Al Urban

Alvin Peter Urban, *01-03-1935 Gonzales, TX, +18-01-2012

By Praguefrank, Matti Friberg, Pierre Monnery, Thieu Van De Vorst

SESSIONS

1954 Quinn Recording Studio, 5626 Brock St., Brock St. Houston, TX - Al Urban

001 SINCE YOU’VE GONE Dixie 101

002 IF YOU COULD ONLY LOVE ME  Dixie 101

1956 Gold Star Recording Studio, 5626 Brock St., Brock St. Houston, TX - Al Urban (Al Urban [vcl], ? [gt], Herb Remington [steel], ? [bass], Ernie Hunter [fiddle], Doc Lewis [piano])

003 LOOKIN' FOR MONEY SARG 148-45/BCD 16296

004 I DON'T WANT TO BE ALONE SARG 148-45/BCD 16296

005 RUN AWAY APU 201

006 BACK TO MY OLD LIFE  APU 201

BEAR FAMILY BCD 16296 THE SARG RECORDS STORY (GER, 1999)

Ca March 1958 Gold Star Recording Studio, 5626 Brock St., Brock St. Houston, TX – Al Urban (Al Urban [vcl], Hal Harris [ld gt] + unknown musicians)
007 Δ21236 GONNA BE BETTER TIMES SARG 158-45/BCD 16296 BCD 16407
008 Δ21235 WON'T TELL YOU HER NAME SARG 158-45/BCD 16296 BCD 16407
BEAR FAMILY BCD 16407 THAT'LL FLAT GIT IT VOL.18 / ROCKABILLY FROM THE VAULTS OF SARG RECORDS (GER, 1999)

Spring 1959 unknown – Al Urban

009 I WATCHED FROM THE WINDOW Fang FG-1001

010 LONELY LIFE Fang FG-1001

Ca March 1960 Gold Star Recording Studio, 5626 Brock St., Brock St. Houston, TX – Al Urban

011 STREET OF MEMORIES SARG 174-45/BCD 16296

012 THE LAST HEARTACHE SARG 178-45/BCD 16296

Spring 1961 unknown – Al Urban

013 MY OLD FRIEND THE BLUES 1002

014 GETTING OVER YOU  1002

Ca February 1963 unknown – Al Urban

015 TO DIE ONE MORE TIME Fang 1003

016 IT'S JUST NOT MY DAY Fang 1003

1969 unknown – Al Urban (Producer: Johnny Elgir)
016a WAY OUT IN FRONT 70002
016b THE FIRST DAY OF JUNE 70002

1987 unknown – Al Urban (Producer: Al Urban)

017 U19817 I'M JUST THE MIRROR (THAT HANGS BEHIND THE BAR) KASH 1014

018 U19817 THE BOOK OF FOOLS  KASH 1014

1980s unknown – Al Urban

018a SIX BLOCKS DOWN KASH K 1033

018b MY WORLD AND ME KASH K 1033

2008 and sooner unknown – Al Urban

019 I JUST DROPPED IN TO SAY GOODBYE

020 USED WEDDING RINGS

021 BROKEN HEARTED HOUSE

022 T.I.M.E.

023 COUNTRY SONGS AND ANGELS

024 IF I PAID THE BAND TO STAY

025 FIRES OF LOVE

026 WHEN THE TRAINS COME IN

027 TWO OF A KIND

028 I ALREADY SEE SAN ANTONE

029 THE GOOD OLD DAYS

Tracks above issued on album I Just Dropped In To Say Goodbye

ALBUMS

Al Urban ? I Just Dropped In To Say Goodbye: I Just Dropped in to Say Goodbye;  Used Wedding Rings; Broken Hearted House; T.I.M.E.; Country Songs and Angels; If I Paid the Band to Stay; Fires of Love; When the Trains Come In; Two Of A Kind; I Already See San Antone; The Good Old Days – 12-08

SINGLES

Dixie

101 Since You’re Gone / If You Could Only Love Me – 54

SARG

148-45 Lookin‘ For Money / I Don’t Want To Be Alone – 11-56 (rev. January 26, 1957)

A.P.U. APU 201 Run Away / Back To My Old Life – 12-57 (rev. Dec. 30)

158-45 Won’t You Tellher Name / Gonna Be Better Times – 25-04-58 (rev. Apr. 28)

174-45 The Last Heartache / Street Of Memories – 05-60 (rev. May 16)

Fang

FG-1001 I Watched From The Window / Lonely Life – 06-59 (rev. June 22)

1002 My Old Friend The Blues / Getting Over You – 04-61 (rev. May 1)

1003 To Die One More Time / It's Just Not My Day – 04-63 (rev, Apr. 6)

Tennessee Jamboree (Spar) (1969)
70002 Way Out In Front  /  The First Day Of June – 07-69

KASH

K-45-1014 I’m Just The Mirror (That Hangs Behind The Bar) /  The Book Of Fools - 87

K 1033 Six Blocks Down / My World And Me