Rondo-lette was a companion label to Rondo, started in 1958 after Record Corporation of
America bought the original Rondo Records of Chicago. The original mono 12-inch album series started
with Rondo-lette A-1 and ran through A-40, after which it jumped to Rondo-lette 841. This series is
covered on this page. The Rondo-lette SA-41 series, as well as the Rondo-lette 91 Series of 10-inch
stereo albums are covered on other pages. The 12" Rondo-lette albums used a light blue label with
black print. The design was quite similar to the yellow label used for the Rondo issues.
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Number - Title - Artist - [Release Date] Contents |
Rondo-lette A-1/841 Monaural 12-inch LP Series:
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A1 - Ken Griffin at the Organ - Ken Griffin [1958] You Can't Be True Dear/Cuckoo
Waltz/Donkey Serenade/(others)
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A2 - Dixieland - Pee Wee Hunt/Pee Wee Russell [1958] California Here I Come/(others)
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A3 - Them There Eyes - Kay Starr [1958] The photo used here was also used on Rondo-
lette 930. Them There Eyes/I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm/(others)
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A4 - Show Music in Hi-Fi - Johnny Gregory & His London Orchestra [1958] If I Loved
You/Out Of My Dreams/(others)
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A5 - Gordon MacRae - Gordon MacRae [1958] They Say It's Wonderful/Prisoner Of
Love/(others)
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A6 - My Fair Lady/Pal Joey - Various Artists [1958]
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A7 - Duke Ellington and Orchestra - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra [1958] Overture To
A Jam Session/(others)
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A8 - Offenbach: Gaite Parisienne - Manuel Rosenthal & the Rias Orchestra
[1958]
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A9 - In All His Moods - Louis Prima & His Orchestra [1958] Sing Sing
Sing/Angelina/(others)
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A10 - Organ in Pop Dance Tempos - Don Baker [1958] Minute Waltz/Melodie In
F/(others)
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A11 - Dizzie Gillespie - Dizzie Gillespie [1958] Blues 'N' Boogie/Groovin' High/(others)
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A12 - Alice in Wonderland: Alice through the Looking Glass - All Star Cast
[1958]
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A13 - Jaye P. Morgan - Jaye P. Morgan [1958] Just A Gigolo/Life Is Just A Bowl Of
Cherries/Wasted Tears/I Ain't Got The Man/Baby Don't Do It/Nobody Met The Train/Life Was Made For
Living/It Gets You/Operator 299/Don't Tell Him/Ring Telephone Ring
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A14 - Twilight Time - Three Suns [1958] Star Dust/Girl Of My Dreams/(others)
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A15 - Erroll Garner - Erroll Garner [7/58] Stormy Weather/I Surrender Dear/(others)
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A16 - Vienna in 3/4 Time - Charles Vanberg [1958]
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A17 - Ken Griffin - Ken Griffin [1958] My Blue Heaven/Sentimental Me/(others)
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A18 - The Blues and Dixie - Jack Teagarden & His Orchestra [1958] The Blues/Aunt
Hager's Blues/Royal Garden Blues/Basin Street Blues/Shine/King Porter Stomp/Boogie Woogie/Mighty
Lak A Rose/East Of The Sun/China Boy/Hindustan
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A19 - Lonely Hearts - Paul Baron & His Orchestra [1958] Lonely Hearts/Dark
Eyes/(others)
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A20 - Lawrence Welk Plays for Dancing - Lawrence Welk [1958] Doll
Dance/Josephine/(others)
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A21 - Frankie Laine Sings "That's My Desire" - Frankie Laine [1958] That's My
Desire/Old Fashioned Love/All Of Me/(others)
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A22 - Gilbert & Sullivan's Mikado - Martyn Green [1958]
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A23 - Percy Faith & His Orchestra Play - Percy Faith & His Orchestra [1958]
Temptation/Dancing In The Dark/(others)
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A24 - Sidney Bichet & Muggsy Spanier in a Jam Session - Sidney Bichet &
Muggsy Spanier [1958] Sweet Lorraine/Lazy River/China Boy/Four Or Five Times/That's
A-Plenty/Squeeze Me/Sweet Sue Just You/Cherry/Diga Diga Do
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A25 - Louis Prima Entertains - Louis Prima [1958] Cecillia/Caldonia/(others)
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A26 - Carlos Montoya Plays the Flamenco Fire Guitar - Carlos Montoya
[1958] The Moors In Granada/(others)
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A27 - The Music of Two Great Shows: Music Man and South Pacific - Various
Artists [1958]
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A28 - The Red Norvo Trio - Red Norvo Trio [1958] Blue Room/Exactly Like You/Rose
Room/These Foolish Things/East Of The Sun/This Can't Be Love//September Song/Honeysuckle
Rose/Sweet Georgia Brown/Ay Ay Ay/Oh Lady Be Good/Confessin'
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A29 - First Recordings - Jan Peerce [1958] The Lord's Prayer/(others)
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A30 - Ken Griffin at the Great Organ - Ken Griffin [1958] Doll Dance/Deep Purple/Tango
De Fire/My Heart Stood Still/Canadian Capers/Lullaby Of Broadway//All The Things You Are/She Didn't
Say Yes/Blue Tango/Mood Indigo/The Continental/Valencia
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A31 - Great Jazz - Various Artists [1958]
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A32 - Music of Gigi and Oklahoma - Broadway Symphonic Jazz Orchestra
[1959]
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A33 - Around the World with Kurt Maier - Kurt Maier [1959]
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A34 - Caruso and MacCormack Antique - various Artists [1958]
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A35 - Sarah Vaughan Sings Songs of Broadway - Sarah Vaughan [1959] The One I
Love Belongs To Somebody Else/Love Me Or Leave Me/A Hundred Years From Today/Penthouse
Serenade/Everything I Have Is Yours/Lover Man//I'm Through With Love/Don't Worry About
Me/September Song/Gentleman Friend/I Feel So Smoochie/Trouble Is A Man
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A36 - Midnight Time - Three Suns [1958]
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A37 - Emil Gilels Plays Tschaikowsky Piano Concerto No. 1 - Emil Gilels
[1958]
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A38 - Christmas Organ - Ken Griffin [1959]
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A39 - Christmas Carols - St. Nicholas Church Boys Choir [1958]
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A40 - Christmas Organ and Chimes - Eric Silver [1958]
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At this point, the series splits. The mono series continues as Rondo-lette 841, while the new
stereo series continues as SA41.
