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Simmons, Gene

Born 1937 in Tupelo, Miss.
 Records 1-256 of 256

Date Label & Number Image Title & Credits Matrix Comps
U.S. Singles & EPs
1958/June 9
Bb pop rev.		Sun (Tenn.)  299  [78]No rating Drinkin' Wine — Gene Simmons    
    No rating I Done Told You — Gene Simmons    
1958/June 9
Bb pop rev.		Sun (Tenn.)  299  [45]  Bootlegs existLabel shot
Pertinent Drinkin' Wine — Gene Simmons
(from Castle Pulse CD 344) 		U-214 Bullet AVI CD 5019 (#8)
Bullet Bear Family CD 16758 (#3)
Bullet Bellaphon LP 220 13 023 (#12)
Bullet Bellaphon LP 15101 (#12)
Bullet Cambra Sound LP 104 (#9)
Bullet Castle Pulse CD 344 (#32)
Bullet Charly CD 36 (#4)
Bullet Charly LP 30123 (#12)
Bullet Disky CD 03 (#55)
Bullet Disky CD 5202 (#55)
Bullet Disky CD 250542 (#40)
Bullet Hallmark CD 307972 (#13)
Bullet J!mco CD 89194 (#8)
Bullet Mid Century Music CD 6003 (#12)
Bullet One Day Music CD 141 (#10)
Bullet Rounder LP 37 (#3)
Bullet Rounder CD 37 (#3)
Bullet SSS LP 224 (#12)
Bullet Select CD 586 (#10)
Bullet Smith & Co. CD 1170 (#59)
Bullet Sun 10 801 (#10)
Bullet Sun LP 1008 (#7)
Bullet Sun (England) CD 14 (#21)
Bullet Sun (England) 10 506 (#7)
Bullet Sun (England) LP 6467 025 (#12)
Bullet [label?] CD 307972 (#13)
    Label shot
Pertinent I Done Told You — Gene Simmons
(from Pulse CD 336) 		U-215 Bullet Bear Family CD 16758 (#2)
Bullet Bopcat LP 300 (#15)
Bullet Castle Pulse CD 355 (#41)
Bullet Charly CD 336 (#30)
Bullet Charly LP 30128 (#3)
Bullet Disky CD 03 (#46)
Bullet Disky CD 5202 (#46)
Bullet Fantastic Voyage CD 017 (#69)
Bullet Mid Century Music CD 6003 (#13)
Bullet Pulse CD 336 (#30)
Bullet Smith & Co. CD 1170 (#28)
Bullet Sun LP 1008 (#1)
Bullet Sun (England) CD 14 (#22)
Bullet Sun (England) 10 506 (#8)
1959/Feb.
(Bb est.)		Judd (Ala.) J1008  [45]
(pressed by Columbia)		Label shot
Borderline Sharlene — Morris Simmons
(from 45) 		ZTSP 28694  
    Label shot
Borderline I'm Alone — Morris Simmons ZTSP 28695  
1959/Sept.
(Bb est.)		Argo (Ill.)  5345  [45]No rating Out Of This World — The Simmons 9532 Bullet Bear Family CD 16758 (#29)
    No rating You Love Me Too — The Simmons 9531 Bullet Bear Family CD 16758 (#30)
1960/Jan.
