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• Contest Music for Saxophone, Lapider Records M 249-04 (LP) (1962); OCLC 9439934, 70304864, 3249596

Side 1: matrix XCTV-87627 (mono) (Columbia Custom)

Side 2: matrix XCTV-87628 (mono) (Columbia Custom)

Other pressings

Side 1: matrix M 249-04 (stereo)

Side 1: matrix RG 576A; OCLC 3249596 (Argo Records, UK)

Side 2: matrix RG 576B; OCLC 3249596 (Argo Records, UK)

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• Ray Makeever Ottawa High School Band, 1960

Side 1: matrix XCTV–63899

Delta Records, Chicago, Minneapolis, Cleveland

• Oshkosh High School A Cappella Choir, Sing Noel, 1964

matrix XCTV–97397

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• Oshkosh High School Band / Oshkosh High School A Cappella Choir, Because There Are 2, It's Twice As Good, 1964

matrix XCTV–97877–8

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• East Leyden High School A Cappella Choir; OCLC 8136168

Daniel P. Tkach, director

Side 1: matrix XCTV–96678

Side 2: matrix XCTV–96679

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• Oshkosh High School A Cappella Choir, Music of Christmas, 1965

matrix XCTV–107126-7

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• West High School Choral Department, This is My Country: An American Bicentennial Presentation, 1976

matrix DRS-76-645

Recorded at the First United Methodist Church, Oshkosh, Wisconsin

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• Brown Deer High School A Cappella Choir, The Christmas Album, 1977

matrix 77–714

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• Brookfield Central High School Choirs, The Christmas Album, 1982

matrix DRS–82–206

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• The Delta Chorale; Phillip Knautz, director; OCLC 7943192

Side 1: matrix XCTV–65415

Side 2: matrix XCTV–65416

Columbia Transcriptions (aka Columbia Custom), Chicago

• University of Illinois Bands, Diamond Anniversary Concerts, 1890–1965 (1965?); OCLC 28579251

Mark Hindsley, conductor

Side 1: matrix XCTV–104135

Side 2: matrix XCTV–104136

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• University of Illinois Bands; OCLC 12937162

Mark Hindsley, conductor

Side 1: matrix XCTV–7729

Side 2: matrix XCTV–7730

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• Handel Oratorio Society; Augustana Symphony Orchestra (1959?); OCLC 855871602, 8571826

Side 1: matrix XCTV–88023

Side 2: matrix XCTV–88028

Motown

• The Miracles, Hi, We're The Miracles

Side 1: matrix XCTV–65463-1KA

Side 2: matrix XCTV–65462-2KA

Columbia pressing plants

Evansville, Indiana

Fremont, Ohio

Greencastle, Indiana

Huntington, West Virginia

Indianapolis, Indiana

Lamar, Indiana

LaPorte, Indiana

Lexington, Kentucky

Louisville, Kentucky

Madisonville, Kentucky

New Haven, Michigan

Newark, Ohio

Richmond, Indiana

Terre Haute, Indiana

Toledo, Ohio

Union, Kentucky

Wooster, Ohio

Selmer releases

• Flute Contest Music; OCLC 4370533

Lanier Records

matrix XCTV 9899

• Flute contest music Vol. 3.

Lanier Records OCLC 46973863

• Sérénade; OCLC 58391105

matrix M3–115870

matrix M3–115871

• Marcel Mule, Sonata; OCLC 830349065

• The Saxophone : Vol. 3.; OCLC 11960400

• The Saxophone, Vol. 4, LS 1188; OCLC 22973225

• The Saxophone, Vol. 5, London: LL 1434; OCLC 246668203

matrix ARL–3010

matrix ARL–3011

• Marcel Mule; OCLC 4792510

• The Trumpet. No. 1; OCLC 11320276

• Contest music for trumpet [and] cornet; OCLC 7608867

• Contest Music for Trumpet and Coronet, Guide Records

Side 1: matrix XCTV-67474

Side 2: matrix XCTV-67475

• New directions for woodwind choir; OCLC 9749137

• The Clarinet : volume 3.; OCLC 20291747

• Gigue; OCLC 156936398

Notes

In 1958, Columbia custom recordings were handled by Columbia Transciptions, a department of Columbia Records, which was a division of the Columbia Broadcasting System.

Columbia Custom Records' (aka Columbia Custom Labels aka Columbia Special Products) was a division of Columbia Records. The matrix numbers beginning with XCTV were mono and XCSV were stereo. The XCTV/XCSV numbers also apply to Motown related albums.

Columbia matrices beginning with prefixes ZTSC (7" mono), ZTEC (7" e.p.'s), XCTV (LP's mono), XCSV (LP's stereo)

Late 1960's and early 1970's singles releases owned by SHELBY SINGLETON, JR. Labels such as SUN INTERNATIONAL, SUN GOLDEN TREASURES, PLANTATION, SSS INTERNATIONAL, MINARET, BLACK PRINCE, BLUE FOX, SILVER FOX, SHARE and other associated Shelby Singleton owned labels. Many 45rpm releases would have ZTSB (mono) matrix numbers (generally only located in the runout areas only on disk) or ZSSB (stereo) matrix numbers. Matrix prefixes and numbers beginning with letters XSBV (stereo) or XTBV (mono), XSY (stereo lp's). The difficult part of Columbia (Nashville) pressings was that the "vast majority" of the 7" singles did not list the Columbia matrix numbers on the labels, so they are located only in the runout areas on disk. Same thing with albums too!! This has made it difficult to "discover" new records that were pressed out of Columbia Nashville. Not much information to date on 45's owned by Shelby Singleton, so I would appreciate any help that anyone is able to offer or possibly in form of full info or large label scans covering all labels.

A large percentage of 7" singles pressings featured COLUMBIA CUSTOM matrix numbers that began with prefixes such as ZTSP (mono 7") which were pressed in New York plant. New York had the largest number of record pressings). Next in line was NASHVILLE plant which carried prefixes such as ZTSB (mono) & ZSSB (stereo) (Nashville pressings were mostly Country labels from 1962 to 1979). The 3rd pressing plant was located in Chicago which pressed records with prefixes such as ZTSC (7" mono), XCTV (12" mono albums), XCSV (stereo albums), and so on. Over-all, Columbia Custom used at least 30 other prefixes for e.p.'s, albums, Government pressings and much more.

The mastering or pressing plants that pressed other matrix number prefixes such as ZTSP or ZTSC almost ALWAYS listed the numbers on the record labels, which had made things a little easier to find and add to the database.

Also forming a part of this record research are about 5,000 record label "scans" of Columbia Custom pressings to go along with the information. CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE for MOTOWN ITEMS AND MEMORABILIA CURRENTLY UP FOR SALE, along with in depth information on MOTOWN RESEARCH and COLUMBIA CUSTOM RESEARCH now available to all. See address below.

Reg Bartlette

Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada

www.melo-deemusicresearch.com

• Bill Denny was head of Columbia Custom Records until about 3 months before his father, Jim Denny, died
• Ron Alexenburg, Vice-President Columbia Custom Labels (1970s)
• Al Earl, Vice-President Operations, Columbia's custom duplication in Terre Haute