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| Spar Records was founded in 1961 by record men Alan Bubis and William Beasley. They had been partners in the Tennessee and Republic labels in the 1950s and had eventually gotten into record distribution as well. The Spar imprint was soon followed by budget labels Giant, Kenilworth, Caravelle, Tunes For Tots and Country & Western Hits. These releases used the finest of Nashville's singers, songwriters and musicians. Bobby Russell, Buzz Cason, Herbert Hunter, Freddie North, Thomas Henry, The Avons, Peggy Gaines, Boots Randolph, Bill Justis, Mac Gayden, Jimmy Buffett, Wayne Moss, Charlie McCoy, Pete Drake, Earl Gaines, and many other legendary musicians appear on the Spar releases. By the late 1960s Spar had gotten into the LP market with its Sterling, Spar Premiere, Plantation House, Nashville Sound and eventually the Spar 8 track tape line of releases. By the late 1960s they had launched Top Pop Hits label, but it was short lived. The Spar label went out of business in the mid 1970s, but left behind this wonderful legacy of classic Nashville music.
Spar Records also owned the very successful Hit (45s) and Modern Sound (LPs) labels. These releases are not owned by Bluesland Productions. |
| 9005A AIN'T THAT A SHAME Credited To: The Belles Lead Vocals: Bobby Russell & /Buzz Cason
9005B IF YOU WANNA BE HAPPY
9006A LITTLE BAND OF GOLD
9006B REVEREND MR BLACK
9007A PUFF
9007B DON'T BE AFRAID LITTLE DARLING
9008A FOOLISH LITTLE GIRL
9008B STILL
9009A DA DOO RON RON
9009B LOSING YOU
9010A I LOVE YOU BECAUSE
9010B IT'S MY PARTY
9011A ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHT
9011B 18 YELLOW ROSES 9012 UNKNOWN 9012A LAZY HAZY CRAZY DAYS OF SUMMER - BOB JOHNSON 9012B BLUE ON BLUE - LARRY DEXTER
9013A HELLO STRANGER
9013B SUKIYAKI
9014A EASIER SAID THAN DONE
9014B SURF CITY
9015A TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN SPORT
9015B MEMPHIS
9016A SO MUCH IN LOVE
9016B NO ONE
9017A RING OF FIRE
9017B ON TOP OF SPAGHETTI
9018A DEVIL IN DISGUISE
9018B BLOWIN' IN THE WIND
9019 JUDY'S TURN TO CRY
9019B WIPE OUT
9020A CANDY GIRL
9020B HELLO MUDDAH HELLO FADDAH
9021A TWIST IT UP
9021B MY WHOLE WORLD IS FALLING DOWN
9022A HEY GIRL
9022B IF I HAD A HAMMER
9023A MONKEY TIME, THE
9023B MY BOYFRIEND'S BACK
9024A SALLY GO ROUND THE ROSES
9024B BE MY BABY
9025A CRY BABY
9026A THEN HE KISSED ME
9026B SURFER GIRL
9027A BLUE VELVET
9027B YOU CAN NEVER STOP ME LOVING YOU The number series now changes for at least two releases to the 300 series. This may have been a typo and intended to be 9085, etc.
385A SUGAR SHACK
385B HELLO HEARTACHE GOODBYE LOVE
386A WONDERFUL! WONDERFUL!
386B I CAN'T STAY MAD AT YOU The Giant record series number changes again, back to 9000 series with the individual release numbers in the series consistent with the Hit Records label numbering.
9087A DONNA, THE PRIMA DONNA
9087B WASHINGTON SQUARE
9088A DON'T THINK TWICE ITS ALRIGHT
9088B THAT SUNDAY THAT SUMMER
9089A I'M LEAVING IT UP TO YOU
9089B (DOWN AT) PAPA JOE'S 9090A IT'S ALRIGHT
9090B SHE'S A FOOL
9091A MARIA ELENA
9091B MATADOR
9092A 500 MILES AWAY FROM HOME
9092B WALKING PROUD
9093A DOMINIQUE (THE SINGING NUN)
9093B SINCE I FELL FOR YOU
9094A WONDERFUL SUMMER
9095B BE TRUE TO YOUR SCHOOL |
| Very few of the Giant Country and Western series survive. Possibly some of the releases listed as "unknown" were not issued at all.
