Gone Label Album Discography

Gone Label Album Discography
By Mike Callahan, David Edwards, and Bob Hyde
Last update: August 15, 2019

It's clear from the first dozen albums issued on this label that it was to be Goldner's jazz outlet (as in, "real gone, man.") Some of the rock and roll groups eventually showed up on the label's singles, culminating with the wonderful Ral Donner album as the first – and last – rock and roll album for the label.

Goldner released a dozen jazz albums on the label before the Ral Donner album. George Goldner was well known as a fan of Latin music (starting such classic Latin labels as Tico), but it is less known that in 1959, he preserved some of the Cuban music on his Gone Latin series. He released four albums of Cuban music just after Fidel Castro took over Cuba and cut off the easy access to the recordings, then one more Latin album in the series two years later.

There were some known stereo album issues on this label (see notes below). The Ral Donner material was originally issued in mono only, but began being reissued in stereo in the 1980s. Bob Hyde, who was head of the tiny Murray Hill label (a division of Random House Books, for whom Hyde worked), said he was running the label out of an office the size of a broom closet. He wanted to put out a reissue of the Orioles' music, but it was owned by Morris Levy of Roulette, who had a reputation of being hard to deal with. After looking up Roulette's address, Bob Hyde found that it was mere blocks from his office, so he decided to walk over one day and see what he could arrange.

He described his first meeting with Levy as something out of a grade-B gangster movie. Levy was sitting high up behind a desk, and Hyde was invited to sit down in a chair in front of the desk – a chair whose legs had been shortened. Several "tough guy" types were with Levy and they laughed in unison every time Levy laughed. As strange as the meeting was, Hyde said that for some reason Levy seemed to like him, and made him a deal to license the Orioles' catalog (noting that the deal was in no way advantageous to Hyde, but he really wanted to do the reissue). Thus began a series of licenses to Murray Hill, until finally Levy told his warehouse foreman to let Hyde in and give him the run of the place so he could find the tapes he wanted to license.

With this freedom, and bringing along his friend Little Walter Devenne from Boston, the two began finding long lost stereo recordings, many never before issued. In 1988, an LP appeared on Murray Hill Records which had the first-time stereo for several Ral Donner songs. Due to a mastering error, many of the songs had little separation, however. The later CD reissues in stereo were much better in terms of sound and separation. The most comprehensive CD set was the 1991 2-CD set from Sequel in England called The Complete Ral Donner, 1959-1962 [Sequel NED CD 190], for which Bob Hyde did the liner notes and discography and Walter Devenne did the reissue production. Although "Girl Of My Best Friend" is mono on that CD (and all others), it features "I Didn't Figure On Him," "She's Everything," "You Don't Know What You've Got." and others in stereo, including an alternate stereo take of "(What A Sad Way) To Love Someone" that is different only in the spoken bridge.

The first Gone label, issued in 1958 for GLP-101, was black with silver print, with the Gone logo at the top (far left). In 1959, the label changed color to a deep red, with the same design (center left). Reissues of GLP-101 also have this red label, as do most releases on in the 5000 and 7000 series. By 1961, the label changed to a red label with eight "petals" radiating out from the center in alternating gold and pink colors (near left). This label was used for LP 5012 and GL 7005.

We would appreciate any additions or corrections to this discography. Just send them to us via e-mail. Both Sides Now Publications is an information web page. We are not a catalog, nor can we provide the records listed below. We have no association with Gone Records. Should you be interested in acquiring albums listed in this discography (which are all out of print), we suggest you see our Frequently Asked Questions page and follow the instructions found there. This story and discography are copyright 1997, 2002, 2019 by Mike Callahan.

GONE ALBUM DISCOGRAPHY

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Number - Title - Artist - [Release Date] Contents

Gone GLP-100 Series:

GLP-101 - Cotton Club Revue '58 Starring Cab Calloway - Cab Calloway [3/58] First cover. This version has the black Gone label. Issued in monaural only. Born to Be Happy/Tzotskele (My Darling)/Sinful/Beginnin' Of Sinnin'/Sweeter Than Sweet/Never Had It So Good/Minnie The Moocher/Copper Colored Gal/I've Got The World On A String/She's Tan She's Terrific/Don't Worry ‘Bout Me/St. James Infirmary

GLP-101 - Revue - Cab Calloway [1960] Reissue with a second cover removes the date and venue. This version had the dark red Gone label. Issued in monaural only. Born to Be Happy/Tzotskele (My Darling)/Sinful/Beginnin' Of Sinnin'/Sweeter Than Sweet/Never Had It So Good/Minnie The Moocher/Copper Colored Gal/I've Got The World On A String/She's Tan She's Terrific/Don't Worry ‘Bout Me/St. James Infirmary

Gone LP-5000 Series:

LP-5001 - Jazzville 4 A.M. - Johnny Martel [1959] Issued in mono and stereo. Dark red Gone label. Without A Song/I Only Have Eyes For You/Moonlight In Vermont/Day By Day/Gypsy In My Soul/Lover Man//Exactly Like You/There'll Never Be Another You/Give Me The Simple Life/Sweet Lorraine/These Foolish Things

