Ersel Hickey

Ersel O'Hickey *27-06-1934 Brighton NY

By Richard Weize, Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst

SESSIONS

Ca February 1957 Rochester, NY – Ersel Hickey as Mickey Evans

001 YOU'RE NO GOOD  Fine 45-4M2657 / BCK-27119

002 I WANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU'LL GO (THEN I'LL BE HAPPY)  Fine 45-4M2657/ BCK-27119

1957 [demo] unknown – Ersel Hickey

00201 STREET CAR OF DESIRE BCT 27119

1 November 1957 National Studio, New York City – Ersel Hickey (Jimmy Mitchell, Mike Corda. Producer: Mike Corda) [tapes purchased by Epic in January 24, 1958]

003 CO 60133 BLUEBIRDS OVER THE MOUNTAIN  5-9263/ Kapp KR 2601  P 18750 BCD 15676 COL-CD-6479 BCK-27119  [Canadian version:] 5-9263/ BCD 15676

004 CO 60134 HANGIN‘AROUND  5-9263/ Kapp KR 2601 P 18750 BCD 15676 COL-CD-6479 BCK-27119

20 May 1958 [19:00-22:00] Columbia Recording Studio, 30th St., New York City – Ersel Hickey (Ersel Hickey [vcl], Al Casamenti [gt], Sebastian Mure [gt], Edward Goldberg [bass], James Osie Johnson [drums]. Producer: Joe Sherman)
005 CO 61142 LOVER‘S LAND  5-9278/ Kapp KR 2601 P 18750 BCD 15676 COL-CD-6479
006 CO 61143 GOIN‘ DOWN THAT ROAD  5-9278/Kapp KR 2601 P 18750 BCD 15676 COL-CD-6479 BCK-27119 BCD 16722
007 CO 61144 DUE TIME [incomplete]  unissued/ BCD 15676
BEAR FAMILY BCD 16722 THAT'LL FLAT GIT IT VOL.22 / ROCKABILLY FROM THE VAULTS OF COLUMBIA RECORDS (GER, 2005)

October 1958 National Studio, New York City – Ersel Hickey (Al Caiola, Mike Corda) [tapes purchased by Epic in November 1, 1958]

008 CO 61726 THE WEDDING  DAY 5-9298/ Kapp KR 2601 BCD 15676 COL-CD-6479

009 CO 61727 YOU NEVER CAN TELL  5-9298/ Kapp KR 2601 P 18750 BCD 15676 COL-CD-6479 BCK-27119

010 ROLL ON LITTLE RIVER  unissued/ BCD 15676

12 March 1959 poss. Columbia Recording Studio, 30th St., New York City – Ersel Hickey (Producer: Joe Sherman)

011 CO 62389 SHAME ON ME  unissued/ P 18750 BCD 15676 COL-CD-6479

012 CO 62390 I CAN¢T LOVE ANOTHER  5-9320/ BCD 15676 COL-CD-6479

013 CO 62391 YOU THREW A DART  5-9309/ Kapp KR 2601 BCD 15676 COL-CD-6479 BCK-27119

014 CO 62392 PEOPLE GOTTA TALK  5-9320/ BCD 15676 COL-CD-6479

015 CO 62393 DON¢T BE AFRAID OF LOVE  5-9309/ Kapp KR 2601 P 18750 BCD 15676 COL-CD-6479

29 September 1959 [00:00-03:00] Columbia Recording Studio, 30th St., New York City – Ersel Hickey (+ orchestra. Leader Charles Sagle. Producer: Chuck Sagle)

016 CO 63576 LOVE IN BLOOM  5-9357/ Kapp KR 2601 P 18750 BCD 15676 COL-CD-6479

17 December 1959 [10:00-13:00] Columbia Recording Studio, 30th St., New York City – Ersel Hickey (+ orchestra. Leader Charles Sagle. Producer: Chuck Sagle)

017 CO 64527 WHAT DO YOU WANT?  5-9357/ Kapp KR 2601 P 18750 BCD 15676 COL-CD-6479

18 April 1960 [10:00-13:00] Columbia Recording Studio, New York City – Ersel Hickey (Mundell Love, Fred Neil [gt], Milton Hinton, Stick Evans. Producer: Joe Sherman)

018 CO 64869  STARDUST BROUGHT ME YOU  unissued/ BCD 15676

7 May 1960 [10:00-13:00] Columbia Recording Studio A, 799 7th Ave.,  New York City – Ersel Hickey (Everett Barksdale, Warren Luckey, John Pizzarelli, Elson Smith, Doles Dickens, Joe Marshall, Bert Keyes. Producer: Chuck Sagle)

