Starday Custom Press (SCP) Vol. 1 (1953) 500 to (1956) 549

 Re-up of a very old post on request. Loads more volumes to come.

Starday Records had seen 4star custom pressing service work, after Slim willet “Don’t Let The Stars” had become a hit. Realising the vast potential for new publishing material, new stars, royal-ties from airplay, and more income for the business.

From the Starday Story by Nathan D. Gibson with Don Pierce

“According to the original promotional letter from 1954, Pierce wrote, “When we receive your material it will be carefully reviewed, and if it is suitable for making records, we will agree to make 300 flex records on your own label . . . provided, 

1. You give us the option to use the recordings on STARDAY LABEL on a royalty basis. 

2. You give STARDAY RECORDS AN OPTION for your services as a recording artist. 

3. We be given publishing rights on the songs recorded.”

“Several songs appeared on both the custom and main label series, though only a handful of artists eventually made the crossover including Jerry Hopkins,

Lucky Chapman, King Sterling, Hoyt Scoggins, Jimmy and Dorothy Blakley, Andy Doll, and Jimmy Simpson. Fees for the service were initially set at $115,

but by the mid’-sixties had risen to $150 per 300 records.”

Starday came up with a “win, win” idea of offering artists and bands the opportunity of making their own records using their own label designs. But with a few new features.  If the artists did not have a label name or design, Starday used one of theirs, either the main yellow Starday Logo. Allowing the artist to be billed as A “Starday” artist without actually being signed to the label.  Or its’ subsidiary Dixie label after 1958. Occasionally, the artists’ home address was also added, which is why the Dixie label custom pressing have so many alternate locations.

If the artist had not registered an original song, Starday would use one of its own publishing companies, such as Starday, Starrite Golden State or Tronic, providing Starday with another profit stream, a very shrewd move.

It offered studio time either using the house band or the singers own band. Starday then arranged to have a 45 pressed. Usually 300 copies. On better quality vinyl than the 4Star service offered. The Artist also got 100 addressed record mailers to which they called add a photograph of the Act. These were pre addressed to Radio Stations in a three state area. The artist / band paid all costs, so the outlay by Starday was nothing. 

These were called Custom Pressing. I have added (SCP) in the tagging, although the original labels do not have this, just to separate SCP from the main Starday series.

Distribution was down to the artists themselves. Most were given away to radio stations, family and friends or sold at live shows. 

If the artist / band came back to order more, as the record had taken off and was getting a lot of airplay on the radio, Starday had the option to repress on the main Starday labels and ride the wave. 

The first (SCP) was issue 500 in 1953 & the last known 1186 in (1968)

Note : Starday did not have its own record pressing plant and shipped this job out to the pressing plant that gave them the best deal. This is why (SCP) are found with various pressing plant matrix.

Pressing plants used by Starday included

Coast (PD in  matrix) / Plastic Products / Rite (CP matrix) / King (634 matrix) 

Corrections additions welcome

Please visit the excellent Starday Custom pressing Blog By Malcolm Chapman at http://malcychapman.blogspot.com for more information on these issues.

Starday Custom Press (SCP) Vol. 1 (1953) 500  to (1956) 549

500 : Cotton Henry - Patent On My Gal (Coast - CA) (1953)

500 : Jimmie O’Neal & The Oklahoma Hillbillies - Streamliner Boogie (Coast - CA) (1953) 

501 : Hoyt Scoggins & The Kingsmen Quartet - Jesus Still Heals (Coosa - GA) (1954)

501 : Hoyt Scoggins & The Kingsmen Quartet - The Pathway Is Not Crowded (Coosa - GA) (1954)

502 : Conway Gospel Chorus - Going Down The Hill (Gospel - SC) (1954) missing need label

502 ; Conway Gospel Chorus - King Jesus Is My Captain (Gospel - SC) (1954)

503 : Big Bob Dougherty & His Orchestra - Whale (Cosmopolitan - KS) (1954)

503 : Big Bob Dougherty & His Orchestra - Okey Pretty Baby (Cosmopolitan - KS) (1954)

504 : Jack Hammons - Tomorrows Goodbyes (Coast - CA) (1954)

504 : Jack Hammons - Substitute For Love (Coast - CA) (1954)

505 : Buddy Livingston & His All Girl Band - Back When She Was Young (Savannah - GA) (1954)

505 : Buddy Livingston & His All Girl Band - Write Me,Right Away (Savannah - GA) (1954)

506 : Billie & Gordon Hamrick “The Honey Hill Sweethearts” - He Is My Guide (Rangeland - (SC) (1954) 

