Jimmy Self

James Coin Self, *25-06-1923 Childress, TX, +16-06-2000

 by Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst,with help of www. norvajakmusic
SESSIONS  
July 1952 Nor Va Jak Studio, Clovis, NM – Jimmy Dean Self
001 0592 RECIPE FOR HAPPINESS Sunshine 0592-3/ NVJCD 23
002 0593 YESTERDAY 0592-3/ NVJCD 23
21 February 1953 Nor Va Jak Studio, Clovis, NM – Jimmy Dean Self
00201 WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN MOTHER acetate/ NVJCD 23
00202 SHAKE HANDS WITH MOTHER AGAIN acetate/ NVJCD 23
00203 IF I COULD HEAR MY MOTHER PRAY AGAIN acetate/ NVJCD 23
note: recorded for radio play
May 1953 Nor Va Jak Studio, Clovis, NM – Jimmy Dean Self
003 IF I COULD HEAR MY MOTHER PRAY Sunshine 21292
004 SHAKE HANDS WITH MOTHER Sunshine 21292
1954 Nor Va Jak Studio, Clovis, NM – Jimmy Dean Self (Jimmy Self [vcl], Jack Vaughan [gt], Norman Petty [celeste]
00401 HOME BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS acetate/ NVJCD 23
radio spot
12 October 1954 Nor Va Jak Studio, 1313 7th St., Clovis, NM – Jimmy Dean Self (+Norman Petty Trio + Shorty Messer/Roger Black [steel])
005 E4KB-9101 AN OLD CHRISTMAS CARD 11073/ NVJCD 23
006 E4KB-9102 BLUE CHRISTMAS 11073/ NVJCD 23
22 October 1954 Nor Va Jak Studio, 1313 7th St., Clovis, NM – Jimmy Dean Self
007 DON'T MAKE ME LIVE MY LIFE ALONE unissued/ NVJCD 23
008 YOU DON'T MEAN IT unissued/ NVJCD 23
1 August 1956 Nor Va Jak Studio, 1313 7th St., Clovis, NM – Jimmy Dean Self
009 OH, BABE! unissued  [take-1] NVJCD 23 [take-6] NVJCD 23
010 YOU'RE THERE unissued/ NVJCD 23
23 October 1957 Nor Va Jak Studio, 1313 7th St., Clovis, NM – Jimmy Self (+ The Big Beats and Roses)
011 104160 YOU'RE THERE 9-62009/ NVJCD 23
012 104161 OH, BABE! 9-62009/ NVJCD 23 CD 5716
BIG TONE CD 5716 MCA ROCKABILLIES VOL.4 (UK, 1993)
1974  Nor Va Jak Studio, 1313 7th St., Clovis, NM – Jimmy Self  
013 JUST LIKE OLD TIMES AGAIN unissued/ NVJCD 23
014 WE ONCE HAD IT ALL unissued/ NVJCD 23
1986 Nor Va Jak Studio, 1313 7th St., Clovis, NM – Jimmy Self
015 YOU’RE THERE  NVJCD 23

ALBUMS
Nor-Va-Jak Music NVJCD 23 The Southern Gentleman - Norman Petty Masters: Recipe For Happiness; Yesterday; If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again; What A Friend We Have In Mother; Shake Hands With Mother Again; Home Beautiful Christmas (radio spot); Blue Christmas; An Old Christmas Card; Don't Make Me Live My Life Alone; You Don't Mean It; Oh Babe! (take 1); Oh Babe! (take 6); You're There; Oh Babe! (Coral  version); You're There (Coral  version); We Once Had It All; Just Like Old Times Again; You're There (1986); Hilltop Holiday radio spots; 1987 Interview– 24-11-20

SINGLES
Sunshine
0592/3 Recipe For Happiness / Yesterday – 52
RR 21292 If I Could Hear My Mother Pray / Shake Hands With Mother – 53
11073 An Old Christmas Card / Blue Christmas – 54 (reissued in 12-86 on Nir-Va-Jak 1333)
Coral
9-62009 Oh, Babe! / You're There – 07-58