The Mercury Labels...
Mercury and its subsidiaries (Fontana, Philips, Smash) and labels it distributed (Intrepid, Peachtree,
Wayside) during 1968-70 put out essentially no commercial stereo singles. In late 1967, Philips did
release the equivalent of a mono/stereo promo with a commercial label, but that seems to have been a
pressing plant anomaly. Reports of some copies of "Summertime Blues" by Blue Cheer playing stereo
also seems to be a pressing plant mixup, since the majority of the copies of that single (and the label
copy) indicate the corporate decision was to release it in mono. The one Rod Stewart Mercury single with
indication of stereo master use may or may not play stereo.
Far more interesting is Mercury's "DJ" series, which released many mono/stereo promos throughout all
the labels. From those promos we can see that Mercury's master numbers used a "1-" prefix for mono
and a "2-" prefix for stereo. Sometime around February-March, 1969, Mercury started using a red label
for the stereo side of the mono/stereo promos, but this wasn't fully consistent across all the labels.
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Number - Release Date - Artist - Songs |
MERCURY Mercury much preferred stereo singles as promos, as virtually all of their commercial singles from 1968-70 were mono. We did find one single marked with stereo master numbers on both sides, Rod Stewart's "Handbags And Gladrags/Man Of Constant Sorrow" (see top left), but we have not verified that this single plays stereo. As far as promos go, Mercury was a gold mine for stereo dating back to October, 1967, well before the other labels began reintroducing stereo singles. Because of the huge number of stereo promos, we have listed those we have seen below. The early stereo promos had white labels. The earliest stereo promo was Horst Jankowski's "A Man And A Woman/A Lover's Concerto" from October, 1967 (middle left), which was numbered with the commercial catalog number with a "DJ-2" prefix, the "DJ" denoting promo and the "2" being Mercury's prefix for stereo masters. After that one, stereo promos were usually mono/stereo plug-side affairs in Mercury's DJ series. The mono side remained with a white label throughout the 1967-70 period, while the stereo side varied. Before March, 1969, the stereo side was either white or pink (bottom left). In March, 1969, Mercury went to a red label for the stereo side (see right). | |
Commercial stereo single: 73031 - 5/70 - Rod Stewart - Handbags And Gladrags/Man Of Constant Sorrow Mercury stereo promotional singles, 1967-70 (commercial number). DJ-2-72740 - 10/67 - Horst Jankowski - A Man And A Woman (S)/A Lover's Concerto (S) 72740 DJ-92 - 12/67 - Spanky & Our Gang - Sunday Morning (M/S) 72765 DJ-94 - 3/68 - Dee Dee Warwick - Girls Need Love (M/S) 72788 DJ-97 - 5/68 - Horst Jankowski - Zabadak (M/S) 72809 DJ-98 - 5/68 - Bunky & Jake - Taxicab (M/S) 72813 DJ-101 - 7/68 - Spanky & Our Gang - Give A Damn (M/S) 72831 DJ-106 - 11/68 - Spanky & Our Gang - Yesterday's Rain (M/S) 72871 DJ-107 - 11/68 - Jerry Butler - Are