WHITCOMB, IAN [UK]
Homebase: Woking, Surrey, England / Dublin, Ireland / Seattle, WA. / Los Angeles, CA.
Stats: 1941-2020
Misc Notes: As a lad in 1957, Ian Whitcomb played piano in a skiffle band, then a rock 'n' roll band in 1959, and then the Ragtime Suwanee Six with his brother on drums. Then while attending college in Ireland, he helped found Dublin's pioneering R&B combo Bluesville. In the summer of 1963 he took a nationwide bus tour around the United States, and ended up in Seattle. He promptly got a job playing old-timey British "Music Hall" songs on the piano at the 92 Yesler folkie nightclub in the Pioneer Square neighborhood. One of the owners there advised him to go visit the local record label operator, Jerry Dennon, at the Jerden Records office. Dennon liked the kid and signed him to a recording contract, releasing the "Soho" single. Whitcomb then returned to Dublin where Bluesville recorded some songs, and Dennon got the Los Angels-based label, Tower Records, to release them as a single - with "This Sporting Life" becoming a minor west coast radio hit. Following that, Tower released "You Turn me On" which became a Top-10 hit all across America. In the summer of 1965 Whitcomb returned to the USA, began playing big concerts, performed on big-time TV shows, eventually moved to Hollywood, and ended up forging a career recording for Tower, writing books and essays, and working as a pop music historian.
SEE ALSO:
1.) BLUESVILLE
2.) WHITCOMB AND BLUESVILLE, IAN
3.) WHITCOMB AND BARRY RICHARDSON, IAN;
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LOCATION: Dublin, Ireland
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FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45 rpm
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Known Label Designs:
1RC.) A - B retail label. Light blue background. Pinkish logo accents. Pinkish numerals and letters except light blue jerden.
1RC.) Monarch Records delta (^) numbers point toward this disc being pressed July - August, 1964
"Soho" Album Reissues:
1966. Side One Track #6 on compilation album The Hitmakers (Jerden #7005) .
"Bony Moronie" Album Reissues:
1966. As "Boney Moroney" Side One Track #5 on compilation album The Hitmakers (Jerden #7005)
A-SIDE MATRIX:
1RC.) JD - 77
A-SIDE STAMPER CODE:
1RC.) 45 - JD - 77 ^53726 (etched)
A-SIDE COMPOSER: Ian Whitcomb
A-SIDE PUBLISHER: Burdette Music Co. (BMI)
B-SIDE MATRIX:
1RC.) JD - 78
B-SIDE STAMPER CODE:
1RC.) 45 - JD - 78 ^53726 - X (etched)
B-SIDE COMPOSER: Larry Williams
B-SIDE PUBLISHER: Venice Music (BMI)
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FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45 rpm
DISC NOTES: Instrumental
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A-SIDE COMPOSER: Ian Whitcomb - Barry Richardson
A-SIDE PUBLISHER: Burdette Music Co. BMI
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B-SIDE COMPOSER: Ian Whitcomb
B-SIDE PUBLISHER: Burdette Music Co. BMI
MISC NOTES:
LOCATION: Seattle
RECORDING PERSONNEL: Jeff Beals (bass);
RECORDING STUDIO: Audio Recorders
RECORDING ENGINEER: Kearney Barton
FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45 rpm
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"This Sporting Life" Album Reissues as Ian Whitcomb:
1976. Side two, track #4 on The History Of Northwest Rock Volume 1 (The Great Northwest Music Company GNW 4003) compilation album
Known Label Designs:
Promo:
Retail:
1) A - B retail label. Bronze background. Black logo, numerals and lettering except TOWER in white. "Turn On Song" printed on two lines.
2.) A - B retail label. Bronze background. Black logo, numerals and lettering except TOWER in white. "You Turn Me On" printed on two lines."(Turn On Song)" printed below.
3.) A - B retail label. Bronze background Black logo, numerals and lettering except TOWER in white. "You Turn Me On" printed on one line. "(Turn On Song)" printed below.
