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United Records, a numerical listing

July 1951~November 1957, Chicago

The trade papers dated July 21, 1951, the formation of the United Recording Company. Chicago area entertainment entrepreneur Lewis Simpkins was the guiding force. He had previous experience with the Miracle and Premium labels in Chicago.




Cat# Artist: Title: MX Xref: Loc: Date: Comp:
101 Roosevelt Sykes and his Honey Drippers Fine and Brown U1001-2 - Chi 07/12/51 Sykes
101 Roosevelt Sykes and his Honey Drippers Lucky Blues U1002-1 - Chi 07/12/51 -
102 Robert Nighthawk Kansas City Blues 1006 - Chi 07/12/51 -
102 Robert Nighthawk Crying Won't Help You 1007 - Chi 07/12/51 -
103 “Nature Boy” Brown and his Blues Ramblers BLACKJACK BLUES 1012 - Chi 07/12/51 Brown
103 “Nature Boy” Brown and his Blues Ramblers WINDY CITY BOOGIE 1011 - Chi 07/12/51 -
104 Tab Smith Beacuse Of You 1013 - Chi 07/12/51 Hammerstein - Wilkinson
104 Tab Smith Dee Jay Special 1018 - Chi 07/12/51 Smith
105 Robert Nighthawk Feel So Bad 1005 - Chi 07/12/51 -
105 Robert Nighthawk Take It Easy Baby 1008 - Chi 07/12/51 -
106 Nature Boy Brown and his Blue Ramblers Rock 'Em 1009 - Chi 07/12/51 (-)
106 Nature Boy Brown and his Blue Ramblers When I Was A Lad 1010 - Chi 07/12/51 (-)
107 Tab Smith Can’t We Take A Chance 1021 - Chi 10/21/51 Smith
107 Tab Smith (It’s No) Sin 1022 - Chi 10/21/51 Hoven - Shull
108 Tab Smith and Orch Hands Across The Table 1023 - Chi 10/21/51 Parrish - Delettre
108 Tab Smith and Orch Boogie Joogie 1024 - Chi 10/21/51 Smith
109 Tiny Grimes Solitude 1030 - Chi 11/27/51 -
109 Tiny Grimes Rockin' My Blues Away 1032 - Chi 11/27/51 -
110 JIMMY FORREST and all star combo NIGHT TRAIN 1034 - Chi 11/27/51 Forrest
110 JIMMY FORREST and all star combo BOLO BLUES 1033 - Chi 11/27/51 Forrest
111 Robert Anderson How I Got Over 1049 - Chi 12/12/51 -
111 Robert Anderson Trust In Jesus 1050 - Chi 12/12/51 -
112 Grant Jones Strange Man 1042 - Chi 12/01/51 -
112 Grant Jones Let’s Get High 1043 - Chi 12/01/51 -
113 Tab Smith Milk Train 1014 - Chi 07/12/51 -
113 Tab Smith Love Is A Wonderful Thing 1026 - Chi 10/24/51 -
114 Four Blazes (L. Holt, lead) Mood Indigo 1057 - Chi 01/04/52 Ellington
114 Four Blazes (T. Braden, lead) Mary Jo 1058 - Chi 01/04/52 Braden
115 Tab Smith (tenor sax) and orch Down Beat 1015 - Chi 08/28/51 Smith
115 Tab Smith (alto sax) and orch Under A Blanket Of Blue 1025 - Chi 10/24/51 Levinson
116 Johnny Wick & his Swinging Ozarks Jockey Jack Boogie (v. Preacher Man) 1059 - Chi 02/18/52 Stephens
116 Johnny Wick & his Swinging Ozarks Big Horn Blues 1060 - Chi 02/18/52 -
117 Southern Tornadoes When They Ring Them Golden Bells 1082 - Det 03/10/52 -
117 Southern Tornadoes Satisfied 1083 - Det 03/10/52 -
118 Robert Anderson My Expectation 1052 - Chi 12/21/51 -
118 Robert Anderson So Rigtheous, Sow Rigtheous Seeds 1048 - Chi 12/12/51 -
119 JIMMY FORREST BIG DIP 1104 - Chi 03/30/52 Forrest
119 JIMMY FORREST MY BUDDY 1106 - Chi 03/30/52 -
120 Roosevelt Sykes and his Honey Drippers Raining in My Heart U1003-5 - Chi 07/12/51 -