(Bb est.)		Sandy (Ala.)  1027  [45]Label shot
Pertinent Shenandoah Waltz — Morris Simmons
(from 45) 		1055-MS Bullet Ace CD 595 (#14)
Bullet Classics CD 711 (#5)
    Label shot
Borderline The Waiting Game — Morris Simmons 1056-MS  
1960/May 2
Bb pop rev.		Checker (Ill.)  948  [45]Label shot
Pertinent Bad Boy Willie — Gene Simmons
(from 45) 		9942 Bullet Bear Family CD 16758 (#27)
Bullet Hi CD 53 (#32)
Bullet Mid Century Music CD 6003 (#28)
    Label shot
Pertinent Goin' Back To Memphis — Gene Simmons
(from 45) 		9943 Bullet Bear Family CD 16758 (#28)
Bullet Bear Family CD 17684 (#18)
Bullet Buffalo Bop CD 55168 (#22)
Bullet Cream/Hi CD 44 (#11)
Bullet Fantastic Voyage CD 119 (#72)
Bullet Hi CD 53 (#31)
Bullet Hi LP 416 (#1)
Bullet Mid Century Music CD 6003 (#30)
1961/May 8
Bb pop rev.		Hi (Tenn.) 45-2034  [45]Label shot
No rating Your True Love — Gene Simmons HI 2129 Bullet Cream/Hi CD 44 (#24)
Bullet Hi CD 53 (#2)
Bullet Hi (England) CD 127 (#24)
Bullet Hi (England) LP 434 (#20)
    Label shot
No rating Teddy Bear — Gene Simmons HI 2130 Bullet Cream/Hi CD 44 (#25)
Bullet Hi CD 53 (#1)
Bullet Hi (England) CD 127 (#25)
Bullet Hi (England) LP 434 (#19)
Bullet Mid Century Music CD 6003 (#31)
1961/Oct. 9
Bb pop rev.		Hi (Tenn.) 45-2039-V [45]
(pressed by Monarch)		Label shot
Pertinent The Shape You Left Me In — Gene Simmons
(from 45) 		HI 2156 Δ40386 Bullet Bear Family CD 16758 (#26)
Bullet Cream/Hi CD 44 (#26)
Bullet Hi CD 53 (#4)
Bullet Hi LP 416 (#2)
Bullet Hi (England) CD 127 (#26)
Bullet Hi (England) LP 434 (#18)
    Label shot
Pertinent No Other Guy — Gene Simmons
(from 45) 		HI 2154 Δ40385 Bullet Cream/Hi CD 44 (#27)
Bullet Hi CD 53 (#3)
Bullet Hi (England) CD 127 (#27)
Bullet Hi (England) LP 434 (#21)
 
 		Tupelo (Tenn.)  2981  [45]Label shot
No rating Hop Scotch — Gene Simmons A  
    Label shot
No rating Little Rag Doll — Gene Simmons
(from 45) 		B Bullet Classics CD 740 (#7)
Bullet Teenager CD 5920 (#35)
1962/Mar. 17
Bb pop rev.		Hi (Tenn.) 45-2050-V [45]Label shot
Pertinent Be Her #1 — Gene Simmons HI 2182 Bullet Hi CD 53 (#6)
    Label shot
Pertinent ' Twist' Caldonia — Gene Simmons HI 2181 Bullet Hi CD 53 (#5)
1964/May 23
Bb hot rev.		Hi (Tenn.) 45-2076  [45]Label shot
Borderline Haunted House — Jumpin' Gene Simmons HI-2377 Bullet Comet LP 001/74 (#2)
Bullet Cream/Hi CD 44 (#29)
Bullet Hi CD 53 (#7)
Bullet Hi LP 416 (#3)
Bullet Hi (England) CD 127 (#28)
Bullet Hi (England) LP 434 (#22)
    Label shot
Non-pertinent Hey, Hey Little Girl — Jumpin' Gene Simmons HI-2378 Bullet Hi CD 53 (#8)
Bullet Hi LP 416 (#4)
Bullet Mid Century Music CD 6003 (#22)
1964/Oct. 17
Bb hot rev.		Hi (Tenn.) 45-2080-V [45]Label shot
Borderline The Dodo — Jumpin' Gene Simmons
(from 45) 		HI 2382 Bullet Hi CD 53 (#9)
Bullet Mid Century Music CD 6003 (#23)
    Label shot
Borderline The Jump — Jumpin' Gene Simmons
(from 45) 		HI 2383 Bullet Hi CD 53 (#10)
Bullet Mid Century Music CD 6003 (#24)
1965/Jan.
(Bb est.)		Hi (Tenn.) 45-2086V [45]Label shot
No rating I'm A Ramblin' Man — Jumpin' Gene Simmons HI 2395 Bullet Hi CD 53 (#12)
Bullet Hi LP 416 (#8)
    Label shot
No rating Skinny Minnie — Jumpin' Gene Simmons HI 2394 Bullet Hi CD 53 (#11)
Bullet Hi LP 416 (#9)
1965/June
(Bb est.)		Hi (Tenn.) 45-2092V [45]Label shot
No rating Folsom Prison Blues — Jumpin' Gene Simmons HI 2406 Bullet Hi CD 53 (#13)
Bullet Hi LP 416 (#11)
    Label shot
No rating Mattie Rea — Jumpin' Gene Simmons HI 2407 Bullet Hi CD 53 (#14)
Bullet Hi LP 416 (#10)
1966/Feb.
