Friday, August 30, 2024

(Trooper) Jim Foster

 James F oster, +05-07-1996
By Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS
also politician
1965 unknown – Trooper Jim Foster (Producer J.S.Foster)
001 △56338X DON'T CALL ME (I'LL CALL YOU) UA 844 /CALP 1001
002 △56338 FOUR ON THE FLOOR (AND A "FIFTH" BENEATH THE SEAT) UA 844 / CALP 1001 CALP 1005
1965 unknown – Jim Foster
003 ZTSP 104567  MY FRIEND JACK UA 905 /CALP 1001
004 ZTSP 104568 I GUESS I HAD IT COMING UA 905
1967 Nashville, TN – Jim Foster (arr. Cliff Parman. Producer: Finley Duncan)
005 4360 BRING 'EM BACK ALIVE Turret 109/CALP 1001
006 4361 FOUR CHROME WHEELS 109/CALP 1001
1968 unknown – Jim Foster
007 4684 SHARE CROPPER [SHARECROPPER*] 110/CALP 1001*
008 4685 HOW FRIENDLY CAN YOU GET 110/CALP 1001
1968 Nashville, TN –  Jim Foster
009 TROOPER’S PRAYER CA45-1005 /CALP 1005
010 WHEELS Country Artists CA45-1005
1969 Nashville, TN – Jim Foster (arr. Cliff Parman. Producer: Finley Duncan)
011 1023A KISS YOURSELF FOR ME  CA45-1023/CALP-1005
1969 Nashville, TN –  Trooper Jim
012 IF YOU DON’T FEEL IT – FAKE IT CA5-1013
013 YOU JUST DON’T UNDERSTAND ME  CA5-1013
014 1023B  CHILD SHALL LEAD CA45-1023
Ca 1970 (and sooner) Nashville, TN – Jim Foster
015 I LIKE COUNTRY MUSIC CA LP 1001  
016 IT AIN'T FUNNY ANYMORE CA LP 1001  
017 DOES IT HAVE TO BE ME CA LP 1001  
018 HERE I SIT CA LP 1001  
019 TOO MUCH TO ASK CA LP 1001
1970 Nashville, TN – Jim Foster with Puppy Dogs (Producer: Finley Duncan)
020 NR 1237 IT’S MY DOG CA5-1032
021 NR 1237 LOSING EVERYTHING (SINCE I LOST YOU) CA5-1032
1971 Nashville, TN – Lorita Barlow and Jim Foster (Producer: Finley Duncan, Jim Foster)
022 1038A KISS HIM TWICE  CA45-1037 CA45-1038
023 1038B ALLIGATOR ALLEY TROOPER CA45-1038
1972 Nashville, TN – Jim Foster (Producer: Jim Foster)
024 NR 2323 HALF A CHANCE CA45-1050/CALP 1005
1972 Nashville, TN – Jim Foster (Producer: Mistake)
025 NR 2323 BEAUTIFUL TEMPTATION CA45-1050/CALP 1005
1973 Nashville, TN – Jim Foster
026 NR 3880 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT CA45-1055/CALP 1005  
027 NR 3880 LET ME BE YOUR FRIEND CA45-1055
ca 1973 Nashville, TN – Jim Foster (Jim Foster [vcl/gt], Leon Rhodes [gt], Weldon Myrick [steel], Billy Linneman [bass], D.J. Fontana [drums], Buddy Spicher / Johnny Gimble [fiddle], Bunky Keels [piano]. Producer: Finley Duncan)
028 ALLIGATOR AND THE BEAR  CALP-1005
029 OLD LOU  CALP-1005
030 TROOPER JIM'S CAMPAIGN SPOTS  CALP-1005     
031 JUST ABOUT AS NEAR TO HEAVEN (AS I EVER WANT TO BE)  CALP-1005
032 NEON HALO  CALP-1005
033 ONE LAST TOOTH  CALP-1005
1974 Hilltop Recording Studio, 902 Due West Ave., Nashville, TN – Trooper Jim (Producer: Jim Foster and Jack Linneman)
034 711-2299 TROOPER’S PRAYER PL-118
1987 Nashville, TN – Jim Foster
035 PTL SEXYTARY CA 87
036 COMING THRU CUMMING CA 87


