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LOUIS PRIMA 33s
by Music Librarian Christopher Popa
7” LPs
7” Cap MA1-1531, Louis Prima & Keely Smith Cap Compact Double
7” Dot 1515, Together / Paradise
7” Dot 1516, Teach Me Tonight / They Can’t Take That Away From Me
7” Dot 1517, I Can’t Give You Anything But Love / Let’s Get Away From It All
7” Dot 1518, Mashuga / Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off
7” Dot 1519, Begin the Beguine / Mutual Admiration Society
7” Dot (J) SJET-291, Keely Smith and Louis Prima: Bei Mir Bist Du Schon
7” Fermata (Brazil) 33-314, / Joanna
7” Prima P-5001, Prima Show In The Casbar, 1964
7” Prima P-5002, Thinking Man’s Sax: Sam Butera, 1964
7” Prima P-5007, this is ….. Gia, 1965
10” LPs
10” Festival (Aus) CFR10-151, The inimitable Louis Prima & his orchestra
10” Jazz Panorama LP 1819 – see under “Various Artists”
10” Merc MG-25142, Louis Prima: Plays For the People, 1953
10” Royale 18113, Louis Prima Orchestra Play
12” LPs
ABC (G) 27 358 XAT, Memories: Keely Smith & Louis Prima
ABC (G) 27 359 XAT, Louis Prima: The Story Of Rock And Roll
Aircheck (Can) 8 – see under “Various Artists”
Amer Recollections (E) RAL 511, LP And His N O Gang: Swing Me With R, 1986
Ariola (G) 208 569 – see under “Various Artists”
Ariola (Neth) 25 815 XAT – see under “Various Artists”
Bandstand BS-7139, Louis Prima And His Orchestra: “Just A Gigolo”
Barclay (Fr) 920 232, Blast Off: The Live New Sound of Louis Prima
BBC Records (E) REC 536 – see under “Various Artists”
Big Band Era (G) F 20183, Louis Prima: Angelina, 1985
Br BL 754183, The Prima Generation ’72: Live new sounds of . . . , 1972
Buena Vista BV-3333, Let’s Fly With Mary Poppins: L Prima / G Maione, 1965
Buena Vista BV-3334 – see under “Various Artists”
Buena Vista BV-3339, Let’s “Hear” It for Robin Hood: with LP / S Butera and . . .
Buena Vista BV-4041 – see under “Various Artists”
Buena Vista STER 3333, Let’s Fly With Mary Poppins: L Prima / G Maione, 1965
Buena Vista STER 3334 – see under “Various Artists”
Buena Vista STER 3339, Let’s “Hear” It for Robin Hood: with LP / S Butera . . .
Buena Vista STER 4041 – see under “Various Artists”
Cap PRO 1759~1760 – see under “Various Artists”
Cap SM 1531e, the hits of Louis & Keely
Cap ST 1160, Hey Boy! Hey Girl!: Louis Prima and Keely Smith, 1959
Cap ST 1531, The Hits of Louis and Keely, 1961
Cap ST 1677, S Butera And The . . . The Continental Twist: Starring Louis Prima
Cap ST 1723, The Wildest Comes Home!: Louis Prima . . . , Jun 1962
Cap ST 1797, Lake Tahoe P Style: LP and New Singing Star Gia . . . , Jan 1963
Cap T 755, the Wildest!: Louis Prima: featuring Keely Smith: with . . . , 1956
Cap T 836, The Call Of The Wildest: Louis Prima, 1957
Cap T 908, The Wildest Show At Tahoe: Louis Prima . . . , Dec 1957
Cap T 1010, Las Vegas Prima Style: Louis Prima . . . , Jun 1958
Cap T 1132, Strictly Prima!, Dec 1958
Cap T 1160, Hey Boy! Hey Girl!: Louis Prima and Keely Smith, 1959
Cap T 1531, the hits of Louis & Keely, Mar 1961
Cap T 1677, S Butera And The . . . The Continental Twist: Starring Louis Prima
Cap T 1723, The Wildest Comes Home!: Louis Prima . . . , Jun 1962
Cap T 1797, Lake Tahoe P Style: LP and New Singing Star Gia . . . , Jan 1963
Cap Spec Mkts SL 8006 – see under “Various Artists”
Cap Spec Mkts SL 8115, A Tribute To Louis Prima, 1978
Cap (Aus) VMP 1011, the Wildest!: Louis Prima: featuring Keely Smith: with . . .
