Little Richard Canadian Discography
Compiled by Piers A. Hemmingsen.
Source: David Whatmough
There were three basic label formats for both 78s and 45s on the Phonodisc/Regency label:
1. Cream label with purple print (first 3 releases)
2. Green label with silver print (561 through 823)
3. Green label with black print (final release 956)
Regency also added an 'X" to the 45 RPM release number for issues up to approx. 673X. This X was used to denote that the release was a 45 and not a 78. Later on the prefix "R-nnn" was used for 45 RPM discs.
| Regency 501X | Little Richard | Long Tall Sally /Slippin' And Slidin' |
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| cream label with purple print, March 1956 | ||
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| USA Specialty 572 | ||
| Regency 511X | Little Richard | Rip It Up / Ready Teddy |
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| June 1956. Was released in the USA as Specialty 579 | ||
| Regency 538X | Little Richard | She's Got It / Heeby Jeebies |
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| October 1956, label format TBD. Released in the USA as Specialty 584. | ||
*** Label change at this point - start of green label with silver print
| Regency 561X | Little Richard | The Girl Can't Help It / All Around The World |
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| December 1956, Released in the USA as Specialty 591 | ||
| Regency 571X | Little Richard | Tutti Frutti / I'm Just A Lonely Guy |
| probably January 1957, Released in the USA as Specialty 561 | ||
| Regency 597X | Little Richard | Lucille / Send Me Some Lovin' |
| February 1957, Released in the USA as Specialty 598 | ||
| Regency 623X | Little Richard | Maybe I'm Right / I Love My Baby |
| probably April 1957, Released in the USA as Specialty 1673 | ||
| Regency 633X | Little Richard | Jenny Jenny / Miss Ann |
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| August 1957, Released in the USA as Specialty 606 | ||
| Regency 668X | Little Richard | Keep A Knockin' / Can't Believe You Wanna Leave |
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| August 1957, Released in the USA as Specialty 611 | ||
| Regency 711 | Little Richard | Good Golly Miss Molly / Hey Hey Hey |
| January 1958, Releaed in the USA as Specialty 624 | ||
| Regency 732 | Little Richard | Ooh! My Soul / True Fine Mama |
| May 1958, Releaed in the USA as Specialty 633 | ||
*** No more 78 RPM releases after 739. At this point the X suffix for 45s is replaced by an "R-" prefix.
| Regency R-754 | Little Richard | Boo Hoo Hoo Hoo (I'll Never Let You Go) / Baby Face |
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| July 1958, Releaed in the USA as Specialty 645 | ||
| Regency R-766 | Little Richard | Early One Morning / She Knows How To Rock |
| November 1958, Releaed in the USA as Specialty 652 | ||
| Regency R-782 | Little Richard | Wonderin' / By The Light Of The Silvery Moon |
| Probably January 1959, Releaed in the USA as Specialty 660 | ||
| Regency R-799 | Little Richard | Kansas City / Lonesome And Blue |
| April 1959, Releaed in the USA as Specialty 664 | ||
| Regency R-817 | Little Richard | Whole Lotta Shakin' / Maybe I'm Right |
| August 1959, Releaed in the USA as Specialty 680 | ||
| Regency R-823 | Little Richard | Baby / I Got It |
| August 1959, Releaed in the USA as Specialty 681 | ||
*** At this point, the label switches to green with black print.
| R-956 | Little Richard | Annie Is Back / Bama Lama Lama Loo |
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| April 1964, Releaed in the USA as Specialty 692 | ||
Canadian Specialty EPs (Extended Play 45 RPM disc) Issued On The Phonodisc / Regency label
As many as six EPs were issued in Canada between March 1957 and July 1958. These featured imported heavier cardboard picture covers showing the Specialty catalogue numbers. Inside these imported covers were Canadian pressed discs.
| EP Regency SEP-400 | Little Richard | |
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| March 1957 - Specialty Series | ||
| Side 1 - Long Tall Sally, Miss Ann | ||
| Side 2 - She's Got It, Can't Believe You Wanna Leave | ||
| EP Regency SEP-401 | Little Richard | |
| March 1957 - Specialty Series | ||
| Side 1 - Slippin' And Slidin' / Oh Why ? | ||
| Side 2 - Ready Teddy / Baby | ||
| EP Regency SEP-402 | Little Richard | |
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| March 1957 - Specialty Series | ||
| Side 1 - Tutti-Frutti , True Fine Mama | ||
| Side 2 - Rip It Up , Jenny Jenny | ||
| EP Regency SEP-403 | Little Richard | |
| July 1958 - Specialty Series | ||
| Side 1 - Keep A Knockin' , By The Light Of The Silvery Moon | ||
| Side 2 - Lucille , Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey | ||
| EP Regency SEP-404 | Little Richard | |
| July 1958 - Specialty Series | ||
| Side 1 - Ooh ! My Soul , All Around The World | ||
| Side 2 - Good Golly, Miss Molly , Baby Face | ||
| EP Regency SEP-405 | Little Richard | |
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| July 1958 - Specialty Series | ||
| Side 1 - Boo Hoo Hoo Hoo , The Girl Can't Help It | ||
| Side 2 - Send Me Some Lovin' , Heeby-Jeebies | ||
Canadian Specialty Albums Issued On The Phonodisc / Regency label
| Regency SP 100 | Little Richard | Here's Little Richard |
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| March 1957, the cover is imported from USA. Long Tall Sally is the first track on Side 2. The first LP by Little Richard was originally issued on the green Regency label as SP-100 but was re-numbered as SP-2100 for the later issue. This later issued was probably manufactured in 1961. The SP-2100 number fits in with the numbering of his other early Lps on Regency. | ||
| Regency 2103 | Little Richard | Little Richard |
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| July 1958 | ||
| Regency 2104 | Little Richard | The Fabulous Little Richard |
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| March 1959 | ||
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