019 CO 64869 STARDUST BROUGHT ME YOU  5-9595/ Kapp KR 2601 P 18750 BCD 15676 COL-CD-6479 BCK-27119

020 CO 64912 ANOTHER WASTED DAY  5-9595/ Kapp KR 2601 BCD 15676 COL-CD-6479

7 December 1960 Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Ersel Hickey

021 K 5385 TEARDROPS AT DAWN  K-372 / Kapp KR 2601 BCD 15676 BCK-27119

022 K 5386 LIPS OF ROSES K-406 / BCD 15676

023 K 5387 MAGICAL LOVE  unissued/ BCD 15676

8 December 1960 Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Ersel Hickey

024 K 5388 I GUESS YOU COULD CALL IT LOVE  K-372/ Kapp KR 2601 BCD 15676

025 K 5389 WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME?  K-406/ BCD 15676

026 K 5390 A MIGHTY SQUARE LOVE AFFAIR  unissued/ BCD 15676

Mid 1962 New York City – Ersel Hickey

027 A 7001 THE MILLIONAIRE Apollo 761/ BCK-27119

028 A 7002 unknown title

029 A 7003 UPSIDE DOWN LOVE Apollo 761 / BCK-27119

Spring 1963 New York City – Ersel Hickey (Producer: Vic Catala)

030 P4KM-2803 SOME ENCHANTED EVENING Laurie 3165  / COL-CD-6479 BCK-27119

031 P4KM-2804 PUT YOUR MIND AT EASE Laurie 3165  / COL-CD-6479 BCK-27119

1967 New York City – Ersel Hickey

032 BLUE SKIES Toot 45-602 / BCK-27119

033 TRYING TO GET TO YOU Toot 45-602/ BCK-27119

1968 New York City – Ersel Hickey

034 (PLAY ON) STRINGS OF GUITARRO 45-607 / BCK-27119

035 THERE IS JUST ONE TIME 45-607

1971 poss. New York City – Ersel Hickey

036 LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO YOUR GARDEN Black Circle 845

037 SLIDIN' HOME Black Circle 845/ BCK-27119

1971 unknown – Ersel Hickey (Producer; Bob Gallo)

038 J 1495 BLUEBIRDS OVER THE MOUNTAIN Janus J-151 / Kapp KR 2601 BCK-27119

039 J 1496 SELF MADE MAN Janus J-151/ Kapp KR 2601

1972 Coordinated Sound, ?  – Ersel Hickey

040 HOW UNLUCKY CAN YOU GET Unifax 100

041 PUT IT TO YOUR HEART  Unifax 100

1957-1982 [some are demos] unknown – Ersel Hickey

042 HEARTBREAK HOTEL BCT 27119

043 I'M WALKIN' BCT 27119

044 JULIET –instr.- BCT 27119

045 MUSIC MAN BCT 27119

046 PUSHIN' –instr.-  BCT 27119

047 TWICE TIMES DOWN BCT 27119

048 ROCKABILLY DREAMS COL-CD-6479 BCK-27119

049 KICKS COL-CD-6479

1975 unknown – Ersel Hickey

050 WAITIN' FOR BABY Rameses II 2003

051 IN SPITE OF THE FOOL THAT I AM  Rameses II 2003/ COL-CD-6479 BCK-27119

1981 unknown – Ersel Hickey

052 LET ME BE YOUR RADIO Parkway 2004-A-E  [alt.:] BCT 27119

1984 unknown – Ersel Hickey

053 COUNTRY TOUGH Magnum 2001 / BCK-27119

ALBUMS

Kapp [GER, poss. bootleg]  KR 2601 Bluebirds Over The Mountain:  Going Down That Road; Love In Bloom; Wedding Day; You Threw A Dart; You Never Can Tell; Don't Be Afraid Of Love; I Guess You Could Call It Love; What Do You Want; Hanging Around; Another Wasted Day; Stardust Brought Me You; Blue Birds Over The Mountain; Lover's Land; Teardrops At Down; Self Made Man; Blue Birds Over The Mountain (alt) – 75?

