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Champion Records: The Singles Collection [Box set]

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Disc 1:

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. She Can RockLittle Ike 1:50£0.89
Listen  2. Am I Losing YouLittle Ike 2:43£0.89
Listen  3. I'm Just What You're Looking ForChristine Kittrell 2:14£0.89
Listen  4. I Thank HimChristine Kittrell 2:24£0.89
Listen  5. Somebody SomewhereGene Allison 2:35£0.89
Listen  6. You're My BabyGene Allison 2:29£0.89
Listen  7. Somebody SomewhereLarry Birdsong 2:33£0.89
Listen  8. You're My BabyLarry Birdsong 2:25£0.89
Listen  9. Best Of Luck BabyEarl Gaines 2:26£0.89
Listen10. Sittin' Here Drinkin'Earl Gaines 3:00£0.89
Listen11. Pipe Dreams (Instrumental)Jimmy Beck Orchestra 2:09£0.89
Listen12. Blue Night (Instrumental)Jimmy Beck Orchestra 2:09£0.89
Listen13. Real Good ManMurfreesboro 2:33£0.89
Listen14. Oh My LoveMurfreesboro 2:14£0.89
Listen15. Three Times SevenLarry Birdsong 3:04£0.89
Listen16. I UnderstandGene Allison 2:16£0.89
Listen17. Oo Wee HoneyLarry Birdsong 2:21£0.89
Listen18. Let's Try It AgainLarry Birdsong 2:17£0.89
Listen19. Now Do You HearEarl Gaines 2:06£0.89
Listen20. Three Times SevenEarl Gaines 2:45£0.89


Disc 2:

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Let's Rock And RollLittle Shy Guy & The Hod Rods 2:55£0.89
Listen  2. My Little BabyLittle Shy Guy & The Hod Rods 1:58£0.89
Listen  3. Let Your Will Be DoneFairfield Four 2:12£0.89
Listen  4. Lord You KnowFairfield Four 2:18£0.89
Listen  5. Moon Flight (Instrumental)Johnny Bridgeforth 2:22£0.89
Listen  6. Blue Organ (Instrumental)Johnny Bridgeforth 2:53£0.89
Listen  7. Six Days A WeekThe Kinglets 3:00£0.89
Listen  8. You Gotta GoThe Kinglets 2:49£0.89
Listen  9. No Fool No MoreCharles Walker & The Daffodils 2:12£0.89
Listen10. Slave To LoveCharles Walker & The Daffodils 2:24£0.89
Listen11. Crawdad HoleChuck Harrod & The Anteaters 1:42£0.89
Listen12. They Wanna' FightChuck Harrod & The Anteaters 2:33£0.89
Listen13. Kiss AwayThe Clips 2:41£0.89
Listen14. Let Me Get Close To You BabyThe Clips 2:48£0.89
Listen15. Fiesta (Instrumental)Jimmy Beck Orchestra 2:12£0.89
Listen16. Nightmare (Instrumental)Jimmy Beck Orchestra 2:28£0.89
Listen17. You Gonna Be SorryGene Allison 2:34£0.89
Listen18. Now That We're TogetherGene Allison 1:56£0.89
Listen19. Do You Love MeLarry Birdsong 2:15£0.89
Listen20. Every Night In The WeekLarry Birdsong 2:32£0.89


Disc 3:

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Bring My Cadillac BackBaker Knight 2:25£0.89
Listen  2. I CriedBaker Knight 2:19£0.89
Listen  3. HalelujahDon Q. with Clenest Gant 2:35£0.89
Listen  4. Jump Jump Hi HoDon Q. with Clenest Gant 2:19£0.89
Listen  5. Hold Back My TearsEarl Gaines 2:09£0.89
Listen  6. Love You Love You Love YouEarl Gaines 2:07£0.89
Listen  7. If Things Don't ChangeGene Allison 2:25£0.89
Listen  8. Young And Fancy FreeLarry Birdsong 2:17£0.89
Listen  9. Love Me A Long Long TimeThe Daddy Dean Orchestra 2:20£0.89
Listen10. The RoadThe Daddy Dean Orchestra 3:01£0.89
Listen11. Rent's Too HighCliff Butler 3:11£0.89
Listen12. FoolCliff Butler 2:24£0.89
Listen13. Goofin' OffJoyce Paul 2:29£0.89
Listen14. Tell Me The TruthJoyce Paul 3:05£0.89
Listen15. Who Spins The WheelSandra Meade 2:42£0.89
Listen16. FeverSandra Meade 2:42£0.89
Listen17. Since You Left Me BehindLarry Birdsong 1:55£0.89
Listen18. Live The Life I Sing AboutLarry Birdsong 2:55£0.89
Listen19. I Can't Stand To See You GoDon Q. with Clenest Gant 3:17£0.89
Listen20. Love Me AlwaysDon Q. with Clenest Gant 3:12£0.89


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producer and head of A&R. Ted had written a big hit record for Louis Brooks and the Hi-Toppers on Excello the previous year ("It's Love Baby, 24 Hours A Day" #2 R&B 1955), so he was really on a roll. The vocalist on that record was Earl Gaines. When Earl's three followup releases for Excello failed to click, the label dropped him. Ted was only too happy to bring him into the Champion Records fold. By 1958 Ted Jarrett had recorded "You Can Make It If You Try" with Gene Allison and had taken both Gene and Larry Birdsong to Vee-Jay Records in Chicago (where Christine Kittrell was recording at the time). The song was a massive hit and Ted was ready to strike out on his own. Without Ted there was no Champion Records, so Alan Bubis bought out his cousin, released the remaining masters he had in the can, and folded the company in 1959. Gene Allison ended up succumbing to alcoholism and ruined his own career, and Ted would end up back working for Alan Bubis at Spar Records in the 1960s. Several of the Champion artists went on to have long careers, Al Garner played drums for Freddie King through the sixties, Johnny Jones played guitar with Bobby "Blue" Bland for many years, Charles Walker became a successful Las Vegas and Atlantic City lounge act with his group The Sidewinders, Earl Gaines had a few more hits in the 1960s and never went without a recording contract until his death in 2009, and all four had a big career resurgence in the 1990s, touring the world and making critically acclaimed new recordings. History has proven that all involved with this small but mighty record company were truly champions of rhythm & blues.

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TOUGH R & B FROM A SMALL LABEL 25 May 2012
By Stuart Jefferson - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Three discs-48,49,51 minutes each approximately. The sound is fairly good, if a little thin-but the music is what's important here. The 12 page booklet contains an essay on the label, and a number of the artists/songs on this set. But for some reason 3 pages are taken up with track listings for both discs-why? Also included are a few b&w photos of some of the artists, and 45 Singles of the period. This collection is similar to the "Bullet Records Story" released by this same label a while back. The discs are in individual cardboard sleeves, and everything slides into a flimsy, fairly thin cardboard slipcase. Four "stars" because I personally like this style of music from this era. You may rate it a bit lower if this isn't exactly your cup of tea.

All three discs in this set feature a lot of hot (mostly) rhythm & blues (and a few doo-wop tracks), mostly by lesser known (unless you're a deep collector) artists. Included are Little Ike, Christine Kittrell, Gene Allison, Murfreesboro, Larry Birdsong, Little Shy Guy & the Hot Rods, The Kinglets, The Clips, The Daddy Dean Orchestra, and a number of others. Also included are the relatively well known Earl Gaines, and the gospel group, The Fairfield Four. The Jimmy Beck Orchestra contributes several atmospheric instrumentals also.

But don't let the lack of "name" performers fool you. This set is full of some strong r & b performances. The vocals are alive and exciting, and the bands are (for the most part) tough rocking groups. There's honking saxes, some good guitar work, and some great rhythm sections on these tracks. Champion Records was started in 1956 and went out of business in 1959. But during those few years they recorded some good to great r & b, which is well worth hearing.

This is another good example of what the smaller labels were recording during this period. Fans of r & b should check this out-you may be surprised at what you hear.

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