A-SIDE MATRIX:
Promo:
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1.) 45 - 60126
2.) 45 - 60126
3.) 45 - 60126
A-SIDE STAMPER CODE:
Promo:
Retail:
1.) 45 - 60126 - F - 1 (etched)
2.) 45 - 60126 - F - 7 (etched)
3.) 45 - 60126 - F - 9 ^4 (stamped)
A-SIDE COMPOSER: Ian Whitcomb
A-SIDE PUBLISHER: Burdette Music Company (BMI)
B-SIDE MATRIX:
Promo:
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1.) 45 - 60127
2.) 45 - 60127
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Promo:
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1.) 45 - 60127 - F - 1 (etched)
2.) 45 - 60127 - F - 7 (etched)
3.) 45 - 60127 - F - 9 ^2 (stamped)
B-SIDE COMPOSER: Ian Whitcomb
B-SIDE PUBLISHER: Burdette Music Company (BMI)
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Both selections produced by Jerry Dennon for Jerden Music, Inc.
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FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45 rpm
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"The End" Cover Releases:
1966. A - B promo label. Johnny Walsh "Green Trees" / "The End" (Columbia 4 - 43936)
A-SIDE MATRIX: 45 - 60200
A-SIDE STAMPER CODE: 45 - 60200 - F - 1 (etched)
A-SIDE COMPOSER: Ian whitcomb
A-SIDE PUBLISHER: Burdette Music Co. (BMI)
B-SIDE MATRIX: 45 - 60201
B-SIDE STAMPER CODE: 45 - 60201 - F - 1 (etched)
B-SIDE COMPOSER: Ian Whitcomb
B-SIDE PUBLISHER: Burdette Music Co. (BMI)
MISC NOTES: Label credit = Ian Whitcomb and Bluesville
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FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45 rpm
DISC NOTE: duration: 2:42
A-SIDE MATRIX: 45 - 60126
A-SIDE COMPoser: Ian whitcomb
A-SIDE PUBLISHER: Burdette Music Co. (BMI)
B-SIDE MATRIX: 45 - 60127
B-SIDE COMPOSER: Ian Whitcomb
B-SIDE PUBLISHER: Burdette Music Co. (BMI)
MISC NOTES: Artist label credits: IAN WHITCOMB & BLUESVILLE
LOCATION: Dublin / Seattle
RECORDING PERSONNEL: Ian Whitcomb (vocals); Bluesville (all other instruments); Jerry Roslie (organ overdub in Seattle)
RECORDING STUDIO: Audio Recording
RECORDING ENGINEER: Kearney Barton (for Roslie's bit)
FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45 rpm
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Known Label Designs:
1.) A - B promo label
2.) A - B retail label. Bronze background. Black logo, numerals and lettering except TOWER in white.
A-SIDE MATRIX:
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2.) 45 - 60053
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2.) 45 - 60053 - F - 7
A-SIDE COMPOSER: Ian Whitcomb
A-SIDE PUBLISHER: Burdette Music Company (BMI)
B-SIDE MATRIX:
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2.) 45 - 60054
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2.) 45 - 60054 - G - 1
B-SIDE COMPOSER: Ian Whitcomb - Barry Richardson
B-SIDE PUBLISHER: Burdette Music Company (BMI)
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FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45 rpm
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A-SIDE COMPOSER: Spector - Greenwich - Barry
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B-SIDE COMPOSER: Springfield
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SPEED: 45 rpm
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A-SIDE COMPOSER: H.Smith - G. Vincent
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B-SIDE COMPOSER: Sir Arthur Burgoyne - Burgage
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A-SIDE COMPOSER:Col. Alexander Weston - Jarvis
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B-SIDE COMPOSER:Prof. Siegfried Gildenblatten
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MISC NOTES
Issued in mono (T 5004) and stereo (DT 5004) formats.
Side 1
1. You Turn Me On (Ian Whitcomb)
2. River Of No Return (Ian Whitcomb)
3. Be My Baby (Spector - Greenwich - Barry)
4. Nervous (Ian Whitcomb)
5. Poor But Hones (Ian Whitcomb)
6. Fizz (Ian Whitcomb - Barry Richardson)
Side 2
1.This Sporting Life (Ian Whitcomb)
2. Too Many Cars On The Road (Ian Whitcomb)
3. That's Rock N' Roll (Lieber - Stoller)
4. Sugar Babe (Robinson - Lewis)
5. No Tears For Johnnty (Springfrield Arr. by Ian Whitcomb)
LOCATION: Dublin Ireland
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RECORDING STUDIO: Eamonn Andrews Studios
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FORMAT:disc
SIZE:12"
SPEED:33 1/3 rpm
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DUOPHONIC FOR STEREO PHONOGRAPHS ONLY
A-SIDE MATRIX: DT 1 - 5004 - A1
B-SIDE MATRIX: DT 2 - 5004 - B2
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RECORDING PERSONNEL: BLUESVILL OF LONDON (side 1); SOMEBODY'S CHYLDREN (side 2)
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FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45 rpm
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1.) A - B promo label. White background. Black logo, numerals and lettering including PROMOTIONAL NOT FOR SALE Large A on "Please Don't..."
