Private
Stock Records was founded in New York in 1974 by Larry Uttal, who had previously run the
Madison label and went on to make Bell Records a huge success. The label released a wide variety of
music, but leaned toward middle-of-the-road pop. It was located at 40 West 57th Street, New York, NY
10019. The UK office was located at 32 Old Burlington Street, London W1, England.
The first star for the label was Frankie Valli, whose easy listening "My Eyes Adored You" [Private Stock
45, 003] released in October, 1974, stuck around on the charts forever (actually, it just seemed that way;
it was six months), finally making #1 for one week before dropping like a rock. Valli followed that up with
"Swearin' to God" [Private Stock 45,021] which reached #6 the next spring, and a remake of Ruby & the
Romantics' "Our Day Will Come" [Private Stock 45,043] which reached #11 late in 1975. Continuing with
the remake approach, Valli then recorded "Fallen Angel" [Private Stock 45,074] a British tune by a
soft-rock trio calling themselves Rogue (Guy Fletcher — noted songwriter, later a member of
Roxy music, and uncle of the Guy Fletcher who was a member of Dire Straits and the Notting Hillbillies
— Al Hodge, and John Hodkinson, with Doug Flett co-writing the songs with Fletcher). Even
though Epic released the Rogue version about the same time over here as Valli's version, the name
recognition carried Frankie's disc to #36, easily outdistancing the original. Frankie Valli added two more
minor chart hits by 1977, then signed with Warner-Curb.
Frankie Valli was actually the closest thing to a consistent chartmaker that Private Stock had. In fact,
Private Stock went through a bewildering number of known artists and artists with one hit, or one or two
almost-hits, or exactly no hits. The artists who released singles on Private Stock without ever charting,
even on the Bubbling Under charts, could fill up a sizeable "who's who" list: Gary Paxton, Paul Jones,
Wayne Carson, Dee Dee Warwick, Herman's Hermits, Nancy Sinatra, Trini Lopez, Tony Wine, Phyllis
Hyman, Robert Knight, Cilla Black, Susan Taylor (of the Pozo-Seco Singers), Bobby Russell, Jay Black
(of Jay & the Americans), the Shepherd Sisters, Mel Carter, Tarney & Spencer, First Class, Blondie (yes,
THAT Blondie), the Troggs, Lee Hazlewood, 5000 Volts, Tommy Hunt, Clint Holmes, Rod Stewart, Essra
Mohawk, Casey Kelly, the Brotherhood of Man, Morton Downey, Jr. (!?), and Keith Barbour. The label
also released a non-chart but memorable single ("Big Noise From Winnetka") by Spaghetti Head
[Private Stock 014], a studio group made up of Les Hurdle and Clem Cattini. Cattini was drummer for
the Tornados and had a fabulous career as a session drummer, appearing on no less than 44 #1
records.
Those
whose Private Stock singles charted but never reached the top-40 include Innervision, Terry Jacks, Vicki
Lawrence, Peter Skellern, the Purple Reign, U.S. 1, the Band of the Black Watch, Shad O'Shea (who
later owned Fraternity Records), James Darren, David Parton, Brownsville Station, Robert Gordon with
Link Wray, Billy Joe Royal, Rupert Holmes, Carolyne Bernier, and Cissy Houston.
Those that did make the top-40 were unlikely to be top-40 repeaters. These included Austin Roberts
("Rocky" [Private Stock 45,020] 7/75; #9), Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids ("Did You Boogie (With
Your Baby)" [Private Stock 45,079] 8/76; #29), Starbuck ("Moonlight Feels Right" [Private Stock 45,039]
4/76; #3; "Everybody Be Dancin'" [Private Stock 45,144] 4/77; #38), Walter Murphy ("A Fifth of
Beethoven" [Private Stock 45,073] 5/76; #1), Cyndi Grecco ("Making Our Dreams Come True" [Private
Stock 45,086] 7/76; #25), David Soul ("Don't Give Up On Us" [Private Stock 45, 129] 1/77; #1),
Samantha Sang ("Emotion" [Private Stock 45,178] 11/77; #3), and the Michael Zager Band ("Let's All
Chant" [Private Stock 45,184] 2/78; #36).
And then there was Peter Lemongello, an enterprising lounge singer who, starting in early January,
1976, bombarded New York City's TV stations with a 17-week barrage of 70-100 commercials a week
for his self-produced double-LP set Love 76. By the end of May he had sold 43,000 copies via
telemarketing (according to a Time Magazine story on May 31 - claims of his selling a million copies
seem somewhat exaggerated.) For the 43,000 copies (at $6.98 each), it cost $187,000 for the TV
campaign, grossing a little over $100,000 after paying for the ad campaign. It was about this time that
Lemongello signed with Private Stock, who issued one album and a couple of singles. None of these
charted. Lemongello went on singing in concerts and clubs, eventually landing in Branson, Missouri,
where all the oldies seem to congregate, much to the delight of their fans. Today, in addition to his fan
base, he is unfortunately remembered as the person who made the "infomercial" popular.