LP-5002 - Groovin' at the Embers - Yugene Smith [1959] Issued in mono and stereo. Eugene Smith was a jazz pianist, not to be confused with the gospel singer of the same name. First pressings of this album had Eugene's name misspelled as "Yugene" on the front cover, although it was spelled correctly on the labels. Dark red Gone label. Flying Home/Peg O' My Heart/Don't Go Home/Cheek To Cheek/Memories Of You/Lover//Them There Eyes/Street Of Dreams/Cottage For Sale/Blue Moon/There Is No Greater Love/I Get A Kick Out Of You

LP-5002 - Groovin' At The Embers - Eugene Smith [1959] Misspelled name on cover corrected. Issued in mono and stereo. Dark red Gone label. Flying Home/Peg O' My Heart/Don't Go Home/Cheek To Cheek/Memories Of You/Lover//Them There Eyes/Street Of Dreams/Cottage For Sale/Blue Moon/There Is No Greater Love/I Get A Kick Out Of You

LP-5003 - Irving Fields with The Fabulous Touch: Instrumental Standard Cha Cha Cha's - Irving Fields Trio [1959] Pianist Irving Fields was long known with the moniker "The Fabulous Fingers of Irving Fields." Issued in monaural only. Dark red Gone label. Begin The Beguine Cha Cha/Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White/St. Louis Blues Cha Cha/Continental Cha Cha/Blue Skies Cha Cha/Yes Sir That's My Baby/Cecilia/April In Paris/Frankie And Johnny/Sweet Sue/It Had To Be You Cha Cha

LP-5004 - Big Beat Cha Cha Cha's - Sal Sicari & His Rio Madrid Orchestra [1959] Issued in mono and stereo. Dark red Gone label. Mary Had A Little Lamb/Third Man Theme/I Love You Only (Tu No Vai Kilo)/My Heart Belongs To Daddy/Cecilia/In A Little Spanish Town//Rico Vaci Lon/Sweet & Gentle/Blue Moon Cha Cha Cha/The Continental Cha Cha Cha/You'd Be Surprised/Syncopated Clock Cha Cha Cha

LP-5005 - I Cover The Waterfront - Johnny Martel [1959] Issued in mono and stereo. Dark red Gone label. I Cover The Waterfront/Balcony Rock/Four/Crazy Rhythm/How Deep Is The Ocean//When Your Lover Has Gone/Over The Rainbow/Indiana/I'll Remember April/Chopsticks Cha Cha

LP-5006 - Destination Dixie - All American Ramblers [1959] Issued in monaural only. Dark red Gone label. Crossroads/Chimes Blues/Mona Bella/Panama Rag/Martinique/Didn't He Ramble//Bourbon Street Parade/Old Kentucky Home/Sweet Sue/Saratoga Swing/Bobby Shafto

G-5007/G 5007 ST - Easy Does It - Charlie Palmieri Quartet [1959] Issued in mono and stereo. Dark red Gone label. I'll Be Around/Perfidia/Thou Swell/You And The Night And The Music/Ponce//Cuban Love Song/Take Me In Your Arms/Jeepers Creepers/Pavanne/I'll Never Be The Same

LP-5008 - [not issued]

LP-5009 - Bourbon Street After Hours - Bourbon Street Barrons [5/59] Issued in monaural only. Dark red Gone label. Sweet Georgia Brown/St. Louis Blues/Basin Street Blues/Walbash Blues//Magnetic Mood/Atlas No. 1/Undecided

LP-5010 - The Archdukes Of Rhineland - Karl Weiss and His Bavarian Band [1960] Issued in mono and stereo. Dark red Gone label. Schnitzebank Frolic/Vier Sternisha (Lauder)/Prosit Polka/Wien Bleibt Wein/Palona/Du Du/Chikanka Polka//Trombone Waltz/Deutsch Master March/Herige Waltz/Bayersha Laudler/Ku Ku Rhinelander/Blue Danube

LP-5011 - At The Dream Lounge - Willie Restum [1960] Issued in monaural only. Interestingly, the back slick for this album gives the record company as "End Records" and features small photos of three End albums as "Other End Records You Will Enjoy." Dark red Gone label. Mack The Knife/Intermission Riff/Sixty Minute Man/Harlem Nocturne/Night Train/Bill Bailey //Willie's Theme/Quiet Village/Almost Like Being in Love/Misty Willie's Blues/Brother Bill

LP-5012 - Takin' Care Of Business - Ral Donner [1961] Issued in monaural only. Red and gold "petals" label. Turn Back the Clock/I Didn't Figure On Him/Lonely Star/You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It)/With You Now/Nine Times Out of Ten/I Don't Need You//School of Heartbreakers/Please Don't Go/She's My Baby/Girl Of My Best Friend/Your Skies Of Blue (Will Turn Grey on You)/For Love Nor Money/Pray For Me

Gone Latin GL 7000 Series:

GL 7001 - Jimmy LaVaca Swings - Jimmy LaVaca & Orchestra [1959] Clever cover ("la vaca" means "the cow" in Spanish). Dark red Gone label. La Yuga/Nosotros/Capullito De Aleli/La Maricutana/Perfidia/Tequila//El Manicero/Siboney/Compadre Pedro Juan/Frenesi/Un Poquito De Tu Amor/Anabacoa

GL 7002 - The Soul of Cuba Cha Cha Cha - Gloria Matancera [1959] Dark red Gone label. Dame El Si/A Tus Pies/No Me Mires Asi/Invitacion Guaguanco/Sentir Guajiro/Ahora Es Cuando 'E//Solo Quiero Bailar/La Malienda/Los Guajiras Eston Contentes/Sin Pensar En Ti/Que Tu Veras/El Calorcito

