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Notes:

• "Pink Cadillac" on Modern is the 4 Star master with overdubbed snare drum.
• Chronology of Moonglow and D&R releases uncertain.
• SEE ALSO: Cline, Patsy

Date	Label & Number	Image	Title & Credits	Matrix	Comps
U.S. Singles & EPs
1951/Mar. (Bb est.)	Cormac (Calif.)  1171  [45]		Lost Little Nickel — Sammy Masters		Ecco-Fonic EP 1012 (# 2)
			May I Call You Darling? — Sammy Masters
1956/May 26 Bb c&w rev.	4 Star (Calif.)  1695  [78]		Pink Cadillac — Sammy Masters & His Rocking Rhythm	6869
			Some Like It Hot — Sammy Masters & His Rocking Rhythm	6870
1956/May 26 Bb c&w rev.	4 Star (Calif.)  1695-45 [45]		Pink Cadillac — Sammy Masters & His Rocking Rhythm	6869	4 Star CD 004 (# 24) Ace CD 768 (# 6) Bear Family CD 16876 (# 1) Big Mike's CD   (# 13) Buffalo Bop CD 55093 (# 5) Cadillac LP 1958 (# 7) Cat CD 1033 (# 10) Fantastic Voyage CD 113 (# 41) Fantastic Voyage CD 147 (# 21) Fed CD 05 (# 21) Hydra LP 7708 (# 1) Lucky CD 811 (# 11) Mustang CD 5 (# 8) Not Now Music CD 504 (# 25) Presto CD [HR&C] (# 47) Presto CD 2 (# 2) Proper CD 122 (# 49) Rockin' Sammy EP 144 (# 2) Smith & Co. CD 1145 (# 61)
			Some Like It Hot — Sammy Masters & His Rocking Rhythm	6870	4 Star CD 004 (# 25) Ace CD 768 (# 14) Bear Family CD 16876 (# 5) GVC CD 2018 (# 49) Hydra LP 7708 (# 2) Mustang CD 5 (# 12) P-Vine CD 2466 (# 12) Rockin' Sammy EP 144 (# 6)
1956/Oct. (Bb est.)	Modern (Calif.)  1003  [78]		Pink Cadillac — Johnny Todd
			What's Up — Johnny Todd
1956/Oct. (Bb est.)	Modern (Calif.) 45x1003  [45]		Pink Cadillac — Johnny Todd	3086	Ace 10 32 (# 6) Ace LP 185 (# 9) Ace CD 218 (# 12) Ace LP 218 (# 12) Bop CD 006 (# 10) Cascade LP 1003 (# 1) Cascade LP 1009 (# 17) Hydra LP 7708 (# 8) NME LP 5 (# 13) Not Now Music CD 066 (# 8) Not Now Music CD 122 (# 2) P-Vine CD 2466 (# 11)
			What's Up — Johnny Todd	3087
1956/Oct. (Bb est.)	4 Star (Calif.)  1697  [78]		Whop-T-Bop — Sammy Masters & His Rocking Rhythm
			Flat Feet — Sammy Masters & His Rocking Rhythm
1956/Oct. (Bb est.)	4 Star (Calif.)  1697-45 [45]		Whop-T-Bop — Sammy Masters & His Rocking Rhythm	6872	Rockin' Sammy EP 144 (# 1)
			Flat Feet — Sammy Masters & His Rocking Rhythm	6874	4 Star CD 004 (# 26) Bear Family CD 16876 (# 20) Chief CD 1156501 (# 8) Fed CD 01 (# 16) Fed EP 05 (# 1) Hydra LP 7708 (# 4) Mustang CD 6 (# 28) Presto CD 1 (# 59) Rockin' Sammy EP 144 (# 5)
1956/Nov. 3 Bb c&w rev.	4 Star (Calif.)  1697-45 [45]		Whop-T-Bop — Sammy Masters & His Rockin' Rhythm	6872	4 Star CD 004 (# 27) Bear Family CD 16876 (# 10) Fed CD 01 (# 29) Fed EP 08 (# 2) Hydra LP 7708 (# 3) Mustang CD 6 (# 21) Presto CD 3 (# 19) Proper CD 122 (# 81)
			2 Rock-A-4 — Sammy Masters & His Rockin' Rhythm	6873	4 Star CD 004 (# 28) Bear Family CD 16876 (# 15) Hydra LP 7708 (# 5) Lenox CD 1010 (# 1) Mustang CD 6 (# 3) Orbit CD 5904 (# 1) Presto CD 7 (# 8) Proper CD 122 (# 25) Rockin' Sammy EP 144 (# 3)
1957/June (Bb est.)	4 Star (Calif.)  1707-45 [45]		Angel — Sammy Masters & His Rockin' Rhythm	6913
			My Heart Is A Hobo — Sammy Masters & His Rockin' Rhythm	6912
