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The color coding from the discographies has changed, see the bottom of this page. As webpages are updated the color coding information will no longer be on the individual pages.

Discographies of 50's and 60's record labels.

While the bulk of the discographies on Global Dog are from the United States there enough from Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom that we have added index pages for just those countries besides including them in the main indexes of all labels. Just click on a flag to see that country's index.


Australia	Canada	United Kingdom

The Canadian discographies are from "50 Year Directory of Canadian 45 & 78 RPM Records 1940 to 1990" by Dave Whatmough. The directory is over 900 pages and still available by contacting Dave at dwhatmough@cogeco.ca

Additions and corrections:
At this time I'm busy adding thousands of entries for Australian labels the database so if you want to email me any additions or corrections don't expect immediate results. Likewise it is more helpful to me if you send just a single email with multiple additions or corrections rather then alot of individual emails. Please email me first before sending large files.

Send additions and corrections to nipper@globaldogproductions.info

With the advent of eBay it might now be possible to collect near complete discographies of singles issued by most record labels of the 50's and 60's that previously would have been impossible to compile.

When RCA first introduced the 45 rpm record they issued them on different colors of vinyl to indicate the type of music the record was. While the color coding didn't catch on the 45's certainly did.

The first 45 record ever issued was Eddy Arnold on RCA 48-0001

Below are two sample entries, the first is a single where it is the same artist on both the A side and the B side, the second example is where there are different artists on the A side and B side. If there is a "horizontal line" then the A side and B side are different artists. If there is no horizontal line then it is the same artist for both sides.

101	Johnny Horton	Happy Millionaire Mean Mean Son Of A Gun	1951
102	Johnny Horton Bill Thompson's Westerners	Plaid And Calico Done Roving	1951

Color coding:

78 only

78 and 45 with different numbers

78 and 45 both using the same number

45 only

EP's

LP's

Purple is used to indicate big gaps, changed numbering systems, prefixes or different labels sharing the same name.

How to read these listings

WP-239
48-0175
(21-0010)
Eddy Arnold
The Tennessee
Plowboy Bring Your Roses To Her Now
I Wish I Had A Girl Like You, Mother 1950

In the listing above there are three numbers. The number starting with "WP" is the number for the box set the 45 was part of. The second number is the 45's number. The third number is the 45's 78 equivalent.

	78 only
	78 and 45 with different numbers
	78 and 45 both using the same number
	45 only
	EP's
	LP's
	Purple is used to indicate big gaps, changed numbering systems, prefixes or different labels sharing the same name.