DEL-FI ALBUM DISCOGRAPHY

Number - Title - Artist [Release Date] (Chart) Contents

No# - Del-Fi Album Sampler - Various Artists Promo only on green vinyl with paper sleeve [1959] Come On Let's Go - Ritchie Valens/Donna - Richie Valens/Hey There - Bob Keene Quintet/Witchcraft - Bob Keene Quintet/Return - Voices of Africa/Uprising - Voices of Africa/Durant Jail - Balladeers/Poor Little Turtle Dove - Balladeers/Pepino - Tony Martinez/Sugar Babe - Tony Martinez / (Side 2 unknown)

DFLP-1201 - Ritchie Valens - Ritchie Valens [3/59] (4-59, #23) That's My Little Suzie/In A Turkish Town/Come On Let's Go/Donna/Boney-Maronie/Ooh My Head//La Bamba/Bluebirds Over The Mountain/Hi-Tone/Framed/We Belong Together/Dooby-Dooby-Wah

DFLP-1202 - Unforgettable Love Songs of the 50's - Bob Keene Orchestra [1959] Hey There/Young At Heart/Witchcraft/On The Street Where You Live/I Almost Lost My Mind/Too Close For Comfort//No Not Much/I Could Have Danced All Night/Learnin' The Blues/True Love/It's All Right With Me/Unforgettable

DFLP-1203 - Masque D'Afrique - Voices of Africa (Bob Keene, Elsa Nilsson, Earl Burton) [1959] Night Rain/Anticipation/The Spell/Council/The Tryst/Seduction/Persuasion/Return/The Voice Of Africa/Uprising/Impasse

DFLP-1204 - Alive-O - Balladeers [1959] Callin'/Poor Little Turtledove/Alive-O!/Hey! Fifi/Whistling Thru Rome Rome/Durant Jail/Hurtin'/I'll Wait For You/Morning Star/Cindy/Tom Gets The Last Laugh/Bells Of Laredo

DFLP-1205 - Many Sides Of Pepino - Tony Martinez [1959] Real McCoys Cha Cha Cha/I Dig You The Most/Agite La Lata/Mandarin Mambo/Sugar Babe/Contigo A La Distancia/Perfume Ee Gardenia/Rum And Coca Cola/Pepino/Cuanto La Gusta/So Long Baby/La Bamba

DFLP-1206 - Ritchie - Ritchie Valens [1959] Stay Beside Me/Cry Cry Cry/Big Baby Blues/Paddi-Wack Song/My Darling Is Gone/Hurry Up//Little Girl/Now You're Gone/Fast Freight/Ritchie's Blues/Rockin' All Night

DFLP-1207 - To Mother With Love - Nilsson Twins [1959] To Mother With Love/My Mom/Mommy Darlin'/Dream Mother/That Wonderful Mother Of Mine/First Lullaby/Pal Of My Cradle Days/Old Fashioned Lady/You're Faithful To Me/I Want A Girl Just Like The Girl/My Mother's Pearls /M-O-T-H-E-R

DFLP-1208 - To Father With Love - Nilsson Twins [1959] To Father With Love/My Little Bunch/Papa Won't You Dance With Me/Everybody Works But Father/Just A Baby's Prayer At Twilight/When Work Is Through/Momma Loves Papa/Poor Papa/That Silver-Haired Daddy Of Mine/Little Child/Oh! My Papa/What's The Matter With Father

DFLP-1209 - Vital Organ (Murder at the Keyboard) - Ron Feuer [1959] Too Close For Comfort/Smile/September Song/Heather On The Hill/Lullaby In Rhythm/I'll Remember April/I Love All Of You/Robin's Nest/Best Thing For Me Is You/Why Don't You Do Right

DFLP-1210 - Del-Fi Record Hop - Various Artists [12/59] Hippy Hippy Shake - Chan Romero/La Bamba - Ritchie Valens/Taps To Summer Love - Bill Tracy/'Til The End Of Time - Buddy Landon/Morning Star - Balladeers/The Penalty - Rookies/Please Please Please - Prentice Moreland/Cherrystone - Addrisi Brothers/That's My Little Suzie - Ritchie Valens/You're My Girl - Bill Tracy/Saving My Kisses -Addrisi Brothers/You're A Blabbermouth - Rookies/Tom Gets The Last Laugh - Balladeers/ The Old Salt Mine - Addrisi Brothers/We Belong Together - Ritchie Valens/Big Top - Nitehawks:

DFST-1211 - Eden's Island - Eden Ahbez [1960] Stereo information not available. The Wanderer/Eden's Island/Myna Bird/Eden's Cove/Trade Wind/Full Moon//Mongoose/Market Place/Banana Boy/The Old Boat/Island Girl/La Mar

