RER
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Post by RER on Dec 1, 2009 22:13:23 GMT -5
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Post by David Sechrest on Dec 1, 2009 23:42:10 GMT -5
By all indications, it looks like the 45 Drifting/Midnight Express was pressed by King Records out of Cincinnati Ohio.
King had quite a name as an Indie in the 1950's. In mid-1947, disc jockeys were under attack. The American Federation of Musicians and the American Federation of Radio Artists started complaining that Congress pass legislation to to stifle them. Heck, even Richard Nixon was involved in all the goings-on.
Amidst all this, in January, 1948, New York's International Studios, the place where many Indies recorded and mastered the records, was destroyed by fire. King alone lost all of the early recordings of Wynonie Harris, Bull Moose Jackson, and Ivory Joe Hunter. Sad this is...they could not be re-recorded at the time.
King stated they sold 250,000 copies of Wayne Raney's "Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me" in 1949.
Syd Nathan founded King Records in 1945. Coupled with Cincinnati's WCKY radio station (New York could pick it up at night) talent that Nathan recorded, he was one of those lucky ones that had "found the formula." He swayed the Stanley Brothers away from Columbia.
King was also one of the first companies to release their rhythm-and-blues and country artists on 33 1/3 records.
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Post by richard on Dec 1, 2009 23:45:11 GMT -5
David, you are probably right, but I do recall for a short time that the corner of 3rd and Franklin Street had a record sales store, but I don't remember the name. It was down the street East from the Gause. It may have not been open that long, but I do remember buying 45s there. Maybe, we will find more information on what you are saying as we press along in discovery of Columbus history. I wish others would provide their thoughts of the past but that is hard to get most of the time. Bob Ernie’s Record Shop from the 1956 Log.
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Post by vinylfool on Dec 2, 2009 0:09:55 GMT -5
Cloyd released six 45s that I know of, from 1955 - 1960.
Patty Spangler w/ Bob Davis Quartet - 1955 - Capitol pressing (Scranton, PA) Patty Spangler - 1956 - Columbia pressing - Chicago Jimmy Tennant & the Tennant hands - 1959 - RCA - Indpls Jerry Parsons & the Blue jeans - 1959 - King - Cinci Dawnbeats - 1959 - King - Cinci Walkin' Bill Smith - 1960 - King - Cinci
The recording studio is a good question. The only one in town I was aware of was north, maybe 16th st?
And the 1st 45 was also released as a 78. I may still have it, I'll look.
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Post by David Sechrest on Dec 2, 2009 1:44:09 GMT -5
vinylfool, I hope you got my message on your blog. Thanks so much for the dvd. I've had a real blast watching it! Great stuff!
For those who may wonder what I'm talking about, vinylfool sent me a dvd of Bandstand 13, an old dance program on WLWI, Channel 13. There were a lot of extra things on the dvd as well.
I enjoyed it so much!
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Post by David Sechrest on Dec 2, 2009 15:27:12 GMT -5
I'll have to dig out my copy of Larry Goshen's Let The Good Times Roll, but according to an internet websource, the Dawnbeats were not from Columbus. They were from Indianapolis.
Which peaks my curiosity even more as to why the band would come to Columbus (Hinkle's) to record on the AMP label. I'm sure that Indy had their own Indies at the time.
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Post by vinylfool on Dec 2, 2009 23:22:17 GMT -5
Glad you enjoyed it David. Still have some unknowns on it, but maybe we'll work that out soon too.
As for the Dawnbeats and Cloyd, I guess I will ask of the bands / performers that AMP released records of, did any live in the area? Maybe some of the regulars here might know. Tom Pickett seems to know a bit about Cloyd's operation, I should ask him.
I was told when Cloyd passed away, his wife gave all the record masters, pressing plates, and assorted "stuff" to a local collector. Unfortunately, he passed away also a couple of years back, and I have no idea where the history is now. A good mystery to solve.
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jdhinkle
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Post by jdhinkle on Dec 3, 2009 11:40:40 GMT -5
I MENTIONED THE OTHER DAY THAT I HAVE CLOYD HINKLE'S SON'S EMAIL
IF DAVE VINAL GUY WOULD LIKE TO TRY TO CONTACT HIM
SEND ME AN EMAIL AT JDHLKH@AOL.COM
IM NOT SURE WHAT HE KNOWS BUT HE MAY BE A GOOD SOURCE
JDHINKLE
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Post by David Sechrest on Dec 3, 2009 14:29:09 GMT -5
vinylfool, thanks for all that great information.
Jack, I sent you an email...
I've received a couple of emails from a couple of people (not sure why they didn't leave the info here so I won't name them), regarding Preston Electronics.
Right offhand, I don't know how far Preston's date back, but I definitely remember walking by their building at the southeast corner of 15th and Washington when I was in high school. I worked at Standard Grocery and would either walk down Lafayette (we lived at the corner of 16th and Lafayette), or I'd cut across 16th to Washington and walk down that way. I always looked in their shop window, as they had some sort of audio equipment set up. I never went in the place (most likely thinking I didn't have the money to buy anything there), but can attest it was there in the 1969-1970 time frame.
The 1962 phone book lists a Preston Sound Equipment at 1453 Washington St. (se corner of 15th and Washington, by the way).
The reason I mention Preston's is, apparently, there was a recording studio inside, and from what the email relates, people did record inside Preston's.
Greg Armstrong, a 1970 CHS graduate, took over that building at some point and spent quite a few years there, but Greg recently moved out and I think the building is still offered for rent.
Mike Morrison comes over and visits every Wednesday. I'll have to ask him if he know anything about the collector that ended up with the items vinylfool mentioned. Since Mike and I both collect vinyl, maybe he might have a lead...I'll also try to get out and contact Tom Pickett, too.
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Post by vinylfool on Dec 3, 2009 22:32:18 GMT -5
Preston's at 15th makes sense now, I received this e*mail a few years back from a native '60's band member.
"I could make you a copy of the tape of the *********** recorded in 63 at the Studio there on Washington street. Surprisingly for a bunch of High School kids the thing is damn good. Oh it was Guy Prestons recording studio."
Named changed to protect the guilty! But it fits together real nicely.
If you don't know my "coded" collectors name for the AMP material, let me know, he was pretty well known about town.
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Post by David Sechrest on Dec 10, 2009 17:09:34 GMT -5
vinylfool said: "I could make you a copy of the tape of the *********** recorded in 63 at the Studio there on Washington street.
vinylfool, did you get a copy of the recording?
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Post by vinylfool on Dec 19, 2009 22:38:10 GMT -5
No I haven't received it yet. Some musicians, not unlike me, are "pokey".
What vinyl do you collect, I have "some".
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