GL 7003 - Cha Cha Cha at The Eden Roc - Luis Verona & His Orchestra [1959] Dark red Gone label. La Casita/Oye Canuto/Ay Coralinda/Por Tu Amor/Corazon De Melon/A Gozar Timbero (Timba Timbero)//Almendra/La Runidera/Bon Bon De Elena/Quisiera Brindarte/Cuba Hermosa/Que Dichoso Es

GL 7004 - The Spirit of Cuba: Very Typical and Hip Cha Cha Cha - Abelardo Barroso & His Orchestra [1959] Dark red Gone label. Como El Arrullo De Palmas/La Cubanita/Te Odio/En El Tronco Del Arbol/Alborado/El Guajeito//La Sitiera/Amor De Mi Bohio/Lagrimas Negras/Dame Un Trago Tabernero/El Huerfanito/Guajira Guantanamera

LP 7005 - Guitar Bossa Nova - Electratones [1961] Issued in mono and stereo with red and gold "petals" label. This shows four Tico-label albums on the back cover under "Other Albums You Will Enjoy." Notte' D'Amore/Fiestanova/Old Man River/Denise/The Night We Fell In Love (Jazzanova)/Never On Sunday//Ali Baba/Watermelon Man/Summertime/Ebb Tide/Fly Me To The Moon/Raindrops

SELECTED RELATED LPs:

RONDO (Holland)
RLP 22 437 - Takin' Care of Business, Vol. 2 - Ral Donner [197?] An interesting and probably unauthorized LP, this features the same cover as Gone LP 5012, with the original label and number rather crudely erased and the new number printed over it. It features the original liner notes on the back. The jacket and record are typical of those pressed in Europe in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Orange label with black print and no graphics. All tracks are mono. In addition to the other Gone sides not included on Gone LP-5012, this also includes some songs from the Scottie and Reprise labels. Run Little Linda [Reprise 20192]/Beyond The Heartbreak [Reprise 20192]/I Wish This Night Would Never End [Reprise 20176]/Don't Put Your Heart In His Hand [Reprise 20176]/(What A Sad Way) To Love Someone [Gone 5125]/Will You Love Me In Heaven [Gone 5121/5125]/Sweetheart [Gone 5133]/To Love [Gone 5108/5133]//I Got Burned [Reprise 20141]/A Tear In My Eye [Reprise 20141]/It's Been A Long Long Time [Gone 5102]/Girl Of My Best Friend [Gone 5102]/Bells Of Love [Gone 5129]/Tell Me Why [Scottie 1310]/That's All Right With Me [Scottie 1310]

STAR FIRE
SLP-1004 - An Evening with Ral Donner - Ral Donner [1982] Although the title of this album implies it is recorded live, instead it is a collection of obscure recordings Ral has made over the years. The back cover gives the city and year they were recorded. Although some pressings are regular black vinyl, most of the early pressings were on multi-colored vinyl (see right). All tracks mono. Loneliness Of A Star (Orlando, FL, 1960)/And Then (Alternate Version) (Orlando, FL, 1960)/Life To Live Over (Chicago, IL, 1963)/Lost (Chicago, IL, 1968)/Rip It Up (Nashville, TN, 1979)//Don't Leave Me Now (Nashville, TN, 1979)/The Wedding Song (Chicago, IL, 1974)/Godfather Per Me (Chicago, IL, 1974)/So Much Lovin' (Chicago, IL, 1974)/Moments (Chicago, IL, 1971)

MURRAY HILL
000393 - She's Everything - Ral Donner [1988] She's Everything (M)/So Close To Heaven (S, poor separation)/She's My Baby (S)/Please Don't Tease (M)/You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It) (M)/I Didn't Figure On Him (S)/(What A Sad Way) To Love Someone (M)//Girl Of My Best Friend (M)/Half Heaven Half Heartache (S)/Will You Love Me In Heaven (S, poor separation)/Nine Times Out Of Ten (M)/Cream Puff (S)/Please Don't Go (S, poor separation)

SELECTED RELATED CDs:

SEQUEL (UK)
NED CD 190 - The Complete Ral Donner 1959-1962 - Ral Donner [1991] A lot of very nice first-time stereo here, but also a handful of songs mastered from records. It's well worth having for the stereo if you can ignore the others. Disc 1: Girl Of My Best Friend (M)/It's Been A Long Long Time (M)/I Didn't Figure On Him (S)/Standing Here (S)/To Love (S)/Nine Times Out Of Ten (S)/Please Don't Tease (S)/School Of Heartbreak (S)/You Don't Know What You've Got (S)/Lonely Star (S)/Nite Owl (S)/You Haven't Lived Until You've Loved (S)/So Close To Heaven (S)/Little Miss Heartbreak (S)/Tears Of Misery (S)/ Creampuff (S)/She's My Baby (S)/Turn Back The Clock (S)/With You Now (E)/Please Don't Go (S); Disc 2: Pray For Me (S)/I Don't Need You (M)/Bells Of Love (M)/Puddle Of Tears (M)/For Love Nor Money (M)/Your Skies Of Blue (M)/Because We're Young (M)/Juarez (M)/Sweetheart (M)/Silver And Gold (S)/Half Heaven Half Heartache (S)/(What A Sad Way) To Love Someone (S, alternate take)/Loveless Life (S)/She's Everything (S)/Will You Love Me In Heaven (S)/Tell Me Why (M)/That's Alright With Me (M) / And Then (M)/Loneliness Of A Star (M)

