VA - The London American Label Year By Year: 1956-1963 (2010-2012)

Artist: Various Artists
Title Of Album: The London American Label Year By Year: 1956-1963
Year Of Release: 2010-2012
Label: Ace Records
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rhythm & Blues
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Bitrate: Lossless
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Established in 1948 as a home for American recordings financed or purchased by its parent organisation, the Decca Record Company of England, London Records quickly outgrew its original brief to become the UK’s premier outlet for music from the USA and a local home for dozens of the independent labels that sprung up across America after World War II.

London issued its first licensed recordings in March 1951 – two 78s by popular entertainer Billy Daniels sourced fromNew York’s Apollo label. Nearly nine months passed before another licensed title appeared, but pianist Adelaide Wood’s tear-’em-up version of ‘Down Yonder’ sold enough copies to change the focus of London in favour of non-owned repertoire.

A deal with Lew Chudd’s Imperial label in 1952 brought early success with Slim Whitman and opened the door for hits in the coming years from Fats Domino, Ricky Nelson and Sandy Nelson. By 1955 Imperial had been joined on the London roster by such notable imprints as Jubilee, Dot, Cadence, Modern/RPM, Abbott/Fabor, Herald/Ember, Dootone, Kapp, Era, Savoy and, perhaps most significantly of all, Atlantic. Over the next five years Sun, Cameo, Chess, Liberty, Flip, Excello/Nasco, End/Gone, Specialty, Ace, Challenge, Del-Fi, Vee-Jay, Big Top and numerous joined the London family, many staying well into the 1960s.

It was repertoire sourced from these and other imprints that built London’s unbeatable reputation for rock’n’roll, R&B and American Pop. London was not the only company to issue American recordings during the 50s, but it was the only label dedicated solely to doing so – and if that meant a release schedule in which the Coasters rubbed shoulders with pianist Roger Williams and the orchestras of Lawrence Welk and Billy Vaughn shared catalogue space with Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry, then so be it.

Almost anyone who started collecting records in the 1950s will rhapsodise about their purchases of the latest releases on the black-and sliver, tri-centre pressings that were common to all London 45s until the late 50s, and the enjoyment they derived from seeing a growing pile of the company’s blue and white house bags sitting side-by-side near the family gramophone. For most of us, London wasn’t so much a label as a musical education, which continued into the 1960s fighting off increased competition from other UK majors who’d established US-specific imprints after seeing how successfulLondonhad been. The label’s profile decreased as the 60s progressed, but it continued to be cherished by generations of collectors who, by the 70s, were looking to it as a source of great soul music from logos such as Hi and All Platinum.

London closed in 1979 but was revived in the mid-1980s, coming full circle as licensed repertoire from labels such as Philly World and Vanguard rubbed shoulders with homegrown hits from the Bluebells and Bananarama. Ace’s ongoing series of CDs chronicling London’s activity on a year-by-year basis is not going up that far, but by the time it’s finished it will have told the story of more than 20 years in the life of arguably the UK’s most revered label.

The series so far has more than delivered on its mission statement. Between them the CDs add hundreds of tracks to our catalogue that are not available on other Ace CDs. To preserve authenticity, wherever possible we have mastered from the same tapes used to make the production masters of the original 45s, and all singles that were originally released in mono appear on our CDs in mono, even if a stereo tape has since become available.

:: TRACKLIST ::

1956
01. Little Richard - Rip It Up
02. The Drifters - Soldier Of Fortune
03. Werly Fairburn & the Delta Boys - All The Time
04. Joe Turner - The Chicken And The Hawk
05. Chuck Berry - Down Bound Train
06. Bobby Charles - See You Later Alligator
07. Smiley Lewis - One Night
08. Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra - Theme From The Threepenny Opera (Moritat)
09. Bill Hayes - The Ballad Of Davy Crockett
10. Faye Adams - I'll Be True
11. Clyde McPhatter - Seven Days
12. The Clovers - From The Bottom Of My Heart
13. Bobby Scott - Chain Gang
14. The Fontane Sisters - Daddy-O
15. Carl Perkins - Honey Don't
16. Jim Reeves - The Wilder Your Heart Beats, The Sweeter You Love
17. Julie London - Baby Baby All The Time
18. Pat Boone - Gee Whittakers
19. Willie Dixon & The All Stars - Walking The Blues
20. Mac Wiseman - Fireball Mail
21. The Hilltoppers - Trying
22. Fats Domino - When My Dream Boat Comes Home
23. LaVern Baker &The Gliders - Get Up! Get Up! (You Sleepy Head)
24. Tom Tall - Underway
25. Cathy Carr - Ivory Tower
26. Larry Evans - Hen Pecked
27. Andy Williams - Canadian Sunset
28. Dave Barry & Sara Berner - Out Of This World With Flying Saucers Pts 1 & 2