506 : Billie & Gordon Hamrick “The Honey Hill Sweethearts” - He’s Gonna Take His Children Out (Rangeland - (SC) (1954) 

507 : Al Warwick - Rag Doll (California - CA) (1954)

507 : Al Warwick - You Are The Only One (California - CA) (1954)

508 : Early Graham & His Musical Drifters - I Wish You’d Start Fooling Again (Texas - TX) (1954)

508 : Early Graham & His Musical Drifters - Stop Fooling My Heart (Texas - TX) (1954)

509 : Jerry Hopkins & The Southern Playboys - Cuddle Up To Me (Dart - MO) (1954)

509 : Jerry Hopkins & The Southern Playboys - My Everlasting Love (Dart - MO) (1954)

510 : Ray Mayo - Mended Heart (S-Kay - CA) (1955)

510 : Ray Mayo - Who Winds Your Clock (S-Kay - CA) (1955)

511 : Jerry & The String Trio - Lead Me To The Promise Land (Johnson - LA) (1955)

511 : Jerry & The String Trio - Judgement Day (Johnson - LA) (1955)

512 : Joe Bryant & The Mississippi Woodchoppers - Pulpwood Blues (Mississippi - MS) (1955)

512 : Joe Bryant & The Mississippi Woodchoppers - A Man Ain’t Nothing But A Woman’s Slave (Mississippi - MS) (1955)

513 : Buddy Livingston & His All Girl Band - Back When She Was Young (Savannah - GA) (1955)

513 : Buddy Livingston & His All Girl Band - I Can’t Love No One (Like I Love You) (Savannah - GA) (1955)

514 : Beamon Forse - The Rest Of My Life (Rodney - TX) (1955)

514 : Beamon Forse - You Better Go Now (Rodney - TX) (1955)

515 : Al Meyer and His Pals - You’re the Same Old Moon (Diamond- MO) (1955)

515 : Al Meyer and His Pals - Somebody Cares (Diamond- MO) (1955)

516 : Curt & Faye Bartmess - Country Music In A Sacred Way (Evangelistic - OK) (1955)

516 : Curt & Faye Bartmess - The Narrow Way (Evangelistic - OK) (1955)

517 : Buddy Livingston & His All Girl Band - I Can’t Help The Way I Feel (Savannah - GA) (1955)

517 : Buddy Livingston & His All Girl Band - When You Stuck Your Tongue Out At Me (Savannah - GA) (1955)

518 : Daniel James - Magic Wands & Wishing Wells (Starday - TX) (1955)

518 : Daniel James - Through the Barroom Door (Starday - TX) (1955)

519 : Jim Cunningham & The Missouri Wranglers - A Pain A Pill Won’t Reach (Starday - TX) (1955)

519 : Jim Cunningham & The Missouri Wranglers - Take Time To Cry (Starday - TX) (1955)

520 : Howard Bramlett - Let’s Take Our Children To Church (Starday - TX) (1955) missing

520 : Howard Bramlett - City On A Hill (Starday - TX) (1955) missing

521 : Rev. Campbell & Wonder Boy - Old Ship Of Zion (Hoyt’s - SC) (1955)

521 : Rev. Campbell & Wonder Boy - You Can’t Hurry God (Hoyt’s - SC) (1955)

522 : Billie & Gordon Hamrick With The Low Country Gospel Band - Our Prayer (Starday - TX) (1955)

522 : Billie & Gordon Hamrick With The Low Country Gospel Band - When I Feel The Spirit (Brother) I’m Gonna Shout (Starday - TX) (1955)

523 : Red Mansel & His Hillbilly Boys - I’ve Crossed You Off My List (Starday - TX) (1955)

523 : Red Mansel & His Hillbilly Boys - Broken, Fickle Heart (Starday - TX) (1955)

524 : Frank Leviner - Keep Looking Up (Carolina - SC) (1955) missing

524 : Frank Leviner - The Plan Of Salvation (Carolina - SC) (1955) missing need label

525 : Mrs. R. D. Jones - I Ain’t Got Time (Joneses - LA) (1955)

525 : Mrs. R. D. Jones - My Prayer For The Ones I Love (Joneses - LA) (1955)

526 : Ken Rogers - Soft Spot In My Heart (Driftwood - LA) (1955)

526 : Ken Rogers - That Same Old Lie (Driftwood - LA) (1955)

527 : Don Payne - Kickaroo (Starday - TX) (1955)

527 : Don Payne - The Game Of Breaking Hearts (Starday - TX) (1955)

528 : Wanda Ballman With Eeny, Meeny, Miney & Mo - Think It Over (Before You Cast Your Stone) (Starday - TX) (1955)