You Happy (M/S) 72876 DJ-114 - 1/69 - Spanky & Our Gang - Anything You Choose (M/S) 72890 DJ-117 - 3/69 - McCoys - Daybreak (M/S) 72897 Note: From this point, "stereo" side of the promo disc has a red label. DJ-121 - 3/69 - Dee Dee Warwick - Foolish Fool (M/S) 72880 DJ-122 - 3/69 - Spanky & Our Gang - Mecca Flat Blues (M/S) 72890 DJ-124 - 5/69 - Dee Dee Warwick - That's Not Love (M/S) 72927 DJ-125 - 5/69 - Spanky & Our Gang - And She's Mine (M/S) 72926 DJ-128 - 6/69 - Moms Mabley - Abraham, Martin And John (M/S) 72935 DJ-130 - cancelled - Jerry Merrick - Follow (M/S) 72938 DJ-131 - 8/69 - Melba Moore - I Messed Up A Good Thing (M/S) 72942 DJ-137 - 8/69 - Moms Mabley - His Way (M/S) 72958 DJ-140 - 9/69 - Roy Drusky - Such A Fool (M/S) 72964 DJ-143 - 11/69 - Moms Mabley - It's Your Thing (M/S) 72974 DJ-145 - 11/69 - Spanky & Our Gang - Everybody's Talkin' At Me [Everybody's Talkin'] (M/S) 72982 DJ-147 - 11/69 - Jerry Butler - A Brand New Me (M/S) 72960 DJ-150 - 12/69 - Melba Moore - We're Living To Give (To Give To Each Other) (M/S) 72989 DJ-152 - 11/69 - Jerry Butler - Don't Let Love Hang You Up (M/S) 72991 DJ-153 - 12/69 - Jerry Butler - A Brand New Me (S)/Got To See If I Can't Get Mommy (To Come Back Home) (S) Promo only DJ-154 - 12/69 - Bobby Corrado - I Can't Get Sunday Out Of My Mind (M/S) 72993 DJ-156 - 11/69 - David Bowie - Space Oddity (3:26 edit) (M/S) 72949 DJ-160 - 12/69 - Good, Bad & The Ugly - Gypsy Lover (M/S) 73001 DJ-162 - 12/69 - New Colony Six - Barbara, I Love You (M/S) 73004 DJ-163 - 1/70 - Joy Unlimited - Oh Darling (M/S) 73005 DJ-165 - 1/70 - Magnificent Men - Holly Go Softly (M/S) 72988 DJ-167 - 1/70 - Garrett Scott - Working On A Groovy Thing (M/S) 73006 DJ-169 - 1/70 - Buddy Miles & The Freedom Express - Them Changes (M/S) 73008 DJ-170 - 1/70 - Rod Stewart - An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down (M/S) 73009 DJ-171 - 1/70 - Artie Schroeck - I Think I'm Gonna Cry (M/S) 73010 DJ-172 - 1/70 - Black And Blue - What I Got (M/S) 73011 DJ-174 - 1/70 - Joyce Dunn - A New Change Of Address (M/S) 73003 DJ-177 - 1/70 - Jerry Butler - Got To See If I Can't Get Mommy (To Come Back Home) (M/S) 73015 DJ-179 - 2/70 - Harper Valley P.T.A. - Sweet Dreams (Of You) (M/S) DJ-180 - 2/70 - Faron Young - Occasional Wife (S)/The Guns Of Johnny Rondo (S) 73018 [see note 1] DJ-182 - 1/70 - Steam - I've Gotta Make You Love Me (M/S) 73020 DJ-184 - 2/70 - Phil Felice - The Sound Of Drums (M/S) 73022 DJ-187 - 3/70 - Magnificent Men - Lay Lady Lay (M/S) 73028 DJ-190 - 3/70 - Los Incas - El Condor Pasa (M/S) 73027 DJ-192 - 5/70 - Rod Stewart - Handbags And Gladrags (M/S) 73031 DJ-193 - 3/70 - Taos - Everybody's Movin' (M/S) 73032 DJ-197 - transferred - J.D. Blackfoot - Truckin' My Blues Away (M/S) 73035 [see note 2] DJ-198 - 3/70 - Mickey Newberry - Sunshine (M/S) 73036 DJ-201 - 3/70 - Tom T. Hall - Shoeshine man (M/S) 73039 DJ-202 - 3/70 - Melba Moore - Time And Love (M/S) 73040 DJ-205 - 3/70 - Jerry Butler - I Could Write A Book (M/S) 73045 DJ-206 - unissued - Bob Guziak - Yesterday's A Game (M/S) 73046 