DFLP-1212 - Contemporary Jazz Classics - Paul Moer Trio [1961] Azure Blues/I Love Paris/Cutie/Short Politician/To A Folk Song/Moer Or Les//Mary Ann/We'll Be Together Again/Our Waltz/Untitled Melody

DFLP-1213 - Sing Along With Drac - Sheldon Allman [1961] Children's Day At The Morgue/Fangs For The Memory/Oh You Voo Doo Do Doll/They Can't Take That (Away From Me)/This Can't Be Blood/That Old Old Old Feeling/I Don't Stand A Chance With A Ghost/Amongst My Souvenirs/A Coffin For Sale/Don't Maim Me/These Ghoulish Things Behind Me Are You

DFLP-1214 - In Concert at Pacoima Jr. High - Ritchie Valens [1961] Narration by Bob Keene. This is a series of home-quality recordings recorded from a performance Ritchie gave at his high school after he had hit with "Donna," along with unfinished tracks recorded at Bob Keane's home. Come On Let's Go (live)/Donna (live)/Summertime Blues (live)/From Beyond (live)/La Bamba (live)//Rhythm Song/Guitar Instrumental/Malaguena/Rock A Little Darlin'/Let's Rock and Roll

DFLP-1215 - Unknown who was assigned this number

DFLP-1216 - Yazz Per Favore - Emil Richards' Yazz Band [1961] Oh Very Well /Half & Half /Blue Monk/Yazz Per Favore//Green Dolphin Street/Friday The 13th/Little Niles/Well You Needn't

DFLP-1217 - Drunks - Sheldon Allman [1961] This is an "eavesdrop" LP. Sheldon recorded various drunk people in bars around LA. Phone Booth/Bus Driver/86’d//Parking Lot/Soup Line/Anniversary Present

DFLP-1218 - Those Oldies But Goodies - Little Caesar and the Romans [1961] Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me Of You)/I Need You So/Ten Commandments Of Love/Little Star/Adorable/Memories Of Those Oldies But Goodies//Hully Gully Again/Work With Me Annie-Annie Had A Baby/Searchin'/Fever/C C Rider

DFLP-1219 - A Barrel Of Oldies - Various Artists [1961] Donna - Ritchie Valens/Lonely Guy - Gallahads/Teardrops - Lee Andrews & Hearts/Eternally - Twiliters/I'm Sorry - Bo Diddley/To Be Loved (Forever) - Pentagons/So Long - Johnny Flamingo//Come On Let's Go - Ritchie Valens/Love You So - Ron Holden/Under Stars Of Love - Carlos Brothers/So Dearly - Rosie & Ron/My Babe - Ron Holden/La Bamba - Ritchie Valens

DFLP-1220 - The Captivating Johnny Crawford - Johnny Crawford [1962] Lucky Star/Treasure/Please Mr. Sun/That's All I Want From You/Tennessee Waltz/We Belong Together//Son Of The Moon/Your Love Is Growing Cold/Donna/Patti Ann/Daydreams/Vaya Con Dios

DFLP-1221 -Unknown as of who was assigned this number

DFLP-1222 - Twist to Radio KRLA - Bob Keene Orchestra [1962] Moritat/Ballin' The Jack/Twelfth Street Rag/Hucklebuck/Boogie Woogie Twist/La Bamba/Peppermint Twist/What'd I Say/Twistin' The Saints/Twist And Freeze/Twist/Mack The Knife

DFST-1223 - A Young Man's Fancy - Johnny Crawford [1962] (9-62, #40) Stereo information not available. Your Nose Is Gonna Grow/Cindy's Birthday/Something Special/Sittin' And A Watchin'/Debbie/I'm Walkin'/Mr. Blue/In the Wee Small Hours/Moon River/Little White Cloud/Young at Heart

DFST-1224 - Rumors - Johnny Crawford [1963] Devil Or Angel/Rumors/Lonesome Town/How High the Moon/Living In The Past/Since I Don't Have You//No One Really Loves A Clown/Janie Please Believe Me/Cry On My Shoulder/I Don't Need You/Petite Chanson

DFLP-1225 - Ritchie Valens Memorial Album - Ritchie Valens [1963] Black Cover, picture of Ritchie on cover. Record label is titled "Ritchie". Picture is the same as used of DFLP-1206. Donna/We Belong Together/From Beyond/Stay Beside Me/Bluebirds Over The Mountain/In A Turkish Town//Malaguena/La Bamba/Come On Let's Go/Rockin' All Night/Cry Cry Cry

