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Found in 1945 Philo Records by the brothers Eddie, Leo, and Ira Mesner, in Los Angeles, California. The name, was short for their 'Philharmonic Music Shop'. In February of 1946, being forced to change the label name because legal problems with radio manufacturer Philco. The Mesners were going to change the name to Medlee Records, which was a play on words. Pronounced "Medley," it is made up of M, the first letter of their last names, followed by ED and LEE, their first names. Announced it in the trade papers, but then changed it to Aladdin (their Philo logo had an Aladdin style lamp with the smoke spelling out Philo).
Known for its wealth of recordings of rhythm & blues, early rock & roll music, and jazz. Recordings made in
Los Angeles, California, New Orleans, Louisiana.
The label was sold to Lew Chudd's
Imperial Records in 1960 and is today owned by EMI.
Sources: Unsung Heroes of Rock 'N' Roll By Nick Tosches
Wikipedia
Blue Rhythms: Six Lives in Rhythm and Blues By Chip Deffaa
Both Sides Now/Aladdin for more.
We have no association with ALADDIN RECORD or any one in the recording industry.
Should you be interested in acquiring albums listed here (all of which are out of print),
we suggest you go back to our Label page and see what we have now,
(remember we up date all the time so the list will change.)
/ Between songs // other side (when known)
This list is incomplete:
LP-701 Illinois Jacquet & Lester Young - Battle of the Saxes [2/51]Flying Home - Illinois Jacquet/Blow Illinois Blow - Illinois Jacquet/Goofin' Off - Illinois Jacquet/ Illinois Blows the Blues - Illinois Jacquet//D.B. Blues - Lester Young/Lester Blows Again - Lester Young/ Sunny Side of the Street - Lester Young/Jumpin' With Symphony Sid - Lester Young There are two covers for this album, the first was matte yellow with black printing, the second was glossy white with red printing. The artwork was the same. Label is blue with silver printing.
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LP-702 Charles Brown - Mood Music [1952]You Are My First Love/Baby Don't You Cry/Get Yourself Another Fool/Again//How High The Moon/ When My Baby's Coming Home/Forgive Me/I've Got That Old Feeling There are two covers for this album, the first was brown and white and the second was blue and white, artwork was the same and both covers are matte finish. Label is blue with silver printing and was available on red vinyl.
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LP-703 Various Artists - Party After Hours [2/51]Operation Blues - Amos Milburn/Around The Clock, Part 1 - Wyonnie "Mr. Blues" Harris/ Around The Clock, Part 2 - Wyonnie "Mr. Blues" Harris/Merry Go Round Blues - "Crown Prince" Waterford// Walking Blues - Amos Milburn/Itty Bitty Girl, Part 1 - Velma Nelson/Itty Bitty Girl, Part 2 - Velma Nelson/ After Midnite - Amos Milburn
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LP-704 Amos Milburn - Rockin' The Boogie [1952]
Pot Luck Boogie/Amos'Boogie/Bye-Bye-Boogie/Down the Road Apiece//
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LP-705 Lester Young Trio with Nat "King" Cole and Red Callender - The Lester Young Trio [1953]Body and Soul/Indiana//Tea For Two/I Can't Get Started
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LP-706 Lester Young - Lester Young and His Tenor Sax [1954]
Just Cooling/One O'clock Jump/S.M. Blues/Jumpin' at Mesner's//
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LP-707 Lynn Hope - Lynn Hope And His Tenor Sax [1954]
Hop Skip And Jump/Driftin'/Tenderly/Blue Moon//
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LP-708 Illinois Jacquet - Illinois Jacquet and His Tenor Sax [1954]
It's Wild/Jivin' With Jack The Bellboy/You Left Me All Alone/For Truly?//
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LP-709 Maxwell Davis - Maxwell Davis and His Tenor Sax [1954]
Blue Tango/The Glory of Love/Charmaine/Hey! Good Lookin'//
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LP-710 Various Artists - Rock ‘n Roll with Rhythm and Blues [9/56]One Scotch One Bourbon One Beer - Amos Milburn/I'm Gone - Shirley & Lee/Blow Lynn Blow - Lynn Hope/ I Got Loaded - "Peppermint" Harris/Be-Baba-Leba - Helen Humes/My Saddest Hour - Five Keys// Bad Bad Whiskey - Amos Milburn/Let's Walk - Charles Brown/He May Be Your Man - Helen Humes/ Hey Little Girl - Richard Lewis/Ko-Ko-Mo - Gene & Eunice/This Is My Story - Gene & Eunice
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LP-801 Lester Young - Lester Young and His Tenor Sax, Volume 1 [10/56]D. B. Blues/Lester Blows Again/These Foolish Things/Jumpin' At Mesners/It's Only A Paper Moon/After You've Gone/ Lover Come Back To Me//Jammin' With Lester/You're Drivin' Me Crazy/Lester Leaps In/She's Funny That Way/ Lester's Be- Bop Boogie/S.M.'s Blues
