Pal Rakes

Palmer Crawford "Pal" Rakes, *Tampa, FL

2nd version

By Praguefrank, Michel Ruppli, Lennart Gustavsson
SESSIONS

1964 poss. New York City -Pal and the Prophets

001 SHAME, SHAME, SHAME Scepter 1287

002 SHE'S DOING FINE Scepter 1287

11 December 1967 unknown – Pal Rakes and The Prophets
003 104119 CAN'T DENY THE HURT Verve VK 10576 Uptown UT 1001*
004 104120 OLD SHEP Verve VK 10576 Uptown UT 1001*

*issued as Paul Rames

1968 unknown - Pal And The Prophets (Producer: P.Rakes, L. Pakula, F.Dina)

005 J-PPR-1 LOTTA GOOD LOVIN‘Phil L.A. And Soul 328

006 J-PPR-2 I KEEP FOOLIN‘ MYSELF  Phil L.A. And Soul 328

007 PH-SEV-2X THE WHIP –instr.-  332

008 PH-PPR-4 I KEEP FOOLIN‘ MYSELF 332

1969 unknown - Pal Crawford (Producer: P.Rakes, L. Pakula, F.Dina)

009 J-PCR-1 THE BED Jamie 1376

010 J-PCR-2 SHOW A LITTLE APPRECIATION Jamie 1376

1969 unknown - Pal And The Prophets (Producer: P.Rakes, L. Pakula, F.Dina)

011 PEACE PIPE Jamie 1382

012 TEA –PEE  Jamie 1382

ca March 1970 Capitol Recording Studio, 151 W, 46th St., New York City – Palmer C. Rakes
013 CO 107205 VERONICA Columbia 4-45168
014 CO 107206 THAT WAS THEN 4-45168
4-5 January 1971 New York City – Palmer C. Rakes
015 CO 107412 SOME HEARTS NEVER LEARN 4-45345
016 CO 107413 TURN THE CORNER 4-45345
1974 unknown – Palmer C. Rakes III
017 323 MR. COOK Bryan B 1009

018 unknown title  Bryan B 1009

1975 Nashville, TN – Pal Rakes (unknown musicians + strings arr. by Bergen White. Producer: Norro Wilson)
019 361 LIVE IT UP Bryan B-1023
020 362? EVERY DAY GIRL Bryan B-1023
1976 unknown – Palmer C. Rakes
021 NOT AT THIS STAGE OF THE GAME Musicor MUS 2507

022 THE FUGITIVE Musicor MUS 2507

023 ONE STEP AHEAD OF THE DEVIL Musicor MUS 2507

024 WIND ME UP Musicor MUS 2507 

025 IF THE GOOD LORD ONLY LETS YOU LOVE ME Musicor MUS 2507

026 THE SNAKE Musicor MUS 2507 

027 GLEN AND JANE Musicor MUS 2507 

028 ANGELITA Musicor MUS 2507

029 THINK OF IT.GIRL Musicor MUS 2507  - 77
ca. February 1977 Nashville, TN – Pal Rakes (Producer: Norro Wilson)
030 VTN0799 THAT'S WHEN THE LYIN' STOPS (AND THE LOVIN' STARTS) Warner WBS8340

031 VTN0800 DIRTY OLD WOMEN WBS8340
032 VTN0801 IF I EVER COME BACK WBS8506
ca. June 1977 Nashville, TN – Pal Rakes (Producer: Norro Wilson)
033 VTN0850 'TIL I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE WBS8416
034 VTN0852 BLUE SUMMER WBS8416
035 VTN0853 LAY IT ON THE LINE WBS8506
ca. June 1978 Nashville, TN – Pal Rakes (Producer: Norro Wilson)
036 WTN1020 TILL THEN WBS 8656
037 WTN1021 IT'S SWEET BUSINESS DOING PLEASURE WITH YOU WBS 8656
ca. December 1978 Nashville, TN – Pal Rakes (Producer: Norro Wilson)
038 WTN1099 YOU AND ME AND THE GREEN GRASS [ed. 3:23] WBS8765 [long version:] WBS 8765 (promo)
039 BAD DEAL WBS 8765
ca Summer 1988 Scruggs Sound Studio, 2828 Azalea Place, Nashville, TN/Soundtrack Recording Studio, Nashville, TN. – Pal Rakes (unknown musicians. Producer: Nelson Larkin)
040 45738 I'M ONLY LONELY FOR YOU Atlantic America 9-99276/7-90964-2
041 WHEN LONELY GOES CRAZY Atlantic America 7-90964-2
042 WE DID IT ONCE (WE CAN DO IT AGAIN) Atlantic America 88800-7/7-90964-2
043 MIDNIGHT RAIN Atlantic America 7-90964-2
044 I FEEL A CHANGE COMIN' ON Atlantic America 99214-7/7-90964-2
045 POOR BOY Atlantic America 88800-7/7-90964-2
046 FOOLISH LIPS Atlantic America 7-90964-2
047 ALL YOU'RE TAKIN' IS MY LOVE Atlantic America 99214-7/7-90964-2
048 GREEN KENTUCKY EYES Atlantic America 7-90964-2
048 ONE MORE TIME Atlantic America 9-99276/7-90964-2
Pal Rakes recorded after 1988, some info in albums list

