Thursday, July 17, 2014

Phil Phillips



John Phillip Baptiste, *14-03-1931, Lake Charles, LA, +14-03-2020
By Praguefrank, Michel Ruppli, Dik DeHeer, Thieu Van De Vorst, Carl G. Cederblad, Rog Peyton

SESSIONS


1953 unknown, LA – The Gateway Quartet (John Phillip Batiste, Edward Batiste, Elijah Batiste, Mack Robinson)
G01 SAMSON AND DELILAH Dot 45-1174
G02 SAVE ME, LORD Dot 45-1174
G03 GO DOWN TO THE RIVER 45-1175
G04 I WANNA GO TO HEAVEN 45-1175
G05 FOUR AND TWENTY ELDERS 45-1176
G06 SUN DIDN’T SHINE 45-1176
G07 LOOK AWAY 45-1177
G08 STEAL AWAY 45-1177
G09 I'LL SHAKE MOTHER'S HAND 45-1178
G10 YOU CAN'T DO WRONG 45-1178
Early 1959 Goldband Recording Studio, Lake Charles, LA - Phil Phillips With The Twilights (Phil Phillips [vcl/gt], Ernest Jacobs [piano] + more musicians)
001 KH-530/YW 18523 JUELLA Khoury’s 711 Mercury 71464X45 / BCD 16981
002 KH-531/YW 18524 SEA OF LOVE Khoury’s 711 Mercury 71464X45 /SR 60217 SR 60234 BCD 16981
MERCURY MG 20511/SR 60217 GOLDEN GOODIES: THE ORIGINAL RECORDINGS OF MILLION RECORD SELLERS (1959)
September 1959 Goldband Recording Studio, Lake Charles, LA  - Phil Phillips with The Twilights and The Cupcakes
003 YW 18952/PB 2200? DON’T LEAVE ME unissued/ BCD 16981
004 YW 18953.PB 2201 TAKE THIS HEART 71531X45/ BCD 16981
Fall 1959 Mercury Sound Studio, New York City -Phil Phillips (orch. Cond. By Fred Norman. Producer: Clyde Otis)
005 YW 19184/PB 2580 WEEPING WILLOW SR 60234 BCD 16981
006 YW 19185/PB 2581 DARLING NEVER LET ME GO SR 60234 BCD 16981
007 YW 19186/PB 2582 MY DARLING SR 60234 BCD 16981
008 YW 19187/PB 2583 YOUR LOVE ALONE unissued
009 YW 19188/PB 2584 PROVIDING 71550X45 / BCD 16981
010 YW 19189/PB 2585 DON´T LEAVE ME 71550X45 / BCD 16981
011 YW 19190/PB 2586 SWEET AFFECTION 71817/ BCD 16981
012 YW 19191/PB 2587 I’LL NEVER LET YOU GO unissued
013 YW 19192/PB 2588 YOUR TRUE LOVE ONCE MORE 71611x45/ BCD 16981
014 YW 19193/PB 2589 VERDIE MAE 71531X45 /SR 60172 BCD 16981
MERCURY MG 20493/SR 60172 14 NEWIES BUT GOODIES (1960)
Fall 1959 Mercury Sound Studio, New York City -Phil Phillips (orch. Cond. By Fred Norman)
015 YW 19206/PB 2590 STORMY WEATHER (KEEPS RAININ‘ ALL THE TIME) 71649/SR 60234 BCD 16981 [alt.*] BCD 16981
016 YW 19207PB 2591 UNCHAINED MELODY  SR 60234 BCD 16981
*on BCD 16981 listed as first version, no recording info found
Early 1960 Mercury Sound Studio, New York City -Phil Phillips (orch. Cond. By Belford Hendricks)
017 YW 19799/PB 3098 COME BACK MY DARLING 71656/SR 60234 BCD 16981
018 YW 19800/PB 3099 YES I’LL GET BY  SR 60234 BCD 16981
019 YW 19801/PB 3100 GHOST OF ST. MARIA SR 60234 BCD 16981
020 YW 19802/PB 3101 ANGEL MY ANGEL SR 60234 BCD 16981
021 YW 19803/PB 3102 SKYLARK unissued
022 YW 19804/PB 3103 WHAT WILL I TELL MY HEART 71611X45/ BCD 16981
023 YW 19805/PB 3104 DON’T CRY BABY 71649/SR 60234 BCD 16981
024 YW 19806/PB 3105 NOBODY KNOWS AND NOBODY CARES 71656/SR 60234 BCD 16981
October 1960 Mercury Sound Studio, New York City -Phil Phillips
025 YW 20264/PS 491 BETRAY 71817/ BCD 16981
026 YW 20265/PS 492 NO ONE ELSE BUT YOU  71746/ BCD 16981
027 YW 20266/PS 493 I LOVE TO LOVE YOU 71746 / BCD 16981
028 YW 20267/PS 494 LOVE IS WONDERFUL unissued/ BCD 16981
1964 unknown, LA – Phil Phillips
029 YOU DON'T WANT ME ANYMORE Tamm T 2004
030 I'M ALONE BECAUSE I LOVE YOU Tamm T 2004
1966 unknown, LA – Phil Phillips
031 SoN 37221 PLEASE FORGIVE ME  Clique CR 100
032 SoN 37222 BEWARE CR 100
1966 unknown, LA – Phil Phillips
033 SoN 45481 CONFUSIONS Clique CR 105
034 SoN 45482 MY LOVE IS TRUE  Clique CR 105
1968 Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Sheffield, AL – Phil Phillips
035 LH 7065 I CAN'T LIVE MY LIFE WITHOUT YOU Lanor 551
036 LH 7066 THAT'S WHAT MY HEART NEEDS  551
1968 Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Sheffield, AL – Phil Phillips
037 LH7103081 IT’S ALL RIGHT Lanor 559
038 LH7103082 THE EVIL DOPE 559
2002 unknown – Phil Phillips
039 SEA OF LOVE  SweetMellow CD single
040 BE MINDFUL WHAT YOU DO  Sweet Mellow CD single
041-050  unknown unissued tracks

prob. from  sessions above (on digital album Phil Phillips):
BE A SERVANT
BY AND BY
CALL ON THE NAME
DON'T WAIT
DRY BONES
HEY Y'ALL