DFLP-1225 - His Greatest Hits - Ritchie Valens [1963] White cover with different picture of Ritchie Valens than above album. Back cover is same as above album. Record label titled "Richie Valens". Donna/We Belong Together/From Beyond/Stay Beside Me/Bluebirds Over The Mountain/In A Turkish Town//Malaguena/La Bamba/Come On Let's Go/Rockin' All Night/Cry Cry Cry

DFST-1226 - Surf Rider - Lively Ones [1963] Surf Beat/Let's Go Trippin'/Misirlou/Guitar Man/Caterpillar Crawl/Walking The Board/Paradise Cove/Goofy Foot/Surf Rider/Happy Gremmie/Hotdoggen/Surfer's Lament

DFLP-1227 - Very Best Of The Oldies - Various Artists [1963] Goodnight My Love - Jesse Belvin/Once Upon A Time - Rochell & Candles/La Bamba - Ritchie Valens/Dance With Me Henry - Etta James/Come On Let's Go - Ritchie Valens/Love You So - Ron Holden/Cherry Pie - Marvin & Johnny/Something On Your Mind - Big Jay McNeely/Donna - Ritchie Valens//To Be Loved (Forever) - Pentagons/Girl Of My Dreams - Jesse Belvin/Stranded In The Jungle - Cadets/Sweet Sixteen - B.B. King/Those Oldies But Goodies - Little Caesar & Romans/Eddie My Love - Teen Queens/Why Don't You Write Me - Jacks

DFST-1228 - Surfer's Pajama Party - Bruce Johnston's Surfing Band [1963] Stereo information not available. Ramrod/Last Night/Surfer Stomp/What'd I Say/Something On Your Mind//Pajama Party/Kansas City/Mashin' the Popeye/Gee But I'm Lonesome/Green Onions

DFST-1228 - Surfer's Pajama Party - Centurians [1963] Stereo information not available. For some reason, possibly a mistake at the pressing plant, the Centurians album was released using the same catalog number as the Bruce Johnston's "Surfer's Pajama Party". The cover is almost the same, being slightly modified by taking the titles off the front and removing "With the Bruce Johnston Surfing Band ". The record is completely different crediting the Centurians. Bullwinkle, Part II/Intoxica/Body Surfin'/Holiday Girl/Church Key/Surf Bird//Vesuvius/Tuff Soul/Sano/Comanche'/Latinia (Latin'ia on reissue)/Surfin' at Mazatland

DFST-1229 - His Greatest Hits - Johnny Crawford [1963] (5-63, #126) Stereo information not available. Proud/Rumors/Your Nose is Gonna Grow/Cindy's Birthday/Debbie/Patti Ann//Mr. Blue/Sittin' And A Watchin'/Moon River/We Belong Together/Donna/Daydreams

DFLP-1230 - Unknown as of who was assigned this number

DFST-1231 - Surf Drums - Lively Ones [1963] Stereo information not available. 40 Miles Bad Road/Surfer Boogie/Wild Weekend/Stoked/Surf Drums/Rumble/Shootin' the Pier/Hillbillie Surf/Mr. Moto/Rik-A-Tic/Bustin' Surfboards/Tuff Surf

DFST-1232 - Big Surf - Sentinals [1963] Stereo information not available. Big Surf/ Exotic/Latinia/Tough Soul/Revellion/Pismo Beach/Tor-Chula//Intoxica/Sunset Beach /Surfin'/Latin Soul/Shout/Hideaway/Surfin' Tragedy

DFLP-1233 - My Son The Copy Cat - Stan Ross [1963] Eli Weiss/Stanley Boy/Sunday Chinese Dinner/Butterball/School Days/The In-Law Song/Clement Stein/Nouveau Riche/Washing Gefilte/Solly M. Cohen/Leftovers

DFST-1234 - Wipe Out - Impacts [1963] Stereo information not available. Steel Pier/Tandem/Sea Horse/Beep Beep/Lisa/Church Key//Wipe Out/Fort Lauderdale/Tears/Revellion/Blue Surf/Impact

DFST-1235 - KFWB's Battle Of The Surfing Bands - Various Artists [1963] Stereo information not available. Surf Party - Bruce Johnston/Surf Battle - Lively Ones/Vesuvius - Sentinals/Surfin' Tragedy - Jim Waller & Deltas/Soul Surfin' - Rhythm Kings/Get It - Soul Kings/Tor-Chula - Impacts/White Water - Dave Myers/Ramrod - Challengers/Revellion - Biscaynes/Delano Soul Beat - Charades/Driftin' - Dave Myers

