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Self, Ronnie

Born 1938 in Tin Town, Mo. Died in 1981.

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Source: Udo Frank

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 Records 1-88 of 88

Date Label & Number Image Title & Credits Matrix Comps
U.S. Singles & EPs
1956/June 23
Bb c&w rev.		ABC-Paramount (N.Y.)  9714  [78]Label shot
No rating Pretty Bad Blues — Ronnie Self AMP 78-1011
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No rating Three Hearts Later — Ronnie Self AMP 78-1012
1956/June 23
Bb c&w rev.		ABC-Paramount (N.Y.) 45-9714  [45]  Bootlegs existLabel shot
Pertinent Pretty Bad Blues — Ronnie Self AMP 45-1011 Bullet ABC (England) LP 5247 (# 11)
Bullet ABC (Germany) LP 28 082 ET (# 2)
Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (# 12)
Bullet Bear Family CD 15972 (# 7)
Bullet Chief CD 1156508 (# 20)
Bullet Colde LP LE2014 (# 1)
Bullet Colde LP 2014 (# 1)
Bullet Fed CD 11 (# 27)
Bullet MCA (U.S.) LP 1504 (# 9)
Bullet Midnite LP 1001 (# 11)
Bullet Not Now Music CD 066 (# 21)
Bullet Not Now Music CD 375 (# 21)
Bullet Not Now Music CD 500 (# 33)
Bullet Presto CD 3 (# 5)
Bullet Smith & Co. CD 1125 (# 12)
Bullet True Blue Rockabilly CD 002 (# 21)
Bullet [no label name] LP [recp] (# 7)
  Label shot
Pertinent Three Hearts Later — Ronnie Self AMP 45-1012 Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (# 13)
Bullet Colde LP LE2014 (# 2)
Bullet Colde LP 2014 (# 2)
1956/Nov.
(Bb est.)		ABC-Paramount (N.Y.)  9768  [78]No rating Sweet Love — Ronnie Self  
   No rating Alone — Ronnie Self  
1956/Nov.
(Bb est.)		ABC-Paramount (N.Y.) 45-9768  [45]  Bootlegs existNo rating Sweet Love — Ronnie Self AMP 45-1033
   No rating Alone — Ronnie Self AMP 45-1034
1957/Apr. 13
Bb c&w rev.		Columbia (N.Y.)  40875-c [78]No rating Big Fool — Ronnie Self  
   No rating Flame Of Love — Ronnie Self  
1957/Apr. 13
Bb c&w rev.		Columbia (N.Y.) 4-40875-c [45]Label shot
Pertinent Big Fool — Ronnie Self JZSP 39961 Bullet Ace CD 786 (# 17)
Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (# 10)
Bullet Bear Family CD 16722 (# 23)
Bullet Big Tone CD 5710 (# 2)
Bullet CBS LP 82401 (# 2)
Bullet Colde LP LE2014 (# 3)
Bullet Colde LP 2014 (# 3)
Bullet Columbia/Epic/Legacy CD 62173 (# 17)
Bullet Fantastic Voyage CD 173 (# 6)
Bullet One Day Music CD 153 (# 13)
  Label shot
Pertinent Flame Of Love — Ronnie Self JZSP 39962 Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (# 9)
Bullet Colde LP LE2014 (# 4)
Bullet Colde LP 2014 (# 4)
1957/Sept. 2
Bb c&w rev.		Columbia (N.Y.)  40989-c [78]Label shot
No rating Ain't I'm A Dog — Ronnie Self CO 58484
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No rating Rocky Road Blues — Ronnie Self CO 58486
1957/Sept. 2
Bb c&w rev.		Columbia (N.Y.) 4-40989-c [45]Label shot
Pertinent Ain't I'm A Dog — Ronnie Self JZSP 41881 Bullet Ace CD 785 (# 1)
Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (# 4)
Bullet Bear Family CD 16725 (# 1)
Bullet Big Tone CD 5710 (# 12)
Bullet CBS LP 82401 (# 12)
Bullet Colde LP LE2014 (# 6)
Bullet Colde LP 2014 (# 5)
Bullet Columbia/Epic/Legacy CD 62172 (# 1)
Bullet Not Now Music CD 456 (# 28)
Bullet Union Pacific LP 004 (# 12)
  Label shot
Pertinent Rocky Road Blues — Ronnie Self JZSP 41883 Bullet Ace CD 786 (# 22)
Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (# 14)
Bullet Bear Family CD 16722 (# 15)
Bullet Big Tone CD 5710 (# 26)
Bullet CBS LP 82993 (# 6)
Bullet CBS Special Products CD 37984 (# 6)
Bullet Colde LP LE2014 (# 8)
Bullet Colde LP 2014 (# 6)
Bullet Columbia/Epic/Legacy CD 62173 (# 22)
Bullet Epic LP 37984 (# 6)
Bullet Union Pacific LP 004 (# 11)
1958/Jan. 6
Bb Aud.		Columbia (N.Y.) B-2149  [45 EP]
Ain't I'm A Dog [mono]
Cover shot		Label shot
No rating Ain't I'm A Dog — Ronnie Self ZEP-42079
   No rating Rocky Road Blues — Ronnie Self ZEP-42079
  Label shot
No rating Big Fool — Ronnie Self ZEP-42080
   No rating Flame Of Love — Ronnie Self ZEP-42080
1958/Feb. 3
Bb pop rev.		Columbia (N.Y.)  41101  [78]No rating Bop-A-Lena — Ronnie Self  
   No rating I Ain't Goin' Nowhere — Ronnie Self  
1958/Feb. 3
Bb pop rev.		Columbia (N.Y.) 4-41101  [45]Label shot
Pertinent Bop-A-Lena — Ronnie Self JZSP 42815 Bullet Ace CD 786 (# 7)
Bullet Ace CD 815 (# 2)
Bullet Ace CD 1268 (# 11)
Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (# 1)
Bullet Bear Family CD 16722 (# 30)
Bullet Big Tone CD 5711 (# 11)
Bullet CBS LP 83911 (# 1)
Bullet CBS Special Products CD 37621 (# 11)
Bullet Colde LP LE2014 (# 10)
Bullet Colde LP 2014 (# 8)
Bullet Columbia/Epic/Legacy CD 62173 (# 7)
Bullet Epic LP 37621 (# 11)
Bullet Fantastic Voyage CD 017 (# 52)
Bullet Fed CD 03 (# 11)
Bullet Lucky CD 602 (# 4)
Bullet One Day Music CD 153 (# 24)
Bullet Pan American CD 56018 (# 13)
Bullet Presto CD 5 (# 6)
Bullet Smith & Co. CD 1170 (# 10)
Bullet Time-Life Music CD 32 / OPCD-2571 (# 22)
Bullet Time-Life Music LP 2571 (# 22)
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Pertinent I Ain't Goin' Nowhere — Ronnie Self JZSP 42816 Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (# 2)
Bullet Colde LP LE2014 (# 9)
Bullet Colde LP 2014 (# 7)
Bullet Pan American CD 56028 (# 9)
1958/May 5
Bb pop rev.		Columbia (N.Y.)  41166  [78]No rating Big Blon' Baby — Ronnie Self  
   No rating Date Bait — Ronnie Self  
1958/May 5
Bb pop rev.		Columbia (N.Y.) 4-41166  [45]Label shot
Pertinent Big Blon' Baby — Ronnie Self JZSP 43421 Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (# 7)
Bullet Bear Family CD 16723 (# 17)
Bullet Colde LP LE2014 (# 12)
Bullet Colde LP 2014 (# 10)
Bullet Fantastic Voyage CD 173 (# 68)
Bullet One Day Music CD 153 (# 2)
  Label shot
Pertinent Date Bait — Ronnie Self JZSP 43420 Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (# 6)
Bullet Bear Family CD 16725 (# 22)
Bullet Big Tone CD 5711 (# 6)
Bullet CBS LP 82993 (# 16)
Bullet Colde LP LE2014 (# 11)
Bullet Colde LP 2014 (# 9)
Bullet One Day Music CD 153 (# 38)
1958/Sept. 1
Bb pop rev.		Columbia (N.Y.)  41241  [78]No rating You're So Right For Me — Ronnie Self  
   No rating Petrified — Ronnie Self  
1958/Sept. 1
Bb pop rev.		Columbia (N.Y.) 4-41241  [45]Label shot
Pertinent You're So Right For Me — Ronnie Self JZSP 42897 Bullet Ace CD 785 (# 10)
Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (# 3)
Bullet Bear Family CD 16723 (# 1)
Bullet Club LP 005 (# 1)
Bullet Colde LP LE2014 (# 13)
Bullet Colde LP 2014 (# 11)
Bullet Columbia/Epic/Legacy CD 62172 (# 10)
Bullet Lucky CD 802 (# 7)
Bullet Mustang CD 4 (# 6)
Bullet Presto CD 3 (# 45)
