964-1968

Woody Allen

United Artists 1972

Two-LP set, gatefold cover.

The Light Side / The Dark Side

Dick Gregory

Poppy 1969

Two-LP set, with poster.

Bob and Ray Throw a Stereo Spectacular

Bob and Ray (with various artists)

RCA Victor 1958

Cover art by Jack Davis.

IV. Soundtracks, TV, and Original Cast Recordings

Oklahoma! - Featuring Members of the Original New York Production

original Broadway cast

Decca 1949

First LP issue of material originally released on 1943 6-disc 78 rpm set.

Holiday Inn

songs from the film, Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire

Decca 1942

78 rpm set

Music from the Sound Track of Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments

film soundtrack, Elmer Bernstein

Dot 1957

Two-LP set, gatefold sleeve.

Show Boat

film soundtrack, various artists

MGM 1951

10" LP

Pal Joey

film soundtrack, Frank Sinatra, Rita Hayworth

Capitol 1957

Cover art by Maurice Thomas.

Love Me Tender

Elvis Presley, soundtrack

RCA Victor 1956

45 rpm EP

(Wife JD's)

My Fair Lady

original Broadway cast, Rex Harrison, Julie Andrews

Columbia Masterworks 1956

Cover art by Al Hirschfeld.

The Music Man

original Broadway cast, Robert Preston

Capitol 1958

1959 pressing.

Anatomy of a Murder

film soundtrack, Duke Ellington

Columbia 1959

Cover design by Saul Bass.

Below: EP

The Man with the Golden Arm

film soundtrack, Elmer Bernstein, Shorty Rogers, Shelly Manne

Decca 1956

Cover design by Saul Bass

Below: EP (Part 1)

"A Shot in the Dark"/"The Shadows of Paris"

Henry Mancini and His Orchestra

RCA Victor 1964

Paris Holiday

film soundtrack, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby

United Artists 1958

45 rpm EP

Paris Holiday

film soundtrack, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby

London (UK) 1958

To Bali and Morocco with Bing and Bob

Bing Crosby and Bob Hope with Vic Schoen and His Orchestra

Brunswick (UK) 1958

45 rpm EP

The Road to Hong Kong

film soundtrack, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope

Liberty 1962

Camelot

original Broadway cast, Richard Burton, Julie Andrews, Robert Goulet

Columbia Masterworks, 1960

Flower Drum Song

film soundtrack

Decca 1961

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

original Broadway cast, Zero Mostel, Jack Gilford

Capitol 1962

The Eddie Cantor Story

film soundtrack, Eddie Cantor

Capitol 1953

10" LP

"Moon River"/"Breakfast at Tiffany's"

film soundtrack, Henry Mancini, His Orchestra and Chorus

RCA Victor 1961

45 rpm single

Imitation of Life

film soundtrack, Earl Grant

Decca 1959

The Sound of Music

film soundtrack, Julie Andrews

RCA Victor 1965

With program insert.

Damn Yankees

original Broadway cast, Gwen Verdon

RCA Victor 1955

Wildcat

original Broadway cast, Lucille Ball

RCA Victor 1961

Cover art by Tom Morrow.

High Tor

TV film soundtrack, Bing Crosby, Julie Andrews

Decca 1956

Louis Armstrong and The All Stars Playing Selections From The Glenn Miller Story

Decca 1954

10" LP

The Young Ones

film soundtrack, Cliff Richard and the Shadows

Columbia (UK) 1961

Goldfinger

film soundtrack, John Barry, Shirley Bassey

United Artists 1964

"Thunderball"

Tom Jones

Parrot 1965

45 rpm single

You Only Live Twice

film soundtrack, John Barry, Nancy Sinatra

United Artists 1967

Cover art by Robert McGinnis.

"Batman Theme"

Neal Hefti

RCA Victor 1966

45 rpm single

Bob Crane, His Drums & Orchestra Play the Funny Side of TV

Epic 1966

Radio station copy.

