WALLIS ORIGINAL
Ruth Wallis had her own label in the mid-1950's with distribution in the U.S. and Canada. Headquartered in Linden, NJ, it was a partnership of Wallis, her husband/manager Hy Pastman and Joe Liebowitz of DeLuxe Records at 20-28 E. Elizabeth Ave, Linden. Cream label with dark brown print or white with red print. Known range 2000-2025 plus a popular series 3001 & 2. Moved to 4 Yale Terrace, Linden NJ. in mid-1950 and to 100 N. Wood Ave.Linden NJ. the following year. Matrix series begins at 200, prefixed by W in the runoff. Take numbers sometimes appear after mx. number on the label and in the runout. Small variations in titles and label credits exist from pressing to pressing. King acquired the label and renumbered everything for microgroove reissue and recorded some new material in 1966 but the original files have not yet come to light.
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