Okay, here is what I have:



Walking Around In Circles - Spiders
"Don't Knock" is better, but this is pretty close.

Night Train - James Brown
Came out on a single in 1962.

Kansas City - Brenda Lee
Not on a single until 1968.

Hey Girl - Smiley Lewis
Nothing But The Blues - Smiley Lewis
"Standing On The Corner" is a bit better than both of these.

Mr. Charles Blues - Ray Charles
Don't think this was a single. From the Atlantic album "The Genius Sings
The Blues."

This Kind of Love - Roy Orbison
Came out in a couple other countries as a single in 1965.

Hillbilly Music (Country Music Is Here To Stay) - Jerry Lee Lewis
From the Sun album "Jerry Lee's Greatest."

Green Sally, Up - Jessie Pratcher, Mattie Gardner & Mary Gardner
Short song from some album that year.

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On Tue, 10 Sep 2024 6:20:49 +0000, Roger wrote:

Ten fave album tracks chosen from my yearly Favorites lists

Today………from 1961

None of these were issued as singles in USA

Chuck Berry|Route 66|Chess LP1456|1961 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11TyAd2fkho

Eddie Cochran|Nervous Breakdown|UK London REG1301|1961 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpFZ0ZbvMjQ

Bo Diddley| Hong Kong Mississippi|Checker LP2980|1961 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m2BSXnjZD0

Fats Domino|Ain't Gonna Do It|Imperial LP9164|1961 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK6oYXKuDk4

Slim Harpo|Dream Girl|Excello LPS8003|1961 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzPCDD09H-A

Freddy King|You Know That You Love Me|King 762|1961 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUw0sD-X7zg

Jerry Lee Lewis|Hello Hello Baby|Sun LP1265|1961 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPkcvkrhaQ4

Smiley Lewis|Standing On The Corner|Imperial LP9141|1961 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zv0ZjRkFog

Roy Orbison|Mean Little Mama|Sun LP1260|1961 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK2IKLFim8A

The Spiders|Don't Knock|Imperial LP9140|1961 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RH0R1FSe3Y

These are all good except for the Chuck Berry, that I don't even file.

Let's see what I can come up with in the next post.

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On Tue, 10 Sep 2024 14:44:03 +0000, Bruce wrote:

Okay, here is what I have:

Walking Around In Circles - Spiders
"Don't Knock" is better, but this is pretty close.

"Don't Knock is #39 on my 1961 list. "Walking Around In Circles" is
#143. Both are 8's

Night Train - James Brown
Came out on a single in 1962.

I assume you are talking about the "Twist Around" LP here? If so what
source do you have for the 1961 date?

Kansas City - Brenda Lee
Not on a single until 1968.

Good version. #244 and a 7

Hey Girl - Smiley Lewis
Nothing But The Blues - Smiley Lewis
"Standing On The Corner" is a bit better than both of these.

Both of these 7's

Mr. Charles Blues - Ray Charles
Don't think this was a single. From the Atlantic album "The Genius Sings
The Blues."

#490 and a 7

This Kind of Love - Roy Orbison
Came out in a couple other countries as a single in 1965.

High 6 on my list

Hillbilly Music (Country Music Is Here To Stay) - Jerry Lee Lewis
From the Sun album "Jerry Lee's Greatest."

#243 and a 7

Green Sally, Up - Jessie Pratcher, Mattie Gardner & Mary Gardner
Short song from some album that year.

FRom one of the Alan Lomax field recordings series I think and tho they
were certainly recorded back then I show the actual releases of these
much later.What source do you have for your date?

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On Tue, 10 Sep 2024 19:58:17 +0000, Roger wrote:

On Tue, 10 Sep 2024 14:44:03 +0000, Bruce wrote:

#143. Both are 8's

Night Train - James Brown
Came out on a single in 1962.

I assume you are talking about the "Twist Around" LP here? If so what
source do you have for the 1961 date?

Same album, but I am talking about the first press when it was called
"James Brown Presents His Band Featuring Night Train"

771 - James Brown Presents His Band Featuring Night Train - James Brown
& Others [1961] Original title and cover. Issued in mono only. All
tracks are instrumentals except "Night Train" which is basically
instrumental with James Brown reciting names of cities. Hold It (version
1) - James Brown (2:13)/The Scratch - James Brown (1:43)/Night Train
(version 1) - James Brown (3:35)/The Wobble - Wobblers (2:08)/Night
Flying - James Brown (2:40)/Just A Little Bit Of Everything - Herb
Hardesty (2:28)//Doin' Everything - Henry Moore (2:25)/Suds - James
Brown (2:18)/Tonk Game - Hank Marr (2:40)/Switch-A-Roo - Henry Moore (2:40)/Bushy Tail - Clifford Scott (2:30)/Cross Firing - James Brown
(2:18)

The second press is from 1962.