Cap (Belgium) 4C 052-80688, Kings Of Rock And Roll: Louis Prima
Cap (Fr) 2C 062-80271, Louis Prima: The Wildest: Just A Gigolo
Cap (Fr) 2S 066-85481 – see under “Various Artists”
Cap (Fr) 2S 068-80688, Music In Gold: Louis Prima, 1978
Cap (Fr) 1552991, The Wildest Show at Tahoe: Louis Prima, 1984
Cap (Fr) 1566231, Strictly Prima!, 1985
Cap (G) 038 EMD 85098, Rock And Roll History Vol 4: Louis Prima
Cap (Neth) 5C 052-80688, Rock And Roll Classics Vol 5: Louis Prima
Cap (Sp) 10C 064-080.688, La genuine musica americana: Louis Prima, 1979
Castagna (It) 321 – see under “Various Artists”
Celebrity Records UT 170, Louis Prima & Keely Smith: Swinging On Broadway
Charley Records CRB 1116, Louis Prima: Jump Jive An’ Wail!
Col CL 1206, Louis Prima: With Keely Smith: Breaking It Up!! cover: LP drawing
Col CL 1206, Breaking It Up!: Louis Prima With K Smith cover: LP+KS drawing
Coronet CX-110, Louis Prima & Keeley [ sic ] Smith on Broadway
Coronet CX-121, Louis Prima Digs Keely Smith
Coronet CXS-121, Louis Prima Digs Keely Smith “True Stereo”
Coronet CXS-232, Louis Prima & Keely Smith: Sing Loud
Coronet (Aus) KLP-760, Louis Prima With Keely Smith: Breaking It Up!!, 1959
De-Lite Records DE-2001, The New Sounds Of The Louis Prima Band
Derby (It) DBR 20019 – see under “Various Artists”
Derby (It) DBR 80202, the best of Louis Prima
Design DLP 54 – see under “Various Artists”
Disneyland 3960 – see under “Various Artists”
Disneyland (E) WD 50 – see under “Various Artists”
Dot DLP-3210, Louis and Keely!, Oct 1959
Dot DLP-3262, Louis Prima: his Greatest Hits, Apr 1960
Dot DLP-3263, together: Louis Prima / Keely Smith, May 1960
Dot DLP-3264, Pretty Music Prima Style: Vol One, May 1960
Dot DLP-3266, On Stage . . . Louis Prima & Keely Smith, Dec 1960
Dot DLP-3272, LP Pres: The Wildest Clan: starring S Butera And The Witnesses
Dot DLP-3352, Wonderland by Night: Pretty Music . . . , Feb 1961
Dot DLP-3385, Blue Moon: LP: 12 Greatest Trumpet Instrumentals, Aug 1961
Dot DLP-3392, Return Of The Wildest: Louis Prima & Keely Smith, Oct 1961
Dot DLP-3407, Louis Prima Presents the Budwood Trio, Jan 1962
Dot DLP-3410, Doin’ The Twist With Louis Prima . . . , Jan 1962
Dot DLP-25210, Louis and Keely!, Oct 1959
Dot DLP-25262, Louis Prima: his Greatest Hits, Apr 1960
Dot DLP-25263, together: Louis Prima / Keely Smith, May 1960
Dot DLP-25264, Pretty Music Prima Style: Vol One, May 1960
Dot DLP-25266, On Stage . . . Louis Prima & Keely Smith, Dec 1960
Dot DLP-25272, LP Pres: The Wildest Clan: starring S Butera And The . . .
