HILLSDALE RECORDS COMPANY 4200 Park Boulevard #158
************************* Oakland , CA 94602
USA
www.hillsdalerecords.com
johnny@johnnybartlett.com
Start : 1992
Owner : Johnny Bartlett
Distr. : US -
NE - Sonic Rendezvous
Style : garage rock / 60's punk / eleki / surf punk / R&R / rockabilly /
The story of the Hillsdale Record Company really starts back in 1975 when I was the
ripe age of 10 years old. I went garage saling with my mom and picked up my first
two albums: Beatles 65 and the Beach Boys' Little Deuce Coupe. I just about wore those
platters out and kept going to garage sales to get more records. I had dreams of
working for Capitol Records when I grew up. Well, with age comes wisdom and I realized
that working for a major label would be strictly for squares (especially if the likes
of the Beach Boys, Gene Vincent and Mr. Gasser and the Weirdos were no longer making
records). But my love for the entire record making process never faded.
Fast forward to 1992 when a fantastic band called the Trashwomen came on the San
Francisco scene like gangbusters. With the encouragement from my good friend Maz
Kattuah, I decided to actually get off the dime and do something about my fantasy
of being a record executive. We coralled the Trashwomen in the garage of our rented
house at 30 Westline Drive in Daly City and committed four songs to tape (on a Yamaha
4-track cassette deck). Those four songs became the first Hillsdale Record Company
release when 1000 copies of HR-01 were pressed at United Record Pressing in Nashville,
Tennessee.
I picked the Hillsdale moniker in hommage to my high school and a neighborhood in my
home town of San Mateo, California. Though I hated high school like you can't imagine,
I thought the name Hillsdale evoked a certain generic Americana quality as well as
giving the label a regional affiliation.
After the Trashwomen came Jackie & the Cedrics, Johnny Legend, the Boss Martians,
Fortune & Maltese, the King Normals...well, just take a look at the discography page
to get the low-down on the complete list of releases and terrific bands I've had the
pleasure to work with over the past eight years.
Some acknowledements are in order — the people that have provided guidance,
encouragement and influence that has helped steer Hillsdale Records into a label
with great integrity. For without the aid of such people like Jeff Miller, Andy
Brown, Rob Santos, Deke Dickerson, Freddy Fortune and my lovely wife Lynn Peril,
Hillsdale might just be another lame label. But with their contributions I believe
we have made a contribution for the ages. Thanks everyone!
Johnny Bartlett
http://www.hillsdalerecords.com/history.html
HR 001 THE TRASHWOMEN LUST [a.k.a. Aphrodisia] 7" .1992
HR 45 1
A1 Aphrodisia
A2 Cat Walk
B1 Dragula
B2 Surf Creature
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HR 02 JACKIE & THE CERDICS SOYOKAZE 7" .1993
HR 45 2
A Soyokaze
B Hurry Up
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HR 03 THE BOSS MARTIANS XKE! 7" .1994
HR 45 3
A XKE!
B I'm'a One You Need
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HR 45 4 JOHNNY LEGEND PIPELINE 7" .1993
A Pipeline
B Mexican Love
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HR 05 V / A : UNRELEASED INSTRUMENTALS FROM THE NORTHWEST! 7" .1994
A1 Danny Love & The Sensations : Time Out
A2 Danny Love & The Sensations : Slow Motion
B1 The Casuals Moon Dawg!
B2 Ray Michelsen & The Vikings : Plastic Coat
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HR 06 JACKIE & THE CERDICS GO! HONDA GO! 7" .1994
A Go! Honda Go!