DJ-208 - unissued? - On The Seventh Day - The Song Is Mightier Than The Gun (M/S) Promo only DJ-209 - 4/70 - Joey Cannon - A Good Thing (M/S) 73049 DJ-212 - 4/70 - Cobblestone - She Loves Me (She Loves Me Not (M/S) 73051 DJ-213 - 4/70 - Garrett Scott - I'm Gonna Give You All My Love (M/E) 73052 [see note 3] DJ-214 - 3/70 - Steam - What I'm Saying Is True (M/E) 75053 [see note 3] DJ-215 - 4/70 - Kim Morrison - California Woman–Louisiana Man (M/S) 73055 DJ-216 - 4/70 - Roy Drusky - Long, Long Texas Road (M/S) 73056 DJ-217 - 4/70 - Infinity featuring Jerry Butler - That Ain't Water, That's Pollution (M/S) 73057 DJ-218 - 4/70 - Melba Moore - Purlie (M/S) 73058 DJ-219 - 5/70 - Lynne Hughes - Never Stop A Dream (M/S) 73059 DJ-220 - 5/70 - Bobby Gene Six Pac - Let The People Go (M/S) 73060 DJ-223 - 5/70 - New Colony Six - People And Me (M/S) 73063 DJ-225 - 5/70 - Faron Young - If I Ever Fall In Love (M/S) 73065 DJ-226 - 5/70 - George Kent - Doogie Ray (M/S) 73066 DJ-229 - 5/70 - Youngbloods - Sometimes (M/S) 73068 DJ-231 - unreleased - Butterscotch Puddin' - Adorable Dori (M/S) 73070 DJ-233 - 5/70 - Marvels - Stop (M/S) 73071 DJ-234 - 6/70 - Melba Moore - I Got Love (M/S) 73072 DJ-236 - 6/70 - Taos - Gonna B. Goode (M/E) 73074 [see note 3] DJ-237 - 6/70 - Meridian featuring Jay David - San Francisco Woman (M/S) 73076 DJ-238 - 6/70 - Norro Wilson - Do It To Someone You Love (M/S) 73077 DJ-239 - 6/70 - Tom T. Hall - Salute To A Switchblade (M/S) 73079 DJ-240 - unreleased - Carol Ann Christy - Coming Home Soldier (M/S) DJ-241 - 6/70 - Newby & Johnson - I Want To Give You My Everything (M/S) 73080 DJ-243 - 6/70 - Gloria Bouschell - Watch Your Close Friend, Girl (M/S) 73082 DJ-244 - 6/70 - Gene Chandler - Groovy Situation (M/S) 73083 DJ-245 - 6/70 - Exuma - Exuma, The Obeah Man (M/S) 73084 DJ-246 - 6/70 - Rockin' Horse People - Last Night's Dream (M/S) 73085 DJ-247 - 6/70 - Buddy Miles - Down By The River (3:07) (M/S) 73086 DJ-248 - 7/70 - Dave Dudley - This Night (Ain't Fit For Nothin' But Drinkin') (M/S) 73089 DJ-249 - 7/70 - Sandy Mason - Me And Jack Daniels (M/S) 73090 DJ-250 - 7/70 - Bud Logan - The Carter Boys (M/S) 73091 DJ-253 - 7/70 - New Colony Six - Close Your Eyes Little Girl (M/S) 73093 DJ-255 - 8/70 - Rod Stewart - It's All Over Now (M/S) 73095 DJ-256 - 7/70 - Bobby Bare - How I Got To Memphis (M/S) 73097 DJ-257 - 7/70 - Buddy Miles - Down By The River 73086 (M/S) DJ-258 - 7/70 - Wayne Douglas - Be Real (M/S) 73098 DJ-259 - 7/70 - Jerry Lee Lewis - There Must Be More To Love Than This (M/S) 73099 DJ-260 - 8/70 - Jerry Butler - Where Are You Going (M/S) 73101 DJ-261 - 8/70 - Roger Miller - South (M/S) 73102 DJ-262 - 8/70 - Uriah Heep - Gypsy (M/S) 73103 DJ-263 - 10/70 - Exuma - You Don't Know What's Going On (M/S) 73104 DJ-264 - 8/70 - Dean Michaels - Hey Joe (M/S) 73105 DJ-265 - 6/70 - David Bowie - Memory Of A Free Festival, Part 1 (S)/Part 2 (S) [see note 4] (M/S) 73075 DJ-266 - 8/70 - Laura Greene - I'm A Woman (M/S) 73106 DJ-268 - 9/70 - Harper Valley P.T.A. - Let Me Go Home (M/S) 73110 DJ-269 - 9/70 - Roy Drusky - All My Hard Times (M/S) 73111 DJ-271 - 9/70 - Faron Young - Goin' Steady (M/S) 73112 DJ-272 - 9/70 - Linda Gail Lewis - Before The Snow Flies (M/S) 73113 DJ-273 - 9/70 - Melba Moore - Time (3:20) Promo only (M/S) DJ-274 - 9/70 - Nice - Country Pie-Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 (M/S) 73114 DJ-276 - 9/70 - Buddy Miles - Dreams (M/S) 73119 DJ-279 - 10/70 - Norro Wilson - Old Enough To Want To (Fool Enough To Try) (M/S) 73125 DJ-280 - 10/70 - Diana Duke - When You Want Something Different (Come On Home) (M/S) 73126 DJ-281 - 10/70 - George Kent - Mama Bake A Pie (Daddy Kill A Chicken) (M/S) 73127 DJ-282 - 10/70 - Roy Bayum - I Hope I Never Love That Much Again (M/S) 73124 DJ-284 - 10/70 - Love Machine - Witches Wand (M/S) 73129 DJ-286 - 10/70 - Jerry Butler - Special Memory (M/S) 73131 DJ-288 - 10/70 - Linda Manning - When They Burned Down The Local Motel (M/S) 73135 DJ-289 - 12/70 - Dave Dudley - Listen Betty (I'm Singing Your Song) (M/S) 73138 DJ-290 - 11/70 - Dave Dudley & Tom T. Hall - Day Drinkin' (M/S) 73139 DJ-291 - 10/70 - Tom T. Hall - One Hundred Children (M/S) 73140 DJ-292 - 10/70 - Statler Brothers - Bed Of Rose's (M/S) 73141 DJ-294 - 11/70 - Uriah Heep - Wake Up (Set Your Sights) (M/S) 73145 DJ-295 - 11/70 - Second Coming - Requiem For A Rainy Day (M/S) 73147 DJ-296 - 11/70 - Bobby Bare - Come Sundown (M/S) 73148 DJ-297 - 11/70 - Gator Creek - Danny's Song (M/S) 73151 DJ-298 - 11/70 - Rod Stewart - Cut Across Shorty (M/S) 73156 DJ-299 - cancelled - Rod Stewart - Dirty Old Town (M/S) 73153 [see note 5] DJ-301 - 11/70 - Trilogy - I'm Beginning To Feel It (M/S) 73154 DJ-302 - 11/70 - Bud Logan - You Can't Take It With You (M/S) 73157 DJ-304 - 11/70 - Buddy Miles - We Got To Live Together-Part 1 (M/S) 73159 DJ-305 - 12/70 - Patti Page - Give Him Love (M/S) 73162 DJ-306 - 12/70 - Gene [Chandler] & Jerry [Butler] - You Just Can't Win (By Making The Same Mistake) (M/S) 73163 DJ-307 - 12/70 - Jerry Butler - If It's Real What I Feel (M/S) 73169 Mercury Notes: General note: The missing numbers in the DJ series are predominantly mono promos, but some are unreleased. 1. Commercial copy is mono on both sides. 2. Both the DJ and commercial copies are listed in Ruppli's book, but there seems to be some question whether either was actually released on Mercury. Apparently the single was transferred to Philips 40625. 3. "Stereo" side is electronic stereo. 4. This David Bowie promo was also issued in mono on both sides. 5. This single was pulled and the song reissued as a B-side to "My Way Of Giving" on 73175, released 2/71. | |
FONTANA Fontana was a subsidiary label to Mercury Records that lasted to the start of 1970. They put out no commercial stereo singles during the 1968-69 period, but like other Mercury labels, put out quite a few mono/stereo promotional singles for which the commercial counterparts were mono. | |