120 Roosevelt Sykes and his Honey Drippers Heavy Heart U1004-2 - Chi 07/12/51 -
121 Nature Boy Brown and his Blues Ramblers Strictly Gone 1053 - Chi 01/10/52 Brown
121 Nature Boy Brown and his Blues Ramblers House Party Groove 1056 - Chi 01/10/52 -
122 Robert Anderson Come In The Room 1111 - Chi 04/18/52 -
122 Robert Anderson How Could It Be 1113 - Chi 04/18/52 -
123 Southern Tornadoes Toll The Bells Easy 1091 - Det 03/21/52 -
123 Southern Tornadoes How About You 1092 - Det 03/21/52 -
124 Tab Smith and Orch A Bit of Blues 1117 - Chi 06/11/52 Smith
124 Tab Smith and Orch Sunnyside Of The Street 1118 - Chi 06/11/52 McHugh - Fields
125 The Four Blazes Night Train 1122 - Chi 07/04/52 -
125 The Four Blazes Rug Cutter 1123 - Chi 07/04/52 -
126 Johnny Wicks Glasgow KY, Blues 1061 - Chi 02/18/52 -
126 Johnny Wicks Blue Dawn 1064 - Chi 02/18/52 -
127 The Four Blazes Please Send Her Back To Me (T. Braden, lead) 1124 - Chi 07/04/52 Braden
127 The Four Blazes Stop Boogie Woogie (F. McDaniels, lead) 1125 - Chi 07/04/52 (-)
128 Ray McKinstry Dinah 1134 - Chi 08/29/52 -
128 Ray McKinstry Hora Straccato 1135 - Chi 08/29/52 -
129 Roosevelt Sykes Security Blues 1132 - Chi 08/21/52 Sykes
129 Roosevelt Sykes Walkin’ The Boogie 1128 - Chi 08/21/52 Sykes
130 Jimmy Forrest and orch Hey Mr. Jones 1107 - Chi 03/30/52 Forrest - Reagan
130 Jimmy Forrest and orch Blue Groove 1105 - Chi 03/30/52 -
131 Tab Smith Auf Wiedersehn Sweetheart 1137 - Chi 09/15/52 -
131 Tab Smith You Belong To Me 1138 - Chi 09/15/52 -
132 Tiny Murphy It’s All My Fault 1141 - Chi Sep-52 -
132 Tiny Murphy Nicotine Fits 1140 - Chi Sep-52 -
133 Grant "Mr. Blues" Jones and his Orch In the Dark 1147 - Chi 10/07/52 Green
133 Grant "Mr. Blues" Jones and his Orch Hello Stranger 1145 - Chi 10/07/52 -
134 Robert Anderson Oh Lord Is It I 1112 - Chi 04/18/52 -
134 Robert Anderson Pleading In Glory For Me 1114 - Chi 04/18/52 -
135 - - - - - - -
135 - - - - - - -
136 Tiny Murphy Dangerous Ground 1143 - Chi Sep-52 -
136 Tiny Murphy Hot Steal 1144 - Chi Sep-52 -
137 Gene Ammons and orch The Beat 1165 - Chi 11/18/52 Ammons
137 Gene Ammons and orch Street Of Dreams 1164 - Chi 11/18/52 S. Lewis - Young
138 Memphis Slim Back Alley 1168 - Chi 11/26/52 -
138 Memphis Slim Living My Life I Love 1174 - Chi 11/26/52 -
139 Roosevelt Sykes 4 O’clock Blues 1129 - Chi 08/21/52 -
139 Roosevelt Sykes Too Hot To Hold 1130 - Chi 08/21/52 -
140 Tab Smith Red. Hot And Blue 1119 - Chi 06/11/52 -
140 Tab Smith These Foolish Things 1120 - Chi 06/11/52 -
141 Leo Parker's Mad Lads Leo’s Boogie 1159 - Chi 11/15/52 -
141 Leo Parker's Mad Lads Cool Leo 1160 - Chi 11/15/52 -
142 Billy Ford and the Night Riders Smooth Rocking 1176 - Chi 01/06/53 -
142 Billy Ford and the Night Riders You Foxie You 1175 - Chi 01/06/53 -
143 Dozier Boys Linger Awhile 1183 - Chi 01/15/53 -
143 Dozier Boys Thinking Of You 1187 - Chi 01/15/53 -
144 Debbie Andrews Don’t Make Me Cry 1181 - Chi 01/15/53 -
144 Debbie Andrews Love Me Please 1182 - Chi 01/15/53 -
145 Jimmy Forrest Mrs. Jones Daughter 1247 - Chi 02/03/53 -
145 Jimmy Forrest Mr. Goodbeat 1249 - Chi 02/03/53 -