 




ALBUMS

Mercury MG 20574/SR 60234 Sea Of Love: Sea Of Love; Weeping Willow; Darling Never Let Me Go; My Darling; Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All The Time); Unchained Melody; Come Back My Darling;  Yes I'll Get By;  Ghost Of St. Maria;  Angel My Angel;  Don't Cry Baby; Nobody Knows And Nobody Cares – 60 (according to bsnpubs site the album was not issued)
Bear Family [GER] BCD 16981 Sea Of Love: Sea Of Love;  Ghost Of St. Maria;  Weeping Willow;  Don't Cry Baby;  Unchained Melody;  Angel My Angel;  Darling Never Let Me Go;  Nobody Knows And Nobody Cares;  Stormy Weather;  Yes I'll Get By;  My Darling;  Come Back My Darling;  Verdie Mae;  Don't Leave Me;  Take This Heart;  Betray;  No One Else But You;  I Love To Love You;  Love Is Wonderful;  Providing;  Don't Leave Me;  Sweet Affection;  Your True Love Once More;  What Will I Tell My Heart;  Juella;  Stormy Weather - 08

Phil Phillips no # Phil Phillips: [previusly unissued tracks:] Be a Servant; By and By; Call on the Name; Don't Wait; Dry Bones; Hey Y'All; [Mercury tracks:] Betray; Come Back My Darling; Don't Leave Me; I Love To Love You; Love is Wonderful; Nobody Knows and Nobody Cares; Weeping Willow – 1- (digital: iTunes)
 

SINGLES
Dot (1953) The Gateway Quartet
45-1174 Samson And Delilah / Save Me, Lord - 53
45-1175 Go Down To The River / I Wanna Go To Heaven - 53
45-1176 Four And Twenty Elders / Sun Didn’t Shine - 53
45-1177 Look Away / Steal Away - 53
45-1178 I'll Shake Mother's Hand / You Can't Do Wrong - 53
Khoury’s (1959)
711 Sea Of Love / Juella - 59
Mercury (1959-60)
71464x45 Sea Of Love / Juella – 05-59 (reissue of Khoury’s 711)
71531x45 Take This Heart / Verdie Mae – 10-59 (rev. Oct. 19)
71550x45 Providing / Don´t Leave Me – 12-59 (rev. Jan. 4, 1960)
71611x45 What Will I Tell My Heart / Your True Love Once More – 03-60
71649 Stormy Weather / Don't Cry Baby – 06-60
71657 Come Back My Darling /Nobody Knows And Nobody Cares – 07-60
71746 I Love To Love You / No One Else But You – 12-60
71817 Betray / Sweet Affection – 05-61 (rev. May 29)
30116 Sea Of Love / Juella – 63 (reissue)
Tamm (1964)
T 2004 You Don't Want Me Anymore / I'm Alone Because I Love You - 64
Clique (1966)
CR 100 Please Forgive Me / Beware – 66
CR 105 Confusions / My Love Is True - 66
Lanor (1968)
551 I Can't Live My Life Without You /  That's What My Heart Needs - 68
559 It’s All Right / The Evil Dope – 68 (also 69 listed)
Ripete  (probably reissue)
R45-152 Mother In Law [not P.P.,1961]/ Sea Of Love
Sweet Mellow (2002)
No # Sea Of Love / Be Mindful What You Do - 03 (CD)
 

Bob Wolfe



By Jim Loessberg, Praguefrank
SESSIONS
ca. February 1955 unknown - Bob and Wanda Wolfe [leased masters]
K3943 HOME MADE WINE  King 45-1450
K3944 FULL MOON  45-1450
1970 unknown – Bob Wolfe
PRP 23351 SLOW DOWN DRIVER Up Date 0001
PRP 23352 ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN  Up Date 0002
1973 unknown – Bob and Hazel Wolfe
API 1037A GONNA PUT MY LOVE ON YOU Atteirm API-1037
API 1037B YOU ARE ALL I LOVE Atteirm API-1037
IT SURE WAS LOVE (WHILE IT LASTED) API-1050
LIVING IN A HOUSE API-1050
1970s unknown – Bob and Hazel Wolfe
YOUG LOVE Atteiram 114
Unknown title Atteiram 114
I am not sure if tracks above were recorded by the same artist, it may have been possibly two or three persons


SINGLES
King (1955)
45-1450 Home Made Wine / Full Moon – 07-03-55 w. Wanda Wolfe
Up Date (1970)
0001 Slow Down Driver / On The Other Side Of Town - 70
Atteiram (1973)
API-1037 Gonna Put My Love On You / You Are All I Love – 73 w. Hazel Wolfe
API-1050 It Sure Was Love (While It Lasted) / Living In A House – 73 w. Hazel Wolfe
114 Young Love / ? – 7-