SAM COOKE'S SAR/DERBY RECORDS : DISCOGRAPHY (revisited)
Eric LeBlanc-CISTI
(2CD) (in Blues & Rhythm #99) and Daniel Wolff's recent book, YOU SEND ME : THE
LIFE & TIMES OF SAM COOKE (William Morrow, 1995) I'm reposting the SAR/DERBY
Discography I sent out on January 22. I've also cross-checked the discography
in YOU SEND ME, which is copy of the 1988 Funk-Cordell-Sweeney Goldmine
Discography, errors & all!
I'd like to thank Frank Uhle <ad...@leo.nmc.edu> and T. P. Uschanov
<usch...@CC.JOENSUU.FI> for helping me with this discography. Please send
corrections to leb...@dao.nrc.ca.
SAR/DERBY RECORDS : SINGLES/ALBUM DISCOGRAPHY (1959-1964)
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Founders : Sam Cooke, James Woodie Alexander, Senior Roy Crain
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Address : 6425 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA.
First recording session: 1959/Sep/01, Universal Recording, Chicago, IL.
Last recording session: 1964/Dec/07, RCA Victor Recording, Hollywood, CA.
SINGLES DISCOGRAPHY
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SAR # Artist(s) Notes Title Year
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101 Soul Stirrers (1) Stand By Me Father 11/59
(2) He's Been A Shelter For Me
102 Kylo Turner I'll Keep Thinking Of You 1960
The Wildest Girl In Town
103 Soul Stirrers (2) Wade In The Water
(1) He Cares
104 Johnnie Morisette In My Heart 8/60
Never (Come Running Back To You)
105 Soul Stirrers with (7) Nearer To Thee part 1
Sam Cooke (7) Nearer To Thee part 2
106 Joel Pauley That's Why I cried
Slim Jim
107 Johnnie Morisette Always On My Mind
Dorothy
108 Soul Stirrers (2) I'm A Pilgrim
(3) Jesus, Be A Fence Around Me
109 L. C. Cook Teach Me
Magic Words
110 Soul Stirrers (3) Listen To The Angels 1961
(2) Toiling On
111 Patience Valentine Dance And Let Your Hair Down
In The Dark
112 L. C. Cook The Lover
Sufferin'
113 Johnnie Morisette Damper
Don't Cry Baby
114 Johnnie Taylor A Whole Lotta Woman 6/61
Why Why Why
115 ????
116 Soul Stirrers (2) I Love The Lord
(3) I'm Thankful
117 Simms Twins Soothe Me 8/61
Don't Fight It, Feel It
117 Simms Twins Soothe Me
I'll Never Come Running Back To You
118 Womack Brothers (4) Somebody's Wrong 8/61
(4) Yield Not To Temptation
119 Patience Valentine I Miss You So
If You Don't Come, You Better Call
120 Soul Stirrers (3) Heaven Is My Home
(3) Lead Me Jesus
120 Soul Stirrers (3) Heaven Is My Home
(3) God Is Standing By
121 Johnnie Morisette You Are My Sunshine
Your Heart Will Sing
122 Sam Cooke (9) Just For You 11/61
(9) Made For Me
123 Womack Brothers (5) Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray
(4) Somewhere There's A God
124 Soul Stirrers (2) Must Jesus Bear The Cross Alone
(3) God Is Standing By
125 Simms Twins The Smile
Right To Love
126 Johnnie Morisette Meet Me At The Twistin' Place 2/62
Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere
127 RH Harris/Gospel Paraders Pass Me Not
Troublin' Mind
128 Clifton White Dance What You Wanna 4/62
Them Of Tomorrow
129 Jackie Ross Hard Times
Hold Me
130 Simms Twins You're Pickin' In The Right Cotton Patch
Double Portion Of My Love
131 Johnnie Taylor Rome (Wasn't Built In A Day)
Never, Never
132 Valentinos (5) Somewhere There's A Girl 7/62
(5) Lookin' For A Love
133 Johnnie Morisette Sho' Miss You Baby
Wildest Girl In Town
134 L. C. Cook Tell Me
You're Workin' In Out Your Bag
135 RH Harris/Gospel Paraders Sometimes
Somebody
136 Simms Twins I Gopher You 10/62
Good Good Lovin'
137 Valentinos (4) Darling, Come Back Home 1/63
(4) I'll Make It Alright
138 Simms Twins That's Where It's At
Movin' And A Groovin'
139 Johnnie Morisette Don't Throw Your Love On Me So Strong
Blue Monday
140 Soul Stirrers (3) Praying Ground
(3) No Need To Worry
141 L. C. (6) The Wobble 4/63
(6) Chalk Line
142 Patience Valentine Unlucky Girl 5/63
Ernestine
143 Meditation Singers There Must Be A Place
Behold Your Hand
144 Valentinos (4) She's So Good To Me 9/63
(4) Baby, Lots of Luck
145 Soul Stirrers (3) Free At Last
(3) His Love
146 RH Harris/Gospel Paraders Wait On Jesus
????
