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ROCKABILLY MASTERPIECES ON 45 RPM (Records 1 – 6)!


1. Charlie Feathers — "Peepin' Eyes / I've Been Deceived" FLIP 503 • M- The record that launched his career! Beautiful copy with the initials "MV" written neatly on both labels—but very faded. These just don't come around much anymore and especially not in this condition. MB $500

2. Jimmy Grubbs & His Music Makers — "Let's Rock To-Night / You're Gone" MAC 468 • M- ALL TIME CLASSIC! From Louisville, Kentucky! I have only had this ONCE before in all my 50+ years in collecting records! What a MASTERPIECE! MB $1,500

3. Bobby Lollar With Pete Beaver's Band — "Bad Bad Boy / If It Wasn't For You" BENTON RECORDS 101 • M- From Dyersburg, Tennessee comes this stunning, legendary record! In all my 50+ years in records, I have never, ever had a copy of this one! Now's your chance to finally add this monster record to your collection! MB $1,500

4. Elvis Presley With Scotty And Bill — "Good Rockin' Tonight / I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine" SUN 210 • M- ABSOLUTE TRUE FIRST PRESSING with "RAY" Brown writer credit. Tiny wol on A-side. VERY TOUGH to find an absolute first pressing of this one! MB $1,500

5. Larry Terry — "Hep Cat / Why Did She Go" TESTA 106 • M- LEGENDARY MONSTER ROCKABILLY FROM JENNINGS, MISSOURI! I only had this ONCE, decades ago! Gorgeous copy! Sound leaps from the grooves!!! MB $2,000

6. Sonee West — "Rock-Ola Ruby / Sweet Rockin' Baby" NOR-VA-JAK 1956 • VG+ WILD, ROCKIN' TWO-SIDER FROM NORMAN PETTY STUDIOS! Essential for any Rockabilly collection and almost never for sale at any price. Plays MINT MB $1,000


Original 1950's Rockabilly 45's auction highlights:

10. Bill Bell And The 4 Unknowns — "Little Bitty Girl / Fearless" MIDA 112 • M- CLASSIC FLORIDA ROCKER MB $150

15. Lucky Boggs — "Drillin Rig Boogie/Are You An Angel" SHAWNEE 101 VG Small sticker on B-side label, from Portsmouth, Ohio MB $75

16. Eddie Bond And The Stompers — "Rockin' Daddy/I've Got A Woman" MERCURY 70826 M- All Time Classic MB $50

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

19. Norman Bullock With The Southerneers — "Lies, Lies, Lies / Moanin' The Blues" M AND J 2 • M- TWO-SIDER MB $200

21. Johnny Burnette And The Rock `N Roll Trio — "Tear It Up / You're Undecided" CORAL 61651 • VG CLASSIC and PLAYS FANTASTIC MB $50

22. The Johnny Burnette Trio — "The Train Kept A_Rollin'/ Honey Hush" CORAL 61719 • M- GORGEOUS COPY of all time classic MB $150

23. The Johnny Burnette Trio — "Oh Baby Babe / Midnight Train" CORAL 61675 • M- POWDER BLUE LABEL PROMO with tiny wol on the B-side MB $200

24. Johnny Burnette — "Eager Beaver Baby / Tough Me" CORAL 61829 MINTPOWDER BLUE LABEL PROMO with #ol on B-side MB $200

26. Dick Bush — "Hollywood Party/Ezactly" ERA 1067 VG+ WILD PIANO POUNDIN' ROCKER MB $50

27. Johnny Carroll And His Hot Rocks — "Rock N' Roll Ruby/Tryin' To Get To You" DECCA 29940 M- PINK LABEL PROMO, CLASSIC MB $75

31. Jody Chastain — "My My/Jody's Beat" KAY 1002 M- Charlie Feathers' backup boys MB $50

32. Carl Cherry — "The Itch/Baby Doll" TENE 1023 VG All Time Classic WILD ROCKER from Omaha, Nebraska, plays Mint MB $100

33. Sanford Clark — "Modern Romance/Travelin' Man" DOT 15738 VG HIS ALL TIME BEST, plays MINT MB $50

34. Joe Clay — "Duck Tail/Sixteen Chicks" VIK 0211 VG+ MB $50

36. Cochran Bros. — "Tired And Sleepy/Fool's Paradise" EKKO 3001 VG PLAYS M- MB $100

37. Cochran Brothers — "Rollin'/Walkin' Stick Boogie" CASH 1021 VG+ Xol on A-side and tiny wol on B-side MB $100

38. Eddie Cochran — "Skinny Jim/Half Loved" CREST 1026 VG+ Plays M- ALL TIME CLASSIC MB $250

41. Eddie Cochran — "Twenty Flight Rock/Cradle Baby" LIBERTY 55112 VG LARGE print pressing, plays M- MB $50

43. Eddie Cochran — "Pretty Girl/Teresa" LIBERTY 55138 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO! Great one and TOUGH to find!!! MB $75