(Bb est.)		Hi (Tenn.) 45-2102  [45]Label shot
No rating The Batman — Jumpin' Gene Simmons HI 2426 Bullet Hi CD 53 (#15)
Bullet Mid Century Music CD 6003 (#25)
    Label shot
No rating Mossy Boss — Jumpin' Gene Simmons HI 2427 Bullet Hi LP 416 (#14)
1966/Oct. 22
Bb r&b rev.		Hi (Tenn.) 45-2113  [45]Label shot
No rating Go On Shoes — Jumpin' Gene Simmons HI 2455 Bullet Hi CD 53 (#18)
Bullet Hi LP 416 (#15)
Bullet Mid Century Music CD 6003 (#27)
    Label shot
No rating Keep That Meat In The Pan — Jumpin' Gene Simmons HI 2454 Bullet Hi CD 53 (#17)
Bullet Hi LP 416 (#16)
Bullet Mid Century Music CD 6003 (#26)
Original LPs
1964
(BSN est.)		Hi (Tenn.) HL12018  [LP]
Jumpin' Gene Simmons [mono]
Cover shot		No rating Haunted House — Jumpin' Gene Simmons    
    No rating You Can Have Her — Jumpin' Gene Simmons   Bullet Hi CD 53 (#20)
Bullet Hi LP 416 (#6)
    No rating Boney Moronie — Jumpin' Gene Simmons   Bullet Hi CD 53 (#21)
    No rating The Green Door — Jumpin' Gene Simmons   Bullet Hi CD 53 (#22)
    No rating Rock Around The Clock — Jumpin' Gene Simmons   Bullet Hi CD 53 (#23)
    No rating Hotel Happiness — Jumpin' Gene Simmons   Bullet Hi CD 53 (#24)
Bullet Hi LP 416 (#7)
    Label shot
No rating Teen-Age Letter — Jumpin' Gene Simmons   Bullet Hi CD 53 (#25)
    No rating Don't Let Go — Jumpin' Gene Simmons   Bullet Hi CD 53 (#26)
    No rating Slippin' And A-Slidin' — Jumpin' Gene Simmons   Bullet Hi CD 53 (#27)
    No rating ( I'm) Comin' Down With Love — Jumpin' Gene Simmons   Bullet Hi CD 53 (#28)
    No rating Just A Little Bit — Jumpin' Gene Simmons   Bullet Hi CD 53 (#29)
    No rating No Help Wanted — Jumpin' Gene Simmons   Bullet Hi CD 53 (#30)
1964
(BSN est.)		Hi (Tenn.) SHL-32018  [LP]
Jumpin' Gene Simmons [stereo]		No rating Haunted House [rechan. vers.] — Jumpin' Gene Simmons   Bullet Mid Century Music CD 6003 (#29)
    No rating You Can Have Her [stereo vers.] — Jumpin' Gene Simmons    
    No rating Boney Moronie [stereo vers.] — Jumpin' Gene Simmons    
    No rating The Green Door [stereo vers.] — Jumpin' Gene Simmons    
    No rating Rock Around The Clock [stereo vers.] — Jumpin' Gene Simmons    
    No rating Hotel Happiness [stereo vers.] — Jumpin' Gene Simmons    
    No rating Teen-Age Letter [stereo vers.] — Jumpin' Gene Simmons    
    No rating Don't Let Go [stereo vers.] — Jumpin' Gene Simmons    
    No rating Slippin' And A-Slidin' [stereo vers.] — Jumpin' Gene Simmons    
    No rating ( I'm) Comin' Down With Love [stereo vers.] — Jumpin' Gene Simmons    
    No rating Just A Little Bit [stereo vers.] — Jumpin' Gene Simmons    
    No rating No Help Wanted [stereo vers.] — Jumpin' Gene Simmons    
Unissued Recordings
1956
(Sun Rec.)		Sun (Tenn.)     [unissued]No rating Blues At Midnight [vers. 1] — Gene Simmons
(from Disky CD 5203) 		  Bullet Bear Family CD 16758 (#8)
Bullet Disky CD 05 (#51)