B Velocity Stacks
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HR 07 [unissued]
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HR 08 THE TIKI MEN CATTLE PROD 7" .2005
A Cattle Prod
B Surfin' Senorita
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HR 09 THE KING NORMALS SUGAR BABY 7"
A Sugar Baby
B Stop, Look & Listen
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HR 10 CLAYTON WATSON TALL SKINNY ANNIE 7" .1994
A1 Tall Skinny Annie
A2 Jenny Lou
B1 Summertime
B2 My Baby Done Me Wrong
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HR 11 THE HENTCHMEN RED HOT CAR 7" .1995
A Red Hot Car
B1 Wolf Wagon
B2 Oil Leak
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HR 12 CLAYTON WATSON & HIS SILHOUETTES : VOL.2 7" .1995
A1 No No No
A2 Skinny Lou
B1 When I Walk
B1 Everybody's Boppin'
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HR 13 The Florian Zabach Orchestra Featuring Johnny Bartlett 7" .1995
And His Electric Guitar : The Wedding March Stomp
A The Wedding March Stomp
(Note : 7"/45 RPM , 1-sided , clear-yellow vinyl)
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HR 14 THE KING NORMALS BIG BEAT IN PANICSVILLE 7" .1995
A Meanest Girl In Town
B1 If You Think I Don't Need You
B2 Dirty Dirty Feeling
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HR 45 15 THE JOURNEYMEN/THE REVELAIRS : SPLIT 7" .1996
A The Journeymen Surfers Blues
B The Revelairs Ridin' High
(Note : 7"/45 RPM , red vinyl)
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HR 16 THE KRONTJONG DEVILS ROMP OUT! 7" .1996
A1 Casbah
A2 Don’t Look Now
B1 Our Favorite Martian
B2 Malibu Run
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HR 17 THE UNTAMED YOUTH MINOR CHAOS 7" .1995
A Minor Chaos
B Drag Race Tragedy
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HR 45 18 Fortune & Maltese And The Phabulous Pallbearers 7" .1997
: D.J. Interview W/Fortune & Maltese
A1 D.J. Interview W/Fortune & Maltese (Open Ended
Interview For Disk Jockey Participation) 0:20
A2 (She's A) Blow Out 1:43
A3 P.S.A. – Stay In School 0:30
A4 Commercial – Coca-Cola 1:00
(Note : 7" , 1-sided , 300 copies)
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HR 19 THE SPRAGUE BROTHERS BATTLE OF THE BANDS! 7" .1999
A Battle Of The Bands
B Green Arrow
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HR 20 THE SPOKANE MYSTICS I'M IN LOVE 7" .1999
A I'm In Love
B Check Point
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HR 21 JACKIE & THE CERDICS SING TV HOP AND BIRD DOG 7" .1997
A Tv Hop
B Bird Dog
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HR 22 THE KING NORMALS COLORS (DRESS IN BLACK) 7" .1998
A1 Colors (Dress in Black)
A2 Merry-Go-Round
B1 So Natural
B2 Please Don't Fight It
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HR 23 THE NEATBEATS GLOBAL TWIST 7" .1999
A1 Global Twist
A2 I'm Gonna Have You
B1 Farmer John
B2 Turning Up
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HR 24 THE KING NORMALS HEY LITTLE GIRL EP 7" .2000
A1 Adam And Evil
A2 Come What May
B1 Hey Little Girl
B2 Night Rider
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HR 25 CECILIA ET SES ENNUIS AVEC LES GARCONS 7" .2001
A1 Avec Les Garçons
A2 Meme Si Tu L'Aimes
B J'Aime Le Popcorn
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HR 26 THE BARBARY COASTERS THE BARBARY STOMP 7" .2005
A The Barbary Stomp
B Sticks & Stones
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HR 27 THE SCUBA MEN SCUBA DOOBA BABY 7" .2007
A Scuba Dooba Baby
B Green Seas
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HR 28 LES TERRIBLES HEY TORU! 7" .2011
A Hey Toru!
B Ne Joue Pas Avec Mon Coeur
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HR 29 THE UGLY BEATS BEE LINE 7" .2011
A Bee Line
B Maximum Bumble
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HR 30 JON & THE VONS DON'T YOU WANT MY LOVIN' 7" 11.2015
A Don't You Want My Lovin' 2:09
B I'm Trying 2:09
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HR 31 THE ORGES (DO THE) CROUCH 7" .2016
A (Do The) Crouch 2:27
B In And Out 2:12
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HR 32 THE ORGES THIRD MAN 7" 07.2017
A Third Man
B Uh Huh
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HLP 101 THE TIKI MEN 12 DUSTY DIAMONDS LP 01.2005
A1 Pitcheresque
A2 Man Of Mystery
A3 Badlands
A4 Harlem Nocturne
A5 Have Guitar...
A6 That's The Way It Goes
B1 Milkshakes
B2 The Frump
B3 Island Honey
B4 Spring Fever
B5 Fireball
B6 Last Call
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HLP 102 THE BOSS MARTIANS : JET-A-WAY SOUNDS OF... LP .1996
A1 Hangar Party Stomp
A2 Lost Luggage Frenzy
A3 One Loud Turbine
A4 Stewardess, More Peanuts Please
A5 Ode To A Luggage Handler
A6 My Favorite Planemaker
B1 Irving, The Swingin' Air Traffic Controller
B2 2 On The Wing
B3 The Airline Broke My Surfboard
B4 What'd I Fly
B5 Boeing, Boeing, Gone!
