Kalin Twins

Hal Kalin, *16-02-1934 Port Jervis, NY, +24-08-2005

Herb Kalin, *16-02-1934 Port Jervis, NY, +21-07-2006

2nd version

by Richard Weize, Kittra Moore, Carl G. Cederblad
SESSIONS

16 December 1957 Decca Recording Studio A, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City – Kalin Twins
001 103882 JUMPIN' JACK Decca  9-30552 ED 2623/DL 8812 BCD-15597
002 103883 WALKIN' TO SCHOOL 9-30552 ED 2623/DL 8812 BFX-15122 BCD-15597
003 103884 THE SPIDER AND THE FLY DL 8812 BFX-15122 BCD-15597
26 March 1958 Decca Recording Studio A, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City – Kalin Twins
004 104654 THREE O' CLOCK THRILL 9-30642 ED 2623/DL 8812 BFX-15122 BCD-15597
005 104655 WHEN 9-30642 ED 2623/DL 8812 Vocalion VL-73771 BFX-15122 BCD-15597
006 104656 TAG-A-LONG ED 2641/DL 8812
6 August 1958 Decca Recording Studio A, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City – Kalin Twins
007 105438 YOU MEAN THE WORLD TO ME 31220/DL 8812 BFX-15122 BCD-15597
008 105439 COOL 9-30868 ED 2641/DL 8812
009 105440 SCHOOL BELL DREAM DL 8812 BCD-15597
27 August 1958 Decca Recording Studio A, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City – Kalin Twins
010 105566 CLICKETY CLACK ED 2641/DL 8812 BFX-15122 BCD-15597
011 105567 DREAM OF ME 9-30745/DL 8812 BCD-15597
012 105568 FORGET ME NOT 9-30745 ED 2641/DL 8812 BFX-15122 BCD-15597
25 November 1958 Decca Recording Studio A, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City – Kalin Twins
013 106158 WHEN I LOOK IN THE MIRROR 9-30868/ BCD-15597
014 106159 IT'S ONLY THE BEGINNING 9-30807/ BFX-15122 BCD-15597
015 106160 OH MY GOODNESS 9-30807/ BFX-15122 BCD-15597
8 May 1959 Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN – Kalin Twins
016 107319/NA 10707 MOODY 9-30911/BCD-15597
017 107320/NA 10708 SWEET SUGAR LIPS 9-30911/BFX-15122 BCD-15597
018 107321/NA 10709 I'M GONNA KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR unissued/ BCD-15597
18 August 1959 Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN – Kalin Twins (Bob Moore [bass] + unknown musicians)
019 108043/NA 10833 WHY DON'T YOU BELIEVE IN ME 9-30977/Vocalion VL 3771
020 108044/NA 10834 THE MEANING OF THE BLUES 9-30977
021 108045/NA 10835 TRUE TO YOU 9-31111
20 August 1959 Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN – Kalin Twins (Bob Moore [bass] + unknown musicians)
022 108046/NA 10836 BLUE BLUE TOWN 9-31111
023 108047/NA 10837 LITTLE MISS BLUE unissued/ BCD-15597
26 January 1960 Decca Recording Studio A, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City – Kalin Twins
024 108641 CHICKEN THIEF 9-31064/ BFX-15122 BCD-15597
025 108642 LONELINESS 9-31064
026 108643 BYE, BYE, BLACKBIRD unissued/ BCD-15597
24 June 1960 Decca Recording Studio A, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City – Kalin Twins
027 109263 MAKE LOVE TO ME unissued/ BCD-15597
028 109264 MY HAPPINESS DL 4063
029 109265 SAIL ALONG, SILV'RY MOON unissued/ BCD-15597
030 109266 SIDE BY SIDE Vocalion VL 3771
28 June 1960 Decca Recording Studio A, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City – Kalin Twins
031 109297 TRUE LOVE unissued/ BCD-15597
032 109298 CANADIAN SUNSET DL 4063 Vocalion VL 3771
033 109299 ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM DL 4063 Vocalion VL 3771
034 109300 VAYA CON DIOS VocalionVL 3771
29 June 1960 Decca Recording Studio A, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City – Kalin Twins
035 109301 I'LL NEVER BE FREE Vocalion VL 3771
036 109302 CROSS OVER THE BRIDGE DL 4063 Vocalion VL 3771
037 109303 CRAZY ARMS Vocalion VL 3771
038 109304 TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME DL 4063 Vocalion VL 3771 BCD-15597
23 September 1960 Decca Studio A, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City – Kalin Twins
039 109676 ZING, WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART 31169/ BFX-15122 BCD-15597
040 109677 MOMMA POPPA 31220/ BFX-15122 BCD-15597
26 September 1960 Decca Studio A, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City – Kalin Twins
041 109681 NO MONEY CAN BUY 31169/ BFX-15122 BCD-15597
26 May 1961 Decca Recording Studio A, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City – Kalin Twins
042 110706 BUBBLES 31286/ BCD-15597
043 110707 ONE MORE TIME 31286/ BCD-15597
8 June 1962 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Kalin Twins (Jerry Kennedy [gt], Billy Grammer [gt], Harold Bradley [gt/leader], Bob Moore [bass], Buddy Harman [drums], Floyd Cramer [piano], Boots Randolph [trombone], Don Sheffield, [trumpet])