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Pertinent Petrified — Ronnie Self JZSP 43422 Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (# 8)
Bullet Bear Family CD 16725 (# 15)
Bullet Big Tone CD 5711 (# 29)
Bullet CBS LP 83911 (# 19)
Bullet Colde LP LE2014 (# 14)
Bullet Colde LP 2014 (# 12)
Bullet Not Now Music CD 500 (# 16)
Bullet One Day Music CD 153 (# 30)
1959/Aug. 31
Bb pop rev.		Decca (N.Y.) 9-30958  [45]Label shot
Pertinent This Must Be The Place — Ronnie Self 45-107789 Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (# 17)
Bullet Bear Family CD 17584 (# 2)
Bullet Big Tone CD 5716 (# 29)
Bullet Colde LP LE2014 (# 15)
Bullet Colde LP 2014 (# 13)
Bullet MCA (France) LP 414 048 (# 11)
Bullet MCA (U.S.) CD 5935 (# 20)
Bullet MCA (U.S.) LP 25089 (# 10)
Bullet Rocket 88 LP 5002 (# 9)
Bullet Vee-Tone CD 2018 (# 43)
  Label shot
Pertinent Big Town — Ronnie Self 45-107788 Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (# 18)
Bullet Bear Family CD 17584 (# 18)
Bullet Colde LP LE2014 (# 16)
Bullet Colde LP 2014 (# 14)
Bullet MCA CD 11119 (# 41)
Bullet MCA (France) LP 414 048 (# 9)
Bullet MCA (Sweden) LP 9279 (# 11)
1960/Aug. 8
Bb pop rev.		Decca (N.Y.) 9-31131  [45]Label shot
Borderline So High — Ronnie Self 109,215+ Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (# 24)
  Label shot
No rating I've Been There — Ronnie Self 109,216 Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (# 25)
1962/Jan. 27
Bb pop rev.		Decca (N.Y.)  31351  [45]Label shot
Borderline Some Things You Just Can't Change — Ronnie Self 111,084+ Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (# 27)
Bullet MCA (France) LP 414 048 (# 12)
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Borderline Instant Man — Ronnie Self 111,083 Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (# 20)
Bullet MCA (France) LP 414 048 (# 10)
1962/Oct. 27
Bb c&w rev.		Decca (N.Y.)  31431  [45]Label shot
No rating Oh Me, Oh My — Ronnie Self 112,512 Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (# 21)
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No rating Past, Present And Future — Ronnie Self 112,514+ Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (# 23)
1963
(Bb est.)		Kapp (N.Y.) K-546  [45]Label shot
Borderline Houdini — Ronnie Self K 7055 Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (# 28)
Bullet Colde LP LE2014 (# 17)
Bullet Colde LP 2014 (# 15)
  Label shot
No rating Bless My Broken Heart — Ronnie Self K 7054 Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (# 16)
Bullet Colde LP LE2014 (# 18)
Bullet Colde LP 2014 (# 16)
1967
RCA mx code		Scratch (Mo.) 828R-9701  [45]
(pressed by RCA)		Label shot
No rating Ain't I A Dandy — Ronnie Self U4KM-9702 Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (# 24)
  Label shot
No rating Long Distance Kiss — Ronnie Self U4KM-9701 Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (# 23)
1968 or later
(Bb est.)		Amy (N.Y.) 11,009  [45]Label shot
No rating High On Life — Ronnie Self 8559-BW Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (# 15)
  Label shot
No rating The Road Keeps Winding — Ronnie Self 8560-BW Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (# 16)
Bullet Redita [2nd series] LP 139 (# 18)
Unissued Recordings
 
