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Argo (Ill.)

Chicago, Ill.  [source: an original label)

A subsidiary of Chess.

Number	Date	Artist	Image	Title & Credits	Matrix	Comps
Argo (Ill.)     [unissued]	1960	Fender, Freddie		Louisiana Blues — Freddie Fender		GRT LP 8005 (#3) Krazy Kat LP 7437 (#9)
Argo (Ill.)  5272  [78]	1957/July 1 Bb r&b rev.	Allen, Dean		Rock Me To Sleep — Dean Allen	8486
				Ooh-Ooh Baby, Baby — Dean Allen	8487
Argo (Ill.)  5272  [45]	1957/July 1 Bb r&b rev.	Allen, Dean		Rock Me To Sleep — Dean Allen	8486
				Ooh-Ooh Baby, Baby — Dean Allen	8487	Big Tone CD 6007 (#22)
Argo (Ill.)  5276  [78]	1957/Aug. 5 Bb r&b rev.	Ravens		That'll Be The Day — The Ravens	8537
				Dear One — The Ravens	8536
Argo (Ill.)  5276  [45]	1957/Aug. 5 Bb r&b rev.	Ravens		That'll Be The Day — The Ravens (from 45)	8537
				Dear One — The Ravens	8536
Argo (Ill.)  5278  [45]	1957/Sept. 23 Bb pop rev.	Kendall Sisters		Don't Bother Me — The Kendall Sisters (from 45)	8545	Big Tone CD 6007 (#47)
				I'm Available — The Kendall Sisters	8546
Argo (Ill.)  5279  [45]	1957/Oct. 7 Bb pop rev.	Glasser, Dick		Crazy Love — Dick Glasser (from 45)	8521	Bear Family CD 16123 (#24) Big Tone CD 6007 (#46) Chess LP 6025/6 (#5) Collectors Gold CD 100211 (#6) Fantastic Voyage CD 173 (#4) Fifty-Eight LP 101 (#5) GVC CD 2003 (#52) Knockville LP 4403 (#8) Pan American CD 56026 (#7) Rebel LP 1002 (#6) Revival LP 3013 (#10)
				Love Me — Dick Glasser	8523
Argo (Ill.)  5280  [45]	1957/Oct. 14 Bb pop rev.	Stanley, Ray		I Can't Wait — Ray Stanley (from 45)	8533	Bear Family CD 17684 (#3) Big Tone CD 6007 (#45) Chess LP 6025/6 (#2) Flame CD 002 (#29) Flame LP 003 (#19) GVC CD 2003 (#6)
				Over A Coke — Ray Stanley (from 45)	8532	Bear Family CD 17684 (#24) GVC CD 2003 (#30)
Argo (Ill.)  5281  [78]	1957/Oct. 14 Bb c&w rev.	Silva-Tones		Roses Are Blooming — The Silva-Tones	8550
				That's All I Want From You — The Silva-Tones	8549
Argo (Ill.)  5281  [45]	1957/Oct. 14 Bb c&w rev.	Silva-Tones		Roses Are Blooming — The Silva-Tones (from Bear Family CD 16123)	8550	Bear Family CD 16123 (#18) Chess LP 6025/6 (#16) Chess LP 9173 (#13) Chess (England) LP 9124 213 (#19) Chief CD 1156514 (#3) Detour LP 204 (#13) GVC CD 2003 (#4) Lucky CD 810 (#29) Pan American CD 56012 (#15) Presto CD 6 (#30) Vogue LP 522016 (#9) Vogue CD 670076 (#9)
				That's All I Want From You — The Silva-Tones (from 45)	8549
Argo (Ill.)  5281  [45]	1957/Oct. or later (Bb est.)	Silva-Tones		Roses Are Blooming — The Silva-Tones	8550
				Chi-Wa-Wa (That's All I Want From You) — The Silva-Tones	8549
Argo (Ill.)  5283  [45]	1957/Dec. 2 Bb pop rev.	Glasser, Dick		Make Believe Wedding Bells — Dick Glasser (from Bear Family CD 17684)	8562	Bear Family CD 17684 (#23) Collectors Gold CD 100211 (#8) Juke Box Saturday Night LP 1001 (#1) Rebel LP 1002 (#5)
				Go Along, Baby — Dick Glasser	8563	Collectors Gold CD 100211 (#7) Juke Box Saturday Night LP 1001 (#16) Rebel LP 1002 (#8)
Argo (Ill.)  5288  [45]	1958/Jan. (Bb est.)	Glasser, Dick		Baby Bye Bye — Dickie And The Gee's (from Bear Family CD 17684)	8609	Bear Family CD 17684 (#33) Collectors Gold CD 100211 (#9) Rebel LP 1002 (#10)
				Foolish Tears — Dickie And The Gee's	8610	[no label name] CD [dg&dl] (#26)
Argo (Ill.)  5291  [78]	1958/Feb. 17 Bb pop rev.	Kendall Sisters		Won't You Be My Baby — The Kendall Sisters
				Yea, Yea — The Kendall Sisters	8650