ALBUMS
Country Artists Records International CA LP 1001 The Living Legend ... Trooper Jim
: Four On The Floor (And A Fifth Under The Seat); Bring 'Em Back Alive; Four Chrome Wheels; Sharecropper; Don't Call Me (I'll Call You); I Like Country Music; It Ain't Funny Anymore; How Friendly Can You Get; My Friend Jack; Does It Have To Be Me; Here I Sit; Too Much To Ask – ca 70
Country Artists Records International CA 1005  This Is Trooper Jim: Four On The Floor (And A Fifth Under The Seat); Trooper's Prayer; Alligator And The Bear; Old Lou; Last Will And Testament; Trooper Jim's Campaign Spots; Beautiful Temptation; Just About As Near To Heaven (As I Ever Want To Be); Neon Halo; Half A Chance;    One Last Tooth; Kiss Yourself For Me – 73 (MX: NR13859-1/2)




SINGLES
United Artists (1965)
UA 844 Don't Call Me (I'll Call You) / Four On The Floor (And A "Fifth" Beneath The Seat) – 03-65 Trooper Jim Foster (rev. Apr. 10)
UA 905 My Friend Jack / I Guess I Had It Coming – 07-65
Turret (1967-68)
109 Bring 'Em Back Alive / Four Chrome Wheels - 67
110 Share Cropper / How Friendly Can You Get - 68
Country Artists Records International (1968-73)
CA45-1005 Trooper's Prayer / Four Chrome Wheels – 06-68 (rev. Cashbox June 22)
CA45-1013 If You Don’t Feel It – Fake It / You Just Don’t Understand Me - 69
CA45-1023  Kiss Yourself For Me [as Jim Foster] /A Child Shall Lead [as Trooper Jim] – 11-69
CA45-1035 It's My Dog / Losing Everything (Since I Lost You) – 70 and The Puppy Dogs
CA45-1037 [Lorita Barlow And Jim Foster:]  Kiss Him Twice / [Lorita Barlow:] Arms I Used To Share - 71
CA45-1038 Alligator Alley Trooper / Kiss Him Twice (w. Lorita Barlow) - 71
CA45-1050 Half A Chance / Beautiful Temptation – 72
CA45-1055 Last Will And Testament / Let Me Be Your Friend – 73
Plantation (1974) Trooper Jim
PL-118 Trooper’s Prayer / Us – 74
Country Artists Records International. (1987) Trooper Jim Foster
CA 87 PTL Sexytary / Coming Thru Cumming - 87

Following recordings are by Jim Foster (and Barry Burke). I suppose that this is different artist

1975 [live] unknown – Jim Foster and Barry Burke
THE RACE US ON LP 7010  
THE WINDOW UP ABOVE LP 7010  
TAKE ME LP 7010  
SHE THINKS I STILL CARE LP 7010  
NIGHT LIFE LP 7010  
LOVE BUG LP 7010  
JUST A GIRL I USED TO KNOW LP 7010
WALK THROUGH THIS WORLD WITH ME LP 7010
WHITE LIGHTNING LP 7010
WE MUST HAVE BEEN OUT OF OUR MINDS LP 7010
1975 Dogget Studio, Houston, TX – Jim Foster (Jim Foster [drums], Barrry Burke [sax], Dave Ziegler [steel/ banjo/ harmonica]. Priducer: Don Daily)
1727 THE RACE US ON D-LP 7010  / BCD 15837
THE WINDOW UP ABOVE D-LP 7010  
TAKE ME D-LP 7010  
1726 SHE THINKS I STILL CARE D-LP 7010 / BCD 15837
NIGHT LIFE D-LP 7010 / BCD 15837
LOVE BUG D-LP 7010  
JUST A GIRL I USED TO KNOW D-LP 7010
WALK THROUGH THIS WORLD WITH ME D-LP 7010
WHITE LIGHTNING D-LP 7010
WE MUST HAVE BEEN OUT OF OUR MINDS D-LP 7010
BEAR FAMILY BCD 15837  D SINGLES SOuNDS OF HOUSTON VOL.6 (GER, 2005, 4CD)
Note: instrumental album
1976 unknown – Jim Foster and Barry Burke (Producer: Jim Foster)
1734 ELVIRA 1309 / BCD 15837
1735 ALL I REALLY HAVE TO SELL IS ME 1309/BCD 15837
1977 unknown – Jim Foster
LH 16063 I'M STILL THINKING OF YOU 1312 / BCD 15837
LH 16064 WHY ME LORD 1312/ BCD 15837