Larry Uttal shut the label down near the end of 1978, moved to London, and went into the film business.
He later moved back to New York, where he went into the travel business. Larry Uttal died in Manhattan
in November, 1993. His son Jai Uttal noted that although he has control of the label's catalogue after
the death of his father, he has no tapes or even vinyl, and has no idea where the master tapes are
today. Most CD reissues have been dubbed from vinyl. Reports that the label was sold to EMI in 1978
seem to be incorrect, since EMI hasn't reissued the catalogue to any extent. What did happen was
Blondie's contract was bought by Chrysalis, at that time run by EMI in the UK. EMI Records was also the
manufacturer and distributor for Private Stock Records in Europe.
The first Private Stock label (far left) was brown with black print, the center being a medium brown fading to light brown at the edges. Promotional copies (near left) were grey with black print, with "PROMOTIONAL COPY" under the title and artist. Both had the label logo at the left of the center hole, and "PRIVATE STOCK RECORDS, LTD., New York, N.Y." bending around the bottom edge of the label. This label was used for the 2000 series and the 5000 series, and for the first four albums in the 7000 series. | ||
The single-LP 5000 series (far left) used the first label, but promotional copies neglected to include the artist's name. The first Peter Lemongello 45 (near left) was issued on yellow (lemon?) vinyl as a promo copy. | ||
The Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids' single "Did You Boogie (With Your Baby)" was issued in stereo on separate commercial 45s either with Wolfman Jack's overdubbed voice, or without, with the label indicating which. A promotional 45 was issued (both sides mono) with one side "with Wolfman Jack" and the other "without Wolfman Jack" (near left). The brown color scheme for commercial records and grey for promo copies was used for both albums and 45s. | ||
Starting in January, 1978, the label changed to a full color (predominantly blue) label showing the New York City skyline (including the twin towers) from the water. Commercial copies were like those shown at far left, while promotional copies had an overprint of "Promotional Copy - Not for Sale" across the buildings, as shown at near left. | ||
Frankie Valli's "Special Limited Edition" eight-song EP had those words above the title (far left). Private Stock also issued 12" disco singles on the Splash label (near left). |
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Number - Title - Artist - [Release Date] (Chart) Contents |
Private Stock PS 2000 Series: | |
PS 2000 - Closeup - Frankie Valli [1975] (3/75, #51) Lead singer of the Four Seasons.
Released in the UK as Private Stock PVLP 1001. I Got Love For You, Ruby/Why/He Sure Blessed
You/Waking Up To Love/I Can't Live A Dream//My Eyes Adored You/In Your Eyes/Swearin' To God
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PS 2001 - Frankie Valli Gold - Frankie Valli [1975] (12-75, #132) Released in the UK as
Private Stock PVLP 1006. Can't Take My Eyes Off You/My Eyes Adored You/The Proud One/The Sun
Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)/(You're Gonna) Hurt Yourself//The Girl I'll Never Know (Angels Never Fly
This Low)/The Morning After Loving You /To Give (The Reason I Live)/I Make A Fool Of Myself/Fox In A
Bush/September Rain (Here Comes The Rain)
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PS 2002 - Something in My Life - Tom Paxton [1975] Chicago-born folk
singer/songwriter who previously recorded for Elektra and Reprise. Hello Again/My Daddy And
Me/Gaining On Me/Something In My Life/Life/As She Rides By//Bet On The Blues/Out Of Luck/Morning
Wonder/And Then You Smiled/Oh, Doctor, Doctor/Gentle My Love
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PS 2003 - Sons of the Beaches - Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids [1975] Original
issue, without "Did You Boogie." The six-man group included Flash Cadillac [Sam McFadin] (lead vocal,
guitar), Linn "Spike" V. Phillips III (guitar), Warren "Butch" Knight (bass), Kris "Angelo" Moe (keyboard),
Jeff "Wally" Stewart (drums), and Dwight "Spider Dumas" Bement (sax). Stewart was replaced by Paul
Wheatbread in 1975, who played on their hit "Did You Boogie." Bement and Wheatbread were formerly
part of Gary Puckett's Union Gap. Released in the UK as Private Stock PVLP 1002. Summer Means
Fun/Time Will Tell/Hot Summer Girls/It's A Summer Night/Come On Let's Go//Good Times, Rock And
Roll/You Sat Right There/I Wish You'd Dance/It's Hard (To Break The Ice)/Rock 'N Roll Menace
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PS 2004 - Jinx - Jinx [1975] Mississippi river boat pilot Larry "Jinx" Alexander. Musicians
include Travis Wammack, Lenny LeBlanc, Jimmy "Be-Bop" Evans, Randy McCormick, Wayne Jerrolds,
Steve Herbert, Joe Liles and Steve Gooch. Produced by David Johnson. Proud Mary/River
Song/Goodby Momma/Shady Lady/Run Rabbit Run//Greenville Woman/Hey River Boat/Tadpole
Simpson/Jenny/Two Days Out Of Memphis
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PS 2005 - The Mob - Mob [1975] Chicago-based pop/soul show band, led by Jimmy
Holvay and Gary Beisber, who wrote most of the Buckinghams' hits. All The Dudes Are Dancing/Get It
Up For Love/S.Y.A./Hot Music/Rock And Roller//I Can't Stop This Love Song/When You Get Right Down
To It/Magical Day/Just One Good Woman/Who's Foolin' Who?
