Joe Bennett and Sparkletones

2nd version

By Praguefrank, Michel Ruppli, Thieu Van De Vorst with help of RCS site

SESSIONS10 June 1957 Bell Sound Studios, 237 West 54th St., New York City – Joe Bennett and Sparkletones (Joe Bennett [vcl], Howard Childress [gt], Wayne Arthur [bass], Irving Denton [drums])
001 996 SUGAREE unissued
002 997 JUST ROCK unissued
003 998 BLACK SLACKS ABC 45-9837/ MCA-1553 CD 5427 LP 7281 CD 99012 BCD 15972
004 999 BOPPIN‘ ROCK BOOGIE 45-9837/ MCA-1553 CD 5427 LP 7281 CD 99012
BEAR FAMILY BCD 15972 THAT'LL FLAT GIT IT VOL.13 /  ROCKABILLY FROM THE VAULTS OF ABC RECORDS (GER, 2003)
1957 or later [live] unknown – Joe Bennett
00401 BLACK SLACKS  TVY  CD 9446
18 September 1957 Bell Sound Studios, 237 West 54th St., New York City – Joe Bennett and Sparkletones (Joe Bennett [vcl], Howard Childress [gt], Wayne Arthur [bass], Irving Denton [drums])
005 2999 PENNY LOAFERS AND BOBBY SOCKS 45-9867/ MCA-1553 CD 5427 LP 7281 CD 99012
006 3000 NUMBER ONE ON MY LOVE LIST Karusell KSEP 3104/MCA-1553
007 3001 ROCKET 45-9867/ MCA-1553 CD 5427 LP 7281 CD 99012
008 3002 LET'S GO ROCK AND ROLL unissued/MCA-1553 CD 99012 CD 5427
27 November 1957 [#265] Capitol Recording Studio, 151 W. 6th St.,  New York City – Joe Bennett and Sparkletones (Joe Bennett [vcl/gt], Howard Childress [vcl/gt], Wayne Arthur [bass], Irving Denton [drums])
009 3098 COTTON PICKIN‘ ROCKER 45-9885/ MCA-1553 LP 5427 CD 99012 CD 5427 BCD 15972
010 3099 BLUE BOP unissued
5 December 1957 poss. Bell Sound Studios, 237 West 54th St., New York City – Joe Bennett and Sparkletones (Howard Childress [gt], Wayne Arthur [bass], Irving Denton [drums])
011 3100 MAYBE BABY unissued/ MCA-1553 CD 5427 CD 99012
012 3101 I DIG YOU, BABY 45-9885/ MCA-1553 CD 5427 LP 7281 CD 99012
10 March 1958 poss. Bell Sound Studios, 237 West 54th St., New York City – Joe Bennett and Sparkletones (Howard Childress [gt], Wayne Arthur [bass], Irving Denton [drums])
013 3254 MISS BROWN unissued
014 3255 TEACHER MAY I GO unissued
Note:Curiously LITTLE TURTLE,listed below as 3259,was listed in files as 3253,from March 10 session, whereas 3252, 3253 were used for a Bobby lee Trammel session.
11 March 1958 poss. Bell Sound Studios, 237 West 54th St., New York City – Joe Bennett and Sparkletones (Howard Childress [gt], Wayne Arthur [bass], Irving Denton [drums])
015 3259 LITTLE TURTLE 45-9929/ CD 5427 LP 7281 CD 99012
016 3260 DO THE STOP 45-9959/ CD 5427 LP 7281 CD 99012
017 3261 WE‘VE HAD IT 45-9929/ CD 5427 LP 7281 CD 99012
018 3262 LATE AGAIN 45-9959/ CD 5427 LP 7281 CD 99012 [alt.] MCA-1553
ca. January 1959 unknown – Joe Bennett
019 K9OW-2454 BAYOU ROCK Paris 45-530/ CD 5427 LP 7281 CD 99012
020 K9OW-2455 BEAUTIFUL ONE Paris 45-530/ CD 5427 LP 7281 CD 99012
ca. July 1959 unknown – Joe Bennett
021 ZTSP-60565 BOYS DO CRY Paris 45-537/ CD 5427 LP 7281 CD 99012 [alt.:] CD 99012
022 ZTSP-60566/L9OW-2142 WHAT THE HECK Paris 45-537 Paris 45-546/ CD 5427 LP 7281 CD 99012
ca. November 1959 unknown – Joe Bennett
023 ZTSP-62554 ARE YOU FROM DIXIE? Paris 45-542/ CD 5427 LP 7281 CD 99012
024 ZTSP-62555 BEAUTIFUL ONE Paris 45-542
1960 unknown – Joe Bennett
025 L9OW-2141 SOFTLY Paris 45-546/CD 99012
ca. March 1965 unknown – Sparkletones
026 4599 RUN, RABBITT, RUN 45-10659/LP 7281 CD 99012
027 4600 WELL DRESSED MAN 45-10659/CD 99012

