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August 1st, 2024 Rockabilly 45's & 78's Auction, Highlights

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ROCKABILLY 45 RPM

ROCKABILLY MASTERPIECES ON 45 RPM (Records 1 – 10)!

1. Steve Carl With The Jags "Curfew / 18 Year Old Blues" METEOR 5046 • M- Slight sticker stain, very faded, on A-side. CLASSIC MEMPHIS ROCKABILLY and the very last issue on the METEOR label! TOUGH and GREAT!!! MB $800

2. Dickie Damron "Gonna Have A Party / Rockin' Baby" LAUREL RECORDS 792 • VG PLAYS PERFECT with just light scuffs. INSANELY RARE from Alberta, Canada. STARDAY CUSTOM PRESS!! They don't get much better than this one! First copy I ever had! MB $1,500

3. The Echo Valley Boys "Wash Machine Boogie / Ramblin' Man" ISLAND 1 • VG+ Plays like new . . . just light scuffs. W W R I radio station stamp on both labels. TOUGH one! First one I have ever had. Lots of BOOTS out there, but this is the ORIGINAL. MB $500

4. Sonny Freeze "Cotton Pickin' Heartache / Cool Cool Baby" GUITAR 102 • VG+ TWO fabulous Guitar and Piano breaks! Absolute MASTERPIECE of the genre and very FEW known copies. Plays like New. Never, ever, had this one before! MB $3,000

5. Jess Hooper"All Messed Up / Sleepy Time Blues" METEOR 5025 • VG+ TALK ABOUT RARE MEMPHIS ROCKABILLY!!! This one is JUST KILLER!!!! Primitive and primal! Sounds like Charlie Feathers! Almost never for sale!! MB $3,000

6. Lloyd McCollough"Gonna Love My Baby / 'Cause I Love You" REPUBLIC 7129 • M-/VG+ Double-sided MASTERPIECE from Nashville! Really, really hard to find this one! I had it ONCE, decades ago . . . but that is it. You may not see another! MB $2,000

7. The Night Riders "Pretty Plaid Skirt(And Long Black Sox) /I'll Never Change" SUE 713 • M- Tiny tear on A-side label. Light years ahead of its time, this 1958 release SOUNDS LIKE 1970's PUNK!!! If you don't know it, listen to it! MB $500

8. Roy Oribson And The Teen Kings"Ooby Dooby / Trying To Get To You" JE-WEL 101 • M- YES! This is it! The very first pressing on the original label before SUN picked it up and turned Roy into a star. And yes, they spelled his last name wrong on the initial pressing. MB $3,000

9. Speck And Doyle "Music To My Ear / Big Noise, Bright Lights" SYRUP BUCKET 1000 • M- I never had an original before! From Columbus, Georgia comes this FABULOUS classic! Very few copies known! MB $1,500

10. Gene Vincent "The Night Is So Lonely / Right Now" CAPITOL 4237 • M-/VG+ Top seam is slightly grayed and there is a tiny tear in the middle of the front of the sleeve but insanely rare PICTURE SLEEVE!!! Stock copy record included. MB $1,500

12. The Astronauts — "Come Along Baby/Tryin' To Get To You" PALLADIUM 610 VG+ THEIR VERY FIRST RECORD! MB $100

15. Bob And Lucille — "Eeny-Meeny-Miney-Moe/Demon Lover" DITTO 121 M- ROCKABILLY MASTERPIECE!!! This is the original TRUE FIRST PRESSING BEFORE it was picked up and issued on KING MB $300

16. Jim Bobo — "Jungle Rock / When I'm In Your Arms" EKO 506 • VG+ True First Pressing on Original label—before KING picked it up! Another Rockabilly MASTERPIECE! MB $500

19. Big Bopper — "Chantilly Lace/Purple People Eater Meets Witch Doctor" D 1008 M-/VG+ Beautiful copy of the very FIRST PRESSING of this all time classic! Issued first on D and then leased to MERCURY where it became a mega-hit. MB $100