528 : Wanda Ballman With Eeny, Meeny, Miney & Mo - I’m Gonna Keep My Eye On You (Starday - TX) (1955)

529 : Otis Parker - They Don’t Have To Operate (They Just Pull the Zipper) (New Star - GA) (1955)

529 : Otis Parker - False Love Affair (New Star - GA) (1955)

530 : Musical-Aires - Hop–A–Long Sister Mary (Starday - TX) (1955)

530 : Musical-Aires - Wildcat Boogie (Starday - TX) (1955)

531 : Johnny Sutherland - We’ll Have A Time, Yes Siree (Starday) (1955)

531 : Johnny Sutherland - I’m In Love (Starday) (1955)

532 : Clyde Beavers - I Won’t Always Love You (Georgia - GA) (1955)

532 : Clyde Beavers - My Baby Is Gone (Georgia - GA) (1955)

533 : Roy Fisher & The Rhythm Riders - Just Suppose (Indiana - IN) (1955)

533 : Roy Fisher & The Rhythm Riders - I’ve Got A Feeling (Indiana - IN) (1955)

534 : Carl Tanner & His Southern Pine Boys - Sweet Talking Baby (Moonlight - GA) (1955)

534 : Carl Tanner & His Southern Pine Boys - What Makes The Blues (Moonlight - GA) (1955)

535 : Joe Gibson - Puttin’ On The Dog (Starday TX) (1955)

535 : Joe Gibson - Oh Brother (Starday -TX) (1955)

536 : Leo Ogletree - Crooked Dice (Starday - TX) (1955)

536 : Leo Ogletree - You Done Got Me (Starday - TX) (1955)

537 : Little Texarena With Texas Roy Lucas & His Rangers - Oh Gee-Oh Gosh-Oh Golly (Lucas - FL) (1956)

537 : Little Texarena With Texas Roy Lucas & His Rangers - Jolly Old Fellow (Lucas - FL) (1956)

538 : Tommy Castle - Wanderlust  (Starday - TX) (1956)

538 : Tommy Castle - I’ve Done More Accidentally (Starday - TX) (1956)

539 : Roy Robinson - I Told It To Jesus - TX) (1956) acoustic version

539 : Roy Robinson - Little Romeo (Big State - TX) (1956) band version

539 : Roy Robinson - I Told It to Jesus (Big State - TX) (1956) acoustic version

539 : Roy Robinson - Little Romeo (Big State - TX) (1956) band version

540 : Frank Evans & The Western Hayriders - I’m Different (Starday - TX) (1956)

540 : Frank Evans & The Western Hayriders - Another Love Like You (Starday - TX) (1956)

541 : Jack Morris - My Pony Wants To Go (Starday - TX) (1956)

541 : Jack Morris - Cooing To The Wrong Pigeon (Starday - TX) (1956)

542 : Hoyt Scoggins & The Saturday Nite Jamboree Boys - What’s Gonna Happen To This Old World (Starday - TX) (1956)

542 : Hoyt Scoggins & The Saturday Nite Jamboree Boys - Kneel Down With Jesus (Starday - TX) (1956)

543 : Harold Smith - Waiting For Someone (Rondo - GA) (1956)

543 : Harold Smith - Listen To Me Baby (Rondo - GA) (1956)

544 : Ransom Gospel Singers - I’ll Tell It (Hoyt’s - SC) missing need label

544 : Ransom Gospel Singers - I’ll Make It Home Someday (Hoyt’s - SC) missing need label

545 : Don Redfield & The Sagedusters - I Can’t Go Back (Sage - MT) (1956)

545 : Don Redfield & The Sagedusters - Montana Waltz (Sage - MT) (1956)

546 : Walter Ponder Jr. - Carry On (Hoyt Sullivan - SC) (1956)

546 : Walter Ponder Jr. - I Had A Chance (Hoyt Sullivan - SC) (1956)

547 : Mack King With The Western Hayriders - This Is Your Life (Starday - TX) (1956)

547 : Mack King With The Western Hayriders - No Wings - No Halo (Starday - TX) (1956)

548 : Tommie Tolleson & The Western Playboys From Palacios, Texas - Warm Spring Waltz (Gulf Coast - TX) (1956)

548 : Tommie Tolleson & The Western Playboys From Palacios, Texas - Think Of Me (Gulf Coast - TX) (1956)

549 : Curley Money & The Rolling Ramblers - Playing The Game (Rambler - GA) (1956)

549 : Curley Money & The Rolling Ramblers - Why Must I Cry (Rambler - GA) (1956)

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