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PS 2006 - Our Day Will Come - Frankie Valli [1975] (12-75, #107) Our Day Will
Come/How'd I Know That Love Would Slip Away/You Can Bet (I Ain't Goin' Nowhere)/Heart Be
Still//Elise/Carrie (I Would Carry You)/Sweet Sensational Love/Closest Thing To Heaven/Walk Away
Renée
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PS 2007 - Scotch on the Rocks - Band of the Black Watch [1976] (3-76, #174) Canadian
military band. Scotch On The Rocks/Birmingham Brass Band/Caribbean Honeymoon/Purple
Heather/Sons Of The Thistle/Highland Safari//Y Viva España/Hoots Mon!/Lass Of Fyve/The
Bump/The Pipers Waltz/Let's Go To Jersey
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PS 2008 - The Trogg Tapes - Troggs [1976] Not to be confused with the 12-minute
studio tape bootleg of almost the same name (The Troggs Tapes) on New Rose Records. This
album has eleven typically-Troggs-treatment rockers. Get You Tonight/We Rode Through The Night/A
Different Me/Down South To Georgia/Gonna Make You//Supergirl/I'll Buy You An Island/Rolling
Stone/After The Rain/Rock And Roll Lady/Walkin' The Dog
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PS 2009 - Bicentennial Gold: 200 Years of Hits - DCA Experience [1976] Disco versions
of traditional American tunes. The Yankee Doodle Boy/You're A Grand Old Flag/Waiting For The Robert
E. Lee/Happy Days Are Here Again/Strike Up The Band/Service Medley: The Caissons Go Rolling
Along-The Marine's Hymn-The Wild Blue Yonder- Anchors Aweigh/American Medley: My Country Tis Of
Thee-Dixie-America The Beautiful-Battle Hymn Of The Republic-Oh Susannah-Skip To My Lou/States
Medley: Oklahoma-California Here I Come-Deep In The Heart Of Texas
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PS 2010 - Angela - Jose Feliciano [1976] Released in the UK as Private Stock PVLP
1010. Angela/I've Got A Feeling/Sweet Street/Nirvana (Part 1)/Nirvana (Part
2)//Why/Michaelangelo/Salsa Negra/As Long As I Have You
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PS 2011 - Natural Gas - Natural Gas [1976] Members included Joey Molland, ex-
Badfinger guitarist. Produced by Felix Pappalardi. Released in the UK as Private Stock PVLP 1007.
Little Darlin'/Once Again, A Love Song/You Can Do It/I've Been Waitin'/I Believe It's Love//The Right
Time/The Christmas Song/Miracle Mile/Dark Cloud/St. Louis Blues
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PS 2012 - Sons of the Beaches - Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids [1976] Reissue
of Private Stock PS-2003 with the hit "Did You Boogie" replacing "You Sat Right There." Summer Means
Fun/Time Will Tell/Hot Summer Girls/It's A Summer Night/Come On Let's Go//Did You Boogie (With
Your Baby)/Good Times, Rock And Roll/I Wish You'd Dance/It's Hard (To Break The Ice)/Rock 'N
Roll Menace
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PS 2013 - Moonlight Feels Right - Starbuck [1976] (7-76, #78) Rock/pop band from
Atlanta. Released in the UK as Private Stock PVLP 1008. I Got To Know/Drop A Little Rock/Lash
LaRue/The Slower You Go (The Longer It Lasts)/Moonlight Feels Right//I'm Crazy/So The Night
Goes/Working My Way To The Bone/Lucky Man/Bordello Bordeaux
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PS 2014 - Making Our Dreams Come True - Cyndi Grecco [1976] Pop singer from New
York. Find Somebody/Watching You/Sweet #1 (Set Me Free)/Love Him In December/Drowning In The
Sea Of Love//I Think I Can Make It/Hello Again/Dancing, Dancing/Feeling Better/Making Our Dreams
Come True
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PS 2015 - A Fifth of Beethoven - Walter Murphy Band [1976] (9-76, #15) Murphy was
formerly a music arranger for Doc Severinsen. The #1 single "A Fifth of Beethoven" was originally
credited as "Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band," even though there was no band and Murphy
essentially played all the instruments. Released in the UK as Private Stock PVLP 1009. Flight
'76/(You've Got To) Be Your Own Best Friend/California Strut/A Fifth Of Beethoven/Night Fall//Russian
Dressing/Suite Love Symphony/Midnight Express/Get A Little Lovin'/Just A Love Song
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PS 2016 - Volume II - Band of the Black Watch [1976] Strike Up The Band/The Slaves
Chorus/Patricia/The Marines Hymn/Una Paloma Blanca/Do The Spanish Hustle/S.S.T.T./Pennsylvania
6-5000/Dance Of The Cuckoos/Windmills/A Scot In New York
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PS 2017 - Valli - Frankie Valli [1976] Released in the UK as Private Stock PVLP 1014.
