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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 recordings are not owned by Bluesland Productions.

700 Series started about 1962

Spar Records 45 715 JOHNNY KEATON & THE TWISTERS: THE TWIST B/W TWISTIN' U.S.A.

716 TED JARRETT & BAND: (LET'S TWIST) SLOW AND EASY B/W MY HAPPINESS TWIST

717 JEB BUTLER : WASTED YEARS B/W BABY LAY YOUR LOVE ON ME

718 HERBERT HUNTER WITH BAND: DOCTOR FEELGOOD B/W THE TWISTIN' PARTY

719 WALLY JONES: FUNNY WAY OF LAUGHING B/W P.T. 109

720 JOHN DUNN: DEAR ONE B/W IF A WOMAN ANSWERS

721 CAROL HADLEY: LOVE LETTERS B/W SOLDIER BOY

722 LEROY JONES: HIDE NOR HAIR B/W JANIS PARKS: EVERYBODY LOVES ME

723 HERBERT HUNTER: YOUR CHEATIN' HEART B/W I CAN'T HELP IT

724 FLORIDA BOYS QUARTET: BROTHERHOOD B/W BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC

725 BILL RANDOLPH COMBO : BORN TO LOSE B/W BILL RANDOLPH COMBO: RELAXIN '

726 GARRY MILES: CANDY FROM A STRANGER B/W MR TAXICAB DRIVER

727 HERBERT HUNTER :I'LL HOLD YOU IN MY HEART B/W LA LA LA LA LA

728 MUSIC CITY FIVE WITH CHORUS: TELSTAR B/W DESAFINADO

729 MUSIC CITY FIVE: BORN TO LOSE B/W CONNIE LANDERS: MY COLORING BOOK

(It is not known if this numbering gap is intentional)

740 BOBBY RUSSELL & THE BEAGLES: ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN B/W RIGHT OR WRONG

741 HERBERT HUNTER: HAPPY GO LUCKY B/W THAT 'S THE WAY LIFE IS

(It is not known if this numbering gap is intentional)

750 BOBBY & BERGEN: THE WHOLE SUMMER THROUGH B/W IÕVE GOT A TIGER IN MY TANK

751 THE OLIVES: WAH 'CHA GONNA DO B/W HOLD ME

752 RINK HARDIN: BAD NEWS SHOWS THROUGH B/W HEADLINES IN MY HEART

753 STAN HARDIN: DON'T CALL ME UP B/W IF YOU EVER DREAM I LOVE YOU (AKA: IF I EVER DREAM I LOVE YOU)

754 TRACY HARLOW: TOOTLE, DEE DOODLE DEE DOO B/W MAKING A FOOL OF MYSELF

755 Bobby Russell BROKEN HEARTED FOOL b/w DON'T COME TOO LATE

756 Don Jaye WAKE ME IF I'M DREAMING B/W I'M BEGGING TO YOU

757 UNKNOWN

758 LUCILLE AND THE STRANGERS: FOR YOU MY LOVE B/W I KNOW MY JOHNNY LOVES ME

759 HAL KENNEDY: TALKING TO MYSELF AGAIN B/W TOO TIRED TO RUN ANYMORE

760 SANDY & THE BEACHCOMBERS: DAYTONA DARLIN' B/W 2 PLUS 2

761 BOB DENVER: WHERE YOU BEEN B/W PAY IT NO MIND

762 PATE & COLLIN: HAVE YOU BEEN THERE B/W WISE LIKE SOLOMON

763 BOBBY RUSSELL: DON'T COME TOO LATE B/W MY WORLD'S A BLUE WORLD

764 DALLAS WADE: DON'T COME CRYING B/W YOU'RE THE SAME GIRL

765 CHIP BARNES: PLAYBOY B/W IT SHOOK, CRUMBLED AND FELL

766 THOMAS HENRY: YOU DON'T WANT MY LOVE B/W SOMEDAY

767 JACK RANDOLPH: CONTINENTAL MELODY B/W SWINGING SPIRITUAL

768 JOHNNY B. SHERRILL: THIS TOWN B/W BIG WINDY CITY

769 Bergen White: Down The Aisle To Heartbreak b/w Another Year

770 UNKNOWN

771 UNKNOWN

772 CONNIE LANDERS: RING TELEPHONE B/W WHY CAN'T YOU BE MINE

773 UNCLE JUD CROWFIELD & THE NEW KENTUCKY TRAVELERS: POLITICAN'S DOG B/W MARK PEEK & THE NEW KENTUCKY TRAVELERS EVERYWHERE I LOOK (I SEE YOUR SMILING FACE)

