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Waiting For The Sun

Cat# EKS-75024 on front and back cover, spine and labels.

[Back cover:]
Copyright © by Nipper Music Co., Inc. Public performance cleared through ASCAP.
Elektra Records, 1855 Broadway, New York City 10023
Printed in U.S.A. (on bottom right)

[Inside gatefold:]
Copyright © 1968 by Nipper Music Co., Inc.
Unipak-Pat.Pending

[Inner sleeve:]
Brown Elektra printed paper inner sleeve (strictly identical on both sides).
Elektra Records • 1855 Broadway • New York City 10023 •
Printed in U.S.A. (on bottom left)

[Labels:]
Big “E” brown/tan Elektra label.
“Stereo” on both sides of the label, Cat# and Side on the right of the spindle hole.
Copyright © by Nipper Music ASCAP

“Pressed By” [url=https://www.discogs.com/label/512061-Allentown-Record-Co-Inc]Allentown Record Co. Inc.[/url] from “AL” or/and “ARC” in runout.
Runout details: everything is hand etched on each side.

Unipak jacket with inside “The Celebration of the Lizard” lyrics on the left, and lizard reproduction on the right.
One of the 1st pressings.

– For the [url=https://www.discogs.com/label/457750-Sonic-Recording-Products-Inc]Sonic Recording Products, Inc.[/url] pressings, see [url=https://www.discogs.com/release/4503423-The-Doors-Waiting-For-The-Sun]r4503423[/url] and [url=https://www.discogs.com/release/509488-The-Doors-Waiting-For-The-Sun]r509488[/url],
– For the [url=https://www.discogs.com/label/403953-Columbia-Records-Pressing-Plant-Terre-Haute]Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute[/url] pressings, see [url=https://www.discogs.com/release/15649168-The-Doors-Waiting-For-The-Sun]r15649168[/url], [url=https://www.discogs.com/release/509488-The-Doors-Waiting-For-The-Sun]r509488[/url], [url=https://www.discogs.com/release/11822991-The-Doors-Waiting-For-The-Sun]r11822991[/url] and [url=https://www.discogs.com/release/24072140-The-Doors-Waiting-For-The-Sun]r24072140[/url].
– For the [url=https://www.discogs.com/label/447694-Columbia-Records-Pressing-Plant-Pitman]Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman[/url] pressing, see [url=https://www.discogs.com/release/14009478-The-Doors-Waiting-For-The-Sun]r14009478[/url],
– For the [url=https://www.discogs.com/label/264380-Monarch-Record-Mfg-Co]Monarch Record Mfg. Co.[/url] pressing, see [url=https://www.discogs.com/release/3038920-The-Doors-Waiting-For-The-Sun]r3038920[/url].
– For the mono pressings, see [url=https://www.discogs.com/release/3965318-The-Doors-Waiting-For-The-Sun]r3965318[/url], [url=https://www.discogs.com/release/4486154-The-Doors-Waiting-For-The-Sun]r4486154[/url] and [url=https://www.discogs.com/release/4529265-The-Doors-Waiting-For-The-Sun]r452965[/url].
A1 Hello, I Love You 2:22
A2 Love Street 3:06
A3 Not To Touch The Earth 3:54
A4 Summer’s Almost Gone 3:20
A5 Wintertime Love 1:52
A6 The Unknown Soldier 3:10
B1 Spanish Caravan 2:58
B2 My Wild Love 2:50
B3 We Could Be So Good Together 2:20
B4 Yes, The River Knows 2:35
B5 Five To One 4:22

The Dave Clark Five And The Playbacks

A1 In Your Heart
A2 Sittin By The Ocean
A3 Little Lisa
A4 John Law
A5 Umbacharacha
B1 Chaquita
B2 Big Blue Eyes
B3 Don’t Take Your Love
B4 Chicken Fat
B5 Pot Luck

Somewhere In Time

Music Club Release.
Barcode field on rear cover is left blank.
There are black bars over the usual Capitol Records manufacturing information with white wrtiting stating “Mfd. by RCA Music Service under License 6550 East 30th Street Indianapolis, Indiana 46219” and “R 143652”.
Innersleeve has the SJ-12524 number on it.
Thin, pale paper labels with R-143652 number on it.
Apparently this was only available through mailorder.

A1 Caught Somewhere In Time 7:22
A2 Wasted Years 5:06
A3 Sea Of Madness 5:42
A4 Heaven Can Wait 7:24
B1 The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner 6:31
B2 Stranger In A Strange Land 5:43
B3 Deja-Vu 4:55
B4 Alexander The Great 8:35

Make Me Over

In Heavy Demand Gospel Funk Crossover.. Not sure of exact release date….
A I Can See Clearly Now
B Make Me Over

Drifting And Dreaming

A1 Drifting And Dreaming
A2 It’s Been A Long, Long Time
A3 Where The Blue Of The Night Meets The Gold Of They Day
A4 The Waltz You Saved For Me
B1 When You’re A Long, Long Way From Home
B2 When I Lost You
B3 I’m Drifiting Back To Dreamland
B4 The Singing Sands Of Alamosa

Another Day, Another Lifetime

“© 1967 Vance Music Corp. All rights reserved.”

Pressed by Columbia, Pitman as indicated by a small “P” stamped in the runouts.
A1 Another Day, Another Lifetime / I Would Like To Know 5:50
A2 I’m Not Alone 1:48
A3 Sweet December 3:05
A4 Tell Me More 2:25
A5 Now To You 3:58
B1 Professor Crawford 2:40
B2 Time M 4:50
B3 So Much More 2:16
B4 Mirrors Of Wood 3:40
B5 Of Our Other Days 2:05

Merry Christmas

Cat# on labels: DL 5019
Cat# on front cover: DECCA DL 5019
Cat# on back cover: DECCA DLP 5019

Copyright 1951, Decca Records, Inc.
Printed in U.S.A

1st issued in 1949 with full cover art as seen via these 2 label variations:
[r=2510533]
[r=9526965]
A1 Silent Night, Holy Night
A2 Adeste Fideles (O, Come, All Ye Faithful)
A3 White Christmas
A4 God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
B1 I’ll Be Home For Christmas (If Only In My Dreams)
B2 Faith Of Our Fathers
B3 Jingle Bells
B4 Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town

Art Tatum

A1 I Cover The Waterfront
A2 Dancing In The Dark
A3 Aunt Hagar’s Blues
A4 Blue Skies
B1 Nice Work If You Can Get It
B2 Willow, Weep For Me
B3 Dardanella
B4 I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues

A Third Album Of Bahamian Songs

Artist is listed variously as:
– Blind Blake (front cover)
– “Blind Blake” and the Royal Victoria Hotel “Calypso” Orchestra (back cover)
– BLIND BLAKE And His Royal Victoria Calypso Orchestra (labels)

Production No. 3 of Songs of the Islands Ltd. P.O. Box 1388, Nassau. Recorded in the Bahamas. (front cover)

A Songs Of The Islands Production. Recorded In Nassau, Bahamas. Produced By American Recording & Transcription Service, Inc. (labels)
A1 Goombay Drum
A2 Eight Babies
A3 Never Mind The Noise In The Market
A4 Boat Pull Out – Bahama Mama
B1 Run Joe
B2 Delia Gone
B3 Curley Cay
B4 Brown Skin Gal – Mary Ann