1957
01. Fats Domino - Blue Monday
02. Chuck Berry - You Can't Catch Me
03. Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line
04. Little Richard - Keep A Knockin'
05. Pat Boone - Why Baby Why
06. Eddie Cochran - Twenty Flight Rock
07. Charlie Gracie - Wandering Eyes
08. George Hamilton IV - A Rose And A Candy Bar
09. Andy Williams - I Like Your Kind Of Love
10. Johnny Olenn and his Band - My Idea Of Love
11. Bill Haley and his Comets - Rock The Joint
12. Mac Wiseman - Step It Up And Go
13. Don Rondo - White Silver Sands
14. Merle Kilgore - Ernie
15. Roy Brown - Party Doll
16. Carl Perkins - Your True Love
17. Tab Hunter - Ninety Nine Ways
18. Clyde McPhatter - Rock and Cry
19. The Moonglows - I Knew From The Start
20. Patience & Prudence - We Can't Sing Rhythm & Blues
21. Dean Beard with the Crew Cats - Rakin' And Scrapin'
22. Chuck Willis - That Train Has Gone
23. Joe Turner - Lipstick, Powder and Paint
24. Nervous Norvus - The Bullfrog Hop
25. Ruth Brown - One More Time
26. Ernie Chaffin - Feelin' Low
27. Nino Tempo and his Band - Tempo's Tempo
28. Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls Of Fire

1958
01. Duane Eddy, His ''Twangy'' Guitar & The Rebels - Cannonball
02. The Mills Brothers - Get A Job
03. Jimmy Clanton And His Rockets - Just A Dream
04. Jerry Lee Lewis & His Pumping Piano - Break-Up
05. Pat Boone - A Wonderful Time Up There
06. Chuck Willis - Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes
07. Carl Perkins - Lend Me Your Comb
08. Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues
09. Chuck Berry - Sweet Little Rock And Roll
10. The Royal Holidays - Margaret
11. Frank De Rosa & His Orchestra - Big Guitar
12. Jimmy Starr - It's Only Make Believe
13. Jo-Ann Campbell - Wait A Minute
14. Ganim's Asia Minors - Daddy Lolo
15. The Coasters - The Shadow Knows
16. Little Richard - Ooh! My Soul
17. Tony & Joe - The Freeze
18. Clyde McPhatter - Come What May
19. The Gainors - The Secret
20. Carl McVoy - Tootsie
21. Bobby Darin - Splish Splash
22. Billy & Lillie - The Greasy Spoon
23. Jack Scott with The Chantones - Geraldine
24. Jane Morgan - The Day The Rains Came
25. Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two - Guess Things Happen That Way
26. The Drifters - Moonlight Bay
27. Billy Ward & His Dominoes - Jennie Lee
28. The Chipmunks - The Chipmunk Song

1959
01. Fats Domino - I'm Ready
02. Della Reese - Sermonette
03. Clyde McPhatter - You Went Back On Your Word
04. Jerry Keller - Here Comes Summer
05. Johnny Cash - Luther Played The Boogie
06. The Coasters - Charlie Brown
07. Julie London - Come On-A My House
08. Johnny And The Hurricanes - Red River Rock
09. Sammy Turner - Sweet Annie Laurie
10. Chuck Berry - Back in The USA
11. Ruth Brown - I Don't Know
12. Dee Clark - Just Keep It Up (And See What Happens)
13. Eddie Cochran - Teenage Heaven
14. Neil Sedaka - Ring-A-Rockin'
15. Jimmy Clanton and the Aces - A Letter To An Angel
16. Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife
17. Duane Eddy - Some Kind-A Earthquake
18. Gary Stites - Starry Eyed
19. Jimmy Isle - Diamond Ring
20. Chuck Willis - My Life
21. LaVern Baker - So High, So Low
22. Bo Diddley - Say Man
23. Larry Williams - She Said Yeah
24. Jimmie And The Night Hoppers - Cruising
25. Sanford Clark - Run, Boy Run
26. Jerry Lee Lewis - Let's Talk About Us
27. Wink Martindale - Deck Of Cards
28. Ray Charles - I'm Moving On