Hogan's Heroes Sing the Best of World War II

The cast of Hogan's Heroes

Sunset 1966

All in the Family

TV soundtrack, Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton

Atlantic 1971

I'll Take Sweden

film soundtrack

United Artists 1965

High Society

film soundtrack, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong

Capitol 1956

Cover art by Jim Jonson.

Bye Bye Birdie

original Broadway cast, Chita Rivera, Dick Van Dyke

Columbia 1960

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

original Broadway cast, Robert Morse, Rudy Vallee

RCA Victor 1961

This Is Broadway's Best

original Broadway cast compilation

Columbia 1961

Two-LP gatefold with booklet.

Cover art by Al Hirschfeld.

Listen Kurosawa: Seven Samurai

soundtrack, Fumio Hayasaka

Toho (Japan) 1971

(Son AJ's)

The King and I

soundtrack selections

Capitol 1957

45 rpm double EP box set

Anything Goes

film soundtrack. Bing Crosby, Donald O'Connor, Mitzi Gaynor

Decca 1956

The Helen Morgan Story

fim soundtrack, Gogi Grant

RCA Victor 1957

April Love

film soundtrack, Pat Boone, Shirley Jones

Dot 1957

Dobie! Songs by Dwayne Hickman

Dwayne Hickman

Capitol 1960

77 Sunset Strip

Warren Barker

Warner Brothers 1959

TV Guide Top Television Themes

Warren Barker and Frank Comstock

Warner Brothers 1959

Music from Mr. Lucky

Composed and conducted by Henry Mancini

RCA Victor 1960

Hawaiian Eye

Connie Stevens, Robert Conrad, Poncie Ponce

Warner Brothers 1960

Ponderosa Party Time!

The cast of Bonanza

RCA Victor 1962

Welcome to the Ponderosa

Lorne Greene

RCA Victor 1964

The Horse Soldiers

film soundtrack

United Artists 1959

The Wild One

film soundtrack, Shorty Rogers and His Orchestra

RCA Victor 1953

45 rpm EP

Jack Johnson

film soundtrack, Miles Davis

Columbia Masterworks 1971

Cover art by Paul Davis.

Shaft

film soundtrack, Isaac Hayes

Enterprise 1971

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

film soundtrack, Jack Nitzsche

Fantasy 1975

With poster insert.

Petulia

film soundtrack, John Barry

Warner Brothers 1968

Cover art by Ted Coconis.

The Graduate

film soundtrack, Simon & Garfunkel, David Grusin

Columbia Masterworks 1968

Goodbye, Columbus

film soundtrack, The Association, Charles Fox

Warner Brothers 1969

American Graffiti

film soundtrack, various artists

MCA 1973

"You're the One That I Want"

John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John

RSO 1978

45 rpm single

National Lampoon's Animal House

film soundtrack, Elmer Bernstein, various artists

MCA 1978

Cover art by Rick Meyerowitz.

A Hard Day's Night

film soundtrack, The Beatles, George Martin

United Artists 1964

Above: mono

Below: stereo

HELP!

film soundtrack, The Beatles, Ken Thorne

Capitol 1965

Yellow Submarine

film soundtrack, The Beatles, George Martin

Apple 1969

Wonderwall Music

George Harrison

Apple 1968

Music From the Apple Film Son of Dracula, Starring Harry Nilsson and Ringo Starr

Rapple 1974

With iron-on transfer insert.

Son AJ's.

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Bob Dylan

CBS (Japan) 1973

With wraparound outer sleeve, insert, and custom inner sleeve.

(Son AJ's)

Super Fly

Curtis Mayfield

Curtom 1972

Barry Lyndon

film soundtrack

Warner Brothers 1975

Cover art by Charles Gehm.

The Man Who Would Be King

film soundtrack, Maurice Jarre

Capitol 1975

Cover art by Tom Jung.

The Three Musketeers

film soundtrack, Michel Legrand

Bell 1974

"Theme from 'The Wings of Eagles'"

David Rose and His Orchestra

MGM 1957

45 rpm single

The Country Girl

songs from the film, Bing Crosby

Decca 1954

45 rpm EP

Serenade

film soundtrack, Mario Lanza

RCA Victor 1956

2-EP set.