CSP/Back-Trac P 18750 The Rockin‘ Bluebird:  Bluebirds Over The Mountain; Hangin' Around; You Never Can Tell; Lover's Land; Goin' Down That Road; Love In Bloom; Shame On Me; What Do You Want ?; Stardust Brought Me You; Don't Be Afraid Of Love - 85

Bear Family [GER] BCD 15676 Bluebirds Over The Mountain: Bluebirds Over The Mountain (US version); Hangin' Around; You Never Can Tell; The Wedding; Lover's Land; Goin' Down That Road; Love In Bloom; Another Wasted Day; You Threw A Dart; Shame On Me; What Do You Want?; Stardust Brought Me You; Due Time (incomplete); A Mighty Square Love Affair; Teardrops At Dawn; Magical Love; I Guess You Could Call It Love; Lips Of Roses; What Have You Done To Me?; Stardust Brought Me You; Roll On Little River; Don't Be Afraid Of Love; People Gotta Talk; I Can't Love Another; Bluebirds Over The Mountain (CAN Version) – 01-94

Collectables COL-CD-6479 The Rockin‘ Bluebirds: Bluebirds Over The Mountain; Hangin' Around, Goin' Down That Road; Lover's Land; You Never Can Tell; Wedding Day; Don't Be Afraid Of Love; You Threw A Dart; People Gotta Talk; I Can't Love Another; What Do You Want?; Love In Bloom; Stardust Brought Me You; Another Wasted Day; Shame On Me; Some Enchanted Evening; Put Your Mind At Ease; Rockabilly Dream; In Spite Of The Fool That I Am; Kicks – 01-01

Hydra [GER] BCK 27119 Hangin' Around At Heartbreak Hotel: Bluebirds Over The Mountains; Goin' Down That Road; Then I'll Be Happy; You're No Good; Hangin' Around; Pushin' [instr.]; You Threw A Dart; Upside Down Love; Millionaire; I'm Walkin'; Street Car Of Desire (1957 demo); Juliet [Instr.]; You Never Can Tell; (Play On) Strings Of Gitarro; Put Your Mind At Ease; Some Enchanted Evening; Trying To Get To You; Blue Skies; Stardust Brought Me You; Heartbreak Hotel; Slidin' Home; Bluebirds Over The Mountains II; Teardrops At Dawn; Rockabilly Dreams; In Spite Of The Fool I Am; Country Tough; Music Man; Twice Times Down; Let Me Be Your Radio – 06-06 (1957-1982 recordings)

EPs

Epic

EG 7206 Ersel Hickey In Lover's Land: Lover's Land; Bluebirds Over The Mountain / Goin' Down That Road; Hangin' Around – 08-58 (rev. Sept. 1)

SINGLES

Fine (1957)

45-4M2657 You're No Good !! / I Want To Know Where You'll Go (Then I'll Be Happy) – 04-57

Epic

5-9263 Bluebirds Over The Mountain / Hangin' Around – 10-02-58 (rev. Feb. 24; Canadian version of A side different)

5-9278 Lovers' Land / Goin' Down That Road – 07-07-58 (rev. July 21)

5-9298 The Wedding Day / You Never Can Tell – 10-11-58 (rev. Nov. 17)

5-9309 You Threw A Dart / Don't Be Afraid Of Love- 06-04-59 (rev. Apr. 13)

5-9320 I Can't Love Another / People Gotta Talk – 01-06-59 (rev. June 15)

5-9357 Love In Bloom /  What Do You Want? – 18-01-60 (rev. Jan. 25)

5-9395 Stardust Brought Me You / Another Wasted Day – 27-06-60 (rev. July 11)

5-2203 Bluebirds Over The Mountain / Hangin' Around – 65 (reissue, Memory Lane series)

Kapp

K-372X Teardrops At Dawn /  I Guess You Could Call It Love – 02-61 (rev. Feb. 20)

K-406  Lips Of Roses / What Have You Done To Me – 05-61

Apollo

761 Upside Down Love / The Millionaire – 07-62 (rev. July 28)

Laurie

3165  Put Your Mind At Ease / Some Enchanted Evening – 05-63

Toot

45-602 Blue Skies / Trying To Get To You - 67

45-607 (Play On) Strings Of Guitarro /  There Is Just One Time - 68

Black Circle

845 Look What They've Done To Your Garden / Slidin' Home - 71

Janus

J-151 Bluebirds Over The Mountain / Self Made Man – 05-71

Unifax

100 How Unlucky Can You Get / Put It To Your Heart – 72

Rameses II

RADJ 2003 Waitin' For Baby / In Spite Of The Fool That I Am – 75

Parkway Intl. (1981)

2004-A-E Let Me Be Your Radio / Let Me Be Your Radio – 18-12-81

Magnum (1984)

2001  Country Tough /  Country Tough - 84