Monday 19 December 2011

KB-349 - KAY BANK ACETATE LP 349

CESAR FRANCK SONATA
Lillian Nippert Zelle (Violin), Margaret Hick Schmitt (Pno)
57
KB-349A - First And Second Movements   (No Publ.)
KB-349B - Third And Fourth Movements   (No Publ.)
KAY BANK ACETATE 349
111 North Eleventh St, Minneapolis, MN

Although the KB numbers suggest a 57 release, it has a previous address, which possibly suggests this was recorded in the early 50's. Never seen an actual LP for this.




Thursday 15 December 2011

KB-345 - KAY BANK LP 345

The WLHS A Cappella Choir, Richard Hawley (conductor)

57

KB-345A - “Christmas Concert, 1956” Side 1

KB-345A - “Christmas Concert, 1956” Side 2

KAY BANK LP 345

Minneapolis, MN



Tuesday 13 December 2011

KB-343 - NORTH STAR 2064

HIDER'S SCHNITZELBANK ORCHESTRA
Dec 56
KB-343A – Swiss Yodeler’s Laendler   (Vitak Elsnik)
KB-343B – Schnitzlebank Polka   (Leeds Publ.)
NORTH STAR 2064
1936 University Ave, St Paul, MN




Sunday 11 December 2011

KB-341 - NORTHWESTERN BANKS 341

RAMONA GERHARD
Dec 56
KB-341A - Oh Holy Night   (No Publ.)
KB-341B - Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers   (No Publ.)
NORTHWESTERN BANKS 341
Minneapolis, MN

This was a "Gift Recording" given by the banks to their "Special Customers" (ie people with money). 

Ramona Gerhard Sutton, concert and radio pianist and organist. A native of Watertown, S.D., Sutton began playing professionally in her early teens. From the 1930s to the 1950s, she was full-time staff musician for CBS radio station WCCO in Minneapolis. She was also a featured soloist with the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra and the organist for St. Luke's Episcopal Church in that city. Moving to Los Angeles in the 1950s, she became the staff organist for CBS radio station KNX-AM and presented concerts throughout Southern California. Sutton recorded more than a dozen albums, playing theater organs around the country.






Saturday 10 December 2011

KB-340 - NORTH STAR 2062

BILLY SAMUELS with Bill McGonigal and J McDonald
56
KB-340A - I Cried For You   (Robins Publ.)
KB-340B - You’d Make The Sweetest Gift   (North Star Publ.)
NORTH STAR 2062
1936 University Ave, St Paul, MN





Friday 9 December 2011

KB-339 - NORTH STAR 2061

The Tanner Team
56
KB-339A – I Saw A Man
KB-339B – In My Heart There Rings A Melody
NORTH STAR 2061

1936 University Ave, St Paul, MN





Thursday 8 December 2011

KB-338 - NORTH STAR 2060

THE TANNER TEAM
56
KB-338A - (No Info)
KB-338B - Heaven   (No Publ.)
NORTH STAR 2060

1936 University Ave, St Paul, MN



Wednesday 7 December 2011

KB-337 - KAY BANK LP 337

Four Crusaders
56/57
KB-337A - I'm Redeemed
                 Children Of The Heavenly Father
                 I Will Pilot Thee
                 My Song
KB-337B -  I Asked The Lord
                 If We Could See Beyond Today
                 The Quiet Hour
                 How Great Thou Art
                 The Lord's Prayer
KAY BANK LP 337
Minneapolis, MN




                

Sunday 4 December 2011

KB-334 - NORTH STAR 2059 and SOMA SACRED 6003

EDWARD E. MENDALDINO
56
KB-334A – Follow Me (With Soul’s Harbor TV Chorus)   (No Publ.)
KB-334B – His Eye Is On The Sparrow   (No Publ.)
NORTH STAR 2059
1936 University Ave, St Paul, MN

EDWARD E. MENDALDINO
??
KB-334A – Follow Me (With Soul’s Harbor TV Chorus)   (No Publ.)
KB-334B – His Eye Is On The Sparrow   (No Publ.)
SOMA SACRED 6003
Minneapolis, MN





Friday 2 December 2011

KB-332 - NORTH STAR 2058 (Updated 5 Jan 2020)

The St. Paul Seminarians
56/57
KB-332A - Silent Night
KB-332B - Carol Of the Shepherds
NORTH STAR 2058
1936 University Ave, Minneapolis, MN




Tuesday 29 November 2011

KB-329 - SOMA 1078

GIL STEIL’S Concertino Band
56
KB-329A – The Dog House Polka   (North Star Publ.)
KB-329B – The Owl Waltz   (North Star Publ.)
SOMA 1078
119 North 9th St, Minneapolis, MN   (Amos Heilicher)




Saturday 26 November 2011

KB-326 - KAYBANK LP 326

THE NEWMAN SINGERS and The Bells Of St. Olaf
THE ST. OLAF SCHOLA CANTORUM
56
KB-326A - Resonet In Laudibus
                Silent Night
                Gesu Bambino
                Unto Us A Child Is Born
KB-326B - O Come All Ye Faithful
                How A Rose E'Er Blooming
                Gloria, Mass Of St. John
                Puer Natus Est
KAYBANK LP 326
Minneapolis, MN






Monday 21 November 2011

KB-321 - SOMA 1050

THE FOUR NORTHMEN
56   (BB = 15 Dec 56)
KB-321A - Stop, Look And Listen   (Swaylo Publ.)
KB-321B - Three Seasons   (4-Star Sales)
SOMA 1050
119 North 9th St, Minneapolis, MN   (Amos Heilicher)





Saturday 19 November 2011

KB-319 - NORTH STAR 2054

THE LEE BROTHERS with Billy Don’s Trailer Raiders of the Golden West
56
KB-319A - Place In My Heart   (North Star Publ.)
KB-319B - Lost Romance   (North Star Publ.)
NORTH STAR 2054
1936 University Ave, St Paul, MN





Friday 18 November 2011

KB-318 - NORTH STAR 2053 (2nd)

THE BRISTLIN TWINS with Billy Don’s Trailer Raiders of the Golden West
56
KB-318A - By The Ocean Side   (North Star Publ.)
KB-318B - Dreaming Of You   (North Star Publ.)
NORTH STAR 2053
1936 University Ave, St Paul, MN
(Issue Number used twice)








Wednesday 16 November 2011

KB-316 - SOMA LP 1202

RAMONA GERHARD - “Christmas In Hi-Fi With ....”
56
KB-316A - Silent Night
                O Tannenbaum
                We Three Kings
                Deck The Halls With Holly
                Ave Maria
                Christmas Song
                Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers
KB-316B -  Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem
                Jolly Old St. Nicholas
                God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
                We Wish You A Merry Christmas
                White Christmas
                Sleigh Ride
                Noel Noel
SOMA LP 1202
29 Glenwood, Minneapolis, MN  (Amos Heilicher)

Two different covers. Unsure which one came first.