Dore [CA]
LOCATION: Hollywood, CA.
OWNER(s): Lew Bedell & Herb Newman
TIMESPAN: 1958--1982
MISC NOTES: This California-based company released singles by several Northwest singers including Ronnie Height, Billy Saint, and Darwin Lamm. After co-founding and leading Tacoma's Wailers, John Greek moved to Hollywood in 1961 and over subsequent years played in various bands and made his way into the studio scene as a session player. At the Dore label Greek worked as a song-writer, arranger, or producer on numerous projects -- and it is rumored that the earliest one, the 1963 surf-rock guitar instrumental by Johnny "Z" -- may have been his own secret project. Greek is definitely credited on the labels of discs by various non-Northwest artists as listed directly below:
- 816: Brandi Perry -"Just Passing Through" / "Round Trip" [1968?]
- 835: Jim Sears - "Last Night I Heard A Baby Cry - Part 1" / "Last Night I Heard A Baby Cry - Part 2" [1969]
- 837: The Green Grass - "Green Grass - Part 1" / "Green Grass - Part 2" [1969]
- 845: Bobby Reynolds - "I Don't Want to Get Involved" / "A House Divided" [1970]
- 857: Billy Joe & the Checkmates - "Newport Beach Concerto" / "Ambrosia" [1970]
- 877: DAX - Bienvenido Amigo" / "Garden Of Eden" [1969]
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SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45 rpm
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1.) A - B promo disc. White label background. Black feather logo. White Dore. All other numerals and lettering black. NOT FOR SALE.
2.) A - B retail disc. Light blue label background. Black feather logo w/blue Dore. All other numerals and lettering black.
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A-SIDE COMPOSER:A. Furth - F. Perry - J. Saraceno
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B-SIDE COMPOSER:A. Furth - F. Perry - J. Saracano
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MISC NOTES: This disc was rush-released by Dore in an attempt to elbow aside the Fleetwoods' brand new hit, "Come Softly To Me." The plan failed.
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SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45 rpm
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A-SIDE COMPOSER: A. Furth - F. Perry - J. Scaraceno
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B-SIDE COMPOSER: Troxel - Christopher - Ellis
B-SIDE PUBLISHER: Cornerstone
MISC NOTES: Very odd crediting on this disc. A-side's Serial number is 82, the Matrix # is 45-LJB-61, and the artist credit is: Yesterday's Tomorrow. B-side's Serial Number is 829, the Matrix is 45-LJB-567, and the Artist credit is: A Guy Named Tony. Over time it has become common practice amongst record collector's to credit both sides to: Yesterday's Tomorrow.
LOCATION: Los Angeles
RECORDING PERSONNEL: Tony Bertolet (vocals); John Greek (B-side arrangements - and probably some instrumentation)
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SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45 rpm
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A-SIDE MATRIX: 45-LJB-567
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B-SIDE MATRIX: 45-LJB-61
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MISC NOTES: This A-side was produced, like so many other discs in 1962, in conjunction with the Seattle World's Fair. The song is about a passenger train ride from Los Angeles to Seattle, and is sung in a beatnik "Alley Oop" style.
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RECORDING PERSONNEL: An Almo Production. Herb Alpert (trumpet);
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SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45rpm
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A-SIDE MATRIX: LJB-141
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A-SIDE COMPOSER: H. Alpert - Don Drowty
A-SIDE PUBLISHER: Hillary Music Inc. - Irving Music Inc. (BMI)
B-SIDE MATRIX: LJB-142
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B-SIDE COMPOSER: H. Alpert
B-SIDE PUBLISHER: Irving Music Inc. (BMI)
MISC NOTES: "Produced by Jerden Prod." refers to Jerry Dennon, who was likely working in Los Angeles at this time, just prior to returning to Seattle to reactivate his own Jerden record company.
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SIZE: 7"
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1.) A - B promo label. White background. Black feather logo. White Dore. All other numerals and lettering black.
2.) A - B retail label. Light blue background. Black feather logo. Light blue Dore. All other numerals and lettering black.
A-SIDE MATRIX: 45 - LJB - 149
A-SIDE STAMPER CODE: LJB 149 ^45557
A-SIDE COMPOSER: W.R. Osborne
A-SIDE PUBLISHER: Hillary Music Inc. (BMI)
B-SIDE MATRIX: 45 - LJB - 150
B-SIDE STAMPER CODE: LJB 150 ^45557 - X
B-SIDE COMPOSER: W.R. Osborne
B-SIDE PUBLISHER: Hillary Music Inc. (BMI)
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MISC NOTES: This disc is included in this database because John Greek was the arranger on these sessions.
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SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45 rpm
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1.) A - B promo disc. Purple label background. Silver horizontal feather quill pen /Dore logo, numerals and lettering. No promo/audition wording. Star above STEREO left center of spindle hole. on "Is This...."
2.) A - B retail disc. Black label background. Multi-colored feather quill pen logo angled above spindle hole. Yellow DORE' left center of spindle hole below lower left of quill pen. Star above STEREO upper right of spindle hole. on "Is This......"
Note: On retail disc used for this entry A-side song title is misspelled as "Honk Tonk"
A-SIDE MATRIX:
1.) 45 - LJB - 1008
2.) 45 - LJB - 1008
A-SIDE STAMPER CODE:
1.) STAN LOVES SUSAN LOVES STAN LJB - 1008A RE1
2.) LJB - 1008 - A
A-SIDE COMPOSER: G. Hemric - J. Styner
A-SIDE PUBLISHER: Hillary Music Inc. (APSO), Alta Vista (BMI)
B-SIDE MATRIX:
1.) 45 - LJB - 1009
2.) 45 - LJB - 1009
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1.) LJB - 1009
2.) LJB - 1009
B-SIDE COMPOSER: J. Styner - D. Styner
B-SIDE PUBLISHER: Hillary Music Inc. Styric (BMI)