Capitol Records Discography

[mikeweil]

I know there was a label discography about Capitol published on CDR by a Durch group of people, I'm sorry but cannot remember their name. It was label discography like those on Blue Note,  Prestige,  Atlantic etc,. Does any board member have a copy for sale or know about a source to acquire this . I need it for some of my didcographical research.

Thankscin advance.

[GA Russell]

Mike, this is the German edition of 75 Years of Capitol Records.

https://www.amazon.com/75-Years-Capitol-Records-XL/dp/3836550288/ref=sr_1_3

I haven't seen it; but even if it does not include a discography, perhaps its index will include the title of what you are looking for.

[mikeweil]

Price of this oop book in Germany is ridiculous. But chances are I can access it in the National Library in Frankfurt as it was a German publication. Not  exactly what I am looking for but worth investivgating. Thanks for the hint.

[Big Beat Steve]

I suppose the Capitol Records discography accessible on the Both Sides Now site is not detailed enough for you?

https://www.bsnpubs.com/discoga-c.html

[mikeweil]

Correct. I want master numbers, dates and locations, unissued tracks and all. Like in the Ruppli books. I know it was soll by some Dutch society which no länger exists. Or so it seems. I want to doa George Shearing discography. There are contradictions between info in the Tom Lord Discogrsphy and on recent reissues.

Those so called discographies do not deserve to be called so. They are just album track listings. 

[Bill Nelson]

When at a mom-n-pop record store in Anniston, Alabama, the owner mentioned a previous serious digger.  "He bugged me about my back stock cause he was running the Capitol label."  My quick reply was, "Well, I hope the guy has executive experience." 

 

[Big Beat Steve]

13 hours ago, mikeweil said:

Those so called discographies do not deserve to be called so. They are just album track listings. 

I understand your needs and agree that "Both Sides Now" doesn't meet these needs.

And yes, there are many cobbled-up pseudo-discographies on the 'web these days. 
Yet I find your statement inappropriate for sites such as Both Sides Now. This site, in particular, does fill a need and a gap, despite the gaps it still has and those label listings that seem to remain unfinished. I am glad this site still is up. 
OTOH just look at certain among the typical discographies in the stricter sense of the word (both online and in print). How many of them give truly comprehensive listings of the EPs (or other 45s) that were released alongside the LPs, and how many give at least the ALBUM TITLES (and ALL of them) that were compiled from the sessions so the discographically interested collector isn't forced in each and every case to jump between the discographies and reference works such as the Goldmine Jazz Album price guide (or Discogs, for that matter) to identify the respective album by its title? Jazzdisco.org is a commendable exception but other "typical" discographies fall short (if not to say "fall flat on their faces") in that respect. 
Just to give an example of the gaps that Both Sides Now fills, in early 2025 I took out the "King labels" and "Aladdin/Imperial labels" discographies by Ruppli from our regional State libray and ran almost the entire books through my photocopier at home. And then I printed out the respective Both Sides Now listings of "King/Federal/Deluxe/Queen" as well as the Aladdin and Imperial Album listings and filed them in the respective binders alongside the Ruppli discographies. A combination that is as perfectly complementary for reference as it could possibly be! 

Edited Tuesday at 11:25 AM by Big Beat Steve

[mikeweil]

I didn't mean to put down BSN - they do some serious work with love and engagement. It's just that it's of limited use if you want to compile a serious session-based discography like I do with the BRIAN software.