UNKNOWN LABEL 970

(Unknown Artist)

Apr 62

45-970-A -

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UNKNOWN LABEL 970

Phillip J Tricker RIP

I can't sleep. I've just lost a great friend, almost a family member (unofficially) and a mentor.
From the age of 17, Phil had patiently (and not always successfully) tried his best to teach me about music. He was the one who got me interested in Starday Customs, 4-Star and Rite Pressings. His knowledge of hillbilly artists and tiny obscure labels was awesome ("philnominal" as I called it) and there is probably not much I have written that hasn't been influenced by Phil.

He was funny, friendly, generous. On the odd occasion perhaps cantankerous and he couldn't type a sentence without a typo or several. But it was always an occasion to go round to his house and watch him pull amazing records off of the shelf to play me (and let me tape them) He introduced me to Reed Records -a label I only thought I knew about until he played me some from his collection. Cool Records as well. I once had a list up of various Cool Records - 95% were from his collection.

....And ... many of these records I have posted here have been pulled from the shelves of Phillip J Tricker. Someone who encouraged me to put this together. I'm not sure if he ever actually saw much of it as his eyesight wasn't too good and he avoided the internet, but he was always happy to share some info - even chide me with a smile when I got my facts wrong. (The comment in the Starday Custom Box set - me stating I had never heard the record when in fact I obviously had since he taped it for me always made him laugh.)

I last saw him about a year ago. Work and other things kept me from dialling his number and arranging to go over to see him. He was also once a football referee back in his younger days, so he knew more about football (soccer) than me, especially the rules. Quite how he managed to get the offside rules to stick inside my lousy memory is bordering on a miracle - but because of him I can call it out when I see it.

Like many people, I will miss him dearly. Boz Boorer taught me how to play lead guitar and there wasn't a gig (I've played over a 1000) where I didn't rip something off that Boz showed me. With Phil, it will be music. I probably won't be able to play any primitive Rockabilly, Hillbilly or even some darn awful records (I like a record where they cannot sing) without seeing his smile as my eyes grew as big as saucers at the latest monster he casually placed on his old dusty record player.

You think these people, who mean so much to you, will be around forever and perhaps sometimes, you take it for granted that they are immortal. A bit like parents perhaps. But sadly, like a record, at the end of the tune there is only silence before the arm raises and sits back in it's cradle. A silence I will hear with sadness for years.

God bless you Mr. Phillip J Tricker.

Malcolm

UNKNOWN LABEL 969

(Unknown Artist)

Apr 62

45-969-A -

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UNKNOWN LABEL 969

MEMPHIS RECORDS 968

Alice Ann and The Country Strings

Apr 62

45-968-A - Crazy Crazy Blues

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45-968-B - Lonely Lonely Girl

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MEMPHIS RECORDS 968
Memphis, TN

DIXIE RECORDS 967

KING BROTHERS with the Virginia Mountaineers

Apr 62   (BMI Clearance on 31st May 1962)

45-967-A - That Blue-Eyed Girl Of Mine

(C King)   (Starday Music)

45-967-B - True, Lovin’ Woman

(C King)   (Starday Music)

DIXIE RECORDS 967

Source: Phillip J Tricker

HART RECORDS 966

KEN CAPEHART and JANET SMITH

Mar 62

45-966-A - I’ll Wait A Lifetime

(L. Blanchard / K. Capehart)   (Starday Music)

45-966-B - Sitting Here Thinking

(K. Capehart)   (Starday Music)

HART RECORDS 966

St Clair, MO

Source: Lars Lungren

DIXIE RECORDS 965

RAY WOLFE

Mar 62   (BB = 2 Jun 62)

45-965-A - Birds Of The Air

(P A Stover)   (Tronic Music)

45-965-B – The Silver Chalice

(J Dullen / J Fye)   (Tronic Music)

DIXIE RECORDS 965

Source:  Phillip J Tricker

GLASS CITY RECORDS 964

ROBERT WHITE and the Candy Mountain Boys

Feb 62

45-964-A - Divorce Granted, The Judge Said

(Violet Froedge / Robby White)  (Tronic Music)

45-964-B - I Wish My Dream Had Been True

(Robby White)   (Tronic Music)

GLASS CITY RECORDS 964

1402 Walnut St, Toledo, OH

Source: Phillip J Tricker

UNKNOWN LABEL 963

(Unknown Artist)

Feb 62

45-963-A -

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UNKNOWN LABEL 963

UNKNOWN LABEL 962

(Unknown Artist)

Feb 62

45-962-A -

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UNKNOWN LABEL 962

S.S.S RECORDS 961

Dykes Brothers with Pap and The Young’uns

Feb 62

45-961-A - Heartaches

(Dykes Bros)   (Tronic Music)

45-961-B – Life Ain’t Worth Living

(Dykes Bros)   (Tronic Music)

S.S.S RECORDS 961

Williamsburg, KY

Source: Phillip J Tricker