146 RH Harris/Gospel Paraders Even Me
Oh Lord, Come And Ease
147 Johnnie Morisette I Don't Need Nobody But You 1964
Black Night
148 L. C. (6) Put Me Down Easy
(6) Take Me For What I Am
149 Gus Jenkins (8) Right Shakey
(8) Don't Get Sassy
150 Soul Stirrers (3)(10) Oh Mary Don't You Weep
(3)(10) Looking Back
151 Johnnie Morisette Gotta Keep Smilin' (So Trouble Won't Come)
I'll Never Come Running Back To You
152 Valentinos (5) It's All Over Now 6/64
(4) Tired Of Livin' In The Country
153 Linda Carr Sweet Talk
Jackie, Bobby, Sonny, Billy
154 Soul Stirrers (2) Lead Me To Calvary
(3) Mother, Don't Worry About Me
155 Valentinos (5) Everybody Wants To Fall In Love
(5) Bitter Dreams
156 Johnnie Taylor Oh, How I Love You
Run, But You Can't Hide
157 Patience Valentine Woman In A Man's World
Lost And Looking
DERBY Artist(s) Notes Title Year
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100 Buck Floyd Short, Short Skirt 1961
Tobacco Road
101 Johnnie Taylor Shine, Shine, Shine 1961
Dance What You Wanna
1002 Billy Preston Greazee Part 1 1963
Greazee Part 2
1003 Mel Carter When A Boy Falls In Love 08/63
So Wonderful
1004 Jeannie Robertson Tears Of Happiness
Memories
1005 Mel Carter Time Of Young Love
Wonderful Love
1006 Johnnie Taylor (I'll Always Be) In Love With You 11/63
Baby, We've Got Love
1007 Milt Grayson Wayfarin' Stranger 1964
Your Old Stand-By
1008 Mel Carter After The Parting, The Meeting Is Sweeter
Why I Call Her Name
1009 The Executives (11) Falling In Love
(11) Happy Chatter
1010 Johnnie Taylor (10) I Need Lots Of Love 1964
(10) Getting Married Soon
Notes :
(1) Johnnie Taylor, lead singer
(2) Paul Foster, lead singer
(3) Jimmie Outler, lead singer
(4) Curtis D. Womack, lead singer
(5) Robert Dwayne (Bobby) Womack, lead singer
(6) initials only - actually L. C. Cook
(7) live recording, maybe the same as July 22/1955 Shrine Concert
(8) reissue of GENERAL ARTISTS 1001/2
(9) limited edition
(10) accompanied by (Harold Battiste's) A.F.O. Executives
(11) actually (Harold Battiste's) A.F.O. Executives
ALBUM DISCOGRAPHY
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Artist(s) Notes Title Year
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SAR 501 Soul Stirrers Jesus Be A Fence Around Me
SAR 502 ???
SAR 503 Various Artists Presenting Gospel Pearls
SAR 504 Soul Stirrers Encore With The Soul Stirrers
DERBY 701 Billy Preston Sixteen Year Old Soul 1963
DERBY 702 Mel Carter When A Boy Falls In Love
REFERENCES :
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"DISCOGRAPHY" in : You Send Me : The Life And Times Of Sam Cooke by Daniel
Wolff, etc. (William Morrow, 1995)
"SAM COOKE" by Joanne Palmer, GOLDMINE MAGAZINE, January 2/1987, p. 8-10
"SAR LABEL" in: Sam Cooke : The Man Who Invented Soul by Joe McEwen
(Sire, 1977), p. 45
"SAR LABEL LISTING" by Ray Topping, SHOUT MAGAZINE #97, July 1974, p. 6-8
"SAR RECORDS" by Ray Funk, John Cordell & Mike Sweeney, GOLDMINE MAGAZINE,
August 26/1988, p. 86-88