I've got some time on my hands and i looked to see if there was a disco of Deesu on the web and couldn't find one, so decided to build one, which has left me with a couple of questions.

Additions/amendments in Bold

301 - Wilbert Harrison - Clementine/Sentimental Journey

302 - Maurice Williams - Being Without You/Baby, Baby

303 - Daisy Burris - Four Strong Winds/In Love To Stay

304 - Zodiacs - May I (Speak With You)/This Feeling

305 - Warren Lee - Star Review/Waiting For A Bus

306 - Willie West - Greatest Love/Hello Mama

307 - Maurice Williams - Oo Poo Pah Do (Part 1)/Oo Poo Pah Do (Part 2)

308 - Carlton Lee & The Delfonics - Time Heals All Pain/Come On Down

309 - Zodiacs - Don't Ever Leave Me/Surely

310 - Zoofs - Get To Know Yourself/Not So Near

311 - Maurice Williams - Don't Be Half Safe/How To Pick A Winner

312 - Cleto & The Chaparrals - Miner Joe/Campy Stuff

313 - Joe Haywood - Say You Will/Sadie Mae

314 - Willie West - Did You Have Fun/Keep You Mine

315 - Warren Lee - Ever Since I've Been Loving You/Climb The Ladder

316 - Joe Haywood - Play A Cornbread Song For Me And My Baby/I Wanna Love You

317 - Willie West - Face The Music/Baby, Baby I Love You

318 - Maurice Williams & Zodiacs - Live In Concert Stay '68/Live In Concert Dance Dance'68

319 - Buddy Skipper - Restless Breed/Cancel The Reservation

320 - Eldridge Holmes - Now That I've Lost You/Where Is Love

45-300 - Eldridge Holmes - The Book/No Substitute

45-301 - Diamond Joe - Look Way Back/ABC Song

45-302 - Warren Lee - Mama Said We Can't Get Married/A Lady

45-303 - Eldridge Holmes - If I Were A Carpenter/No Substitute

45-304 - ?? - ??/??

45-305 - Eldridge Holmes - Lovely Woman/What's Your Name

45-306 - Toby King - Operator/Love One Another

1006 - Gospel Cavaliers - You Can't Make It On Your Own/Jesus is waiting

601 - George Porters' Joyride - Cissy Strut/Sneaky Freaky

602 - Gospel Cavaliers - Live My Life/Love One Another

I don't have the Daisy Burris, so would like to know what the other side is?

I'd like to see if someone has a scan of the Wilbert Harrison release

Was release 316 by Joe Haywood the last Deesu release distributed by Dover? I don't have 317/318 and the Buddy Skipper and Eldridge Holmes don't mention Dover even though they're still under the old numbering system.

Under the new numbering system I can't seem to find any reference for release 45-304 which is sandwiched between two Eldridge Holmes releases.

Your assistance would be greatly appreciated by this sad anorak

Edited May 14, 201114 yr by John Reed

Daisy Burris is In Love To Stay/Four Strong Winds

There's no listing for 45-304 in R&B Indies.

Then there is the 3000 series which you have these listed as 301 and 302 but in R&B Indies they are 3001/3002??? 300 series then kicks off with 303 according to R&B Indies (not always right)

different label design for first number (hyphen between E-U)

DEE-SU

3001 Wilbert Harrison - Clementine (205-1723) b/w Sentimental Journey (205-1724)

DEESU

3002 Maurice Williams - Beng Without You (2-5-1725) b/w Baby Baby (205-1726)

The 45-300 series are 1970 and have the design with what looks like a coin with head on it and Deesu Records Francais going around it.

John, nice disgog mate of a great label.

What's with this Gospel Cavaliers on Deesu 1006 ?

You Can't Make It On Your Own / Jesus is waiting

Sansu Enterprises

Marsaint Music

Edited May 12, 201114 yr by Dave Turner

all the tracks 3001/3002, 3003 to 316 appear to have the same matrix numbering, 205-1723 and son on. 317 no matrix details.

318, 319, 320 have DS-1000 to DS1006

The 70's releases have DR-430 to DR 443.

There appears to be one other release by the Gospel Cavaliers - You Can Make It On Your Own/? (1006)

dunno where this fits in?

bugger it, I've scanned the relevant page in R&B Indies, hope you can read it, be easier than working out what I wrote

Chalky/Dave,

Thanks for the info. Maybe I should go and see if I can get copies of the R&B Indies books to save time and effort, but that then takes the fun out of doing it......