COLLECTABLES
COL-CD-5460 - Spotlite on Gone Records, Vol. 1 - Various Artists [1993] Has the stereo version of the Four Seasons' early song "Spanish Lace." Don't Ask Me To Be Lonely - Dubs (M)/School Bells - Nicky & Nobels (M)/Bad News - Carouseles (M)/I Love You (Sherry) - Enchantments (M)/Angel Face - Neons (M, hissy)/Such Lovin' - Dubs (M)/Spanish Lace - Four Seasons (S)/How Was I To Know - Uniques (M)/Beside My Love - Dubs (M)/Lamplight - Deltas (M, light surface noise)/Stay As You Are - Channels (M)/Never Let Him Go - Carouseles (S)/I'm Confessin' - Uniques (M)/Chapel Of Dreams - Dubs (M)

COL-CD-5461 - Spotlite on Gone Records, Vol. 2 - Various Artists [1993] Has the stereo version of "Bermuda" by the Four Seasons. That's My Desire - Channels (M)/Could This Be Magic - Dubs (M)/If You Want To - Carousels (S)/Come On Home - Enchantments (M)/Ding Dong Darling - Carter Rays (M)/Is There A Love For Me - Dubs (M)/Bermuda - Four Seasons (S)/My Secret Love - Carter Rays (M)/I'm So Unhappy - Uniques (M)/You're Free To Go - Dubs (S)/Dirty Tricks - Carouseles (S)/Let's Fall in Love - Tony Middleton & Willows (M)/Angel In Disguise - Inspirations (M)/Be Sure (My Love) - Dubs (M)

WESTSIDE (UK)
WESD 206 - The Gone Story - Various Artists [1999] 2-CD set. Good retrospective of the Gone label. And no, that's not a misprint near the end of disc two: The song is "Little Eva" by the group "The Locomotions" [Gone 5142], released in March, 1963, almost a year after "Locomotion" by Little Eva. A doo-wop group from Copiague, NY, with a sense of humor and hoping, no doubt, for a little mistaken reading of the label. The group later recorded as the Lost Souls. Disc 1: Don't Ask Me (To Be Lonely) - Dubs (M)/Speak For Yourself - Tunedrops (M)/Ding Dong Darling - Carter Rays (M)/My Secret Love - Carter Rays (M)/Love Is Dynamite - Gary Dale (M)/I'll Be True - Jackie Dee [Jackie DeShannon] (M)/It Is A Dream - Premiers (M)/Lamplight - Deltas (M)/Could This Be Magic - Dubs (M)/That's My Desire - Channels (M)/Love Is Something From Within - Kings (M)/Wait A Minute - Jo-Ann Campbell (M, alternate take, with studio talk)/Let's Fall In Love - Willows (M, alternate take)/7-11 - Gone All Stars (M)/Tomorrow Night - Cab Calloway (M)/Altar Of Love - Channels (M)/Everybody's Gonna Rock N' Roll - Isley Bros. (M)/Who Do You Love - Johnny & Joe (M)/Boppin' Hop [Hoppin' Bop] - Gone All Stars [Buddy Lucas Orchestra] (M)/Baby Come Back - Johnny Rivers (M)/Wassa Matter With You - Jo-Ann Campbell (S)/Special Delivery - Markeys (M)/What's The Matter Baby? - Fay Simmons (M)/Cha-Hua-Hua - Eddie Platt & His Orchestra (M)/The Thing - Bill Buchanan (M)/Song In My Heart - Dubs (M)/Maybe You'll Be Mine - Connie & Lee (M)/Gates Of Heaven - Ronnie Baxter (M, with studio talk and false start)/School Bells - Nicky & Nobles (M)/I Really Really Love You - Jo-Ann Campbell (S, alternate take)/King Of Fools - Sam Hawkins (M)/My Love - Isley Bros. (M); Disc 2: Come Softly To Me - Richard Barrett & Chantels (M)/Is It Because - Ronnie Baxter (M)/Why I Love You - Carl Hammel (S)/Long Black Automobile - Don Elliott (M)/Summer's Love - Richard Barrett & Chantels (S)/Let The Rumors Fly - Gerry Granahan (M)/How Much I Love You - Joe Antel (M)/With Each Step A Tear - Trickles (M)/Outside The Chapel Door - Trickles (M)/Ooh What A Girl - Ronnie Savoy (M)/Mona My Love [aka Juanita] - Wild Bill & Blue Denims (M, alternate take)/Goin' Back To St. Louis - Mack Vickery (M, alternate take)/Angel Face - Neons (M)/Can I Come Over Tonight - Velours (M)/My Foolish Heart - Excels (M)/Angel In Disguise - Inspirations (M)/Salty - Tony Castle & Raiders (M)/My Heart's Desire - Crescendos (M)/The Girl Of My Best Friend - Ral Donner (M)/Pretty Little Girl - Shells (M)/You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It) - Ral Donner (M)/That's How I Feel About You - Andrew Taylor (M)/The Spanish Twist - Bill Haley & His Comets (M, alternate take)/I Don't Like It Like That, Part 1 - Bobbettes (M)/If You Want To - Carousels (M)/Spanish Lace - Four Seasons (M, alternate take)/(I Love You) Sherry - Enchantments (M)/Touch Me - Johnny Jack (M)/Glass Of Tears - Sherrell Townsend (M)/You're Free To Go - Dubs (M)/Little Eva - Locomotions (M)/Bevy's Got A Boyfriend - Beverly Marcell (M)/Going To The City - Johnny Adams (M)

