The first of several planned volumes that will revisit the catalogue of the late R&B entrepreneur John Dolphin concentrates on rare and unissued material that he produced for the first of his many record labels, Recorded In Hollywood, in the early 1950s.
Chock full of familiar Los Angeles names (Pee Wee Crayton, Jesse Belvin, Scatman Crothers, Red Callender etc) and introduced by legendary R&B DJ (and sometime Dolphin employee) ‘Huggy Boy’, this is as representative a selection of West Coast black music of the pre-rock‘n’roll era as you’ll find anywhere in the Ace catalogue.
All tracks are taken from new transfers of John Dolphin’s original master tapes, with the kind of sound quality that puts the listener in the studio with the musicians.
With sumptuous ‘period’ illustrations and notes by genre and era expert Billy Vera, this is a package that no lover of small group 1950s R&B will be able to resist.
Track listing:
Dolphin’s Radio Jingle - DICK ‘HUGGY BOY’ HUGG
Dolphin’s Theme (Take 1) - RED CALLENDER SEXTETTE
You’re A Mean And Evil Woman (Take 2) - TONY ALLEN
Crying And Walking (Take 1) - PEE WEE CRAYTON
Easy Money (Take 1) - SCATMAN CROTHERS
Tall Tan Baby (Take 1) - MAGGIE JACQUET
Cadillac Baby (Take 2) - LITTLE CAESAR
Baby Doll (Take 1) - MARVIN PHILLIPS
Rock Bottom (Take 2) - RED CALLENDER SEXTETTE
The Blues Has Got Me (Take 1) - UNKNOWN VOCALIST
Hang Your Tears Out To Dry - JESSE BELVIN
Beale Street On Saturday Night (Take 3) - SCATMAN CROTHERS
I’m Knocking On The Door (Take 2) - TONY ALLEN & MAGGIE JACQUET
The Darkest Hour (Take 3) - PEE WEE CRAYTON
Atomic Baby (Take 1) - LINDA HAYES
You Can’t Bring Me Down - LITTLE CAESAR
Forgive Me (Take 2) - PEE WEE CRAYTON
What’s It To You, Jack - LINDA HAYES
The Sun Was Shining (Take 1) - MARVIN PHILLIPS
Pee Wee’s Blues a.k.a Pappy’s Blues (Take 2) - PEE WEE CRAYTON
Papa (I Don’t Treat That Little Girl Mean) - SCATMAN CROTHERS
My Love Comes Tumbling Down - JESSE BELVIN
My Baby Won’t Let Me In (Take 1) - MARVIN PHILLIPS
