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Self, Ronnie

Born 1938 in Tin Town, Mo. Died in 1981.

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Source: Udo Frank

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 Records 1-230 of 230

Date Label & Number Image Title & Credits Matrix Comps
U.S. Singles & EPs
1956/June 23
Bb c&w rev.		ABC-Paramount (N.Y.)  9714  [78]Label shot
No rating Pretty Bad Blues — Ronnie Self AMP 78-1011  
    Label shot
No rating Three Hearts Later — Ronnie Self AMP 78-1012  
1956/June 23
Bb c&w rev.		ABC-Paramount (N.Y.) 45-9714  [45]  Bootlegs existLabel shot
Pertinent Pretty Bad Blues — Ronnie Self
(from ABC (England) LP 5247) 		AMP 45-1011 Bullet ABC (England) LP 5247 (#11)
Bullet ABC (Germany) LP 28 082 ET (#2)
Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (#12)
Bullet Bear Family CD 15972 (#7)
Bullet Chief CD 1156508 (#20)
Bullet Colde LP LE2014 (#1)
Bullet Colde LP 2014 (#1)
Bullet Fed CD 11 (#27)
Bullet MCA (U.S.) LP 1504 (#9)
Bullet Midnite LP 1001 (#11)
Bullet Not Now Music CD 066 (#21)
Bullet Not Now Music CD 375 (#21)
Bullet Not Now Music CD 500 (#33)
Bullet Presto CD 3 (#5)
Bullet Smith & Co. CD 1125 (#12)
Bullet True Blue Rockabilly CD 002 (#21)
Bullet [no label name] LP [recp] (#7)
    Label shot
Pertinent Three Hearts Later — Ronnie Self
(from 45) 		AMP 45-1012 Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (#13)
Bullet Colde LP LE2014 (#2)
Bullet Colde LP 2014 (#2)
1956/Nov.
(Bb est.)		ABC-Paramount (N.Y.)  9768  [78]No rating Sweet Love — Ronnie Self    
    No rating Alone — Ronnie Self    
1956/Nov.
(Bb est.)		ABC-Paramount (N.Y.) 45-9768  [45]  Bootlegs existNo rating Sweet Love — Ronnie Self AMP 45-1033  
    No rating Alone — Ronnie Self AMP 45-1034  
1957/Apr. 13
Bb c&w rev.		Columbia (N.Y.)  40875-c [78]No rating Big Fool — Ronnie Self    
    No rating Flame Of Love — Ronnie Self    
1957/Apr. 13
Bb c&w rev.		Columbia (N.Y.) 4-40875-c [45]Label shot
Pertinent Big Fool — Ronnie Self
(from Bear Family CD 15436) 		JZSP 39961 Bullet Ace CD 786 (#17)
Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (#10)
Bullet Bear Family CD 16722 (#23)
Bullet Big Tone CD 5710 (#2)
Bullet CBS LP 82401 (#2)
Bullet Colde LP LE2014 (#3)
Bullet Colde LP 2014 (#3)
Bullet Columbia/Epic/Legacy CD 62173 (#17)
Bullet Fantastic Voyage CD 173 (#6)
Bullet One Day Music CD 153 (#13)
    Label shot
Pertinent Flame Of Love — Ronnie Self
(from 45) 		JZSP 39962 Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (#9)
Bullet Colde LP LE2014 (#4)
Bullet Colde LP 2014 (#4)
1957/Sept. 2
Bb c&w rev.		Columbia (N.Y.)  40989-c [78]Label shot
No rating Ain't I'm A Dog — Ronnie Self
(from 78) 		CO 58484  
    Label shot
No rating Rocky Road Blues — Ronnie Self
(from 78) 		CO 58486  
1957/Sept. 2
Bb c&w rev.		Columbia (N.Y.) 4-40989-c [45]Label shot
Pertinent Ain't I'm A Dog — Ronnie Self
(from Bear Family CD 15436) 		JZSP 41881 Bullet Ace CD 785 (#1)
Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (#4)
Bullet Bear Family CD 16725 (#1)
Bullet Big Tone CD 5710 (#12)
Bullet CBS LP 82401 (#12)
Bullet Colde LP LE2014 (#6)
Bullet Colde LP 2014 (#5)
Bullet Columbia/Epic/Legacy CD 62172 (#1)
Bullet Not Now Music CD 456 (#28)
Bullet Union Pacific LP 004 (#12)
    Label shot
Pertinent Rocky Road Blues — Ronnie Self
(from 45) 		JZSP 41883 Bullet Ace CD 786 (#22)
Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (#14)
Bullet Bear Family CD 16722 (#15)
