RKO-Unique Album DiscographyRKO-Unique Records started life as Unique Records in New York City in 1955. It was first located at
1697 Broadway. By 1957, the label was acquired by RKO Teleradio Pictures, Inc., and had moved to
1440 Broadway, where it was billed as RKO-Unique. In November, 1958, the label headquarters
moved to 11-17 E. 45th Street in New York, where it operated until the label closed up shop in 1960.
The president of the label, and undoubtedly it's A&R head, was Joe Leahy, a band leader who recorded
several albums for the label and had a minor hit on Tower Records in 1965 with the instrumental "Life"
[Tower 150]. Stanley Borden was the general manager until November, 1958, when he was replaced by
John H. Begley.
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The early RKO-Unique label (far left) was green with black print, with "UNIQUE RECORDS" at the top with the RKO lightning bolt to the left of "Unique." This label was used into the 120s (120-122 are all known with this label). It was replaced with a "sunburst" label that was issued in various colors. At near left is the yellow sunburst label. |
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At far left is the blue sunburst version, used mainly for stereo issues, and at near left the green sunburst label variation. Promotional copies of this label were white with black print. The sunburst label was used as early as 110, which had a green sunburst label and was issued with a white promo label. |
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Unique/RKO-Unique ULP-100 Popular Music Series:
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ULP-101 - Intimacy - Ted Malone & Lee Sullivan [1955] To A Friend/Oh, How I Miss You
Tonight/Wondering/Miss You/I Can't Begin To Tell You/I've Got You Under My Skin//I Would I Knew/I'll
Get By/Just The Way You Look Tonight/I'll Always Be In Love With You/Silver Moon/Look For The Silver
Lining
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ULP-102 - Lou Snider and the Night and the Music - Lou Snider, piano [1955] You And
The Night And The Music/You Turned The Tables On Me/Dancing On The Ceiling/I'm In the Mood For
Love/April Played The Fiddle/I May Be Wrong//Dancing In The Dark/In A Little Spanish Town/These
Foolish Things/Deep In A Dream/Get Happy/Bewitched
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ULP-103 - Unique Jazz - Westchester Workshop [1955] Key Chain/Love For Sale/Bert
Flight/Minor Incident//Fruity Tutti/The Beak/No Coast At All/Carmenooch
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ULP-104 - Cocktails, Anyone? - Bob Creash Quartet [1956] Idaho/Smiles/Jeepers
Creepers/If You Knew Susie/The Sheik Of Araby/Should I//Ain't She Sweet/Yes Sir,That's My Baby/Do
You Ever Think Of Me/Bye Bye Blackbird/I Want A Girl/Shine
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ULP-105 - My Heart Sings - Jack Carroll [1956] (All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings/I Can't
Love You Any More/For Sentimental Reasons/My Extraordinary Gal/Little Lady Make Believe/Whistling
In The Dark//On The Street Of Regret/Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall/Nobody's Darling But
Mine/Mad About Her Blues/I'll Forgive You/You Don't Know What Love Is
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ULP-106 - Lovely Lady - Joe Leahy & His Orchestra [1956] Lovely Lady/Champagne
Waltz/I'm New At The Game Of Romance/Give Me A Moment Please/Call Me Darling/Let Me Call You
Sweetheart/Masquerade/Paradise/Ramona/You Have Taken My Heart/My Isle Of Golden Dreams
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ULP-107 - Dolly's Lullaby - Dolly Houston [1956] Dolly's Lullaby/Over The Rainbow/Little
Curly Hair In A High Chair/Scarlet Ribbons/Little Buffalo Bill/Sleepy- Eye Lullaby/Little Man, You've Had
A Busy Day/Hush-A-Bye/Toyland/Stars Are The Windows Of Heaven/Sleep
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ULP-108 - Me and My Shadow - Ted Lewis & His Orchestra [7/56] When My Baby
Smiles At Me/September Song/I'm Stepping Out With A Memory/I'm The Medicine Man For The