 		[unissued]     [unissued]No rating About Cured? — Ronnie Self   Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (# 8)
Bullet Redita [2nd series] LP 139 (# 8)
   No rating Ain't That Good Wood — Ronnie Self   Bullet Redita [2nd series] LP 139 (# 7)
   No rating Beat, Broke And Blue — Ronnie Self   Bullet Redita [2nd series] LP 139 (# 17)
   No rating Biggest Dog In Town — Ronnie Self   Bullet Redita [2nd series] LP 139 (# 2)
   Pertinent Black Night Blues — Ronnie Self   Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (# 11)
Bullet Colde LP LE2014 (# 5)
Bullet Fantastic Voyage CD 098 (# 37)
   No rating Bop-A-Lena [alt. vers. 1] — Ronnie Self   Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 3 (# 10)
Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 4 (# 13)
Bullet Flame LP 012 (# 10)
Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (# 1)
   No rating Boppin' The Blues [vers. 1] — Ronnie Self   Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 3 (# 25)
Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (# 7)
   No rating The Boss' Daughter — Ronnie Self   Bullet Redita [2nd series] LP 139 (# 5)
   Pertinent Do It Now — Ronnie Self   Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (# 15)
   No rating Get Out Of My Life — Ronnie Self   Bullet Redita [2nd series] LP 139 (# 15)
   No rating Go Go Cannibal — Ronnie Self   Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (# 29)
   No rating Grandma's Rockin' — Ronnie Self   Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (# 5)
Bullet Redita [2nd series] LP 139 (# 10)
   No rating Hair Of The Dog — Ronnie Self   Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (# 9)
Bullet Redita [2nd series] LP 139 (# 3)
   No rating Home In Your Hand — Ronnie Self   Bullet Hero CD 002 (# 15)
Bullet Redita [2nd series] LP 139 (# 1)
   No rating I Can't Kick You — Ronnie Self   Bullet Redita [2nd series] LP 139 (# 9)
   No rating I Want You To Know — Ronnie Self   Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 3 (# 6)
Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (# 11)
   No rating Keep A Knockin' — Ronnie Self   Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (# 13)
Bullet Redita [2nd series] LP 139 (# 12)
   No rating Long Train To Memphis — Ronnie Self   Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (# 14)
Bullet Redita [2nd series] LP 139 (# 13)
   No rating Money Honey — Ronnie Self   Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (# 6)
Bullet Redita [2nd series] LP 139 (# 11)
   Borderline Moon Burn — Ronnie Self   Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (# 26)
   No rating My Own Kick Going — Ronnie Self   Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (# 28)
Bullet Redita [2nd series] LP 139 (# 4)
   No rating Rocky Road Blues [alt. vers.] — Ronnie Self   Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 3 (# 22)
Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (# 10)
   No rating Roll Over Beethoven — Ronnie Self   Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 3 (# 28)
Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (# 4)
   No rating Short Fat Fanny — Ronnie Self   Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 3 (# 15)
Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (# 2)
   Borderline Some Other World — Ronnie Self   Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (# 19)
   No rating Sweet Little Sixteen — Ronnie Self   Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 3 (# 31)
Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (# 12)
   No rating That Woman — Ronnie Self   Bullet Redita [2nd series] LP 139 (# 16)
   Pertinent Too Many Lovers — Ronnie Self   Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (# 5)
Bullet Colde LP LE2014 (# 7)
   No rating Ugly Stick — Ronnie Self   Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (# 30)
   No rating When He Flies Away — Ronnie Self   Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (# 17)
Bullet Redita [2nd series] LP 139 (# 14)
   No rating Whistling Words — Ronnie Self   Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (# 22)
   No rating Wild And Wooly Life — Ronnie Self   Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (# 29)
Bullet Redita [2nd series] LP 139 (# 6)
 
 		[need info]     [ ]No rating Bop-A-Lena [alt. vers. 2] — Ronnie Self   Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (# 20)
   No rating Boppin' The Blues [vers. 2] — Ronnie Self   Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (# 19)
   No rating Flame Of Love [alt. vers.] — Ronnie Self   Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (# 3)
   No rating Here Comes Authority — Ronnie Self   Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (# 25)
   No rating How Careless Of Me — Ronnie Self   Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (# 22)
   No rating The Hurt Is Free — Ronnie Self   Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (# 21)
   No rating I Started World War 1 — Ronnie Self   Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (# 26)
   No rating I'm Gonna Try You — Ronnie Self   Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (# 18)
   No rating I've Been Brought Down — Ronnie Self   Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (# 27)
   No rating Waitin' For The Gin To Hit Me — Ronnie Self   Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (# 30)

 Records 1-88 of 88

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