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
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
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