Argo (Ill.)  5291  [45]	1958/Feb. 17 Bb pop rev.	Kendall Sisters		Won't You Be My Baby — The Kendall Sisters (from Collector CD 4480)	8651	Collector CD 4480 (#21)
				Yea, Yea — The Kendall Sisters (from Collector CD 4480)	8650	Collector CD 4480 (#17)
Argo (Ill.)  5293  [45]	1958/Feb. (Bb est.)	Josie, Lou		Why Did You Leave Me — Lou Josie And The Spinners (from Bear Family CD 16123)	8654	Ace CD 496 (#21) Bear Family CD 16123 (#17) Big Tone CD 6007 (#62) Chess LP 6025/6 (#15) Chess LP 9173 (#10) Chess (England) LP 9124 213 (#17) Detour LP 204 (#10) Fantastic Voyage CD 173 (#66) GVC CD 2003 (#46) Pan American CD 56027 (#9) Presto CD 11 (#20) Vogue LP 522016 (#7) Vogue CD 670076 (#7)
				Someone Else Instead — Lou Josie And The Spinners	8655
Argo (Ill.)  5299  [45]	1959/Jan. 19 Bb pop rev.	Kents		I Found My Girl — The Kents (from Peter van Wilsem CD 2)	8745	Bear Family CD 17684 (#22) Big Tone CD 6007 (#2)
				With All My Heart And Soul — The Kents	8744
Argo (Ill.)  5309  [78]	1958/Aug. 4 Bb pop rev.	Reardon, Eddie		Nothin' Shakin' — Eddie Fontaine	U-8747
				Don't Ya Know — Eddie Fontaine	U-8747
Argo (Ill.)  5309  [45]	1958/Aug. 4 Bb pop rev.	Reardon, Eddie		Nothin' Shakin' — Eddie Fontaine (from Bear Family CD 16123)	8746	Bear Family CD 16123 (#9) Big Beat (France) CD 00039 (#1) Big Beat (France) CD 7931732 (#1) Big Tone CD 5716 (#10) Big Tone CD 6007 (#1) Charly LP 30266 (#8) Chess LP 6025/6 (#25) Chess LP 9173 (#18) Chess (England) LP 2002 (#9) Chess (England) LP 9124 213 (#9) EMI (France) CD 93173 (#1) Fantasic Voyage CD 141 (#9) GVC CD 2003 (#45) Jalo LP 33102 (#1) MCA (Japan) CD 22017 (#20) Musidisc/DCA CD 107812 (#2) NPR LP 7304 (#13) Patti LP 8002 (#1) Teenager CD 603 (#1) Vogue LP 522016 (#18) Vogue CD 670076 (#18)
				Don't Ya Know — Eddie Fontaine (from Bear Family CD 16123)	8747	Bear Family CD 16123 (#23) Big Beat (France) CD 00039 (#16) Big Beat (France) CD 7931732 (#16) Big Tone CD 6007 (#13) Charly LP 30266 (#7) EMI (France) CD 93173 (#16) Jalo LP 33102 (#2) Musidisc/DCA CD 107812 (#8) Patti LP 8002 (#4) Teenager CD 603 (#2)
Argo (Ill.)  5310  [45]	1958/Sept. 22 Bb pop rev.	Kendall Sisters		Billy, Billy, Billy — The Kendall Sisters	8807	Beaver LP 3302 (#11)
				Let's Wait Till Tomorrow — The Kendall Sisters	8653
Argo (Ill.)  5311  [45]	1958/Sept. 22 Bb pop rev.	Hill, J.C.		Solong -- Goodbye — J.C. Hill (from 45)	8809	Bear Family CD 17684 (#32) Chess LP 6025/6 (#26) Rarin' LP 666A (#14)
				Only True Love — J.C. Hill	8810
Argo (Ill.)  5312  [45]	1958/Sept. 22 Bb pop rev.	Josie, Lou		Breezin' Out — Lou Josie (from 45)	8964	Bear Family CD 16123 (#28) Big Tone CD 6007 (#38) Bop CD 006 (#12) Classics CD 735 (#7) Greasy LP 002 (#16) Juke Box Saturday Night LP 1001 (#13)
				Time's A Wastin' — Lou Josie (from Classics CD 730)	8965	Classics CD 730 (#17) Juke Box Saturday Night LP 1001 (#2)
Argo (Ill.)  5318  [45]	1958/Nov. 3 Bb pop rev.	Brothers		Lazy Susan — The Brothers (from 45)	U-9065	Bear Family CD 16123 (#19) Cheesecake CD 491 (#19) Chess LP 6025/6 (#18) Hero CD 002 (#2) Rarin' LP 666A (#7)
				Deep Sleep — The Brothers (from 45)	U-9064
Argo (Ill.)  5327  [78]	1959/Feb. 16 Bb pop rev.	Bernard, Rod		Pardon, Mr. Gordon — Rod Bernard	9223
				This Should Go On Forever — Rod Bernard	5327
Argo (Ill.)  5327  [45]	1959/Feb. 16 Bb pop rev.	Bernard, Rod		Pardon Mr. Gordon — Rod Bernard (from 45)	U-9223	Bear Family CD 17684 (#5) Big Tone CD 6007 (#39) Chess LP 6025/6 (#17) Chess LP 9173 (#14) Fantastic Voyage CD 105 (#14) Pan American CD 56035 (#18) Rock & Country LP 1016 (#4) Vogue LP 522016 (#10) Vogue CD 670076 (#10)