21. Little Donnie Bowshier — "Rock And Roll Joys/Stone Heart" DESS 7002 VG+ All time CLASSIC MB $200

24. Ray Campi And The Snappers — "It Ain't Me/Give That Love To Me" DOT 15617 M- Classic MB $50

27. Sanford Clark — "The Fool/Lone-some For A Letter" M C I 1003 VG FIRST LABEL, TRUE FIRST PRESSING before it went to DOT and became a mega-hit MB $50

28. Sanford Clark — "Modern Romance/Travelin' Man" DOT 15738 VG Plays PERFECT, just light scuffs, his RAREST and BEST! MB $100

29. Joe Clay — "Duck Tail/Sixteen Chicks" VIK 0211 M- MB $100

31. The Cochran Brothers — "Tired And Sleepy / Fool's Paradise" EKKO 3001 • M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $400

32. The Cochran Brothers — "Mr. Fiddle / Two Blue Singin' Stars" EKKO 1003 • M- Tiny stain on label MB $400

33. Cochran Brothers — "Guilty Conscience/Your Tomorrows Will Never Come" EKKO 1005 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $400

34. Cochran Brothers — "Walkin' Stick Boogie/Rollin' " CASH 1021 VG+ MB $200

35. Eddie Cochran — "Skinny Jim / Half Love" CREST 1026 • MINT Eddie's best and this is a pristine copyMB $600

38. Eddie Cochran — "Twenty Flight Rock/Cradle Baby" LIBERTY 55112 M- Small print first pressing MB $200

40. Eddie Cochran — "Pretty Girl/Theresa" LIBERTY 55138 M- Tough one MB $100

49. Don Cole — "Snake Eyed Mama/Kiss Of Love" R P M 502 M- MB $150

52. Mac Curtis — "Say So/I'll Be Gentle" KING 5059 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO with BIO label and tiny wol on B-side MB $75

55. Jimmy Dee And The Offbeats — "Henrietta/Don't Cry No More" T N T 148 M- FIRST LABEL, TRUE FIRST PRESSING before it went to DOT and became a nationwide hit MB $100

56. Jimmy DeKnight And His Knights Of Rhythm — "Rock Around The Clock/Rock Around The Clock Cha Cha" PEAK 105 M- DJ copy. He wrote the song! MB $100

59. Morey Dubois — "If You Can Spare The Time/Am I Losing You" MELL 121 MINT MB $150

60. Ferrell Duncan And His Rockers — "Little Susie / Flying Saucer Rocket" KIM 100 • VG+ Plays perfect!!!! B-side is an OUTSTANDING ROCKABILLY INSTRUMENTAL! MB $1,000

61. Tommy Duncan With Bill Woods — "Daddy Loves Mommyo/Crazy Mixed Up Kid" FIRE 101 M- Faded xol on B-side MB $150

62. Charlie Feathers — "Everybody's Lovin' My Baby / Can't Hardly Stand It" KING 4971 • M- WHITE LABEL PROMO with BIO label MB $500

63. Charlie Feathers With Jody And Jerry — "Too Much Alike/When You Come Around" KING 5043 VG+ MB $150

64. Charlie Feathers — "Jungle Fever/Why Don't You" KAY 5046 M- Label AUTOGRAPHED on A-side by CHARLIE FEATHERS MB $200

67. The Fendermen — "Mule Skinner Blues/Janice" CUCA 1003 M-/VG+ FIRST LABEL, TRUE FIRST PRESSING ON ORIGINAL LABEL before it went to SOMA and became a mega-hit MB $100

69. Bobby Fry And Troupe — "High Way Robbery/Richie" PLAYBACK 1111 M- RARE!!! Only had ONE other copy, decades ago, and it was well used! MB $500