1960
01. Chuck Berry - Let It Rock
02. Eddie Cochran - Three Steps To Heaven
03. Wynn Stewart - Wishful Thinking
04. Duane Eddy - Kommotion
05. Roy Orbison - Blue Angel
06. Vernon Taylor - Mystery Train
07. LaVern Baker - Tiny Tim
08. Johnny Tillotson - Poetry In Motion
09. Marv Johnson - I Love The Way You Love
10. Bo Diddley - Road Runner
11. Johnny & The Hurricanes - Beatnik Fly
12. Etta James - All I Could Do Was Cry
13. The Delicates - Too Young To Date
14. Bill Black's Combo - Don't Be Cruel
15. The Coasters - Wake Me, Shake Me
16. Teddy Redell - Judy
17. The Drifters - Save The Last Dance For Me
18. Dorsey Burnette - Hey Little One
19. The Clovers - Lovey
20. Bobby Darin - Somebody To Love
21. Shirley & Lee - I've Been Loved Before
22. Donnie Brooks - Doll House
23. The Ventures - Perfidia
24. The Everly Brothers - Like Strangers
25. Fats Domino - My Girl Josephine
26. Lee Hazlewood With Duane Eddy & His Orchestra - The Girl On Death Row
27. Sonny Burgess - Sadie's Back In Town
28. Johnny Burnette - You're Sixteen

1961
01. Jerry Lee Lewis - What'd I Say
02. Ben E King - Spanish Harlem
03. The Ramrods - Riders In The Sky
04. Buddy Knox - Lovey Dovey
05. Solomon Burke - Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms)
06. The Coasters - Wait A Minute
07. Al Caiola & His Orchestra - The Magnificent Seven
08. Bobby Vee - More Than I Can Say
09. Bobby Darin - You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby
10. Del Shannon - So Long Baby
11. Timi Yuro - Hurt
12. Duane Eddy - Ring Of Fire
13. Pat Boone - Moody River
14. Eddie Cochran - Weekend
15. Al Tousan & His Piano - Naomi
16. Bill Haley & His Comets - Spanish Twist
17. The Ventures - Ram-Bunk-Shush
18. Johnny Burnette - Girls
19. Eddie Hodges - Ain't Gonna Wash For A Week
20. Roy Orbison - Crying
21. Bill Black's Combo - Twist-Her
22. The Drifters - Sweets For My Sweet
23. Mirriam Johnson - Lonesome Road
24. Danny Peppermint & The Jumpin' Jacks - The Peppermint Twist
25. Sandy Nelson - Get With It
26. Marvin Rainwater - Boo Hoo
27. Fats Domino - What A Party
28. The Mar-Keys - Morning After

1962
01. The Coasters - (Ain't That) Just Like Me
02. Little Eva - The Loco-Motion
03. Ernie K-Doe - A Certain Girl
04. Jerry Lee Lewis - I've Been Twistin'
05. The Crickets - He's Old Enough To Know Better
06. Roy Orbison - The Crowd
07. Del Shannon - The Swiss Maid
08. Carol Connors - Big Big Love
09. The Drifters - Stranger On The Shore
10. Booker T & The MGs - Green Onions
11. Larry Finnegan - Pretty Suzy Sunshine
12. The Chantels - Here It Comes Again
13. Bobby Darin - What'd I Say
14. Ben E King - Ecstasy
15. Ketty Lester - But Not For Me
16. Bobby (Boris) Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers - Monster Mash
17. Charlie Rich - Just A Little Bit Sweet
18. Sandy Nelson - Drums Are My Beat
19. Anita Wood - I'll Wait Forever
20. Fats Domino - Jambalaya
21. Ace Cannon - Blues (Stay Away From Me)
22. The Majors - She's A Troublemaker
23. Lloyd George - Lucy Lee
24. Charlie Gracie - Pretty Baby
25. Jerry Wallace - Shutters And Boards
26. Pat Boone - Speedy Gonzales
27. Dennis Turner - Lover Please
28. Carole King - It Might As Well Rain Until September

1963
01. The Crystals - Then He Kissed Me
02. La Vern Baker - See See Rider
03. Del Shannon - Little Town Flirt
04. The Raindrops - What A Guy
05. James Brown & The Famous Flames - Prisoner Of Love
06. Ray Peterson - Give Us Your Blessing
07. Marcie Blane - What Does A Girl Do
08. The Moments - Walk Right In
09. Bob B Soxx & The Blue Jeans - Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
10. The Pastel Six - Cinnamon Cinder
11. Miriam Makeba - The Click Song
12. The Galens - Baby I Do Love You
13. Roy Orbison - In Dreams
14. Bruce Johnston Combo - Pajama Party
15. The Sherrys - Slop Time
16. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Sugar Shack
17. Little Eva - Let's Turkey Trot
18. Hawkshaw Hawkins - Lonesome 7-7203
19. The Drifters - I'll Take You Home
20. Robin Ward - Wonderful Summer
21. Shirley Ellis - The Nitty Gritty
22. The Righteous Brothers - My Babe
23. The Ronettes - Be My Baby
24. Steve Allen - Gravy Waltz
25. Jerry Lee Lewis - Teen Age Letter
26. Ruby & The Romantics - Young Wings Can Fly
27. Booker T & The MGs - Chinese Checkers
28. Darlene Love - A Fine Fine Boy

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