2.) A - B retail label. Bronze background. Black logo, numerals and lettering except TOWER in white.
A-SIDE MATRIX:
1.) 45 - 60685
2.) 45 - 60685
A-SIDE STAMPER CODE:
1.) 60685 251 R - 498 (etched)
2.) 60685 251 R - 498 (etched)
A-SIDE COMPOSER: Ian Whitcomb
A-SIDE PUBLISHER: Burdette Music Company (BMI)
B-SIDE MATRIX:
1.) 45 - 60709
2.) 45 - 60709
B-SIDE STAMPER CODE:
1.) 60709 Re 251 R - 499 Re (etched)
2.) 60709 Re 251 R - 499 Re (etched)
B-SIDE COMPOSER: Lennon - McCartney
B-SIDE PUBLISHER: Maclen Music, Inc. (BMI)
MISC NOTES:
Color photo artist picture sleeve
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RECORDING PERSONNEL: Ian Whicomb [vocals]; His Seaside Syncopators (Side l); His Radio Band (Side II)
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FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 7"
SPEED:45 rpm
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1.) A - B promo label. White background. Black logo, numerals and lettering including PROMOTIONAL NOT FOR SALE
2.) A - B retail label. Bronze background. Black logo, numerals and lettering except TOWER in white
A-SIDE MATRIX:
1.) 45 - 60405
2.) 45 - 60405
A-SIDE STAMPER CODE:
1.) 60405 - F1 R - 674 (etched)
2.) 60405 - F1 T - 274 R - 674 (etched)
A-SIDE COMPOSER: Sam M. Lewis - Joe Young - Geo. Meyer
A-SIDE PUBLISHER: Mills Music, Inc. & Waroch Corporation (ASCAP)
B-SIDE MATRIX:
1.) 45 - 60684
2.) 45 - 60684
B-SIDE STAMPER CODE:
1.) 60684 - F1 R - 675 (etched)
2.) 60684 - F1 274 R - 675 (etched)
B-SIDE COMPOSER: Ian Whitcomb
B-SIDE PUBLISHER: Burdette Music Co. (BMI)
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FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45 rpm
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Known Label Designs:
1.) A - B promo label. White background. Black logo, numerals and lettering including PROMOTIONAL NOT FOR SALE Large A on "Sally Sails The Sky"
2.) A - B retail label. Bronze background. Black logo, numerals and lettering except TOWER in white
A-SIDE MATRIX:
1.) 45 - 61730
2.) 45 - 61730
A-SIDE STAMPER CODE:
1.) 61730 X - 5613 T - 385 (etched)
2.) 6170 X - 5613 T - 385 (etched)
A-SIDE COMPOSER: Ian Whitcomb
A-SIDE PUBLISHER: Burdette Music Company / Mirby Music (BMI)
B-SIDE MATRIX:
1.) 45 - 61731
2.) 45 - 61731
B-SIDE STAMPER CODE:
1.) 61731 X - 5614 T - 385 (etched)
2.) 61731 X - 5614 T - 385 (etched)
B-SIDE COMPOSER: Ian Whitcomb
B-SIDE PUBLISHER: Burdette Music Company / Mirby Music (BMI)
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SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45 rpm
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MISC NOTES: Originally released in Pacific Northwest only on The Great Northwest Music Company label (GNW - 4004)
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SIZE: 12"
SPEED: 33 1/3 rpm
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A-SIDE MATRIX: GNW - 4004 - A
A-Side Stamper Code: ^20510
B-SIDE MATRIX: GNW - 4004 - B
B-SIDE STAMPER CODE: ^20510 - X
MISC NOTES: LP title on record jacket is Red Hot Blue Heaven. This LP was also released by United Artists.
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SIZE: 12"
SPEED: 33 1/3 rpm
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MISC NOTES: Title on LP jacket: Ian Whitcomb......The Rock & Roll Years.