CANADIAN (Boot)
241 - Rip it Up: 27 Rockin' Hits - Ral Donner [1999] Ral Donner had a long and prolific recording career after his relatively short chart career. After a slew of hits on the Gone label in 1961-62, he moved to Reprise and had one song ("I Got Burned") scrape into the Bubbling Under charts in 1963, and that was it for chart hits. This collection contains singles from Ral's post-Gone days, including singles on the Reprise, Fontana/Smash, M.J., Red Bird, Mid Eagle, Rising Sons, and Starfire labels. Obviously, the CD title uses the term "hits" rather loosely, but you gotta give Ral credit for not giving up. And if you liked his Gone material, he didn't sound much different twenty years later. Rip It Up (M)/Beyond The Heartbreak (M)/Good Lovin' (M)/All Of A Sudden My Heart Sings (S)/I Got Burned (M)/The Greatest Moments In My Life (M, distorted)/Take Me Back (M)/Don't Leave Me Now (M)/Poison Ivy League (M)/The Other Side Of You (M)/Run Little Linda (M)/It'll Only Make Me Love You More (M)/If You Love Him (M, noisy)/So Much Lovin' (M)/Lost (M)/Just A Little Sunshine In The Rain (M)/(If I Had My) Life To Live Over (M)/Lovin' Place (S)/I Wish This Night Would Never End (M)/A Tear In My Eye (M)/Love Isn't Like That (M)/You Finally Said Something Good (M)/Don't Put Your Heart In His Hands (M)/If I Promise (M)/The Wedding Song (M)/The Things That Make Up Christmas Day (M)/The Second Miracle (M)

Thanks to Woody at Academy LPs in New York City.

