This label started as United/Superior, and the label was technically named this the entire time, but
on the jackets and labels, the label name was shortened to "United" in the early 1970s. Although the
front of the jackets and the later purple labels said "United Records," the early labels and
the back slicks of the album covers always said "United/Superior Records."
The address of the company
was given as 5810 S. Normandie Ave., Los Angeles, California. Obviously, this was the budget label of
the Modern/RPM/Crown/Kent family, and had nothing to do with United Artists Records. It was used to
reissue albums that had been issued before on the Modern/RPM/Crown/Kent/Custom labels. Often the
same master mother disc was used, so the previous album's matrix number was still written in the trailoff
groove area. The earliest issues on United/Superior were reissues of albums earlier put out on the
Custom and Crown labels, but they soon moved on to Kent reissues.
The first United label was a yellowish-green color, with black printing. The United/Superior logo was at
the top, and "LONG PLAYING 33 1/3 R.P.M." was around the edge of the label on both the left and right
sides. This label was used for issues from 1969 to 1971, at least through US-7720, but these early
albums were reissued later with the purple label described below. Original pressings, with the first label,
have liner notes by Warren Lanier and song titles on the back slick. When they were reissued with the
purple label, the original back slick was substituted with a generic back cover listing the first 91 albums
issued on United and a few pictures of other album covers.
The second United label, used in the 1970s, was purple with black printing. The simplified logo, "united,"
was in purple on a white band above the center hole, and around the bottom edge in white lettering was
"Mfd. By Cadet Records, Inc./Los Angeles, Ca."
We would appreciate any additions or corrections to this discography. Just send them to us via e-mail. Both Sides Now Publications is
an information web page. We are not a catalog, nor can we provide the records listed below. We have
no association with United/Superior Records. Should you be interested in acquiring albums listed in this
discography (which are all out of print), we suggest you see our Frequently Asked Questions page and follow the
instructions found there. This story and discography are copyright 2000 by Mike Callahan.
UNITED/SUPERIOR AND UNITED ALBUM DISCOGRAPHY
Number - Title - Artist [Release Date] Contents
US-7701 - The Exciting Jimmy Smith with the Don Gardner Trio - Jimmy Smith/Don Gardner
Trio [1969]
US-7702 - Betty Everett and the Impressions - Betty Everett/Impressions [1969]
Reissue of Custom 1031. The matrix number "CS-1031" is scratched out in the vinyl trailoff area. Please
Love Me - Betty Everatt (E)/I've Got A Claim On You Baby - Betty Everatt (E)/I'll Be There - Betty Everatt
(E)/Your Love Is Important To Me - Betty Everatt (E)//Lover's Lane - Impressions (E)/At The Country Fair
- Impressions (E)/Say That You Love Me - Impressions (E)/Senorita I Love You - Impressions (E)
US-7703 - A Heart Full of Blues - B.B. King [1969] Reissue of Crown 5309. Your
Letter/You're Gonna Miss Me/Let Me Love You/I Can't Explain/Troubles Don't Last/Got 'Em Bad/I Need
You, Baby/So Many Days/Downhearted/Strange Things/The Wrong Road
US-7704 - 12 Original Artist Hits, Volume 1 - Various Artists [1969] Reissue of Custom
1041, which is similar to Crown CLP-5427/CST-427 with two additional songs and a different track
sequence. The matrix number "CS-1041" is scratched out in the vinyl trailoff area, and the
United/Superior matrix number added. Eddie My Love - Teen Queens (E)/Please Love Me - B.B. King
(E)/Mary Lou - Young Jessie (E)/Stranded In The Jungle - Cadets (E)/Blow Joe Blow - Joe Houston
(E)/No More Doggin' - Roscoe Gordon (E)//Tick Tock - Marvin and Johnny (E)/Goodnight My Love -
Jesse Belvin (E)/Why Don't You Write Me - Jacks (E)/Dance With Me Henry - Etta James (E)/Oop
Shoop - Queens (E)/Don't Feel Sorry For Me - Jimmy Beasley (E)
US-7705 - Easy Listening Blues - B.B. King [1969] Reissue of Crown 5286. Easy
Listening (Blues)/Blues For Me/Night Long/Confessin'/Don't Touch/Slow Walk/Walkin'/Shoutin' The
Blues/Rambler/Hully Gully (Twist)
US-7706 - 12 Original Artist Hits, Volume 2 - Various Artists [1969] Rock Me Baby - B.B.
