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Spade (Texas)

Houston, Texas  [source: an original label)

Owned by Bennie Hess and Doyle Jones.

Number	Date	Artist	Image	Title & Credits	Matrix	Comps
Spade (Texas)     [unissued]	1957	Porter, Royce		A Woman Can Make You Blue [alt. vers.] — Royce Porter		El Toro CD 1054 (# 9) Spade CD 3013 (# 9) Spade CD 199955.8 (# 9)
Spade (Texas)  1927  [78]	1956/Oct. or earlier (Bb est.)	Pullens, Vern		It's My Life — Vern Pullens	R1120
				Bop Crazy Baby — Vern Pullens	R1119
Spade (Texas) 45-1927  [45]	1956/Oct. or earlier (Bb est.)	Pullens, Vern		It's My Life — Vern Pullens	45-R1120	Buffalo Bop CD 55098 (# 13) Club PR LP 002 (# 17) El Toro CD 1054 (# 12) Fed CD 12 (# 8) Lucky CD 811 (# 3) Mustang CD 5 (# 7) Presto CD 2 (# 33) Rock & Country LP 1007 (# 10) Sleazy CD 02 (# 14) Spade CD 3013 (# 6) Spade CD 199955.8 (# 6) Teenage Heaven LP 576 (# 7)
				Bop Crazy Baby — Vern Pullens	45-R1119	Bop CD 003 (# 30) Buffalo Bop CD 55097 (# 19) El Toro CD 1054 (# 14) Fed CD 12 (# 21) Flesh Den CD 6901 (# 8) Mustang CD 10 (# 10) Presto CD 2 (# 18) Proper CD 122 (# 65) Rock & Country LP 1007 (# 1) Smith & Co. CD 1197 (# 55) Spade CD 3013 (# 1) Spade CD 199955.8 (# 1)
Spade (Texas) 45-1928  [45]	1956/Aug. BMI clear.	Doggett, Ray		Go Go Heart — Ray Doggett With Jimmy & Billy Price	B	Buffalo Bop CD 55060 (# 16) Club PR LP 003 (# 4) El Toro CD 1054 (# 13) Hydra LP 7709 (# 1) Magnum Force LP 043 (# 11) Magnum Force CD 082 (# 10) Magnum Force CD 100 (# 4) Mustang CD 5 (# 21) Mustang CD 10 (# 6) Presto CD 7 (# 47) Rockhouse LP 8411 (# 13) Rockhouse CD 9319 (# 21) Spade CD 3013 (# 25) Spade CD 199955.8 (# 25)
				Falling Tear Drops — Ray Doggett With Jimmy & Billy Price / Bass Vocal By Jack Smith	A	Hydra LP 7709 (# 2)
Spade (Texas) 45-1929  [45]	1956/Nov. 17 Bb c&w rev.	McAdams, Johnny		Is There No Love For Me Love — Johnny McAdams	[E-921 ACA-3431]	Buffalo Bop CD 55003 (# 25) Chief CD 1156513 [2nd] (# 9) El Toro CD 1054 (# 22) Flame LP 013 (# 1) Lucky CD 804 (# 20) Presto CD 11 (# 22)
				Nine O'Clock — Johnny McAdams	[E-922 ACA-3432]	El Toro CD 1054 (# 18) Flame LP 013 (# 10)
Spade (Texas) 45-1930  [45]	1957/Jan. 5 Bb c&w rev.	Pullens, Vern		Would You Be Happy — Vern Pullens	ACA 3447	El Toro CD 1054 (# 16) Rock & Country LP 1007 (# 9) Spade CD 3013 (# 7) Spade CD 199955.8 (# 7)
				It Took One Moment — Vern Pullens	ACA 3446
Spade (Texas) 45-1931  [45]	1957/Jan. 12 Bb c&w rev.	Porter, Royce		A Woman Can Make You Blue — Royce Porter	ACA 45-3445	B-Sharp LP 6/18 (# 1) B-Sharp CD 6/32 (# 1) Buffalo Bop CD 55004 (# 19) Club LP 012 (# 19) Collectables CD 5535 (# 7) Collectables CD 5700 (# 1) El Toro CD 1054 (# 1) Lucky CD 810 (# 22) Mustang CD 1 (# 3) Presto CD 3 (# 14) Redita [2nd series] LP 117 (# 10) Rock & Country LP 1007 (# 11) Spade CD 3013 (# 8) Spade CD 199955.8 (# 8)
				I End Up Crying — Royce Porter	ACA 45-3444	Collectables CD 5535 (# 12) El Toro CD 1054 (# 2) Lesley CD 001 (# 25) Rock & Country LP 1007 (# 12) Spade CD 3013 (# 11) Spade CD 199955.8 (# 11)
Spade (Texas) 45-1932  [45]	1957/Jan. 12 Bb c&w rev.	Doggett, Ray		It Hurts The One Who Loves You — Ray Doggett	B	El Toro CD 1054 (# 15) Hydra LP 7709 (# 3) Magnum Force LP 056 (# 2) Magnum Force CD 082 (# 11) Magnum Force CD 100 (# 12) Spade CD 3013 (# 26) Spade CD 199955.8 (# 26)
				That's The Way Love Is With Me — Ray Doggett	A	Hydra LP 7709 (# 4)
Spade (Texas) 45-1934  [45] (pressed by RCA)	1957/Apr. 27 Bb c&w rev.	Prince, Jack		Rockum Beat — Jack Prince	H8OW 2041
				I've Got Troubles — Jack Prince	H8OW 2042
Spade (Texas)  5693  [45]		Hess, Bennie		Wild Hog Hop — Bennie Hess
				You Called Me Honey — Bennie Hess		Spade CD 3013 (# 16) Spade CD 199955.8 (# 16)

Acknowledgments:  Andrew Brown, CMF Library, Scott Cheesebrew, Marc Coulavin, Udo Frank, Klaus Kettner, Tom Lincoln, Gerd Miller, Michel Proost, Mike Smyth, eBay