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841 Series (mono):
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841 - 4 Hit Shows - Suzanne Auber & Broadway Orchestra [1959] South Pacific Suite:
Some Enchanted Evening-Bali Ha'i-Younger Than Springtime-I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out Of
My Hair/The King And I Suite: I Whistle A Happy Tune-Hello Young Lovers-Entrance Of The Children
Ballet-Getting To Know You-We Kiss In The Shadow-Shall We Dance//Oklahoma Suite: People Will Say
We're In Love-Oh What A Beautiful Morning-Surrey With The Fringe On Top-Out Of My
Dreams/Carousel Suite: June Is Busting Out All Over-You'll Never Walk Alone-If I Loved You-Carousel
Waltz-What's The Use Of Wondering
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842 - Louis Prima and His Orchestra - Louis Prima [1959]
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843 - The Flower Drum Song/Porgy and Bess - Various Artists [1959]
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844 - The Three Suns - Three Suns [1959]
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845 - Jazz - Joe Bushkin & Teddy Wilson [1959]
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846 - French Hits with Kurt Maier - Kurt Maier [1959]
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847 - Kurt Maier in Italian Moods - Kurt Maier [1959]
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848 - Merry Maier in Vienna - Kurt Maier [1959]
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849 - Latin Rhythms of Kurt Maier - Kurt Maier [1959] Granada/La Cumparsita/Ay Ay
Ay/Siboney/Adios Muchachos/Tico Tico//The Carioca/Mama/Waltz Espagnol/Plegaria/Misirlou/La
Violettera/My Shawl/Lady Of Spain
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850 - Pops by Kurt Maier - Kurt Maier [1959]
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851 - Pop Christmas Melodies - Popular Players Orchestra [1959]
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852 - Artie Shaw and His Famous Orchestra - Artie Shaw Orchestra [1959]
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853 - Sarah Vaughan Sings - Sarah Vaughan [1959]
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854 - Loius Prima - Louis Prima [1959]
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855 - Stephen Foster Hits - Russ Case Orchestra [1959]
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856 - West Side Story - Ira Wright & London Company [1960] Issued in stereo as
Rondo-lette SA132.
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857 -
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858 - Russ Case and His Magic Strings - Russ Case Orchestra [1959]
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859 - Dixieland Bourbon Street Parade - Bourbon Street Dixie Band [1959]
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860 - Oklahoma - Various Artists [1959] Issued in stereo as Rondo-lette SA142.
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861 -
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862 - Carousel - Various Artists [1959] Issued in stereo as Rondo-lette SA141.
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863 - The King and I - Various Artists [1959] Issued in stereo as Rondo-lette SA143.
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864 - South Pacific - Various Artists [1960] Issued in stereo as Rondo-lette SA145.
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865 - Miss You - Gigi Durston & Russ Case Orchestra [1959]
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866 - Take Me Along - Russ Case Orchestra [1960] Issued in stereo as Rondo-lette
SA151.
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867 - The Merry Widow - Richard Muller & Lampertz Orchestra & Chorus [1960] Issued
in stereo as Rondo-lette SA153.
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868 - Can Can - Russ Case Orchestra & Chorus [1960] Issued in stereo as Rondo-lette
SA154.
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869 - Showboat - Russ Case Orchestra & Chorus [1960] Issued in stereo as Rondo-lette
SA155.
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870 - The Sound of Music - Russ Case Orchestra & Chorus [1960] Issued in stereo as
Rondo-lette SA156.
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871 - Popular Melodies of Chopin - Russ Case Orchestra [1960] Issued in stereo as
Rondo-lette SA157.
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872 - Roberta/Smoke Gets in Your Eyes - Richard Muller & Lampertz Orchestra &
Chorus [1960] Issued in stereo as Rondo-lette SA158. Overture-Let's Begin - Orchestra with Larry
Chelsi, Boys & Chorus/You're Devastating - Frances Martin & Larry Chelsi/Yesterdays - Hester
Hasheian/Smoke Gets in Your Eyes - Frances Martin & Larry Chelsi//Dance-Yesterdays -
Orchestra/Don't Ask Me Not to Sing - Larry Chelsi, Boys & Chorus/I'll Be Hard to Handle - Hester
Hasheian/The Touch of Your Hand - Frances Martin & Fred Weidner
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873 - The Student Prince - Russ Case Orchestra & Chorus [1960] Issued in stereo as
Rondo-lette SA159.
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874 - Immortal Film Music - Russ Case Orchestra [1960] Issued in stereo as Rondo-
lette SA160. Slaughter On Tenth Avenue/The Dream Of Olwen/A Tale Of Two Cities/Hungarian
Freedom Fighters//Spellbound/Stradivarius (Theme)/Gypsy (Theme)/The Life of Stephen Foster
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875 -
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876 -
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877 -
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878 - Fiery Popular Dance Rhythms - Russ Case Orchestra [1960] Issued in stereo as
Rondo-lette SA162.
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879 -
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880 - The Music Man - Russ Case Orchestra & Chorus [1960] Issued in stereo as
Rondo-lette SA161.
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