King (S)/Daddy Daddy - Richard Berry (E)/Cherry Pie - Marvin & Johnny (E)/My Desire - Jesse Belvin
(E)/Lovey Dovey - Jacks (E)/S.K. Blues - Saunders King (E)//Crazy Feeling - Etta James (E)/Kansas City
Blues - Joe Turner (E)/Billy Boy - Teen Queens (E)/Rollin' Stone - Cadets (E)/T-99 - Jimmy Nelson
(E)/Ain't Nobody's Business - Jimmy Witherspoon (E)
US-7707 - The Hawk Swings - Coleman Hawkins [1969]
US-7708 - Blues for Me - B.B. King [1969]
US-7709 - Groovin' With Getz - Stan Getz [1969]
US-7710 - Driftin' Thru the Blues - John Lee Hooker [1969]
US-7711 - I Love You So - B.B. King [1969] Reissue of Crown 5115. Sweet Thing/I've
Got Papers on You Baby/Tomorrow is Another Day/Come By Here/The Fool//I Love You So/The Woman
I Love/We Can't Make It/Treat Me Right/Time to Say Goodbye
US-7712 - Etta James Sings - Etta James
US-7713 - Lightnin' Hopkins Sings the Blues - Lightnin' Hopkins [?] Reissue of Crown
CLP-5224. Just Sitting Down Thinkin/Jake Head Boogie/Lonesome Dog Blues/Tell Me Pretty
Mamma/Last Affair//Don't Keep My Baby Long/Santa Fe Blues/Give Me Back That Wig/Someday/Ain't It
Lonesome
US-7714 - The Soul of B.B. King - B.B. King [?] Reissue of Crown 5359. Going
Home/You Never Know/Please Remember Me/Come Back, Baby/You Won't Listen/Sundown/You
Shouldn't Have Left/House Rocker/Shake Yours/The Letter
US-7715 - A Spoonful of Blues - Jimmy Witherspoon [?] Reissue of Custom CS-1053.
All tracks rechanneled. Ain't Nobody's Business/No Rollin' Blues/Big Fine Girl/Failing By Degrees/New
Orleans Woman//I Done Found Out/Sweet Lovin' Baby/Fickle Woman/Have A Ball/Good Jumpin'
US-7716 - The Blues in My Heart, The Rhythm in My Soul - Elmore James
US-7717 - Big City Blues - Howlin' Wolf
US-7718 - The Best of the Biggest - Various Artists
US-7719 - My Rockin' Soul - Jimmy McCracklin
US-7720 - ...But Not Forgotten - Jesse Belvin [1971] Reissue of Crown 5145. Goodnight
My Love/(I Love You For) Sentimental Reasons/I'll Mess You Up/Once Upon A Time/I'm In Love//Girl of
My Dreams/My Desire/Don't Close The Door/Senorita/I Want To Know Why
US-7721 - Swing Low Sweet Chariot - B.B. King
US-7722 - Shades of Gray - Wardell Gray [197?] Reissue of Crown CLP-5004. Blue
Lou/Just
You Just Me//One O'clock Jump/Tenderly
US-7723 - B.B. King Sings Spirituals - B.B. King [197?] Reissue of Crown 5119.
Precious Lord/Save a Seat For Me/Ole Time Religion/Sweet Chariot/Servant's Prayer//Jesus Gave Me
Water/I Never Heard a Man/Army of the Lord/I Am Willing to Run All the Way/I'm Working on the
Building
US-7724 - My King of Blues - B.B. King [197?] Reissue of Crown 5188. You Done Lost
Your Good Thing Now/Walking Dr. Bill/Hold That Train/Understand/Someday Baby/Mr.