774 BOBBY RUSSELL: Bless You Little Girl B/W You're Slipping Away From Me

775 DEE AND ROBERT: COME ON ON B/W I'M SO LONELY

776 JACK RICHARDS: Tower Suite B/W unknown

777 HAL KENNEDY: WANTED: ONE MOTHER B/W SHE'LL LEAVE YOU FOR SOMEONE ELSE

778 HERBERT HUNTER: DIDDLIN' AND DADDLIN' B/W I GOTTA SIT DOWN AND GET AHOLD OF MYSELF

779 JIM TIG AND THE ROUNDERS: SMALL TOWN GIRL B/W FOOLISH LOVER

300 Series started in the late 1968:

300 THE MAD TEA PARTY: KEEP IT IN YOUR MIND B/W IT'S A BLISS TO BE ALIVE

301 RICKY PAGE: HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. B/W MAKING A FOOL OF MYSELF

301 BOBBY RUSSELL: MARCHING BACK TO LOVE B/W IT'S BEEN A LONG LONG TIME (RELEASE NUMBER MAY BE WRONG, SEE RICKY PAGE SINGLE ABOVE)

302 JAY DEE PEPPER: YOU'VE GOT TO LOVE HER A LOT B/W MOVIN' OUT, MOVIN' IN

303 TOMMY DOWNS: (SHAKE HANDS WITH) THE WORLD'S BIGGEST FOOL B/W I'LL GO HOME AND CRY ALL NIGHT

304 JOHNNY ELGIN: SHOVE IT UP YOUR HEART B/W MY HOME TOWN

305 CHARLEY ROMAN'S SEVENTH PLANE: THERE'S A PLACE B/W TIME TO REALIZE

306 THE NETWORK: THE BOYS AND THE GIRLS B/W EARS OF STONE

307 PHOEBE, UNKY AND FATTY ANN: CRAWL ALONG THE SAND B/W BIG WINDY CITY

1007 THE TIGER: I PLAY GUITAR TOO (PART 1) B/W I PLAY GUITAR TOO (PART2)

9000 JIMMY WILKERSON: MADRID B/W (Shake Hands With) THE WORLD'S BIGGEST FOOL

9001 CHASE WEBSTER: TWENTY WASTED YEARS B/W STRANGE PLACES, STRANGE FACES

9002 Unknown

9003 BOBBY RUSSELL "You're Slipping Away From Me" b/w "Where Were You"

9004 The Velours - Never Forgive Me B/W The Big Hurt b/w 9004 The Velours The Big Hurt

9005 Winola Edmond, The Edmond Sisters & The Jordanians-"My World Ended In South Vietnam Sweetheart" b/w Winola Edmond, The Edmond Sisters & The Jordanians-"My World Ended In South Vietnam Mother"

