Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Mickey and Sylvia



Sylvia Vanderpool (Robinson), *06-03-1936 New York City

McHouston Baker, *15-10-1925 Louisville, KY
By Praguefrank, Kurt Rokitta, Thieu Van De Vorst

SESSIONS
ca July 1951 New York City – Little Sylvia (w. The Heywood Henry Ochestra)
S01 SA-4111 HOW LONG MUST I BE BLUE Savoy 45-816
S02 SA-4112 LITTLE BOY Savoy 45-816
ca August 1952 New York City – Little Sylvia (w.  Buddy Lucas and His Band of Tomorrow)
S03 JB-1-102 A MILLION TEARS 45-5100
S04 JB-1-103 I FOUND SOMEBODY TO LOVE Jubilee 45-5093
S05 23009/JB-1-104?  DRIVE DADDY DRIVE Jubilee 45-5093
S06 JB-1-105 DON'T BLAME MY HEART 45-5100
Early 1953 New York City – Little Sylvia
S07 THE RING 45-5113
S08 BLUE HEAVEN 45-5113
Ca February 1954 New York City - "Little" Sylvia Vanderpool with Mickey Baker and His Band
001 C-1148 FINE LOVE Cat 45-102
002 C-1149 SPEEDY LIFE  Cat 45-102
Mid 1955 New York City – Mickey and Sylvia
003 8140 I'M SO GLAD Rainbow 316/ BCD 15438
004 8141 SEE DE BOOM RUN DUN  316/ BCD 15438
Ca late 1955 New York City – Mickey and Sylvia
005 FOREVER AND A DAY 318 / BCD 15438
006 RISE SALLY RISE 318/9900-2-R BCD 15438
Ca early 1956 1955 New York City – Mickey and Sylvia
007 9666 WHERE IS MY MONEY? 330
008 9667 SEEMS LIKE JUST YESTERDAY 330/ BCD 15438
13 July 1956 RCA Victor Studio, Webster Hall, 125E 11th St., Manhattan, New York City – Mickey And Sylvia
009 G5-WB-5291 WHO KNOWS WHY LX-1102 BCD 15438 ODR 6128
010 G5-JB-6126 NO GOOD LOVER  4G-0164 EGA 18/CAL-863 APM1-0327 9900-2-R BCD 15438 ODR 6128
011 G5-JB-6127 WALKIN' IN THE RAIN 4G-0164 EGA 18/CAL-863 9900-2-R BCD 15438 ODR 6128
17 October 1956 RCA Victor Studio, Webster Hall, 125E 11th St., Manhattan, New York City – Mickey And Sylvia
012 G5-JB-7872 TWO SHADOWS ON YOUR WINDOW BCD-15438
013 G5-JB-7873 LOVE IS STRANGE 4G-0175/CAS 863 APM1-0327 9900-2-R BCD 15438 ODR 6128 CDCHCD 557 CDCHD 1200 [take-4:] BCD 15438
014 G5-JB-7874 I'M GOING HOME 4G-0175/CAS 863 9900-2-R BCD 15438 ODR 6128
015 G5-JB-7875 IN MY HEART  LX-1102 CAS 863 9900-2-R BCD 15438  ODR 6128
ACE CDCHD 557 RADIO GOLD VOL.3 (UK, 1995); ACE CDCHD 1200 GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICAN ROCK AND ROLL VOL.11  (UK, 2007)
7 February 1957 RCA Victor Studio, Webster Hall, 125E 11th St., Manhattan, New York City – Mickey And Sylvia
016 H4-PB-1468 THERE OUGHT TO BE A LAW 4X-0267 EXA 262/ APM1-0327 9900-2-R BCD 15438 ODR 6128 CDCHD 1190
017 H4-PB-1469 TOO MUCH WEIGHT LX 1102 BCD 15438 ODR 6128
018 H4-PB-1470 DEAREST 4X-0267 EXA 262/CAS 863 APM1-0327 9900-2-R BCD 15438 ODR 6128
019 H4-PB-1471 TWO SHADOWS ON YOUR WINDOW 4X-0280/CAS 638 BCD 15438 ODR 6128
ACE CDCHD 1190 GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICAN ROCK AND ROLL THE FOLLOW-UP HITS  (UK, 2008)
11 April 1957 RCA Victor Studio, Webster Hall, 125E 11th St., Manhattan, New York City – Mickey And Sylvia
020 H4-PB-3409 PEACE OF MIND LX 1102 9900-2-R  BCD 15438 ODR 6128
021 H4-PB-3410 WHERE IS MY HONEY 4X-0297/LX 1102 9900-2-R BCD 15438  ODR 6128