DFST-1235 - KPOI's Battle Of The Surfing Bands - Various Artists [1963] Stereo information not available. Same record as the KFWB album above, but a different DJ on the cover. Surf Party - Bruce Johnston/Surf Battle - Lively Ones/Vesuvius - Sentinals/Surfin' Tragedy - Jim Waller & Deltas/Soul Surfin' - Rhythm Kings/Get It - Soul Kings/Tor-Chula - Impacts/White Water - Dave Myers/Ramrod - Challengers/Revellion - Biscaynes/Delano Soul Beat - Charades/Driftin' - Dave Myers

DFST-1235 - KYA's Battle Of The Surfing Bands - Various Artists [1963] Different record with "Surfin' USA" by the Lively Ones replacing Revellion by the Biscaynes. Different DJ on the cover. Surf Party - Bruce Johnston/Surf Battle - Lively Ones/Vesuvius - Sentinals/Surfin' Tragedy - Jim Waller & Deltas/Soul Surfin' - Rhythm Kings/Get It - Soul Kings/Tor-Chula - Impacts/White Water - Dave Myers/Ramrod - Challengers/Surfin' USA - Lively Ones/Delano Soul Beat - Charades/Driftin' - Dave Myers

DFST-1236 - The Original Surfer Stomp - Surf Stompers [1963] Stereo information not available. Surfer's Pajama Party/Kansas City/Mashin' The Popeye/Gee But I'm Lonesome/Green Onions//Ramrod/Last Night/The Original Surfer Stomp/What'd I Say/Something On Your Mind

DFST-1237 - This Is Surf City - Lively Ones [1963] Stereo information not available. Surf City/Telstar Surf/Head's Up/Malibu Run/Misirlou/Surf Rider//Soul Surfer/Sleep Walk/Crazy Surf/Livin'/Tranquilizer/40 Miles Of Bad Surf

DFST-1238 - The Great Surf Hits - Lively Ones [1963] Stereo information not available. Surf Rider/Wipe Out/Surf City/Rik-A-Tic/High Tide/Shutdown/Pipeline/Misirlou/Surfin' U.S.A./Hot Pastrami/Surf Beat/Surfin' Safari

DFST-1239 - Hangin' Twenty - Dave Myers and the Surftones [1963] Stereo information not available. Frog Walk Part II/Church Key/Smokey Stomper/Kings Surf/Aquavelva/Surferama//Moment Of Truth/Road To Rincon/Surfbreaker/Surfer's Theme/Passion/Wetwalkin'

DFST-1240 - Surfin' South Of The Border - Lively Ones and Surf Mariachis [1963] Stereo information not available. Torquay - Lively Ones/Baja - Surf Mariachis/Mexico - Lively Ones/Limbo Rock - Surf Mariachis/More - Surf Mariachis/Exodus - Lively Ones//Tequila - Lively Ones/Watermelon Man - Surf Mariachis/Undertow - Surf Mariachis/Walking Memories - Lively Ones/Latinia - Lively Ones/Surf Fiesta - Surf Mariachis

DFST-1241 - Surfer Girl - Sentinals [1963] Stereo information not available. Surf 'N Soul/Gremmies Walk/The Sentinal/Free And Easy/Surfer Girl/The Pipe//Surf Stomper/Blue Booze/Ooh Poh Pa Doo/Nite Shuffle/Sensation/Twilighter

DFST-1242 - Drag Beat - De-Fenders [1963] Stereo information not available. Deuces Wild/Taco Wagon/Movin' And Groovin'/Skin Diver/Loose Nuts/Little Deuce Coupe//Drag Beat/Wheelin' Home/Four Banger/Tequila Joe/Rum Runner/Road Runner

DFST-1243 - Hotrodder's Choice - Deuce Coupes [1963] Stereo information not available. Smooth Stick/Road Rattler/Tijuana Gasser/Gear Masher/Candy Apple Blue/Satan's Chariot//Hayburner/Dawn Patrol/Four Banger/Double A Fueler/Nite Surfer/Nite Prowler

DFST-1244 - Hollywood - Drag Darts [1963] Stereo information not available. Corn Pone/Hippy's Delight/Street Machine/Gaucho/Shop Talk/Hollywood Drag//Top Eliminator/Alky Burner/ Detroit Iron/Slauson And Soto/Cruisin'/ Monkey Do

DFST-1245 - Do The Slauson - Romancers Slauson Shuffle/Soto City/All Aboard/Slow Shift/Patricia/Tough Talk//Slauson Sax/Double Slauson/Huggy's Bunnies/Name It/Mint Julep/Sticky