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Cover	Number - Title - Artist - [Release Date] Contents
	Gone GLP-100 Series:
	GLP-101 - Cotton Club Revue '58 Starring Cab Calloway - Cab Calloway [3/58] First cover. This version has the black Gone label. Issued in monaural only. Born to Be Happy/Tzotskele (My Darling)/Sinful/Beginnin' Of Sinnin'/Sweeter Than Sweet/Never Had It So Good/Minnie The Moocher/Copper Colored Gal/I've Got The World On A String/She's Tan She's Terrific/Don't Worry ‘Bout Me/St. James Infirmary
	GLP-101 - Revue - Cab Calloway [1960] Reissue with a second cover removes the date and venue. This version had the dark red Gone label. Issued in monaural only. Born to Be Happy/Tzotskele (My Darling)/Sinful/Beginnin' Of Sinnin'/Sweeter Than Sweet/Never Had It So Good/Minnie The Moocher/Copper Colored Gal/I've Got The World On A String/She's Tan She's Terrific/Don't Worry ‘Bout Me/St. James Infirmary
	Gone LP-5000 Series:
	LP-5001 - Jazzville 4 A.M. - Johnny Martel [1959] Issued in mono and stereo. Dark red Gone label. Without A Song/I Only Have Eyes For You/Moonlight In Vermont/Day By Day/Gypsy In My Soul/Lover Man//Exactly Like You/There'll Never Be Another You/Give Me The Simple Life/Sweet Lorraine/These Foolish Things
	LP-5002 - Groovin' at the Embers - Yugene Smith [1959] Issued in mono and stereo. Eugene Smith was a jazz pianist, not to be confused with the gospel singer of the same name. First pressings of this album had Eugene's name misspelled as "Yugene" on the front cover, although it was spelled correctly on the labels. Dark red Gone label. Flying Home/Peg O' My Heart/Don't Go Home/Cheek To Cheek/Memories Of You/Lover//Them There Eyes/Street Of Dreams/Cottage For Sale/Blue Moon/There Is No Greater Love/I Get A Kick Out Of You
	LP-5002 - Groovin' At The Embers - Eugene Smith [1959] Misspelled name on cover corrected. Issued in mono and stereo. Dark red Gone label. Flying Home/Peg O' My Heart/Don't Go Home/Cheek To Cheek/Memories Of You/Lover//Them There Eyes/Street Of Dreams/Cottage For Sale/Blue Moon/There Is No Greater Love/I Get A Kick Out Of You
	LP-5003 - Irving Fields with The Fabulous Touch: Instrumental Standard Cha Cha Cha's - Irving Fields Trio [1959] Pianist Irving Fields was long known with the moniker "The Fabulous Fingers of Irving Fields." Issued in monaural only. Dark red Gone label. Begin The Beguine Cha Cha/Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White/St. Louis Blues Cha Cha/Continental Cha Cha/Blue Skies Cha Cha/Yes Sir That's My Baby/Cecilia/April In Paris/Frankie And Johnny/Sweet Sue/It Had To Be You Cha Cha
	LP-5004 - Big Beat Cha Cha Cha's - Sal Sicari & His Rio Madrid Orchestra [1959] Issued in mono and stereo. Dark red Gone label. Mary Had A Little Lamb/Third Man Theme/I Love You Only (Tu No Vai Kilo)/My Heart Belongs To Daddy/Cecilia/In A Little Spanish Town//Rico Vaci Lon/Sweet & Gentle/Blue Moon Cha Cha Cha/The Continental Cha Cha Cha/You'd Be Surprised/Syncopated Clock Cha Cha Cha
	LP-5005 - I Cover The Waterfront - Johnny Martel [1959] Issued in mono and stereo. Dark red Gone label. I Cover The Waterfront/Balcony Rock/Four/Crazy Rhythm/How Deep Is The Ocean//When Your Lover Has Gone/Over The Rainbow/Indiana/I'll Remember April/Chopsticks Cha Cha
	LP-5006 - Destination Dixie - All American Ramblers [1959] Issued in monaural only. Dark red Gone label. Crossroads/Chimes Blues/Mona Bella/Panama Rag/Martinique/Didn't He Ramble//Bourbon Street Parade/Old Kentucky Home/Sweet Sue/Saratoga Swing/Bobby Shafto
	G-5007/G 5007 ST - Easy Does It - Charlie Palmieri Quartet [1959] Issued in mono and stereo. Dark red Gone label. I'll Be Around/Perfidia/Thou Swell/You And The Night And The Music/Ponce//Cuban Love Song/Take Me In Your Arms/Jeepers Creepers/Pavanne/I'll Never Be The Same
	LP-5008 - [not issued]
	LP-5009 - Bourbon Street After Hours - Bourbon Street Barrons [5/59] Issued in monaural only. Dark red Gone label. Sweet Georgia Brown/St. Louis Blues/Basin Street Blues/Walbash Blues//Magnetic Mood/Atlas No. 1/Undecided
	LP-5010 - The Archdukes Of Rhineland - Karl Weiss and His Bavarian Band [1960] Issued in mono and stereo. Dark red Gone label. Schnitzebank Frolic/Vier Sternisha (Lauder)/Prosit Polka/Wien Bleibt Wein/Palona/Du Du/Chikanka Polka//Trombone Waltz/Deutsch Master March/Herige Waltz/Bayersha Laudler/Ku Ku Rhinelander/Blue Danube
	LP-5011 - At The Dream Lounge - Willie Restum [1960] Issued in monaural only. Interestingly, the back slick for this album gives the record company as "End Records" and features small photos of three End albums as "Other End Records You Will Enjoy." Dark red Gone label. Mack The Knife/Intermission Riff/Sixty Minute Man/Harlem Nocturne/Night Train/Bill Bailey //Willie's Theme/Quiet Village/Almost Like Being in Love/Misty Willie's Blues/Brother Bill
	LP-5012 - Takin' Care Of Business - Ral Donner [1961] Issued in monaural only. Red and gold "petals" label. Turn Back the Clock/I Didn't Figure On Him/Lonely Star/You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It)/With You Now/Nine Times Out of Ten/I Don't Need You//School of Heartbreakers/Please Don't Go/She's My Baby/Girl Of My Best Friend/Your Skies Of Blue (Will Turn Grey on You)/For Love Nor Money/Pray For Me
	Gone Latin GL 7000 Series:
	GL 7001 - Jimmy LaVaca Swings - Jimmy LaVaca & Orchestra [1959] Clever cover ("la vaca" means "the cow" in Spanish). Dark red Gone label. La Yuga/Nosotros/Capullito De Aleli/La Maricutana/Perfidia/Tequila//El Manicero/Siboney/Compadre Pedro Juan/Frenesi/Un Poquito De Tu Amor/Anabacoa
	GL 7002 - The Soul of Cuba Cha Cha Cha - Gloria Matancera [1959] Dark red Gone label. Dame El Si/A Tus Pies/No Me Mires Asi/Invitacion Guaguanco/Sentir Guajiro/Ahora Es Cuando 'E//Solo Quiero Bailar/La Malienda/Los Guajiras Eston Contentes/Sin Pensar En Ti/Que Tu Veras/El Calorcito
	GL 7003 - Cha Cha Cha at The Eden Roc - Luis Verona & His Orchestra [1959] Dark red Gone label. La Casita/Oye Canuto/Ay Coralinda/Por Tu Amor/Corazon De Melon/A Gozar Timbero (Timba Timbero)//Almendra/La Runidera/Bon Bon De Elena/Quisiera Brindarte/Cuba Hermosa/Que Dichoso Es
	GL 7004 - The Spirit of Cuba: Very Typical and Hip Cha Cha Cha - Abelardo Barroso & His Orchestra [1959] Dark red Gone label. Como El Arrullo De Palmas/La Cubanita/Te Odio/En El Tronco Del Arbol/Alborado/El Guajeito//La Sitiera/Amor De Mi Bohio/Lagrimas Negras/Dame Un Trago Tabernero/El Huerfanito/Guajira Guantanamera
	LP 7005 - Guitar Bossa Nova - Electratones [1961] Issued in mono and stereo with red and gold "petals" label. This shows four Tico-label albums on the back cover under "Other Albums You Will Enjoy." Notte' D'Amore/Fiestanova/Old Man River/Denise/The Night We Fell In Love (Jazzanova)/Never On Sunday//Ali Baba/Watermelon Man/Summertime/Ebb Tide/Fly Me To The Moon/Raindrops
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	RONDO (Holland) RLP 22 437 - Takin' Care of Business, Vol. 2 - Ral Donner [197?] An interesting and probably unauthorized LP, this features the same cover as Gone LP 5012, with the original label and number rather crudely erased and the new number printed over it. It features the original liner notes on the back. The jacket and record are typical of those pressed in Europe in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Orange label with black print and no graphics. All tracks are mono. In addition to the other Gone sides not included on Gone LP-5012, this also includes some songs from the Scottie and Reprise labels. Run Little Linda [Reprise 20192]/Beyond The Heartbreak [Reprise 20192]/I Wish This Night Would Never End [Reprise 20176]/Don't Put Your Heart In His Hand [Reprise 20176]/(What A Sad Way) To Love Someone [Gone 5125]/Will You Love Me In Heaven [Gone 5121/5125]/Sweetheart [Gone 5133]/To Love [Gone 5108/5133]//I Got Burned [Reprise 20141]/A Tear In My Eye [Reprise 20141]/It's Been A Long Long Time [Gone 5102]/Girl Of My Best Friend [Gone 5102]/Bells Of Love [Gone 5129]/Tell Me Why [Scottie 1310]/That's All Right With Me [Scottie 1310]
	STAR FIRE SLP-1004 - An Evening with Ral Donner - Ral Donner [1982] Although the title of this album implies it is recorded live, instead it is a collection of obscure recordings Ral has made over the years. The back cover gives the city and year they were recorded. Although some pressings are regular black vinyl, most of the early pressings were on multi-colored vinyl (see right). All tracks mono. Loneliness Of A Star (Orlando, FL, 1960)/And Then (Alternate Version) (Orlando, FL, 1960)/Life To Live Over (Chicago, IL, 1963)/Lost (Chicago, IL, 1968)/Rip It Up (Nashville, TN, 1979)//Don't Leave Me Now (Nashville, TN, 1979)/The Wedding Song (Chicago, IL, 1974)/Godfather Per Me (Chicago, IL, 1974)/So Much Lovin' (Chicago, IL, 1974)/Moments (Chicago, IL, 1971)
	MURRAY HILL 000393 - She's Everything - Ral Donner [1988] She's Everything (M)/So Close To Heaven (S, poor separation)/She's My Baby (S)/Please Don't Tease (M)/You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It) (M)/I Didn't Figure On Him (S)/(What A Sad Way) To Love Someone (M)//Girl Of My Best Friend (M)/Half Heaven Half Heartache (S)/Will You Love Me In Heaven (S, poor separation)/Nine Times Out Of Ten (M)/Cream Puff (S)/Please Don't Go (S, poor separation)
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	SEQUEL (UK) NED CD 190 - The Complete Ral Donner 1959-1962 - Ral Donner [1991] A lot of very nice first-time stereo here, but also a handful of songs mastered from records. It's well worth having for the stereo if you can ignore the others. Disc 1: Girl Of My Best Friend (M)/It's Been A Long Long Time (M)/I Didn't Figure On Him (S)/Standing Here (S)/To Love (S)/Nine Times Out Of Ten (S)/Please Don't Tease (S)/School Of Heartbreak (S)/You Don't Know What You've Got (S)/Lonely Star (S)/Nite Owl (S)/You Haven't Lived Until You've Loved (S)/So Close To Heaven (S)/Little Miss Heartbreak (S)/Tears Of Misery (S)/ Creampuff (S)/She's My Baby (S)/Turn Back The Clock (S)/With You Now (E)/Please Don't Go (S); Disc 2: Pray For Me (S)/I Don't Need You (M)/Bells Of Love (M)/Puddle Of Tears (M)/For Love Nor Money (M)/Your Skies Of Blue (M)/Because We're Young (M)/Juarez (M)/Sweetheart (M)/Silver And Gold (S)/Half Heaven Half Heartache (S)/(What A Sad Way) To Love Someone (S, alternate take)/Loveless Life (S)/She's Everything (S)/Will You Love Me In Heaven (S)/Tell Me Why (M)/That's Alright With Me (M) / And Then (M)/Loneliness Of A Star (M)
	COLLECTABLES COL-CD-5460 - Spotlite on Gone Records, Vol. 1 - Various Artists [1993] Has the stereo version of the Four Seasons' early song "Spanish Lace." Don't Ask Me To Be Lonely - Dubs (M)/School Bells - Nicky & Nobels (M)/Bad News - Carouseles (M)/I Love You (Sherry) - Enchantments (M)/Angel Face - Neons (M, hissy)/Such Lovin' - Dubs (M)/Spanish Lace - Four Seasons (S)/How Was I To Know - Uniques (M)/Beside My Love - Dubs (M)/Lamplight - Deltas (M, light surface noise)/Stay As You Are - Channels (M)/Never Let Him Go - Carouseles (S)/I'm Confessin' - Uniques (M)/Chapel Of Dreams - Dubs (M)