022 H4-PB-3411 A NEW IDEA ON LOVE LX-1102 APM1-0327 BCD 15438 ODR 6128
023 H4-PB-3412 SAY THE WORD  LX-1102 APM1-0327 9900-2-R BCD 15438 ODR 6128 JASCD 698
024 H4-PB-3413 LOVE WILL MAKE YOU FAIL IN SCHOOL 4X-0280/LX 1102 CAS 863 APM1-0327 9900-2-R  BCD 15438 ODR 6128
025 H4-PB-3414 SHAKE IT UP  LX-1102 9900-2-R BCD 15438 ODR 6128
JASMINE JASCD 698 DOC POMUS SINGER/SONGWRITER (UK, 2013, 2CD)
12 July 1957 RCA Victor Studio, Webster Hall, 125E 11th St., Manhattan, New York City – Mickey And Sylvia (Mickey Baker [vcl/gt], Sylvia Robinson [vcl/gt], + Everett Barksdale [gt], Abie Baker [bass], Panama Francis [drums], Ernie Hayes [piano], King Curtis [tnr sax], Haywood Henry [bari sax]. Producer: Bob Rolontz)
026 H4-PB-4591 LOVE IS A TREASURE  4X-0290/CAS 863 BCD 15438
027 H4-PB-4592 LET'S HAVE A PICNIC 4X-0290/ BCD 15438
028 H4-PB-4593 I'M WORKING AT THE FIVE AND DIME BCD 15438
029 H4-PB-4594? I GOTTA BE HOME BY TEN  BCD 15438
17 July 1957 RCA Victor Studio, Webster Hall, 125E 11th St., Manhattan, New York City – Mickey And Sylvia
030 H4-PB-5220 LOVING YOU DARLING  BCD-15438
Ca August 1957 RCA Victor Studio, Webster Hall, 125E 11th St., Manhattan, New York City – Mickey And Sylvia
031 H4-PB-6518 THERE'LL BE NO BACKIN' OUT 4X-0297/ APM1-0327 BCD 15438
032 H4-PB-6519 SUMMERTIME BCD-15438
033 H4-PB-6520 HOW LONG unissued/lost
3 April 1958 RCA Victor Studio, Webster Hall, 125E 11th St., Manhattan, New York City – Mickey And Sylvia
034 J4-PB-2615-9 BEWILDERED 4X-0324/ APM1-0327 9900-2-R BCD 15438 ODR 6128 [take-2:] BCD 15438
035 J4-PB-2616-12 ROCK AND STROLL ROOM 4X-0324/9900-2-R BCD 15438 [take-1:] BCD 15438
036 J4-PB-2617 I'LL ALWAYS WANT YOU NEAR unissued/lost
23 May 1958 RCA Victor Studio, Webster Hall, 125E 11th St., Manhattan, New York City – Mickey And Sylvia
037 J4-PB-3969 HELLO STRANGER unissued/lost
038 J4-PB-3970 MY LOVE unissued/lost
039 J4-PB-3971 MOMMY OUT DE LIGHT unissued/lost
9 July 1958 RCA Victor Studio, Webster Hall, 125E 11th St., Manhattan, New York City – Mickey And Sylvia
040 J4-PB-5349 IT'S YOU I LOVE 4X-0334/9900-2-R BCD 15438
041 J4-PB-5350 TRUE TRUE LOVE 4X-0334/ BCD 15438
042 J4-PB-5351 WOE WOE IS ME unissued/ lost
043 J4-PB-5352 CAN'T GET YOU ON THE PHONE  9900-2-R
15 October 1958 RCA Victor Studio, Webster Hall, 125E 11th St., Manhattan, New York City – Mickey And Sylvia
044 J2-PB-7247 TO THE VALLEY 47-7403/ BCD 15438
045 J2-PB-7248 OH YEAH UH HUH 47-7403/ BCD 15438
046 J2-PB-7249 I'LL ALWAYS WANT YOU NEAR incomplete/lost
20 July 1960 RCA Victor Studio, Webster Hall, 125E 11th St., Manhattan, New York City – Mickey And Sylvia
047 L5-PW-3056 WHAT WOULD I DO 47-7811/ APM1-0327 9900-2-R BCD 15438
048 L5-PW-3057 MOMMY OUT DE LIGHT 47-7774/CAS 863 BCD 15438
049 L5-PW-3058 SWEETER AS THE DAY GOES BY 47-7774/9900-2-R BCD 15438
050 L5-PW-3059 LOVE LESSON  47-7877/ BCD 15438
26 September 1960 RCA Victor Studio, Webster Hall, 125E 11th St., Manhattan, New York City – Mickey And Sylvia
