[78-L] PIP Records (LP) NOT Pickwick- info wanted
Thomas Stern
sternth at attglobal.net
Sun Mar 17 19:54:37 PDT 2013
PLP 1908 Eddie Davis & Whiz Bang 1973
PLP 1912 Circus Clown Calliope Verne Langdon 1973
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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
>
>
> 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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