Judd Album Discography

The Judd label was owned by Sam Phillips' brother Judd Phillips. The label was established in Sheffield, Alabama, in 1958, and continued operations until 1961. By 1960, they were located at 1154 Hermitage in Florence, Alabama.

The Judd label was distributed by NRC of Atlanta, Georgia, starting about October, 1959. They issued a total of 22 singles. Their first success was "Matilda" by Cookie and His Cupcakes [Judd 1002], which reached #47 on the national charts after its release around the beginning of 1959. About a year later, Ray Smith's "Rockin' Little Angel" [Judd 1016], reached #22, but the follow-up, "Put Your Arms Around Me Honey" [Judd 1017], only reached #91. They issued one album to our knowledge, the Ray Smith album, and that was apparently issued in mono only.

The last single released on the label is of some collector interest, since it was the original version of "Sheila" by Tommy Roe [Judd 1022]. Roe re-recorded the song some time later for ABC-Paramount [10329] and it reached #1 in the summer of 1962. Other than Cookie & His Cupcakes, Ray Smith, and Tommy Roe, the Judd roster is made up largely of unknowns: Bobby Denton, Lee Harrison, Ronnie Malone, the Creels, Mark Taylor, Carlo & the Cupids, Morris Simmons, Kaye Golden, Pee Wee Maddux, Roland James, the Escorts, and June Alexander.

The Judd label was purple with silver print, "JUDD" above the center hole in alternating white and purple rays. To the left of the center hole was "NRC", the distributor's name.

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 Judd Records, which is currently inactive. Should you be interested in acquiring records listed in this discography (most of which are out of print), we suggest you see our Frequently Asked Questions page and follow the instructions found there. This story and discography are copyright 1997, 1999, 2009 by Mike Callahan.

JUDD ALBUM DISCOGRAPHY

Cover	Number - Title - Artist - [Release Date] Contents
	Judd JLPA-700 Series:
	JLPA-701 - Travelin' With Ray - Ray Smith [1960] Issued in monaural only. Rockin' Little Angel/Rebound/Baby Just Because/Put Your Arms Around Me Honey/Speak Low/Makes Me Feel Good//One Wonderful Love/Blonde Hair, Blue Eyes/I'll Be Comin' Home/Little Miss Blue/Maria Elena/That's All Right
	Related LPs:
	Crown CLP-5364 (US) - Ray Smith and Patt Cupp - Ray Smith/Patt Cupp [1963] Rockin' Little Angel - Ray Smith/Makes Me Feel Good - Ray Smith/I'll Be Coming Home - Ray Smith/That's All Right - Ray Smith/Little Miss Blue - Ray Smith//Long Gone Daddy - Patt Cupp/Do Me No Wrong - Patt Cupp/Baby Come Back - Patt Cupp/That Girl Of Mine - Patt Cupp/I Guess It's Meant That Way - Patt Cupp
	Rock N' Roll 75-002-2 - It's Great, It's Ray Smith - Ray Smith [1975] You Made A Hit/Why, Why, Why/Rockin' Bandit/So Young/Right Behind You Baby/Sail Away/Candy Doll/Let Yourself Go/Johnny The Hummer/Did We Have A Party//Rockin' Little Angel/Rebound/Makes Me Feel Good/That's All Right/Little Miss Blue/Blonde Hair, Blue Eyes/Put Your Arms Around Me Honey/Robbin' The Cradle/Nice Guy/Rockin' Robin
	Related CDs:
	Charly/Sun 32 (UK) - Rockin' with Ray - Ray Smith [1991] Right Behind You Baby/Shake Around/You Made A Hit/Rockin' Bandit (dubbed version)/Life Is A Flower/Two Pennies And A String/Sail Away/I Wanna Be Free/The Girl Was Meant For Me/Little Girl/Forever Yours/Why Why Why/Break Up/Willing And Eager/So Young/I Won't Miss You/Travelin' Salesman/Candy Doll/Hey Boss Man/Rockin' Bandit (undubbed version)
	Dunhill DHCD-701 (Canada) - Travelin' With Ray - Ray Smith [1993] So Young/That's All Right/Little Miss Blue/One Wonderful Love/After This Night Is Through/Blonde Hair, Blue Eyes/Makes Me Feel Good/Put Your Arms Around Me Honey/Rebound/Turn On The Moonlight/Rockin' Little Angel/You Made A Hit/Right Behind You Baby/Break Up/Shake Around/Rockin' Bandit/Sail Away/Candy Doll/Willing And Ready/I'll Be Comin' Home/Life Is A Flower/Little Girl/Baby Just Because/Robbin' The Cradle/Rockin' Robin/I Guess I Better Move Along/Trav'lin' Salesman/Nice Guy/Johnny Lee Hummer/Let Yourself Go/I'm Snowed/Turn Over A New Leaf/Did We Have A Party
	Charly 9815-2 (UK) - Shake Around - Ray Smith [1995] Break Up/Why, Why, Why/Willing And Ready/So Young/Right Behind You Baby/You Made A Hit/Shake Around/Rockin' Bandit (dubbed version)/Sail Away/Forever Yours/I Won't Miss You ('Til You Go)/Travelin' Salesman/Candy Doll/Hey, Boss Man/Life Is A Flower/Little Girl/I Wanna Be Free/Two Pennies And A String/The Girl Meant For Me/Rockin' Bandit (undubbed version)/Why, Why, Why (alternate take)/Rockin' Robin/Robbin' The Cradle
	Charly/Snapper 1181-2 (Holland) - Shake Around - Ray Smith [2004] Break Up/Why, Why, Why/Willing And Ready/So Young/Right Behind You Baby/You Made A Hit/Shake Around/Rockin' Bandit (dubbed version)/Sail Away/Forever Yours/I Won't Miss You ('Til You Go)/Travelin' Salesman/Candy Doll/Hey, Boss Man/Life Is A Flower/Little Girl/I Wanna Be Free/Two Pennies And A String/The Girl Meant For Me/Rockin' Bandit (undubbed version)/Why, Why, Why (alternate take)/Rockin' Robin/Robbin' The Cradle

Thanks to Bernd Kratochwil.



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