146 The Four Blazes Not Any More Tears 1251 - Chi 02/03/53 Braden
146 The Four Blazes My Hat’s On The Side Of My Head 1252 - Chi 02/03/53 Williams
147 Tab Smith and Orch My Mothers Eyes 1121 - Chi 06/11/52 Gilbert - Baer
147 Tab Smith and Orch Cuban Boogie 1080 - Chi 02/26/52 Smith
148 Johnny Holiday With All My Heart 1282 - Chi Feb-53 -
148 Johnny Holiday Why Should I Cry 1284 - Chi Feb-53 -
149 Gene Ammons Red Top 1302 - Chi 04/15/53 -
149 Gene Ammons Just Chips 1163 - Chi 11/18/52 -
150 Tasso The Great Ebony After Midnight 1310 - Chi 04/23/53 -
150 Tasso The Great My Sympathy 1311 - Chi 04/23/53 -
151 Chris Woods and his Orch Brazil 1276 - Chi 02/24/53 Ary Barroso
151 Chris Woods and his Orch Blues For Lew 1281 - Chi 02/24/53 -
152 Roosevelt Sykes and His Honeydrippers Tell Me True 1293 - Chi 03/19/53 -
152 Roosevelt Sykes and His Honeydrippers Come Back Baby 1290 - Chi 03/19/53 Sykes
153 Tab Smith I’ve Had The Blues All Day 1304 - Chi 04/23/53 -
153 Tab Smith Cherry 1306 - Chi 04/23/53 -
154 Debbie Andrews Call Me Darling 1315 - Chi 05/11/53 -
154 Debbie Andrews Please Wait For Me 1312 - Chi 05/11/53 -
155 Bixie Crawford I’m Still In Love With You 1258 - Chi 02/12/53 Walker
155 Bixie Crawford Never To Cry Again 1259 - Chi 02/12/53 Crawford
156 Memphis Slim and His House Rockers The Come Back 1335 - Chi 06/29/53 Fraser
156 Memphis Slim and His House Rockers Five O’Clock Blues 1336 - Chi 06/29/53 Fraser
157 Nelda Dupuy and Ike Perkins Orchestra Stop Feeling Sorry For Yourself 1354 - Chi 07/09/53 Perkins
157 Nelda Dupuy Ridin’ With The Blues 1355 - Chi 07/09/53 -
158 Four Blazes (Thomas Braden, lead) Perfect Woman 1254 - Chi 02/03/53 Braden
158 Four Blazes (Thomas Braden, lead) Ella Louise 1253 - Chi 02/03/53 Braden
159 Mil Con Bo Trio Don’t Pay To Gamble 1264 - Chi Feb-53 -
159 Mil Con Bo Trio Stompin’ At The Savoy 1265 - Chi Feb-53 -
160 Eddie Chamblee Walkin’ Home 1367 - Chi 08/17/53 -
160 Eddie Chamblee Lonesome Road 1369 - Chi 08/17/53 -
161 Terry Timmons My Last Cry 1375 - Det 08/31/53 -
161 Terry Timmons Never Let Me Go 1376 - Det 08/31/53 -
162 Tab Smith Seven Up URC1303 - Chi 04/23/53 Smith
162 Tab Smith All My Life URC1074 - Chi 02/26/52 Stett - Mitchell
163 Dozier Boys Early Morning Blues 1184 - Chi 01/15/53 -
163 Dozier Boys Cold Cold Rain 1192 - Chi 01/15/53 -
164 Gene Ammons Stairway To The Stars 1332 - Chi Jun-53 -
164 Gene Ammons Jim Dog 1333 - Chi Jun-53 -
165 Staple Singers Won’t You Sit Down 1380 - Chi Sep-53 -
165 Staple Singers It Rained Children 1382 - Chi Sep-53 -
166 Memphis Slim This Is My Lucky Day 1338 - Chi 06/29/53 Fraser
166 Memphis Slim Call Before You Go Home 1337 - Chi 06/29/53 Fraser
167 Billy Ford Confessing 1177 - Chi 01/06/53 -
167 Billy Ford Old Age 1179 - Chi 01/06/53 -
168 Four Blazes (Thomas Braden, lead) My Great Love Affair 1363 - Chi 08/17/53 Braden
168 The Four Blazes All Night Long 1365 - Chi 08/17/53 (Burros Samba)
169 Tiny Murphy Honky Tonk Angels 1272 - Chi 02/23/53 -
169 Tiny Murphy Blue Roses 1269 - Chi 02/23/53 -
170 Tiny Grimes Tiny’s Blues 1031 - Chi 11/27/51 -
