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January 20, 2026 Rockabilly 45's & 78's Auction HIGHLIGHTS
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TOP TEN ROCKABILLY MASTERPIECES!


1. Jimmy Martin Combo"Rock The Bop / Red Bobby Socks" JAXON 501NICE VG to VG+ SUPER RARE AND GREAT ROCKABILLY from LEGENDARY JACKSON, TENNESSEE LABEL! Much harder than the Carl Mann! Only had this ONCE before in 50 years of collecting records! MB $500

2. Elvis Presley — "Good Rockin' Tonight / I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine" SUN 210M- TRUE FIRST PRESSING WITH "RAY" Brown writer credit instead of ROY Brown who actually wrote the song! If you are looking for a super clean 210, this is the one for you. MB $2,000

3. Rick Rickels And His Wild Guitar "I'm Gone / You Gonna Go Away" M H RCORDS MHR-2VG- WHAT A RECORD! FANTASTIC TWO-SIDER from Meridian, Mississippi!!! If you've never heard it, go to YouTube. FIRST AND ONLY COPY I've had in 50 years of record collecting! MB $1,000

4. Hender Saul"I Ain't Gonna Rock-Tonite /One Step Away" LIBERTY 104M-/VG+ Wonderful!!! Old time dealer, Dennis West (now deceased), had a small box of these 40 years ago . . . all long gone into collections. This is my second copy. MB $800

5. Ray Taylor And Alabama Pals — "Connie Lou / My Hamtramck Baby" CLIX 802VG+ MAGNIFICENT TWO-SIDER with TWO GUITAR BREAKS on EACH SONG! Legendary record that I have never had to offer before. You will look long and hard to find another copy of this for sale, ANYWHERE!! MB $1,000

6. Dell Vaughn With The Fortune Aires"Rock The Universe /A Cure For Love" FORTUNE 205M- FANTASTIC SLAB OF PRIMITIVE DETROIT ROCKABILLY! Rarely for sale and only the second copy I've had in my 50 years in records. Grab it while you can! MB $1,000

7. Bill Woods "Phone Me Baby / Sweethearts In Heaven" BAKERSFIELD 125VG+ GREAT ONE from Bakersfield, California! I've never had one before. Even though I visited Bill Woods at his home back in the late 1970s, they were all gone even then. MB $800

8. John Worthan "The Cats Were Jumpin' / I Wrote You A Letter" PEACH 722M-/VG+ WILD AND CRAZY ROCKER from JEFFERSON, GEORGIA! Almost never for sale and the first one I have had in all my 50 years! MB $1,500

9. Charlie Feathers With Jody And Jerry" Tongue-Tied Jill / Get With It" METEOR 5032M- Scarce on 45 but REALLY scarce on 78 rpm, andohhh . . . the sound that leaps from the grooves on 78 rpm!!! All time Memphis classic. MB $600

10. Sonee West"Rock-ola Ruby / Sweet Rockin' Baby" NOR-VA-JAK WA1956M- Rare on 78 rpm and like the Charlie Feathers, REALLY RARE on 78 rpm. What a record! Double- sided Lubbock, Texas MASTERPIECE! MB $2,000


Rare and Classic Rockabilly 45's!

11. Art Adams And The Rhythm Knights — "Rock Crazy Baby/Indian Joe" CHERRY 1005 M- ALL TIME CLASSIC MB $200

12. Billy Adams And The Rock-A-Teens — "You Gotta Have A Duck Tail / Walking Star"NAU-VOO 802 • M- Fabulous record—and this is the very first time in 50 years I have had a copy! MB $500

13. Bill Allen — "Please Give Me Something/Since I Have You" IMPERIAL 5500 M- RED Label, True First Pressing—Many Black label copies around, but the Red label rarely turns up! MB $150

14. Ronnie Allen — "Juvenile Delinquent/River Of Love" SAN 208 M- Nice one MB $100

15. Steve Barry — "The Nightmare/Tell Me Your Troubles" VERUS 506 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $50

