Mercury Records Catalog: Wing 78/45 rpm 2100/17000/90000 series

Wing 2100 series (10 inch 78 rpm and 7 inch 45 rpm)

W-2100   Phil Flowers - No Kissing At The Top / Walkin' At Night

no details.

** also released on Wing W-2100x45.

W-2101   Todd Richards - Four Walls, Four Walls / Gamblin' Heart

no details.

** also released on Wing W-2101x45.

W-2102   Bobby Christian - The Spider And The Fly / Cha Cha Hop

no details.

** also released on Wing W-2102x45.

W-2103x45   Teddy Phillips - Let The Rest Of The World Go By / Sorta Sentimental

no details.

Wing 17000 series (10 inch 78 rpm and 7 inch 45 rpm)

WB-17000   The Big Bopper - Someone Watching Over You / Chantilly Lace

no details.

** also released on Wing WB-17000x45.

Wing 90000 series (10 inch 78 rpm and 7 inch 45 rpm)

W-90000   Ronnie Gaylord - Que Sera Sera / Ain't It A Shame

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90000x45.

W-90001   Eddie Ballantine - Banjo Blues / Bye Bye Blues

The Jack Halloran Choir, unidentified banjo band, Eddie Ballantine, arranger, conductor.

1955

W102Banjo Blues
W105Bye Bye Blues

** also released on Wing W-90001x45.

W-90002   Malcolm Lockyer - Careless Lips / Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90002x45.

W-90003   Nick Noble - The Bible Tells Me So / Army Of The Lord

Nick Noble, vocal; The Jack Halloran Choir, unidentified orchestra, Lew Douglas, conductor.

1955

W137The Bible Tells Me So
W138Army Of The Lord

** also released on Wing W-90003x45.

W-90004   Lola Dee - I Love You Stop / Cha Cha Cha

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90004x45.

W-90005   Screamin' Jay Hawkins - You're All Of My Life To Me / Well I Tried

Al Sears, Sam Taylor, tenor sax; Budd Johnson, baritone sax; Ernie Hayes, piano; Mickey Baker, guitar; Al Lucas, bass; David "Panama" Francis, drums; Screamin' Jay Hawkins, vocal; Leroy Kirkland, arranger.

NYC, May 11, 1955

W110|11563-13You're All Of My Life To Me
W111|11564-7Well I Tried

** also released on Wing W-90005x45.

W-90006   Titus Turner - All Around The World / Do You Know

Sam Taylor, tenor sax; Leslie Johnakins, baritone sax; Ernie Hayes, piano; Mickey Baker, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass; Bobby Donaldson, drums; Willie Rodriguez, bongos.

Capitol Studios, NYC, May 18, 1955

W108All Around The World
W109Do You Know

** also released on Wing W-90006x45.

W-90007   Lew Douglas - How Can You Say / Sweet And Gentle

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90007x45.

W-90008   The Gadabouts - Two Things I Love / Glass Heart

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90008x45.

W-90009   Buddy Morrow - Please Be Kind / Sliphorn Special

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90009x45.

W-90010   Eddie Ballantine - Whispering / Hop, Skip And Jump

The Jack Halloran Choir, unidentified banjo band, Eddie Ballantine, arranger, conductor.

1955

W103Whispering

** also released on Wing W-90010x45.

W-90011   Frankie Castro - I'm Innocent / Pamper Me

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90011x45.

W-90012   Pete Handy - Bartender's Rag / Charley My Boy

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90012x45.

W-90013   The Honeytones - Honeybun Cha Cha / False Alarm

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90013x45.

W-90014   Buddy Morrow - Scrub-A-Dub-Dub / Stompin' Room Only

Buddy Morrow, trombone, leader; unidentified orchestra.

1955

W155Scrub-A-Dub-Dub
W156Stompin' Room Only

** also released on Wing W-90014x45.

W-90015   Lola Dee - Paper Roses / Only You (And You Alone)

Lola Dee, vocal; The Jack Halloran Choir, unidentified orchestra, Lew Douglas, conductor.