Patti Page and Stars in "Elmer Gantry"

Mercury 1960

Bernard Herrmann

film music composed and conducted by Herrmann

London 1976

Sweet Smell of Success

film soundtrack, The Chico Hamilton Quintet

Decca 1957

45 rpm EP

A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy

film soundtrack, Felix Mendelssohn

CBS 1982

The King of Comedy

film soundtrack, various artists

Warner Brothers, 1983

The Pride and the Passion

film soundtrack, George Antheil

Capitol 1957

High Hopes

film soundtrack, Frank Sinatra

Capitol 1959

45 rpm EP

An Affair to Remember

film soundtrack, Vic Damone

Columbia 1957

Stars and Stripes Forever

film soundtrack, 20th Century-Fox Studio Orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman

MGM 1952

45 rpm EP

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines

film soundtrack, Ron Goodwin

20th Century-Fox 1965

Cover art by Ronald Searle.

Robin and the 7 Hoods

film soundtrack, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bing Crosby, Sammy Davis Jr.

Reprise 1964

Stagecoach

film soundtrack, Jerry Goldsmith

Mainstream 1966

Cover art by Norman Rockwell.

Shenandoah

film soundtrack, Joseph Gershenson

Decca 1965

Cover art by Reynold Brown.

The Five Pennies

film soundtrack, Louis Armstrong, Danny Kaye

Dot 1959

"Seven-Day Weekend"

Jimmy Cliff & Elvis Costello and The Attractions--Club Paradise soundtrack

Columbia 1986

45 rpm single.

Diner

film soundtrack, various artists

Elektra 1982

V. Classical

Rimsky-Korsakoff: Scheherazade

Fritz Reiner and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

RCA Victor 1960

Stravinsky: Duo Concertant / Copland: Sonata for Violin and Piano

Joseph Fuchs, Leo Smit

Decca 1950

Salome, Eugen Onegin

Ijuba Welitsch, Fritz Reiner

Columbia 1949

Cover art by Andy Warhol.

Mendelssohn: Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream

Otto Klemperer and the Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus

Angel 1961

1980s pressing.

Brahms: Symphony No. 2 / Tragic Overture

Otto Klemperer and the Philharmonia Orchestra

Angel, circa mid-1960s

Cover art by Milein Cosman.

Brahms: Symphony No. 4

Arturo Toscanini and the NBC Symphony Orchestra

RCA Victor 1952

Hi-Fi Fiedler

Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops

RCA Victor Red Seal 1957

Marches in Hi-Fi

Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops

RCA Victor Red Seal 1958

From the estate of P. J. Casella (president, CEO of RCA Victor, 1956-60).

Smetana: Moldau; Dvorák: Slavonic Dances

Herbert von Karajan conducting the Berlin Philharmonic

Deutsche Grammophon (Germany) 1983

Compilation LP, with performances recorded in 1960, 1968, and 1972.

Orff: Carmina Burana

Leopold Stokowski and the Houston Symphony Orchestra

Seraphim, ca. 1960 (recorded 1958)

1970s pressing.

Carl Orff: Carmina Burana

Orchestra of the German Opera Berlin, conducted by Eugen Jochum

Deutsche Grammophon (W. Germany) 1968

Gatefold cover with attached booklet.

This is a 1969 stereo pressing.

The Music of Franz Liszt

Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops

RCA Victor 1960

Gershwin Concerto in F

Oscar Levant, Andre Kostelanetz, Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York

Columbia Masterworks 1942

12" 78 rpm shellac 4-disc set

Cover art by Alex Steinweiss.

Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue

Oscar Levant, Eugene Ormandy & the Philadelphia Orchestra

Columbia Masterworks 1945 (1946 re-press)

12" 78 rpm shellac 2-disc set

Cover art by Alex Steinweiss.

Levant Plays Gershwin

Oscar Levant

Columbia 1955

Haydn Symphonies No. 94 and 101

Monteux and the Vienna Philharmonic

RCA Victor 1960

Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade

Leopold Stokowski and the London Symphony Orchestra

London 1965

The Lure of Spain

André Kostelanetz and His Orchestra

Columbia 1957

Callas Portrays Verdi Heroines

Maria Callas with Nicola Rescigno and the Philharmonia Orchestra

Angel 1959

With booklet insert.