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LP-802 Lester Young - Lester Young and His Tenor Sax, Volume 2 [10/56]Sunday/Jumpin' With Symphony Sid/Sax-O-Be-Bop/No Eyes Blues/On The Sunny Side Of The Street/Jumpin' At The Woodside/ One O'clock Jump//Easy Does It/I'm Confessin'/East Of The Sun/The Sheik of Araby/Something To Remember You By/ Just Coolin'
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LP-803 Illinois Jacquet - Illinois Jacquet and His Tenor Sax [1956]
Flying Home, Part 1/Flying Home, Part 2/Jivin' With Jack The Bellboy/You Left Me All Alone/Big Dog/For Europeans Only//
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LP-804 Maxwell Davis - Maxwell Davis and His Tenor Sax [1956]
Blue Tango/Popsicle/Blue Shuffle/Glory Of Love/Hey Good Lookin'/Joe Louis Story Theme//
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LP-805 Lynn Hope - Lynn Hope and His Tenor Sax [1956]
Tenderly/Driftin'/Hope Skip And Jump/Blue Moon/Blues For Anna Bacoa/Eleven Til Two//
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LP-806 Five Keys - Best of the Five Keys [1956]
Glory Of Love/Oh Baby/My Saddest Hour/Hucklebuck With Jimmy/These Foolish Things/Christmas Time//
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LP-807 Shirley & Lee - Let The Good Times Roll [12/56]
Let The Good Times Roll/I'm Gone/Sweethearts/Keep On/Takes Money/Confessin'//
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LP-808 Lloyd Glenn - Chica Boo [1956]
Chica-Boo/Tiddly-Winks/Footloose/Sunrise/Still Waters/Nite-Flite//
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LP-809 Charles Brown - Mood Music [1956 unissued]This album is listed in the catalog and on the back of earlier Aladdin issues, but was not released on Aladdin. Drifting Blues/Seven Kisses Mambo/Fools Paradise/Please Don't Drive Me Away/By The Bend Of The River/ I'm Saving My Love For You//Nite After Nite/Rising Sun/My Heart Is Mended/Rolling Like A Pebble In The Sand/ Evening Shadows/Honeysipper
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LP-810 Amos Milburn - Rockin' The Boogie [ 1956 unissued]This album is listed in the catalog and on the back of earlier Aladdin issues, but was not released on Aladdin. Let's Have A Party/One Scotch/I'm Still A Fool For You/That's What I've Been Thru/Rocky Mountain/Baby Baby// Chicken Shack/Good Good Whiskey/My Happiness Depends On You/All is Well/I Know You Love Me/Trouble In Mind
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LP-811 Ike Carpenter - Lights Out [1956 unissued]This album is listed in the catalog and on the back of earlier Aladdin issues, but was not released on Aladdin. Twilight Time/Two Sleepy People/Sleepy Serenade/Sleepy Head/Sleepy Time Gal// When It's Sleepy Time Down South/Lights Out/Pachuko Hop/It Simply Can Be Done/Fiddle Faddle/Miss Little Bit
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LP-812 Various Artists - Singing the Blues [1956 unissued]This album is listed in the catalog and on the back of earlier Aladdin issues, but was not released on Aladdin. Contain Billie Holiday, Helen Humes, Patti Anne and others.
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LP-813 Various Artists - Party After Hours [1956 unissued]This album is listed in the catalog and on the back of earlier Aladdin issues, but was not released on Aladdin. Features Amos Milburn, Wynonie Harris, Velma Nelson and "Crown Prince" Waterford.
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Some of the albums were exact reissues of the Aladdin LPs and some were modified. All of the Aladdin releases were designated with an "-A" after the Imperial number. Some of this material appeared in stereo for the first time on these Imperial releases. So we know that since the material was record before stereo it would have to be electronically reproduced.
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LP-9174-A Lloyd Glenn - Chica-Boo [1962] [Mono][Reissued of LP-808]
[Stereo LP-12174-A]
Chica-Boo/Tiddly-Winks/Footloose/Sunrise/Still Waters/Nite-Flite//
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LP-9175-A Lloyd Glenn - After Hours [1962] [Mono]
[Stereo LP-12175-A]
After Hours, Part 1/After Hours, Part 2/Strollin'/Tipsy/Hyde Park//
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LP-12174-A Lloyd Glenn - Chica-Boo [1962] [Stereo] [Mono on LP-9174-A]
[Reissued of LP-808]Chica-Boo/Tiddly-Winks/Footloose/Sunrise/Still Waters/Nite-Flite//Old Time Shuffle/Southbound Special/Blue Ivories/Glenn's Glide/Shadow Land/Chocolate Drop
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LP-12175-A Lloyd Glenn - After Hours [1962] [Stereo] [Mono LP-9175-A]
After Hours, Part 1/After Hours, Part 2/Strollin'/Tipsy/Hyde Park// |
on Aladdin
"Peppermint" Harris, Wyonnie "Mr. Blues" Harris, Lynn Hope, Helen Humes, Illinois Jacquet, Five Keys, Shirley & Lee, Richard Lewis,
Amos Milburn, Velma Nelson, "Crown Prince" Waterford, Lester Young Trio