DIXIE RECORDS 887

MEL PRICE and The Santa Fe Rangers

Sept 60

634-45-2877 - Jailed

(Duncan)   (Starrite)

634-45-2879 - I’m In Love With A Giesha Girl

(C Huckabee)   (Starday Music)

DIXIE RECORDS 887

Source; Terry Gordon / Al Turner

BIG HOWDY RECORDS 777

JEFF DANIELS
May 59   (Billboard review on 25th May 1959)

45-777-A - Switch Blade Sam  (Bayou State)
(L McDaniels / R Smith)
45-777-B You’re Still On My Mind  (Starrite)
(L McDaniels)
BIG HOWDY RECORDS 777

Box 870, Bogalusa, LA

The first pressing of this disc was by KING Records of Cincinnati, OH. The second press of this disc was by Plastic Products. The second has label address listed and the B side is published by Bayou State or in many cases, the publishing houses are scratched out (see RAYMONDS 755 for another example). Jeff Daniels was an alias for Luke McDaniels.

STARDAY RECORDS 728

RAY ANDERSON

Jun 58

45-728-A - You Can’t Break A Heart (That’s Been Broken)

(Starrite BMI)  (Anderson)

45-728-B - Cryin’ A River

(Starrite BMI)   (Anderson)

STARDAY RECORDS 728

Not entirely sure if this is the same guy who recorded in the Cincinnati, OH are for Excellent Records amongst others. To my ears the vocals aren't too similar to each other, but that could be the recording.

Source:  Lars Lungren

STARDAY RECORDS 727

HAL PAYNE

Jun 58

45-727-A - You’ll Miss Me Tomorrow   (Starrite BMI)

(Payne)

45-727-B - Honky Tonk Stomp   (Starrite BMI)

(Payne)

STARDAY RECORDS 727

Source: Terry Gordon

STARDAY RECORDS 719

FRANKIE EVANS and his Top Notchers
May 58  (BB Rev = 30th June 1958)
45-719-A - The Ain't Got Blues   (Starrite)
(Lowana Julaire / Frank Evans)
45-719-B - All My Dreams Are Gold   (Starrite)
(Lowana Julaire / Lew Tobin)
STARDAY 719
(Artist based in Florida at time of release)

Source:  Terry Gordon

BIG STATE RECORDS 718

JOHNNY BROWN and the Plainsmen  Vcl Sammy
Apr 58
CP-1539 - Shame   (Starrite BMI)
(Brown) CP-1540 - My Little Darling   (Starrite BMI)
(Brown) BIG STATE 718
325 Prospect, El Paso, TX

Source: Lars Lungren

STARDAY RECORDS 714

ALDEN HOLLOWAY and his Tri-City Boys
May 58
45-714-A - Chiquita   (Starrite BMI)
(Floyd Haglen)
45-714-B - Loving Is My Business   (Starrite BMI)
(Alden Holloway)
STARDAY 714

Source: Terry Gordon

STARDAY RECORDS 711

LAWSON RUDD with the Tippecanoe Valley Boys
Apr 58
45-711-A - Country Town Girl   (Starrite BMI)
(James Wheeler / Lawson Rudd)
45-711-B - Blues On The Run   (Stsrrite BMI)
(Lawson Rudd / John James)
STARDAY RECORDS 711

Source: Terry Gordon

STARDAY RECORDS 710

BILL GOODWIN
Apr 58   (BMI Clearance on 31st March 1958)
45-710-A - Second In Your Heart   (Starrite BMI)
(B Goodwin / S Sasser)
45-710-B - Teenage Blues   (Starrite BMI)
(P Sasser / S Sasser)
STARDAY RECORDS 710
(Artist based in Colorado)

Source: Terry Gordon

SABER RECORDS 708

JIMMIE DALE
Mar 58  (BMI Clearance on 31st May 1958)
CP-1472 - Darlin'   (Starrite BMI)
(J Wilcoxson/ B Wright)
CP-1473 - Baby Doll   (Starrite BMI)
(J Wilcoxson/ B Wright)
SABER RECORDS 708
Box 119, Jeffersonville, IN

Source: Terry Gordon

STARDAY RECORDS 704

FUZZY WHITENER with Jerry Dykes and his band
Mar 58
704A - Why Do I Love You   (Starrite BMI)
(Whitener)
704B - Sugar Buggar   (Starrite BMI)
(Whitener)
STARDAY 704

Source: Terry Gordon

STARDAY RECORDS 701

LOU WALKER
Apr 58 
45-701-A - Little Bitty Man
(Walker)   (Starrite BMI)
45-701-B - Cause I'm Losing You
(Walker)   (Starrite BMI)
STARDAY 701

Source: Terry Gordon

COWTOWN RECORDS ep 701

JOHN STEPHENSON and the Texans
Apr /May 58
CP-1494 - Was I Borned To Lose     (Starrite BMI)
(J W Stephenson / Mary M Miller)
               Sweeter Day By Day     (Starrite BMI)
(Mary M Miller)
CP-1495 - The Truth Hurts
               I Was Warned.
COWTOWN 701
Po Box 192, Avery, TX   (John Stephenson)

Now - conundrum time. Is this a Starday Custom pressing and does it fit in with this listing? Well, after every London Record Fair at Great Portland Street, the weary collectors, sellers and dodgy geezers with notebooks and plastic carrier bags full of beaten up 45's (sounds a lot like me, except for the carrier bag), get together in the local pub / bar / watering hole and talk rubbish for an hour of two, usually about records. (It's a bit like fishing stories - the "One That Got Away" and "I Used To Own That But Not Anymore"). Anyhooo, as most of the contributors of this listing seem to drink together, especially on the rare occasion Phil Tricker blows the dust off of his wallet, flits away the moths and gets the beers in, the talk usually steers towards Starday Customs. (Don't often see Ian Saddler in there, but he's usually behind his stall counting his money).