ALBUMS
Dogget LP 7010 Once More… With Feeling:
The Race Us On; The Window Up Above; Take Me; She Thinks I Still Care; Night Life; Love Bug; Just A Girl I used To know; Walk Through This World With Me; White Lightning; We Must Have Been Out Of Our Minds - 75 w. Barry Burke
Dogget D-LP 7010 Once More… With Feeling Instrumental: The Race Us On; The Window Up Above; Take Me; She Thinks I Still Care; Night Life; Love Bug; Just A Girl I used To know; Walk Through This World With Me; White Lightning; We Must Have Been Out Of Our Minds - 75 w. Barry Burke

SINGLES
D (1975-76)          
1305 She Thinks I Still Care / Race Is On – 19-11-75 w. Barry Burke
1309 Elvira / All I Really Have To Sell Is Me – 07-05-76 w. Barry Burke
1312 I'm Still Thinking Of You / Why Me Lord - 77

Mallory Everett

 *McCrory, AR
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS

2016 unknown – Mallory Everett
001 THIS RIDE
002 ME AND MY KIN
003 ARKANSAS
004 LOST MY DIRECTION
005 WHEN I SEE YOUR GHOST
006 WITHOUT MEN
007 NICOTINE
Tracks above issued on EP Arkansas
2019 Nashville, TN – Mallory Everett  (Producer: J.B. Lawrence)
008 MY BAD digital single [rel. July 1]
2020 unknown – Mallory Everett
009 IDENTITY digital single [rel. Jan. 21, 2021]
2021 unknown – Mallory Everett
010 FA SHO digital single [rel. March 12]
011 DYIN’ BREED digital single [rel. June 1]
2024 Ardent Studios, Memphis, TN/ Zebra Ranch near Coldwater, MS – Mallory Everett
012 FAMILY CURSE
013 KEEP ON LEARNING YOU
014 WASN'T LYIN'
015 20 ME
016 SHE CHOSE THE BOTTLE
017 WORTH A DAMN EXPLICIT
018 SOMETIMES I HAVE A MEMORY
019 SLOWER
020 THESE GUITARS
021 AINT IN LOVE
Tracks above issued on album Time To Learn

ALBUMS
Mallory Everett ? Time To Learn:
Family Curse;  Keep on Learning You;  Wasn't Lyin';  20 Me;  She Chose the Bottle;  Worth a Damn Explicit;  Sometimes I Have a Memory;  Slower;  These Guitars;  Aint in Love - 22-08-24


EPs
Mallory Everett ? Arkansas: This Ride; Me and My Kin; Arkansas; Lost My Direction; When I See Your Ghost; Without Men; Nicotine – 22-01-17


Phoenix Drive

 by Praguefrank
SESSIONS

2012 Nashville, TN - Phoenix Drive (Charissa Nicole [vcl], Jon Scott [vcl],  Jason Roller [ld gt], Jon Scott,  Brian Powers [bass], David Rollins [drums]. Producer: Joe West)
001 HIGH TIME
002 HEART HANGOVER
003 TROUBLE DOWN
004 GETTING READY TO RAIN
005 SHE AIN'T COMING HOME
006 BETTER MAN
007 BROKEN HEARTS COLLIDE
008 A FOOL'S MELODY
009 I'LL SEE IT THROUGH
Tracks above issued on album A Fool’s Melody
2014 unknown, GA? – Phoenix Drive
010 FRACTURED FAIRYTALE
011 LOCAL HONEY
012 TROUBLE DOWN
013 CHANGE YOUR MIND
014 A FOOL’S MELODY
015 COUNTRY FINE SUNSHINE
016 THAT’S HOW LOVING YOU IS
017 HIGH TIME
018 HEART HANGOVER
019 GETTING READY TO RAIN
020 BROKEN HEARTS COLLIDE
021 SHE AIN’T COMING HOME
022 DADDY’S CHEVROLET
023 YELLOW CAB
024 LOST AND FOUND
025 WHISKEY AND HOLY WATER
Tracks above issued on album Raw



