MAJESTIC # 3

MAJESTIC 78-120
COWBOY JACK DERRICK AND GUITAR PICKIN’
Can’t Find The Keyhole (SA 1026)
(Cleek – Fack) (BMI)
Cincinnati Bound (SA 1027)
(Jack Derrick) (BMI)

MAJESTIC # 2

MAJESTIC 78-117
SMOKEY AND THE RHYTHM RIDERS
When St. Peter Tolls The Bell (SA 1121)
(Smokey Gogue) (BMI)
Dry River (SA 1122)
(Fred Brant) (BMI)

MAJESTIC RECORDS

The MAJESTIC Radio & Television Corporation started life in St. Charles, Illinois, in 1945. A year later the company had moved to New York, and remained there until 1949 when MERCURY purchased the labels catalogue. To all intent purposes the label then ceased to function, however, a year or so later The MAJESTIC label resurfaced, still a part of The MAJESTIC Radio & Television Corporation, but now located at 2559 W. Pico. Hollywood. California. Very few releases on this reactivated label have to date been documented, despite there being somewhere in excess of fifty releases.

MAJESTIC 78-114
TEX WALLACE & WESTERN BAND
Ain’t Gonna Live So Long (SA 1022)
(Tex Wallace) (BMI)
I’m Gonna Make You Love Me (SA 1023)
(Clark – Manners) (ASCAP)

REPLICA 102

REPLICA 102
ART GIBSON
Road Of Regret (deadwax R-105-2)
(Art Gibson) (Fredrick Music.BMI)
I’m A Cry Cry Baby (deadwax R-106-2)
(J. Miller) (Acuff Rose. BMI)

Also issued on 45rpm

REPLICA 101

Des Plaines. Illinois

REPLICA 101
CHUCK HARDING – COLORADO COW HANDS
I’m Living In A Lonely World (Worry Worry Song)
(Vocal – Oneda & Chuck Harding) (deadwax 101-1)
(Harding) (No Publisher Noted)
Stop Crying On My Shoulder (Vocal – Chuck Harding)
(deadwax 101-2)(Harding) (No Publisher Noted)

Also issued on 78rpm





REPLICA 102 tomorrow

REDSKIN 501

REDSKIN 501
JIMMIE SAUL AND HIS PRAIRIE DRIFTERS
What A Price You’ll Have To Pay (Vocal – Jimmie Franklin) (501.A)
(Saul – Franklin) (No Publisher Noted)
Firecracker Stomp (Instrumental) (501.B)
(Saul – Dalton) (No Publisher Noted)

“Firecracker Stomp” was reissued on 4 STAR 1291 credited to Jimmie Lane. It was subsequently reissued again (once again credited to Jimmie Lane) on 4 STAR 1630 (reverse of 4 STAR 1630 was by The Davis Sisters)

REDSKIN RECORDS (500)

REDSKIN 500
JIMMIE SAUL AND HIS PRAIRIE DRIFTERS
My Long Tall Gal From Tenn (Vocal – Jimmie Franklin) (RS 500.A)
(Saul – Franklin) (No Publisher Noted)
That’s All (Vocal – Jimmie Franklin) (RS 500.B)
(Saul – Travis) (No Publisher Noted)

“My Long Tall Gal From Tenn” was reissued on 4 STAR 1291 credited to Jimmie Lane. Title on 4 STAR was “My Long Tall Gal From Tennessee”




REDSKIN 501 (Tomorrow)

RICH RECORDS (#2)

Now where was I?

For some reason, which I cannot begin to fathom, the RICH label seems to have restarted reusing the same numerical sequence! There is a notation on the label of these later releases to the effect that the recordings / label design were copyrighted in 1944. The majority of known releases are by the 101 Ranch Boys. The Ranch Boy’s RICH material is being made available on a BACM CD next month, so for the time being I will not upload any audio files of their RICH material.

RICH 7107
101 RANCH BOYS
Won’t You Ride In My Little Red Wagon? (Vocal – Cliff Brown) (7107.A)
(Rex Griffin) (No Publisher Noted)
Honeysuckle Rose (Instrumental) (7107.B)
(Razuf – Waller) (No Publisher Noted)

RICH 7108
(No Information)

RICH 7109
101 RANCH BOYS
Back In The Saddle Again (Vocal – George Long) (7109.A)
(Ray Whitley – Gene Autry) (No Publisher Noted)
Tico – Tico (Tico – Tico No Fuba) (Instrumental) (7109.B)
(Oliveira – Drake – Abreu) (No Publisher Noted)

RICH 7110
(No Information)