170 Tiny Grimes Blues Round Up 1029 - Chi 11/27/51 -
171 Tab Smith Strange 1077 - Chi 02/26/52 -
171 Tab Smith Jump Time 1078 - Chi 02/26/52 -
172 The Five C’s Tell Me 1406 - Chi - Anderson - Nevils
172 The Five C’s Whoo-Wee Baby 1409 - Chi - -
173 Jimmy Forrest Sophisticated Lady 1110 - Chi 03/30/52 -
173 Jimmy Forrest Flight 3-D 1377 - Chi - -
174 Tab Smith My Baby 1309 - Chi 04/23/53 -
174 Tab Smith Rock City 1424 - Chi 01/24/54 -
175 Gene Ammons The Big Slam, Part 1 1334 - Chi Jun-53 -
175 Gene Ammons The Big Slam, Part 2 1334 - Chi Jun-53 -
176 MEMPHIS SLIM and his House Rockers SASSY MAE 1434 - Chi 03/16/54 Fraser
176 MEMPHIS SLIM and his House Rockers Wish Me Well 1430 - Chi 03/16/54 -
177 Tommy Braden Do The Do 1438 - Chi 04/13/54 -
177 Tommy Braden Did You Ever See A Monkey Play The Fiddle 1439 - Chi 04/13/54 -
178 Tab Smith and orch Ace High 1139 - Chi 09/15/52 Smith
178 Tab Smith and orch How Long Has It Been 1426 - Chi 01/24/54 -
179 Buddy DiVito L’Odore Della Rose 1449 - Chi 05/19/54 -
179 Buddy DiVito I Remember 1450 - Chi 05/19/54 -
180 The Five C’s My Heart’s Got The Blues 1445 - Chi 05/25/54 Robinson
180 The Five C’s Goody Goody 1448 - Chi 05/25/54 Allen
181 Eddie Chamblee Come On In 1456 - Chi 07/30/54 -
181 Eddie Chamblee La La Lady 1457 - Chi 07/30/54 -
182 Memphis Slim and his House Rockers Four Years Of Torment 1433 - Chi 03/16/54 Fraser
182 Memphis Slim and his House Rockers I Love My Baby 1341 - Chi 06/29/53 -
183 Tommy Brown Southern Women 1476 - Chi 08/26/54 -
183 Tommy Brown Remember Me 1477 - Chi 08/26/54 -
184 Tab Smith Mr. Gee 1454 - Chi 06/24/54 Smith
184 Tab Smith In A Little Spanish Town 1480 - Chi 08/26/54 -
185 Gene Ammons Traveling Light 1166 - Chi 11/18/52 -
185 Gene Ammons Fuzzy 1331 - Chi Jun-53 -
186 Memphis Slim and his House Rockers Memphis Slim, U.S.A. 1482 - Chi 09/29/54 Fraser
186 Memphis Slim and his House Rockers Blues All Around My Head 1486 - Chi 09/29/54 Putnam
187 Tab Smith Cottage For Sale 1081 - Chi 02/26/52 -
187 Tab Smith Tabolino 1455 - Chi 06/24/54 -
188 The Moroccos Pardon My Tears 1526 - Chi 01/18/55 -
188 The Moroccos Chicken 1529 - Chi 01/18/55 -
189 Memphis Slim She’s Alright 1483 - Chi 09/29/54 -
189 Memphis Slim Two Of A Kind 1484 - Chi 09/29/54 -
190 Tab Smith Top ‘n’ Bottom 1423 - Chi 01/24/54 -
190 Tab Smith For Only You 1453 - Chi 01/24/54 -
191 The Blasers Done Got Over 1543 - Chi 07/11/55 -
191 The Blasers She Needs To Be Loved 1437 - Chi 04/13/54 -
192 Paul Bascomb Drifting Away Blues 1216 - Chi - -
192 Paul Bascomb Mathilda 1231 - Chi - -
193 The Moroccos Red Hots and Chili Mac (v. Ralph Vernon) 1538 - Chi 05/27/55 Rush – Smith
193 The Moroccos Somewhere Over the Rainbow (v. Solly McElroy) 1542 - Chi 05/27/55 H. Arlen
194 Dennis Binder The Long Man 1535 - Chi 05/12/55 -
194 Dennis Binder I’m A Lover 1537 - Chi 05/12/55 -
195 Tab Smith and combo Mean To Me 1545 - Chi 08/22/55 -
195 Tab Smith and combo Spider's Web 1547 - Chi 08/22/55 Smith
196 The Pastels Put Your Arms Around Me 1567 - Chi 11/23/55 -
196 The Pastels Boom Ditti Boom 1566 - Chi 11/23/55 -