Bullet Disky CD 5203 (#51)
Bullet Mid Century Music CD 6003 (#7)
Bullet Sun LP 1008 (#10)
Bullet Sun (England) LP 1019 (#1)
    No rating Blues At Midnight [vers. 2] — Gene Simmons   Bullet Mid Century Music CD 6003 (#16)
    Pertinent Chains Of Love — Gene Simmons
(from Bear Family CD 16405) 		  Bullet Bear Family CD 16405 (#10)
Bullet Charly CD 8118 (#11)
Bullet Mid Century Music CD 6003 (#5)
Bullet Sun LP 1008 (#5)
Bullet Sun (England) LP 1024 (#1)
    No rating Down On The Border — Gene Simmons
(from Disky CD 5201) 		  Bullet Bear Family CD 16758 (#9)
Bullet Bear Family CD 16758 (#23)
Bullet Disky CD 5201 (#19)
Bullet Mid Century Music CD 6003 (#8)
Bullet Sun LP 1008 (#11)
Bullet Sun (England) LP 1016 (#9)
    Pertinent Drinkin' Scotch — Gene Simmons
(from Bear Family CD 16311) 		  Bullet Bear Family CD 16311 (#5)
Bullet Bear Family CD 16758 (#20)
Bullet Charly CD 8352 (#4)
Bullet Fantastic Voyage CD 173 (#23)
Bullet Mid Century Music CD 6003 (#1)
Bullet Sun LP 1008 (#2)
Bullet Sun (England) LP 1019 (#4)
    Borderline Pop And Mama [vers. 1] — Gene Simmons
(from Bear Family CD 16210) 		  Bullet Bear Family CD 16210 (#3)
Bullet Bear Family CD 16758 (#7)
Bullet Charly CD 8236 (#7)
Bullet Disky CD 04 (#17)
Bullet Mid Century Music CD 6003 (#10)
Bullet Sun LP 1008 (#9)
Bullet Sun (England) LP 1019 (#5)
    No rating Pop And Mama [vers. 2] — Gene Simmons   Bullet Bear Family CD 16758 (#19)
Bullet Mid Century Music CD 6003 (#17)
    No rating Shake, Rattle And Roll — Gene Simmons   Bullet Bear Family CD 16758 (#12)
Bullet Mid Century Music CD 6003 (#14)
Bullet Sun LP 1008 (#14)
1957
(Sun Rec.)		Sun (Tenn.)     [unissued]Pertinent Crazy Woman [vers. 1] — Gene Simmons   Bullet Bear Family CD 16758 (#10)
Bullet Charly CD 713 (#55)
Bullet Charly LP 2015 (#3)
Bullet Charly CD 8099 (#13)
Bullet Charly LP 30105 (#3)
Bullet Disky CD 04 (#38)
Bullet Dressed To Kill/BMG CD 66 (#19)
Bullet Mid Century Music CD 6003 (#6)
Bullet Sun LP 1008 (#6)
Bullet Sun (England) 10 504 (#3)
    No rating Crazy Woman [vers. 2] — Gene Simmons   Bullet Bear Family CD 16758 (#24)
Bullet Mid Century Music CD 6003 (#19)
    No rating I Don't Love You Baby — Gene Simmons   Bullet Bear Family CD 16758 (#1)
Bullet Mid Century Music CD 6003 (#4)
Bullet Sun LP 1008 (#8)
Bullet Sun (England) 10 504 (#2)
    No rating If I'm Not Wanted — Gene Simmons   Bullet Bear Family CD 16758 (#5)
Bullet Bear Family CD 16758 (#17)
Bullet Mid Century Music CD 6003 (#9)
Bullet Sun LP 1008 (#12)
    No rating Juicy Fruit [vers. 1] — Gene Simmons   Bullet Bear Family CD 16758 (#4)
Bullet Charly CD 8161 (#2)
Bullet Disky CD 04 (#3)
Bullet Dressed To Kill/BMG CD 66 (#33)
Bullet Fantastic Voyage CD 093 (#41)
Bullet Mid Century Music CD 6003 (#3)
Bullet Smith & Co. CD 2440 (#62)
Bullet Sun LP 1008 (#4)
Bullet Sun (England) LP 1025 (#12)
    No rating Juicy Fruit [vers. 2] — Gene Simmons   Bullet Bear Family CD 16758 (#16)
