Musicol is Ohio's longest currently operating recording operation. Musicol was started by John Hull at his house, where he set up a recording space. In 1966 he moved to a new location where the studio has operating continuosly. In 1969 Musicol added a pressing plant which did 45s and LPs.
The Musicol numbering system started at 1000, although the record assigned to that, by Cush, was cut later than the records starting with 1001, which we can assume was the chonological first. Until 1968 or so, all the Hull/Musicol recordings had a number with the prefix HR. The performers could use the Musicol label or use their own label name. Records were assigned one number per disk, but sometime in 1969, after they had started to press their own, they changed to a number per side format, and seem to have dropped the HR prefix. In 1972 Musicol completely revised their numbering system to use a 6 digit number. For various reasons, those have not yet been cataloged. Records recorded at Musicol could still use the Musicol name for the label, or a custom name. Almost all the numbers seemed to have been pressed, but many of the missing titles are gospel or school records. The logs for all the number exist, but does not contain enough information to document each record. Based on review of the log, and the compilation of several collections, we're pretty confident that 80%+ of the 45s (that are rock/soul/country/pop) are included. If any 45s are missing, they are most likely to be country gospel.
|
(H)1000 |
Cush
(Jim Cushman) |
Are
You Mine / Say We're In Love |
R-16759/60 |
|
(H)1031 |
the
New Liberty Singers |
Columbus
Stockade Blues / Drinkin' Gourd |
R-14271/2 |
|
(Vernon)1040 |
Fred
Gartner and the Ferraris |
A Good
Girl is a Pretty Girl / All the Young Girls |
R-14905/6,
SL date 6/24/65 |
|
(RAM)1044 |
Steve
Gibson - J. Nicklas Combo |
Last
Night I Cried Again / We Long To Be Together |
R-15461/2 |
|
(H)1056 |
Gospelaires Quartet |
The
Answer’s On The Way ; River Of Life / I Wouldn’t Take Nothin’ For My Journey, I Was There When It
Happened |
R-16631/2 |
|
(H)1060 |
Flowers
Family |
Wild
and Reckless / Once Again |
R-17073/4 |
|
(H)1067 |
the
Creations |
Little
Black Egg / I Want You |
R-17231/2,
SL entry missing |
|
1068 |
Captain
Anything |
?
/ ? |
SL
has this as a 45, Captain Anything could be song or artist. SL date missing |
|
(Cardinal
520)1069 |
the P.C. Three |
What
Are Bombs and Guns Made For / This Man Kennedy |
R-17315/6 |
|
(ANA)1070 |
Dixielanders |
Way
Down Yonder in New Orleans / Bye Bye Blackbird |
R-17315/6 |
|
(M)1080
(LP) |
Jim
Johnson Trio |
With
a Bag Full Of Great Ones |
R-18265/6 |
|
(Alpat)1087 |
No
artist listed |
Henry's
Made A Lady Out Of Lizzy/ Get Out and Get Under |
R-18357/8 |
|
(M)1090 |
the
Flowers Family |
Wild
and Reckless/ Once Again |
R-18567/8 |
|
(M)1094 |
the
Myrchents |
Indefinite
Inhibition / All Around You |
R-18809/10,
SL date 3/26/67 |
|
(M)1095 |
Phil
Beasley and the Mountain Ramblers |
The
Hour is Lonesome / Livin To Do |
R-18841/2 |
|
(M)1104 |
Dave
MacCoy |
This
Summer / Make Everything Alright |
R-18977/8 |
|
(Alpha
Omega)1118 |
Joe
Hermiz |
Don't
Put Me On / Always |
|
|
(Alda) 1127 (LP) |
Al
Waslon |
The
Many Moods of the Al Waslon Trio |
R-19579/80 |
|
(Brandt)1133 |
Jaylene Gray |
While
Stephanie Sleeps / Sing Me No Sad Songs |
R-19849/50 |
|
(M)1137 |
the
Flowers Family |
The
Last Time / Gonna Be A Big Man |
R-19897/8 |
|
1138 |
Bob
Guess |
?
/ ? |
info
from SL, date 7/17/67 |
|
(MBL)1141 |
Goose
Goslin with Larry Robinson Band |
The
Lonely Orphan Child / Jambalaya |
R-20013/4 |
|
(Nassau)1145 |
Ronnie
Taylor |
Without
Love / I Can't Take It |
R-20179/80,
SL date 8/23/67 |
|
(M)1147 |
Priscilla
Dell |
No
I Can't Love You / Love So Rare |
R-20199/200,
SL date 8/27/67 |
|
(M)1149 |
J.
