Gilmar Records CH-93 Compact LP- Join The Gilmar Record Club!

 

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In 1956, Martian Gilbert formed Gilmar Records. Martian then started his label's success with an extensive radio, television, and newspaper ad campaign, selling a three-record set of EP 45s containing 18 hit songs. The campaign was a success, and nearly 10,000 orders were placed. At first, the 45/78 rpm records were pressed with three songs per side. Also, they issued compact LPs with four hits per side. The 45 rpm generic sleeves suggest they made 12-inch LPs, too- but I have never seen them (although I suspect they may have been issued on the Value Records label). Soon, the 78 rpm releases were dropped, and the number of songs increased from three songs per side to eight songs per 45 rpm EP and ten songs per 33 1/3 rpm compact LP. The company sponsored a TV program in the '60s named "The Record Hop." Gilmar Records folded sometime before the British Invasion hit US pop charts during the mid-1960s, but not until after 1961.

• A1 The Twist
• A2 Lollipop
• A3 Running Bear
• A4 Peggy Sue
• B1 Yakety Yak
• B2 Honeycomb
• B3 Volare
• B4 Splish Splash

The Three Suns Play - Royale Records 45 RPM EP 206

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Here are four selections from The Three Suns' Majestic Records recording sessions before their signing onto RCA Records.

Royale Records was king of the junk budget record labels of the 1950s. Eli Oberstein flooded the market with a seemingly endless stream of records in virtually all standard speeds and sizes for records of the period, except for 16 2/3 rpm, sadly. I find most eBay sellers think these are worth money; they are not, at least not more than a couple of dollars. 

Eli Oberstein benefited greatly from acquiring several defunct record labels that happened to have sides recorded by big names. Majestic records was a star-studded record label that initially had everything going for it until it fell apart and closed shop in 1947. Majestic Records had artists like Percy Faith, The Three Suns, Louis Prima, Georgia Gibbs, and many more artists, many of which were still making new content in the 1950s and had perhaps grown in popularity since their Majestic Record days. 

Tracklist:

A1 Jalousie
A2 Romantic Mood
B1 By The Waters Of The Minnetonka
B2 Up Jumped Love

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All Time Novelty Hits (Gilmar Records G-258)

 

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It's a Gilmar release, so does it really need much of an introduction around these parts... I think not.

Tracklist

A1The Mountain's High

A2 Who Put The Bomp

A3 You Don't Know What You've Got

A4 Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor?

B1Tossin' & Turnin'

B2 Michael

B3 Wooden Heart

B4 Last Night

Seeburg 1000 Basic Background Music Library 4-1-1974 Part 6

 

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In the Spring of 1974, Disco is still up and coming, and you hear these tunes at your shopping mall as you pick out a pair of funky fresh bell-bottom pants. If you don't remember those days because you had yet to make your entrance into the world, or even one or both of your parents, fear not; this album has you covered!

Little John Records 100 Series 1950

 

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Little John Records was a budget children's label missing exclusively children's records pressed on five-inch 78 rpm records. The entire record lines content consisted entirely of material arranged or written by Pat Ballard, the man who gave the world "Mr. Sandman." The label issued its first 10 records, 101-110. Some copies of release 108 had an alternate version of "The Lollipop Bear," which had the title "Poor Lollipop Bear" and had lyrics that contrasted The Lollipop Bear's original generous nature with one who refused to share and ended up ill. In 1951 the label released 10 more releases, 201-210, and in 1952 a Christmas series, X-1-10. Pat Ballard had a thing about fire safety with these children's records; he managed to work it into one of the Christmas sides. The Christmas series has been up on YouTube for almost a decade now and can be viewed there.

Lanny Ross With The Ames Brothers & Orchestra On Royale Records

 

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Three early/obscure recordings of two once-famous acts on side A, then four generic background instrumentals by a nameless orchestra, billed by me as the Royale Orchestra. 

Tracklist: 

Lanny Ross & The Ames Brothers 

A1 The Whiffenpoof Song  

A2 Moonlight And Roses 

A3 The Winter Song 

Royale Orchestra

B1 A Salute To Love 

B2 My Gal Sal 

B3 The King Waltz

B4 Flower Song