44. Eddie Cochran — "Summertime Blues/Love Again" LIBERTY 55144 MINT WHITE LABEL PROMO of all time classic Teenage Anthem! One of the best songs ever . . . by anyone! MB $75

55. Larry Collins — "Get Along Home Cindy/What About Tomorrow" COLUMBIA 41953 M/M WHITE LABEL PROMO with special Photo PROMO ONLY INSERT—RARE!!! MB $75

57. Mac Curtis — "If I Had Me A Woman/Just So You Call Me" KING 4927 M- ALL TIME CLASSIC MB $75

58. Mac Cutis — "Grandaddy's Rockin'/Half Hearted Love" KING 4949 VG+/M- WHITE LABEL PROMO with BIO label MB $75

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

61. Inflammable Dan With The Igniters — "High Flying Wine/The Buffer" WINE 09 VG+ WILD!!!! MB $50

62. Wally Dean And His Flips — "Drinkin' Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee/In The Jailhouse Now" ARTIC No # M- MB $75

63. Tim Dinkins And The Texas Cutups — "Cattin' Tonight / It's All In A Lifetime" FABLE 595 • M- "...I've got silver in my pocket, gold in my teeth . . . " REALLY nice one and TOUGH to find! MB $300

68. Brother Claude Ely — "There Ain't No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down/Talk About Jesus" KING 1311 M-/VG+ Absolute Masterpiece of ROCKIN' COUNTRY GOSPEL and VERY HARD to FIND on 45 rpm MB $75

70. Esquerita — "Laid Off/Just Another Lie" CAPITOL 4145 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $75

71. Charlie Feathers — "Everybody's Lovin' My Baby / Can't Hardly Stand It" KING 4971 • M- WHITE LABEL PROMO with BIO LABEL, All Time Classic MB $300

72. Charlie Feathers — "Bottle To The Baby/One Hand Loose" KING 4997 VG Plays M- and gets my vote for the All Time Best TWO-SIDED ROCKABILLY RECORD EVER MADE! This one DEFINES THE GENRE! MB $150

73. Charlie Feathers — "Too Much Alike/When You Come Around" KING 5043 M- MB $150

74. The Fendermen — "Mule Skinner Blues/Janice" CUCA RECORDS 1003 VG First Label True First Pressing on Original Label before NATIONWIDE RELEASE on SOMA, plays M- MB $50

76. Bobby Fry And Troupe — "High Way Robbery/Richie" PLAYBACK 1111 VG FABULOUS MOODY ROCKER and tough to find, plays M- MB $100

77. Dave Gates & The Accents — "Lovin' At Night/Jo-Baby" ROBBINS 1008 M-/VG+ YES, this is the same David Gates that sang all those ballads in the 1970s' with BREAD. Here, he rocks it like a 1950's teenager . . . which he was!!! MB $100

78. Sammy Gowans — "Kissin' At The Drive-In/Rockin' By Myself" UNITED ARTISTS 114 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $50

80. Rudy Grayzell — "Judy/I Think Of You" SUN 290 M- Small #ol on B-side MB $50

81. The Green Men — "I've Had It/So Fine" KAPP 619 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO —FANTASTIC! MB $50

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

98. Wanda Jackson — "EP with Cover" CAPITOL EAP 1-1041 M/M Tough to find EP with Cover in PERFECT SHAPE MB $100

102. Linc Jeffries With The Missing Links — "On The Rampage/As A Matter Of Fact" KEY 1064 VG+ WILD!!! FANTASTIC GUITAR BREAK!!! Never, ever seen this one before! Plays MINT MB $100

