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Friday 4 February 2011

WRIGHTMAN RECORDS



The Hollywood based WRIGHTMAN label appears to have been principally a vehicle to promote songs published through Neale Wrightman Publishers. Releases on WRIGHTMAN had either a W or P Suffix after the issue number, in the absence of any indication as to the significance of these letters, I have been working on the assumption that the “W” stands for Western, and the “P” stands for Pop. The only other observation worthy of bringing to your attention is that each artist who recorded for the label seems to have had two consecutive releases.

WRIGHTMAN 1010.W
SPEED COLEY AND HIS HILLBILLY RAMBLERS
Texas Memories (Vocal – Dick Hirons) (1010-W.A)
(Speed Coley) (BMI)
There’s A Cabin In The Rockies (Vocal – Dick Hirons) (1010-W.B)
(Bell – Ashley) (BMI)

WRIGHTMAN 1011.W
SPEED COLEY AND HIS HILLBILLY RAMBLERS
Little Sod House on the Plains
()
Home in Tennessee
()

WRIGHTMAN 1010.W and 1011.W were mentioned in BILLBOARD 17th May 1947.

Although not noted I assume that the publishing was through “Neale Wrightman Publishers”

Label scans, data, and audio files courtesy of Ronald Keppner. Details of WRIGHTMAN 1011.W from Johan


2 comments:

  1. Speed Coley? Who was their other artist, Rob Wiles?

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  2. Wrightman 1011
    Speed Coley & His Hillbilly Ramblers
    Little Sod House on the Plains/Home in Tennessee
    1947/May 17 Bb advance release

    /Johan L

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