70. Dave Gates & The Accents — "Lovin' At Night/Jo-Baby" ROBBINS 1008 M- WAY before he became the lead singer of BREAD in the 1970's MB $150

72. Robert Gill And The Dreamers — "Baby That's Alright/Let Me Go" WONDER 110 VG+/M- NICE ONE MB $100

76. Grant Grieves — "Four In The Floor/Married Woman" BIG K RECORDS 1002 VG+ MB $75

77. Bill Haley With The Saddlemen — "Juke Box Cannon Ball/Sundown Boogie" HOLIDAY 113 VG TOUGH ONE MB $50

78. Bill Haley And The Comets — "Real Rock Drive/Yes, Indeed" TRANS-WORLD 718 M- MB $100

79. Bill Haley With The Saddlemen — "Rock The Joint/Icy Heart" ESSEX 303 M- MB $75

88. Buddy Holly — "Ting-A-Ling/Girl On My Mind" DECCA 30650 VG+/M- PINK LABEL PROMO with sticker on B-side label MB $75

89. Tommy Holmes — "Wa-Chic-Ka-Noka/Witch Doctor's Wedding" CHERRY Test Pressing VG+ WHITE LABEL TEST PRESSING, stain on label MB $300

96. Thumper Jones — "Rock It/How Come It" STARDAY 240 VG+ MB $200

97. Buddy Knox With The Orchids/Jim Bowen With The Rhythm Orchids — "Party Doll/I'm Stickin' With You" TRIPLE-D NO # VG+ FIRST LABEL, TRUE FIRST PRESSING on ORIGINAL LABEL before the two sides were split into two separate releases on the ROULETTE label and became monster hits on their own. MB $300

 

100. Terry Lee And The Poor Boys — "My Little Sue / Driftin' " SOMA 1116 M-/M- WHITE LABEL PROMO with special PROMO ONLY INSERT MB $500

101. Leon And Carlos — "Rock Everybody/Rock Run Blues" LIBERTY TONE 108 M- Tiny stain on A-side label MB $500

107. Wayne McGinnis With The Swing Teens — "Rock, Roll And Rhythm/Lonesome Rhythm Blues" METEOR 5035 VG+ CLASSIC MB $100

108. Kenny McKennon And His Blue Cats — "Catwalk/Call Your Daddy, Baby" FABLE NO # M- GREAT AND RARE TWO-SIDER!!! MB $300

110. Gene Morris With The Pages — "Lovin Honey/I've Got A Love" EDMORAL 1012 M- First Label, True First Pressing on Original Label before it went to DOT and became a hit MB $300

118. Joe Norris — "Rock Out Of This World/Son Of Mississippi" SOM 1001 M- MB $150

119. Gradie O'Neal And The Bella Tones — "Baby "Oh" Baby/Turkey Neck Stretch" BELLA 2204 VG+ Slight stain on the label as shown, two-sider MB $150

122. Buck Owens — "Hot Dog/Sweethearts In Heaven" NEW STAR 6418 M- #ol, GREAT ONE! More Rockin' than the PEP version MB $200

123. Buford Peek — "Knock Down, Drag Out/Wishing" FERNWOOD 102 M- MB $300

124. Dennis Penna — "Battle Of The Duals/Betty" MUSITRON 105 VG+/VG+ With PICTURE SLEEVE MB $75

125. Carl Perkins — "Movie Magg/Turn Around" FLIP 501 VG With slight label wear MB $100

129. Curtis Potter — "I'm A Real Glad Daddy/Footsteps In The Night" FOX 400 M- MB $300

 

ELVIS MASTERPIECES!

