Nite Owl Records
LOCATION: 423 Boren Street Suite 124, Seattle / Los Angeles, CA
OWNER(s): Larry Nelson & Chuck Markulis
TIMESPAN: 1959-1961
MISC NOTES: After this label relocated to Los Angeles, co-founder Chuck Markulis began signing up a few locals acts to record and release records by. They were:
- N-40 - The Chants - "Heaven And Paradise" / "When I'm With You" [
- N-50 - The Four Gents - "You're Just A Little Too Young" / "Please Don't Ask Me (To Be Lonely)"
- 110 - The Gents - "Lazy Day" / "Moonlight Surf" [1961]
"NITE-OWL RECORDS," by Peter Blecha,
(Courtesy & copyright (C) 2008, author and HistoryLink.org)
The rainy lumber-mill town of Everett, Washington, may seem an improbable home for a multi-racial teenaged doo-wop group -- especially one that scored a national hit back in 1959 for a hard-core Los Angeles-based rhythm & blues label. But even more surprisingly, after that success two members, Larry Nelson (1937-2007) and Chuck Markulis, even went on to form their own pioneering R&B label, Nite-Owl Records, which launched the careers of local doo-wop stars, the Gallahads, and Seattle’s Top-10 hit-maker, Ron Holden. [READ MORE...]
MISC NOTES: Original release for both songs. The artist credit on this disc's label is: Ron Holden (with the Thunderbirds). We have amended that so that this disc can be found within the Ron Holden discography.
LOCATION: Seattle, WA
RECORDING PERSONNEL: Ron Holden (vocals); Wayne Perkins (guitar); Mitch Pearson (tenor sax); Dick Gazewood (bari-sax); Willie Bell (piano); David Sites (bass); Ed Pfiffer (drums).
RECORDING STUDIO: Acme Sound
RECORDING ENGINEER: Fred Rasmussen
FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45 rpm
DISC NOTES:
A-SIDE MATRIX:
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A-SIDE COMPOSER: Ron Holden
A-SIDE PUBLISHER: Hammer Music
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B-SIDE COMPOSER: Ron Holden
B-SIDE PUBLISHER: Hammer Music
Album Reissues:
1962: "Love You So" & "My Babe reissued on A Barrel Of Oldies (Del-FI DFLP 1219). compilation LP
1964: "Love You So" reissued on The Very Best Of The Oldies. Side One Track #6. (Del-FI DFLP - 1227) compilation LP
MISC NOTES: Northwest release. Late issued nationally on Rendezvous (R-153)
LOCATION: Seattle
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RECORDING STUDIO: Audio Recording
RECORDING ENGINEER: Kearney Barton
FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45 rpm
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"Gone" Album Reissues:
Version 1.Track #5 on Doo-Wop Favorites By The Gallahads (Nite-Owl NOCD-220) CD. 2005D. 2005
Version 2. Track #14 on Doo-Wop Favorites By The Gallahads (Nite-Owl NOCD-220) CD. 2005
"So Long" Album Reissues:
Track #1`on Doo-Wop Favorites By The Gallahads (Nite-Owl NOCD-220) CD. 2005
A-SIDE MATRIX:
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A-SIDE COMPOSER: Bob Dixon
A-SIDE PUBLISHER: Cornerstone
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B-SIDE COMPOSER: Bob Dixon
B-SIDE PUBLISHER: Cornerstone
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FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45 rpm
DISC NOTES: A = Instrumental / B = Vocal
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A-SIDE COMPOSER: The Playboys
A-SIDE PUBLISHER: Maravilla Music
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B-SIDE COMPOSER: Andy Duvall - Bob Risley
B-SIDE PUBLISHER: Maravilla Music
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Song recorded and released in 45 rpm format by JIMMY PIPKIN & THE BOSS FIVE (Camelot #128).
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RECORDING PERSONNEL: Jimmy Pipkin; Tiny Tony Smith; etc
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FORMAT: compact disc
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BONUS TRACK #17 on Doo-Wop Favorites By The Gallahads compilation CD. album. # on disc: NOCD - 220
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Track #15 on cd compilation album Doo-Wop Favorites By The Gallahads
Number on disc = NOCD-220
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MISC NOTES "This Letter Is You", Track #9 on Doo-Wop Favorites By The Gallahads (Nite-Owl NOCD - 220) CD. 2005
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Originally released by Jimmy Pipkin and The Gallahads (Donna 1361)
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FORMAT: compact disc (cd)
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# on disc = NOCD-220.
Track #4 on cd compilation album Doo-Wop Favorites By The Gallahads
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MISC NOTES: Serial Number for this disc is: NOCD-220. We have opted to instead list it as 220 ir order to help keep the Nite-Owl labelography's chronology correct.
LOCATION: Seattle / Los Angeles
RECORDING PERSONNEL: Jimmy Pipkin; Tiny Tony Smith;
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FORMAT: compact disc
DISC NOTES:
1. Be Fair
2. Lonely Guy
3. Why Do Fools Fall In Love
4. The Answer To Love
5. Gone (Version 1)
6. I'm Without A Girlfriend
7. Have Love Will Travel
8. Keeper Of Dreams
9. This Letter Is You
10. Once I Had A Love
11. My Offering
12. Jo Jo the Big Wheel
13. Sad Girl
14. Gone (Version 2)
15. I've Got To Find A Way
16. So Long
17. I'm Just A Lonely Guy [Jimmy Pipkins bonus track]