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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
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)
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
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 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 |
 1001A PEPPERMINT TWISTCredited To: Leroy Jones and his Band Lead Vocal: Herbert Hunter
1001B TUFF
1002A CHECK MR. POPEYE
1002B NOW LET'S POPEYE
1003A I BELIEVE IN THE MAN IN THE SKY
1003B: WASTED YEARS
1004A TWISTIN' THE NIGHT AWAY
1004B SLOW TWISTIN'
1005A WHAT'D I SAY
1005B SOUL TWIST
1006A LOVER PLEASE)
1006B YOUNG WORLD
1007A MASHED POTATO TIME
1007B SHE CRIED
1008A SHOUT! SHOUT! (KNOCK YOURSELF OUT)
1008B OLD RIVERS
1009A FOLLOW THAT DREAM
1009B SECOND HAND LOVE
1010A MOON RIVER
1010B I SOLD MY HEART TO THE JUNKMAN
1011A THE STRIPPER
1011B ROSES ARE RED
1012 A SPEEDY GONZALES
1012B GRAVY
1013A BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO
1013B DANCIN' PARTY |
 9000A THE BIG SPLIT TWISTCredited To: Marty and The Merits Lead Vocal: Herbert Hunter
9000B HEY LET'S TWIST
9001A TWIST TWIST SENORA
9001B STRANGER ON THE SHORE
9002A GOOD LUCK CHARM
9002B SHOUT
9003A LOVERS WHO WANDER
9003B I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU
9004A SEALED WITH A KISS
9004B AHAB THE ARAB 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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715 JOHNNY KEATON & THE TWISTERS: THE TWIST B/W TWISTIN' U.S.A.
740 BOBBY RUSSELL & THE BEAGLES: ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN B/W RIGHT OR WRONG
30000 CAROL JOHNSON: STORY TELLIN' TIME B/W DON'T LOOK FOR WINGS