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1957 Wolwerton Studio, Duncanville, Texas
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FLOPPIN' White Label WLP 8826
SUZIE Q White Label WLP 8826
BABY ARE YOU KIDDIN' Jan LP 33-8011

1/1958 Masters Studio, Los Angeles, California
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STRAIGHT SKIRT* Jan 7-100
SCHOOL OF ROCK'N'ROLL* Jan 7-100
I'LL NEVER BE LONELY* Jane 106
* released as Gene Summers & His Rebels

1958
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FOREVER AND A DAY* Jan 101
POLLY MOLLY* Jan 101
* by the Five Masks, includes Gene Summers

1958 Liberty Studio, Los Angeles, California
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NERVOUS* Jan 11-102
GOTTA LOTTA THAT* Jan 11-102
TWIXTEEN* Jane 106
* released as Gene Summers & His Rebels

1959 Sellers Recording Studio, Dallas, Texas
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ALABAMA SHAKE Unissued
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE Unissued
ALMOST PERSUADED TO LOVE YOU BABY Unissued

1959 Cliff Herring Studio, Fort Worth, Texas
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LOCO CAT (Instr.) White Label WLP 8826
TABOO Lake County LP 504
TOMORROW Alta 104
THE WALTZ YOU SAVED FOR ME Maridene 106
HEARTBREAK HOTEL* Chess 1773
LONELY* Chess 1773
* by BILL SMITH COMBO

1959 Ladrene Productions Studio, Dallas, Texas
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ROCKABOOGIE SHAKE Jan LP 33-8011
BROKEN DREAMS Unissued

1959 Gene Summers Studio, Dallas, Texas
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THE REBEL-JOHNNY YUMA Jan LP 33-8011
HONEY HUSH Jan LP 33-8011
BROKEN DREAMS Unissued

1961 Cliff Herring Studio, Fort Worth, Texas
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YOU SAID YOU LOVED ME Alta 104, Capri 502
MY PICTURE Unissued

1962 Top Ten Recording Studio, Dallas, Texas
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DANCE, DANCE, DANCE Alta 106
JUKEBOX MEMORIES Alta 106

1962 Top Ten Studio, Dallas, Texas
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ALMOST 12 O'CLOCK Lafayette 645
CHAPEL BELLS RINGING Lafayette 645

5/1962 Top Ten Records Inc., Dallas, Texas
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DARLING Unissued

SEP-24-1962 Cliff Herring Studio, Fort Worth, Texas
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TURNIP GREENS White Label WLP 8826
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE Unissued

1963 Cliff Herring Studio, Fort Worth, Texas
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(BIG) BLUE DIAMOND Donnybrook 556, Capri 502

1964 Summit Sound Studio, Dallas, Texas
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JUST BECAUSE Capri 507
ALABAMA SHAKE Capri 507

1964 Cliff Herring Studio, Fort Worth, Texas
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PEANUT BUTTER* Shane 47-2
MONKEY'S UNCLE* Shane 47-2
* as by JAC & JAY with the TOM-TOMS

1966 Summit Sound Studio, Dallas, Texas
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MY PICTURE Donnybrook 557
HEY MY BABY Donnybrook 557

1966 Summit Sound Studio, Dallas, Texas
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JACK & JILL'S NEW HOUSE Capri 513
MY YEAR BOOK Capri 513

1966 Sound City Studio, Dallas, Texas
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THE CLOWN Charay 47, Mercury 72606
GREEN EYED MONSTER Charay 47, Mercury 72606

1966 Sound City Studio, Dallas, Texas
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THE LOSER Soft (S) 1005*
LOOK ALIKE BABY Soft (S) 1005
SWEET THING Soft (S) 1005*
BIG BLUE DIAMOND Maridene M-106
ALL I WANT IS YOU Unissued
ALL THESE THINGS Unissued
* two different b-sides

4/1966 Sellers Recording Studio, Dallas, Texas
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WORLD OF ILLUSION Teardrop 3211
CLOUDY DAY Teardrop 3211

5/1968 Summit Sound Studio, Dallas, Texas
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WHO STOLE THE MARKER FROM THE GRAVE OF BONNIE PARKER Domino 101
THE TABLE ON MY RIGHT Domino 101

1969 Garland, Texas
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TRYING TO GET TO YOU White Label WLP 8826
BE-BOP-A-LULA White Label WLP 8826

11/1970 Summit Sound Studio, Dallas, Texas
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WHEN LOVE CALLS* Domino 104
THE YOUNG VOICES OF CHILDREN* Domino 104, Charay 100
* by Gene Summers & The Platinium Fog

1971 Summit Sound Studio, Dallas, Texas
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HOT PANTS Maridene M-110, Charay 100
SOMETIMES Maridene M-110

1975 Summit Sound Studio, Dallas, Texas
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A MAN CAN CRY Domino D-111
(SHE WAS) DRESSED TO KILL Domino D-111

1976 Real To Reel Studio, Garland Texas
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WINE WINE WINE Lake County LP 502
LEROY Lake County LP 502
LOVER PLEASE Lake County LP 502
MAD MAD WORLD Lake County LP 502
GOOD ROCKIN' TONIGHT Lake County LP 502
MEMPHIS Lake County LP 502
LONG TALL TEXAN Lake County LP 502
FANNIE MAE Lake County LP 502

1976 Real To Reel Studio, Garland Texas
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THE BALLAD OF MOON DOG MAYNE* Frontrow 101
THE MOON DOG WALK** Frontrow 101
* as by by RICKY RINGSIDE
** as by THE FABULOUS CAPRIS, 1971 recording.

