Checker (IL) 45rpm
Parent : Chess (IL)
Sister Labels : Argo (IL), Fenwick, Marterry (IL), Check-Mate (MI), Cadet (IL)
Owners : Leonard & Philip Chess
Location :
(August 1952) 4858 S. Cottage Groove Ave. Chicago , IL
(November 1952) 790 E. 49th St. Chicago, IL
(May 1954) 4750 S. Cottage Grove Ave. Chicago, IL
(May 1957) 2120 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL
Main Series
Volume 5 (1960) - (1961)
Track List
Checker (IL) 45 - 950 : Cwazy Wabbits - The Bunny’s Easter Song (1960)
Checker (IL) 45 - 950 : Rock Stone - Who Says It’s Puppy Love (1960) missing
Checker (IL) 45 - 951 : Bo Diddley - Walkin' & Talkin' (1960)
Checker (IL) 45 - 951 : Bo Diddley - Crawdad (1960)
Checker (IL) 45 - 952 : Lowell Fulson - Coming Home (1960)
Checker (IL) 45 - 952 : Lowell Fulson - Have You Changed Your Mind (1960)
Checker (IL) 45 - 953 : Original Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi - A Weeping For A Mighty Long Time (Version 1) (1960)
Checker (IL) 45 - 953 : Original Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi - Take Your Burdens To Jesus (1960)
Checker (IL) 45 - 954 : Vibrations - So Blue (1960)
Checker (IL) 45 - 954 : Vibrations - Love Me Like You Should (1960)
Checker (IL) 45 - 955 : Little Walter - My Babe (1960) (overdubbed)
Checker (IL) 45 - 955 : Little Walter - Blue Midnight (1960)
Checker (IL) 45 - 956 : Sonny Boy Williamson - Lonesome Cabin (1960)
Checker (IL) 45 - 956 : Sonny Boy Williamson - Temperature 110 (1960)
Checker (IL) 45 - 957 : Billy Miranda - Go Ahead (1960)
Checker (IL) 45 - 957 : Billy Miranda - Run Rose (1960)
Checker (IL) 45 - 958 : Not Issued
Checker (IL) 45 - 958 : Not Issued
Checker (IL) 45 - 959 : Lowell Fulson - I'm Glad You Reconsidered (1960)
Checker (IL) 45 - 959 : Lowell Fulson - Blue Shadows (Version 2) (1960)
Checker (IL) 45 - 960 : Gene The Hat - Ram-Bunk-Sush (1960)
Checker (IL) 45 - 960 : Gene The Hat - Jelly Beans (1960)
Checker (IL) 45 - 961 : Vibrations - Feel So Bad (1960)
Checker (IL) 45 - 961 : Vibrations - Cave Man (1960)
Checker (IL) 45 - 962 : Dale Hawkins - Linda (1960)
Checker (IL) 45 - 962 : Dale Hawkins - Who (1960)
Checker (IL) 45 - 963 : Sonny Boy Williamson - Trust My Baby (1960)
Checker (IL) 45 - 963 : Sonny Boy Williamson - Too Close Together (Version 2) (1960)
Checker (IL) 45 - 964 : Willie West - Did You Have Fun (1960) Unreleased
Checker (IL) 45 - 964 : Willie West - A Man Like Me (1960) Unreleased
Checker (IL) 45 - 965 : Bo Diddley - Signifying Blues (1960)
Checker (IL) 45 - 965 : Bo Diddley - Gun Slinger (Version 1) (1960)
Checker (IL) 45 - 966 : Bells Of Joy - What A Fellowship (1960)
Checker (IL) 45 - 966 : Bells Of Joy - I Found Another Soldier (1960)
Checker (IL) 45 - 967 : Neptunes - So Little Time (1960)
Checker (IL) 45 - 967 : Neptunes - She'll Understand (1960)
Checker (IL) 45 - 968 : Little Walter - I Don't Play (1960)
Checker (IL) 45 - 968 : Little Walter - As Long As I Have You (1960)
Checker (IL) 45 - 969 : Vibrations - Watusi (1960)
Checker (IL) 45 - 969 : Vibrations - Wallflower (1960)
Checker (IL) 45 - 970 : Dale Hawkins - Grandma's House (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 970 : Dale Hawkins - I Want To Love You (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 971 : Sugar Pie DeSanto - Can't Let You Go (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 971 : Sugar Pie DeSanto - It Won't Be Long (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 972 : Lowell Fulson - I Want To Know Part 1 (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 972 : Lowell Fulson - I Want To Know Part 2 (1962)
Checker (IL) 45 - 973 : Zilla Mayes - Prayer For Jackie - Pt.1 (1961) missing need label
Checker (IL) 45 - 973 : Zilla Mayes - Prayer For Jackie - Pt.2 (1961) missing need label
Checker (IL) 45 - 974 : Vibrations - Continental With Me, Baby (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 974 : Vibrations - The Junkernoo (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 975 : Sonny Boy Williamson - The Hunt (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 975 : Sonny Boy Williamson - Stop Right Now (1961) (1st press only)
Checker (IL) 45 - 975 : Sonny Boy Williamson - Little Village (1961) (2nd press only)
Checker (IL) 45 - 976 : Bo Diddley - Not Guilty (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 976 : Bo Diddley - Aztec (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 977 : Little Milton - Saving My Love For You (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 977 : Little Milton - Lonely No More (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 978 : Southern Echos - Seeking Me (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 978 : Southern Echos - The Story Of Job (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 979 : Ideals - Knee Socks (1961) reissue
Checker (IL) 45 - 979 : Ideals - Mary's Lamb (1961) reissue