Dot DLP-25352, Wonderland by Night: Pretty Music . . . , Feb 1961
Dot DLP-25385, Blue Moon: LP: 12 Greatest Trumpet Instrumentals, Aug 1961
Dot DLP-25392, Return Of The Wildest: Louis Prima & Keely Smith, Oct 1961
Dot DLP-25407, Louis Prima Presents the Budwood Trio, Jan 1962
Dot DLP-25410, Doin’ The Twist With Louis Prima . . . , Jan 1962
Dot DPR 3 – see under “Various Artists”
Dot DPRS 5050 (PRS-101~110) – see under “Various Artists”
Dot DPRS 5052 – see under “Various Artists”
Dot / Music Hall (Arg) 12096, Louis Prima y Keely Smith
Dot / Music Hall (Arg) 12224, En Escena: Louis Prima & Keely Smith . . .
Dot (J) SJET-7292, Musical Fantasy: Greatest Trumpet Hits By Louis Prima
Dot (J) SWX-10055, Louis Prima And His Orchestra: Mood Trumpet
Dot (Mex) DLPX-2410, Doin’ the Twist With Louis Prima . . .
Echo Jazz (E) EJLP-16, Louis Prima, 1990
Ember (E) EMB 3348, Louis Prima Swings: The Louis Prima Orchestra, 1962
EMI (E) 2C 048-50754, Louis Prima: His Greatest Hits [ from Dot ]
EMI (Fr) C 048-50754, Louis Prima: His Greatest Hits [ from Dot ]
EMI (G) 186 79 5939 1 – see under “Various Artists”
Evon 326?, Italian Songs featuring Louis Prima: With Phil Brito
Fleet Records (E) LP 101, The Best of Louis Prima / Keely Smith
Fleet Records (E) FL 202, Louis Prima Digs Keely Smith
Funckler (G) PHB S-518, The Golden Hits of Louis Prima, 1966
Golden Era Records LP-15055, Louie [ sic ] Prima and his Big Band: “Play It . . . “
Golden Tone 326, Italian Favorites: Louis Prima: With Phil Brito
Golden Tone 14326e, Italian Favorites: Louis Prima: With Phil Brito
Halo 50192, Rock And Roll: featuring Louis Prima
Halo 50238 – see under “Various Artists”
Hamilton HLP 142 – see under “Various Artists”
Hamilton HLP 144, Louis Prima: Plays And Sings, May 1965
Hamilton HLP 12142 – see under “Various Artists”
Hamilton HLP 12144, Louis Prima: Plays And Sings, May 1965
Hanna-Barbera Records HLP-8502, The Golden Hits of Louis Prima, 1966
Hanna-Barbera Records HBR HST-3502, The Golden Hits of Louis Prima, 1966
Historia (G) H-651, Classic Prima: Louis Prima And His New Orleans Gang, 1971
Jasmine (E) JAS 300, the Wildest!: Louis Prima: featuring Keely Smith: with . . .
Jasmine (E) JAS 306, The Call Of The Wildest: Louis Prima . . .
Jass JASS-8 – see under “Various Artists”
Jazz Band (E) EB 406, . . . Live From The Casbah Theatre . . . 1963 - 1964
Joyce 1067, One Night Stand with Louis Prima: Hotel Commodore . . .
Kaydee Records KD-5 – see under “Teddy Powell”
Koala KW 14146, The Great Perfs of L Prima and His O: Cream Of Prima, 1979
London (Aus) HAA 7572, Louis and Keely!, Jun 1960
London (Aus) HAA 7671, Blue Moon: LP: 12 Gtst Tpt Instrumentals, Apr 1962
London / Deutscher Schallplattenclub (G) E-522 – see under “Various Artists”
London (New Z) SHAM-D5022, Return Of The Wildest: L Prima & Keely Smith
London (New Z) HAM-D6082, Louis and Keely!