1955

W159Paper Roses
W161Only You (And You Alone)

** also released on Wing W-90015x45.

W-90016   Arthur Prysock - Come Home / Woke Up This Morning

Harold "Money" Johnson, Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Red Prysock, tenor sax; Clarence Eugene Wright, baritone sax; Joe Oliver Blair, piano; Raymond Kitz, guitar; Herbert Gordy, bass; Purnell Rice, drums; Arthur Prysock, vocal.

NYC, July 8, 1955

W118|11913Come Home
W119|11914Woke Up This Morning

** also released on Wing W-90016x45.

W-90017   Dolores Ware - Thrill-A-Dill / Sweetness

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90017x45.

W-90018   Ronnie Gaylord - Gina / More And More

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90018x45.

W-90019   Gloria Vann - I Wanna Be There / Che Sera Sera

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90019x45.

W-90020   Alonzo Scales - My Baby Likes To Shuffle / She's Gone

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90020x45.

W-90021   Eddie Ballantine - Ukelele Lady / Dreamy Melody

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90021x45.

W-90022   Lou Brownie - Yes, We Have No Bananas / That Old Gang Of Mine

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90022x45.

W-90023   Titus Turner - Sweet And Low / Big John

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90023x45.

W-90024   Gloria Hart - My Sweetie's Gone / Can I Forget

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90024x45.

W-90025   Gloria Hart - Understand / What's The Difference What They Say

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90025x45.

W-90026   Malcolm Lockyer - Back Track / Honeymoon

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90026x45.

W-90027   Buddy Morrow - Kwela Kwela / Who But You

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90027x45.

W-90028   Nick Noble - The Best Is Yet To Come / If It Happend To You

Nick Noble, vocal; The Jack Halloran Choir, unidentified orchestra, Lew Douglas, conductor.

1955

W280The Best Is Yet To Come
W281If It Happened To You

** also released on Wing W-90028x45.

W-90029   Jerry Teifer - Lady Love / Ten Times

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90029x45.

W-90030   Patricia Scot - A Dangerous Age / So Many Beautiful Men

unknown, alto sax; unknown, piano; Chuck Sagle, bass; unknown, drums; Patricia Scot, vocal; The Jack Halloran Singers, vocal group.

maybe 1955

W297A Dangerous Age
W298So Many Beautiful Men (So Little Time)

** also released on Wing W-90030x45.

W-90031   Gloria Palmer - 2 Strings, 2 Beaux, 1 Arrow / You

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90031x45.

W-90032   Dolores Ware - Is It True / I'm Through

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90032x45.

W-90033   Titus Turner - Sweet And Low / Big John

Sam Taylor, tenor sax; Leslie Johnakins, baritone sax; Ernie Hayes, piano; Mickey Baker, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass; Bobby Donaldson, drums; Willie Rodriguez, bongos.

Capitol Studios, NYC, May 18, 1955

W106Sweet And Low
W107Big John

** also released on Wing W-90033x45.

W-90034   Ronnie Gaylord - Through The Years / Don't Ever Change

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90034x45.

W-90035   Lola Dee - In The Year Of Our Love / Hey Ba Ba Re Bop

Lola Dee, vocal; The Jack Halloran Choir, unidentified orchestra, Lew Douglas, conductor.

1955

W160In The Year Of Our Love

** also released on Wing W-90035x45.

W-90036   The Four Guys - May This Be Your Life / Bye Bye

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90036x45.

W-90037   Frankie Castro - Kingdom Of My Heart / Hands Off

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90037x45.

W-90038   Patti Jerome - One / All Is Well

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90038x45.

W-90039   The Wilder Brothers - The Old Chemney / I Want A Goat For Christmas

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90039x45.

W-90040   The Monarchs - Wanna Go Home / Angels In The Sky

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90040x45.

W-90041   Jimmy Palmer - Down Home Rag / Please Don't Talk About Me

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90041x45.

W-90042   Nick Noble - Loveley Lies / Belle Bella

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90042x45.

W-90043   The Gadabouts - Teen Age Rock / If You Only Had A Heart

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90043x45.

W-90044   Bob Anderson - God's Image / When Your Lover Has Gone

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90044x45.

W-90045   Nick Noble - To You, My Love / You Are My Only Love

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90045x45.

