Mercury Records Collection: SR-60250: Running Bear

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SR-60250: Running Bear / Johnny Preston

Label Type :	black Mercury type C
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	SR 60250-A MS5 FF
	SIDE-B	SR 60250-B MS5 FF

Comments

Equivalent release: Mercury MG-20592 (mono).

with original Mercury inner sleeve.

Inside The Groove

A legendary Rockabilly singer's first album on Mercury.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

Johnny Preston, a Rockabilly singer being famous for his big-hit tracks such as “Running Bear”, “Cradle of Love” and more, left several albums on Mercury label. This is his first album, including his biggest and first hit tune “Running Bear” as an album title.

Strictly Personal Rating (to what extent I could enjoy this album)

7 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1	PB3038 (17440)	Running Bear (J.P. Richardson)	2:33
A-2	PB2367 (19040)	What Am I Living For (Jay & Harris)	2:27
A-3	PB2368 (19041)	Earth Angel (Belvin, Williams & Hodge)	2:05
A-4	PB2369 (19394)	Guardian Angel (J.O. Duncan)	2:16
A-5	PB2370 (18980)	Hearts Of Stone (Jackson & Ray)	2:06
A-6	PB3114/PS331 (19746)	Chief Heartbreak (J.P. Richardson)	2:24
SIDE-B
B-1	PB2372 (18982)	The Twist (H. Ballard)	1:56
B-2	PB2548 (18985)	You'll Never Walk Alone (Rodgers & Hammerstein)	2:26
B-3	PB2549 (18993)	Pretend (Douglas, Parman, Levere & Belloc)	2:26
B-4	PB2550 (18994)	Danny Boy (Fred E. Weatherly)	2:26
B-5	PB2551 (18995)	Dream (Johnny Mercer)	1:50
B-6	PB3115/PS332 (19747)	Madre De Dios (Mother Of God)	3:20

Personnel

Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
(“The Mercury Labels - A Discography” by Ruppli and Novitsky, Greenwood Press, 1993)

A-1:
Johnny Preston (vo) with:
Link Davis (sax), Big Bopper, George Jones, Bill Hall (Indian chants), others unknown.
Recorded at Gold Star Studio, Houston, TX in late 1958.

A-4, A-5, B-1, B-2:
Johnny Preston (vo) with unknown.
Recorded at Owen Bradley Studio, Nashville, TN in early 1960.

B-3, B-4, B-5:
Johnny Preston (vo) with unknown.
Recorded at Owen Bradley Studio, Nashville, TN on January 27, 1960.

A-2, A-3:
Johnny Preston (vo) with unknown.
Recorded at Owen Bradley Studio, Nashville, TN on January 28, 1960.

A-6, B-6:
Johnny Preston (vo) with unknown.
Recorded at Owen Bradley Studio, Nashville, TN on March 14 and 15, 1960.

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MATSUBAYASHI 'Shaolin' Kohji <shaolin@rhythmaning.org>