Blues/The Cop On The Beat-Me And My Shadow//She's Funny That Way/On The Sunny Side Of The
Street-Just Around The Corner/Homemade Sunshine/Old High Hat/Good Night
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ULP-109 - Music James Dean Lived By - Joe Leahy's Orchestra & Chorus [1956] The
Story Of James Dean/East Of Eden/I'll Close My Eyes/Misunderstood/Give Me A Moment/Dream
Lover//Giant/There's Never Been Anyone Else But You/Rebel Without A Cause/Masquerade/Love
Story/We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Together
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ULP-110 - Friendly Persuasion (Soundtrack) - Dimitri Tiomkin, conductor [1956] Main
Title (Little Jess And Samantha)/The Carriage Chase/Polka At The Fair/The Villagers Galloping To
Battle/Jess Searches For Josh (End Title)//The Battle (Josh's Horse Returns Home)/The Trip To
Ohio/Leaving The Widow Hudspeth's Farm/Love Scene In The Barn-Coax Me A Little-Thee I Love
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ULP-111 - Jack and the Beanstalk - Bob Graybo, Lynn Roberts, Dave Collyer, The
Petticoats, Joe Leahy's Orchestra & Chorus [1956] The Ballad Of Jack And The Beanstalk/Looka
Me/I'll Go Along With You/He Never Looks My Way/Song Of The Harp/People Should Listen To
Me/Twelve Feet Tall/Sweet World/This Is The One/Where Are The White Birds Flying?/The March Of
The Ill- Assorted Guards
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ULP-112 - The Vagabonds - Vagabonds [1956] Vagabond's Theme/I Wish I Could
Shimmy Like My Sister Kate/Salt/It's Goodbye And So Long To You/I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder/Lazy
River//The Queen's Hula/Pony Ride/Wrong/Medley: Back In Your Own Back Yard-I Wanna Say
Hello/Rockabye My Baby/Waitin' For The Robert E. Lee
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ULP-113 - Tom and Dan - Tom and Dan [1956] Heart And Soul/Washington And Lee
Swing/These Foolish Things/Jersey Bounce/Pagan Love Song/In The Mood/The Charleston/Blue
Moon/Elmer's Tune/Bye Bye Blackbird/Chinatown, My Chinatown/To Each His Own/La
Raspa/Chopsticks
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ULP-114 - The Dynamic Miss Douglas - Norma Douglas [1956] A Good Man Is Hard To
Find/It All Depends On You/Darktown Strutters Ball/There'll Be Some Changes Made/All By
Myself/Hard-Hearted Hannah//You've Got To See Mama Every Night/If I Had My Way/It's Too Soon To
Know/How Come You Do Me Like You Do/How About Me/Baby, Won't You Please Come Home
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ULP-115 - Music to Suffer By: Humorous Songs and Songs Humorously Sung - Leona
Anderson [1956] I Love Paris/Chloe/Hep Cat/Habanera/Il Bacio/Tell Me A Tall Tale//Indian Love
Call/Limburger Lover/Giannina Mia/Rats In My Room/Yo Ho The Crow/Italian Street Song
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ULP-116 - The Kid from Maine - Rudy Vallee [1957] Sweet Music/Rain/Honey/Vieni,
Vieni/Deep Night/A Little Kiss Each Morning (A Little Kiss Each Night)//S'posin'/As Time Goes By/If I Had
A Girl Like You/I Love You, Sweetheart/Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries/That's When I Learned To Love
You
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ULP-117 - Name That Tune - George DeWitt [2/57] Street Of Dreams/Tea For Two/Let's
Fall In Love/The Lady's In Love With You/My Melancholy Baby/The Song Is You//After You've Gone/You
Call It Madness But I Call It Love/Tip Toe Thru' The Tulips With Me/Somebody Loves Me/Baby
Face/Sleepy Time Gal
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ULP-118 - Caught in the Act - Betty Reilly [1957] The Saga Of Elvis Presley/It Ain't
Necessarily So/Blow Gabriel, Blow/Under Paris Skies/Run Joe/Die Greene Koseene//Rain, Rain,
Rain/Look To The Rainbow/When The World Was Young/Quiereme Y Veras/Something Cool/Quizas,
Quizas, Quizaas
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ULP-119 - Run of the Arrow (Soundtrack) - Constantin Bakeleinikoff [1957]
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ULP-120 - Dancing at the El Morocco - Charles Holden & His Orchestra [1957] This
