CONTINENTALS, The
The Continentals promoting their single, "Soap Sudz"
Homebase: West Seattle
Stats: 1959-1960
Misc Notes:
Pat Fahey (guitar); Eddie Kleffner (piano); Don Kennedy (alto sax); Eldon Butler (sax); Marius "Butch" Nordal (bass); Don Stevenson (drums).
Later Members:
Dave Sykes (guitar)
James Butler (guitar)
Lee Parker (bass)
Art Morgan (sax)
SEE ALSO:
1.) PARKER, LEE
2.) SHARPS, THE
3.) FRANTICS, THE
4.) LITTLE BILL and the BLUENOTES
Ed Kleffner, Art Morgan, Pat Fahey, Butch Nordal, Don Stevenson, Dave Sykes
"You might remember the dances Lee played for all over the county in the 50's and 60's. To refresh some of your senior memories, there was Perl Maurer's of course plus every dance hall at County lakes from up north at Lamola, Island Lake and south to Horseshoe Lake. They all had dance halls and Lee's bands played at all of them. Before that was the old Bethel School House and the Bethel Grange and after that was the Armory on Mile Hill then later the Eagles and Bay Street Bowery. Lee and various bands later played all over the Seattle/Tacoma area and he received the Blues Master award a few years back at The Swiss Pub in downtown Tacoma." - [Excerpt from Lee Parker's obituary, posted on pnwbands.com website (courtesy of webmaster Sam Carlson)]
Bellingham Herald, November 25, 1959
High school dance-invitation card.
MISC NOTES: Original Northwest release. Issued nationally later (Era Records #45 - 3003).
LOCATION: West Seattle
RECORDING PERSONNEL: Pat Fahey (guitar); Eddie Kleffner (piano); Don Kennedy (alto sax); Eldon Butler (sax); Marius "Butch" Nordal (bass); Don Stevenson (drums).
RECORDING STUDIO:
RECORDING ENGINEER:
FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45 rpm
DISC NOTES:
A-SIDE MATRIX:
A-SIDE STAMPER CODE:
A-SIDE COMPOSER: Stevenson - Klefner - Fahey - Butler - Kennedy
A-SIDE PUBLISHER: Hammer Mus. Publ. (BMI)
B-SIDE MATRIX:
B-SIDE STAMPER CODE:
B-SIDE COMPOSER: Stevenson - Klefner - Fahey - Butler - Kennedy
B-SIDE PUBLISHER: Hammer Mus. Publ. (BMI)
MISC NOTES: Soon after Penguin Record's released these two songs (Penguin #1002, label owner Jim Hammer struck a deal with California's Era Records for them to re-release the single nationally. Part of that deal, was to transfer the song-publishing credit from his Hammer Music company, over to a company that Era's owner controlled: Bamboo Music, Inc. Era failed to push the record to radio-hit status.
LOCATION: Seattle
RECORDING PERSONNEL: Kennedy - Butler - Stevenson - Kleffner - Fahey
RECORDING STUDIO:
RECORDING ENGINEER:
FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45 rpm
DISC NOTES:* Label # on disc = 45-3003
Known Label Designs::
1.) A - B promo disc. Light-pink label background. Black logo, numerals and lettering. PROMOTIONAL COPY NOT FOR SALE
2.) A - B retail disc. Lavender label background. Black logo, numerals and lettering.
A-SIDE MATRIX:
1.)
2.) 45 - BSN - 7
A-SIDE STAMPER CODE:
1.)
2.) 45 - 1002 - [scratched out B] A 45 - BSN [scratched out 8] 7 [etched]
A-SIDE COMPOSER: Kennedy - Butler - Stevenson - Kleffner - Fahey
A-SIDE PUBLISHER: Bamboo Music, Inc. (BMI)
B-SIDE MATRIX:
1.) 45 - BSN - 8
2.) 45 - BSN - 8
B-SIDE STAMPER CODE:
1.) ^29666 45 - 1002 [scratched out A] B 45 - BSN - [scratched out 7] 8
2.) ^29666 45 - 1002 [scratched out A] B 45 - BSN - [scratched out 7] 8
B-SIDE COMPOSER: Kennedy - Butler - Stevenson - Kleffner - Fahey
B-SIDE PUBLISHER: Bamboo Music Pub. (BMI)
MISC NOTES:
LOCATION: Seattle, WA
RECORDING PERSONNEL: Pat Fahey [guitar]; Pat Kennedy [tenor sax[; Edward Kleffner [piano]; Marius "Butch" Nordal [bass, keyboards on "Turnaround"]; Keith Shoemaker [sax]; Darren Brown [unknown.]; Don Stevenson [drums].
RECORDING STUDIO: Joe Boles Custom Recorders
RECORDING ENGINEER: Joe Boles
FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45 rpm
DISC NOTES:
Known Label Designs:
1RA.) A - B retail label. Orange background. Knife and Bolo logo white with black trim. All other numerals and lettering black.
A-SIDE MATRIX:
1RA.) LB - 2177
A-SIDE STAMPER CODE:
1RA.) LB-2177-D1 (etched)
A-SIDE COMPOSER: Stevenson
A-SIDE PUBLISHER: Bolmin Publ. Co. (BMI) PM-NOLTA
B-SIDE MATRIX:
1RA.) LB-2178
B-SIDE STAMPER CODE:
1RA.) LB-2178 - D1 (etched)
B-SIDE COMPOSER: Nordal
B-SIDE PUBLISHER: Bolmin Publ. Co. (BMI)