130. Elvis Presley With Scotty And Bill "Good Rockin' Tonight / I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine" SUN 210 • M- This is the FIRST PRESSING with song writing credits to RAY Brown instead of ROY Brown, tiny #ol on A-side MB $2,000

131. Elvis Presley With Scotty And Bill "Milkcow Blues Boogie / You're A Heartbreaker" SUN 215 • VG+ NICE COPY of his RAREST SUN RELEASE MB $2,000

 

132. Elvis Presley "Baby Let's Play House / I'm Left,You're Right, She's Gone" SUN 217 • VG RARE "SAMPLE" copy with #ol MB $300

 

133. Elvis Presley "Mystery Train / I Forget To Remember To Forget" SUN 223 • M/M- STUNNING COPY!!! A-side is GEM MINT—FLAWLESS! B-side has just ONE tiny scuff! Good Rockin' Tonight graded this a MINT-9 about twenty five years ago. MB $1,500

134. Elvis Presley "I Beg Of You / Don't" RCA VICTOR 7150 • VG+/M- A-side is signed "Sincerely, ELVIS" by Elvis himself! From the collection of an old time DJ who met Elvis and had him autograph it. MB $300

140. The Rhythm Rockers — "Juke Box Help Me Find My Baby/Fiddle Bop" CROSS COUNTRY 524 M- First Label, True Pressing on Original Label before it was picked up by SUN, "Rhythm" misspelled as "Rythm" on the label MB $150

141. Saladin — "Honey Dew/Wanderin' " CARICATURE 101 M- RED VINYL WHITE LABEL PROMO, #ol MB $75

144. Jack Scott — "Two Timin' Woman/I Need Your Love" ABC-PARAMOUNT 9860 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO—his very best record MB $150

146. Ray Scott And The Four Recorders — "Bopping Wig Wam Willie / My Life's Desire" ERWIN NO # • M- RARE AND FABULOUS MB $500

147. Chucklin' Chuck Sloan With The Dukes Of Greenville — "Too Old To Rock And Roll/Brown Haired Sue" COWTOWN 806 VG+ MB $150

152. Dick Tacker — "Rock All Night With Me/Do I Love You, Do I Need You" KINGSTON 311 VG Plays PERFECT! Nice one! Two Guitar breaks MB $175

154. Junior Thompson With The Meteors — "Raw Deal/Mama's Little Baby" METEOR 5029 VG Plays Fantastic MB $100

155. Loretta Thompson And Her Rockers — "Hi De Ho Rock And Roll/Let's Change The Alphabet" UNITED 214 M- Nice Female Rockabilly—TOUGH MB $100

156. The Three Clicks — "Rockin Along/38 Slug" DEVERE 500 VG Plays M- TWO GUITAR BREAKS MB $100

157. Van Brothers — "Servant Of Love / Sweet Marie" POOR BOY 111 • VG+ FANTASTIC AND PLAYS M- MB $750

163. Jimmy Witter And The Shadows — "If You Love My Woman / AAAAAHHH!" ELVIS 900 • M- STUNNING with MONSTER Instrumental on the B-side MB $600

164. Jim And Edith Young — "Crazy, Tormenting, Rock And Roll/Tears In My Eyes" JAY 101 M- Tough!!! MB $200


ROCKABILLY 78 RPM's!

ROCKABILLY MASTERPIECES ON 78 RPM (Records 165 – 172)!

165. Johnny Burnette And The Rock 'N Roll Trio "Tear It Up / You're Undecided" CORAL 61651 • M- Tough to find on 78 rpm and they sound SOOOO GOOD at that speed! MB $700

166. The Johnny Burnette Trio"The Train Kept A-Rollin' / Honey Hush" CORAL 61719 • M- The sound just leaps from the grooves on 78 rpm!!! MB $700

167. Roland (R.A.) Faulk"My Baby's Gone / You'll Never Know" BIG STATE RECORDS 592 • VG SUPER RARE ONE from PORT ACRES, TEXAS!!! Tough on 45 and near impossible on 78! Autographed on the label by Mr. Faulk. MB $1,000

168. Charlie Feathers With Jody And Jerry"Tongue-Tied Jill / Get With It" METEOR 5032 • M-MASTERPIECE and MUCH HARDER to find on 78 rpm MB $750

