JamesAHarrod

I also recently pulled this book off the shelf and savored each and every photo via a slow page by page perusal. My copy used to belong to Ray Avery. Picked it up from Arthur Newman who handled the sales of many of Ray's books for his daughter after his passing. I rank Stock's work right up there with the best of Gottlieb, Herman and Claxton. Jim

I wrote an article for Names & Numbers (issue 42) that traced the history of the initial recordings of the Lighthouse All Stars, BIG BOY Parts 1 & 2, being the first commercial release of the LHAS on a Skylark 78. The owner of Skylark/Tampa reissued BIB BOY numerous times on various formats, 45 single, 45 EP, 10" LP, 12" LP, etc. Jim

Thanks. So I was right about that after all? Interesting... That again is a bit odd, since at least on my CD copy of "Swinging Sounds" it clearly says "Vol. 4". Maybe that wasn't anywhere to be seen on the LP? It's not part of the cover artwork at least. Once again you are confusing 10" LP issues with later 12" LP issues on vinyl. Email me off line at jaharrod@uci.edu if you need additional clarification. Jim

As Chuck Nessa has mentioned the transition from 10" to 12" LPs caused some confusion, especially with the Lighthouse All Stars LPs where Volume One was actually on the Lighthouse label originally, as a 12" LP. Then the first Lighthouse LP on the Contemporary label was a 10" LP, C-2501, and labelled Volume 2. Volume One of Shelly Manne and His Men was C-2503. Volume Two was C-2511. Volume Three was C-2516. All of these were 10" LPs. Volume Three is not with Shelly Manne and His Men, it is with Shorty Rogers and Jimmy Giuffre. The fourth 10" LP with Shelly was C-2518 and simply labelled "Shelly Manne & Russ Freeman" - both later combined on a 12" LP as "The Three and The Two." I hope that helps. Jim