Thursday, July 14, 2011

Shane Records: The Discography




SHANE RECORDS: THE DISCOGRAPHY

I've seen the Shane label pegged as a Louisiana label. That's a good guess, as many of the label's acts are from the Pelican State, but this was another Huey P. Meaux label based in Conroe, Texas (later Pasadena). It appears to have started out as a regular label but over time became a vanity/custom label for bands who paid for the privilege. Most of Shane's output is early sixties teen pop with some New Orleans R&B flavor (some sessions were probably done at Cosimo's), with early efforts from Wayne Talbert (as "Larry Wayne"), Gee Gee Shinn, Phil Bo, and Hank (Henry) Moore. Toward the end there was a good minor key effort from a Hispanic soul group, Steve and the Coronas, and garage band sounds from two Houston area groups, the Actioneers and the Eccentrics. The latter two appear to be the only groups on Shane to have been reissued, and the label remains painfully obscure.

“Shane was a label that I would put out stuff that I didn’t think quite had the quality to make it.” (Huey Meaux, 1992)


33 NEIL RICE Produced by Bob Millsap and) Huey P. Meaux
33-1 Throw Away Boy (Bob and Vivian Millsap) 1962
33-2 Whos Kissin’ My Girl (N. Rice)

34 LARRY WAYNE (WAYNE TALBERT) Houston Records invoice: October 11, 1962
34-1 It’s a Dog Gone Shame (G. Chord)
34-2 Two Hearts in Love (W. Talbert)

35 PHIL BO
34-3 Now Baby, Ain’t That Love 1962/1963
34-4 Tear Drops in the Morning (Jerry Matthews)

35 EARL BALL Produced by Crowder Enterprises
35-1 Mama Mama Mama (J. Miller 1963
35-2 Party Girl (E. Ball)

Note: Shane 35 issued twice.
36 LARRY WILSON and The Continentals
36-1 All of Your Love (Larry Wilson) 1963
36-2 I’ve Got It (Alaimo-Maynard)

37 GEORGE VINCENT
37-1 Beginning of the End (J. Duncan) 1963
37-2 I’ll Put the Hurt on You (J. Duncan)

38 GEE GEE SHINN with Bobby and The Rockers “Dist. By Crazy Cajun Enterprises, Conroe, Tx.”
75-863 I Apologize (R. Thibodeaux) 1963
75-864 Ain’t That a Shame (R. Thibodeaux)



39 JERRY FOWLER
39-1 Candy Apple Red (J. Fowler) 1963
39-2 Your Cheating Heart (Hank Williams)

40 JIMMY VELVIT
40-1 I Can’t Help It – I Love You (J. Mullins) 1963
40-2 Gotta’ Lotta’ Women (sic) (J. Mullins)

41 HANK MOORE
41-1 Big Daddy 1963
41-2 Peacock



42



43 THE NEWPORT SINGERS
43-1 November 22nd (W.A. Van Cleve, Jr.) 1963/1964
43-2 Spring Rains (Billy Basley)

44 THE CONTINENTALS of Lafayette, La.
Pussy Cat (Part One) 1963/1964
Pussy Cat (Part Two)

45 JAY RANDALL
45-1 Sorry My Friend 1963/1964
45-2 You’re All I Have

46 NEL NELSON
Believe What I Say 1963/1964
Keep on Running Around

47 JAC AND JAY with The Tom Toms
47-1 Peanut Butter (Barnum-Smith-Cooper-Goldsmith) DJ stamp: April, 1964
47-2 Monkey’s Uncle (James McClung II)

48 RONNIE LEE
All by Myself 1964
O Christina (Futch)

49 DANNY DAY and The Night Beats Arr. by: Char-Ret Productions
49-2 Your Turn to Cry (S. Cantrelle-C. Thomason-R. Aucion) 1964
49-1 Give Me a Chance to Cry (C. Thomason-R. Aucion)

50 THE CROWD
50-1 Waiting for You (Joe B. Crane) 1964
50-2 What Else Can I Do (Joe B. Crane)

51 BOBBY BOOGOS PAGE with Bobby and the Rockers
I’m the Boss 1964
Please Don’t Say Goodbye

52 JOHNNY and the Nightshades
S-52-1 That’s Why (Carey Wise) 1964
S-52-2 Would It Matter to You (Johnny Shannon)

53 LENNY MICKELS with Kerry and The Tempos
You Treat Me Bad 1964
A Sorry Plea

54 GENE RICKY and The Ravens
SH-1069 There’s More for You 1964
SH-1070 Without True Love

55 NEL NELSON
LH-1219 Looking at My Treasure (Marti Manning-Robert Thibodeaux) Late 1964
LH-1220 Somehow I Care (R. Thibodeaux)

56 BILLIE CARROLL
LH-1308 Gary Dean Brown (Dic Ferrier) Late 1964
LH-1309 Humbuggin’ Me (J. Miller-R. Morgan)

Tape box says, “John L. Corbell, Dublin, Texas.”

57 THE ACTIONEERS Session date: November 15, 1965
AC-1 It’s You (Ray Gilburn) Late 1965
AC-2 No One Wants Me (Ray Gilburn)

58 STEVE and The Coronas Late 1965
Love Me
Let Me Show You the World

59 DEAN SCOTT
Can’t Make My Heart Understand Late 1965/Early 1966
Two Years Ago Today

60 THE ECCENTRICS
TSS3660122A Baby, I Need You (L.J. Swift) Jan., 1966
TSS3660122B She’s Ugly (L.J. Swift)

61 DAVID PALMER
Can’t Help But Love You After All 1966
Every Step of the Way

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