Easily/We're All Alone/Can't Get You Off My Mind/So She Says/Lucia//Boomerang/You're The Song
(That I Can't Stop Singing)/Look At The World It's Changing/Where Were You (When I Needed
You)/What Good Am I Without You
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PS 2018 - Do I Love You - Peter Lemongello [1976] The title song was a song from
Lemongello's self-produced and self-marketed double album Love 76. The song was also
featured on Lemongello's TV ads, leading some to confuse this album with Love 76. Private
Stock did not reissue Love 76 (shown near the bottom of this page). That's A Melody/Miss You
Nights/When I Think Of You/The Hungry Years/All You Get From Love//Do I Love You/If You Walked
Away/Where Did We Go Wrong/From Red To Blue/You'll Never Know
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PS 2019 - David Soul - David Soul [1976] (1-77, #40) Actor (nee David Solberg)
who played Ken Hutchinson on the televison series Starsky & Hutch. Released in the UK as
Private Stock PVLP 1012. The Wall/1927 Kansas City/Bird On A Wire/Hooray For
Hollywood/Landlord/Seem To Miss So Much (Coalminer's Song)//Don't Give Up On Us/Ex
Lover/Topanga/Black Bean Soup [backing vocals: Barclay James Harvest]/Kristofer David
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PS 2020 - Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye - Dirty Angels [1976] Boston-based rock group
featuring guitarist/singer/songwriter/producer Charlie Karp and David Hill. They had released a single on
Sire a year earlier called "Rock and Roll Love Letter" which was promptly killed by a Bay City Rollers
cover version. Released in the UK as Private Stock PVLP 1019. Tell Me/Who Does She Do/One Time
Woman/Bad Love/Alley Cat//Radio/Long Gone Johnny/You Got Me Runnin'/Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
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PS 2021 - A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues - Rod Stewart [1976] Shake/Keep Your Hands
Off Her/Don't You Tell Nobody/Just Like I Treat You/The Day Will Come//I Just Got Some/Bright Lights
Big City/Ain't That Lovin' You Baby?/Mopper's Blues/Why Does It Go On?
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PS 2022 - Sweet Soul Music - Jose Feliciano [1977] Released in the UK as Private
Stock PVLP 1015. I Love Making Love To You/Every Woman/The Hungry Years/Marguerita/Loving Her
Was Easier//Sweet Soul Music/Love Comes From Unexpected Places/That Woman/The Air That I
Breathe/Funny-Night Life
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PS 2023 - Blondie - Blondie [1977] Debut album for the new wave/punk rock group
featuring Debby (now Deborah) Harry. Released in the UK as Private Stock PVLP 1017. X
Offender/Little Girl Lies/In The Flesh/Look Good In Blue/In The Sun/A Shark In Jets Clothing//Man
Overboard/Rip Her To Shreads/Rifle Range/Kung Fu Girls/The Attack Of The Giant Ants
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PS 2024 - Essra - Essra Mohawk [1977] Philadelphia-born singer/songwriter originally
known as Sandra Hurvitz; changed her name after marrying her producer Frazier Mohawk (Essra
["S-ra"] is a contraction of "Sandra"). Her songs have been recorded by a wide variety of artists including
the Shangri-Las, Cyndi Lauper, and Tina Turner. Onetime member of Frank Zappa's "Mothers of
Invention." Released in the UK as Private Stock PVLP 1016. People Will Talk/I Wanna Feel
Ya/Summersong/Time To Start/Holy Trinity//God Help It/Appointment With A Dream/Hello
Winter/Hallelujah I've Been Released/People Will Talk
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PS 2025 - Expect to Hear from Me Again - Paul Bogush, Jr. [1977] Chicago-based
bandleader. (Has anyone heard from him again?) Released in the UK as Private Stock PVLP 1020.