71 - Twist Around: James Brown Presents His Band and 5 More Great
Artists - James Brown and Others [1962] Second cover and title, changed
when the 1962 twist craze happened. . Issued in mono only. All tracks
are instrumentals except "Night Train" which is basically instrumental
with James Brown reciting names of cities. Hold It (version 1) - James
Brown (2:13)/The Scratch - James Brown (1:43)/Night Train (version 1) -
James Brown (3:35)/The Wobble - Wobblers (2:08)/Night Flying - James
Brown (2:40)/Just A Little Bit Of Everything - Herb Hardesty
(2:28)//Doin' Everything - Henry Moore (2:25)/Suds - James Brown
(2:18)/Tonk Game - Hank Marr (2:40)/Switch-A-Roo - Henry Moore
(2:40)/Bushy Tail - Clifford Scott (2:30)/Cross Firing - James Brown
(2:18)

nd they again changed the cover and title and reissued it in 1964.

771 - Jump Around with James Brown and Other Guest Artists - James Brown
& Others [1964] Reissue of King 771 with a third cover and title. All
tracks are instrumentals except "Night Train" which is basically
instrumental with James Brown reciting names of cities. Hold It (version
1) - James Brown (2:13)/The Scratch - James Brown (1:43)/Night Train
(version 1) - James Brown (3:35)/The Wobble - Wobblers (2:08)/Night
Flying - James Brown (2:40)/Just A Little Bit Of Everything - Herb
Hardesty (2:28)//Doin' Everything - Henry Moore (2:25)/Suds - James
Brown (2:18)/Tonk Game - Hank Marr (2:40)/Switch-A-Roo - Henry Moore (2:40)/Bushy Tail - Clifford Scott (2:30)/Cross Firing - James Brown
(2:18)

They all come from this site: https://www.bsnpubs.com/king/04king700/04king700.html

Discogs has both the "Night Train" and "Twist" albums as 1961.

https://www.discogs.com/release/2755052-James-Brown-Presents-His-Band-Night-Train

https://www.discogs.com/release/4758295-James-Brown-Twist-Around

I could be wrong on the Lomax thing, do you se the album in question on Discogs?

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On Tue, 10 Sep 2024 20:37:02 +0000, Bruce wrote:

On Tue, 10 Sep 2024 19:58:17 +0000, Roger wrote:

On Tue, 10 Sep 2024 14:44:03 +0000, Bruce wrote:

#143. Both are 8's

Night Train - James Brown
Came out on a single in 1962.

I assume you are talking about the "Twist Around" LP here? If so what
source do you have for the 1961 date?

Same album, but I am talking about the first press when it was called
"James Brown Presents His Band Featuring Night Train"

771 - James Brown Presents His Band Featuring Night Train - James Brown
& Others [1961] Original title and cover. Issued in mono only. All
tracks are instrumentals except "Night Train" which is basically
instrumental with James Brown reciting names of cities. Hold It (version
1) - James Brown (2:13)/The Scratch - James Brown (1:43)/Night Train
(version 1) - James Brown (3:35)/The Wobble - Wobblers (2:08)/Night
Flying - James Brown (2:40)/Just A Little Bit Of Everything - Herb
Hardesty (2:28)//Doin' Everything - Henry Moore (2:25)/Suds - James
Brown (2:18)/Tonk Game - Hank Marr (2:40)/Switch-A-Roo - Henry Moore (2:40)/Bushy Tail - Clifford Scott (2:30)/Cross Firing - James Brown
(2:18)

The second press is from 1962.

71 - Twist Around: James Brown Presents His Band and 5 More Great
Artists - James Brown and Others [1962] Second cover and title, changed
when the 1962 twist craze happened. . Issued in mono only. All tracks
are instrumentals except "Night Train" which is basically instrumental
with James Brown reciting names of cities. Hold It (version 1) - James
Brown (2:13)/The Scratch - James Brown (1:43)/Night Train (version 1) -
James Brown (3:35)/The Wobble - Wobblers (2:08)/Night Flying - James
Brown (2:40)/Just A Little Bit Of Everything - Herb Hardesty
(2:28)//Doin' Everything - Henry Moore (2:25)/Suds - James Brown
(2:18)/Tonk Game - Hank Marr (2:40)/Switch-A-Roo - Henry Moore
(2:40)/Bushy Tail - Clifford Scott (2:30)/Cross Firing - James Brown
(2:18)

nd they again changed the cover and title and reissued it in 1964.

