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
| W102 | Banjo Blues |
| W105 | Bye 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
| W137 | The Bible Tells Me So |
| W138 | Army 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|11563-13 | You're All Of My Life To Me |
| W111|11564-7 | Well 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
| W108 | All Around The World |
| W109 | Do 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
| W103 | Whispering |
** 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
| W155 | Scrub-A-Dub-Dub |
| W156 | Stompin' 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
| W159 | Paper Roses |
| W161 | Only 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|11913 | Come Home |
| W119|11914 | Woke 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
| W280 | The Best Is Yet To Come |
| W281 | If 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
| W297 | A Dangerous Age |
| W298 | So 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
| W106 | Sweet And Low |
| W107 | Big 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
| W160 | In 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. W340 | Tippity Top |
| 2. W342 | A 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
| W330 | Indiana |
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
| W336 | Heart 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|11565-4 | Even Though |
| W113|11566-7 | Talk 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. W562 | Everything But You |
| 2. W563 | I 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 | 17021 | Main Title From "The Man With The Golden Arm" |
| W453 | I 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. 12319 | Doot Doot Dow |
| 2. 12320 | I 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
| W392-1 | I Said It And I'm Glad |
| W394-1 | Giddy 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 | 12571 | Fruit Boots |
| W497 | 12572 | Plaid 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
| W518 | Delovely |
| W520 | In 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. W521-11 | Buddy's Boogie |
| 2. W523-8 | I'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
| 13306 | Theme From "The Proud Ones" |
| 13307 | Paradise 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.