Produced by Larry Carlton. Musicians and background vocalists include Larry Carlton, Joe Sample,
Dave Curtis, Ron Crews, Joe Cuttone, Wilton Felder, Kitty Haywood, Bill Jordan, Marie Kurgan, Kitty
Laub, Patrick Leonard, Paul Lidman, Michael Omartian, Dean Parks, Butch Pietrini, Tom Radtke, Glen
Rupp, Sid Sims, Jack Skalon, and Mary Ann Stewart. Everybody In America Should Sing/You Can't Cry
For Help/Mistreated/Ain't It Wonderful/Star Story//Expect To Hear From Me Again/Simon Says/Me/Little
Bit Of Understanding/Times Like These
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PS 2026 - Brownsville Station - Brownsville Station [1977] Rock band led by Cub Coda.
Released in the UK as Private Stock PVLP 1021. Hot Spit/Sleazy Louise/Lady (Put The Light On
Me)/Lover/Mr. Johnson Sez//(Throw Me A) Lifeline/Rockers N' Rollers/My Friend Jack/Ain't That A
Shame/The Martian Boogie
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PS 2027 - Rock N Roll Rocket - Starbuck [1977] (6-77, #182) Released in the UK as
Private Stock PVLP 1023. Everybody Be Dancin'/Call Me/City Of The Future/Fat Boy/Little Bird//Sunset
Eyes/A Fool In Line/Don't You Know How To Love A Lady/Benny Bought The Big One/Rock N Roll
Rocket-Little Bird Reprise
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PS 2028 - Rhapsody in Blue - Walter Murphy [1977] (7-77, #175) Released in the UK as
Private Stock PVLP 1024. Love Eyes/Could It Be The Music/Sunflower/Rhapsody In Blue/It Ain't
Necessarily So//Slaughter On Tenth Avenue/Uptown Serenade/Fish Legs (Getdown Town)/The Only
Two People In The World/You Are On My Mind
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PS 2029 - Emperor - Emperor [1977] Rock group from Southern California. Personnel
(all shared vocals) were: Steve Watts (drums), Randy Budihas (drums), Joe Marques (bass), Joe
Alexander Deleski (lead guitar), and Mike Lobbett (keyboard). Released in the UK as Private Stock
PVLP 1025. Dreamer/Do You Feel Alright/Won't You Be My Lover/Flicker/Time That It Takes/I'm
Alive/Woman/You Oughta Be Ashamed/A Million Tears Ago
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PS 2030 - Robert Gordon with Link Wray - Robert Gordon with Link Wray [1977] (10-77,
#142) Robert Gordon is a rockabilly singer (and early rock and roll revivalist) from Washington, DC,
formerly with Tuff-Darts. Link Wray is a legendary rock and roll guitarist. Released in the UK as Private
Stock PVLP 1027. Boppin' The Blues/Flyin' Saucers Rock And Roll/Fool/I Sure Miss You/Is This The
Way/It's In The Bottle/Red Hot/Summertime Blues/Sweet Surrender/Woman (You're My Woman)
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PS 2031 - Cissy Houston - Cissy Houston [1977] Cissy is the mother of
singing star Whitney Houston. Released in the UK as Private Stock PVLP 1030. Tomorrow/Morning
Much Better/Your Song/Love Is Holding On//He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother/It Never Really
Ended/Make It Easy On Yourself/Things To Do/Love Is Something That Leads You
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Private Stock PS 5000 Series: | |
PS 5000 - Rocky - Austin Roberts [1975] Austin was a former member of the group
Arkade. Released in the UK as Austin Roberts on Private Stock PVLP 1004 with two extra tracks
(see below). Rocky/Why Can't She See Me/I Can See Love/Children Of The Rain/Is There Something
Goin' On//Andrea/You're A Beautiful Place To Be/Walk Your Kisses/Just To Make You Mine/Fool
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Private Stock PS 7000 Series: | |
PS 7000 - The Four Seasons' Story - Four Seasons [1975] (12-75, #51) (2-LP set; sides
1 & 3 are on one disc, sides 2 & 4 on the other.) Side 1: Sherry/Big Girls Don't Cry/Walk Like A
Man/Stay/Marlena/Don't Think Twice (The Wonder Who)/Candy Girl; Side 2: Dawn/C'mon
Marianne/Opus 17 (Don't Worry Bout Me)/Workin' My Way Back To You/Let's Hang On/Ronnie/Bye Bye
Baby (Baby Goodbye); Side 3: Rag Doll/Beggin'/Silence Is Golden/I've Got You Under My
Skin/Save It For Me/Big Man In Town/Will You Still Love Me (Tomorrow); Side 4: And That
Reminds Me/Electric Stories/Watch The Flowers Grow/Tell It To The Rain/Ain't That A Shame/Toy
Soldier/Alone
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PS 7001 - Playing to an Audience of One - David Soul [1977] (9-77, #86) Released in
the UK as Private Stock PVLP 1026. Silver Lady/Can't We Just Sit Down And Talk It Over/Tattler/I Wish
I Was.../Rider/Going Up With My Eyes Open//Playing To An Audience Of One/Tomorrow Child/By The
Devil I Was Tempted/Nobody But A Fool Or A Preacher/Mary's Fancy
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PS 7002 - Lady Put the Light Out - Frankie Valli [1977] Released in the UK as Private
Stock PVLP 1029. I Need You/Second Thoughts/I
Could Have Loved You/With You/Native New Yorker//Lady Put The Light Out/Boats Against The
Current/Rainstorm/I'm Gonna Love You/There's Always A Goodbye
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PS 7003 - In a State of Bayou - Brian Hyland [1977] A collaboration with Allen Toussaint.