Can't Be Love-Too Close For Comfort-From This Moment On-April In Portugal-I've Got My Love To
Keep Me Warm-Will You Still Be Mine-All Of You-Taking A Chance On Love-The Lady's In Love With
You-You're The Cream In My Coffee-My Baby Just Cares For Me-Darktown Strutters Ball//Button Up
Your Overcoat-I Can't Get Started-Putting On The Ritz-The Way You Look Tonight-Ane Na A
Core-Something's Gotta Give-That Old Black Magic-The Third Man Theme-The Best Things In Life Are
Free-Varsity Drag-Rhode Island Is Famous For You-How About You-Ballin' The Jack
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ULP-121 - Brighton Up and Dance to...Really Livin' - Honeydreamers [1957] Really
Livin'/Back In Your Own Back Yard/I've Got Sixpence/On The Sunny Side Of The Street/It's A Good
Day/Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams//True Kind O' Thinking/Just Around The Corner/When You're
Smiling/Blue Skies/Feelin' So Good Today/The Best Things In Life Are Free
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ULP-122 - A Million Memories - Ted Lewis & His Orchestra [1957] I've Got A Million
Wonderful Memories/When You're Smiling/Be Yourself/Is It True What They Say About
Dixie?/Somebody Stole My Gal/Music Is Magic/My Little Girl/Walking Around In A Dream/If I Were A
Millionaire/There'll Be Some Changes Made/Baby Face
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ULP-123 - You're My Thrill: Sung for Anita Ekberg - Artie Wayne [1957] Take Me In Your
Arms/You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me/Out Of This World/I Can't Love You Anymore (Anymore
Than I Do)/Look Out For Me Baby/You're My Thrill//I Love You/Anita/Time After Time/Golden
Earrings/You Really Do Get Around/Temptation
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ULP-124 - A Night at Kitty's - Herbie Fields Sextet [1957] Take The "A" Train/Satin
Doll/Undecided/Song From "Moulin Rouge"/Bernie's Tune/Dark Horse/You Go To My Head/Memories Of
You/How High The Moon/Mambo Inn/Green Eyes/Flying Home/Soprano Boogie
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ULP-125 - Something Strange - Michael Strange [1957] The Most Chivalrous Shark/Ode
To A Blue Guitar-Why Does A Woman Cry/Down In The Depths Of The 90th Floor/A Riddle-The Riddle
Song/I Want To Go Home/A Woman Likes To Be Told/Cuban Love Song//The Fox/Below The
Equator/Keeper Of The Eddystone Light/Playing A Losing Game/The Mountains Of Mourne/Rockin' The
Cradle/Somebody Else Took Her Home
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ULP-126 - The Modern Minstrel - Keefe Brasselle [1957] I'm Sitting On Top Of The
World/This Is It For Me/It All Depends On You/Hello My Baby, Hello My Honey/How Ya Gonna Keep Em
Down On The Farm/Medley: Vaudeville-Rockabye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody-Ya Gotta Start Off
Each Day With A Song-If You Knew Susie//Is It True What They Say About Dixie/Josephine Please No
Lean On The Bell/Carolina In The Morning/Arlene/My Honey's Loving Arms/Makin' Whoopee
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ULP-127 - Music from the Kraft Television Theatre - Wladimir Selinsky, conductor [1957]
A Night To Remember/Snapfinger Creek/The Beautiful Time/Most Blessed Woman/Lost Weekend/A
Child Is Born/Hang Up My Guns/A Profile In Courage/Death Is A Spanish Dancer
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ULP-128/SLP-1280 - Jamaica - Herb Jeffries [1/58] Devil Is A Woman/Don't Spank De
Baby/White Sails/Po' Mule/Only One Love/Fly Joe Fly//Adam And Evil Blues/Magical Joe/Move Slowly
Darling/Calypsociety/Jamaica Lady/Bayou
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ULP-129 - Music from Studio X - Joe Leahy & His Orchestra [1958] The Theme From
Studio X/Two Minute Melody/Swiss Holiday/My Wild And Reckless Heart/Moonstruck In Madrid/Dutch
Treat//By The Bend In The River/To Love You (I Only Live To Love You)/Enchantment/On
Approval/What Makes It Tick/Wondering
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ULP-130/SLP-1300 - Chicago Jazz - Muggsy Spanier [1958] Darktown Strutter's Ball/St.