RICH 7111
BOB NELSON AND HIS SIERRA RANGERS
(I’m Travelin’ Again) Down That Long Long Trail (7111.A)
(Rich – Broughton) (No Publisher Noted)
The Sheep-Herder’s Dream (7111.B)
(Rich – Broughton) (No Publisher Noted)




RICH 7112
(No Information)

RICH 7113
101 RANCH BOYS – Featuring George Long, Andy Reynolds, Smokey Roberts
Cimmaron (Vocal Trio) (7113.A) (M. 8)
(Johnny Bond) (No Publisher Noted)
101 RANCH BOYS – Featuring Leonard T. Zinn
Paradise Isle (Instrumental) (7113.B) (M. 2)
(Harry Dupree – Charles Gunther) (No Publisher Noted)

RICH 7114
101 RANCH BOYS – Featuring George Long, Andy Reynolds, Smokey Roberts
Blue Ranger (Vocal Trio) (7114.A) (M. 6)
(Tom Gindhart – Jack Howard) (No Publisher Noted)
101 RANCH BOYS – Featuring Andy Reynolds
I’ll Find Someone (Vocal – Andy Reynolds) (7114.B) (M. 3)
(Andy Hanley) (No Publisher Noted)

RICH 7115
101 RANCH BOYS – Featuring Cliff Brown
I Belong To Only You (Vocal – Cliff Brown) (7115.A) (M. 4)
(Cliff Brown) (No Publisher Noted)
101 RANCH BOYS – Featuring Smokey Roberts
The 101 Boogie (Instrumental) (7115.B) (M. 1)
(Smokey Roberts) (No Publisher Noted)

RICH 7116
101 RANCH BOYS – Featuring George Long, Andy Reynolds, Smokey Roberts
The Timber Trail (Vocal Trio) (7116.A) (M. 5)
(Tim Spencer) (No Publisher Noted)
101 RANCH BOYS – Featuring George Long
Someday, You’ll Be Sorry (Vocal – George Long) (7116.B) (M. 7)
(Andy Reynolds) (No Publisher Noted)

"The Timber Trail" was reissued on the HIGHWAY label

HIGHWAY 1003
101 RANCH BOYS – Featuring Smokey Roberts, George Long, Andy Reynolds
The Timber Trail (Vocal Trio) (1003) (DH-4-A)
(Tim Spencer) (No Publisher Noted)

Reverse of HIGHWAY 1003 is by Don Paull (With Flynn’s Long Horn Rustlers)

RICH RECORDS (Part One)

The California based RICH label seems to have come and gone, and then returned to come and go again. What makes it a tad complicated is that the company reused the same numerical sequence?

This, seemingly the first incarnation, appears to date from around 1943 or 1944 (or possibly slightly earlier), an assumption which is based upon the lyrical content of "Two Hundred Texas Rangers", which has a wartime theme.

RICH 7112
EZRA AND HIS BEVERLY HILLBILLIES
Somewhere Over There
(Davis – Hammett) (No Publisher Noted)
When The Coyote Howls (At Twilight)
(Davis – Hammett) (No Publisher Noted)

RICH 7113
(No Information)

RICH 7114
(No Information)

RICH 7115
EZRA AND HIS BEVERLY HILLBILLIES
Down Houston Way (7115.A) (deadwax SA 238)
(Whalen – Wills – Duncan) (No Publisher Noted)
Two Hundred Texas Rangers (7115.B) (deadwax SA 241)
(W. L. Dixon – Lem Giles) (No Publisher Noted)

“Down Houston Way” was re-released on COURTNEY 108.
COURTNEY 108 mentioned in BILLBOARD 13th April 1946




RICH 7116
EZRA AND HIS BEVERLY HILLBILLIES
I’m Thru Wastin’ Time On You (7116.A) (deadwax SA 243)
(Duncan – Whalen) (No Publisher Noted)
Headin’ For Nowhere (7116.B) (deadwax SA 237)
(Davis – Slim Hammett) (No Publisher Noted)

RICH 7116 was re-released on COURTNEY 110




RICH 7112 and RICH 7116 have following notation on labels
Distributed by: Rich Publications. 504 W. Valley Blvd. El Monte. Calif:

RICH 7115 has the following notation on label
Office: 2638 South Gladys Ave. Garvey. California

WPWA ACETATE #2

TINY ADAMS AND HIS WESTERN SERENADERS
Out Of Mind Out Of Heart
(Tiny Adams)

WPWA ACETATE #1

TINY ADAMS AND HIS WESTERN SERENADERS
Easy Goin'
(Tiny Adams)

FIDELITY ACETATE