[78-L] Beatrice Kay was PIP Records (LP) NOT Pickwick- info wanted

[David Lennick]

And of course numerous Columbia singles, like Molasses Molasses, Hooray Hooray 
I'm Going Away etc..

I wonder if anyone is ever going to bring out more episodes of "Calvin & The 
Colonel", other than the 8 black & white ones that have circulated for a few 
years? Very funny show, using old Amos 'n' Andy scripts (and old Freeman Gosden 
and Charles Correll).

dl

On 3/17/2013 10:06 PM, David Lennick wrote:
> Looks as if I have everything except the one on Laff! The TAC disc was also on
> Keynote. I also have a couple of Thesaurus Transcriptions by her, all marked
> "not to be played on television" or words to that effect. This is the only
> evidence I've ever seen of the blacklist on a sound recording.
>
> dl
>
> On 3/17/2013 9:48 PM, Thomas Stern wrote:
>>
>> The BSNPUBS website has details of the TOPS/GOLDEN TONE/MAYFAIR albums:  http://www.bsnpubs.com/pri/goldentone.html  see 9655
>>
>> Beatrice Kay's first issued recording - one track issued by TAC c.1938, reissued by THEME.
>> TAC Records 2
>> THEME 101-A
>>    GM  482 PICKET-LINE PRISCILLA (Saul Aarons, Mike Stratton)
>>    Beatrice Kay, vocal
>>    Albert Arkus, piano
>>
>> After her success on radio and many Columbia releases
>>     (C-14, C-36, C-115, CL 6025, CL 868, HL 7253)
>> Kay recorded for RCA in 1952
>>    (P335, LPM 3000),
>>
>> followed by a string of small label releases:
>>
>> TOPS L1666 (1959)/9655
>> MAYFAIR 9655S
>> GOLDEN TONE 9655S
>> GOLDEN TONE C4039
>>
>> CHARLIE PARKER Records PLP 812 Having Aa Party  (1962)
>> LAFF A-108  (reissue -date??)
>>
>> PIP PLP 1904  Sings Happy Hits by Al Sherman (date??)
>> Electric Lemon PLP 1910  (reissue 1973)
>>
>> Best wishes, Thomas.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
>> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com]On Behalf Of David Lennick
>> Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2013 10:41 PM
>> To: 78-L Mail List
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] PIP Records (LP) NOT Pickwick- info wanted
>>
>>
>> Well remembered, Smash Flops and Sing A Song of Sickness, both featuring "The
>> Characters". I have Electric Lemon PLP 1910 but no earlier version of it.
>> (Credits the Johnny Guarnieri Quartet, has 1973 copyright date etc.) Note that
>> all the songs are composed by Al Sherman, father of the feuding Disney songwriters.
>>
>> On an unrelated matter, I have another Beatrice Kay album, with two different
>> titles and two different covers, on the same label.
>> GOLDEN TONE C4039: GAY 90S WITH BEATRICE KAY (mono, has liner notes, lists
>> titles on front and back)
>> GOLDEN TONE 9655S: BEATRICE KAY SINGS GAY 90S (stereo, lists only other albums
>> on the reverse, doesn't list titles anywhere)
>>
>> dl
>>
>> On 3/16/2013 9:26 PM, Thomas Stern wrote:
>>> This is what I know on the subject:
>>>      While listing BEATRICE KAY recordings, I find an album issued by "PIP RECORDS", a division
>>> of the BROOKLEDGE CORP., 1350 North Highland Ave., Hollywood, Calif.
>>>      Based on information in BILLBOARD, it appears PIP was founded circa 1960.  There are adverts
>>> for the company (130 Highland Avenue, Hollywood) in Billboard Sept 26 through Dec 12 1960.
>>> They advertise PLP 1900 SMASH FLOPS, and PLP 1901 SING A SONG OF SICKNESS.
>>>      In NOV 5, 1966 Billboard lists PIP 1906 SHERMAN&    LARSEN'S Smash Flops and
>>> PIP 1907 SPENCER QUINN My Pick is Quick.
>>>      The next mention which I believe is related to these recordings is May 8, 1971, listing the
>>> ELECTRIC LEMON label.  PLP 1906 New Society Band Shove It in Your Ear!.
>>>      Billboard Mar 24, 1973 has short article about  Los Angeles based Electric Lemon Records "the year old label"....  President
>>> Milt Larsen.  Vice President Verne Langdon.  Distributed by Rare Records, Glendale.  The New Society Band album is noted, as
>> well
>>> as "The Phantom of the Organ".
>>> Larson and Langdon produced "An Evening with Boris Karloff&    His Friends" for Decca in 1968.
>>>      On VERNE LANGDON's website, Electric Lemon Record Co. is listed as "a Brookledge Music Investment", which connects back to
>> the
>>> Beatrice Kay album issued by PIP.  Verne is a nephew
>>> of Red Nichols.  Vernon Loring Langdon (1941-2011).
>>>      Electric Lemon issued a Beatrice Kay album PLP 1910, track list nearly the same as the PIP
>>> album, and listing the same musicians, studio etc.  Address 7001 Franklin Ave., Hollywood.
>>>      Can anyone fill in details about PIP records, and any catalog numbers for PIP and/or
>>> ELECTRIC LEMON ?  Am I correct that these are the same company - or successor.  Anyone know
>>> how and/or why the change ??
>>>      NOTE: This is ** NOT ** the PIP records which was a subsidiary of PICKWICK INTERNATIONAL.  That label was started as a full
>>> price subsidiary of Pickwick early 1968 with release of
>>> "CAB CALLOWAY '68."
>>>      Thanks!
>>> Best wishes, Thomas.
>>> The
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