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Pearl (Texas)

Houston, Texas  [source: an original label)

Owned by Bennie Hess. Despite the appearance of "Hollywood, Calif." on some labels, this was a Houston, Texas, company.

Number	Date	Artist	Image	Title & Credits	Matrix	Comps
Pearl (Texas) 45-708-P [45]	1957/Oct. or earlier (Bb est.)	Hess, Bennie		Teen Age Bop — Rocky Night Singing With His Night Cats (from Buffalo Bop CD 55060)	B	Buffalo Bop CD 55060 (#25) Collector CD 4544 (#25) Dusty LP 100 (#10) El Toro CD 1054 (#11) Hydra CD 27129 (#22)
				Gone Gone Blues — Rocky Night Singing With His Night Cats	A
Pearl (Texas) 45-711-P [45]	1957/Nov. 11 Bb c&w rev.	Hess, Bennie		I'm So In Love With You — Bennie Hess With String Band (from 45)	B	El Toro CD 1054 (#23) Hydra CD 27129 (#7)
				Your Memory — Bennie Hess With Guitar	A
Pearl (Texas) 45-716-P [45] (pressed by Monarch)	1958/Apr. mx series	Doggett, Ray		No Doubt About It — Ray Doggett And The Counts (from Rockhouse CD 9319)	A Δ22051	Buffalo Bop CD 55060 (#29) Collector CD 4419 (#20) El Toro CD 1054 (#17) Hydra LP 7709 (#11) Magnum Force LP 055 (#8) Magnum Force CD 082 (#12) Magnum Force CD 100 (#19) Rockhouse LP 8411 (#12) Rockhouse CD 9319 (#28) Spade CD 3013 (#27) Spade CD 199955.8 (#27) White Label LP 8882 (#11)
				I'm Afraid — Ray Doggett And The Counts	B Δ22052	Hydra LP 7709 (#12)

Acknowledgments:  Andrew Brown, Scott Cheesebrew, Udo Frank, Klaus Kettner, Adam Komorowski, Mike Smyth