DFST-1246 - Do the Swim - Romancers [Unreleased?] (The number of the second Romancers album is in question. We assumed it was DFLP-1246 because it was the only open number between their first album and the end of the series. Del-Fi apparently does not have information on this number.) Tracks would have included: Sadie Wants to Swim/Birdland/Last Night Again/Monkey Swim/Dog Paddle/Elevation/Goofies Rabbit

DFLP-1247 - His Greatest Hits Volume 2 - Ritchie Valens [1964] La Bamba/That's My Little Susie/Ooh My Head/Let's Rock and Roll/Cry Cry Cry/Bonie Maronie//Donna/Rock Lil' Darlin'/Dooby Dooby Wah/Framed/Now You're Gone/Little Girl

DFST-1248 - His Greatest Hits Volume 2 - Johnny Crawford [1964] The Girl Next Door/Cindy's Gonna Cry/What Happened To Janie/Cindy's Birthday/Sandy/Judy Loves Me//Petite Chanson/How High The Moon/Janie Please Believe Me/Your Nose Is Gonna Grow/When I Fall in Love/Lonesome Town

DFST-1249 - Big Surf Hits - Various Artists [1964] Stereo information not available. Wipe Out - Impacts/Big Surf - Sentinals/Surfer Stomp - Surf Stompers/Surf Rider - Lively Ones/Bullwinkle Pt. II - Centurions//Undertow - Surf Mariachis/Hillbilly Surf - Lively Ones/Blue Surf - Impacts/Moment Of Truth - Dave Myers/Green Onions - Surf Stompers/Church Key - Dave Myers/Watermelon Man - Surf Mariachis

1990s Continuation:

We believe the above album was the last of the original Del-Fi releases in the 1960's. The following albums continue the numbering sequence, but were released in the 1990's. Whether these albums were released on vinyl is not known. Del-Fi has also released many of the earlier LPs on CD. An example of the numbering system is as follows: A Barrel of Oldies, originally DFLP-1219, becomes DFCD 71219-2 on CD. The CD reissues sometimes feature additional tracks not on the original vinyl.

DFCD 71250-2 - Bullwinkle Part II - Centurions [1995?] This is a CD reissue of the mis-pressed DFLP-1228 "Surfer's Pajama Party" by the Centurions with a new cover. Stereo information not available. Bullwinkle, Part II/Intoxica/Body Surfin'/Holiday Girl/Church Key/Surf Bird//Vesuvius/Tuff Soul/Sano/Comanche'/Latin'ia/Surfin' at Mazatland

DFCD 71251-2 - Hippy Hippy Shake - Chan Romero [1995] This is a CD release of the Chan Romero Del-Fi material, plus his Challenge Records recordings, plus a demo tape recorded in Bob Keane's home. Stereo information not available. My Little Ruby/I Don't Care/Hippy Hippy Shake/I Want Some More/If I Had A Way/Memories Of You/Your Love/It's Not Fair/Rock House/My Angel/Hippy Hippy Shake (alternate)/Baby Doll/Boppin' & Hoppin'/La Bamba/Playboy

DFCD 71252-2 - The Slauson Shuffle - Romancers[1995?] This is a CD reissue combining DFLP-1245 "Do the Slauson" with DFLP-1246(?) "Do the Swim" Stereo information not available. The Slauson Shuffle/Soto City/All Aboard/Slow Shift/Tough Talk/Slauson Sax/Name It/Mint Julep/Sadie Wants to Swim/Birdland/Last Night Again/Monkey Swim/Dog Paddle/Elevation/Goofies Rabbit

DFCD 71253-2 - Shake That Thing - Larry Bright [1997] Bacon Fat/Shake That Thing/Maybelline/New Orleans/I'm A Man/I Got My Mojo Working/When I Did The Mashed Potatoes With You/Surfin' Queen/My Hands Are Tied/One Ugly Child/Mojo Workout/Bloodhound/Twinkle Lee/(I'm A) Mojo Man/Teenage Jailbreak/Ugly American/The Thing

DFCD 71254-2 - Cherrystone - Addrisi Brothers [1997] Cherrystone (M, with studio talk)/Back To The Old Salt Mine (M)/Sugar Baby (M)/It's Love (M)/Un Jarro (M)/Saving My Kisses (M)/Honey Baby (M)/Lilies Grow High (M)/Gonna See My Baby (M)/Ven Ami (M)/My Pretty Baby (M)/I'll Be True (M)/Un Jarro (S)/Back To The Old Salt Mine (S, demo)/It's Love (S, demo)/Hurry Up (S, demo)/Cherrystone (S, demo)

Thanks to Randy Price and Bryan Thomas of Del-Fi.

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