The general consensus is:- (cue trumpets or drums) that it was probably sent to Starday for pressing and Starday farmed off the duties to Rite in Cincinnati. The Rite numbers are a little ahead of March 1958, but Rite wouldn't despatch until payment was received. (This was pressed after the Starday Custom 712 - Jesse Stevens). So in theory it is one. But others stammer and yell that, as there is already a bonefide 701 (Lou Walker on Starday), then it's probably not part of this series and simply a Starday / Rite pressed follow up to Cowtown 700. Whatever, I've included it anyway. It's covered with Starrite Publishing and it almost fits datewise. You know it's not like DNA sequencing - there's probably not a true "order" of things except the fact that the listing is numerical. Feel free to leave your comments and I'll add them to this page - unless of course it's simply to tell me it isn't one without some kind of explanation.

John Stephenson and his Cowtown label was sometimes part of the "Song Poem" legacy. 

Source: Udo Frank / Dan DeClark

COWTOWN RECORDS 700

HARRY PEPPEL and his Shenandoah Valley Rangers
(Side A by Tommy Donohue)  (Side B by Dick Dorn)
Mar 58
CP-1444 - One Night's Love  (Starrite BMI)
              Oh My Aching Head   (Stephenson Music)
CP-1445 - Thermostat baby   (Starrite BMI)
              Old Fashioned Waltz   (Starrite BMI)
COWTOWN 700
Po Box 1694, Ft Worth, TX  (JW Stephenson)

Another Rite pressed Starday Custom. JW Stephenson owned Cowtown Records which dabbled in Song/Poems and self-financed record releases on the label, as well as taking a punt on a few with his own money. Cowtown issued some fine music here and there. Label based around Avery, TX, although here Fort Worth is mentioned as the address. The Dick Dorn sides are especially nice on this EP.
Harry Peppel is a mystery to me - although I am informed his name appears on a few more records dotted around the US, but I have no details at present. (He does appear on an earlier Cowtown release in this series.)

I have to mention that there is another contender for the #700 spot - see next post - but with the Rite information, the dating of this record seems to fit in the listing quite nicely.

Source: Terry Gordon

STARDAY RECORDS 699

BILL JOHNSON and the Dabblers

Mar 58   (BMI Clearance on 31st May 1958. )

45-699-A - Lonesome Daddy Blues

(Johnson)   (Starrite BMI)

45-699-B - Umm Boy, You’re My Baby

(Johnson)   (Starrite BMI)

STARDAY RECORDS 699
(Unknown Location - possibly KY)

Source: Terry Gordon

PLAYBOY RECORDS 698

PLEZ GARY MANN

Mar 58  (Billboard review on 5th May 1958.)
BMI Clearance on  30th April 1958.

CP-1442 - Cheer me Up

(Mann)   (Starrite BMI)

CP-1443 - I Want To be True

(Mann)   (Starrite BMI)

PLAYBOY RECORDS 698
Yolyn, WV

Source: Neil Scott

BLUE SKY RECORDS 697

JEANIE CHRISTIE with Earl Durrance and the Blue Sky Boys

Feb 58   (Reviewed on Country Music Round-Up on 22 Sept 58.)

CP-1438 - Flying High

(J Christie / E Durrance)   (Starrite BMI)

CP-1439 - Sunshine

(J Christie / E Durrance)   (Starrite BMI)

BLUE SKY RECORDS 697
Box 381, St Cloud, FL
Label owned by Earl Durrance. 

Source: Al Turner

STARDAY RECORDS 696

JOHNNY TOOLEY

Feb 58   (BMI Clearance on 31st March 1958.)

45-696-A - King Of Dreams

(Bobby Anderson)   (Starrite BMI)

45-696-B - Looking Glass Heart

(Bobby Anderson)   (Starrite BMI)

STARDAY RECORDS 696
(Artist based in KY)
(Pressed for Bill Anderson, owner of Summit Records, Central City, KY.)

Source: Lars Lundgren

STARDAY RECORDS 694

TAYLOR PORTER

Feb 58   (BMI Clearance on 31st March 1958.)

45-694-A - It’s Over Now

(Porter)   (Starrite BMI)

45-694-B - No More Lovin’ You

(Porter)   (Starrite BMI)

STARDAY RECORDS 694
(Unknown Location)

Source: Lars Lundgren

VALLEY RECORDS 693

DALE ANDERSON

Jan 58   (BMI Clearance on 31st March 1958)

CP-1411 - You’ll Never Know

(D Anderson / D Thomason)   (Starrite BMI)

CP-1412 - Long way To Go

(D Thomason / S Harrington)   (Starrite BMI)

VALLEY RECORDS 693
Radio WCYB, Bristol, VA.

Source: Lars Lundgren