ALBUMS
JP8 Publishing ? A Fool’s Melody:
High Time; Heart Hangover; Trouble Down; Getting Ready to Rain; She Ain't Coming Home; Better Man; Broken Hearts Collide; A Fool's Melody; I'll See It Through – 07-08-12
Phoenix Drive ? Raw: Fractured Fairytale; Local Honey; Trouble Down; Change Your Mind; A Fool’s Melody; Country Fine Sunshine; That’s How Loving You Is; High Time; Heart Hangover; Getting Ready To Rain; Broken Hearts Collide; She Ain’t Coming Home; Daddy’s Chevrolet; Yellow Cab; Lost And Found; Whiskey and Holy Water - 12-12-14














Nilsen's Southern Harmony / Marshall Monrad Band / Circus Sideshow

 Bjørn Nilsen, *1968 Norway
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS Bjorn Nilsen was also member of The Jetsurfers
1997 Musiklofttet, Oslom NOR/Tempo Recording Studio, ?, NOR – The Circus Sideshow (Bjørn Nilsen [vcl/gt/harmonica],  Ivar Eliassen [vcl/gt], Thorstein Elvestad [drums/percussion] , Stein Ramberg [piano/gt]. Producer: Bjørn Nilsen)
C01 SOMETHING NEW MTG CD 50044  
C02 HELIUM MTG CD 50044  
C03 ALL GONE MTG CD 50044  
C04 RAGIN' HORSES MTG CD 50044  
C05 THE DAY THE CIRCUS CAME TO TOWN MTG CD 50044  
C06 SALLY JO MTG CD 50044  
C07 CATCHY MTG CD 50044
C08 HEARTLAND BOYS MTG CD 50044  
C09 LAST OF THE PRIVATE EYES MTG CD 50044
C10 SILVERTONGUE MTG CD 50044  
C11 PINK CADILLAC MTG CD 50044  
C12 FALL MTG CD 50044  
C13 BURNING LOVE MTG CD 50044
2008 unknown, NOR – Nilsen’s Southern Hamony
001 TWANGIN' RR 016  
002 ACCUSE ME RR 016
003 SWEET SMELL OF GOLD RR 016  
004 MR. TAMBOURINE MAN RR 016  
005 DIXIE CHICKEN RR 016  
2009 Shabby Road Studios, Oslo, NOR – The Marshall Monrad Band (Bjørn Nilsen [vcl/gt/ mandolin/ harmonica],  Joachim Svendsen [vcl/gt/ mandolin], Cato Monrad [vcl/banjo/ gt], Erlend Hølland [vcl/bass], Producer: Olav Lystrup Thesen)
M01 LONESOME ROAD BLUES RR 018   
M02 STAY AT HOME AND DRINK RR 018   
M03 48 HOURS AGO RR 018  
M04 SHINE ON RR 018   
M05 SWAMP RIDE RR 018  
M06 DAMN THAT WOMAN RR 018   
M07 MOUNTAIN HOME RR 018   
M08 RAGGED AND DIRTY RR 018   
M09 THE MARSHALL PLAN RR 018   
M10 WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY RR 018   
M11 BEYOND NOW RR 018   
2010 unknown, NOR – Nilsen’s Southern Hamony
006 GRACIAS RR 019
007 FIVE YEARS ON RR 019  
008 THIS WILL HURT RR 019  
009 QUALITY TIME RR 019
010 COLD COUNTRY RR 019  
011 BEST I CAN DO RR 019  
012 SHALLOW GRAVE: DEEP SOUTH RR 019  
013 WILLIN' RR 019
014 SAGUARO SHUFFLE RR 019  
015 REGARDS TO KATE RR 019  