				This Should Go On Forever — Rod Bernard (from 45)	U-9222	Ace CD 850 (#17) MCA (Japan) CD 22017 (#24)
Argo (Ill.)  5329  [45]	1959/Mar. 16 Bb pop rev.	Brothers		Sioux City Sue — The Brothers	9232
				Deep Sleep — The Brothers	9064
Argo (Ill.)  5330  [45]	1959/Mar. (Bb est.)	Diamond, Larry		True Love Come My Way — Larry Diamond (from Bear Family CD 16123)	9234	Bear Family CD 16123 (#13) Big Tone CD 6007 (#60) Chess LP 9173 (#5) Chess (England) LP 9124 213 (#14) Detour LP 204 (#5) Luxel CD 7103 (#6) Mustang CD 5 (#10) Presto CD 10 (#39) Vogue LP 522016 (#4) Vogue CD 670076 (#4)
				Bye Bye Doll — Larry Diamond	9233
Argo (Ill.)  5338  [45]	1959/June 1 Bb pop rev.	Bernard, Rod		You're On My Mind — Rod Bernard	9443
				My Life Is A Mystery — Rod Bernard	9442
Argo (Ill.)  5340  [45]	1959/July 20 Bb pop rev.	Robbins, Mel		Save It — Mel Robbins (from Bear Family CD 16123)	9456	Ace CD 473 (#1) Ace CD 815 (#15) Ace CD 1268 (#21) Bear Family CD 16123 (#6) Big Tone CD 6007 (#36) Bop CD 003 (#17) Born Bad LP 001 (#12) Born Bad CD 001 (#12) Cat CD 1034 (#18) Cato LP 002 (#3) Cato CD 002 (#19) Chess LP 6025/6 (#8) Chess LP 9173 (#8) Chess (England) LP 9124 213 (#16) Detour LP 204 (#8) Eagle LP 301 (#7) Fantastic Voyage CD 173 (#74) STCTU CD 003 (#25) Stomper Time CD 13 (#1) Vogue LP 522016 (#6) Vogue CD 670076 (#6)
				To Know You — Mel Robbins (from 45)	9455	Lesley CD 4 (#26)
Argo (Ill.)  5345  [45]	1959/Sept. (Bb est.)	Simmons, Gene		Out Of This World — The Simmons	9532	Bear Family CD 16758 (#29)
				You Love Me Too — The Simmons	9531	Bear Family CD 16758 (#30)
Argo (Ill.)  5357  [45]	1960/Feb. (Bb est.)	Fairlanes		Little Girl, Little Girl — The Fairlanes	9941
				If The World Don't End Tomorrow — The Fairlanes	9940
Argo (Ill.)  5357  [45]	1960/Feb. 1 Bb pop rev.	Fairlanes		Little Girl, Little Girl — The Fairlanes (from Bear Family CD 16123)	9941	Bear Family CD 16123 (#22) Collector CD 4503 (#15) Yeaah! CD 506 (#3)
				Comin' After You — The Fairlanes	9940
Argo (Ill.)  5375  [45]	1960/Nov. 7 Bb pop rev.	Fender, Freddie		You're Something Else For Me — Freddie Fender (from Bear Family CD 17684)	10398	Bear Family CD 17684 (#11)
				A Man Can Cry — Freddie Fender	10393
Argo (Ill.)  5386  [45]	1961/Mar. (Bb est.)	Students		Every Day Of The Week — The Students	U-4997
				I'm So Young — The Students	U-4996
Argo (Ill.)  5400  [45]	1961/Oct. 9 Bb c&w rev.	Don & Bob		Good Morning, Little Schoolgirl — Don And Bob (from Bear Family CD 17684)	11026	Bear Family CD 17684 (#29)
				I'm Lost — Don And Bob	11027
Argo (Ill.)  5435  [45]	1963/Mar. 16 Bb pop rev.	Woodard, Jerry		With A Feeling — Jerry Woodard And The Esquires	U-12059
				Boat Of Love — Jerry Woodard And The Esquires	U-12058	Classics CD 706 (#14)
Argo (Ill.)  5516  [45]	1965/Oct. (Bb est.)	Trashmen		Ubangi Stomp — The Trashmen (from 45)	14110	Star-Shine LP 470313 (#5)
				Bird "65" — The Trashmen	14111	Mr. Manicotti LP 328 (#2)

Acknowledgments:  CMF Library, Scott Cheesebrew, Marc Coulavin, Bill Davis, Will Derrington, Simon Evans, Tom Fallon, Udo Frank, Tom Krajina, Willie Lewis, Tom Lincoln, Gerd Miller, R&B Indies, Ake Roos, Mark Seganish, Mike Smyth, Don Stilton, Perica Sucevic, Peter van Wilsem, Bjorn Witlox, eBay, highnumbers, popsike.com, rootsvinylguide.com