La Traviata Highlights

Renata Tebaldi

London 1958

Itzhak Perlman Plays Fritz Kreisler

Angel 1976

The Four Seasons (Vivaldi)

I Musica, Pina Carmirelli

Philips (Netherlands) 1982

Mendelssohn: All the Works for Piano and Orchestra

Christina Ortiz, piano, with Radio Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, Moshe Atzmon, director

FSM-Pantheon (Germany) 1984

Tales of Hoffmann

The Sadler's Wells Chorus and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham

London 1951

Box set with booklet.

Below: album format.

Richard Rodgers Conducting the Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York

Columbia 1955

Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini - Opus 43 / Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain

Artur Rubinstein

with

Fritz Reiner and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Enrique Jorda and the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

RCA Victor 1962

Tchaikovsky Concerto No. 1

Van Cliburn

RCA Victor 1958

Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue

Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops

RCA Victor 1960

Debussy: Prelude--Afternoon of a Faun; Nocturnes--Nuages and Fêtes; Jeux--Poème Dansé

Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic

Columbia Masterworks 1961

Concert Encores

Mantovani and His Orchestra

London 1957

Operatic Arias

Mantovani and His Orchestra

London 1956

Beethoven: Violin Concerto

Itzhak Perlman, Carlo Maria Giulini, Philharmonia Orchestra

Angel 1981

Cover signed on reverse by Itzhak Perlman

Enchantment

compilation, various artists

Deutsche Grammophon 1980

VI. Spoken Word

Chaucer: Readings from "Canterbury Tales"

Victor L. Kaplan

Folkways 1962

Selections From the Writings of Dylan Thomas, Read By the Poet - Volume I

Caedmon 1954

"Messages From Our Lady" as Told by Loretta Young

Regina Recording circa 1949

78 rpm 2-record album

The Works of Shakespeare: Macbeth

Marlowe Dramatic Society and Professional Players

London 1960

Three-LP set.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy: The Presidential Years - 1960-63

Pickwick 1963

Gallant Men: Stories of the American Adventure

Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen

Capitol 1966

Professional Baseball: The First 100 Years

MLB; narrated by James Stewart and Curt Gowdy

Fleetwood 1969

Cover art by Bob Peak.

VII. Children's Records

"Jesus Loves the Little Children"

Roy Rogers and Dale Evans

Golden Records circa 1955

7" 78 rpm vinyl.

"Yogi Bear TV Theme Song"

Golden Records 1962

7" 45 rpm vinyl

Roy Rogers Tells and Sings About Pecos Bill from Walt Disney's Melody Time, with the Sons of the Pioneers

RCA Victor 1949 (1953 reissue)

45 rpm EP

A Treasure House of Best-Loved Children's Songs

Bob Keeshan

Golden Records 1958

A Musical Visit to Captain Kangaroo's Treasure House

Bob Keeshan

Peter Pan 1962

Leave It to Beaver Theme: "The Toy Parade"

Arthur Norman Orchestra and Chorus

Golden Records 1958

7" 45 rpm

VIII. Christmas Records

Merry Christmas (1947 release)

Bing Crosby

Decca 1947

78 rpm shellac discs

Merry Christmas (expanded for LP)

Bing Crosby

Decca 1955

"White Christmas"

Bing Crosby

Decca 1942

78 rpm shellac disc

The best-selling record of all time.

Below: 45 rpm single with picture sleeve, 1955

Merry Christmas jukebox "Little LP" with sticker and jukebox strip, 1964.

"Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer"/"If It Doesn't Snow on Christmas"

Gene Autry

Columbia 1949

78 rpm shellac disc

The Old Sweet Songs of Christmas

Frank Devol and the Rainbow Strings

Columbia 1960

Christmas Hymns and Carols

RCA Victor Chorale, directed by Robert Shaw

RCA Victor Red Seal, 1949

4-disc, 45 rpm box set

Christmastime

Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians

Decca 1957

45 rpm EP

Season's Greetings

Perry Como

RCA Victor 1959

Songs for Christmas: the Old, the New

various artists

RCA Victor 1962

Specially produced for Jewel and Eisner food stores.