Pawnbroker/Driving Wheel/My Own Fault Baby/Catfish Blues/Please Set a Date
US-7725 - The Blues - John Lee Hooker [197?] Reissue of Crown CLP-5157. Boogie
Chillen'/I'm In the Mood/Crawling King Snake/Queen Bee/Hobo Blues/Weeping Willow//Cold
Chills/Hoogie Boogie/Whistling and Moaning/Sally Mae/House Rent Boogie
US-7726 - My Kind of Blues - B.B. King [197?] Reissue of Crown 5020. Please Love
Me/You Upset Me Baby/Every Day I Have the Blues/Bad Luck/3 O'clock Blues/Blind Love//Woke Up
This Morning/You Know I Love You/Sweet Little Angel/Ten Long Years/Did You Ever Love a
Woman/Crying Won't Help You
US-7727 - The Best of Etta James - Etta James [197?] Be Mine/Hickory Dickory
Dock/I'm a Fool/Don't You Remember/Tough Lover//Crazy Feelin'/You Know What I Mean/Nobody
Loves You Like Me/If It Ain't One Thing/We're in Love
US-7728 - The Great B.B. King - B.B. King [197?] Reissue of Crown 5143. Sneaking
Around/What Can I Do (Just Sing the Blues)/Ten Long Years (I Had a Woman)/(I'm Gonna) Quit My
Baby/Be careful With a Fool/Days of Old/Sweet Sixteen Part 1 and 2/I Was Blind/Whole Lot of
Lovin'/Someday Baby/I Had a Woman
US-7729 - Folk Blues - John Lee Hooker [197?] Reissue of Crown CLP-5295.
US-7730 - King of the Blues - B.B. King [197?] Reissue of Crown 5167. I've Got a Right
to Love My Baby/What Way to Go/Long Nights/Feel Like a Million/I'll Survive//Good Man Gone Bad/If I
Lost You/You're on the Top/Partin' Time/I'm King
US-7731 - The Great Blues Sound of John Lee Hooker - John Lee Hooker
US-7732 - The Blues - B.B. King [197?] Reissue of Crown 5063. Boogie Woogie
Woman/Don't You Want a Man Like Me/What Can I Do (Just Sing the Blues)/Ten Long Years (I Had a
Woman)/Ruby Lee/Early in the Morning/I Want to Get Married/Why Do Everything Happen to Me/You
Know I Go For You/Past Day/When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer/Troubles, Troubles, Troubles
US-7733 - Rock Me Baby - B.B. King [197?] Reissue of Kent 512. The Kent matrix
number is crossed out in the trailoff area, and the United matrix number added.Rock Me Baby (E)/Every
Day I Have The Blues (E)/Woke Up This Morning (E)/You Upset Me Baby (E)/When My Heart Beats
Like A Hammer (E)/Sneakin' Around (E)/Sweet Little Angel (E)//Please Love Me (E)/Sweet Sixteen,
Parts 1 & 2 (E)/3 O'Clock Blues (E)/You Know I Love You (E)/Bad Case Of Love (E)/Ten Long Years (E)
US-7734 - Let Me Love You - B.B. King [197?] Reissue of Kent 5013. Let Me Love
You/Driving Wheel/Troubles Don't Last/Did You Ever Love a Woman/Whole Lot of Lovin'/Hold That
Train//You're Gonna Miss Me/I'm Gonna Quit My Baby/Come By Here/I've Got a Right to Love My Baby/I
Can't Explain/Walkin' Dr. Bill
US-7735 - Ike and Tina Turner Revue Live - Ike and Tina Turner [197?]
US-7736 - Live! B.B. King on Stage - B.B. King [1970?] Reissue of Kent 5015. Please
Love Me/Everyday I Have the Blues/Sweet Sixteen/3 O'Clock Blues/Rock Me Baby//Sweet Little
Angel/Baby Look at You/Woke Up This Morning/You Upset Me Baby/I've Got a Right to Love My
Baby/Let Me Love You
US-7737 - Soul - Lowell Fulsom [197?]
US-7738 - Pure Soul - Various Artists [197?]
US-7739 - The Soul Stirring Z.Z. Hill - Z.Z. Hill [197?]