169. Charlie Feathers With Jody And Jerry "Bottle To The Baby / One Hand Loose" KING 4997 • VG+ The ultimate!!! Magnificent sound from the 78! MB $1,000

170. Hardrock Gunter"Gonna Dance All Night / Fallen Angel" SUN 201 • M- A great SUN release that rarely pops up for sale these days, small sticker stain on the label MB $1,000

171. Doug Poindexter And Starlite Wranglers"My Kind Of Carrying On / Now She Cares No More" SUN 202 • M- #ol and HILLBILLY stamp—tough one! MB $2,000

172. Sonee West "Rock-Ola Ruby / Sweet Rockin' Baby" NOR-VA-JAK NO # • M- INSANELY RARE on 78 RPM!! MASTERPIECE!! MB $2,500

175. Glen Barber — "Ice Water/Ring Around The Moon" STARDAY 166 MINT RARE AND GREAT!!! MB $300

178. Little Donnie Bowshier With The Radio Ranch Boys — "Rock And Roll Joys/Stone Heart" DESS 7002 M- TOUGH to find on 78 rpm MB $400

179. Sonny Burgess — "Ain't Got A Thing/Restless" SUN 263 M- With one scuff on A-side that doesn't make a sound MB $100

181. Sanford Clark — "The Fool/Lonesome For A Letter" M C I 1003 M- Small #ol on A-side, Original True First Pressing on Original First Label before it became a bit hit on DOT MB $150

187. Charlie Gracie — "Rockin' An' Rollin'/All Over Town" CADILLAC 144 M- MB $150

188. Rudy "Tutti" Grayzell — "Duck Tail/You're Gone" STARDAY 241 M- MB $100

190. Wanda Jackson — "I Gotta Know/Half As Good A Girl" CAPITOL 3485 MINT Wanda Jackson Capitol 78's are much, much rarer than her Capitol 45's MB $100

192. Thumper Jones — "Rock It / How Come It" STARDAY 240 • M-/VG+ TOUGH ONE on 78 rpm MB $400

193. Sid King And The Five Strings — "Sag, Drag And Fall/But I Don't Care" COLUMBIA 21449 M- Much rarer on 78 rpm MB $100

194. Curley Langley And His Western All Stars — "Rockin'An A Rollin'/Linda Lou" ARCADIA 110 M- MB $150

196. Jimmy Lee And Wayne Walker — "Love Me / Lips That Kiss So Sweetly" CHESS 4863 • M- TOUGH AND GREAT MB $400

198. Jerry Lee Lewis — "Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On/It'll Be Me" SUN 267 MINT All time classic and this copy is a GEM MINT 10!!! MB $150

199. Janis Martin — "Drugstore Rock And Roll/Will You, Willyum?" RCA VICTOR 6491 M- MB $100

200. Sammy Masters & His Rocking Rhythm — "Pink Cadillac/Some Like It Hot" 4 STAR 1695 M- MB $100

205. Hoyle Nix And His West Texas Cowboys — "Real Rockin Daddy/Another You" QUEEN 149 M- Rare on 78 rpm MB $200

206. Johnny Olenn And The Jokers — "Sally Let Your Bangs Hang Down/Candy Kisses" T N T 1016 VG+ MB $100

215. Warren Smith — "Ubangi Stomp/Black Jack David" SUN 250 M- MB $100

216. Warren Smith — "Miss Froggie/So Long, I'm Gone" SUN 268 M- MB $100

219. Junior Thompson And The Meteors — "Raw Deal/Mama's Little Baby" METEOR 5029 VG+ MB $150

222. Alvis Wayne — "Swing Bop Boogie / Sleep, Rock-A-Roll Rock-A-Baby" WESTPORT 132 • M- TOUGH on 78 rpm MB $400

My August 1st, 2024 Rockabilly 45's & 78's auction, complete list