Nite Owl Records

LOCATION: 423 Boren Street Suite 124, Seattle  /  Los Angeles, CA
OWNER(s): Larry Nelson & Chuck Markulis
TIMESPAN: 1959-1961
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"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...]

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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.

NOTE: There are reproduction reissues of this disc. To the naked eye the label looks exactly the same as the original. Dead wax information not currently available.

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
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[HEAR IT HERE] "Love You......."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr1uks5Kn-s

[HEAR IT HERE] "My Babe"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62qJBG0Vj44

Album Reissues:
1.)196? "Love You So" & "My Babe reissued on compilation lp A Barrel Of Oldies (Del-FI DFLP 1219)

2.) 1964. "Love You So" reissued on compilation lp The Very Best Of The Oldies. Side One Track #6. (Del-FI DFLP - 1227)

3.) ???? "Love You So" reissued on compilation lp Original Oldies Vol. 13. Side One, Track #3 (Springboard SPB - 2013)

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

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Northwest release. Issued nationally on Rendezvous (R-153)

There was a long-held rumor that two versions of "Gone"  existed. See "Gone" Album Reissues below.

Cornerstone Publishing was owned by Bob Reisdorff of Dolton Records.

LOCATION: Seattle
RECORDING PERSONNEL:
RECORDING STUDIO: Audio Recording
RECORDING ENGINEER: Kearney Barton

FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45 rpm
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"Gone"  Album Reissues:
2005. Version 1.Track #5 on cd compilation album Doo-Wop Favorites By The Gallahads (Nite-Owl NOCD-220)

2005. Version 2. Track #14 on cd compilation album Doo-Wop Favorites By The Gallahads (Nite-Owl NOCDD-220)

"So Long" Album Reissues:
2005. Track #1`on cd compilation album Doo-Wop Favorites By The Gallahads. (Nite-Owl NOCD-220)

[HEAR IT HERE..] "Gone"

[HEAR IT HERE...] "So Long"

 

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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FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45 rpm
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Distributed by Madison Records, New York, NY.

Bootleg/reproduction copies with Los Angeles address also exist on blue-green * or red * wax.

A-SIDE MATRIX:
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A-SIDE COMPOSER: Don Julian
A-SIDE PUBLISHER: Dootsie Williams

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B-SIDE COMPOSER: McCoy - Fuqua
B-SIDE PUBLISHER: Arc Music

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FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45 rpm
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Label address is Los Angeles, CA

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A-SIDE COMPOSER: H. Dunson
A-SIDE PUBLISHER: Markyln Pub. Goldteak Music

B-SIDE STAMPER CODE:
B-SIDE COMPOSER: H. Dunson
B-SIDE PUBLISHER: Marklyn Pub. Goldteak 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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Previous release venues not known.

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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:   Although noted on the labels as Nite-Owl #10, this is a latter-day Nite-Owl release from the period when Chuck Markulis took the label from Seattle down to Los Angeles. We have opted to list this disc with a Serial Number of 110 so as to help keep the Nite-Owl lableography chronologically correct.

LOCATION: Los Angeles
RECORDING PERSONNEL: Cantu - Foat - Leach - Lesnick [?]
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FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45 rpm
DISC NOTES: Instrumental / Instrumental

A-SIDE MATRIX:  NO-10-A
A-SIDE STAMPER CODE: NO-10-A
A-SIDE COMPOSER: Cantu - Foat - Leach - Lesnick
A-SIDE PUBLISHER: Marklyn Pub. (BMI)

B-SIDE MATRIX:  NO-10-B
B-SIDE STAMPER CODE: NO-10-B
B-SIDE COMPOSER: C. Markulis
B-SIDE PUBLISHER: Marklyn Pub. (BMI)

MISC NOTES:

Originally released by Jimmy Pipkin and The Gallahads (Donna 1361)

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FORMAT: compact disc (cd)
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As "This Letter Is You", Track #9 on album Doo-Wop Favorites By The Gallahads (Nite-Owl NOCD - 220. (Herein disc # has been shortened to 220 for cataloging purposes)

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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]

 

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