Gregmark Records Volume 1

Gregmark Music, Inc. - Is a legacy vintage catalog embodying original works from the '50s, and '60s. Genres include pop, rock, blues, R&B, soul, doo-wop, jazz, vintage surf, girl-band, rockabilly, country and folk. Established in 1961 by music mogul Lester Sill and Lee Hazlewood, Gregmark releases (many out of print) feature tracks from Gregmark Records, Trey Records and Jamie Records respectively.

Label History

Trey Records: In late 1959 Sill and Hazlewood formed Trey Records, a Hollywood-based imprint distributed by Atlantic. The label's signings included 18-year-old wunderkind Phil Spector, revered blues, jazz and American folk artist, Barbara Dane, teen pop sensations Suzy Dickerson and Greg Connors, Arizona folk balladeers The Clingman Clan, and classic novelty instrumentals by Bob Wilson & The Easy Dealers, among others.

Gregmark Records: At the end of 1961, Sill and Hazlewood formed a new label, Gregmark, as a vehicle for the Paris Sisters, a vocal trio with a series of singles under its belt.  While the Paris Sisters' Gregmark debut "Be My Boy" earned little notice, the follow-up, "I Love How You Love Me," cracked the U.S. Top Five. Notable out of print releases on Gregmark include artists such as the incredible R&B teen idol Billy Storm, the legendary titan of twang Duane Eddy, teen phenom Tony Gunner, classic novelty instrumental gems by S&H Scamps (Sill & Hazlewood), and an unreleased version of the seminal blues classic “Stormy Monday” by T-Bone Walker, among many others.

Jamie Records: An indie record label founded in Philadelphia, in 1956 by Harold Lipsius and Allan Sussel. Duane Eddy’s manager (Lester Sill) brought him to Jamie in 1958, producing (15) consecutive instrumental hits for the label. Gregmark owns and controls US recording rights to three Jamie related artists: the American R&B and rockabilly singer, guitarist, and prolific songwriter Ray Sharpe, the Johnny Cash influenced rockabilly artist Sanford Clark, and vintage Arizona crooner, arranger and songwriter Connie Conway.

Gregmark Records Vol. 1 (Playlist)

About the Playlist:

"3000 Tears Ago" (Billy Storm) 1961
Gregmark Records / Sill-Hazlewood Productions
Arr. by Hank Levine, Lee Hazlewood
A-Side: "Who'll Keep An Eye On Jane?" (Gregmark controls)
Details on Billy’s incredible career: https://www.discogs.com/artist/1159188-Billy-Storm

"Ain't No Freckles On My Face" (Instr.) (Bob Wilson & The Easy Dealers) 1960
Trey Records (Gregmark) / Sill-Hazlewood Productions 
(written by Bob Wilson, Lee Hazlewood)
A-Side: "She's Something Somebody Oughta See" (Gregmark controls)
*Recently discovered on 2021 CD release "Wild Sounds From An Overheated Jukebox: Lux & Ivy Dig Those 45s / Various"

"Caravan - Part 1" (Duane Eddy) 1961
Gregmark Records / Sill-Hazlewood Productions
B-Side: "Caravan - Part 2" (Gregmark controls)
Lester Sill developed, managed and co-produced Duane Eddy
About Duane Eddy: http://www.gregmarkmusicinc.com/#/duane-eddy/
About Al Casey: http://www.gregmarkmusicinc.com/#/al-casey/
*Widely acknowledged that this recording is actually by Al Casey and miscredited to Duane Eddy (Who Al Casey had played on some sessions for)

"Caught In The Act" (Gregg Connors) 1960
Trey Records (Gregmark) / Sill-Hazlewood Productions
Arr. & Cond. by Connie Conway
B-Side: "(Your Love) Tears Me Up" (Gregmark controls, incl. Hazlewood co-write)
BG vox: The Three Thirteens

"Crazy Little Dream" (Suzy Dickerson) 1959
Trey Records (Gregmark) / Sill-Hazlewood Productions
B-Side: "Don't Tell Him I Want To Know"  (Gregmark controls)
*Recently discovered bootleg version was digitally released on Blue Moon Records (Italy)
"Destination Doo-Wop Vol. 3" (Apple)

"Guess Its Love" (Sanford Clark) 1961
Trey Records (Gregmark) / Sill-Hazlewood Productions
B-Side: "It Hurts Me Too" (Gregmark also controls)
(Written by Sill, Hazlewood)
About Sanford Clark: https://www.gregmarkmusicinc.com/#/sanfordclark

"I'm On My Way" (Barbara Dane)
Trey Records (Gregmark) / Sill-Hazlewood Productions
B-Side: "Go 'Way From My Window" (Gregmark controls)
Timeless blues/gospel song
About Barbara Dane: https://www.gregmarkmusicinc.com/#/barbara-dane/

"Linda's Tune" Instr. (The Rancheros) 1963
Lonnie Records (Gregmark)
(written by Stanley Sainz)
Classic surf track
B-Side: "Little Linda" (Gregmark controls pub only) 

"Man About Town" (Live) (The Clingman Clan) 1960
Trey Records (Gregmark) / Sill-Hazlewood Productions
Album "The Clingman Clan At The Baboquivari" (Gregmark controls full LP, incl. single "The Demise of Tom Dooley")
Led and written by Roy Clingman
A collection of hidden, classic country/folk gems 

"Rough Road" (Tony Gunner) 1961
Gregmark Records / Sill-Hazlewood Productions
(written by Hazlewood)
B-Side: "You Gotta Go Home" (Gregmark controls)
Short-lived teen-age phenom
Infectious with a cool and classic vibe

"That Wonderful Thing" (Connie Conway) 1959
Jamie/Gregmark Records
Prod. by Lester Sill Lee & Hazlewood
Album "33 Minutes and 20 Seconds" (Gregmark controls full LP, US rights)
Arr. Bob Thompson
Collection of undiscovered jazz/big band crooner songs

"The Lonely Crowd" Instr. (S & H Scamps) 1961
Gregmark Records / Sill-Hazlewood Productions
S & H Scamps stands for Sill & Hazlewood
(Written by Hazlewood)
Throwback, instrumental novelty with strings

"They Call It Stormy Monday" (T-Bone Walker) 1959
Gregmark/Lord & Walker Music (T-Bone estate)
(written by T-Bone Walker)
T-Bone provided Lester Sill w/this original master (1959)
Seminal blues classic. This version has no known commercial release
The Stormy Monday story: https://www.gregmarkmusicinc.com/#/tbone-walker/

* To the best of our knowledge the majority of the referenced releases have been out of print since their original distribution, unless otherwise indicated.

* Most of the collected recordings are in early sonic clean up/re-mixing stages.

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