111. Louisiana Lannis — "Walking Out / Tongue Twister Boogie" SNOWCAP 1126 • VG PLAYS GREAT AND SUPER RARE! MB $200

117. Dickey Lee And The Collegiates — "Good Lovin'/Memories Never Grow Old" SUN 280 MINT CLASSIC MB $50

119. Jimmy Lee And Wayne Walker — "Love Me / Lips That Kiss So Sweetly" CHESS 4863 • M- GREAT ONE! MB $300

124. Curtis Long — "Koosey Coo/Roll On Blues" PRIDE 660P-3615 MINT GREAT ONE! From Tulsa, Oklahoma MB $200

133. The Monterays — "Why Do You Cry?/Sun Set" RONDACK 8657 M- GREAT ONE!!! Never had it before!!! MB $100

134. Gene Morris With The Pages — "Lovin Honey/I've Got A Love" EDMORAL 1012 M- FIRST LABEL, True First Pressing BEFORE it went NATIONWIDE on VIK MB $200

135. Roy Moss — "You're My Big Baby Now/You Nearly Lose Your Mind" MERCURY 70770 M- MB $50

136. Roy Moss — "Corinne Corinna/You Don't Know My Mind" MER-CURY 70858 M- MB $50

139. Bill Nettles — "Wine-O Boogie/Gumbo Mumbo" STARDAY 174 VG+ Faded wol and sticker stain on B-side MB $50

141. Roy Orbison And The Roses — "Devil Doll/Sweet And Easy To Love" SUN 265 M- RARE ONE! MB $50

142. Buford Peek — "Knock Down, Drag Out / Wishing" FERNWOOD 102 M- MB $200

143. Carl Perkins — "Gone, Gone, Gone/Let The Jukebox Keep On Playing" SUN 224 VG+ MB $75

149. Carl Perkins — "Jive After Five/Pink Pedal Pushers" COLUMBIA 41131 M-/M- WITH PICTURE SLEEVE MB $50

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

160. Tommy Roe And The Satins — "Sheila/Pretty Girl" JUDD 1022 M- This is the Original True First Pressing of the big hit and it's a different version than the popular one—much more ROCK, label wear MB $200

161. Weldon Rogers — "So Long, Good Luck And Goodbye/Trying To Get To You" IMPERIAL 5451 M- Small #ol MB $50

162. Stan Ross — "Please Don't Tease/Once Again" WORLD PACIFIC 813 VG+ WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $50

163. Lynn Rowe — "Red Rover/Last Date" HITT 181 M- MB $50

164. The Sabres — "Hot Rod Kelly/Bobcat" GALA 114 VG+ MB $50

165. Saladin — "Honey Dew/Wanderin' " CARICATURE 101 M- PROMO COPY and this one is RED VINYL—usually only seen on YELLOW VINYL, wol MB $75

166. Jack Scott — "Baby, She's Gone/You Can Bet Your Bottom Dollar" ABC-PARAMOUNT 9818 M- MB $50

167. Jack Scott — "Two Timin' Woman/I Need Your Love" ABC-PARAMOUNT 9860 MINT WHITE LABEL PROMO, HIS BEST RECORD! MB $100

169. Pat Shannon — "Knock, Knock (Who's There)/Maybelle" DECCA 30545 M- GREEN LABEL PROMO MB $50

170. Buddy Shaw — "No More/The Breath Of Life To Me" STARDAY 618 M- Bopper MB $50

171. Mel Smith & The Night Riders — "Pretty Plaid Skirt (And Long Black Sox)/I'll Never Change" SUE 713 VG WHITE LABEL PROMO, wol on B-side, plays M- ABSOLUTELY STUNNING RECORD! Decades ahead of its time! Sounds like PUNK ROCK but it's from 1958! MB $50

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

178. Jeff Stone — "Everybody Rock/The Clown" SARG 151 M- MB $50

183. Bill Thomas — "Shakedown/The Sputnik Story" CULLMAN 6402 M- TOUGH MB $200

186. Gene Vincent And His Blue Caps — "Be-Bop-A-Lula/Woman Love" CAPITOL 3450 M-/VG+ WHITE LABEL PROMO with small wol and light sticker stain MB $75

197. Don Wade — "Gone, Gone, Gone/Bust Head Gin" SAN 206 M- Great! MB $100

198. Alvis Wayne — "Swing Bop Boogie /Sleep, Rock-A-Roll Rock-A-Baby" WESTPORT 132 VG+ PLAYS M- MB $300

201. Ron Williams And The Customs — "Sue Sue Baby/Empty Feeling" TY-TEX 100 MINT MB $50

202. Malcolm Yelvington And Star Rhythm Boys — "Drinkin' Wine Spodee-O-Dee/Just Rolling Along" SUN 211 MINT MB $100

203. George Young & His Guitar And Band — "Shakin' Shelly / Buggin' Baby" FORTUNE 524 • M- Primitive and wild two-sider! MB $300

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