9006 Steve Bess "Don't Come Too Late" b/w Steve Bess "The Last Letter"

9007 MOON MULLICAN: MR. HONKY TONK MAN B/W I'M JUST ONE TEAR AWAY

9008 BILL PURSELL: HEARTBEAT B/W I'M IN A VERY ROMANTIC MOOD

9009 HERBERT HUNTER: I WAS BORN TO LOVE YOU B/W PUSH AWAY FROM THE TABLE

9010 BILL PURSELL: I REALLY DON'T WANT TO KNOW B/W FADED LOVE

New 30000 SERIES

30000 CAROL JOHNSON: STORY TELLIN' TIME B/W DON'T LOOK FOR WINGS

30001 JAKE & JOSH: SWINGINGEST THING IN TOWN B/W GOIN' NOWHERE (BUT OUT OF MY MIND)

30002 KEN KENNEDY: THE WELFARE CHECK B/W MARY & JANE

30003 STEVE BESS: IT'S BEEN A LONG LONG TIME B/W THERE WAS A TIME

30004 JIMMY ELLEDGE: KAY B/W I CAN'T PROMISE YOU WON'T GET LONELY

30005 UNKNOWN

30006 JOE PAIN: DENVER WOMAN B/W SUGAR CREEK BOTTOM

30007 CRISTY LANE: PROMISE ME ANYTHING B/W FIND OUT WHAT YOU WANT

30008 JIMMY ELLEDGE: I BECAME A HUSBAND AGAIN B/W DON'T KNOW WHEN THAT'LL BE

30009 GENE SNIPES: I'M FREE FROM YOUR LOVE B/W CAT IN THE CORNER

30010 UNKNOWN

30011 GAIL MAJORS: YOU'RE SLIPPING AWAY FROM ME B/W YOU CAN'T TRUST A FRIEND WITH YOUR LOVER

30012 YVONNE DEVANEY: ROME WASN'T BUILT IN A DAY B/W Step Into My World

30013 KEN KENNEDY: KISS THE WIND GOODBYE B/W SWINGINEST THING IN TOWN

30014 JERRY FOSTER: THAT'S ALRIGHT MAMA B/W I AIN'T NO BEATLE

30015 JIMMY ELLEDGE: HURT B/W FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY

30016 FREDA BURRELL: HOLLYWOOD AND VINE B/W DON'T YOU THINK IT'S TIME

30017 JUDY MARTIN: SOMETIMES BABY, I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOU B/W SURE GONNA MISS HER

30018 JOHN REEVES: IS IT WEAKNESS OF MAN B/W FROM THE CUP TO THE LIP

30019 JAKE & JOSH: NERVOUS BREAKDOWN B/W GREAT BIG WOMAN

30020 RUSTY THORNHILL: TEARDROPS IN A RAINSTORM B/W ANOTHER WAY TO SAY I LOVE YOU

30021 CAROL JOHNSON: PACK YOUR CLOTHES IN A ROAD MAP B/W YOU'VE LOST EVERY RIGHT

30022 LEVERT ALLISON: MY ALL IS YOU B/W PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE

30023 UREL ALBERT: I'M AN IMITATOR B/W RIDE BUDY RIDE

30024 CLARA DEAN: THE LYINGEST MAN B/W MY HEART IS OVER YOU

30025 CARL KNIGHT: THE USED WIFE BUSINESS B/W I TOOK HER FOR GRANTED

30026 CLAYTON FORD: THE BOSS B/W WHAT MONEY CAN'T BUY

30027 BUDDY & BUNNY BURDEN: A CHRISTMAS CARD B/W CHRISTMAS POLKA
(30027 is not owned by Bluesland Productions)

30028 UNKNOWN

30029 UNKNOWN

30030 YVONNE DEVANEY - You'll Come Home To Mama B/W We'll Make It This Time

30031 UNKNOWN

30032 JIMMY ELLEDGE: SOMEONE B/W I'M GOING SINGLE

30033 JOHN REEVES: WHEN WE'RE TOGETHER B/W THIS TIME IT'S OVER

30035 CARL PHILLIPS: SUCH A SHORT TIME B/W BIG VINE COVERED HOUSE

30036 LEX THOMAS SOUTHBOUND TRAIN B/W MY CAROLINA GIRL

30037 UREL ALBERT: I'M FREE FROM YOUR LOVE B/W TWENTY WASTED YEARS

70001 UREL ALBERT: SATURDAY NIGHT IN NASHVILLE(ALBERT-C.CIDER) B/W SWEET AND LOVELY

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1001A PEPPERMINT TWIST
Credited To: Leroy Jones and his Band
Lead Vocal: Herbert Hunter