16. Johnny Bell — "The Third Degree/Flip, Flop And Fly" BRUNSWICK 55142 VG+ YELLOW LABEL PROMO MB $50

19. Bob And Lucille — "Eeny-Meeny-Miney-Moe/The Big Kiss" KING 5631 M- MASTERPIECE!!!! MB $100

22. Eddie Bond And His Stompers — "Slip, Slip, Slippin'-In/Flip, Flop Mama" MERCURY 70882 M-/VG+ MB $50

25. Ralph Bowman — "Can't Love Nobody But You/Wrong Pair Of Arms" ROYAAL 1001 M- Nice one from Ashland, Kentucky MB $50

26. Roy Brown With The Burnette Brothers — "Hip Shakin' Baby/Be My Love Tonight" IMPERIAL 5510 M- MB $100

30. Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'N Roll Trio — "Tear It Up/You're Undecided" CORAL 61651 VG+ MB $75

31. The Johnny Burnette Trio — "Oh Baby Babe/Midnight Train" CORAL 61675 M-/VG+ MB $75

32. The Johnny Burnette Trio — "The Train Kept A-Rollin'/Honey Hush" CORAL 61719 M-/VG+ MB $75

33. The Johnny Burnette Trio — "Lonesome Train (On A Lonesome Track)/I Just Found Out" CORAL 61758 VG+ MB $75

34. Johnny Burnette — "Eager Beaver Baby/Touch Me" CORAL 61829 M- STOCK COPY—much harder to find than the Promo MB $100

35. Johnny Burnette — "Drinking Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee, Drinking Wine/Butterfingers" CORAL 61869 VG POWDER BLUE LABEL PROMO with a lot of writing on the A-side label MB $25

36. Johnny Burnette — "Rock Billy Boogie/If You Want It Enough" CORAL 61918 M-/VG+ MB $75

37. Dorsey Burnette — "Midnight Train/Blues Stay Away From Me" CORAL 62190 M-/VG+ MB $75

38. The Burnette Brothers — "Warm Love/My Honey" IMPERIAL 5509 M- Small sticker removal residue MB $50

40. Steve Carl With The Jags —"Curfew / 18 Year Old Blues" METEOR 5046 • M- THE VERY LAST RELEASE on the LEGENDARY MEMPHIS LABEL—and it's a real nice one! Slight sticker stain on A-side label. MB $700

47. Buzz Clifford — "Baby Sittin' Boogie/Driftwood" COLUMBIA 41876 M-/VG+/VG+ WHITE LABEL PROMO with PICTURE SLEEVE MB $25

48. Eddie Cochran —"Skinny Jim / Half Loved" CREST 1026 M- ALL TIME CLASSIC MB $600

50. Eddie Cochran — "Pretty Girl/Theresa" LIBERTY 55138 VG Label stain as shown on A-side, one of his toughest Liberty releases MB $20

54. Jackie Lee Cochran With Jimmy Pruett At The Piano — "Ruby Pearl/Mama Don't You Think I Know" DECCA 30206 M- PINK LABEL PROMO MB $50

56. Don Cole With Al Casey On Piano — "Snake Eyed Mama/Kiss Of Love" R P M 502 M-/VG+ Al Casey on Guitar on B-side MB $50

58. Freddy Cole And The Northern Lights — "Swirl/Please Love Me Now" PATT 059 G Plays great MB $20

62. Cliff Crofford — "There Ain't Nothin' Happenin' To Me/Another Love Has Gone" TALLY 104 MINT WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $100

64. Dale And The Uniques — "Friar's Twist/Alone" UNIQUE 502 M- Xol on B-side MB $200

65. Jimmie Dale — "Tennessee Ghost Train/No Money Down" ORIGINAL 501 M- RED VINYL MB $75

66. Willie Ward Darby With Ray Bolling & The Raves — "Iggy Joe / Be Mine"STARR 509 • M- GREAT ONE! MB $300

67. Freddy Dawson — "Dallas Boogie/One Kiss In A Million" IMPERIAL 8274 VG TOUGH MB $25

69. Ray Doggett — "Beach Party/So Lonely Tonight" KEN-LEE 101 M- MB $50

70. Morey Dubois — "If You Can Spare The Time/Am I Losing You" MELL 121 M- MB $75

71. Ferrell Duncan And His Rockers — "Little Susie / Flying Saucer Rocket"KIM 100 • VG+ PLAYS PERFECT! B-side is outstanding instrumental. MB $500