1957/Aug. 5 Bb c&w rev.	Decca (N.Y.) 9-30402  [45]		Tall Grow The Sycamores — Sammy Masters	45-102854
			The Drifter — Sammy Masters	45-102855+
	Sammy Masters (Calif.) SM-EPF-17  [45 EP]		Angel — Sammy Masters	B	Hydra LP 7708 (# 6)
			My Heart Is A Hobo — Sammy Masters	B	Hydra LP 7708 (# 7)
			Tall Grows The Sycamore — Sammy Masters	A	Hydra LP 7708 (# 9)
			The Drifter — Sammy Masters	A	Hydra LP 7708 (# 10)
	4 Star (Calif.) EP-26  [45 EP]		Stop The World (And Let Me Off) — Sammy Masters	A
			Pink Cadillac — Sammy Masters	A
			A Wonderful Time Up There — Sammy Masters	B
			Tall Grows The Sycamores — Sammy Masters	B
1958/Oct. 6 Bb pop rev.	4 Star (Calif.)  1727x45 [45]		Jodie — Sammy Masters	7021-C	4 Star CD 004 (# 23) Hydra LP 7708 (# 11)
			If I Could See The World (Thru The Eyes Of A Child) — Sammy Masters	6964-C
	Moonglow (N.Y.)  5015x45 [45]		Whop-T-Bop — Sammy Masters & His Rockin' Rhythm	6872
			2-Rock-A-4 — Sammy Masters & His Rockin' Rhythm	6873
1958-59 BMI clear.	Moonglow (N.Y.)  5018x45 [45]		Pink Cadillac — Sammy Masters
			Some Like It Hot — Sammy Masters
1959/Oct. (Bb est.)	Warner Bros. (Calif.)  5102  [45]		Rockin' Red Wing — Sammy Masters		Bear Family CD 17538 (# 18) Cruisin' LP 58344 (# 19) Fed CD 04 (# 28)
			Lonely Weekend — Sammy Masters
1960/Feb. 1 Bb pop rev.	Lode (Calif.)  108  [45] (pressed by RCA)		Rockin' Red Wing — Sammy Masters	K9OW-4909	Ace CD 850 (# 6) Buffalo Bop CD 55011 (# 25) Hop CD 999 (# 11) Hydra LP 7708 (# 12) Rockin' Sammy EP 144 (# 4)
			Lonely Weekend — Sammy Masters	K9OW-4910
1960/July 11 Bb pop rev.	Lode (Calif.)  109  [45]		Charolette (In The Pink Corvette) — Sammy Masters	LM-4911
			Golden Slippers — Sammy Masters	LM-4912	Hydra LP 7708 (# 13)
1960/Aug. (Bb est.)	Dot (Calif.) 45-16123  [45]		Charolette (In The Pink Corvette) — Sammy Masters	MB-15145
			Golden Slippers — Sammy Masters	MB-15144
1961/Nov. 6 Bb pop rev.	Lode (Calif.)  114  [45] (pressed by RCA)		Never — Sammy Masters	M8OW-1627
			Pierre The Poodle And The Puppy Dogs — Sammy Masters	M8OW-1626
1962/June 2 Bb pop rev.	Galahad (Calif.) G-506  [45]		Stick Around Joe — Sammy Masters		Hydra LP 7708 (# 14)
			Remind Me Baby — Sammy Masters
	Galahad (Calif.) G-533  [45]		I Fought The Law (And The Law Won) — Sammy Masters	B
			A Big Man Cried — Sammy Masters	A
1964/Sept. (Bb est.)	Kapp (N.Y.) K-613  [45]		I Fought The Law (And The Law Won) — Sammy Masters	K-8390
			A Big Man Cried — Sammy Masters	K-8393	Beaver LP 3307 (# 13)
	Galahad (Calif.) G-537  [45]		All Alone In San Antone — Sammy Masters	A
			Roses Remind Me Of You — Sammy Masters	B
1964/Dec. 19 Bb pop rev.	Kapp (N.Y.) K-638  [45]		Louisiana Jane — Sammy Masters	K-8750	Hydra LP 7708 (# 15)
			Barcelona Baby — Sammy Masters	K-8732
Unissued Recordings
	[unissued]     [unissued]		Gone Man Gone — Sammy Masters		Ecco-Fonic EP 1012 (# 3)
	[unissued]     [unissued]		Twin Pipes And Pin Stripes — Sammy Masters		Buffalo Bop CD 55184 (# 20) Ecco-Fonic EP 1012 (# 1)
1959	Warner Bros. (Calif.)     [unissued]		Rockin' Red Wing [alt. vers.] — Sammy Masters		Ecco-Fonic EP 1012 (# 4)

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