771 - Jump Around with James Brown and Other Guest Artists - James Brown
& Others [1964] Reissue of King 771 with a third cover and title. All
tracks are instrumentals except "Night Train" which is basically
instrumental with James Brown reciting names of cities. Hold It (version
1) - James Brown (2:13)/The Scratch - James Brown (1:43)/Night Train
(version 1) - James Brown (3:35)/The Wobble - Wobblers (2:08)/Night
Flying - James Brown (2:40)/Just A Little Bit Of Everything - Herb
Hardesty (2:28)//Doin' Everything - Henry Moore (2:25)/Suds - James
Brown (2:18)/Tonk Game - Hank Marr (2:40)/Switch-A-Roo - Henry Moore (2:40)/Bushy Tail - Clifford Scott (2:30)/Cross Firing - James Brown
(2:18)

They all come from this site: https://www.bsnpubs.com/king/04king700/04king700.html

Discogs has both the "Night Train" and "Twist" albums as 1961.

https://www.discogs.com/release/2755052-James-Brown-Presents-His-Band-Night-Train

https://www.discogs.com/release/4758295-James-Brown-Twist-Around

I could be wrong on the Lomax thing, do you se the album in question on Discogs?

I think what happened was that the album came out so many years later
that I went with the recording date.

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On Tue, 10 Sep 2024 21:12:46 +0000, Bruce wrote:

On Tue, 10 Sep 2024 20:37:02 +0000, Bruce wrote:

On Tue, 10 Sep 2024 19:58:17 +0000, Roger wrote:

On Tue, 10 Sep 2024 14:44:03 +0000, Bruce wrote:

#143. Both are 8's

Night Train - James Brown
Came out on a single in 1962.

I assume you are talking about the "Twist Around" LP here? If so what
source do you have for the 1961 date?

Same album, but I am talking about the first press when it was called
"James Brown Presents His Band Featuring Night Train"

771 - James Brown Presents His Band Featuring Night Train - James Brown
& Others [1961] Original title and cover. Issued in mono only. All
tracks are instrumentals except "Night Train" which is basically
instrumental with James Brown reciting names of cities. Hold It (version
1) - James Brown (2:13)/The Scratch - James Brown (1:43)/Night Train
(version 1) - James Brown (3:35)/The Wobble - Wobblers (2:08)/Night
Flying - James Brown (2:40)/Just A Little Bit Of Everything - Herb
Hardesty (2:28)//Doin' Everything - Henry Moore (2:25)/Suds - James
Brown (2:18)/Tonk Game - Hank Marr (2:40)/Switch-A-Roo - Henry Moore
(2:40)/Bushy Tail - Clifford Scott (2:30)/Cross Firing - James Brown
(2:18)

The second press is from 1962.

71 - Twist Around: James Brown Presents His Band and 5 More Great
Artists - James Brown and Others [1962] Second cover and title, changed
when the 1962 twist craze happened. . Issued in mono only. All tracks
are instrumentals except "Night Train" which is basically instrumental
with James Brown reciting names of cities. Hold It (version 1) - James
Brown (2:13)/The Scratch - James Brown (1:43)/Night Train (version 1) -
James Brown (3:35)/The Wobble - Wobblers (2:08)/Night Flying - James
Brown (2:40)/Just A Little Bit Of Everything - Herb Hardesty
(2:28)//Doin' Everything - Henry Moore (2:25)/Suds - James Brown
(2:18)/Tonk Game - Hank Marr (2:40)/Switch-A-Roo - Henry Moore
(2:40)/Bushy Tail - Clifford Scott (2:30)/Cross Firing - James Brown
(2:18)

nd they again changed the cover and title and reissued it in 1964.

771 - Jump Around with James Brown and Other Guest Artists - James Brown
& Others [1964] Reissue of King 771 with a third cover and title. All
tracks are instrumentals except "Night Train" which is basically
instrumental with James Brown reciting names of cities. Hold It (version
1) - James Brown (2:13)/The Scratch - James Brown (1:43)/Night Train
(version 1) - James Brown (3:35)/The Wobble - Wobblers (2:08)/Night
Flying - James Brown (2:40)/Just A Little Bit Of Everything - Herb
Hardesty (2:28)//Doin' Everything - Henry Moore (2:25)/Suds - James
Brown (2:18)/Tonk Game - Hank Marr (2:40)/Switch-A-Roo - Henry Moore
(2:40)/Bushy Tail - Clifford Scott (2:30)/Cross Firing - James Brown
(2:18)

They all come from this site:
https://www.bsnpubs.com/king/04king700/04king700.html

Discogs has both the "Night Train" and "Twist" albums as 1961.

https://www.discogs.com/release/2755052-James-Brown-Presents-His-Band-Night-Train

https://www.discogs.com/release/4758295-James-Brown-Twist-Around

I could be wrong on the Lomax thing, do you se the album in question on
Discogs?