Fontana mono/stereo promos, 1968-69 (commercial number). FDJ-5 - 3/68 - Morning Glory - Need Someone (M/S) F-1613 FDJ-6 - 3/68 - Banned - It Couldn't Happen Here (M/S) F-1616 FDJ-7 - 4/68 - Castaways - Walking In Different Circles (M/S) F-1615 FDJ-8 - 4/68 - Gloria Lynne - Down Here On The Ground (M/S) F-1617 FDJ-9 - 4/68 - Helen Reddy - Go (M/S) F-1611 FDJ-10 - 2/69 - Mitch Greenhill - There Ain't No Instant Replay In The Football Game Of Life (M/S) F-1636 FDJ-11 - 3/69 - "Fantastic" Joe Henderson - Help Yourself (M/S) F-1638 FDJ-12 - 4/69 - P.C. Ltd. - Sunny Was A Fool (M/S) F-1643 FDJ-13 - 7/69 - Marcus - The Artist (M/S) F-1652 FDJ-14 - 8/69 - Gloria Lynne - No Easy Way Down (M/S) F-1660 FDJ-15 - 9/69 - Floating Opera - Gotta Find A New Baby (M/S) F-1661 FDJ-24 - 9/69 - Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg - Je T'Aime...Moi Non Plus (M/S) F-1665 FDJ-25 - 11/69 - Diane Renay - Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me (M/S) F-1679 FDJ-27 - 11/69 - Resurrection - Sugar Man (M/S) F-1681 FDJ-30 - 12/69 - Nana Mouskouri - Open Your Eyes (Dis à Ton Fils) (M/S) F-1683 FDJ-31 - 12/69 - Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg - Le Décadanse (M/S) F-1684 Fontana Notes: 1. The short deejay version of "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" by Steam is on FDJ-19, which has the 2:59 version on one side and the 3:45 version on the other, both mono. FDJ-16 has the 3:45 mono version on both sides. The LP version runs 4:12. | |
INTREPID Intrepid was a Chicago-based, Mercury-distributed label that was in business during 1969 and 1970. The released no stereo singles, but did have several mono/stereo promos. | |
Mono/Stereo promotional releases 1969-70 (commercial number): ITDJ-3 - 9/69 - Underground Sunshine - Don't Shut Me Out (M/S) 75012 ITDJ-9 - 12/69 - Dennis Linde - Kitty Starr (M/S) 75017 ITDJ-15 - 11/70 - Leer Bros. Band - I Pray (M/S) 75033 | |
PEACHTREE Peachtree was an independent label from Atlanta, Georgia, that for a short time (1969-70) was distributed by Mercury. During the 1968-70 period, they released no stereo singles, but the two mono/stereo promos they released while distributed by Mercury are listed below. | |
Mono/Stereo promotional singles, 1969-70 (commercial number): DJPT-1 - 12/69 - Mitty Collier - I'd Like To Change Places (M/S) P-122 DJPT-2 - 3/70 - Mitty Collier - True Love Never Comes Easy (M/S) P-123 | |
PHILIPS Philips was a Mercury subsidiary. Philips did not release many commercial stereo singles until January, 1972. Philips indicated a stereo master by the use of a "2-" prefix vs. a "1-" prefix for mono, e.g., The 4 Seasons' "Electric Stories" 1-43354 mono and 2-43354 stereo. All commercial singles before 1972 had the mono master numbers on the label except one. Normal promo copies had the same numbers as the commercial counterpart, but had a white label. Special promos such as two-sided mono promos or EPs had a special numbering sequence with a "DJP-" prefix. Philips began issuing mono/stereo promo copies in 1967, starting with DJP-17. About the same time, they issued a white-label mono/stereo record with "Letter From A Teenage Son" by Brandon Wade. Unlike the special DJ series, they gave this promo the number 40503, then released