Kin Vassy

Charles Kindred "Kin" Vassy, *16-08-1943 Carrollton, GA, +23-06-1994

2nd version

By Michel Ruppli, Praguefrank

SESSIONS originally member of Back Porch Majority

ca January 1967 poss. Hollywood, CA– Kin Vassy (ass. And cond. By Lincoln Mayorga)

001 ZSP 115886 TRACKS RUN THROUGH THE CITY Epic 5-10125

ca January 1967 poss. Hollywood, CA– Kin Vassy (ass. And cond. By Gene Page)

002 ZSP 115887 GAMBLIN' MAN  5-10125

1969 poss. Hollywood, CA – Kin Vassy (Producer: Mike Post)

003 235? FAREWELL Uni 55114

004 236 HELLO, LA BYE BYE, BIRMINGHAM  Uni 55114

1969 poss. Hollywood, CA – Kin Vassy (Producer: Mike Post)

005 285 I THINK I JUST FOUND MY MIND Uni 55139

006 286 THAT'S THE BAG I'M IN  Uni 55139
1969 poss. Hollywood, CA – Kin Vassy (Producer: Mike Post)

007 397 I JUST WANNA GIVE MY LOVE TO Uni 55195

008 398 BLUE BIRD Uni 55195

1970 poss. Hollywood, CA – Kin Vassy (arr. and producer:  Kenny Rogers)

009 528 REVELATION Uni 55262

010 529 AFTER ALL (I LIVE MY LIFE) Uni 55262

Early 1972 Hollywood, CA – Kin Vassy (Producer: Jimmy Bowen)

011 MY FIRST NIGHT ALONE WITHOUT YOU Amos 168

012 WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN Amos 168

1972 Hollywood, CA – Kin Vassy (Producer: Jimmy Bowen)

013 1390 BITTER BLUE  Bell 45,244

014 SHE‘S ALL I GOT  45,244

Late 1972 Hollywood, CA – Kin Vassy (Producer: Jimmy Bowen)

015 1586  BAYOU SONG Bell 45,316

016 LEAN BACK 45,316
1978 6014 Studios, Van Nuy, CA – Kin Vassy (Kin Vassy [vcl.rh gt], John Belland [ld gt], Chad Maxwell [rh gt], David Jackson [bass], Matt Button [drums], Elmo Powler [keyboards], Mark Sarger [sax], Linda Dillard, Jean Anne Chapman, Steve Geyer [bck vcl]. Producer: Mike Settle)

017 IA 50,002 DO I EVER CROSS YOUR MIND Ia 501/ANV-1010

018 SOMETIME LOVE IS BETTER WHEN IT'S GONE Ia 501/ANV-1010

019 LET’S BE ALONE TOGETHER Mad Bird ANV 1010

020 I’D BUILD A BRIDGE Mad Bird ANV 1010

021 GOODBYE EYES Mad Bird ANV 1010

022 21139* THERE’S NOBODY LIKE YOU  Ia 505 UA   X1368-Y*/Mad Bird ANV 1010

023 TENNESSEE BOTTLE Mad Bird ANV 1010

024 ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVEL Mad Bird ANV 1010

025 TENNESSEE WALTZ Mad Bird ANV 1010

026 HOW I WISH YOU WERTE HERE Mad Bird ANV 1010  

Ca October 1979 poss. Hollywood, CA – Kin Vassy (Producer: Mike Settle)

027 119-241 MAKES ME WONDER IF I EVER SAID GOODBYE Ia 502

028 119-242 FORT WORTH FEATHERBED Ia 502

ca. May 1980 poss. Hollywood, TN –  Kin Vassy (Producer: Kenny Rogers)

029 none/21140* YOU’RE NITE OUT Ia 505 UA   X1368-Y*

18 February 1981 poss. Hollywood, CA – Kin Vassy (Producer: Larry Rogers)

030 21652 WHEN YOU WERE BLUE AND I WAS GREEN  A-1440

031 21653 ALL FOR THE LOVE OF A GIRL B-1488

032 21654 AS FAR AS THIS FEELING WILL TAKE US

4 March 1981 poss. Hollywood, CA – Kin Vassy (Producer: Larry Rogers)

033 21671 A HONKY TONK HEART  A-1440

034 21672 LIKIN‘ HIM AND LOVIN‘ YOU Liberty 1407

035 21673 HELL AND HIGH WATER Liberty 1407 B-1469

17 April  (or June?)1981 poss. Hollywood, CA – Kin Vassy (Producer: Larry Rogers)

036 21840 SHINE ON  unissued

037 21841 HERE COMES THAT SONG AGAIN unissued

038 21842 LOVED LEFT AND LONELY unissued

28 May 1981 poss. Hollywood, CA – Kin Vassy (Producer: Larry Rogers)

039 21799 TRYIN' TO LOVE TWO B-1488

040 21800 SNEAKIN' AROUND A-1427

041 21801 LONELY HEARTS A-1427 B-1458

1 February 1982 poss. Hollywood, CA – Kin Vassy

042 22258  WOMEN IN LOVE  B-1469

043 22259 CAST THE FIRST STONE B-1458

2 February 1982 poss. Hollywood, CA – Kin Vassy

044 22260 CAN’T HOLD ON FOREVER unissued

045 22261 IF YOU CAN LIVE WITH THAT (SO CAN I) unissued

btw. August 1983/January 1984 [soundtrack Rhinestone] Nashville, TN –Stella Parton and Kin Vassy

046 GOIN' BACK TO HEAVEN  PB 13924ABL1-5032

ALBUMS

Mad Bird ANV-1010 Do I Ever Cross Your Mind: Do I Ever Cross Your Mind; Let’s Be Alone Together; I’d Build A Bridge; Goodbye Eyes; There’s Nobody Like you; Tennessee Bottle; Sometimes Love Is Better When It’s Gone; One Foot In The Gravel; Tennessee Waltz; How I Wish You Werte Here - 79

SINGLES

Epic  (1967)               

5-10125 Tracks Run Through The City / Gamblin' Man - 02-67 (rev. Aug. 18)

Uni  (1969)                

55114 Farewell / Hello, La Bye Bye, Birmingham – 03-69

55139 I Think I Just Found My Mind / That's The Bag I'm In – 07-69
55195 Blue Bird / I Just Wanna Give My Love To – 01-69

55262 Revelation / After All (I Live My Life) – 11-70

Amos (1972)

168 My First Night Alone Without You / Will The Circle Be Unbroken – 04-72 (rev. Apr. 8)

Bell (1972)

45,244 Bitter Blue / She‘s All I Got – 08-72 (rev. Aug. 5)

45,316 Bayou Song / Lean Back – 02-73 (rev. Feb. 17)
Ia   (1979-80)               

IAS-501 Do I Ever Cross Your Mind / Sometime Love Is Better When It's Gone -09-79                                  

IAS-502 Makes Me Wonder If I Ever Said Goodbye / Fort Worth Featherbed - 02-80

IAS-505 There's Nobody Like You / Nite Out - 06-80 (reissued United Artists UA-X1368-Y in 07-80)

Liberty (1981-82)               

1407 Likin' Him And Lovin' You / Hell And High Water – 20-04-81

A-1427 Sneakin' Around / Lonely Hearts – 27-07-81

A-1440 A Honky Tonk Heart / When You Were Blue – 16-11-81

B-1458 Cast The First Stone / Lonely Hearts – 22-03-82 (rev. Apr. 3)

B-1469 Women In Love / Hell And High Water – 12-07-82 (rev. Aug. 21)

B-1488 Tryin' To Love Two / All For The Love Of A Girl – 19-10-82