2012 unknown, NOR – The Marshall Monrad Band (Bjørn Nilsen [vcl/gt],  Joachim Svendsen [vcl/gt], Cato Monrad [vcl/banjo], Erlend Støylen Hølland [vcl/bass]. Producer:: MMB and Ernst Nikolalsen)
M12 GET OFF OF THIS TRAIN ROOTSY 043
M13 COAL MINE TOWN ROOTSY 043
M14 RAILROAD LINE ROOTSY 043  
M15 HILLS ROOTSY 043  
M16 LONG JOURNEY HOME ROOTSY 043
M17 GUESS SHE JUST FORGOT ROOTSY 043
M18 BELLE OF THE BACKSTREETS ROOTSY 043  
M19 HIGHWAYS AND BACKROADS ROOTSY 043
M20 DUNDERLAND IRON ORE COMPANY ROOTSY 043  
M21 WE SHALL MEET SOMEDAY ROOTSY 043  
2018 unknown, NOR – Nilsen’s Southern Hamony
016 GHOSTWOOD ROAD digital single [rel. March 1]
2018 WH Studio, ?/ Sound Kitchen, Franklin, TN / Johnny’s Garage, ? / Twang Tech Studio, ? - Nilsen’s Southern Harmony, with Bill Booth [-1], Monika Nordli [-2], Jenny Augusta [-3] (Bjørn Nilsen [ld vcl/gt/bass], Tore Kneppen/Thorn Erik Molstad Johansen, Johnny B. Hanssen  [bass], Harry Stinson/ Iva H. Johansen/ Byvind Hansen [drums/percussion], Erik Nielsen [harmonica], Ernst Nikolaisen [keyboards/ drums/percussion], Bjørn Kulseth, Stein Kulseth [bck vcl]. Producer: Ernst Nikolaisen, Bjørn Nilsen)
017 YESTERDAY'S THINGS RR 1901   
018 SAND -1
019 GREAT RATTLESNAKE ROUND-UP RR 1901   
020 THE DEVIL MAKES ME DO IT RR 1901   
021 FISHING HOLE RR 1901   
022 FRONT PORCH SWING -2 RR 1901  
023 DEAD END HIGHWAY RR 1901   
024 FULL MOON OVER MCALLEN -3 RR 1901   
025 WRITE IT IN A SONG RR 1901  
2019 or sooner unknown – Nilsen’s Southern Harmony
026 MIDNIGHT TRAIN OF MEMORIES  Coastal Sound
COASTAL SOUND ? A TRIBUTE TO JOE SUN (NOR, 2020)
2020 unknown - The Gone Gators, Nilsen's Southern Harmony, The Contenders
027 THE DARK OF THE SUN digital single [rel. Oct. 16]
2021 unknown – Nilsen’s Southern Harmony
028 PRAY LIKE YOU MEAN IT digital single [rel.Apr. 8]/Sugarado
029 SOON ENOUGH digital single [rel. June 3]
2021 unknown – Nilsen’s Southern Harmony  with Keith Austin, Ron Henolden, Harald Thune
030 NOBODY MAKES IT OUT ALIVE diigtal single [rel. Feb. 17, 2022]
2022 unknown – Nilsen’s Southern Harmony
031 DIVINE AS A DAY CAN BE digital single [rel. June 6]/Sugarado
2022 unknown – Nilsen’s Southern Harmony
032 LATE DECEMBER LOW diigtal single [rel. Nov. 24]
2022 unknown - The Marshall Monrod Band, with Otta Big Hand Johansen [-1], Stephen Ackles [-2], Tone Silvia Holen [-3], Tore Andersen [-4], Paal Flaata [-5]
M22 LEAVIN' KIND -1
M23 GET OFF OF THIS TRAIN -2
M24 BLUE ROSE -3
M25 STAY AT HOME AND DRINK
M26 RAILROAD LINE -3
M27 DAMN THAT WOMAN
M28 LONG JOURNEY HOME – 4
M29 VALLEYS
M30 MESS OF ME
M31 WE SHALL MEET SOMEDAY -5
Tracks above issued on album Keystones
2023 unknown - Nilsen’s Southern Harmony ,*with Stephen Ackles
033 PAN AMERICAN
034 SING SING SING*
035 MAY YOU NEVER BE ALONE
036 EVERYTHING'S OKAY
Tracks above issued on EP Hank 100
2024 unknown - Nilsen’s Southern Harmony with Anne Fagermo
037 A HOUSE OF GOLD digital single [re;. March 25]
2024 unknown - Nilsen’s Southern Harmony, *with Ricky Whitley
038 LONELY WAS MY MIDDLE NAME
039 SLEEPY SIDEWALK BLUES
040 DEFENCELESS
041 ME IN YOU
042 HOLDIN' ON TO NOTHIN'
043 MISSISSIPPIANS
044 COOL SAILING*
Tracks above issued on album Sugarado