1001B TUFF
Credited To: Leroy Jones and his Band
Sax Lead: probably Bill Justis (arranger on the session)

1002A CHECK MR. POPEYE
Credited To: Leroy Jones and his Band
Lead Vocal: Herbert Hunter

1002B NOW LET'S POPEYE
(6005)
Credited To: Leroy Jones and his Band
Lead Vocal: Herbert Hunter

1003A I BELIEVE IN THE MAN IN THE SKY
(6014) Credited To: Jerry Hiett & The Sons of the South Quartet

1003B: WASTED YEARS
(6012) Credited To: Jerry Hiett & The Sons of the South Quartet

1004A TWISTIN' THE NIGHT AWAY
Credited To: Leroy Jones and Band
Lead vocal: Herbert Hunter

1004B SLOW TWISTIN'
Credited To: Leroy Jones and Band
Lead Vocals: Herbert Hunter and Peggy Gaines

1005A WHAT'D I SAY
Credited To: Tommy Fuller
Lead vocal: Buzz Cason

1005B SOUL TWIST
Credited To: Tommy Fuller
Sax Lead: Boots Randolph

1006A LOVER PLEASE)
Credited To: Leroy Jones
Lead Vocal: Herbert Hunter

1006B YOUNG WORLD
Credited To: Jackie Norris
Lead Vocal: Buzz Cason

1007A MASHED POTATO TIME
Credited To: June Richards
Lead Vocal: Peggy Gaines

1007B SHE CRIED
Credited To: Bill Bailey
Lead vocal: Richard Williams

1008A SHOUT! SHOUT! (KNOCK YOURSELF OUT)
Credited To: Joe Cash
Lead vocal: Buzz Cason

1008B OLD RIVERS
Credited To: Fred Brown

1009A FOLLOW THAT DREAM
Credited To: Johnny Holiday
Lead Vocal: Bobby Russell

1009B SECOND HAND LOVE
Credited To: Kay Cotton
Lead Vocal: Connie Landers

1010A MOON RIVER
Credited: The Merits
Organ lead: Bill Purcell

1010B I SOLD MY HEART TO THE JUNKMAN
Credited To: Peggy Thompson
Vocals by: The Avons

1011A THE STRIPPER
Credited To: Billy Sherrill Orchestra

1011B ROSES ARE RED
Credited To: Cecil Bright
Lead Vocal: Bobby Russell

1012 A SPEEDY GONZALES
Lead Vocal: Tom Walls with Ray Stevens (as the voice of "Speedy")
credited to: Johnny Holiday

1012B GRAVY
Lead Vocal: Peggy Gaines
credited to: Mary Sue

1013A BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO
credited to: Joe Cash

1013B DANCIN' PARTY
Lead Vocal: Herbert Hunter
credited to: Leroy Jones
Background Vocals: The Avons

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Kenilworth Records9000A THE BIG SPLIT TWIST
Credited To: Marty and The Merits
Lead Vocal: Herbert Hunter

9000B HEY LET'S TWIST
Credited To: Marty and The Merits
Lead Vocal: Herbert Hunter

9001A TWIST TWIST SENORA
credited to: Marty & The Merits
lead vocal: Herbert Hunter

9001B STRANGER ON THE SHORE
credited to: Marty & The Merits

9002A GOOD LUCK CHARM
Credited To: Bill Allison
Lead Vocal: Buzz Cason

9002B SHOUT
Credited To: Bill Allison
Lead vocal: Buzz Cason

9003A LOVERS WHO WANDER
Credited To: Joe Cash
Lead Vocal: Bobby Russell

9003B I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU
Credited To: Johnny Keaton
Lead Vocal: Herbert Hunter

9004A SEALED WITH A KISS
Credited To: Fred X Brown

9004B AHAB THE ARAB
Credited To: Fred X Brown
Lead vocal: Buzz Cason
Soprano sax: Boots Randolph

A new series of Giant releases was begun in the Spring of 1963, apparently picking up the Kenilworth 9000 number series.

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