Irral Records
LOCATION: Snoqualmie, Washington
OWNER(s): Irral Berger
TIMESPAN: 1963 -1970
MISC NOTES: This label was initially formed to issue recordings by Irral "Swingin' Granny" Berger. The recordings were produced in a studio in Albany, California, with local musicians. After crossing paths down there with a young black singer named Joe Simon -- not the southern Soul star of the same name - she arranged to have him record some of her compositions.
- Joe Simon - "Long Hot Summer" / "Hangin' On" - Irral Records [no Serial Number]
- Joe Simon - "Just Like Yesterday" / "Only A Dream" - Irral Records #788 [1963]
MISC NOTES:
Monarch Records delta (^) numbers point toward this disc being pressed in 1970 (702) and August - September, 1969 (77511 - X)
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FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 7"
SPEED:45 rpm
DISC NOTES:
A-SIDE MATRIX:
A-SIDE STAMPER CODE: 702 ^81302 (etched)
A-SIDE COMPOSER:Granny Berger 84 Years Old
A-SIDE PUBLISHER: Guard Music (BMI)
B-SIDE MATRIX:GSR - 7697
B-SIDE STAMPER CODE:GSR 7697 ^77511 - X (etched)
B-SIDE COMPOSER:Granny Berger 84 Years Old
B-SIDE PUBLISHER:Guard Music (BMI)
MISC NOTES: Although the media hyped this record up as being "rock 'n' roll," it wasn't. It did have an electric guitar riff -- played almost as a rock parody - and a drum kit pushing the song along, the main attraction was the Swingin' Granny shtick in which she performed while sitting in a chair and then surprising viewers by launching into some incongruous dance moves based on "The Twist" fad.
Monarch Records delta (^) point towards this disc being pressed August - September, 1964
LOCATION: Albany, CA.
RECORDING PERSONNEL: Irral Berger (vocals, piano); ? (electric guitar); ? (horns); ? (drums).
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FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45 rpm
DISC NOTES:
A-SIDE MATRIX: 800-A
A-SIDE STAMPER CODE:800 A ^54149 (etched)
A-SIDE COMPOSER: Irral Berger
A-SIDE PUBLISHER: Duane Music (BMI)
B-SIDE MATRIX: 800-B
B-SIDE STAMPER CODE:800 B ^54349 - X (etched)
B-SIDE COMPOSER: Irral Berger
B-SIDE PUBLISHER: Duane Music (BMI)