9501A ACT NATURALLY
9501B STILL 9502A LONESOME 7-7203 9502B UNKNOWN 9503A WE MUST HAVE BEEN OUT OF OUR MINDS 9503B ROLL, MUDDY RIVER
9504A TAKE A LETTER MISS GRAY
9504B GONE 9505A SATISFIED MIND
9505B SIX DAYS ON THE ROAD 9506 UNKNOWN
9507A RING OF FIRE
9507B OLD SHOWBOAT 9508A CANDY KISSES 9508B WHY DON'T YOU HAUL OFF AND LOVE ME 9509A DON BRANCH - Fool Number One 9509B DON BRANCH - Wings Of A Dove
9510A ABILENE
9510B DETROIT CITY 9511A DON'T LET THE STARS GET IN YOUR EYES 9511B AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET 9512A SANDS OF GOLD 9512B TALK BACK TREMBLING LIPS 9513A BEST YEARS OF OUR LIFE, THE 9513B BORN TO LOSE 9514A 8 X 10 9514B JUST OUT OF REACH 9515A TIPS OF MY FINGERS, THE 9515B YOU'RE THE ONLY STAR IN MY BLUE HEAVEN 9516A MAKE THE WORLD GO AWAY 9516B HAPPY TO BE UNHAPPY 9517A TROUBLES BACK IN TOWN 9517B CRAZY ARMS 9518A YOU COMB HER HAIR 9518B MINUTE YOU'VE GONE, THE 9519A LOOSE TALK - JACK GADSDEN 9519B IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE NOW - JACK GADSDEN Number series change to 9200 to match the Country & Western Hits label 200 series. |
| 9223A FADED LOVE
9223B FOOLIN' AROUND 9224A DON BRANCH LOVE'S GONNA LIVE HERE 9224B WAYNE BAKER WATERLOO 9225A CALL ME MR. BROWN 9225B A FALLEN STAR 9226A TELL HER SO 9226B SWEETHEARTS OR STRANGERS 9227A THANKS A LOT 9227B I MISSED ME 9228A MOUNTAIN OF LOVE 9228B NO LETTER TODAY 9229A NINETY MILES AN HOUR (DOWN A DEAD END STREET) 9229B DON'T WORRY
9230A COWBOY BOOTS
9230B EL PASO 9231A THOSE WONDERFUL YEARS
9231B I WALK THE LINE 9232A ONE HAS MY NAME THE OTHER HAS MY HEART 9232B IF YOU'VE GOT THE MONEY, I'VE GOT THE TIME Giant 9232 is the last known release. |
 2000A SNAP YOUR FINGERSCredited to: Richard Moore Lead vocal: Benny Lattimore
2000B THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE
2001A IT KEEPS RIGHT ON A HURTIN'
2001B MOON RIVER
2002A THAT'S OLD FASHIONED
2002B PLAYBOY 2003A A STEEL GUITAR AND A GLASS OF WINE-Wally Adams 2003B WOLVERTON MOUNTAIN-Charlie Shaw
2004A LOCO-MOTION
2004B THINGS
2005A HEART IN HAND
2005B BRING IT ON HOME TO ME |
| 101A WALK LIKE A MAN Credited to: The Loopers Lead vocal: Bobby Russell
101B SEND ME SOME LOVIN' |
| 1969 brought a new year and apparently a reorganization of the Spar Record Company. This reorganization also brought a change in labels, as the Hit imprint was retired and the Top Pop Hits label was launched. To date only 24 releases have been found on the Top Pop Hits label. Sales were apparently slow and therefore few have survived. All copies found were packaged in standard Hit Records 39 cent sleeves indicating they were either using up old sleeve stock or no new sleeve was designed for the new label name.
1A THIS GIRL'S IN LOVE WITH YOU
1B TRACES
2B DIZZY
3A GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
3B INDIAN GIVER
4A BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP
4B SWEET CREAM LADIES
5A ROCK ME
5B IT'S YOUR THING
6A YOU'VE MADE ME SO VERY HAPPY
6B NO NOT MUCH 7A GALVESTION 7B PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
8A TIME OF THE SEASON
8B KAY
9A IN THE GHETTO
9B GOOD MORNING STARSHINE
10A AQUARIUS /LET THE SUNSHINE IN
10B BAD MOON RISING
11A LOVE THEME FROM ROMEO AND JULIET
11B OH HAPPY DAY
12A HAIR
12B GET BACK
13A SUSPICIOUS MINDS
13B A BOY NAMED SUE
14A GRAZING IN THE GRASS
14B HONKY TONK WOMAN
15A JEAN
15B LOVE CAN MAKE YOU HAPPY
16A SUGAR SUGAR
16B THESE EYES
17A COME TOGETHER
17B DOWN ON THE CORNER
18A SOMEDAY WE'LL BE TOGETHER
18B NA NA HEY HEY (KISS HIM GOODBYE) 19A UNKNOWN 19B UNKNOWN 20A UNKNOWN 20B UNKNOWN
21A BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
21B THE RAPPER
22A INSTANT KARMA
22B LOVE GROWS (WHERE MY ROSEMARY GOES)
23A LET IT BE
23B CELEBRATE
24A A B C
24B THANK YOU |
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9025B MICKEY'S MONKEY
2A PROUD MARY