Bullet Bear Family CD 16758 (#25)
Bullet Mid Century Music CD 6003 (#15)
    No rating Money Money Money [vers. 1] — Gene Simmons
(from Disky CD 5203) 		  Bullet Bear Family CD 16758 (#14)
Bullet Charly CD 8317 (#6)
Bullet Disky CD 05 (#6)
Bullet Disky CD 5203 (#6)
Bullet Mid Century Music CD 6003 (#2)
Bullet Sun LP 1008 (#3)
Bullet Sun (England) LP 1025 (#13)
    No rating Money Money Money [vers. 2] — Gene Simmons   Bullet Bear Family CD 16758 (#22)
Bullet Mid Century Music CD 6003 (#20)
1958
 		Sun (Tenn.)     [unissued]No rating I Done Told You [alt. vers. 1] — Gene Simmons   Bullet Bear Family CD 16758 (#15)
Bullet Mid Century Music CD 6003 (#18)
 
 		Sun (Tenn.)     [unissued]Pertinent Peroxide Blonde And A Hopped Up Model Ford — Gene Simmons
(from Bear Family CD 16210) 		  Bullet Bear Family CD 16210 (#26)
Bullet Bear Family CD 16758 (#6)
Bullet Charly CD 8137 (#8)
Bullet Charly CD 8274 (#13)
Bullet Mid Century Music CD 6003 (#21)
Bullet Redita [1st series] LP 110 (#13)
Bullet Sun (U.S.) LP 1033 (#12)
 
 		Chess (Ill.)     [unissued]No rating Goin' Back To Memphis [alt. vers.] — Gene Simmons   Bullet Bopcat LP 400 (#1)
Bullet Hi (England) CD 127 (#11)
Bullet Hi (England) LP 434 (#17)
    No rating The Shape You Left Me In [alt. vers.] — Gene Simmons
(from Chess (England) LP 9124 213) 		  Bullet Chess LP 6025/6 (#28)
Bullet Chess (England) LP 9124 213 (#18)
 
 		Hi (Tenn.)     [unissued]No rating Invitation To The Blues — Gene Simmons   Bullet Cream/Hi CD 44 (#50)
Bullet Hi (England) CD 128 (#21)
Bullet Hi (England) LP 442 (#21)
    No rating Listen To Me Lie — Gene Simmons   Bullet Cream/Hi CD 44 (#48)
Bullet Hi (England) CD 128 (#19)
Bullet Hi (England) LP 442 (#19)
    No rating Wedding Bells — Gene Simmons   Bullet Cream/Hi CD 44 (#49)
Bullet Hi (England) CD 128 (#20)
Bullet Hi (England) LP 442 (#20)
 
 		[need info]     [ ]No rating Cold, Cold Heart — Gene Simmons   Bullet Hi CD 53 (#33)
    No rating Come On Over, Put Some Love On Me — Gene Simmons   Bullet Hi CD 53 (#36)
Bullet Hi LP 416 (#13)
    No rating Down In The Alley — Gene Simmons   Bullet Hi CD 53 (#35)
Bullet Hi LP 416 (#12)
    No rating Frankie And Johnnie — Gene Simmons   Bullet Hi CD 53 (#34)
    No rating Guitar Boogie — Gene Simmons   Bullet Bear Family CD 16758 (#18)
Bullet Mid Century Music CD 6003 (#11)
Bullet Sun LP 1008 (#13)
    No rating Haunted House [alt. vers.] — Gene Simmons   Bullet Hi CD 53 (#19)
    No rating Hey Good Lookin' — Gene Simmons   Bullet Zomboco CD 6 (#10)
    No rating Invitation To The Blues — Gene Simmons   Bullet Hi CD 53 (#39)
    No rating Listen To Me Lie — Gene Simmons   Bullet Hi CD 53 (#37)
    No rating Mossy Boss — Gene Simmons   Bullet Hi CD 53 (#16)
    No rating Wedding Bells — Gene Simmons   Bullet Hi CD 53 (#38)

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