Released in the UK as Private Stock PVLP 1035. The Bum Is Mine/Killin' Me/Can't Find A Way To Love
You/Hale To The Man/What You Want The Girl To Do//Basic Lady/Just Knowing You Is A Pleasure/I
Feel Good With You Baby/We Flew Away/Don't Wanna Discuss It
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PS 7004 - Welcome! - Guido & Maurizio [DeAngelis] [1977] Recorded at RCA Studios,
Rome, and Orthophonic Studios, Rome. Cansone Blue (Blue Song)/Mare (The Sea)/London
Town/Goodbye My Friend/Dune Buggy//Delitto Di Regime (Crime Of Passion)/Verde/Flying Through The
Air/Angels And Beans/Wind
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Note: Label changes here from brown to blue. | |
PS 7005 - Franklin Micare - Franklin Micare [1978] Eclectic jazz vocalist from Albany,
New York. Released in the UK as Private Stock PVLP 1033. Nobody/Delectable Love/If You Love Me,
Love Me Right/Hot Jazz/I Can't Help Myself//Instant Electricity/Rhythm/So Nice (Whatever It Is)/The
Feelin' Of Love/Mack The Knife
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PS 7006 - Pursuit of Happiness - Rupert Holmes [1978] Released in the UK as Private
Stock PVLP 1034. Less Is More/Show Me Where It
Says/Speechless/Cradle Me/So Beautiful It Hurts/Let's Get Crazy Tonight/Bedside
Companions/Guitars/The Long Way Home/Town Square/The Old School
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PS 7007 - Thank God for Girls - Benny Mardones [1978] All For A Reason/Your Own
Man/From Your Heart/Thank God For Girls//I Started A Joke/Susquehanna Lady/Hold Me
Down/Timeless
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PS 7008 - Fresh Fish Special - Robert Gordon with Link Wray [1978] (3-78, #124)
Released in the UK as Private Stock PVLP 1038. The Way I Walk/Red Cadillac, And A Black
Mustache/If This Is Wrong/Five Days, Five Days/Fire//I Want To Be Free/Twenty Flight Rock/Sea
Cruise/Lonesome Train (On A Lonesome Track)/Blue Eyes (Don't Run Away)
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PS 7009 - Emotion - Samantha Sang [1978] (3-78, #29) Her hit song "Emotion" was
written and produced by the Bee Gees, with Barry Gibb singing backup on the song. Released in the UK
as Private Stock PVLP 1039. You Keep Me Dancing/Charade/Emotion/Change Of Heart/Living Without
Your Love//La-La-La I Love You/But If She Moves You/When Love Is Gone/I Don't Wanna Go/The Love
Of A Woman
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PS 7010 - Phantom of the Opera - Walter Murphy [1977] Released in the UK as Private
Stock PVLP 1032. Introduction/The Phantom Of The Opera/Dance Your Face Off/I'm Your Man/A Night
At The Opera/The Music Will Not End/Reviere For Christine//Toccata And Funk In D Minor/Keep Dancin'
(Then It's Back To The Dungeon Again)/Gentle Explosion/You Can't Do That To Me/Rescue Me/The
Chase ... Et Fin
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PS 7011 - Rosetta Stone - Rosetta Stone [1977] Rock band from Scotland formerly
known as the Young City Stars. Group included Ian Mitchell (briefly a member of the Bay City Rollers),
Andy LeGear, Damian McKee, Terry McKee and Colin McKee. Released in the UK as Rock
Pictures on Private Stock PVLP 1031. (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice/Penny/At The Disco/Sunshine Of
Your Love/Rock And Roll (I'm Comin' Home)/Judy Judy Judy/Drive On/Angelina/Steel Willie/Free As A
Bird/You Really Got Me
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PS 7012 - Frankie Valli Hits - Frankie Valli [1978] "Special Limited Edition" containing
only eight tracks. Released in the UK as Private Stock PVLP 1041. My Eyes Adored You/Our Day Will
Come/We're All Alone/Boomerang//Swearin' To