Side 1
1. When Rock 'N' Roll Was Young (Ian Whitcomb)
2. Life Has No Reason (Ian Whitcomb)
3. Too Many Cars On The Road
4. Lover's Prayer (Ian Whitcomb)
5. N-E-R-V-O-U-S (Ian Whitcomb
6. The End (Ian Whitcomb)
7. This Sporting Life (Ian Whitcomb)
Side 2
1. You Turn Me On (Ian Whitcomb)
2. You Do Somethng To Me (Ian Whitcomb - Mike Hurst)
3. You Really Bent Me Out Of Shape (Ian Whitcomb)
4. Dance Again! (Ian Whitcomb)
5. Life's Not All That Bad, Is It? (Cole Porter)
6. Rolling Home With Georgeanne (Ian Whitcomb)
7. I'm A Hooray With A Cane (Ian Whitcomb
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RECORDING ENGINEER: Stan Ross
FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 12"
SPEED: 33 1/3 rpm
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A-SIDE MATRIX: FA - 7729AS - 1A
B-SIDE MATRIX: FA - 7729BS - 1A
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Side One
1. Don't Think Twice (B. Dylan)
2. As Tears Go By (M. Jagger - K Richard)
3. Jambalaya (J. Williams)
4. This Sporting Life (I. Whitcomb)
5. Louie, Louie (R. Berry)
Side Two
1. Woolly Bully (D. Samudio)
2. Walk Right In (W. Cannon)
3. Burbage Blues (I. Whitcomb)
4. Only You (B. Ram - A. Rand)
5. You Turn Me On (I. Whitcomb)
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SIZE: 12"
SPEED: 33 1/3 rpm
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A-SIDE MATRIX: FA - LP -7751 - A
B-SIDE MATRIX: FA - LP - 7751 - B
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Side One
1. In Hollywood! (Ian Whitcomb)
2. Oh! What A Beauty [The Marrow Song] (Edrich Siebert)
3. Somethin' Stupid (Carson Parks)
3. Ill Stand Beneath Your Window Tonight [And Whistle] (Benson & McHugh)
4. And I Love Her / She Loves You [Beatles Medley] (John Lennon & Paul McCartney)
5. Humphrey Bobart (Jerry Lieber & Mike Stoller)
6. Do Something (Bud Green & Sam H. Strept)
7. Then Came The Dawn (Al Dubin & Bill Warren)
Side Two
1. They're Parking Camels Where The Taxis Used To Be (I Grant & G. Rees)
2. Muriel Oxenburg Murphy (Jerry Lieber & Mike Stoller)
3. And Then He Bit Me (Ian Whitcomb)
4. This Ole House (Stuart Hamblin)
5. Moby Dick (Jerry Lieber & Mike Stoller)
6. Til You Come Home (Ian Whitcomb)
7. Charlie's A Cripple [You Know] (Ian Whitcomb)
8. The Daughter Of Rosey O'Grady (Monty C. Brice, Walter Donaldson)
9. Goodnight (Sturminster Newton & Melbury Bubb)
LOCATION: Hollywood, CA - Altadena, CA.
RECORDING PERSONNEL: Ian Whitcomb [piano, organ, ukele], synthesizer, whistle, goose call, percussion]; Ray Pohlman [bass]; Dave Pinto [synthesizer strings & bass]; Willis Masonhelmer [tuba, trombone]; Michael Arnold [clarinet]; Jerry Robinson [guitar]; Charley Straight & W.H. [piano]. Crystal Palace Orchestra: Sharl Zippert, Dicterow [violin]; Barbara Thomason [viola]; Jackie Lustgarten [cello]; Fred Sekora [double bass]; Mike Stoller, Varda Ullman [piano]; Georgia Alwan [flute]; Jim Kantor [clarinet]; Malcomb McNabb [trumpet]; Mike Vlatkovich [trombone]; Willie Masonhelmer [tuba]; Ken Park [drums]
RECORDING STUDIO: Paramount Recording Studios; Western/United Record Recorders; Superior Olive; Ian's home.
RECORDING ENGINEER: Roger Dollarhide, Frank Nadsady, Peter Haden, Chuck Britz, Rob Miller, Jerry Robinson, Peter Cole, John Kovarek
FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 12"
SPEED: 33 1/3 rpm
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A-SIDE MATRIX: FA 7789 - A Mastered At Allen Zentz L.A.,Calif.
B-SIDE MATRIX: FA 7789 - B Mastered At Allen Zentz L.A., Calif
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SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45 rpm
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B-SIDE MATRIX: 2026 - B
B-SIDE COMPOSER: Ian Whitcomb
B-SIDE PUBLISHER: Burdette Music Co. (BMI)