051 L5-PW-4437 THIS IS MY STORY 47-7811/ APM1-0327 9900-2-R BCD 15438
052 L5-PW-4438 GONNA WORK OUT FINE  BCD-15438
Ca November 1960 RCA Victor Studio, Webster Hall, 125E 11th St., Manhattan, New York City – Mickey And Sylvia
053 L5-PW-5150 I'M GLAD FOR YOUR SAKE  BCD-15438
054 L5-PW-5151 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING  BCD-15438
14 February 1961 RCA Victor Studio, Webster Hall, 125E 11th St., Manhattan, New York City – Mickey And Sylvia
055 M5-PW-1173 BABY YOU'RE SO FINE BCD-15438
056 M5-PW-1174 LOVE IS THE ONLY THING  47-7877/ APM1-0327
057 M5-PW-1175 DEAREST  BCD-15438
1 March 1961 RCA Victor Studio, Webster Hall, 125E 11th St., Manhattan, New York City – Mickey And Sylvia
058 M5-PW-1200 BABY YOU'RE SO FINE BCD-15438
059 M5-PW-2211 NO GOOD LOVER  BCD-15438
22 May 1961 RCA Victor Studio, Webster Hall, 125E 11th St., Manhattan, New York City – Mickey And Sylvia
060 M5PW-3203 LOVEDROPS unissued/lost
061 M5PW-3204 BABY YOU'RE SO FINE  BCD-15438
Ca June 1961 unknown  – Mickey And Sylvia (Mickey Baker [vcl/gt],Sylvia Robinson [vcl/gt], Jesse Knight [bass], TNT Tribble [drums], Ike Turner [piano)
062 894-W-1185 BABY YOU'RE SO FINE  Willow 45-23000 Stang 5047/BCD-15438 NEM CD 763 [pt 1+2]
063 894-W-1186 LOVEDROPS Willow 45-23000
Ca September 1961 unknown – Mickey And Sylvia
064 894-W-1191 SINCE I FEEL FOR YOU 45-23004/ NEM CD 763
065 894-W-1193 HE GAVE ME EVERETHING 45-23004/ NEM CD 763
066 894-W-1196 DARLING (I MISS YOU SO) 45-23002/ NEM CD 763
067 894-W-1199 I'M GUILTY 45-23002/ NEM CD 763
068 HUCKLEBUCK NEM CD 763
069 MICKEY’S BLUES –instr.- NEM CD 763
070 ANYTIME YOU WANT TO DO  Stang 5047/NEM CD 763
071 SYLVIA’S BLUES –instr.-  NEM CD 763
072 LOVING YOU DARLING NEM CD 763
073 OUR LOVE NEM CD 763
074 I CAN’T HELP IT NEM CD 763
075 LOVE IS THE ONLY THING NEM CD 763
Ca Spring 1962 Soul Sound Studios, Englewood. NJ   – Mickey And Sylvia
076 894-W-2006 LOVE IS STRANGE 45-23006/NEM CD 763
077 894-W-2007 WALKING IN THE RAIN 45-23006/ NEM CD 763
25 November 1964 RCA Victor Studio, Webster Hall, 125E 11th St., Manhattan, New York City – Mickey And Sylvia
078 RPA1-4491 FALLIN' IN LOVE unissued
079 RPA1-4492 GYPSY 47-8517
080 RPA1-4493 FROM THE BEGINNG OF TIME  47-8582/BCD-15438
081 RPA1-4494 YOURS BCD-15438
13 January 1965 RCA Victor Studio, Webster Hall, 125E 11th St., Manhattan, New York City – Mickey And Sylvia
082 SPA1-1818 FALLIN' IN LOVE  47-8582/ BCD 15438
083 SPA1-1819 LET'S SHAKE SOME MORE  47-8517/ BCD 15438
August 1965 unknown – Mickey and Sylvia
084 K 12051 LOVE IS STRANGE K-6006
085 K 12052 DARLING K-6006
1968 Soul Sound Studios, Englewood. NJ - Mickey and Sylvia
086 894-W-1186 LOVEDROPS All Platinum PL 2307/ NEM CD 763
087 100BG BECAUSE YOU (DO IT TO MY BABY) All Platinum PL 2307/ NEM CD 763
1969 Soul Sound Studios, Englewood. NJ - Mickey and Sylvia
088 127NO ROCKY RACCOON Stang 5004
089 135GM SOULING WITH MICKEY AND SYLVIA Stang 5004/ NEM CD 763 

           
ALBUMS
