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3 unusual facts about Catalog numbering systems for single records


Francis Craig

His own recording of "Near You" was released by Bullet Records as catalog number 1001.

Jane Turzy

The recording was released by Decca Records as catalog number 27622.

Mukatsuku Records

This list is organized by catalog number, a roughly chronological number system established by the label and typically printed on or assigned to each official release.


A Story Untold

This recording was released by Mercury Records as catalog number 70634.

Aba Daba Honeymoon

The hit record of the song was recorded by Debbie Reynolds and Carleton Carpenter on August 4, 1950, and released by MGM Records as catalog number 30282.

Be My Life's Companion

The Rosemary Clooney recording was recorded in December 1951 and released by Columbia Records as catalog number 39631, with the flip side "Why Don't You Love Me?".

Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy

His recording, produced by Owen Bradley, was released by Decca Records as catalog number 46205.

Down Yonder

The recording by Del Wood was released by Tennessee Records as catalog number 775.

Go on with the Wedding

The recording by Patti Page was released by Mercury Records as catalog number 70766.

Have You Heard?

The recording by Joni James was released by MGM Records as catalog number 11390.

I Dreamed

This recording was released by Bally Records as catalog number 1020.

Innamorata

The biggest selling recording of the song was sung by Dean Martin (issued as Capitol Records catalog number 3352), reaching #27 on the Billboard magazine chart in 1956.

King Size Papa

The song, penned by Johnny Gomez and Paul Vance, was released on the Capitol Americana label, catalog number 40082.

Near You

The recording by Francis Craig (the song's composer) was released by Bullet Records as catalog number 1001.

The Little Shoemaker

Her recording was released in 1954 by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalog numbers B 10698 and 7M 219.

The recording by the Gaylords, with the chorus sung in both English and Italian, was released by Mercury Records as catalog number 70403.

What a Dream

The recording by Patti Page was released by Mercury Records as catalog number 70416.

Whither Thou Goest

The recording by Les Paul and Mary Ford was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 2928.

Why Don't You Believe Me?

A recording by Joni James (MGM Records catalog number 11333) reached #1 on the Billboard charts in 1952.

You Call Everybody Darlin'

The Al Trace recording was released by Regent Records as catalog number 117.


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