Pied Pipers- Tribute to Tommy Dorsey- I'm Getting Sentimental Over You

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Tops Records was a giant of the budget record label world in the 1950s. Tops/Mayfield Records set the bar of budget record label releases to an all-time high, blowing the Eli Oberstien and Don Garner record lines out of the water regarding quality and price. Every new budget record label company that joined the market in the late 1950s typically had at least, full-color photo jackets and liner notes. Tops also issued their albums in 45 rpm EP sets, a practice larger record labels were employing to ensure they reached as many potential customers as possible. 

A1 I'm Getting Sentimental Over You 2:39

A2 Oh! Look At Me Now 2:40
A3 Once In A While 3:47
A4 On The Sunny Side Of The Street 3:07
A5 I'll Never Smile Again 3:19
A6 Heat Wave 2:13
B1 There Are Such Things 3:29
B2 Street Of Dreams 2:53
B3 Marie 2:22
B4 Taking A Chance On Love 2:55
B5 Let's Get Away From It All 2:28

Recorded By – Dave Pell

Vocals – Allan Davies, Clark Yocum, Lee Gotch, Sue Allen

Recorded in Hollywood.

Charlie Owens & The Sensational Ink Spots- Sensational Ink Spots- Full LP Crown Records – CST 217

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This album is by Charlie Owen's Sensational Ink Spots... an "Imposter" Ink Spots group that contained no original members of The Ink Spots.

Baritone Vocals – George Bledsoe Bass Vocals – John Dix Lead Vocals – Charlie Owens Tenor Vocals [2nd Tenor] – Stanley Morgan

A1 Diane 

A2 Always 

A3 If I Painted Your Picture 

A4 To Me 

A5 Crazy Heart 

B1 Among My Souvenirs 

B2 Beyond The Reef 

B3 Sorrento 

B4 Ida 

B5 Walk The Sun

Crown Records was the doing of the infamous (depending on who you talk to) Bihari brothers. These men made a living exploiting musicians for their cheap vinyl record empire, which started as a semi-reputable R&B label through Modern Records. However, even then, their practices of listing themselves as co-writers of the songs they submitted when they copyrighted their artists' music before releasing their records foreshadowed their sketchy behavior to make a quick buck. By keeping as much of the record sales revenue to themselves, they made a living at the expense of the artists their records featured.

Between 1957 and 1972, Crown Records turned out around 740 unique album releases. The vast majority of these are already online by those who claim to have ownership rights of the material. The label issued records of every popular music genre by obscure no-names and older material of more prominent name artists. The odds of finding a Crown Record at your nearest thrift store are decent; they made them deep and sold them cheaply, as the old cliché goes.