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Rite Pressings 1000 Series

SOURCES: Malcolm Chapman/Pascal Perrault/Dan DeClark/Al Turner/Phil Tricker/Dean Craige Morris/Ian Saddler/Jay Stern/Neil Scott/Barney Koumis/Bill Smoker/Derik Olsen 45cat/Discogs Tommy Wills and his Club Miami Band 54/55 CP-1004     Let Em Roll CP-1005     Horn Happy CLUB MIAMI 501 Rt 4, Hamilton, OH (Tommy Wills / Estella Dodds)   Don Sellers 54/55 (DW = 15 Nov 54) CP-1006     Basic Piano, Lesson No. 1 CP-1007     Basic Piano, Lesson No. 2 THE SELLERS No. # Middletown, OH (Donald Williams Sellers)   Don Sellers 54/55 (DW = 15 Nov 54) CP-1008     Basic Piano, Lesson No. 3 CP-1009     Basic Piano, Lesson No. 4 THE SELLERS No. # Middletown, OH (Donald Williams Sellers)   Don Sellers 54/55 (DW = 15 Nov 54) CP-1010     Basic Piano, Lesson No. 5 CP-1011     Basic Piano, Lesson No...
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Rite Intro

RITE PRESSINGS Although the Starday custom series is probably the most famous, and  indeed the most collectable. Rite custom pressings from Cincinnati, Ohio  were one of the biggest independent producers of custom pressed 45's  vying for business amongst RCA and CBS to name only two. Where companies  like RCA had full page adverts in Billboard advertising their custom  division, Rite adverts were very, very small. Blink and you'd miss  them!.  Obviously, Rite began on a shoe string budget with no bottomless  pockets to help finance pressings, but it began to flourish during the  late 50's and not only embraced the rock & roll explosion, but was right  in the thick of things when the 60's explosion started. Rite is as  famous today for it's 60's garage punk as it is for Rock-A-Billy & Soul discs. Carl Burkhardt (owner) started small. He was willing to press 45's and 78's in  small quantities for any artist desperate to m...
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