73. Echotones — "My Baby Doll/So In Love" DART 1009 VG Small wol MB $25

76. Charlie Feathers — "Everybody's Lovin' My Baby/Can't Hardly Stand It" KING 4971 VG WHITE LABEL PROMO with BIO LABEL, small wol on A-side and stain on B-side label MB $50

81. Four Teens — "Go Little Go Cat/Spark Plug" CHALLENGE 59021 MINT WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $50

85. The Green Men — "I've Had It/So Fine" KAPP 619 VG WHITE LABEL PROMO with xol—Great one! MB $25

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

91. John Hampton And His Band — "Honey Hush/Shadow Blues" UNITED 210 M- MB $100

106. Buddy Holly — "Love Me/You Are My One Desire" DECCA 30543 M- GREEN LABEL PROMO MB $150

113. Corky Jones aka Buck Owens — "Hot Dog/Rhythm And Booze" PEP 107 M- CLASSIC MB $300

115. Jimmy Kelly & The Rock-A-Beats — "Little Chickie/Bonnie" COBRA 5028 M- MB $75

120. Gene La Marr And His Blue Flames — "Close To Me/Moon Eyes" SPRY 115 VG+ With center hole damage but doesn't affect play MB $20

121. Tony And Jackie Lamie With The Swing Kings — "Wore To A Frazzel /Sunset Blues" SUNSET 706 • M- MONSTER!!! About 40 years ago, there used to be a small quantity of these around. All gone into collections now and they just don't come up! MB $500

126. Leon And Carlos — "Rock Everybody / Rock Run Blues" LIBERTY TONE RECORDS 108 • M- Tiny stain on A-side label MB $400

127. Dorse Lewis The Scared Coal Miner — "Hot Rod Boogie/My Daddy Was A Coal Miner" COZY 398 VG- RARE MB $300

132. Bob Luman — "Red Hot/Whenever You're Ready" IMPERIAL 8313 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $50

133. John Madden And The Hidden Persuaders — "Heat And Hot Water Supplied/Stockyard Shuffle" TOMORROW 0621 M- MB $75

135. Janis Martin — "Just Squeeze Me EP with Cover" RCA VICTOR EPA-4093 M-/M- TOUGH, and especially tough to find clean! MB $300

144. Sammy Masters — "Pink Cadillac EP" SAMMY MASTERS EP-26 VG PROMO ONLY RELEASE!!! First time I have seen this! Never came with cover. MB $20

147. Cecil McNabb, Jr. — "Clock Tickin' Rhythm/Nothing Like This" KING 5116 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO, slightly hazy pressing MB $100

151. The Miller Sisters — "There's No Right Way To Do Me Wrong/You Can Tell Me" SUN 230 VG With faded wol MB $20

153. Marlon "Madman" Mitchell And The Rockateers — "Ice Cold Baby/Bermuda Shorts" VENA 100 VG- Fabulous record and plays FANTASTIC! From Madison, Alabama MB $150

154. Tom Moffatt With The Flames — "Beyond The Reef/Rock Along" INTERNATIONAL RECORDS 204 M-/M- With Super Rare Picture Sleeve MB $100

156. The Night Riders — "Pretty Plaid Skirt (And Long Black Sox)/I'll Never Change" SUE 713 VG PLAYS MINT!!! Stunning PUNK-like Rocker from 1958 MB $100

161. Roy Orbison — "Chicken-Hearted/I Like Love" SUN 284 MINT MB $100

164. Carl Perkins — "Gone, Gone, Gone/Let The Jukebox Keep On Playing" SUN 224 VG MB $50

170. Carl Perkins — "Pink Pedal Pushers/Jive After Five" COLUMBIA 41131 M-/M- WITH PICTURE SLEEVE! BEAUTIFUL COPY with just a few small pin holes in the top area of the picture sleeve MB $50

172. The Phantom — "Love Me/Whisper Your Love" DOT 16056 VG Plays Fantastic— ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE MB $75