W-90046   The Wilder Brothers - Wimoweh / Love That Melody

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90046x45.

W-90047   Buddy Morrow - Tippity Top / A Band Of Angels

Buddy Morrow, trombone, leader; Bill Haverman or Dave McKenna, piano; Scott LaFaro or Chuck Sagle or Dave Poshonka, bass; Bob McKee, drums; Jimmy Randolph, vocal #2; unidentified orchestra.

NYC, December 20, 1955

1. W340Tippity Top
2. W342A Band Of Angels

** also released on Wing W-90047x45.

W-90048   Eddie Ballantine - (My Home Is) Ohio / Ragging The Banjo

The Jack Halloran Choir, unidentified banjo band, Eddie Ballantine, arranger, conductor.

1955

W104(My Home Is) Ohio

** also released on Wing W-90048x45.

W-90049   Alonzo Scales - Hard Luck Child / She's Gone

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90049x45.

W-90050   The Empires - By The Riverside / Tell Me Prety Baby

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90050x45.

W-90051   Frankie Castro - Steam Boat / Why Baby Why

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90051x45.

W-90052   Lola Dee - I'll Be Forever Loving You / Ma Petite

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90052x45.

W-90053   Jackie Paris - Indiana / Heart Of Gold

Hal McKusick, Sam Morowitz, alto sax; Frankie Socolow, Ed Wasserman, tenor sax; Al Epstein, baritone sax; Billy Triglia, piano; Barry Galbraith, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass; Osie Johnson, drums; Jackie Paris, vocal; Manny Albam, arranger.

NYC, November 28, 1955

W330Indiana

Remeo Peque, flute, oboe, English horn, clarinet; Janet Putnam, harp; Billy Triglia, piano; Barry Galbraith, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass; Osie Johnson, drums; Jackie Paris, vocal; unidentified strings, Manny Albam, arranger.

NYC, November 30, 1955

W336Heart Of Gold

** also released on Wing W-90053x45.

W-90054   Jimmy Palmer - Air Mail Special / It's Alright With Me

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90054x45.

W-90055   Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Even Though / Talk About Me

Al Sears, Sam Taylor, tenor sax; Budd Johnson, baritone sax; Ernie Hayes, piano; Mickey Baker, guitar; Al Lucas, bass; David "Panama" Francis, drums; Screamin' Jay Hawkins, vocal; Leroy Kirkland, arranger.

NYC, May 11, 1955

W112|11565-4Even Though
W113|11566-7Talk About Me

** also released on Wing W-90055x45.

W-90056   Bobby Sharp - Flowers Mr. Florist Please / Baby Girl Of Mine

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90056x45.

W-90057   Ronnie Gaylord - To Be Beside You / Do You Know Where God Lives

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90057x45.

W-90058   Titus Turner - Get On The Right Track / I'll Wait Forever

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90058x45.

W-90059   Kitty Nation - Half Your Heart / Goody Bye Bye Baby

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90059x45.

W-90060   Dottie Malone - Everything But You / I Oughta

Dottie Malone, vocal; The Jack Halloran Singers, vocal group #1; unidentified orchestra, Carl Stevens, arranger, conductor.

early 1956?

1. W562Everything But You
2. W563I Oughta

** also released on Wing W-90060x45.

W-90061   Jerry Tyfer - I'm So Sorry / Hook Line And Sinker

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90061x45.

W-90062   The Gadabouts - Busybody Rock / All My Love Belongs To You

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90062x45.

W-90063   Buddy Morrow - The Man With The Golden Arm / I Should Care

Buddy Morrow, trombone, leader; unidentified orchestra.

1955-1956

W452 | 17021Main Title From "The Man With The Golden Arm"
W453I Should Care

** also released on Wing W-90063x45.

W-90064   Buddy Johnson - Doot Doot Dow / I Don't Want Nobody (To Have My Love But You)

Gil Askey, Raymond Orr, Wallace Wilson, Andrew Wood, trumpet; Ed Burke, Slide Hampton, Haleen Rasheed, trombone; Harold Minerve, Teddy Small, alto sax; John Burdine, Purvis Henson, tenor sax; Maxwell Lucas, baritone sax; Buddy Johnson, piano, vocal; Chauncey "Lord" Westbrook, guitar; Leon Spann, bass; Emmanuel Simms, drums; Ella Johnson, vocal #2.