044 112300/NA 12106 TROUBLE 31410
045 112301/NA 12107 IT'S JUST TERRIBLE unissued/ BCD-15597
046 112302/NA 12108 A PICTURE OF YOU 31410/ BFX-15122 BCD-15597 

Fall 1966 unknown – The Kalin Twins (arr. and produced by Herb Bernstein)

047 6953 SOMETIMES IT COMES, SOMETIMES IT GOES Amy 969

048 6954 THINKIN' ABOUT YOU BABY Amy 969

1978 unknown  – The Kalin Twins (Herb and Hal) (Producer: Abbondanza Production)

049 SILVER SEAGULL

1979 unknown  – The Kalin Twins (Herb and Hal) (Producer: Abbondanza Production)

050 NR-11465-1 AMERICAN EAGLE Octember 19341

051 NR-11465-2 WHEN (DISCO VERSION) Octember 19341


ALBUMS
Decca DL-8812 The Kalin Twins: When; Cool; School Bell Dream; Walkin' To School; The Spider And The Fly; Three O'clock Thrill; Forget Me Not; Dream Of Me; You Mean The World To Me; Tag-A-Long; Clickety Clack; Jumpin' Jack – 11-58
Vocalion VL-3771/VL-73771 When: When; All I Have To Do Is Dream; Why Don't You Believe Me; Crazy Arms; Canadian Sunset; Side By Side; Cross Over The Bridge; I'll Never Be Free; Tonight You Belong To Me; Vaya Con Dios – 01-66
Bear Family [GER] BFX-15122 When: Sweet Sugar Lips; Chicken Thief; Oh My Goodness; Jumpin' Jack; Clickety Clack;Three O' Clock Thrill; The Spider And The Fly; No Money Can't Buy; When; Forget Me Not; Picture Of You; Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart; Walkin' To School; Momma Poppa; It's Only The Beginning; You Mean The World To Me - 83
Bear Family [GER] BCD-15597 When: When; Three O' Clock Thrill; Jumpin' Jack; Walkin' To School; The Spider And The Fly; Forget Me Not; Dream Of Me; Oh My Goodness; Chicken Thief; It's Only The Beginning; Clickety Clack; Sweet Sugar Lips; Moody; Picture Of You; You Mean The World To Me; School Bell Dream; When I Look In The Mirror; I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door*; Little Miss Blue*; Bye Bye Blackbird*; Why Don't You Believe In Me; Sail Along Silv'ry Moon*; Meaning Of Blues; Tonight You Belong To Me; True To You; Blue Blue Town – 92 (*previously unissued)

EPs
Decca

ED 2623 When; Jumpin' Jack / Walkin' To School; Three O' Clock Thrill – 58 (MX: S-4072/3)

ED 2641 Forget Me Not;  Cool /  Clickety-Clack;  Tag-A-Long – 58 (MX: S 4118/9)

SINGLES
Decca (1957-61)
9-30552 Jumpin' Jack / Walkin' To School - 01-58
9-30642 When / Three O‘ Clock Thrill - 12-05-58
9-30745 Dream Of Me / Forget Me Not – ca. 09-09-58
9-30807 It's Only The Beginning / Oh! My Goodness – 12-58
9-30868 Cool / When I Look In The Mirror - 03-59 (rev. March 23)
9-30911 Moody / Sweet Sugar Lips - 05-59
9-30977 Why Don't You Believe Me? / The Meaning Of The Blues - 10-59
9-31064 Chicken Thief / Loneliness - 03-60
9-31111 Blue, Blue Town / True To You - 06-60 (rev. June 27)
9-31169 Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart / No Money Can Buy - 11-60 (rev. Dec. 5)
31220 Momma, Poppa / You Mean The World To Me - 02-61 (rev. Feb. 27)
31286 Bubbles (I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles) / One More Time - 08-61

31410 Trouble / A Picture Of You – 07-62
MCA-60031 When / Three O' Clock Thrill – 06-73 (reissue)

Amy (1966)

AMY 969 Sometimes It Comes, Sometimes It Goes / Thinkin' About You Baby – 11-66

Octember (1979)

19341 American Eagle / When (disco version) – 79