James Infirmary Blues/When The Saints Go Marching In/Jazz Me Blues/Tin Roof Blues/Muskrat
Ramble//Panama/At The Jazz Band Ball/Sugar/Ja- Da/Some Day, Sweetheart/South
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ULP-131 - Harmonicats - Harmonicats [1958] I'm Confessin' That I Love You/Tea For
Two/September Song/Rhapsody Boogie/If I Had My Way/Dardanella/Valse Bluette/Ritual Fire
Dance/Peggy O'Neil/You Are Always In My Heart/Dance Of The Comedians/Cat's Blues/Fantasie
Impromptu
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ULP-132/SLP-1320 - Remember When? - Orrin Tucker & Wee Bonnie Baker [1958] Is It
True What They Say About Dixie?/My Baby Just Cares For Me/Powder Your Face With Sunshine/Teach
Me, Teach Me, Baby/So Tired/I'm On My Way/Some Of These Days/I Need A Little Lovin' Right Now/I
Fell Down And Broke My Heart In Two/Side By Side/I'm Gonna Be A Bad Girl/Love Me Or Leave Me/I've
Been Waitin' For Your Phone Call For 18 Years
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ULP-133 - Michael Strange Sings Folk Songs - Michael Strange [1958] Reissue of
ULP-125. The Most Chivalrous Shark/Ode To A Blue Guitar-Why Does A Woman Cry/Down In The
Depths Of The 90th Floor/A Riddle-The Riddle Song/I Want To Go Home/A Woman Likes To Be
Told/Cuban Love Song/The Fox/Below The Equator/Keeper Of The Eddystone Light/Playing A Losing
Game/The Mountains Of Mourne/Rockin' The Cradle/Somebody Else Took Her Home
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ULP-134 - An Evening with the Honeydreamers - Honeydreamers [1958] Really
Livin'/Back In Your Own Back Yard/I've Got Sixpence/On The Sunny Side Of The Street/It's A Good
Day/Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams//True Kind O' Thinking/Just Around The Corner/When You're
Smiling/Blue Skies/Feelin' So Good Today/The Best Things In Life Are Free
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ULP-135 - Edie Adams - Edie Adams [1958] There May Be A Love/He Don't Wanna Be
Kissed/Why Can't I?/Swiss Holiday/He Was Too Good//If You Don't Love Me/Sailor Man/I Must Love
You/The Theme From Studio X/There's So Much More
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ULP-136 - The Girls - Polly Bergen, Lynn Roberts, Fran Warren [1959] Darling, I Belong
To You - Polly Bergen/One Little Mistake - Polly Bergen/Dream Love - Polly Bergen/Ladies And
Gentlemen Of The Jury - Polly Bergen/He Never Looks My Way - Lynn Roberts/I'm Gonna Love Ya' Will
I Die - Lynn Roberts//Would You Take Me Back Again - Fran Warren/My Guy - Fran Warren/Riot In
Brazil - Fran Warren/A Corset Can Do A Lot For A Lady - Fran Warren/While The City Sleeps - Lynn
Roberts/A Liberal Education - Lynn Roberts
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ULP-137/SLP-1001 - So in Love - Joe Rene & His Orchestra [1959] Happiness Is A
Thing Called Joe/I Like Chopsticks/Theme From Claudette/I'm Old Fashioned/Speak Low//Vals De
Montmarte/But Beautiful/Shadow Waltz/Thou Swell/So In Love
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ULP-138/SLP-1002 - Hey Lover - Johnny Guarnieri, His Piano & Orchestra [1959]