174. Curtis Potter — "I'm A Real Glad Daddy/Footsteps In The Night" FOX 409 M- MB $200

175. Earl Reed And His Rhythm Rockers — "Drink Wine / Mama" CHEROKEE 778 • G INCREDIBLE TWO- SIDED RECORD! I have never seen it before . . . in any condition! From Wellston, Ohio. Go find a better copy . . . if you can! This one plays well. MB $300

176. Slim Rhodes — "The House Of Sin/Are You Ashamed Of Me" SUN 225 M- Small stain on B-side label MB $100

178. Billy Riley & The Little Green Men — "Red Hot/Pearly Lee" SUN 277 MINT MB $75

180. The Rocks — "Satelite/Arrow In My Heart" PORTER 1009 M- GOOD ONE MB $100

182. Saladin — "Honey Do/Wanderin' " CARICATURE 101 VG+ RED & YELLOW SWIRL VINYL!!! Most known copies are just yellow. MB $100

185. Ray Sawyer — "Rockin' Satellite/Bells In My Heart" SANDY 1030 M- MB $100

187. Jack Scott — "Two Timin' Woman/I Need Your Love" ABC-PARAMOUNT 9860 VG WHITE LABEL PROMO with small writing on B-side label MB $50

191. Bobby Sisco — "Go, Go, Go/Tall, Dark & Handsome Man" CHESS 1650 VG+ #ol and small tears on A-side label MB $200

192. Chucklin' Chuck Sloan With The Dukes Of Greenville — "Too Old To Rock And Roll / Brown Haired Sue"COWTOWN 806 • M- Nice primitive one MB $300

194. Ray Smith — "Right Behind You Baby/So Young" SUN 298 M- MB $75

199. Steve And The Holidays — "Unemployment/German Measles" DANDY 101 VG MB $20

207. Gene Vincent And His Blue Caps — "Bluejean Bop/Who Slapped John" CAPITOL 3558 VG+ YELLOW LABEL PROMO MB $30

210. Gene Vincent And His Blue Caps — "Be Bop Boogie Boy/Say Mama" CAPITOL 4105 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $50

212. Gene Vincent And His Blue Caps — "The Night Is So Lonely/Right Now" CAPITOL 4237 MINT Light blue label promo MB $50

213. Gene Vincent — "Wild Cat/Right Here On Earth" CAPITOL 4313 MINT MB $50

215. Gene Watson And The Rockets — "My Rockin' Baby/Drummer Boy Rock" TRI-DEC RECORDS 8357 M- MB $300

216. Johnny Watson And His Night Owls — "Let's Rock (Rock And Roll Our Blues Away) /I'm Not Crazy" CACTUS 118 POOR Legendary Rarity! Yeah, it looks whipped but it plays great! MB $100

218. Howard Western And His Western Swing Band — "Sawmill Boogie Blues/You're The One That I've Always Wanted" WESTERN STAR 147 M- MB $150

219. Onie Wheeler — "Jump Right Out Of This Juke Box/Tell 'Em Off" SUN 315 MINT MB $50

221. Hal Willis — "My Pink Cadillac/Bop-A-Dee Bop-A-Doo" ATLANTIC 1114 VG+ MB $50

223. Link Wray / Bob Dean And Cindy — "I Sez Baby / Johnny Bom Bonny" KAY 3690 • M- SUPER RARE EP—NEVER CAME WITH COVER, TWO songs by LINK WRAY on one side and two by Bob Dean and Cindy on the other side. MB $500

224. Malcolm Yelvington And Star Rhythm Boys — "Drinkin' Wine Spodee-O-Dee/Just Rolling Along" SUN 211 MINT MB $150

225. Malcolm Yelvington — "Rockin' With My Baby/It's Me Baby" SUN 246 M- MB $100

228. Jim And Edith Young — "Crazy, Tormenting, Rock And Roll/Tears In My Eyes" JAY 101 M- TOUGH MB $100

 

Rare & Classic Rockabilly 78's:

234. Tommy Blake And The Rhythm Rebels — "Mister Hoody/Freedom" RCA VICTOR 6925 VG+ RARE on 78 format MB $50

235. Eddie Bond And The Stompers — "Rockin' Daddy/I've Got A Good Woman" MERCURY 70826 VG+ MB $25

236. Sonny Burgess — "Ain't Got A Thing/Restless" SUN 263 MINT MB $100

237. Johnny Burnette And The Rock 'N Roll Trio — "Tear It Up / You're Undecided" CORAL 61651 • M- Tough to find on 78 rpm and ohhh . . . that SOUND LEAPING OUT of those 78 rpm GROOVES!!! MB $750

