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ELF ALBUM DISCOGRAPHY
Number - Title - Artist [Release Date] (Chart) Contents
9500 - Words, Music, Laughter and Tears (and then I wrote) - Bobby Russell [1968] For
A While We Helped Each Other Out (S)/Dusty (S)/Sure Gonna Miss Her (S)/I Made You This Way
(S)/1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero (S)/Honey (S)//Little Green Apples (S)/The Joker Went Wild (S)/Ruby
Red, Baby Blue (S)/Let's Talk About Them (S)/He Wrote A Song (S)
9501 - Bobby Russell Unlimited - Bobby Russell [1968] Electric Trains & You/Precious
Baby/That's What You Get For Being Kids/Then She's A Lover/Court Of Foolish Kings/Our Love Will
Rise Again/How You Gonna Stand It/Better Homes & Gardens/The Whole State Of Alabama (with wife
Vicki Lawrence)/Town & Country/Something For A Penny
HOT LINE MUSIC JOURNAL ALBUM DISCOGRAPHY
The Hot Line Music Journal label was formed by Palmer James and Curtis Rodgers in 1967. James and
Rodgers were producers of the only album released on the label.
The Hot Line label is light blue with black printing. "HOT LINE Music Journal" in a black arc above the
center line.
1500 - Back Up Train - Al Greene [1967] Back Up Train/Hot Wire/Stop and Check
Myself/Let Me Help You/I'm Reachin' Out/Don't Hurt Me No More//Don't Leave Me/What's It All About/I'll
Be Good To You/Guilty/That's All It Takes (Lady)/Get Yourself Together
SUNBURST LABEL DISCOGRAPHY
The Sunburst label was formed in 1968 as a division of the Attarack Corp. and distributed by Bell.
The Sunburst label is white on the bottom half and yellow on the top half with black printing.
"SUNBURST" on an orange banner above the center hole.
7500 - Zoo Presents Chocolate Moose - Zoo [1968] Chocolate Moose/Written on the
Wind/I've Been Waiting Too Long/Soul Drippin's/Get Some Beads//Ain't Nobody/Have You Been
Sleepin'/Try Me/Love Machine/From a Camel's Hump
EMI ODEON (Venezuela)
1127 - Bell's Cellar of Soul - Various Artists [196?] Angel Of The Morning - Merilee Rush
&
Turnabouts/Flower Power - Epitomes/Cry Like A Baby - 827 Thomas Street Band/Your Love Is All I
Need -
Bobby Tucker/I Just Dont Know What To Do With Myself - Blues/Help Yourself - James & Bobby
Purify//Funky Night - Len Barry/Rock And Roll Is Here To Stay - Danny & Juniors/I'll Be Good To You - Al
Green/Wonder Woman - Lee Dorsey/Look Over My Shoulder - O'Jays/You're Gone - Delphonics
Thanks to Tony Watson.
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