Joe's Music Rack

Philo
78 Record Listing

THIS IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY!

Found in 1945 by the brothers Eddie, Leo, and Ira Mesner, in Los Angeles, California. The label was short for their 'Philharmonic Music Shop'. But in February of 1946, do to legal problems with radio manufacturer Philo, they were being to change their label's name.

As you can see by their Philo logo, they had an Aladdin style lamp with the smoke spelling out Philo).

The Mesners were going to change the name to Medlee Records, which was a play on words. Pronounced "Medley," it is made up of M, the first letter of their last names, followed by ED and LEE, their first names. Announcements were made in the trade papers, but then, they just changed it to Aladdin. I have not been able to discover why.

Known for its wealth of recordings of rhythm & blues, early rock & roll music, and jazz. Recordings made in Los Angeles, California; New Orleans, Louisiana.

The label was sold To Lew Chudd's Imperial Records in 1960 (SEE Aladdin 33 1/3 LPS for more) - And today owned by EMI.

Additions & Corrections are welcome.

Numerical listing

Label Number.....Artist - Song Title (Composer) (if Known) - Chart Rating (If Known) - Pressing Ref number/s = Take/s (if Known) - Take Location (if Known) - Date Competed (if Known) - Time (if Known)

NOTE: if the composer is (Not Given) on label and a name is there, we supplied the name

Philo 101A Illinois Jacquet Allstars - Flying Home Part I (Benny Goodman/Lionel Hampton) Shellac 10" 3A (LA) July 1945 2:46

Philo 101B Illinois Jacquet Allstars - Flying Home Part II (Benny Goodman/Lionel Hampton) Shellac 10" 3B (LA) July 1945 2:15

Philo 102 Illinois Jacquet Allstars - Uptown Boogie (Sir Charles Thompson) Shellac 10" 4A (LA) July 1945 2:18

Philo 102 Illinois Jacquet Allstars - Throw It Out Your Mind, Baby (Russell Jacquet) Shellac10" 4B (LA) July 1945 3:01

Philo 103 Howard McGhee - Around The Clock Part I (Not Given) Shellac 10" A3632 June 1945

Philo 103 Howard McGhee - Around The Clock Part II (Not Given) Shellac 10" A3633 June 1945

Philo 104 Wynonie Harris, Johnny Otis All Stars - Cock-A-Doodle-Doo (Wynonie Harris) Shellac 10" P-104A

Philo 104 Wynonie Harris, Johnny Otis All Stars - Yonder Goes My Baby (Wynonie Harris) Shellac 10" P-104B

Philo 105 Helen Humes with Bill Goggett - He May Be Your Man (Not Given) Shellac 10" A2123 IM4855 (LA) July 1945
Philo 105 Helen Humes with Bill Goggett - Blue Prelude (Not Given) A2124 Shellac 10" (LA) July 1945

Philo 106 Helen Humes with Bill Goggett - Be Baba Leba (Helen Humes)[R&B chart 12/45, #3] A2126 IM4856 Jul-45
Philo 106 Helen Humes with Bill Goggett - Eevery Now And Then (Sherman/Lewis) Shellac 10" A2208 A2208 Jul-45

Philo 107 Helen Humes with Bill Goggett - Unlucky Woman (Not Given) Shellac 10" A2118 A2201 July 1945
Philo 107 Jay McShann & His Jazzmen - McShann's Boogie Blues (Not Given) Shellac 10" (LA) July 1945

Philo 108 Jay McShann & His Jazzmen - Confessin' The Blues (J. Witherspoon) Shellac 10" P108A (LA) July 1945
Philo 108 Jay McShann & His Jazzmen - Walkin' Blues (Numa Lee Davis) Shellac 10" P108B (LA) July 1945

Philo 109 Jay McShann an His Jazz Men - Hard Working Man Blues (J. WitHerspoon) Shellac 10" P109A (LA) July 1945
Philo 109 Jay McShann an His Jazz Men - When I've Been Drinking (Numa Lee Davis) Shellac 10" P-109B (LA) July 1945

Philo 110 Jay McShann an His Jazz Men - Merry Go Round Blues (Crown Prince Charlie) Shellac 10" P-110A (LA) July 1945
Philo 110 Jay McShann an His Jazz Men - Bad Tale Boogie Shellac 10" P-110B (LA) July 1945

Philo 111 Johnny Moore's 3 Blazers - Baby Don't You Cry (vocal by Charles Brown) Shellac 10" PY111A 9/14/45
Philo 111 Johnny Moore's 3 Blazers - Blazers Boogie Shellac 10" PY111B 9/14/45