	COL-CD-5461 - Spotlite on Gone Records, Vol. 2 - Various Artists [1993] Has the stereo version of "Bermuda" by the Four Seasons. That's My Desire - Channels (M)/Could This Be Magic - Dubs (M)/If You Want To - Carousels (S)/Come On Home - Enchantments (M)/Ding Dong Darling - Carter Rays (M)/Is There A Love For Me - Dubs (M)/Bermuda - Four Seasons (S)/My Secret Love - Carter Rays (M)/I'm So Unhappy - Uniques (M)/You're Free To Go - Dubs (S)/Dirty Tricks - Carouseles (S)/Let's Fall in Love - Tony Middleton & Willows (M)/Angel In Disguise - Inspirations (M)/Be Sure (My Love) - Dubs (M)
	WESTSIDE (UK) WESD 206 - The Gone Story - Various Artists [1999] 2-CD set. Good retrospective of the Gone label. And no, that's not a misprint near the end of disc two: The song is "Little Eva" by the group "The Locomotions" [Gone 5142], released in March, 1963, almost a year after "Locomotion" by Little Eva. A doo-wop group from Copiague, NY, with a sense of humor and hoping, no doubt, for a little mistaken reading of the label. The group later recorded as the Lost Souls. Disc 1: Don't Ask Me (To Be Lonely) - Dubs (M)/Speak For Yourself - Tunedrops (M)/Ding Dong Darling - Carter Rays (M)/My Secret Love - Carter Rays (M)/Love Is Dynamite - Gary Dale (M)/I'll Be True - Jackie Dee [Jackie DeShannon] (M)/It Is A Dream - Premiers (M)/Lamplight - Deltas (M)/Could This Be Magic - Dubs (M)/That's My Desire - Channels (M)/Love Is Something From Within - Kings (M)/Wait A Minute - Jo-Ann Campbell (M, alternate take, with studio talk)/Let's Fall In Love - Willows (M, alternate take)/7-11 - Gone All Stars (M)/Tomorrow Night - Cab Calloway (M)/Altar Of Love - Channels (M)/Everybody's Gonna Rock N' Roll - Isley Bros. (M)/Who Do You Love - Johnny & Joe (M)/Boppin' Hop [Hoppin' Bop] - Gone All Stars [Buddy Lucas Orchestra] (M)/Baby Come Back - Johnny Rivers (M)/Wassa Matter With You - Jo-Ann Campbell (S)/Special Delivery - Markeys (M)/What's The Matter Baby? - Fay Simmons (M)/Cha-Hua-Hua - Eddie Platt & His Orchestra (M)/The Thing - Bill Buchanan (M)/Song In My Heart - Dubs (M)/Maybe You'll Be Mine - Connie & Lee (M)/Gates Of Heaven - Ronnie Baxter (M, with studio talk and false start)/School Bells - Nicky & Nobles (M)/I Really Really Love You - Jo-Ann Campbell (S, alternate take)/King Of Fools - Sam Hawkins (M)/My Love - Isley Bros. (M); Disc 2: Come Softly To Me - Richard Barrett & Chantels (M)/Is It Because - Ronnie Baxter (M)/Why I Love You - Carl Hammel (S)/Long Black Automobile - Don Elliott (M)/Summer's Love - Richard Barrett & Chantels (S)/Let The Rumors Fly - Gerry Granahan (M)/How Much I Love You - Joe Antel (M)/With Each Step A Tear - Trickles (M)/Outside The Chapel Door - Trickles (M)/Ooh What A Girl - Ronnie Savoy (M)/Mona My Love [aka Juanita] - Wild Bill & Blue Denims (M, alternate take)/Goin' Back To St. Louis - Mack Vickery (M, alternate take)/Angel Face - Neons (M)/Can I Come Over Tonight - Velours (M)/My Foolish Heart - Excels (M)/Angel In Disguise - Inspirations (M)/Salty - Tony Castle & Raiders (M)/My Heart's Desire - Crescendos (M)/The Girl Of My Best Friend - Ral Donner (M)/Pretty Little Girl - Shells (M)/You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It) - Ral Donner (M)/That's How I Feel About You - Andrew Taylor (M)/The Spanish Twist - Bill Haley & His Comets (M, alternate take)/I Don't Like It Like That, Part 1 - Bobbettes (M)/If You Want To - Carousels (M)/Spanish Lace - Four Seasons (M, alternate take)/(I Love You) Sherry - Enchantments (M)/Touch Me - Johnny Jack (M)/Glass Of Tears - Sherrell Townsend (M)/You're Free To Go - Dubs (M)/Little Eva - Locomotions (M)/Bevy's Got A Boyfriend - Beverly Marcell (M)/Going To The City - Johnny Adams (M)
	CANADIAN (Boot) 241 - Rip it Up: 27 Rockin' Hits - Ral Donner [1999] Ral Donner had a long and prolific recording career after his relatively short chart career. After a slew of hits on the Gone label in 1961-62, he moved to Reprise and had one song ("I Got Burned") scrape into the Bubbling Under charts in 1963, and that was it for chart hits. This collection contains singles from Ral's post-Gone days, including singles on the Reprise, Fontana/Smash, M.J., Red Bird, Mid Eagle, Rising Sons, and Starfire labels. Obviously, the CD title uses the term "hits" rather loosely, but you gotta give Ral credit for not giving up. And if you liked his Gone material, he didn't sound much different twenty years later. Rip It Up (M)/Beyond The Heartbreak (M)/Good Lovin' (M)/All Of A Sudden My Heart Sings (S)/I Got Burned (M)/The Greatest Moments In My Life (M, distorted)/Take Me Back (M)/Don't Leave Me Now (M)/Poison Ivy League (M)/The Other Side Of You (M)/Run Little Linda (M)/It'll Only Make Me Love You More (M)/If You Love Him (M, noisy)/So Much Lovin' (M)/Lost (M)/Just A Little Sunshine In The Rain (M)/(If I Had My) Life To Live Over (M)/Lovin' Place (S)/I Wish This Night Would Never End (M)/A Tear In My Eye (M)/Love Isn't Like That (M)/You Finally Said Something Good (M)/Don't Put Your Heart In His Hands (M)/If I Promise (M)/The Wedding Song (M)/The Things That Make Up Christmas Day (M)/The Second Miracle (M)