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

[David Lennick]

Wasn't POE WITH PIPES originally on another label?

dl

On 3/17/2013 9:15 PM, Thomas Stern wrote:
> Thanks David!
>
> Did a little more digging and now have this list (below) of PIP/LEMON/ELECTRIC LEMON LP's.
> The company also had a line of CD's, some combining their old albums,
> an alternate version of the BORIS KARLOFF&  Friends album (originally Decca DL/DL7 4833).
> I think they may be inactive since the principal died in 2011...Anyone know ?
>
> As ever, updates, additions, corrections greatly appreciated. Thanks!
> Accurate dates needed for most albums
> Data needed for 1908, 1912, 1921 and above
>
> Best wishes, Thomas.
>
> PLP 1900	SMASH FLOPS	                               The Characters	      1959	PIP
> PLP 1901	SING A SONG OF SICKNESS	                   Crown City Four	      1960	PIP
> PLP 1902	12 DELIGHTFUL WAYS TO ROAST A SACRED COW   Crown City Four		      PIP
> PLP 1903	MIGHTY BANJO	Spencer Quinn		                              PIP
> PLP 1904    HAPPY HITS by Al Sherman                   Beatrice Kay                 PIP
> PLP 1905 	SMASH FLOPS	                               Sherman&  Larsen		      LEMON
> PLP 1906	SHOVES IT IN YOUR EAR	                   New Society Band	      1971
> PLP 1907	MY PICK IS QUICK 	                         Spencer Quinn	      1966
>
> PLP 1909	THE PHANTOM OF THE ORGAN	             Verne Langdon	      1973	Electric Lemon
> PLP 1910	LIVIN' IN THE SUNLIGHT Songs of Al Sherman Beatrice Kay           1973	Electric Lemon
> PLP 1911	DR. DRUID'S HAUNTED SEANCE			                              Electric Lemon
>
> PLP 1913	MUSIC FOR MAGICIANS		 	                                    Electric Lemon
> PLP 1914	CIRCUS CLOWN CALLIOPE!  Vol.2			                              Electric Lemon
> PLP 1915	HONKEYCHORD	                               Johann Sebastian Bork	1974	Electric Lemon
> PLP 1916	THE VAMPYRE AT THE HARPSICHORD		                        1974	Electric Lemon
> PLP 1917	LIVE!	                                     Johann Sebastian Bork	1974	Electric Lemon
> PLP 1918	POE WITH PIPES                             John Carradine	      1975  Electric Lemon
> PLP 1919	YANKEE DOODLE FLOPS	                   Sherman&  Larsen	      1975	Electric Lemon
> PLP 1920	MUSICAL MENOPAUSE	                         J.S.Bork	            1978	Electric Lemon
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com]On Behalf Of David Lennick
> Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2013 10:41 PM
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> Subject: Re: [78-L] PIP Records (LP) NOT Pickwick- info wanted
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>
> 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.
>>
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