Philo 112 Johnny Moore's 3 Blazers - Groovy (vocal by Three Blazers) Shellac 10" PY112B1 9/14/45
Philo 112 Johnny Moore's 3 Blazers - Drifting Blues (vocal by Charles Brown) Shellac 10" IM3539 9/14/45

Philo 113 Unissued

Philo 114 Unissued

Philo 115 Teddy Edwards & His Band - Stardust IM3765 (LA) 9/4/45
Philo 115 Leonard Feather Hiptet - My Love Come Tumblin' Down (vocal by Cousin Joe) (NYC) 10/5/45

Philo 116 Leonard Feather Hiptet - Larceny Hearted Woman (vocal by Cousin Joe) (NYC) 10/5/45
Philo 116 Teddy Edwards & His Band - Lifestream IM3767 (LA) 9/4/45

Philo 117 Cousin Joe with Leonard Feather - Just Another Woman (NYC) 10/5/45
Philo 117 Howard McGhee & His Band - Intersection IM3769 (LA) 9/4/45

Philo 118 Leonard Feather Hiptet - Post War Future Blues (vocal by Cousin Joe) (NYC) 10/5/45
Philo 118 Howard McGhee - Mop Mop IM3768 (VAN202) (LA) 9/4/45

Philo 119 Harry Edison Quintet - I Blowed And Gone IM5029 (LA) Oct 1945
Philo 119 Harry Edison Quintet - Laura IM5030 (LA) Oct 1945

Philo 120 Harry Edison Quintet - Ain'tcha Gonna Do It (LA) Oct 1945
Philo 120 Harry Edison Quintet - Exit Virginia Blues (LA) Oct 1945

Philo 121 Helen Humes & Her Allstars - Voo It (Frosty) (LA) 1945
Helen Humes (voc); Snooky Young (tp); Willie Smith (as); Corky Corcoran (ts); Tom Archia (ts); Arnold Ross (p); Allen Reuss (g); Red Callender (b); Henry Tucker Green (d)
Philo 121 Helen Humes & Her Allstars - Did You Ever Love A Man (Not Given) (LA) 1945
Helen Humes (voc); Snooky Young (tp); Willie Smith (as); Corky Corcoran (ts); Tom Archia (ts); Arnold Ross (p); Allen Reuss (g); Red Callender (b); Henry Tucker Green (d)

Philo 122 Helen Humes & Her Allstars - Please Let Me Forget (LA) Dec 1945
Philo 122 Helen Humes & Her Allstars - Central Avenue Boogie (LA) 1945

Philo 123 Lester Young - Lester Blows Again
Philo 123 Lester Young - D. B Blues

Philo 124 Lester Young - These Foolish Things
Jumpin' At Mesner's Philo 124 Lester Young - Jumpin' At Mesner's

Philo 125 Helen Humes & Her Allstars - Pleasing Man Blues (LA) Dec 1945
Philo 125 Helen Humes & Her Allstars - He Don't Love Me Any More (LA) Dec 1945

Philo 126 Helen Humes & Her Allstars - See See Rider (Rainey) IM5048 (LA) Dec 1945
Philo 126 Helen Humes & Her Allstars - It's Better To Give Than Receive (Marcel Lee Hayes) (LA) Dec 1945

The two singles below were also packaged as Philo Album #A-1, a fold-out hard-bound book with the two 78 singles in sleeves as pages.
These books were typical of the times for 78s and resembled picture albums and were thus called "record albums."

Philo 1000 Lester Young (sax)/Nat "King" Cole (piano)/Red Callender (bass) - Indiana
Philo 1000 Lester Young (sax)/Nat "King" Cole (piano)/Red Callender (bass) - Body And Soul

Philo 1001 Lester Young (sax)/Nat "King" Cole (piano)/Red Callender (bass) - Tea For Two
Philo 1001 Lester Young (sax)/Nat "King" Cole (piano)/Red Callender (bass) - I Can't Get Started

From here on the label reads Aladdin

See the Aladdin 78 Section

Artists
On Philo

Cousin Joe with Leonard Feather, Harry Edison Quintet, Teddy Edwards & His Band, Leonard Feather Hiptet, Howard McGhee, Illinois Jacquet Allstars, Wynonie Harris, Helen Humes with Bill Goggett, Helen Humes & Her Allstars, Jay McShann & His Jazzmen, Johnny Moore's 3 Blazers, Johnny Otis All Stars, Lester Young

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