US-7740 - The Soul of Ike and Tina - Ike and Tina Turner [197?] Good Bye So Long/If I
Can't Be The First/Don't Blame It On Me/I Don't Need/I Wish My Dream Would Come True/Hard
Times/Crazy Baby/Gonna Have Fun/Am I A Fool In Love/Something Came Over Me/Hurt Is All You
Gave Me/Chicken Shack
US-7741 - Tramp - Lowell Fulsom [197?] Reissue of Kent KST-520, with the Kent
master number scratched out in the vinyl trailoff area and "U-7771" added.Tramp (S)/I'm Sinkin' (S)/Get
Your Game Up Tight (S)/Back Door Key (S)/Two Way Wishing (S)/Lonely Day (S)//Black Nights (S)/Year
of 29 (S)/No Hard Feelings (S)/Hustler's Game (S)/Goin' Home (S)/Pico [instrumental version of
"Tramp"] (S)
US-7742 - The Jungle - B.B. King [197?] Reissue of Kent 521. The Jungle/Eyesight to
the Blind/Ain't Nobody's Business/Five Long Years/Blue Shadows/Worst Thing in My Life/Blues Stay
Away/Beautician Blues/I Stay in the Mood/I Can Hear My Name/Got 'Em Bad/It's a Mean World
US-7743 - Original Folk Blues: Resurrection of Elmore James - Elmore James [197?]
Hawaiian Boogie, Part 1/Quarter Past Nine/Sho Nuff I Do/Early In The Morning/One More Drink/Strange
Kinda Feelin'/Make My Dreams Come True/Late Hours At Midnight/Elmo's Shuffle/Can't Stop
Lovin'/Make A Little Love/Hawaiian Boogie, Part 2
US-7744 - Original Folk Blues - Lightnin' Hopkins [197?]
US-7745 - Original Folk Blues - Smokey Hogg
US-7746 - Original Folk Blues - John Lee Hooker
US-7747 - Original Folk Blues - Howlin' Wolf
US-7748 - 20 Greatest Blues Hits - Various Artists
US-7749 - A Whole Lot of Soul - Z.Z. Hill
US-7750 - Boss of the Blues - B.B. King [197?] Reissue of Kent 5029.
US-7751 - 20 Super Rhythm and Blues Hits, Volume 2 - Various Artists
US-7752 - Lowell Fulsom Now - Lowell Fulsom
US-7753 - Cold Shot - Johnny Otis
US-7754 - Underground Blues - Various Artists
US-7755 - Ike and Tina Turner's Festival of Live Performances - Ike and Tina Turner
US-7756 - The Incredible Soul of B.B. King - B.B. King [197?] A New Way of Driving/The
Other Night Blues/B.B.'s Boogie/Walkin' and Cryin'/She Don't Love Me No More/I Gotta Find My
Baby/My Own Fault Darling/That Ain't the Way to Do It/B.B.'s Blues/She's Dynamite/Questionaire Blues
US-7757 - Preston Love's Omaha Bar-B-Q - Shuggie Otis
US-7758 - The Soul of Tommy Youngblood - Tommy Youngblood
US-7759 - Big Joe Turner Turns on the Blues - Big Joe Turner
US-7760 - West Virginia Slim's Electric Blues Band - West Virginia Slim
US-7761 - Rock and Roll Festival Volume 1 - Various Artists Reissue of Kent KS-544.