240. Cochran Brothers — "Rollin'/Walkin' Stick Boogie" CASH 1021 VG Plays fantastic—NO juke wear just scuffs MB $50

244. Charlie Feathers — "Peepin' Eyes/I've Been Deceived" FLIP 503 M- MB $300

245. Sonny Fisher — "Rockin' Daddy/Hold Me Baby" STARDAY 179 MINT MB $150

246. Bill Flagg — "Go Cat, Go/A Good Woman's Leavin' " TETRA 4445 M- MB $50

247. Charlie Graci — "Boogie Boogie Blues/I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter" CADILLAC 141 M- MB $30

248. Rudy "Tutti" Grayzell — "Duck Tail/You're Gone" STARDAY 241 M- MB $75

249. Hardrock Gunter — "Gonna Dance All Night / Fallen Angel" SUN 201 • VG+ RARE!!!! MB $700

251. Glenn Honeycutt — "I'll Be Around/I'll Wait Forever" SUN 264 M- MB $100

253. Wanda Jackson — "I Gotta Know/Half As Good A Girl" CAPITOL 3485 M- MB $100

254. Jimmy Johnson With Al Casey And The Arizona Hayriders — "Cat Daddy/How About Me? Pretty Baby" VIV 3000 MINT MB $50

255. Curley Langley — "Rockin'An' A Rollin'/Linda Lou" ARCADIA 110 M- MB $100

258. Jerry Lee Lewis — "Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On/It'll Be Me" SUN 267 M- MB $150

259. Mac & Jake With The Esquire Trio — "Yakety Yak/A Gal Named Joe" METEOR 5022 M- MB $100

260. Janis Martin — "Drugstore Rock And Roll/Will You, Willyum" RCA VICTOR 6491 MINT MB $75

262. Sammy Masters & His Rocking Rhythm — "Pink Cadillac/Some Like It Hot" 4 STAR 1695 MINT MB $75

266. Hoyle Nix And His West Texas Cowboys — "Real Rockin Daddy/Another You" QUEEN 149 M- MB $100

267. Roy Orbison And Teen Kings — "Ooby Dooby/Go! Go! Go!" SUN 242 M- MB $100

269. Carl Perkins — "Gone, Gone, Gone/Let The Jukebox Keep On Playing" SUN 224 M- MB $150

271. Doug Poindexter And Starlite Wranglers "My Kind Of Carrying On / Now She Cares No More" SUN 202 • M- # on label—TOUGH! MB $1,500

272. Elvis Presley — "Good Rockin' Tonight/I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine" SUN 210 VG MB $200

273. Elvis Presley — "Baby Let's Play House/I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone" SUN 217 VG MB $200

281. Warren Smith — "Ubangi Stomp/Black Jack David" SUN 250 M-/VG+ MB $50

283. Frank Starr And His Rock-Away Boys — "Dig Them Squeaky Shoes/The Dirty Bird Song" LIN 1009 MINT Later known as ANDY STARR MB $100

284. Gene Summers And His Rebels — "School Of Rock 'N Roll/Straight Skirt" JAN 100 VG+ RARE on 78 rpm!!! Many 45's out there, but I've only seen a 78 of this ONCE before! NO jukebox wear, just light scuffs. MB $250

285. Unknown Artist — "High School Hop/Lonliness" NEOPHON NO # VG+ 8 inch LACQUER DISC of decent Rockabilly with GOOD BREAK—No clue who the singer is MB $100

286. Gene Vincent And His Blue Caps — "Be-Bop-A-Lula/Woman Love" CAPITOL 3450 VG MB $20

287. The Westport Kids — "Mama—I Won't Rock It/Yearning—Praying" WESTPORT 128 MINT MB $75

288. Jim Williams — "Please Don't Cry Over Me/That Depends On You" SUN 270 M- Small edge chip, not into grooves MB $50

289. Dale Wright With The Rock-Its — "She's Neat/Say That You Care" FRATERNITY 792 M- MB $25