Counterpart / Applegate

Counterpart records was owned by Shad O'Shea, a longtime Cincinnati deejay, producer and promoter, and one of the last great true 'record men'. Counterpart was one of the most prolific Ohio labels lasting from 1966 until 1972. Two numbering series were used, the 2500 series and the 3700 series. The 3700 series starts with 3744, the street number for the studio. Counterpart spun off two subsidiaries, Great Scott (named for Shad's son) and Applegate (named for the street location of the studio). A few one-off lables exist, like Snuff, Fountain, and Soul Sauce. Most of the 1960s era 45s were recorded at Falls City in Louisville or King. In 1970 Shad opened his own recording studio Counterpart Creative Studios, coincident with the label numbering change. Applegate records was a short-lived subsidiary in the mid 1970s (Applegate is the street where the studio is located). In the 1970s Shad purchased Fraternity records. Counterpart was discontinued but Fraternity was reactivated and continues to this day, primarily in the Country genre.

2570 Gerri Diamond Sunshine Of Your Smile / Plain Old Everyday Boy
2571 the Fifth Order Goin' Too Far / Walkin' Away
2572 not used
2573 not used
2574 not used
2575/6 Gerri Diamond Day By Day (By Day) / The Rookie
2577/8 the New Lime She Kissed Me / That Girl
2578/9 Le Bleu Monde If I Told You / After Hours
2580 unused
2581/2 the "Us Too" Group The Only Thing To Do / The Way It Must Be Feb '67
2583/4 Marv Lockard After The Rain / Phantom Lover
2585/6 John and Gunther Hey, Hey Babe / That Was Yesterday
2587/8 Gerri Diamond Only You / Little Soldier Man
2589/90 the Wyngates See What's Right / Persian Night Flight
2591/2 the Mark V Hey Conductor / You Bring These Tears To Me Later released on Philips 40479
2593/4 the New Lime The Girl With the Long Blonde Hair / There Goes My Girlfriend
2595/6 the Fifth Order A Thousand Devils (Are Chasin' Me) / Today (I Got a Letter)
2597/8 McGuffy Parlor Band Bach's Trot / Soul Mission
2599/600 the New Lime Perfect Girl / Meant to Be Jul '67
2601/2 the Experimental Blues Band Opus #1 (Lonliness) / Fifty Miles Back
2603/4 Tommy Dumbrowski 90 Day Wonder / Please Mr. Mack
2605/6 the Dingos You Don't Want Me / Vera Aug '67
2607/8 Janie Fulmer Tick Tick Tock / Little Blue World
2609/10 the New Lime Ain't Got No Soul / The Gumdrop Trilogy Oct '67
2611/2 the Girl Watchers A Girl Named You / That Girl In The Window
2613/4 the Great Society She's Got It On Her Mind / The Second Day
2615/6 Ivan and the Sabers My Mind Cries Out / I Looked At You
2617/8 the Fifth Order I Was A Fool / The Moment (I Saw You)
2619/20 the New Lime Sunny / I Still Remember Later released on Minaret 150
2609/20 the New Lime Ain't Got No Soul / I Still Remember
2621/2 the Muffets Cold Winds / My Money
2623/4 Ivan And the Sabers Think Of Me / The Great Potato Famine of '71
2625/6 Danny Scholl No Man Is An Island / Seeking (PS)
2627/8 the New Lime Donna / The Gumdrop Trilogy Later released on Columbia 44597
2629/30 the Muffets Heather Girl / Lost
2631/2 unused (See notes)
2633/4 Phil Gary Something Else / Forgive Me Tonight
2635/6 Maelstrom (An Agitated State Of Mind) Organ Player / We Can't Go
2637/8 the New Lime Thank You / I Will Wait For You
2639/40 the Gears Come Back To Me / Sooner Or Later
2641/2 "1984" For You and For Me / If You Want To Know
2643/4 the Driving Winds Poppin' Fresh / No Words Sept '69
2645/6 Ivan And The Sabers Cozy / Stereo
2647/8 Us Too Pleasure Seeker / Tell Me Where She Is (The Maiden)
2649/50 Chuck Gregg I've Given You My Ring / Insane
2651/2 Sonny Flaharty Brave Little Boy / I'm Not The Man
2653 unused
2654/5 Sonny Flaharty Odyssey / Husbands of Young Wives
2656/7 unknown
2658/9 unknown
2660/1 the New Lime Walkin' The Dog / Meant To Be
2662/3
2664/5 Kenny and the Sole Selection Go For Your Bad Self / Forgiveness 1970
2666/7 Jerry Conrad's Rhythm and Brass One For HS / Sea Of Trees 1970
No # the New Lime Part Time Friends / Circle For a Landing 1970/1
1212 Soul, Inc. I Belong To Noboby / Love Me When I'm Down 1968
3744 Sonny Flaharty A Child Shall Lead / A Prayer 1971
3745 Wayne Perry Mr. Bus Driver / Gimmethegreenlight Aug '71
3746 Bobby Borchers Harlan / Tellin' It Sept '71
3748 Sonny Flaharty and the Grey Imprint Hey Conductor / It's Over 1971
3750 Wayne Perry The Only Thing to Do / Little Bit Of Lovin' 1971
3752 Hopple Street Exit Together / Hang On to Your Heart 1971
3754 Jamie Fulmer with the New Country In My Garden / Fallen Woman 1971
3755 Eddie Drake Duck Soup / Ovation 1971
3757 Annie Oakley Number One / Captain Harmon 1971
3760 Chuck Gregg Ebony Eyeballs / Walkin' At Midnight 1971
3761 Canon Music / Hurry On Mornin' 1971
3764 Sonny Flaharty and the Grey Imprint Love, Peace, and Music / God's Factory 1972
3766 Felix Harris Blueberry Hill / Walkin' (In the Night)
3767 Sonny Flaharty and the Grey Imprint Hold On to it Mother!!! / The Song I Sing 11/72
3768 Larry B Something / I'll Find A Way
3769 Ron Thomas Hey Da Da, Now (A Little Thing Called Love) / There's a Feelin' 11/72
3770 Iconoclast Hung Up /
3771 Hayes Just Today / I'm Wise (To Everything)
3773 Randy There Must Be Something / Well
3776 Muzik I've Been Lookin' / Love Is a Beautiful Thing
3780 Timberwood You Should've Noticed / I Can't Stay that Long
3783 Ken Pettiford Bless Us All /
3787 Don Hattaway and Free Whiskey Only In My Dreams / Never Hear Her Say Goodbye Again
3790 400 Years Of What Get Down People / Do What You Like
3794 Glenn Thomas Living The Good Life Again / Come Back Tomorrow
3795 Umoja Hang Up Your Hang-Ups / Universal Love
(Applegate) 4 Bob Braun Letter To Cindy / Daddy, Meet a Man
(Applegate) 12 Lamb Clap Your Hands / Comfort Me (My People) Feb 7, 1975 in DW
13 Martin's Art Thoughts Have Wings / Control Group Dropout
LP / No # Malcolm S/T May 1972 (Q-20543)

Numbers 2631/2 was probably assigned to the Soul, Inc 45 but for some reason the out of sequence number was used

#3769 is more clearly numbered NR 2675, which was the pressing plant matrix. This seems to have been an error in production. The 3769 is in very small print.

Compiled by George Gell, Tom Fallon, and Scott Cheesebrew, with help from Shad O'Shea