ALBUMS
MCA MCA-1553 Black Slacks: Cotton Pickin' Rocker; Penny Loafers And Bobby Socks; Number One On My Love List*; Rocket; Let's Go Rock And Roll**; Black Slacks; The Boppin' Rock Boogie; Maybe Baby**; I Dig You Baby; Late Again [alt]** – 83 Sparkletones (*previously unissued in USA, **previously unissued)

Globe [EU] CD 542/7 Joe Bennett and the Sparkletones: Black Slacks;Penny Loafers And Bobby Socks; Boppin' Rock Boogie; Cotton Pickin' Rocker; Rocket; I Dig You Baby; Bayou Rock; What The Heck; Are You From Dixie; Little Turtle; We've Had It; Do The Stop; Late Again; Boys Do Cry; Number One On My Love List; Let's Go Rock And Roll; Maybe Baby; Late Again [alt.]; Beautiful One - 83
Sparkletone [GER] SP-CD-99012 The Sparkletones : Complete Recordings 1957-1959: Black Slacks;  Boppin' Rock Boogie; Penny Loafers And Bobby Socks; Rocket; I Dig You, Baby; Cotton Pickin' Rocker; Late Again; Maybe Baby; Let's Go Rock And Roll; Number One On My Love List; Little Turtle; We've Had It; Do The Stop; Late Again; Run, Rabbit, Run; Well Dressed Man; Bayou Rock; What The Heck; Are You From Dixie?; Boys Do Cry; Beautiful One; Softly; Boys Do Cry [alt. vers.]; The King Is Coming Back - 95
Paris 33-7281 The Sparkletones: Bayou Rock; What The Heck; Are You From Dixie; Black Slacks; Boppin' Rock Boogie; Rocket; Penny Loafers And Bobby Socks; Cotton Pickin' Rocker; I Dig You Baby; Little Turtle; We've Had It; Do The Stop; Late Again; Run Rabbit Run - 98

EPs
Karussell [SWE]

KSEP3104 Black Slacks;  Boppin' Rock Boogie / Penny Loafers And Bobby Socks;  Rocket

SINGLES
ABC-Paramount (1957-58)
45-9837 Black Slacks / Boppin' Rock Boogie – 07-57 (rev. July 15)
45-9867 Penny Loafers And Bobby Socks / Rocket – 11-57 (rev. Nov. 11)
45-9885 Cotton Pickin' Rocker / I Dig You, Baby – 02-58 (rev. Feb. 10)
45-9929 We've Had It / Little Turtle – 05-58 (rev. May 26)
45-9959 Late Again / Do The Stop – 09-58 (rev. Sept. 29)
Paris (1959-60)
45-530 Bayou Rock / Beautiful One – 03-59
45-537 Boys Do Cry / What The Heck – 08-59 (rev, Aug. 24)
45-542 Are You From Dixie? / Beautiful One – 01-60 (rev. Jan. 4)
45-546 Softly / Bayou Rock – 04-60 (rev. Apr. 18)
ABC-Paramount (1965)
45-10659 Run Rabbit Run / Well Dressed Man – 05-65