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Thursday 9 March 2023

Tommy's Records (TRC)!

 Tommy's Record Company (TRC)

Tommy Little and his Sunrise Rangers 

Tommy's Records (TRC) 1003 - 1949

Side A - We Can Never Love Again (Vocal by Tiny & Cliff)

Side B - High Geared Daddy 

I have another Tommy Little 78 record on the 'Ollit' label 'Mean, Mean Woman' which is also a damn fine record! 'High Geared Daddy' was released on his own label in Durham, North Carolina & was also released the same year on the Colonial Records label after they heard this TRC version above!

Classic Country bluegrass, fast moving, banjo pickin' tune about how his woman goes down through his gears! to keep him from moving to fast! typical record of it's time, a little racy! as we know what he's eluding to but is never said! quality in all the ways you want! 

At times you can hear the Rockabilly trying to get through but was just a few years to early! just replace the banjo with a hot pickin' guitar and Tommy might have got there first!




Monday 6 March 2023

Fee Bee Records!

 Fee Bee Records.


Dave "Diddlie" Day with Tony Ray Combo - Fee Bee Records # 212 

April 1957.

Side A - Blue Moon Baby

Side B - Suzanne My Love 

A tough one to find on 78 and just has tough on the Fee Bee 45! a very late 78 rpm press for 1957! 

This as anyone knows is a tale of two sides! 'Suzanne My Love' is the kind of record that will never be played, remembered or for that fact even liked! turgid slow love song with no heart or for that matter love!

But then as we know you flip to the A side and you get monster rockabilly minor chord wonderment! 'Blue Moon Baby' ! a truly marvellous tune with shuddering guitar and rhythmic moody shuffle! a true! great record!