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Saturday 18 August 2018

Liberty (VA) Liberty Tone (VA) Mart (VA) Rockabilly, R'N'R Hillbilly bop Instrumental





A Tribute to Ted Prillaman & His Labels


Location : Martinsville, Va
Owner : Ted Prillaman

Track List

Liberty (VA) 78 - 101 : Dee Stone With Ted Prillaman’s Virginia Ramblers - Why Did We Ever Part (missing) / Blue Ridge Waltz (missing) (1949)
Liberty (VA) 78 - 201: Dee Stone With Ted Prillaman’s Virginia Ramblers - Square Dance Polka / Answer To Little Pal (1949)
Liberty (VA) 78 - 301 : Ted Prillaman, Hender Saul & The Virginia Ramblers - You Don't Love Me Darling / The Right Way Of Life (missing) (1952)

Ace (VA) 78 - # : Ted Prillaman & His Virginia Ramblers - Nobody’s Business (missing) / Yellow Rose Of Texas (missing)

Liberty (VA) 45 - 102 : Edgar Cassidy & The Dixie Rhythm Boys  -  2 unknown Titles (1950)
Liberty (VA) 45 - 103 : Edgar Cassidy & The Dixie Rhythm Boys - Dixie Special  / Will You Love me Darling  (1951)
Liberty (VA) 45 - 104 : Hender Saul  I Ain’t Gonna Rock-Tonite / One Step Away (with Billy Foley) (1957)
Liberty (VA) 45 - 105 : Brammer Bros. Fiddle & the Bow /  Don’t You Hear Those Nightingales Calling (1957)
Liberty (VA) 45 - 106 : Hender Saul - Hard Right To My Heart / Revolving Door (1957)
Liberty (VA) 45 - 107 : Martin Brothers - That Was Yesterday / Where Have You Been All Night  (1957) (AKA Mack & Buster Martin) 

Label became

Liberty Tone (VA) 45 - 108 : Leon & Carlos - Rock Everybody / Rock Run Blues (1957)   (AKA Leon Woodward and Carlos Jones)
Liberty Tone (VA) 45 - 109 : Arnold Terry - Mark Of Cain / Who Am I (1957)

Label became

Mart (VA) 45 - 110 : Joyce New - I Won’t let the  Secret Out / Until You Came Along (missing) (1957)
Mart (VA) 45 - 111 : Arnold Terry - I'll Always Come Back To You / If I Could Put My Thoughts On Paper (1957)
Mart (VA) 45 - 112 : Randy Spangler & The Country Kats - My Spanish Senorita / Rock'N Roll Baby (1957)
Mart (VA) 45 - 113 : Moon Mullins & His Night Raiders - Bip Bop Boom (Version 1) / Rock & Roll Rhythm (Version 1) (1958)


The label seems to have closed then re-opened  The number system also changed. 

Mart (VA) 45 - 1457 : Ted Prillaman & The Virginia Ramblers -  Dont Let Your Deal Go Down / The Life & Death Of Charlie Poole
Mart (VA) 45 - 1457-1 : Ted Prillaman & The Virginia Ramblers - Baltimore Fire / Can I Sleep In Your Barn Tonight Mister

904 North Daniels Creek Rd. Collinsville, Virginia 24078

Mart (VA) 45 - #  (Rite 28973/28974) : Ted Prillaman & The Virginia Ramblers - Highway Man (missing) / If I Lose, I Don't Care  (1971)
Mart (VA) 45 - # (Rite 29945/28946) : Ted Prillaman & The Virginia Ramblers - Milwaukee Blues / Take A Drink On Me (1972)
Mart (VA) 45 - #  (Rite 30899/30900) : Ted Prillaman & The Virginia Ramblers - Franky & Jonny / Blue Ridge Waltz  (missing)
Mart (VA) 45 - #  (Rite 43193/ 43194 : Ted Prillaman & The Virginia Ramblers - There’ll Come A Time (see youtube video below)  / North to 81 (see youtube video below)


Corrections, additions welcome.

Note there is a 2nd Mart (VA) Label based in Salem Owned by George Donald McGraw these have pink labels and issue numbers follow 3516/ 3517 etc









































3 comments:

  1. Hi. Do you own a copy of Liberty 105? I've been looking everywhere for it. Please let me know!

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  2. I'm the collector that tracked Ted Prillaman down back in the 1970s and got quantity of all of the 45s on that label (all int - some as many as 50 copies each). Great Label and Ted was as nice as could be...Dennis West

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    1. That great I know a few collectors who tracked across the pond looking for label owners. Would you have any of the missing tracks? Thats be a big help as they have not been re-issued yet.
      Dean

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