1977 Leo Teel Studio, Grand Prairie, Texas
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GOODBYE PRISCILLA (Bye Bye Blue Baby)* Teardrop 3408
DOWN ON THE FARM Unissued
* one sided 45, label misprint should read "Bye Bye Baby Blue"

1977 Leo Teel Studio, Grand Prairie, Texas
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DOWN ON THE FARM Lake County LP 504
DON'T LET YOUR SWEET LOVE DIE Unissued

JUL-21-1977 Real To Reel Studio, Dallas, Texas
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MISTER ROCK AND ROLL Lake County LP 504
AS LONG AS I HAVE YOU Lake County LP 504
YOU NEED MY LOVE Lake County LP 504
I GOT A BABY Lake County LP 504

JUL-28-1977 Real To Reel Studio, Dallas, Texas
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COOL BABY Lake County LP 504
I'VE HAD IT Lake County LP 504
YOU'RE GONNA BE SORRY Lake County LP 504
ROCKIN' DADDY Lake County LP 504

1978 Leo Teel Studio, Grand Prairie, Texas
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LOVE IS MISSING Unissued

3/1979 Leo Teel Studio, Grand Prairie, Texas
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DO YOU THINK I'M SEXY LeCam LC 34*, Country Disco Records 1221**
THE CLOWN LeCam LC 34*, Country Disco Records 1221**
*as by GENE SUMMERS and CROSSFIRE
**as by GENE SUMMERS & DEA

6/1979 Huddlestone's Studio, Garland, Texas
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BURNING LOVE Unissued
FROM GRACELAND TO THE PROMISED LANDUnissued
BIG BLUE DIAMONDS Unissued
CHERRY PIE Unissued
MY DING A LING Unissued
THAT'S ALL RIGHT MAMA Unissued
ROCKIN' ROBIN Unissued
SOUL MAN Unissued
SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND Unissued
YOU CAN HAVE HER Unissued
MIGHTY REAL Unissued
I FEEL GOOD Unissued
HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL Unissued
YOUNG LOVE Unissued
ALL AMERICAN BOY Unissued

1980, Young Un Studio, Nashville Tennessee
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MYSTERY TRAIN Big Beat 0011
I WILL ROCK 'N' ROLL WITH YOU Big Beat 0011
PUT YOUR CAT CLOTHES ON Big Beat 0011
BLUE MONDAY Big Beat 0011
WALK ON BY Big Beat 0011
SINGING THE BLUES Big Beat 0011
BIG RIVER Big Beat 0011
TENNESSEE SATURDAY NIGHT Big Beat 0011
TODAY I STARTED LOVING YOU AGAIN Big Beat 0011
I STILL MISS SOMEONE Big Beat 0011

1983, Sweden, Live with Red Hot Max & The Cats
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RIP IT UP Sunrock SRLP 841
BACK IN THE USA Sunrock SRLP 841
ROCKABILLY REBEL Sunrock SRLP 841
ALMOST 12 O'CLOCK Sunrock SRLP 841
ROCKIN' DADDY Sunrock SRLP 841
SCHOOL OF ROCK 'N' ROLL Sunrock SRLP 841
HOY HOY HOY Sunrock SRLP 841
BE-BOP-A-LULA Sunrock SRLP 841
BABY LET'S PLAY HOUSE Sunrock SRLP 841
HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL Sunrock SRLP 841
BOPPIN' THE BLUES Sunrock SRLP 841
SCHOLL OF ROCK 'N' ROLL Sunrock SRLP 841
GOOD ROCKIN' TONIGHT Sunrock SRLP 841
SPEEDIN' BANKS Sunrock SRLP 841

LP's
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The Southern Cat Rocks On Lake County LP 502
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Spoken Introduction/Almost 12:00 o'clock/Wine Wine Wine/Chapel Bells
Ringing/Leroy/Lover Please/Who Stole The MArker From The Grave Of Bonnie
Parker//Dance Dance Dance/Mad Mad World/Good Rockin' Tonight/Memphis/
Long Tall Texan/Fannie Mae

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Mister Rock And Roll Lake County LP 504
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Mister Rock And Roll/As Long As I Have You/Down On The Farm/You Need My
Love/I Got A Baby/A Man Can Cry//Cool Baby/I've Had It/You're Gonna Be
Sorry/Taboo/Rockin' Daddy/Big Blue Diamond

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Early Rocking Recordings White Label WLP 8826
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School Of Rock And Roll/Floppin'/Nervous/Alabama Shake/Loco Cat (Instr.)
/Turnip Greens/Trying To get To You//Straight Skirt/Hey, My Baby/Gotta
Lotta That/I'll Never Be Lonely/Twixteen/Suzie Q/Be-Bop-A-Lula

