The Holiday Inn/Klondike label
luck
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I'm a fan of some of these groups/songs. From what I can ascertain from looking at the label, Klondike was a straight-up continuation of the Sam Phillips-run Holiday Inn label that, from the font, had ATCO distribution. Kemmons Wilson's Holiday Inn (and Continental Trailways bus line) sold these 45 in the 50s and 60s. If nothing else, Klondike's certainly one of only labels with the Maroon-on-Avocado label color combo. Good Memphis production is to be found on some of these.Holiday Inn:100: The Roller Coasters - Rimshot (pt. 1) / (pt. 2) (1962)101: Tookie Collom - You Torture Me / I Could Love You102: Jimmy Foster - Stranger In Paradise / Where Else Could I Go103: The Roller Coasters - Wabash Blues / Slap Back104: Frank Starr: Evil Eye / Knees Shakin'105: Kenny Lund: Greenbacks / Rip It Up Potato Chip106: Rusty Curry - Tag A Long / Our Love Can Wait107: The Roller Coasters - You've Gotta Run Me Down / My Fraulein Cries For Me108: Frank Starr - Little Bitty Feeling / Lost In A Dream109: Buck Griffin - Pretty Lou / The Girl In 1209 (1963)110: The Roller Coasters - Spanish Twist / Wild Twist111: Jimmy Foster - Hey Little Lover / Moving Up To Love112: Stan Daniel - Sweet Little Sue / Confused113: Bill Haley and his Comets - Juke Box Cannonball / Sundown Boogie114: Charlie Feathers - Nobody's Darling / Deep Elm Blues (1964)115: ???116: Dolly Holiday - Ever Lovin' Memphis Sound / Are You Forever2200: Diane Hall - But You Don't Love Me / Good Morning Love (1968)2201: Lee Adkins - Together Again / Don't You Believe It2202: Greg Todd and "The Jacks": A Simple Thought / Love2203: Jerry Dyke - Things / Come In Mr. Lonely2204: Charlie's Children - Finally Found Out / Lady Madonna2205: Load Of Mischief - I'm A Lover / Back In My Arms Again (also as Sun 407 - the last song on the famed label)2206: The Climates - Tell Him Tonight / Don't Be Cruel2207: Portrait Of Fun - Wages Man / Lonely Happiness2208: "Ironing Board" Sam (Sam Moore) - Raining In My Heart / When You Brought Me You2209: Robert & Randy - Good Company / I Won't Ask Why2210: Larry Brinkley - Guitar Pickin' D.J. / Every Turn That I Make Turns Out Wrong2211: Jerry Dyke - Habit I Can't Break / I Forgot To Remember To Forget2212: ???2113: ???2214: Larry and the Accommodations - I Wanna Hold You / Love Is The Answer2215: Gary Ellison - Now I'm In Trouble / How Could You Do This To Us2216: Charlie Freeman - Sweethearts In Melody / I Couldn't Help It2217: Greg Todd & The Jacks - Love Transcends / Garden Of Delights (1969)Klondike:2218: Beau Sybin - Been A Long Time A Comin' / Good Good Love2219: ???2220: ???2221: Pilgrim 20 - The Way We Live / ???2222: Mac White - Big Drop Of Rain / ???2223: ???2224: ???2225: Hart & Shorter - Nobody But You Love / Let's Get Our World Together2226: Calvin Owens' Show - The Cat / ???2227: Unknown Soul - Down In Texas / Deep In Kentucky2228: Luetta Johnston - If I Was I Bottle / Hold Our Hearts2229: Al Rose Trio - Drum Talk / Exactly Like You2230: Matt Friemon - The Cheater / Mental Revenge2231: Greg Todd & The Jacks - It's Daybreak / Nicotine Nancy2232: Judy Green - I Can't Get Along Without You / Come Out Of The Crowd2233: ???2234: ???2235: Dotty Abbott - Why Me Why You / Before You2236: ???2237: Bobby McClure - Lost Without Your Love / Love's Coming Down On MeMore discographical information, please. Is the soul label of the same name with cat. numbers in the 2500s affiliated?
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Klondike was sort of a production outlet for BB Cunningham, of the Hombres(of "Let it all hang out" fame)...there is still a lot of great unreleased soul stuff that BB recorded for Klondike apparently. Also, there was some tenuous connection between Klondike and Houston's Ovide, but I dont know the details...
So I've heard. Can anyone help me plug my discographical holes?