London (New Z) HAM-D6205, Doin’ The Twist With Louis Prima . . .
Magic (E) AWE 12, Louis Prima And His Orchestra: Remember, 1984
MCA (J) VIM 4525, together: Louis Prima / Keely Smith
Music for Pleasure (Fr) 2M 046-81.656 – see under “Various Artists”
Music for Pleasure (Fr) 2M 046-81.743 – see under “Various Artists”
Music for Pleasure (Fr) 2M 046-82.227 – see under “Various Artists”
Music for Pleasure (Neth) 1A022-58158, The Best Of Louis Prima, 1982
Parade SPS-603, Louis Prima / Keely Smith
Penny (It) REL-ST 19282, Louis Prima
Poor Boy Records PB-1000, Sam Butera: He’s Number One!, 1978 prod by LP
Popular Record Club (Aus) E 67, Louis Prima entertains
Premier K 57e – see under “Various Artists”
Prima PM 3001, Prima Show In The Casbar: L Prima with G Maione . . . , 1964
Prima PM 3002, Thinking Man’s Sax: Sam Butera, 1964
Prima PM 3003, The King Of Clubs . . . Louis Prima . . . , 1964
Prima PS 3001, Prima Show In The Casbar: L Prima with G Maione . . . , 1964
Prima PS 3003, The King of Clubs . . . Louis Prima . . . , 1964
Prima PS 3004, this is ….. Gia, 1965
Prima ST 0030, Blast Off: The Live New S of LP, 1970 cover: Quad Records
Prima ST 0072, The Prima Generation ’72: Live new sounds of . . . , 1972
Prima ST 0073, Just a Gigolo: Louis Prima, 1973
Prima ST 0074, Angelina: This album is respectfully dedicated . . . , 1973
Prima ST 0076, Louis Prima with Gia Maione . . . The Wildest ‘75
Radiola MR-1031 – see under “Various Artists”
RCA Spec Prod PRS-438e – see under “Various Artists”
Record Bazaar (It) RB 170, Proprio un Gigolo: Louis Prima, 1978
Rhino RNLP-70225, Zooma Zooma: the best of Louis Prima: Feat . . . , Dec 1986
Regal (E) REG 2002, That’s Us, Man That’s Us!, 1966
Rondo 1759, Italian Favorites: Louis Prima: With Phil Brito Tops “Star” Series
Rondo-lette A-9, Louis Prima: In All His Moods: Louis Prima And His Orch, 1959
Rondo-lette A-25, Louis Prima entertains: Cecilia? Caldonia, 1959
Rondo-lette 842, Louis Prima, Apr 1959
Rondo-lette 854, Louis Prima: with orchestra, Nov 1959
Royale 1467, An Hour of Italian American Songs: Louis Prima / Phil Brito
Savoy SJL-2264, Louis Prima: Play Pretty For The People, 1989 2-LPs
Spin-O-Rama M-74, Louis Prima / Keely Smith: Box Of Oldies
Spin-O-Rama S-74, Louis Prima / Keely Smith: Box Of Oldies
Sunbeam SB-227, Louis Prima and His Orchestra: 1944
The Old Masters TOM 37, LP and His New Orleans Gang Vol One 1934-1935
The Old Masters TOM 38, LP and His New Orleans Gang Vol Two 1935-1936
The Old Masters TOM 39, LP and His New Orleans Gang Vol Three 1936
The Old Masters TOM-62, LP and His New Orleans Gang Vol Four 1937-1938
Tops 9759, Italian Favorites: Louis Prima: with Phil Brito
United Artists UAL 3596, Louis Prima On Broadway, Oct 1967
United Artists UAS 6596, Louis Prima On Broadway, Oct 1967
United Artists (Aus) SUAL 932,618, Louis Prima On Broadway
Wonderland Music Co WOND-1 – see under “Various Artists”
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