Vik LX-1102 New Sounds: Love Will Make You Fail In School; Peace Of Mind; Rise Sally Rise; Who Knows Why?; Say The Word; Too Much Weight; Where Is My Honey?; Seems Like Just Yesterday; A New Idea On Love; Forever And A Day; I've Got A Feeling; Shake It Up – 57 (reissued in 2015 on Oldays ODR 6128 [Japan] with bonus tracks: Love Is Strange; I’m Going Home; Walkin’ In The Rain; No Good Lover; There Oughta Be A Law; I’m So Glad; Dearest; Se De Boom Run Dun; Bewildered)
RCA Camden CAL/CAS-863 Love Is Strange: Love Is Strange; Walkin' In The Rain; Dearest; In My Heart; Mommy Out De Light; Love Is Treasure; Two Shadows On Your Window; Love Will Make You Fail In School; No Good Lover; I'm Going Home - 65
RCA Victor APM1-0327 Do It Again: Love Is Strange; What Would I Do; A New Idea On Love; Love Will Make You Fail In School; There'll Be No Backing Out; Bewildered; No Good Lover; Dearest; Say The Word; Love Is The Only Thing; There Oughta Be A Law; This Is My Story – 73
RCA 9900-2-R Love Is Strange and Other Hits: Love Is Strange; Rise Sally Rise; This Is My Story; There Oughta Be A Law; No Good Lover; Rock And Stroll Room; Shake It Up; Peace Of Mind; Sweeter As The Days Go By; Bewildered; What Would I Do; Say The Word; In My Heart; Walking In The Rain; Dearest; Where Is My Honey; It's You I Love; Love Will Make You Fail In School; I'm Going Home; Can't Get You On The Phone – 03-90
Bear Family [GER] BCD 15438 Love Is Strange:  Love Is Strange (master); Rise Sally Rise; I'm So Glad; Forever And A Day; Seems Like Just Yesterday; Se De Boom Run Dun; No Good Lover; Peace Of Mind; Love Is Strange (take 4); Walkin' In The Rain; In My Heart; Two Shadows On Your Window; Who Knows Why; I'm Going Home; There Oughta Be A Law; Dearest; Where Is My Honey; Too Much Weight; Let's Have A Picnic; A New Idea On Love; Say The Word; Love Will Make You Fail In School; I Gotta Be Home By Ten; Love Is A Treasure; Loving You Darling; I'm Working At The Five And Dime (You're At The A + P); Shake It Up; Peace Of Mind; Two Shadows On Your Window; Where Is My Honey;  There'll Be No Backin' Out; Summertime; Rock And Stroll Romm (take 1); Rock And Stroll Romm (take 12); It's You I Love; True True Love; Bewildered (take 2); Bewildered (take 9); Oh Yeah! Uh Huh; To The Valley; Mommy Out De Light; Gonna Work Out Fine; What Would I Do; Sweeter As The Day Goes By; I'm Glad For Your Sake; I Hear You Knockin'; Love Lesson; This Is My Story; Baby You're So Fine (1); Love Is The Only Thing; No Good Lover; Dearest; Baby You're So Fine (2); From The Beginning Of Time; Gypsy; Yours; Let's Shake Some More; From The Beginning Of Time; Fallin' In Love; Baby You're So Fine – 90 (double)
Sequel [UK] NEM CD 763 The Willow Sessions: Love Is Strange; He Gave Me Everything; Love Drops; Hucklebuck; Baby You're So Fine, Pt. 1; Mickey's Blues; Anytime; Darling (I Miss You So); Walking In The Rain; I'm Guilty; Loving You Darling; Sylvia's Blues; Since I Fell For You; Baby You're So Fine, Pt. 2; Soulin' With Mickey And Sylvia; Because You Do It to Me; Our Love [alternate take]; I Can't Help It; Love Is The Only Thing - 96