1010 The Table Toppers "Talk To Me Baby/ Baby In Blue"
2218: Beau Sybin - Been A Long Time A Comin' / Good Good Love
2219: Jerry Venable "The Memory Lives On/ Poor Ole Me"
2220: The Bulls "The Trip/ Green Meadows"
2221: Pilgrim 20 - The Way We Live / ???
2222: Mac White - Big Drop Of Rain / ???
2223: ???
2224: Rose Graham "Black Christmas/ What Soul Is"
2225: Hart & Shorter - Nobody But You Love / Let's Get Our World Together
2226: Calvin Owens' Show - The Cat/ Sawdust Alley"
2227: Unknown Soul - Down In Texas / Deep In Kentucky
2228: Luetta Johnston - If I Was I Bottle / Hold Our Hearts
2229: Al Rose Trio - Drum Talk / Exactly Like You
2230: Matt Frieman - The Cheater / Mental Revenge
2231: Greg Todd & The Jacks - It's Daybreak / Nicotine Nancy
2232: Judy Green - I Can't Get Along Without You / Come Out Of The Crowd
2233: Mary Ann Burns "My Favorite Color Is Love/ ???"
2234: ???
2235: Dotty Abbott - Why Me Why You / Before You
2236: Bill Murphy "Old Man River/ Work Song"
2237: Bobby McClure - Lost Without Your Love / Love's Coming Down On Me
2238: Beau Sybin "Wishy Washy Woman/ What's On Your Mind"
The Calvin Owens came out on both Sawdust and Ovide before the Klondike issue.
Holiday Inn:
100: The Roller Coasters - Rimshot (pt. 1) / (pt. 2) (1962)
101: Tookie Collom - You Torture Me / I Could Love You
102: Jimmy Foster - Stranger In Paradise / Where Else Could I Go
103: The Roller Coasters - Wabash Blues / Slap Back
104: Frank Starr: Evil Eye / Knees Shakin'
105: Kenny Lund: Greenbacks / Rip It Up Potato Chip
106: Rusty Curry - Tag A Long / Our Love Can Wait
107: The Roller Coasters - You've Gotta Run Me Down / My Fraulein Cries For Me
108: Frank Starr - Little Bitty Feeling / Lost In A Dream
109: Buck Griffin - Pretty Lou / The Girl In 1209 (1963)
110: The Roller Coasters - Spanish Twist / Wild Twist
111: Jimmy Foster - Hey Little Lover / Moving Up To Love
112: Stan Daniel - Sweet Little Sue / Confused
113: Bill Haley and his Comets - Juke Box Cannonball / Sundown Boogie
114: Charlie Feathers - Nobody's Darling / Deep Elm Blues (1964)
115: Joe Fuller "Big Black Engine/ I'll Forever Be Loving You"[/b]
116: Dolly Holiday - Ever Lovin' Memphis Sound / Are You Forever
2200: Diane Hall - But You Don't Love Me / Good Morning Love (1968)
2201: Lee Adkins - Together Again / Don't You Believe It
2202: Greg Todd and "The Jacks": A Simple Thought / Love
2203: Jerry Dyke - Things / Come In Mr. Lonely
2204: Charlie's Children - Finally Found Out / Lady Madonna
2205: Load Of Mischief - I'm A Lover / Back In My Arms Again (also as Sun 407 - the last song on the famed label)
2206: The Climates - Tell Him Tonight / Don't Be Cruel
2207: Portrait Of Fun - Wages Man / Lonely Happiness
2208: "Ironing Board" Sam (Sam Moore) - Raining In My Heart / When You Brought Me You
2209: Robert & Randy - Good Company / I Won't Ask Why
2210: Larry Brinkley - Guitar Pickin' D.J. / Every Turn That I Make Turns Out Wrong
2211: Jerry Dyke - Habit I Can't Break / I Forgot To Remember To Forget
2212: ???
2113: The Bogart Brothers "Step Out/ No Other Like Thee"[/b]
2214: Larry and the Accommodations - I Wanna Hold You / Love Is The Answer
2215: Gary Ellison - Now I'm In Trouble / How Could You Do This To Us
2216: Charlie Freeman - Sweethearts In Melody / I Couldn't Help It
2217: Greg Todd & The Jacks - Love Transcends / Garden Of Delights (1969)
you know this is from a whole LP right? i got it a while ago. nothing too special.
Yeah, its good... he sounds like Ray Charles from what I remember, and its a pretty uptempo version.