ALBUMS
The Circus Sideshow
MTG Productions [NOR] MTG CD-50044 The Circus Sideshow: Something New; Helium; All Gone; Ragin' Horses; The Day the Circus Came to Town; Sally Jo; Catchy; Heartland Boys; Last of the Private Eyes; Silvertongue; Pink Cadillac; Fall; Burning Love – 97
The Marshall Monrad Band
Rundbrenner [NOR] RR 018 The Marshall Plan:  Lonesome Road Blues;  Stay At Home and Drink;  48 Hours Ago;  Shine On;  Swamp Ride;  Damn That Woman;  Mountain Home;  Ragged and Dirty;  The Marshall Plan;  Wreck On the Highway;  Beyond Now - 09
Rootsy [NOR] ROOTSY 043 Minerals And Mud: Get Off Of This Train; Coal Mine Town; Railroad Line; Hills; Long Journey Home; Guess She Just Forgot; Belle Of The Backstreets; Highways And Backroads; Dunderland Iron Ore Company; We Shall Meet Someday - 12
Coastal Sound [NOR] ?  Keystones:  Leavin' Kind (W. Ottar 'Big Hand' Johansen); Get off of This Train (W. Stephen Ackles);  Blue Rose (W. Tone Silvia Holen);  Stay at Home and Drink;  Railroad Line (W. Tone Silvia Holen);  Damn That Woman;  Long Journey Home
(W. Tore Andersen);  Valleys;  Mess of Me;  We Shall Meet Someday (w. Paal Flaata) – 27-04-23
Nilsen’s Southern Harmony
Rundbrenner [NOR] RR-019 Hardcore Roadhouse Gospel:  Gracias;  Five Years On;  This Will Hurt;  Quality Time;  Cold Country;  Best I Can Do;  Shallow Grave: Deep South;  Willin'; Saguaro Shuffle;  Regards To Kate – 12-10-10
Rambler [NOR] RR 1901 Coastology:  Yesterday's Things;  Sand (w. Bill Booth);  Great Rattlesnake Round-Up;  The Devil Makes Me Do It;  Fishing Hole;  Front Porch Swing
(w. Monika Nordli); Dead End Highway;  Full Moon over McAllen (w. Jenny Augusta);  Write It in a Song – 24-05-19
Coastal Sounds [NOR] ? Sugarado:  Lonely Was My Middle Name; Divine as a Day Can Be;  Sleepy Sidewalk Blues;  Defenceless; Pray Like You Mean It;  Me in You;  Holdin' on to Nothin';  Mississippians;  Cool Sailing (w. Ricky Whitley) – 29-08-24


EPs
Rundbrenner [NOR]  RR 016 NSH:  Twangin';  Accuse Me; Sweet Smell Of Gold;  Mr. Tambourine Man;  Dixie Chicken - 08
Coastal Sound [NOR] ? Hank 100:  Pan American;  Sing Sing Sing (W. Stephen Ackles);  May You Never Be Alone;  Everything's Okay – 04-09-23