Anything For You/More Than You Know/It's A Swinging Thing/Body And Soul/All That Jazz/Keyboard
Rhythm/Lover/You Do Something To Me/Classical Exercise/Tea For Two/There's A Small Hotel
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ULP-139/SLP-1003 - You're On My Mind - Kenneth Lane, organist [1959] Night And
Day/You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me/Once In A While/No Can Do/That's All/ Thanks For The
Memory//Serenata/La Comparsa/Miami Beach Rhumba/Merengue Mania/The Moon Was Yellow/Dancer
In The Patio/Jalousie
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ULP-140/SLP-1004 - Cha Cha, Anyone? - Paquitin Lara [1959] Cha Cha Me
Baby/Stormy Session Guapacha/Charlie Fantazy/El Viandero/Merengue Madness/Cha Cha Con
Melodia/Peil Canela/La Polla/Quidado Con La Mano/El Chalatan/Quien Sera
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ULP-141/SLP-1005 - Jungle Beat: Authentic African Chants and Rhythms - Subri Moulin &
His Equatorial Rhythm Group [1959] Moondongo/Mato Grosso/Marcia
Rita/Guaguanco/Zulu/Dapinian//Asiwanda/Sha Sha Calor/Fukiiya/Ayilong/Ben Je Engay/Yowcolule
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ULP-142/SLP-1006 - Dance Date - Joe Rene & His Orchestra [1959] Sentimental
Journey/Muskrat Ramble/Back Home Again In Indiana/Beer Barrel Polka/Habanera From
"Carmen"//When Johnny Comes Marching Home/Londonderry Air/Anitra's Dance/Volga Boatmen/I
Dream Of Jeannie With The Light Brown Hair
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ULP-143 - Me and My Shadow - Ted Lewis & His Orchestra [1959] Reissue of ULP-108.
When My Baby Smiles At Me/September Song/I'm Stepping Out With A Memory/I'm The Medicine Man
For The Blues/The Cop On The Beat-Me And My Shadow//She's Funny That Way/On The Sunny Side
Of The Street-Just Around The Corner/Homemade Sunshine/Old High Hat/Good Night
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ULP-144 - A Million Memories - Ted Lewis & His Orchestra [1959] Reissue of ULP-122.
I've Got A Million Wonderful Memories/When You're Smiling/Be Yourself/Is It True What They Say About
Dixie?/Somebody Stole My Gal/Music Is Magic/My Little Girl/Walking Around In A Dream/If I Were A
Millionaire/There'll Be Some Changes Made/Baby Face
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ULP-145 - Name That Tune - George DeWitt [1960] Reissue of ULP- 117. Street Of
Dreams/Tea For Two/Let's Fall In Love/The Lady's In Love With You/My Melancholy Baby/The Song Is
You//After You've Gone/You Call It Madness But I Call It Love/Tip Toe Thru' The Tulips With
Me/Somebody Loves Me/Baby Face/Sleepy Time Gal
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ULP-146 - A Night at Kitty's - Herbie Fields Sextet [1960] Reissue of ULP-124. Take The
"A" Train/Satin Doll/Undecided/Song From "Moulin Rouge"/Bernie's Tune/Dark Horse/You Go To My
Head/Memories Of You/How High The Moon/Mambo Inn/Green Eyes/Flying Home/Soprano Boogie
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