The Voices of Christmas

The Voices of Walter Schumann

RCA Victor 1955

Dennis Day Sings Christmas is for the Family - Introduced by Jack "Santa" Benny

Dennis Day

Design 1958

The Christmas Song

Nat King Cole

Capitol 1963

Music of Christmas

Percy Faith and His Orchestra

Columbia 1955

Re-press of 1954 LP.

Cover art by Clark Hulings.

A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra

Capitol 1957

Cover art by Nicholas Volpe.

Merry Christmas

Johnny Mathis

Columbia 1958

Elvis' Christmas Album

Elvis Presley

RCA Victor 1957

Elvis Sings Christmas Songs

Elvis Presley

RCA Victor 1957

45 rpm EP

(Wife JD's)

A Christmas Gift for You from Philles Records

various artists

Philles 1963

"The Chipmunk Song"/"Alvin's Harmonica"

David Seville and the Chipmunks

Liberty 1958 (1959 reissue)

45 rpm single

"The Night Before Christmas"/"When the Saints Go Marching In"

narrated by Louis Armstrong

Continental 1971

45 rpm single

"We Wish You the Merriest"/"Go Tell It on the Mountain"

Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, and Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians

Reprise 1964

45 rpm promotional single

Have Yourself a Soulful Little Christmas

Kenny Burrell

Cadet 1966

Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas

Ella Fitzgerald with Frank DeVol (arranger-conductor)

Verve 1960

More Sounds of Christmas

The Ramsey Lewis Trio

Argo 1964

The Beach Boys' Christmas Album

Capitol 1964

Merry Christmas from Brenda Lee

Decca 1964

This Christmas I Spend with You

Robert Goulet

Columbia 1963

Cover art by Harlan Krakovitz.

A Merry Mancini Christmas

Henry Mancini, His Orchestra and Chorus

RCA Victor 1966

To Wish You a Merry Christmas

Harry Belafonte

RCA Victor 1958

A Christmas Sing with Bing Around the World

Bing Crosby

Decca (US) and Brunswick (UK) 1956

Hallelujah!

Percy Faith and His Orchestra

Columbia 1958

Happy Holiday

Jo Stafford

Columbia 1955

Here We Come-A-Caroling

The Ray Charles Singers

MGM 1956

Christmas with Arthur Godfrey and All the Little Godfreys

Arthur Godfrey, Julius La Rosa, the McGuire Sisters, et al.

Columbia 1953

Lanza Sings Christmas Carols

Mario Lanza

RCA Victor Red Seal 1959

Greetings from the McGuire Sisters

Coral 1958

Christmas Hymns and Carols

Robert Shaw Chorale

RCA Victor 1957

A Crosby Christmas

Bing Crosby & sons

Decca 1950

45 rpm EP

Christmas Carols

Mantovani and His Orchestra

London 1954

The Jack Jones Christmas Album

Kapp 1964

Perry Como Sings Merry Christmas Music

Perry Como

RCA Victor 1956

. . . and a Very Merry Christmas

Pat Boone

Dot 1957

45 rpm EP

"The Little Drummer Boy"

Johnny Cash

Columbia 1963

45 rpm single

Merry Christmas from Lawrence Welk and His Champagne Music

Coral 1956

Christmas Is...

Percy Faith, His Orchestra and Chorus

Columbia 1966

Christmas With the Lennon Sisters

The Lennon Sisters

Dot 1960

"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"

John & Yoko, the Plastic Ono Band, with the Harlem Community Choir

Apple 1971

45 rpm single

Below: UK pressing, released in 1972.

The Beatles 1968 Christmas Record
The Beatles
This was the U.S. version of the 1968 edition of the Beatles' annual Christmas messages, issued to their fan club members on flexi-disc by Beatles (U.S.A.) Ltd., the official Beatles fan club in the U.S.