Checker (IL) 45 - 980 : King Solomon - Non Support Blues Part 1 (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 980 : King Solomon - Non Support Blues Part 2 (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 981 : Steve Alaimo - Big Bad Beulah (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 981 : Steve Alaimo - I Cried All The Way Home (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 982 : Vibrations - Stranded In The Jungle (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 982 : Vibrations - Don't Say Goodbye (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 983 : Carol Cummings - Burning Rubber (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 983 : Carol Cummings - Just To Make You Mine (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 984 : Little Mack - I Need Love (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 984 : Georgia Hinton With Little Mack - I Play For Keeps (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 985 : Bo Diddley - Pills (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 985 : Bo Diddley - Call Me (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 986 : Little Walter - Crazy Legs (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 986 : Little Walter - Crazy For My Baby (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 987 : Vibrations - All My Love Belongs To You (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 987 : Vibrations - Stop Right Now (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 988 : Guitar Red - Just You & I (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 988 : Guitar Red - Old Fashioned Love (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 989 : Steve Alaimo - I'm Thankful (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 989 : Steve Alaimo - All Night Long (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 990 : Vibrations - Let's Pony Again (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 990 : Vibrations - What Made You Change Your Mind? (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 991 : Little Mack - Don't Leave Me Now (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 991 : Little Mack - I'm Happy Now (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 992 : Lowell Fulson - So Many Tears (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 992 : Lowell Fulson - Hung Down Head (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 993 : Windy City Four - Deep River (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 993 : Windy City Four - Lord Send Me (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 994 : Little Milton - So Mean To Me (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 994 : Little Milton - I Need Somebody (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 995 : Brothers - My True Love (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 995 : Brothers - One Lonely Heart (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 996 : Co-Eds - Annabelle Lee (1961) reissue need label
Checker (IL) 45 - 996 : Co-Eds - When It's Over (1961) reissue need label
Checker (IL) 45 - 997 : Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (1961) reissue
Checker (IL) 45 - 997 : Bo Diddley - I'm A Man (1961) reissue
Checker (IL) 45 - 998 : Steve Alaimo - The Waiting's So Hard (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 998 : Steve Alaimo - You Got Me Whistling (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 999 : Impalas - For The Love Of Mike (1961)
Checker (IL) 45 - 999 : Impalas - I Need You So Much (1961)
Note
Checker (IL) 45 - 953 = (1959) Marathon (MS) 45 - 182-1
Checker (IL) 45 - 953 = (1959) Marathon (MS) 45 - 182-1
Checker (IL) 45 - 954 = (1960) Bet 45 - 0001
Checker (IL) 45 - 954 = (1960) Bet 45 - 0001
Checker (IL) 45 - 960 = (1960) Walden 45 - 101
Checker (IL) 45 - 960 = (1960) Walden 45 - 101
Checker (IL) 45 - 966 = (1959) Wildcat (TX) 45 - 0002
Checker (IL) 45 - 966 = (1959) Wildcat (TX) 45 - 0002
Checker (IL) 45 - 978 = (1961) Divine Grace 45 - 103
Checker (IL) 45 - 978 = (1961) Divine Grace 45 - 103
Checker (IL) 45 - 979 = (1959) Checker (IL) 45 - 920
Checker (IL) 45 - 979 = (1959) Checker (IL) 45 - 920
Checker (IL) 45 - 996 = (1961) Cha Cha (IL) 45 - 715
Checker (IL) 45 - 997 = (1955) Checker (IL) 45 - 814
Checker (IL) 45 - 997 = (1955) Checker (IL) 45 - 814
GET Checker (IL) 45rpm Volume 5 (1960) - (1961) HERE
Thanks
ReplyDeleteBig thanks for chronicling Checker, one of the greatest label subsidiaries ever. The period in this volume is probably the least explored in the label's history and probably the least impactful. Their foray into the teen market fizzled but that was a fortunate thing because it allowed them to redirect its focus and produce years of great soul, that I'm sure you'll be presenting in future volumes.
ReplyDeleteThere be 10 volumes total in this main series, upto issue 1266 (1977) I may go to Checker back latter and attempt the Gospel series
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