Hallo Heino!
Ursprünglich hatte ich vor auch jene Singles in die Disco aufzunehmen, wo Carl Stevens nur als Begleit-Orchester auf dem Label aufscheint. In meinen MERCURY-Aufzeichnungen habe ich natürlich nicht von jeder einzelnen Single die genauen Label-Daten. Trotzdem kam ich bei Carl Stevens auf 18 Singles was mich dazu bewog, diese Singles nicht zu erfassen (sie scheinen bei den eigentlichen Interpreten ja sowieso auf), sondern nur jene Single anzuführen, wo Carl Stevens der Haupt-Interpret ist. Im Haupt-Text habe ich daher auch die Formulierung "quasi ein "Hausorchester" von MERCURY" verwendet.
Da ich dich aber nicht der Frustation aussetzen will, hier nun doch jene Singles, wo laut meiner Daten-Erfassung Carl Stevens auf dem Label aufscheint. Bei der 10. und der 13. Single kannst du bei Carl Stevens zwar nicht Ray Noble, der war selbst ein Bandleader der Vorkriegszeit aus Großbritannien, sondern Nick Noble, ich hoffe, den meintest du, finden.
MERCURY
03 56....70823X45....THE GADABOUTS with Carl Stevens and His Orchestra..Busy Body Rock (YW W 566)/All My Love Belongs To You (YW W 567) (WING 90062)
05 56....70870X45....LOLA DEE with Carl Stevens and His Orchestra..Born To Be With You (YW13073)/Hot Rod Henry (YW13074)
09 56....70978X45....THE GADABOUTS with Carl Stevens and His Orchestra..To Be With You (YW14050)/Too Much Monkey Business (YW14051)
03 57....71080X45....JOY LAYNE With Carl Stevens And His Orchestra..After School (YW 15086)/You Gave Me Wings To Fly (YW 14712)
04 57....71102X45....RUSTY DRAPER With Carl Stevens & His Orchestra..Freight Train (YW15359)/Seven Come Eleven (YW15360)
05 57....71118X45....CHUCK MILLER With Carl Stevens & His Orchestra..Rang Tang Ding Dong (YW15382)/Bye, Bye, Love (YW15379)
05 57....71125X45....THE CREW-CUTS With Carl Stevens & His Skiffle Group..Such A Shame (YW15384)/THE CREW-CUTS With Hal Mooney & His Orchestra Group..Susie - Q (YW15275)
05 57....71132X45....DEL VIKINGS Orchestra Conducted by CARL STEVENS - Vocal by the DEL VIKINGS featuring GUS BACKUS..Cool Shake (YW 15539)/Jitterbug Mary (YW 15540)
07 57....71162X45....RUSTY DRAPER With Carl Stevens & His Rock-A-Hula Boys..No Huhu (Don't Be Mad) (YW15589)/RUSTY DRAPER With Carl Stevens & His Orchestra..Good Golly (Pretty Molly) (YW15590)
07 57....71169X45....NICK NOBLE Orchestra Conducted by Carl Stevens..Moonlight Swim (YW15609)/Lucy Lou (YW15607)
09 57....71193X45....FRANK D'RONE Orchestra & Chorus Conducted by Carl Stevens..Once In A Million Years (YW15764)/My Special Angel (YW15765)
09 57....71203X45....THE DE JOHN SISTERS With Carl Stevens & His Orchestra..That's My Weakness Now (YW16018)/Absence Makes My Heart Go Wander (YW16019)
10 57....71233X45....NICK NOBLE With Orchestra & Chorus Conducted by CARL STEVENS..Sweet Treat (YW16046)/Halo Of Love (YW16047)
04 58....71291X45....THE DIAMONDS With Carl Stevens And His Orchestra..High Sign (YW17124)/THE DIAMONDS With Herb Hardesty And His Orchestra..Don't Let Me Down (YW17027)
05 58....71309X45....THE MEDALLIONAIRES Orchestra Conducted by Carl Stevens..Teen-Age Caravan (YW16938)/Magic Moonlight (YW16935)
05 58....71310X45....GARY SHELTON Orchestra Conducted by Carl Stevens..Kissin' At The Drive-In (YW17514)/Yours Til I Die (YW17515)
06 58....71329X45....FRANK D'RONE With Orchestra Conducted by Carl Stevens..Little Pixie (YW17589)/Our Summer Love (YW17587)
05 59....71461X45....JUNE VALLI Orchestra Conducted by Carl Stevens..An Anonymous Letter (YW18480)/Bygones (YW17598)
Keep Searchin'
Gerd