I think what happened was that the album came out so many years later
that I went with the recording date.

So it should have been mentioned in the unreleased thread rather than
the album tracks thread.

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On Tue, 10 Sep 2024 21:13:39 +0000, Bruce wrote:

On Tue, 10 Sep 2024 21:12:46 +0000, Bruce wrote:

On Tue, 10 Sep 2024 20:37:02 +0000, Bruce wrote:

On Tue, 10 Sep 2024 19:58:17 +0000, Roger wrote:

On Tue, 10 Sep 2024 14:44:03 +0000, Bruce wrote:

#143. Both are 8's

Night Train - James Brown
Came out on a single in 1962.

I assume you are talking about the "Twist Around" LP here? If so what
source do you have for the 1961 date?

Same album, but I am talking about the first press when it was called
"James Brown Presents His Band Featuring Night Train"

771 - James Brown Presents His Band Featuring Night Train - James Brown
& Others [1961] Original title and cover. Issued in mono only. All
tracks are instrumentals except "Night Train" which is basically
instrumental with James Brown reciting names of cities. Hold It (version >>> 1) - James Brown (2:13)/The Scratch - James Brown (1:43)/Night Train
(version 1) - James Brown (3:35)/The Wobble - Wobblers (2:08)/Night
Flying - James Brown (2:40)/Just A Little Bit Of Everything - Herb
Hardesty (2:28)//Doin' Everything - Henry Moore (2:25)/Suds - James
Brown (2:18)/Tonk Game - Hank Marr (2:40)/Switch-A-Roo - Henry Moore
(2:40)/Bushy Tail - Clifford Scott (2:30)/Cross Firing - James Brown
(2:18)

Gotcha! Okay,I've moved James' "Night Train" (a high 8 BTW) from 1962 to
1961. Thanks for the correction

I could be wrong on the Lomax thing, do you se the album in question on
Discogs?

I see this one https://www.discogs.com/release/15277773-Various-Ill-Be-So-Glad-When-The-Sun-Goes-Down-Field-Recordings-From-Alan-Lomaxs-Southern-Journey-195

The info on these albums is so convoluted its hard to make an accurate
dating

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Found a review of the "Twist Around" album in the March 3, 1962 issue of Billboard. I will fix the year on Discogs.

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On Wed, 11 Sep 2024 5:10:23 +0000, Roger wrote:

On Tue, 10 Sep 2024 21:13:39 +0000, Bruce wrote:

On Tue, 10 Sep 2024 21:12:46 +0000, Bruce wrote:

On Tue, 10 Sep 2024 20:37:02 +0000, Bruce wrote:

On Tue, 10 Sep 2024 19:58:17 +0000, Roger wrote:

On Tue, 10 Sep 2024 14:44:03 +0000, Bruce wrote:

#143. Both are 8's

Night Train - James Brown
Came out on a single in 1962.

I assume you are talking about the "Twist Around" LP here? If so what >>>>> source do you have for the 1961 date?

Same album, but I am talking about the first press when it was called
"James Brown Presents His Band Featuring Night Train"

771 - James Brown Presents His Band Featuring Night Train - James Brown >>>> & Others [1961] Original title and cover. Issued in mono only. All
tracks are instrumentals except "Night Train" which is basically
instrumental with James Brown reciting names of cities. Hold It (version >>>> 1) - James Brown (2:13)/The Scratch - James Brown (1:43)/Night Train
(version 1) - James Brown (3:35)/The Wobble - Wobblers (2:08)/Night
Flying - James Brown (2:40)/Just A Little Bit Of Everything - Herb
Hardesty (2:28)//Doin' Everything - Henry Moore (2:25)/Suds - James
Brown (2:18)/Tonk Game - Hank Marr (2:40)/Switch-A-Roo - Henry Moore
(2:40)/Bushy Tail - Clifford Scott (2:30)/Cross Firing - James Brown
(2:18)

Gotcha! Okay,I've moved James' "Night Train" (a high 8 BTW) from 1962 to 1961. Thanks for the correction

Here is what the first pressing of King 771 looks like.

https://www.bsnpubs.com/king/04king700/771.jpg

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On Wed, 11 Sep 2024 5:10:23 +0000, Roger wrote:

On Tue, 10 Sep 2024 21:13:39 +0000, Bruce wrote:

I could be wrong on the Lomax thing, do you se the album in question on >>>> Discogs?

I see this one https://www.discogs.com/release/15277773-Various-Ill-Be-So-Glad-When-The-Sun-Goes-Down-Field-Recordings-From-Alan-Lomaxs-Southern-Journey-195

See what I mean. It's from 2010. So I consider it an unissued track and
put it in 1961 when it was recorded.

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