the same mono/stereo single with a commercial label with no promo indication (with a picture sleeve). This was the only commercial stereo single released before 1972 actually marked Stereo, with a stereo master number on the label. It also pre-dated virtually all the "re-rentry" commercial stereo singles released by the other labels on this page. The known mono/stereo promos from 1967-70 are also listed below. Interestingly, two of these are from LPs, not singles. There have been reports that some commercial copies of Blue Cheer's "Summertime Blues" play stereo, although are not marked as such. All copies we have seen have the mono master number printed on the label, but any such stereo copy should have the stereo master number "2-35783" in the dead wax. There was a mono/stereo promo for "Summertime Blues," so it is possible the stereo stamper was used from the promo to press some commercial sides, but we have not been able to verify this. | |
Phillips commercial stereo single: 40503 - 12/67 - Brandon Wade - Letter From A Teenage Son (S)/Letter From A Teenage Son (M) Other Philips mono/stereo promotional singles, 1967-70 (commercial numbers): DJP-17 - 12/67 - Frankie Valli - To Give (The Reason I Live) (M/S) 40510 DJP-18 - 1/68 - Blue Cheer - Summertime Blues (M/S) 40516 DJP-19 - 2/68 - 4 Seasons - Will You Love Me Tomorrow (M/S) 40523 DJP-20 - 3/68 - Mortimer - Dedicated Music Man (M/S) 40524 DJP-21 - 4/68 - Definitive Rock Chorale - Variations On A Theme Called Hanky Panky (M/S) 40529 DJP-22 - 4/68 - Paul Mauriat & His Orchestra - Love In Every Room (M/S) 40530 DJP-23 - 6/68 - Zebra - Miss Anne (Ain't That Kind Of Man) (M/S) 40535 DJP-26 - 10/68 - Joy - So Lovely, Part 1 (M/S) 40555 DJP-28 - 12/68 - 4 Seasons - Electric Stories (M/S) 40577 DJP-29 - 1/69 - Hello People - Anthem (M/S) 40585 DJP-32 - 6/69 - Phil Taylor - California (Be Fine) (M/S) 40619 DJP-33 - 6/69 - Ross Legacy - Makes You Wanna Sigh (M/S) 40620 DJP-37 - 8/69 - Big Frog - Lady Madonna (M/S) 40630 DJP-38 - 8/69 - Spurrlows - Sunrise Highway (M/S) 40631 DJP-39 - 9/69 - Mystic Moods - There's A Good Earth Out Tonight (M/S) LP: PHS-600-301 DJP-43 - 11/69 - Joe Rene Complex - If You Pretend (Music To Read The Pretenders By) (M/S) 40650 DJP-45 - 12/69 - Phil Felice - Safe Or Sorry (M/S) 40654 DJP-47 - 1/70 - Doug Bonin - I've Found The Girl (M/S) 40656 DJP-48 - 1/70 - Bobby Hutton - I Can't Stand A Woman Two-Timing A Man (M/S) 40657 DJP-49 - 2/70 - Blue Mink featuring Madeline Bell - Melting Pot (M/S) 40658 DJP-50 - 2/70 - Mystic Moods Orchestra - Green, Green Grass Of Home (M/S) 40659 Note: From this point, the stereo side of mono/stereo promos has a red label. DJP-51 - 2/70 - Manpower - Please Love Me (Erotica) (M/S) 40665 DJP-52 - 2/70 - Austin Roberts - One Night Ann (M/S) 40660 DJP-53 - 2/70 - Advancement - Sunflower (M/S) LP: PHS-600-328 DJP-54 - 2/70 - Osamu Minagawa - Black Cat Tango (M/S) 40663 DJP-55 - 2/70 - Blue Cheer - Hello L.A., Bye Bye Birmingham (M/S) 40664 DJP-56 - 2/70 - Doug Bonin - Build It Again (M/S) 40656 DJP-57 - 3/70 - Bintangs - Ridin' On The L And N (M/S) 40667 DJP-59 - 4/70 - Frankie Valli & The 4 Seasons - Patch Of Blue (M/S) 40662 DJP-61 - 4/70 - Blue Mink - Can You Feel It Baby (M/S) 40672 DJP-62 - 5/70 - Earth Island - Doomsday Afternoon (M/S) 40673 DJP-63 - 4/70 - Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Our Love Is Not For Three (M/S) 40674 DJP-64 - 5/70 - Blue Mink - Good Morning Freedom (M/S) 40678 DJP-66 - 6/70 - Frankie Valli - Circles In The Sand (M/S) 40680 DJP-67 - 7/70 - Paul Mauriat - Gone Is Love (M/S) 40683 DJP-68 - 9/70 - Cuby & The Buzzards - Thursday Night (M/S) 40685 DJP-71 - 9/70 - 4 Seasons - Lay Me Down (Wake Me Up) (M/S) 40688 DJP-73 - 12/70 - Bobby Hutton - More Today Than Yesterday (M/S) 40692 DJP-74 - 11/70 - 4 Seasons - Where Are My Dreams (M/S) 40694 DJP-75 - 12/70 - Lally Stott - Chirpy Chirpy, Cheep Cheep (M/S) 40695 | |
SMASH Smash was a Mercury subsidiary, When started in the early 1960s, it was used for Mercury's rock and roll, country, and miscellaneous non-pop, non-jazz releases. By the mid-1960s, it had drifted mainly into Mercury's C&W arm. Smash lasted until March, 1970, and put out nowhere near the number of stereo promos as parent label Mercury, primarily because most country promos were mono on both sides. We could find no commercial copies in stereo. Some copies of Roger Miller's "Little Green Apples" are marked with the stereo master number on the A-side, although others are not. We believe this was a typo. | |
Smash stereo promos, 1968-70 (commercial number): DJS-13 - 1/68 - Jay & The Techniques - Strawberry Shortcake (M/S) S-2142 DJS-14 - 4/68 - Jay & The Techniques - Baby Make Your Own Sweet Music (M/S) S-2154 DJS-15 - 5/68 - Raves - Everything's Fire (M/S) S-2162 DJS-25 - 2/69 - Ox-Bow Incident - You Can't Make Love By Yourself (M/S) S-2207 DJS-29 - 4/69 - Sir Douglas Quintet - It Didn't Even Bring Me Down (M/S) S-2222 DJS-30 - 5/69 - Shirley Wahls - Half A Man (M/S) S-2223 DJS-33 - 7/69 - Sunday Season - Good Thing Goin' (M/S) S-2232 DJS-36 - 9/69 - Jay & The Techniques - Dancin' Mood (M/S) S-2237 DJS-37 - 9/69 - Organ Grinders - Babylon (M/S) S-2242 DJS-42 - 1/70 - Jerry Lee Lewis - Once More With Feeling (M/S) S-2257 DJS-43 - 2/70 - Roger Miller - The Tom Green County Fair (M/S) S-2258 Smash Notes: 1. All commercial copies of the above promos are mono. | |
WAYSIDE Wayside was an independent label distributed by Mercury, operating from 1967-1970. Their claim to fame was that they were the home of the country novelty duo Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan. They put out no stereo singles, but had a handful of mono/stereo promos. | |
Promotional mono/stereo singles, 1969-70 (commercial numbers): WSDJ-1 - 12/69 - Jimmy Snyder - The Chicago Story (M/S) WS-45-009 WSDJ-2 - 12/69 - Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan - Tennessee Bird Walk (M/S) WS-45-010 WSDJ-7 - 9/70 - Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan - You've Got Your Troubles (I've Got Mine) (M/S) WS-45-015 DSDJ-8 - 9/70 - Professor Terrell Jones - Troublin' Me (M/S) WS-45-016 |