God/Fallen Angel/Easily/Rainstorm
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PS 7013 - Let's All Chant - Michael Zager Band [1978] (4-78, #120 pop/#58 r&b)
Released in the UK as Private Stock PVLP 1042. Let's All Chant/Soul To Soul/Love Express//Music
Fever/Freak/Dancin' Disney (Heigh Ho-Give A Little Whistle- Whistle While You Work-When You Wish
Upon A Star)
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PS 7014 - Let's Move Together - George K Band [1978] Norwegian disco band led by
George "George K" Keller. Other members were Freddy Dahl, Per Ivar Johansen, Svein Gundersen,
and Thor Bendiksen. Released in the UK as Private Stock PVLP 1040. Love Me/Lonely Queen/Get
Down/You Make Me Crazy//Let's Move Together/Rock N Roll Mama/Little Lady/Get It On
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PS 7015 - Think It Over - Cissy Houston [1978] Released in the UK as Private Stock
PVLP 1044. Think It Over/Love Don't Hurt People/Somebody Should Have Told Me/After
You//Warning-Danger/I Just Want To Be With You/An Umbrella Song/Sometimes/I Won't Be The One
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PS 7016 - Carolyne Bernier - Carolyne Bernier [1978] "Dance With Me" made the Disco
charts (#30) as a 12" single. Dance With Me, Danse Avec Moi/My Guy/Whatcha Gonna Do/Hold Me
Touch Me/Secret Agent Man
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PS 7017 - [Not issued; possibly scheduled to be PVLP-1043 below.]
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PS 7018 - Life's A Party - Michael Zager Band [1978] Released in the UK as Private
Stock PVLP 1045. Life's A Party/You Don't Know A Good Thing/I Wish I Could Make Up Your
Mind//Love, Love, Love/Still Not Over/On And On/Using You
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RR LR-88991 - Love 76 - Peter Lemongello [1/76] (2-LP set) Original album hawked by
telemarketing campaign before Lemongello signed with Private Stock. Disc 1: Moment Of
Truth/Can't Get Enough Of You Girl/Born To Be In Love With You/Can't Get You Off My Mind/Where Are
You Baby//Loving You Won't Hurt/Do I Love You/Rain On A Tin Roof/Wildflower/That's What I Get;
Disc 2: Overture/What A Difference A Day Makes/If You Love Me Let Me Know-The Way We
Were (Medley)/My First My Last My Everything/I Know That Someday (You're Gonna Want Me To Want
You)//Vehicle/Without You/Bad Bad Leroy Brown/Reach Out And Touch-You Are My Sunshine
(Medley)/Never Can Say Goodbye-I Got The Music In Me (Medley)
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Private Stock (UK): | |
PVLP 1001 - Closeup - Frankie Valli [see PS 2000 above] PVLP 1002 - Sons of the Beaches - Flash Cadillac & Continental Kids [see PS 2003 above] | |
PVLP 1003 - Use Your Imagination - Mud [1975] R. U. Man Enough?/She's Got The
Devil In Her Eyes/Don't Knock It/Maybe Tomorrow/43792 (I'm Bustin' You)/Hair Of The
Dog/'L'Lucy/Show Me You're A Woman/Bird Dog/Use Your Imagination/Under The Moon Of Love
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PVLP 1004 - Austin Roberts - Austin Roberts [1975] Similar to the US release on PS
5000, but with a different title and cover, and two extra tracks, "You Got The Power" and "This Time I'm
In It For Love", which was later made a hit by Player. Rocky/Why Can't She See Me/I Can See
Love/Children Of The Rain/Is There Something Goin' On/You Got The Power//Andrea/You're A Beautiful
Place To Be/Walk Your Kisses/Just To Make You Mine/Fool/This Time I'm In It For Love
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PVLP 1005 - Fallen Angel - Frankie Valli [1975] Similar to Private Stock PS 2006,
above, with the added title track.