197 Dimara Sisters Story Love 1570 - Det 01/25/56 -
197 Dimara Sisters Whose Heart Are You Breaking Tonight 1568 - Det 01/25/56 -
198 The Sheppards Mozelle 1572 - Chi 02/01/56 -
198 The Sheppards Sherry 1574 - Chi 02/01/56 -
199 Tab Smith T.G. Blues 1548 - Chi 08/22/55 -
199 Tab Smith Hurricane T 1549 - Chi 08/22/55 -
200 - - - - - - -
200 - - - - - - -
201 Memphis Slim Go To Find My Baby 1485 - Chi 09/29/54 -
201 Memphis Slim Blue And Lonesome 1481 - Chi 09/29/54 -
202 Sammy Lewis The Man Beyond The Clouds 1593 - Chi 06/22/56 -
202 Sammy Lewis I’m Heaven Bound 1594 - Chi 06/22/56 -
203 Tab Smith and orch FEEL LIKE I WANNA DIE (v. RAY KING) 1581 - Chi 04/10/56 -
203 Tab Smith and orch Yo Yo Blues 1579 - Chi 04/10/56 Smith
204 The Moroccos (Solly McElroy, lead) What Is A Teen-Ager's Prayer 5011 - Chi Aug-56 Prayer
204 The Moroccos Bang Goes My Heart 5009 - Chi Aug-56 -
205 Tab Smith and his Band Crazy Walk 1606 - Chi 01/24/57 -
205 Tab Smith and his Band Pretend 1607 - Chi 01/24/57 Douglas - LaVere - Belloc - Tarman
206 Lefty Bates Someboby Will Understand (v. Horace Palm) 1618 - Chi 02/26/57 -
206 Lefty Bates Chicago Cha Cha 1616 - Chi 02/26/57 -
207 The Moroccos Sad, Sad Hours 5010 - Chi Aug-56 -
207 The Moroccos The Hex 5012 - Chi Aug-56 -
208 The Palms Edna 1619 - Chi 02/26/57 -
208 The Palms Tear Drops 1613 - Chi 02/26/57 -
209 Tab Smith Someone To Watch Over Me 1546 - Chi 08/22/55 -
209 Tab Smith Soft Breeze 1605 - Chi 01/24/57 -
210 John Hampton Shadow Blues 1632 - Chi - -
210 John Hampton Honey Hush 1633 - Chi - -
211 Tab Smith My Mothers Eyes 1626 - Chi 05/28/57 -
211 Tab Smith Dansero 1628 - Chi 05/28/57 -
212 The Answers with the Lefty Bates Band Have No Fear 1624 - Chi 04/05/57 -
212 The Answers with the Lefty Bates Band Keeps Me Worried All The Time 1625 - Chi 04/05/57 -
213 Jack Medell Enchantment 1638 - Chi Oct-57 -
213 Jack Medell Umbe 1639 - Chi Oct-57 -
214 Loretta Thompson Hi De Ho Rockn’ Roll 5014 - Chi fall '57 -
214 Loretta Thompson Let's Change the Alphabet 5013 - Chi fall '57 -
215 Don Reed Western Union - - LA 06/13/57 -
215 Don Reed Why Don’t You Believe Me - - LA 06/13/57 -
216 Loretta Thompson Merry Christmas Window 1641 - Chi Nov-57 -
216 Loretta Thompson I Don’t Want To Be The Last On Santa’s List 1640 - Chi Nov-57 -
217 Tab Smith Mambolino 5017 - Chi fall '57 G. Fox - Douglas - LaVere
217 Tab Smith Just One More Time 5018 - Chi fall '57 Hilliard


NOTE: This listing is created for research and educational purposes only. I only own a small proportion of the phonograph records listed, and those I own are NOT FOR SALE. I also have no particular insight as to how to acquire them. With the information you have found here, search eBay, gemm.com, or post a question to 78-C. Otherwise, you'll need to spend hours over a period of time searching junk stores, garage sales, record auctions (both mail and internet), and anyplace else that may have 78rpm discs for sale.

Special thanks to J. Junior Black and WKRN radio


Last Updated on March 25, 2013
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