ALBUMS
Musicor MUS-2507 Palmer C. Rakes III: Not At This Stage Of The Game; The Fugitive; One Step Ahead Of The Devil; Wind Me Up;  If The Good Lord Only Lets You Love Me; The Snake;  Glen And Jane;  Angelita;  Think Of It.Girl - 77
Atlantic America 7 90964-1/7-90964-2 Midnight Rain : I'm Only Lonely For You; When Lonely Goes Crazy; We Did It Once (We Can Do It Again); Midnight Rain; I Feel A Change Comin' On; Poor Boy; Foolish Lips; All You're Takin' Is My Love; Green Kentucky Eyes; One More Time – 88

 

EPs
RSPS ? Best of Pal's, Vol. 1:  Looking for a Way to Live;  You Don't Know the Shape I'm In; What's Wrong with Right Now?;  Country Girl;  I've Had Too Much of Too Litle;  Life Is Just a Poker Game;  Hot Lanta;  I Love Women – 29-09-17

 

 

 
SINGLES

Scepter (1964) Pal and the Prophets

1287 Shame, Shame, Shame /  She's Doing Fine -  64

Verve (1967)
VK 10576 Can't Deny The Hurt /  Old Shep – 01-68 (also on Uptown UT 1001 as Paul Rames)
Phil-L.A. Of Soul (1969)

328 Lotta Good Lovin' /  I Keep Foolin' Myself – 02-69

332 The Whip / I Keep Foolin' Myself – 06-69

Jamie (1969)

1376 The Bed / Show A Little Appreciation – 05-69 Pal Crawford

1382 Peace Pipe / Tea –Pee – 69 Pal and the Prophets

Columbia (1970-71) as by Palmer C.Rakes
4-45168 Veronica / That Was Then - 05-70
4-45345 Turn The Corner / Some Hearts Never Learn - 03-71
Bryan (1975)

B 1009 Mr. Cook / ? - 74
B-1023 Live It Up / Every Day Girl – 75
Warner Brothers (1977-79)
WBS 8340 That's When The Lyin' Stops / Dirty Old Women - 03-77
WBS 8416 'Til I Can Take It Anymore / Blue Summer - 07-77
WBS 8506 If I Ever Come Back / Lay It On The Line - 12-77
WBS 8656 Till Then / It's Sweet Business Doing Pleasure With You - 08-78
WBS 8765 You And Me And Green Grass / Bad Deal - 02-79
Atlantic America (1988-89)
7-99276 I'm Only Lonely For You / One More Time - 10-88
7-99214 All You're Takin' Is My Love / I Feel A Change Comin' On - 06-89
7-88800 We Did It Once / Poor Boy - 10-89

 

Harlan County Four

by Michel Ruppli, Alain Nicholas, Praguefrank

SESSIONS

29 October 1951 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH – Harlan County Four (Alton Delmore [vcl/gt], Rabon Delmore [vcl/gt], Zeke Turner [vcl/gt or bass], Ulysses "Red" Turner [vcl/gt or mandolin]. Producer: Sydney Nathan)

001 K3284  SHOW ME THE WAY 45-1121/Audio Lab AL 1557 JSP 7784

002 K3285  GOD WILL GUIDE YOU 45-1121/JSP 7784

003 K3286  THE ATOMIC TELEPHONE 45-1016/JSP 7784

004 K3287  THE TEN COMMANDMENTS  45-1016/AL 1523 JSP 7784

005 K3288  MY FATHER’S MANSION 45-1050/JSP 7784

006 K3289  JOHN THREE-SIXTEEN 45-1050 /AL 1518 JSP 7784

007 K3290  START TO PRAYING  45-1068/JSP 7784

008 K3291  I CRIED HOLY  45-1068/AL 1504 JSP 7784

JSP [UK] JSP-7784 THE DELMORE BROTHERS, VOL. 3 – MORE FROM 1930S PLUS

 

SINGLES

King (1951)

45-1016 The Ten Commandments / The Atomic Telephone – 11-51

45-1050  John 3:16 / My Father's Mansion – 05-52

45-1068  I Cried Holy / Start To Praying – 07-52

45-1121  Show Me The Way / God Will Guide You – 12-52