H. + the Esquires |
Comin' On Strong / Stay By Me |
R-20311/2,
SL date 9/16/67 |
|
1150 |
Bill
Moss |
unknown |
SL
has this as a 45 with Bill Moss involvement. No such 45 has surfaced to our
knowledge |
|
(M)1151 |
the
Edicates |
She's
Gone / Worried Mind |
R-20387/8,
SL date 9/27/67 |
|
(C)1152 |
the
Chandlers |
You
Love Makes Me Lonely / I Need Your Love |
SL
date 10/29/67 |
|
(I)1159 |
the
Mychents |
Darkest
Hour / I Gotta Know If You're Leaving |
RI-2551,
SL date 1/2/68 |
|
(I)1164 |
Phil
Gary |
That's
How Heartaches Are Made / Wet Bird |
SL
date 1/29/68 |
|
(I)1167 |
the
Baroque Monthly |
I'll
Be Lonely / You Are Your Only Mystery |
Feb
'68 |
|
1183 |
QPV |
unknown |
SL
has this as a 45, QPV could be the label |
|
(I)1196 |
the
Counselors |
It
Must Be Love / With Only Me |
R-22139/40,
SL date 5/11/68 |
|
1219 |
Andy
Launer Trio |
That's
Where It's At / The Cool Look |
R-22905/6,
SL date 8/1/68 |
|
(DoLeJo)1220 |
Blue
Law |
Here
I Am / Good Bye My Friend |
SL
has this as AGI, the dead wax has AGI-1000. AG
stands for Abbey Group |
|
(Holiday)1222 |
Vondors |
Look
In The Mirror / Foot Loose |
R-23179/80 |
|
(Holiday)1228 |
Soul
Partners |
Walk
On Judge / Lose The One You Love |
SL
date 11/4/68 |
|
(M)1229 |
Vic
Wolfe |
?
/ ? |
SL
date 11/4/68 |
|
(I)1242 |
Hughes
Blues |
Stone
Free / Land Of Prosperity |
Jan
'69 |
|
(I)1251 |
the
Counselors |
Why
Don't You / Love Go Round |
Feb
'69 |
| 1252 | Henry Cincione and the Flytown Brass | Magic Mandolin ; Just As Much As Ever / That's Life ; Shades | PS, 33 1/3 RPM |
|
1253 |
? |
? |
SL
has this as a 45, no other info, date 2/16/69 |
|
(Sarene)1254 |
the
Apocalypse |
Snowcastle Picnic / I Dig Your Act |
SL
date 2/16/69 |
|
(Bleu
Rose)1315 |
the
Chandlers |
I
Loved You Girl / (Never Before) Your Love Is Drawing Me Closer |
SL
date 5/17/69. Rite pressings are 1st, QCA pressings 2nd |
|
(M)1326 |
Steve
Fisher, Mark Hittner |
Summertime
/ Spooky |
|
|
(Prix)1335 |
the
Royal Esquires |
Ain't Gonna Run / Our Love Used To Be
(On The Sunnyside Up) |
SL
date 6/13/69 |
|
(Prix)1336 |
the
Soul Ensemble |
Melon
Jelly / Move Out |
|
|
(New
Day)1341 |
J.C.
Davis |
Coconut
Brown / Buttered Popcorn |
|
|
(M)1350 |
Blondes
and Brass |
For
Love Is Everywhere / Patti |
SL
date 7/7/69 |
|
(G
Zag)1351 |
Carl
Young |
So
Lonely / The Other Side of Me |
SL
date 7/7/69 |
|
(Holiday)1353 |
Four
Mints |
You're
My Desire / You Want To Come Back |
|
|
(Dupree)1355 |
J.
McCants & Harmonics |
Summers
Love Pt 1 / Summers Love Pt 2 |
SL
date 8/1/69 |
|
(I)1359 |
the
Cold Water Army |
One
Time Around / When You Left Me |
SL
date 8/16/69 |
|
1365 |
Frank
Staro |
?
/ ? |
SL
has this as a 45 credited to Frank Staro. Date
7/21/69 |
|
1367 |
? |
?
/ ? |
SL
has this as a 45. Date 8/30/69 |
|
1368 |
? |
?
/ ? |
SL
has this as a 45. Date 8/30/69 |
|
(I)1371 |
the
Scepters |
I
Found My Place / What's Your Reason |
SL
date 9/16/69 |
|
(New
Day)1373/4 |
J.