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PVLP 1006 - Frankie Valli Gold - Frankie Valli [1975] [see PS 2001 above] PVLP 1007 - Natural Gas - Natural Gas [1976] [see PS 2011above] PVLP 1008 - Moonlight Feels Right - Starbuck [1976] [see PS 2013 above] PVLP 1009 - A Fifth of Beethoven - Walter Murphy Band [1976] [see PS 2015 above] PVLP 1010 - Angela - Jose Feliciano [1976] [see PS 2010 above] | |
PVLP 1011 - It's Better Than Working - Mud [1976] It Don't Mean A Thing/Beating
Round The Bush/I've Got A Song/Sweet And Sour Lady/All I've Got To Give//Nite On The Tiles/How
Many Times?/Don't Talk To Me/Blagging Boogie Blues/Vambo Rools/Moving On
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PVLP 1012 - David Soul - David Soul [1976] [see PS 2019 above] PVLP 1013 - Making Our Dreams Come True - Cyndi Grecco [1976] [see PS 2014 above] PVLP 1014 - Valli - Frankie Valli [1976] [see PS 2017 above] PVLP 1015 - Sweet Soul Music - Jose Feliciano [1977] [see PS 2022 above] PVLP 1016 - Essra - Essra Mohawk [1977] [see PS 2024 above] PVLP 1017 - Blondie - Blondie [1977] [see PS 2023 above] | |
PVLP 1018 - Nancy Sinatra's Greatest Hits - Nancy Sinatra [1977] A collection of tracks
from the Reprise label in the US. These Boots Are Made For Walkin'/Some Velvet Morning [with Lee
Hazlewood]/How Does That Grab You, Darlin'?/Friday's Child/Jackson [with Lee Hazlewood]//Sugar
Town/Summer Wine [with Lee Hazlewood]/You Only Live Twice/Things [with Dean Martin]/Lightning's
Girl/Did You Ever [with Lee Hazlewood]
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PVLP 1019 - Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye - Dirty Angels [1977] [see PS 2020 above] PVLP 1020 - Expect to Hear from Me Again - Paul Bogush, Jr. [1977] [see PS 2025 above] PVLP 1021 - Brownsville Station - Brownsville Station [1977] [see PS 2026 above] | |
PVLP 1022 - The Private Stock Mudpack: Special Great Hits Recipe - Mud [1977] 10-
track greatest hits compilation. Shake It Down/It Don't Mean A Thing/Under The Moon Of Love/Sweet
And Sour Lady/Show Me You're A Woman//Beating Round The Bush/'L' Lucy/Nite On The Tiles/Use
Your Imagination/Lean On Me
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PVLP 1023 - Rock 'N Roll Rocket - Starbuck [1977] [see PS 2027 above] PVLP 1024 - Rhapsody in Blue - Walter Murphy [1977] [see PS 2028 above] PVLP 1025 - Emperor - Emperor [1977] [see PS 2029 above] PVLP 1026 - Playing to an Audience of One - David Soul [1977] [see PS 7001 above] PVLP 1027 - Robert Gordon with Link Wray - Robert Gordon with Link Wray [1977] [see PS 2030 above] | |
PVLP 1028 - Goodbye - Dolphin [1977] Imagination Dancing/Street Angel/Take
Care Of The Ocean/The Actress (Queen Of The Chautaugua)/Only Seventeen//Rocking In The
Rain/Midnight/Linda Lovelace/People Of Stone
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PVLP 1029 - Lady Put the Light Out - Frankie Valli [1977] [see PS 7002 above] PVLP 1030 - Cissy Houston - Cissy Houston [1977] [see PS 2031 above] | |
PS 1031 - Rock Pictures - Rosetta Stone [1977] Issued in the US as Rosetta
Stone [Private Stock PS 7011] with a different title and cover. (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice/Penny/At
The Disco/Sunshine Of Your Love/Rock And Roll (I'm Comin' Home)/Judy Judy Judy/Drive
On/Angelina/Steel Willie/Free As A Bird/You Really Got Me
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PVLP 1032 - Phantom of the Opera - Walter Murphy [1978] [see PS 7010 above] PVLP 1033 - Franklin Micare - Franklin Micare [1978] [see PS 7005 above] PVLP 1034 - Pursuit of Happiness - Rupert Holmes [1978] [see PS 7006 above] PVLP 1035 - In a State of Bayou - Brian Hyland [1978] [see PS 7003 above] | |
PVLP 1036 - Cheatin' in the Dark - Paul Kendrick [1978] Cheatin' In The Dark/God Bless
You/After All This Time/Doin' The Best I Can/Keep On Doin' It/Love Has No Pride/Love Train/Bad
Weather/E.S.P./Back In Your Arms Again
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PVLP 1037 - PVLP 1038 - Fresh Fish Special - Robert Gordon with Link Wray [1978] [see PS 7008 above] PVLP 1039 - Emotion - Samantha Sang [1978] [see PS 7009 above] PVLP 1040 - Let's Move Together - George K Band [1978] [see PS 7014 above] PVLP 1041 - Frankie Valli Hits - Frankie Valli [1978] [see PS 7012 above] PVLP 1042 - Let's All Chant - Michael Zager Band [1978] [see PS 7013 above] | |
PVLP 1043 - My First Tango - Tommi [1978] Disco Satisfaction (Medley)/Angie
(Medley)/Two Lives/Oowee Baby I Love You//On My Way/Thanks/Are You Cuckoo/Chistoso
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PVLP 1044 - Think It Over - Cissy Houston [1978] [see PS 7015 above] PVLP 1045 - Life's a Party - Michael Zager Band [1978] [see PS 7018 above] |