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#40: The King/Federal R&B Grail
"(Something Moves Me) Within My Heart" by the 5 Royales.


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Shown below are the LPs that collectors think are the essential R&B and jazz albums on the King label and its affiliates: Federal, Deluxe and Audio Lab. Of course King was also a major player in the gospel, C&W, and vocal fields, but we're mainly covering R&B for this gallery. There are two albums that aren't shown that should be: 295-94 Billy Ward & His Dominos (10" LP) and 539 Roland Kirk - Triple Threat. There are purportedly also Federal versions of 559 Billy Ward & His Dominos - Featuring Clyde McPhatter, and 581 The Midnighters Greatest Hits Vol. 2. Thanks to all my collector friends for contributing to this gallery.

Syd Nathan was the crusty owner of King Records. Here's his hilarious and rambling "how we do things" communique to his field staff from 1962. (Thanks to label exec. Tommy Noonan via Jeff Gold)
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1-295-79-Tiny-Bradshaw---10
295-79 Tiny Bradshaw - 10 inch
 295-84-BennyCarter-10inch
295-84 - Benny Carter - 10 inch
 2-295-88-Todd-Rhodes---10-i
295-88 Todd Rhodes - 10 inch
 3-Federal-295-90-The-Midnig
Federal 295-90 The Midnighters - 10 inch
4-Federal-295-96-Big-Jay-Mc
Federal 295-96 Big Jay McNeely - 10 inch
 5-295-105-Bill-Jennings---L
295-105 Bill Jennings - Leo Parker - 10 inch
 6-295-106-Bill-Jennings---1
295-106 Bill Jennings - 10 inch
 7-395-501-Tiny-Bradshaw
395-501 Tiny Bradshaw
8-395-508-Bill-Jennings
395-508 Bill Jennings
 9-395-513-Various
395-513 Various
 10-395-520-Lonnie-Johnson
395-520 Lonnie Johnson
 11-395-527-Bill-Jennings
395-527 Bill Jennings
12-395-528-Various
395-528 Various
 13-Federal-395-530-Big-Jay-
Federal 395-530 Big Jay McNeely
 14-395-531-Bill-Doggett
395-531 Bill Doggett
 15-536-Various
536 Various
16-Federal-541-Midnighters
Federal 541 Midnighters
 17-541--later-Midnighters
541 (later) Midnighters
 18-Federal-548-Billy-Ward-A
Federal 548 Billy Ward And His Dominos
 19-Federal-549-The-Platters
Federal 549 The Platters
20-559-Clyde-McPhatter-with
559 Clyde McPhatter with Billy Ward
 21-559--later-Clyde-McPhatt
559 (later) Clyde McPhatter with Billy Ward
 565 Lorez Alexandria
565 Lorez Alexandria
 22-564-Little-Willie-John
564 Little Willie John
23-569-Bubber-Johnson
569 Bubber Johnson
 24-Deluxe-570-Otis-Williams
Deluxe 570 Otis Williams & His Charms
 25-580-The-5-Royales
580 The 5 Royales
 26-581-Midnighters
581 Midnighters
27-594-Boyd-Bennett
594 Boyd Bennett
 28-596-Little-Willie-John
596 Little Willie John
 29-603-Little-Willie-John
603 Little Willie John
 30-604-Lula-Reed
604 Lula Reed
31-605-Ivory-Joe-Hunter
605 Ivory Joe Hunter
 32-607-Roy-Brown-N-Wynonie-
607 Roy Brown & Wynonie Harris
33-610-James-Brown
610 James Brown
 34-614-Otis-Williams
614 Otis Williams
35-616-The-5-Royales
616 The 5 Royales
 36-618-Hank-Ballard-N-The-M
618 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
 37-622-Little-Esther-Philli
622 Little Esther (Phillips)
 38-627-Wynonie-Harris-N-Roy
627 Wynonie Harris & Roy Brown
39-629-Donnie-Elbert
629 Donnie Elbert
 40-634-Eddie-Cleanhead-Vins
634 Eddie Cleanhead Vinson & Jimmy Witherspoon
 41-635-James-Brown
635 James Brown
 42-638-Various
638 Various
43-650-Big-Jay-McNeely
650 Big Jay McNeely
 44-651-The-Platters
651 The Platters
 45-653-Tiny-Bradshaw
653 Tiny Bradshaw
 46-654-Various
654 Various
47-658-Todd-Rhodes
658 Todd Rhodes
 48-668-Eddie-Vinson,-Roy-Br
668 Eddie Vinson, Roy Brown & Wynonie Harris
 49-671-Cecil-Gant
671 Cecil Gant
 50-674-Hank-Ballard-N-The-M
674 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
51-678-The-5-Royales
678 The 5 Royales
 52-680-Various
680 Various
 53-683-James-Brown
683 James Brown
 54-684-Gatemouth-Moore
684 Gatemouth Moore
55-688-The-Five-Keys
688 The Five Keys
 56-691-Little-Willie-John
691 Little Willie John
 57-692-The-Five-Keys
692 The Five Keys
 58-700-Hank-Ballard-N-The-M
700 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
59-717-Lynn-Hope
717 Lynn Hope
 60-727-John-Lee-Hooker
727 John Lee Hooker
 61-733-Billy-Ward-N-His-Dom
733 Billy Ward & His Dominos
 62-735-Champion-Jack-Dupree
735 Champion Jack Dupree
63-743-James-Brown
743 James Brown
 64-748-Hank-Ballard-N-The-M
748 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
 65-762-Freddie-King
762 Freddie King
 66-771-James-Brown
771 James Brown
67-773-Freddie-King
773 Freddie King
 68-775-Charles-Brown
775 Charles Brown
 69-777-Freddie-King-Lula-Re
777 Freddie King, Lula Reed & Sonny Thompson
 70-779-Smokey-Smothers
779 Smokey Smothers
71-780-James-Brown
780 James Brown
 72-804-James-Brown
804 James Brown
 73-821-Freddie-King
821 Freddie King
 74-826-James-Brown
826 James Brown
75-852-Albert-King
852 Albert King
 76-856-Freddie-King
856 Freddie King
 77-857-Johnny-Guitar-Watson
857 Johnny Guitar Watson
 78-878-Charles-Brown
878 Charles Brown
79-928-Freddie-King
928 Freddie King
 80-930-Bobby-Freeman
930 Bobby Freeman
 81-1052-Hank-Ballard
1052 Hank Ballard
 82-1078-Bill-Doggett
1078 Bill Doggett
83-Audio-Lab-1510-Annie-Lau
Audio Lab 1510 Annie Laurie
 84-Audio-Lab-1512-Jimmy-Rus
Audio Lab 1512 Jimmy Rushing & Jack Dupree
 85--Audio-Lab-1514-Bill-Jen
Audio Lab 1514 Bill Jennings
 86-Audio-Lab-1520-John-Lee-
Audio Lab 1520 John Lee Hooker
87-Audio-Lab-1524-Bull-Moos
Audio Lab 1524 Bull Moose Jackson
 88-Audio-Lab-1564-Nick-Espo
Audio Lab 1564 Nick Esposito
 89-Audio-Lab-1567-H-Bomb-Fe
Audio Lab 1567 H-Bomb Ferguson


Wouldn't you know it, there was also a QUEEN label! It too was a King affiliate and I think it was only used for a few 78 releases.

90-Queen
Queen



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