NYC, December 21, 1955

1. 12319Doot Doot Dow
2. 12320I Don't Want Nobody (To Have My Love But You)

** also released on Wing W-90064x45.

W-90065   Jerry Wallace - Eyes Of Fire / Monkey See, Monkey Do

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90065x45.

W-90066   Freddie Bell And The Bellboys - I Said It And I'm Glad / (Giddy Up A) Ding Dong

Jerry Mayo, trumpet; Jack Kane, tenor sax; Russ Conti, piano; Frankie Brent, bass, guitar, vocal; Chick Keeney, drums; Freddie Bell, vocal.

NYC?, February 8, 1956

W392-1I Said It And I'm Glad
W394-1Giddy Up A Ding Dong

** also released on Wing W-90066x45.

W-90067   The Griffins - Forever More / Darling Leave It To Me

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90067x45.

W-90068   Charles Jones - My Silent Heart / My Dearest Treasure

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90068x45.

W-90069   Marie Knight - As Long As I Love You / Tell Me Why

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90069x45.

W-90070   Red Prysock - Fruit Boots / Plaid Laces   1956

Frank Galbraith, trumpet; Dicky Wells, trombone; Red Prysock, tenor sax; Clarence "Zack" Wright, baritone sax; Roland Johnson, vibes; Oliver Blair, piano; Herbert Gordy, bass; Jerome Potter, drums.

NYC, February 28, 1956

W496 | 12571Fruit Boots
W497 | 12572Plaid Laces

** also released on Wing W-90070x45 in 1956.

W-90071   Tommy Prisco - Lovers In Love / This Is Where I Came In

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90071x45.

W-90072   Tyrone And His Royal Rocks - Candy And Flowers / Campus Rock

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90072x45.

W-90073   Morgana King - Delovely / In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning

Chauncey Welsch, trombone; Hank Jones, piano; Al Caiola, Mundell Lowe, guitar; Morgana King, vocal; Dick Hyman Orchestra, and others.

probably NYC, March 23, 1956

W518Delovely
W520In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning

** also released on Wing W-90073x45.

W-90074   Buddy Johnson - Buddy's Boogie / I'll Dearly Love You

Gil Askey, Courtney Williams, Wallace Wilson, Andrew Wood, trumpet; Ed Burke, Slide Hampton, Haleen Rasheed, trombone; Harold Minerve, Teddy Small, alto sax; John Burdine, Purvis Henson, tenor sax; Maxwell Lucas, baritone sax; Buddy Johnson, piano, vocal; Chauncey "Lord" Westbrook, guitar; Leon Spann, bass; Emmanuel Simms, drums; Floyd Ryland, vocal #2.

NYC, March 28, 1956

1. W521-11Buddy's Boogie
2. W523-8I'll Dearly Love You

** also released on Wing W-90074x45.

W-90075   Sil Austin - Titanic / Sil's Groove

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90075x45.

W-90076   The Penguins - Dealer Of Dreams / Peace Of Mind

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90076x45.

W-90077   not used?

W-90078   Jimmy Castor And The Juniors - I Know The Meaning Of Love / I Promise

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90078x45.

W-90079   Buddy Morrow - Theme From "The Proud Ones" / Paradise Lost

Walt Stewart, trumpet; Buddy Morrow, trombone, leader; Dick Johnson, alto sax; Scott LaFaro, bass; unidentified orchestra.

Chicago, IL, 1956

13306Theme From "The Proud Ones"
13307Paradise Lost

** also released on Wing W-90079x45.

W-90080   The Empires - Don't Touch My Gal / My First Discovery

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90080x45.

W-90081   Sugar 'N Spice - Bunny / There Were No Angels

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90081x45.

W-90082   Freddie Bell And The Bellboys - The Hucklebuck / Rompin' And Stompin'

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90082x45.

W-90083   Oscar McLollie - God's Green Earth / Got Your Love In My Heart

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90083x45.

W-90084   Ella Johnson - Goodbye Baby / I Still Love You

no details.

** also released on Wing W-90084x45.