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Rock-A-Boogie Shake Jan LP 33-8011
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Rockaboogie Shake/School Of Rock 'n' Roll/Gotta Lotta That/Alabama Shake/
Straight Skirts/Twixteen/Nervous/Baby Are You Kiddin'//Dance, Dance,
Dance/Wine Wine Wine/Mister Rock 'n' Roll/I've had It/You're Gonna Be
Sorry/Big Blue Diamonds/The Rebel-Johnny Yuma/Honey Hush

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Dance Dance Dance Charly 2027
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compilation of songs of the Lake County and Big Beat 10" LP's

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Live In Scandinavia Sunrock SPLP 841
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track listing on session section

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10" LP's
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Texas Rock & Roll Big Beat BB 807
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Wine Wine Wine/Leroy/Who Stole The Marker From The Grave Of Bonnie Parker/
Mad Mad World/I've Had It//Mister Rock And Roll/I Got A Baby/A Man Can
Cry/Rockin' Daddy/Big Blue Diamonds

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In Nashville Big Beat BB 0011
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Mystery Train/I Will Rock And Roll With You/Put Your Cat Clothes On/Blue
Monday/Walk On By//Singing The Blues/Big River/Tennessee Saturday Night/
Today I Started Loving You Again/I Still Miss Someone

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Compilation LP's
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ROCK 'N' ROLL VOL. 2 Collector CL 1009
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School Od Rock 'n' Roll/Nervous/Gotta Lotta That/Twixteen/Alabama Shake/
Straight Skirt (other tracks by Don Eee, Warren Storm, The Squires,
Jimmy Stewart and Billy Harlan)

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THE BIG BEAT SHOW Big Beat BBR 1000
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unknown tracks

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CD's
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SCHOOL OF ROCK AND ROLL Collector CLCD 4420
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School Of Rock And Roll/Straight Skirt/Nervous/Gotta Lotta That/Twixteen/
I'll Never Be Lonely/Dance, Dance, Dance/Almost 12 o'clock/Alabama Shake/
Wine, Wine, Wine/I've Had It/Leroy/Lover Please/Mad Mad World/Loco Cat/
Mister Rock And Roll/Floppin'/Turnip Greens/Hey My Baby/Baby Are You
Kiddin'/You're Gonna Be Sorry/Honey Hush/Rockaboogie Shake/Big Blue
Diamond/I Got A Baby/Rockin' Daddy/Who Stole The Marker (From The Grave
Of Bonnie Parker)/Blue Monday/Big River/The Rebel-Johnny Yuma

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GENE SUMMERS / THE ULTIMATE SCHOOL OF ROCK & ROLL (Crystal Clear Sound)
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1. School of Rock & Roll 2. Nervous 3. Straight Skirts 4. Gotta Lotta
That 5. I'll Never Be Lonely 6. Twixteen 7. Someone Somewhere (unreleased)
8. Alabama Shake (unreleased) 9. Almost Persuaded (unreleased) 10. You
Said You Loved Me 11. Dance Dance Dance 12. If you Don't Come Home
(unreleased) 13. Just Because 14. Fancy Dan (unreleased) 15. Big Blue
Diamonds 16. Someone Somewhere (unreleased) 17. Almost 12 O'clock 18. The
Push (unreleased) 19. The Great Pretender (unreleased) 20. Broken Dreams
(unreleased) 21. Alabama Shake 22. The Clown 23. World of Illusion 24.
Cloudy Day 25. Who Stole the Marker 26. Goodbye Priscilla 27. Susie-Q
28. Baby Are You Kiddin" 29. Twixteen (unreleased) 30. Nervous (unreleased)
31. Rockaboogie Shake 32. Gotta Lotta That (unreleased)

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GENE SUMMERS / THE ULTIMATE SCHOOL OF ROCK & ROLL (Rollercoaster)
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1. School Of Rock’n’roll 2. Nervous 3. Straight Skirts 4. Gotta Lotta
That 5. I’ll Never Be Lonely 6. Twixteen 7. Someone Somewhere (unreleased)
8. Alabama Shake (unreleased) 9. Almost Persuaded (unreleased) 10. Dance
Dance Dance 11. If You Don’t Come Home 12. Just Because 13. Fancy Dan
14. Almost 12 O’clock 15. The Push (unreleased) 16. Broken Dreams
17. Alabama Shake 18. Suzie Q 19. Baby Are You Kiddin’ 20. Twixteen
21. Nervous 22. Rockaboogie Shake 23. Gotta Lotta That 24. Domino
25. Rock ’n’ Roll Ruby 26. So Glad You’re Mine 27. Shake, Baby, Shake
28. Down On The Farm 29. Cool Baby 30. I’ve Had It 31. Rockin’ Daddy
32. Good Rockin’ Tonight 33. Leroy 34. Wine Wine Wine 35. As Long As I
Have You

There were at least two 45's from Switzerland released at the same time
as the Lake County LP's, I don't have those but I remember seeing those
orange pic covers.


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Last revised: syyskuu 26, 1999