Collectables COL-CD-5833 Love Is Strange - A Golden Classics Edition: Love Is Strange; Se De Boom Run Dun; Where Is My Honey; I'm So Glad; Rise Sally Rise; No Good Lover; Walkin' In The Rain; I'm Going Home; There Oughta Be A Law; Dearest; Bewildered; Mommy Out De Light; This Is My Story; Say The Word; Love Is A Treasure; What Would I Do; Oh Yeah! Uh-Huh; Love Will Make You Fail In School – 04-97


EPs
RCA
Groove EGA 18  Love Is Strange;  I'm Going Home / No Good Lover;  Walkin' In The Rain – 57 (MX: H5JH 9856/7)
Vik EXA-262 There Oughta Be A Law;  I'm So Glad / Dearest;  See De Boom Run Dun – 57 (MX: H4PH-2150/1)



SINGLES
Savoy (1951)  Little Sylvia
45-816 Little Boy / How Long Must I Be Blue – 08-51 (rev. Sep. 1)
Jubilee (1952) Little Sylvia
45-5093 I Found Somebody To Love / Drive Daddy Drive – 09-52
45-5100 A Million Tears / Don't Blame My Heart – 11-52 (rev. Nov. 8)
45-5113 The Ring / Blue Heaven – 03-53 (rev. March 21)
Cat (1954)
45-102 Fine Love / Speedy Life – 04-54 "Little" Sylvia Vanderpool and Mickey Baker and His Band (rev. Apr. 24)
Rainbow (1955)
45-316 I'm So Glad / See De Boom Run Dun – 07-55 (rev. July 30)
45-318 Forever And A Day / Rise Sally Rise – 12-55 (rev. Dec. 31)
45-330 Where Is My Money? / Seems Like Just Yesterday – 03-56
RCA Victor
Groove
G/4G-0164 No Good Lover / Walkin' In The Rain – 08-56 (rev. Aug. 18)
G/4G-0175 Love Is Strange / I'm Going Home – 11-56 (rev. Nov. 24)
Vik
X/4X-0267 There Oughta Be A Law / Dearest – 03-57
X/4X-0280 Love Will Make You Fail In School / Two Shadows On Your Window – 06-57
X/4X-0290 Love Is A Treasure / Let's Have A Picnic – 08-57
X/4X-0297 There'll Be No Backin' Out / Where Is My Honey – 09-57
4X-0324 Rock And Stroll Room / Bewildered – 04-58 (rev. Apr. 28)
4X-0334 It's You I Love / True, True Love – 07-57
RCA Victor
47-7403 To The Valley / Ph Yeah ! Uh Huh – 11-58 (rev. Nov. 17)
47-7774 Sweeter As The Day Goes By / Mommy Out De Light – 08-60 (rev. Aug. 22)
47-7811 What Would I Do / This Is My Story – 11-60 (rev. Nov. 7)
37/47-7877 Love Is The Only Thing / Love Lesson – 61
447-0599 Love Is Strange / Love Is A Treasure – 6-  (RCA Gold Standard)
Collectables 4568 Love Is Strange / Dearest – 89
Willow
45-23000 Baby, You're So Fine / Lovedrops – 07-61
45-23002 Darling (I Miss You So) / I'm Guilty – 11-61 (rev. Nov. 13)
45-23004 Since I Feel For You / He Gave Me Everething – 02-62 (rev Feb. 17)
45-23006 Love Is Strange / Walking In The Rain – 05-62 (rev. May 26)
RCA Victor (1964-65)
45-8517 Let's Shake Some More / Gypsy – 03-65
45-8582 From The Beginning Of Time / Fallin' In Love – 05-65
King (1965)
K-6006 Love Is Strange / Darling – 65
All Platinum (1968)
PL-2307 Because You (Do It To Me Baby) / Love Drops - 69
Stang
ST-5004 Rocky Raccoon / Souling With Mickey And Sylvia - 69
ST- 5047 Baby You're So Fine / Anytime You Want To Do - 73
Rainbow
45-S141 Love Is Strange / Se De Boom Run Dun   (unknown versions)

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