C. Davis |
A
New Day (Is Here at Last) / Circleville |
SL
date 9/30/69 |
|
(Prix)1375/6 |
Orchestra
"Kin-Bantou" |
Soyez Reconnainoir / Naleli Eve' Elvire |
|
|
(Westwood)1379/80 |
Dave
Russell |
Paper
Talk / Lonely Walls (Keep Talkin' Back) |
SL
date 10/2/69 |
|
(Westwood)1389/90 |
unknown |
unknown |
SL
date 10/22/69 |
|
(Dean)1395/6 |
Mighty
Mike Davis |
All
American Boy / Why Try to Fight It |
SL
date 10/28/69 |
|
(no
label) 1411/2 |
Lawanda
Braggs and the Swingin’ Gaites
/ Chris Columbus and the Swingin’ Gaites |
Do
You Remember / Tighten Up ‘70 |
|
|
(no
label)1415/6 |
Douglas
Falls and the Counselors |
99
Miles to Fort Wayne / I'll Not Be A Selfish Man |
Jan
'70 |
|
(Westwood)1421/2 |
Nora
Lee |
Forget
It / You Must Believe Me |
Jan
'70 (on the label, "You"...is listed as the A side, but has the
higher Musicol master number) |
|
(Captain)1429/30 |
Thee
Young Generation |
Movin' / Paperback Minds |
SL
date 2/7/70 |
|
(Prix)1437/8 |
Eddie
Ray |
You
Got Me / Glad I Found You |
SL
date 3/70 |
|
(Prix)1439/40 |
Joe
King |
What's
Wrong / Speak On Up |
SL
date 3/70 |
|
(Nu*Sound)1451/2 |
Red
Wilson and the Stringshifters |
My
Heart Talks To Me / Foolish Guy |
SL
date 3/26/70 |
|
(Nu*Sound)1453/4 |
Andy
Sommers and the Stringshifters |
If
I Ever Hurt You / No Chance With You |
SL
date 3/26/70 (these two were cut at the same session) |
|
(Gangland)1469/70 |
Young
Mods |
Gloria
/ |
SL
date 4/20/70 – name in SL is Dynaphonics, the
reason is unknown |
|
(Westwood)1485/6 |
Mary
Hoffman and the Country Three |
No
Beer Sold To Minors / A Poor Rich Man |
|
|
(Multi)1497/8 |
Whistler's
Mother |
Dark
Dawn / Goodbye |
SL
date 5/8/70 |
|
(Westwood)1508/9 |
Soul
Tornado's |
Crazy
Legs / Bobby's Mood |
SL
date 5/8/70 |
|
(Right
Now!!)1520/1 |
the
Morning After |
Today's
Dreams / A Further Difference |
SL
date 5/18/70 |
|
(Lanco)1555/6 |
Fern
Garner |
Leave
/ Stark County Belle |
SL
date unknown |
|
(Right
Now!!)1571/2 |
Sky
Blue Pink |
Oats
(My Future Depends On You) / Making Love Now |
SL
date 7/11/70 |
|
(Columbus)1709/10 |
PFFT |
Good
Time Living / Nobody |
SL
date 10/20/70 |
|
(Nu*Sound)1723/4 |
Ron
Anthony and the Classiques |
Just
Funky / Classique Blues |
Dec
'70 |
|
(Dean)1751/2 |
The
Bares |
4
Yards and a Cloud of Dust / Buck Fever |
Dec
'70 |
|
(Logan)1757/8 |
Gayle
McDonald and the Wanted Men |
Turn
My Temperature Down / Angel |
Dec.
70 (recorded 12/10, logged 12/12) The label has the master numbers as 1751/2 but
the dead wax and studio logs have 1757/8. 1751/2 was already used on the
Bares 45 above. |
|
(I)1761/2 |
Bliss |
I
Can See You Comin' / Run From Me |
SL
date 12/29/70 |
|
(OB)1831/2 |
Owen-B |
My
Friends / Share |
|
|
1823/4 |
Music
Department |
Does
She Ever Think Of Me / Quiet Hours |
1971,
Point Pleasant, WV |
|
1935/6 |
Manners
restaurant |
Jingles
(advertisments) / Jingles |
|
|
2023/4 |
written
by: Glen R. Patterson, vocal: Brenda Full, Rocky Smith |
Just
One More Sign / Father Time |
Parkersburg,
WV |
|
101911/2 |
Jody
and the Individuals |
Soul
Streak / Hooked |
Spring/summer
1974 |
|
(Seatbelts
Fastened?) 102675/6 |
Jimmy
Jenkins / Eddie Pollina |
Farewell
To The King / Only Myself |
c.
9/77 (Elvis tribute) |
|
102733/4 |
Joey
Barrett and the Barons |
Franklin
County Man / Alabama Jubilee |
H = Hull label, M = Musicol label, I = Ironbeat label, C = Col Soul label