The turn of the 1950s and 1960s was a breaking point in the history of pop music, golden age of rockabilly, teen pop and doo wop. In
1959, Billboard BU has been launched and extended the number
of chart entries, Cash Box, Music Vendor and
Regional Charts (Gavin, Breakout, Territorial) added many other entries.
Nevertheless, many “good” Artists from American music scene didn’t enter any
chart and they are worth to be saved from obscurity. Discographies of Artists
that recorded between 1956 (beginning of RnR) and 1963 (year preceding British Invasion) one/few singles*, create Parts divided into five categories
·
Rock(abilly) & Country
· Instrumental
· Instrumental
and denoted as Xnn: X=,R,Q,V,T,P. For many Artists, categorization is fuzzy!!!
* If discography spans beyond this period, then selected earlier/later recordings can be taken into account as bonus tacks
* If discography spans beyond this period, then selected earlier/later recordings can be taken into account as bonus tacks
Missing updated 20.09.2024
Having a
pleasure in listening old and obscure tunes is more important than collecting.
Sound quality of majority of YouTube rips also many tracks from CD compilations
is very poor and such copies are disregarded. Making a
good rip is very simple, modern (produced in the XXI century) turntable and Audacity (freeware) is all
that you need. I have prepared Vinyl-to-PC (Tutorial) - please follow the guidelines.
Popcorn category has been extracted.
This style, established in the 1970s, includes a wide variety of American obscure recordings of pop-soul music made between the late 1950s and early
1960s. This category includes everything that do not fall into the primary four
categories. e.g. (early Northern) Soul, (Rhythm &) Blues, AC, Exotica, Novelty.
Each discography has been carefully researched, booklets with biographies are attached. Primary references: Discogs, 45cat and
http://rcs-discography.com (Rockin’ Country Style)
http://rocky-52.net
http://rcs-discography.com (Rockin’ Country Style)
http://rocky-52.net
https://www.rocknroll-schallplatten-forum.de
https://www.uncamarvy.com/index.html
Access to passes only for collectors who actively participate in the project = help to reduce Missing (list above), share comments to artist bios
If you are not able to find any missing track, you can search the missing 45 on Discogs, transfer money by donation button, and I will buy/rip this 45 for you. There are no passes to artist bios.
Previously posted files in this series can be found below "Terms of Participation" post. Other previously posted files can be found below this post Observations after five years
CASH BOX LOOKING AHEAD 1959-1963
non-Billboard (all charts); non-Breakout Hits; non- Music Vendor; non-Gavin Report
no re-entries and re-issues
392 singles ≈ ¼ of all singles that entered Looking Ahead 1959-1963*
no re-entries and re-issues
392 singles ≈ ¼ of all singles that entered Looking Ahead 1959-1963*
As & Bs - no missing tracks!
* Looking Ahead chart started on October 3, 1959 (with 20 positions) and grew up to 50 positions by April 29, 1961.
MV HIT RECORDS 1959-1963
no re-entries and re-issues
744 singles ≈ 70% of all singles that entered Hit Records 1959-1963*
* Hit Records chart started on February 23, 1959, 15 weeks prior ro Billboard Bubbling Under chart. .
you can download and sort by charts (column F): Bill, Bill R&B (B), Bill Country (C), Gavin (NG), Breakout Hits (NB), Music Vendor (NV) and Cash Box (N and NL)
Links to
already posted non-Billboard Cash Box, Music Vendor, Gavin Report can be found
in
non-Bill CB, MV & GR
non-Bill CB, MV & GR
Links to
Territorial and Breakout Hits can be found in