B6 Story Of Dash-80
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HLP 103 FORTUNE & MALTESE & THE PHABULOUS PALLBEARERS LP+7" .1996
: KONQUER KAMPUS
HCD 103 FORTUNE & MALTESE & THE PHABULOUS PALLBEARERS CD .1996
: KONQUER KAMPUS
LP A1 If Push Comes to Shove
A2 My Baby's Hearse
A3 Cuttin' Class
A4 Ask the Swami
A5 She's a Blowout
A6 Let's All Go to the Science Fair
A7 Study Break
B1 Tappa Kegga USA
B2 Tally Ho
B3 Girls Ruin Everything
B4 Truth Serum
B5 Pizza Party Twist
B6 Cuz I Want You Yeah I Need You
B7 High Horse
B8 PSA - Stay In School
Bonus 7"
A1 D.J. Interview with Fortune & Maltese (Open-ended for Disk
Jockey Participation)
A2 She's a Blowout
A3 PSA - Stay in School
A4 Commercial - Coca Cola
CD 1 If Push Comes to Shove
2 My Baby's Hearse
3 Cuttin' Class
4 Ask the Swami
5 (She's A) Blow Out
6 (Let's All Go to The) Science Fair
7 Study Break
8 Tappa Kegga U.S.A.
9 Tally Ho
10 Girls Ruin Everything
11 Truth Serum
12 Pizza Party Twist
13 Now I Want You, Yeah I Need You
14 High Horse
PSA: Stay in School [Hidden Track]
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HLP 104 DEKE DICKERSON IN 3-DIMENSIONS! LP .2003
A1 I Might Not Come Home At All
A2 Top Of The Line
A3 Ain't Got A Reason
A4 I Get So Lonely
A5 Sittin' & Thinkin'
A6 Wear Out The Soles Of My Shoes
A7 Take The Long Way Home Tonight
A8 Bitter Tears
B1 It Would Be A Doggone Lie
B2 Let's Go Wild Tonight
B3 You've Been Honky Tonkin'
B4 Too Hot To Handle
B5 Knoxville Boogie
B6 Gambler's Guitar
B7 Pinball Boogie
B8 I'm Gonna Live Some Before I Die
B9 Ain't Got A Pot (With Hardrock Gunter)
CD Major Label MLCD 001 2003 US
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HCD 105 V / A THE REAL BAD NEWS CD
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HCD 106 THE BARBARY COASTERS : THE LIBERTINE PHILOSOPHY OF... CD 08.2004
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HLP 107 THE BARBARY COASTERS : HONEY FOR SALE LP .2005
HCD 107 THE BARBARY COASTERS : HONEY FOR SALE CD .2005
1 The Hip
2 Really Gonna Shake
3 Because You're Gone
4 Francois Truffaut
5 House of Bamboo
6 You're a Dirty Fink
7 Honey for Sale
8 Hi-fi Baby
9 Tears a Go Go
10 T.B.I.M. (Too Bad It's Monday)
11 Gustav Mahler
12 Ditch Day
13 Comin' Back to Stay
14 Don't Stop Now!
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HLP 108 THE ORGES : THE ACRID & MISANTHROPIC SOUNDS OF... LP .2013
A1 Ain't That Love 2:30
A2 Don't Tell Me No Lies 1:45
A3 Not Having Fun 2:25
A4 Life, Love & The Pursuit Of Happiness 2:06
A5 Isabella 2:13
A6 Pay Day 2:04
A7 You're My Baby 2:24
A8 Theme From The Unknown 1:34
B1 Don't Press Your Luck 2:03
B2 Private Detective 2:20
B3 You Don't Care 2:25
B4 It's Alright 2:34
B5 Why 2:16
B6 Gas Money 2:38
B7 Greyhound 3:17
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HCD 109 THE BARBARY COASTERS HARK CD
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HLP 1001 V / A TWISTIN' TIME VOL.1 LP
HLP 1002 V / A TWISTIN' TIME VOL.2 LP
HLP 1003 V / A BETTER THAN THE BEATLES LP
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BB 3001 SATURN V FEATURING ORBIT LP
BB 3001 SATURN V FEATURING ORBIT CD
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