Cheers,

John

Edited May 12, 201114 yr by John Reed

I think the R&B Indies has sold out/out of print now John??? I think I had the last copy of issue 4 off Bob McGrath so you might have to keep doing it the fun way

John, found the below on the Gospel Cavaliers 45

1979 which seems way out of synch. Makes one wonder if this was just a later one-off or if there were any others ie 1001 or 1007 etc

Type of Work:Musical workRegistration Number / Date:PA0000119453 / 1981-10-20

Date of Publication:April 1, 1979

Date of Creation:1979

Title:Jesus is waiting / E. M. Headen, W. B. Headen.

Description:on side A of 1 sound disc : 45 rpm ; 7 in.

Number of similar titles:96

Similar Title:Jesus is waiting

Publisher Number:Deesu Records 1006-A

Copyright Claimant:Marsaint Music, Inc.

Notes:(With You can't make it on your own).

Authorship on Application:words & music: Eddie Headin [sic] & Wilhena Headin [sic]

Performer:Performed by The Gospel Cavaliers.

Names:Wilhena B. Headen

Eddie M. Headen

Type of Work:Musical workRegistration Number / Date:PA0000119452 / 1981-10-20

Date of Publication:April 1, 1979

Date of Creation:1979

Title:You can't make it on your own / E. M. Headen, W. B. Headen.

Description:on side B of 1 sound disc : 45 rpm ; 7 in.

Number of similar titles:5

Similar Title:You can't make it on your own

Publisher Number:Deesu Records 1006-B

Copyright Claimant:Marsaint Music, Inc.

Notes:(With Jesus is waiting).

Authorship on Application:words & music: Eddie Headin [sic] & Wilhena Headin [sic]

Performer:Performed by The Gospel Cavaliers.

Edited May 12, 201114 yr by Dave Turner

Here are two other Deesu 45s not mentioned yet:

I started to think I'd got it wrong regarding Maurice Williams - Being Without You/Baby Baby, being released as 302. I've just checked again, maybe it got released twice under the old and new numbes?

Never heard of those 600 numbers, any chance of an upload into Refosoul?

here's 304

DEESU # 304 ZODIACS # THIS FEELING / MAY I

deesu # 303 daisy burris # in love to stay / Four Strong Winds

Edited May 12, 201114 yr by JOE TORQUAY

here's 304

DEESU # 304 ZODIACS # THIS FEELING / MAY I

deesu # 303 daisy burris # in love to stay / Four Strong Winds

he had that 304 # listed above, the record he needs is 45-304 which is apparently part of a different deesu series

Never heard of those 600 numbers, any chance of an upload into Refosoul?

Here's Deesu 602:

Gospel Cavaliers - Live My Life - Deesu

Gospel Cavaliers - Love One Another - Deesu

3001 - Wilbert Harrison - Clementine/Sentimental Journey

This is 301, not 3001:

Was release 316 by Joe Haywood the last Deesu release distributed by Dover? I don't have 317/318 and the Buddy Skipper and Eldridge Holmes don't mention Dover even though they're still under the old numbering system.

I think 316 is indeed the last Deesu release distributed by Dover, 317/318 also don't mention Dover:

SORRY THAT 304 IS NOT IN MY STAK-O-WAX

Under the new numbering system I can't seem to find any reference for release 45-304 which is sandwiched between two Eldridge Holmes releases.

Just a guess, but maybe 45-304 was reserved for Eldridge Holmes - Working In The Coalmine / A Love Problem, which was picked up by Decca. (Deesu 320 was also released on Decca.)

The are only two things you need to know about the Deesu label :-

1) Maurice Williams "Being Without You" is on it.

2) It is the finest record ever put on to vinyl.

Just a guess, but maybe 45-304 was reserved for Eldridge Holmes - Working In The Coalmine / A Love Problem, which was picked up by Decca. (Deesu 320 was also released on Decca.)

That was my thought as well, thanks for all the additional info

Edited May 13, 201114 yr by John Reed

Just a guess, but maybe 45-304 was reserved for Eldridge Holmes - Working In The Coalmine / A Love Problem, which was picked up by Decca. (Deesu 320 was also released on Decca.)

anything unusual in the decca deadwax that makes it look like deesu plates?