Lucille - Little Richard (E)/Dance With Me Henry - Etta James (E)/Rock Me Baby - B.B. King
(E)/Goodbye So Long - Ike & Tina Turner (E)/Stranded In The Jungle - Cadets (E)/Peaches N' Cream -
Ikettes (S)/Dust My Blues - Elmore James (E)/Oop Shoop - Shirley Gunter & Queens (E)//Tutti Fruitti -
Little Richard (E)/Eddie My Love - Teen Queens (E)/All Night Long - Joe Houston (E)/Convicted - Oscar
McLollie (E)/Cherry Pie - Marvin & Johnny (E)/Goodnight My Love - Jesse Belvin (E)/I'm So Thankful -
Ikettes (S)/Why Don't You Write Me - Jacks (E)
US-7762 - Get It On - Pacific Gas and Electric
US-7763 - Turn on With B.B. King - B.B. King [197?] Reissue of Kent 548. Looking the
World Over/Worried Life/Bad Luck Soul/Goin' Down Slow/Please Set a Date//Shut You Mouth/Baby
Look At You/You Done Lost Your Good Thing/Walkin' Dr. Bill/Recession Blues
US-7764 - Guitar Slim Green's Stone Down Blues - Guitar Slim Green and Shuggie Otis
US-7765 - Please, Please, Please - Ike and Tina Turner Revue
US-7766 - The Greatest Hits of B.B King Volume 1 - B.B. King [197?] Reissue of Kent
552. Please Love Me/Rock Me Baby/Everyday I Have The Blues/Woke Up This Morning/My Own Fault/5
Long Years//You Upset Me Baby/Blue Shadows/The Woman I Love/You Know I Love You/Sweet Little
Angel/Treat Me Right
US-7767 - Roots of Rock Volume 1 - Roy Milton [197?] R.M. Blues/Best
Wishes/Information Blues/I Got Married Last Night/Hush//Cold Blooded Woman/Early in the Morning/So
Tired/Charleston Boogie/Whiskey Drinkin' Woman
US-7768 - Let's Go Get Stoned - Lowell Fulsom
US-7769 - The Greatest Hits of John Lee Hooker - John Lee Hooker
US-7770 - Dues Paid in Full - Z.Z. Hill
US-7771 - Better Than Ever - B.B. King
US-7772 - Live - B.B. King
US-7773 - The Original Sweet Sixteen - B.B. King [197?] Reissue of Kent 568.
US-7774 - All Night Long - Joe Houston
US-7775 - Little Richard Sings His Greatest Hits Live - Little Richard [197?] Reissue of
Modern 1000.
US-7776 - The Ikettes Soul the Hits - Ikettes [197?] Reissue of Modern 1002.
US-7777 - The Wild and Frantic Little Richard - Little Richard [197?] Reissue of Modern
1003.
US-7778 - Original Folk Blues/The Legend of Elmore James - Elmore James
US-7779 - Original Folk Blues Memphis Blues - Various Artists
US-7780 - Original Folk Blues California Blues - Various Artists
US-7781 - Original Folk Blues Blues From the Deep South - Various Artists
US-7782 - Original Folk Blues Texas Blues - Various Artists
US-7783 - Original Folk Blues Detroit Blues - Various Artists
US-7784 - Original Folk Blues Arkansas Blues - Various Artists
US-7785 - A Legend in His Time Lightnin' Hopkins - Lightnin' Hopkins
US-7786 - Original Folk Blues Mississippi Blues - Various Artists
US-7787 - Original Folk Blues Elmore James - Elmore James
US-7788 - Original Folk Blues B.B. King 1949-50 - B.B. King
US-7789 - Original Folk Blues West Coast Blues - Various Artists
US-7790 - Still Boss of the Blues - Joe Turner
US-7791 - Little Richard, Right Now - Little Richard
US-7792
US-7793
US-7794
US-7795
US-7796
US-7797 - Rock 'n' Roll Hits of the 50's: The Jacks - Jacks [197?]
US-7798
US-7799 - Rock 'n' Roll Hits of the 50's: The Cadets - Cadets [197?] Reissue of Crown
370. Stranded in the Jungle/Annie Met Henry/Marie My Love/The Riddle/John Henry//Love Bandit/Rollin'
Stone/Heaven Help Me/I Had But 50 Cents/Marie My Love/Rum Jamaica Rum
US-7800 - Rock 'n' Roll Hits of the 50's: The Flairs Featuring Cornel Gunter, Richard Berry and
Young Jessie - Flairs [197?] Reissue of Crown 356. Tell Me You're Mine/Hold Me/You
Should Care For Me/She Wants to Rock/Lonesome Desert//My Heart's Crying For You/I Love You/Rock
Bottom/I Want You To Be Mine/When I Was Young
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