Bullet Big Tone CD 5710 (#26)
Bullet CBS LP 82993 (#6)
Bullet CBS Special Products CD 37984 (#6)
Bullet Colde LP LE2014 (#8)
Bullet Colde LP 2014 (#6)
Bullet Columbia/Epic/Legacy CD 62173 (#22)
Bullet Epic LP 37984 (#6)
Bullet Union Pacific LP 004 (#11)
1958/Jan. 6
Bb Aud.		Columbia (N.Y.) B-2149  [45 EP]
Ain't I'm A Dog [mono]
Cover shot		Label shot
No rating Ain't I'm A Dog — Ronnie Self ZEP-42079  
    No rating Rocky Road Blues — Ronnie Self ZEP-42079  
    Label shot
No rating Big Fool — Ronnie Self ZEP-42080  
    No rating Flame Of Love — Ronnie Self ZEP-42080  
1958/Feb. 3
Bb pop rev.		Columbia (N.Y.)  41101  [78]No rating Bop-A-Lena — Ronnie Self    
    No rating I Ain't Goin' Nowhere — Ronnie Self    
1958/Feb. 3
Bb pop rev.		Columbia (N.Y.) 4-41101  [45]Label shot
Pertinent Bop-A-Lena — Ronnie Self
(from Bear Family CD 15436) 		JZSP 42815 Bullet Ace CD 786 (#7)
Bullet Ace CD 815 (#2)
Bullet Ace CD 1268 (#11)
Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (#1)
Bullet Bear Family CD 16722 (#30)
Bullet Big Tone CD 5711 (#11)
Bullet CBS LP 83911 (#1)
Bullet CBS Special Products CD 37621 (#11)
Bullet Colde LP LE2014 (#10)
Bullet Colde LP 2014 (#8)
Bullet Columbia/Epic/Legacy CD 62173 (#7)
Bullet Epic LP 37621 (#11)
Bullet Fantastic Voyage CD 017 (#52)
Bullet Fed CD 03 (#11)
Bullet Lucky CD 602 (#4)
Bullet One Day Music CD 153 (#24)
Bullet Pan American CD 56018 (#13)
Bullet Presto CD 5 (#6)
Bullet Smith & Co. CD 1170 (#10)
Bullet Time-Life Music CD 32 / OPCD-2571 (#22)
Bullet Time-Life Music LP 2571 (#22)
    Label shot
Pertinent I Ain't Goin' Nowhere — Ronnie Self
(from 45) 		JZSP 42816 Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (#2)
Bullet Colde LP LE2014 (#9)
Bullet Colde LP 2014 (#7)
Bullet Pan American CD 56028 (#9)
1958/May 5
Bb pop rev.		Columbia (N.Y.)  41166  [78]No rating Big Blon' Baby — Ronnie Self    
    No rating Date Bait — Ronnie Self    
1958/May 5
Bb pop rev.		Columbia (N.Y.) 4-41166  [45]Label shot
Pertinent Big Blon' Baby — Ronnie Self
(from 45) 		JZSP 43421 Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (#7)
Bullet Bear Family CD 16723 (#17)
Bullet Colde LP LE2014 (#12)
Bullet Colde LP 2014 (#10)
Bullet Fantastic Voyage CD 173 (#68)
Bullet One Day Music CD 153 (#2)
    Label shot
Pertinent Date Bait — Ronnie Self
(from 45) 		JZSP 43420 Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (#6)
Bullet Bear Family CD 16725 (#22)
Bullet Big Tone CD 5711 (#6)
Bullet CBS LP 82993 (#16)
Bullet Colde LP LE2014 (#11)
Bullet Colde LP 2014 (#9)
Bullet One Day Music CD 153 (#38)
1958/Sept. 1
Bb pop rev.		Columbia (N.Y.)  41241  [78]No rating You're So Right For Me — Ronnie Self    
    No rating Petrified — Ronnie Self    
1958/Sept. 1
Bb pop rev.		Columbia (N.Y.) 4-41241  [45]Label shot
Pertinent You're So Right For Me — Ronnie Self
(from 45) 		JZSP 42897 Bullet Ace CD 785 (#10)
Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (#3)
Bullet Bear Family CD 16723 (#1)
Bullet Club LP 005 (#1)
Bullet Colde LP LE2014 (#13)
Bullet Colde LP 2014 (#11)
Bullet Columbia/Epic/Legacy CD 62172 (#10)
Bullet Lucky CD 802 (#7)
Bullet Mustang CD 4 (#6)
Bullet Presto CD 3 (#45)
    Label shot
Pertinent Petrified — Ronnie Self
(from Bear Family CD 15436) 		JZSP 43422 Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (#8)
Bullet Bear Family CD 16725 (#15)
Bullet Big Tone CD 5711 (#29)
Bullet CBS LP 83911 (#19)
Bullet Colde LP LE2014 (#14)
Bullet Colde LP 2014 (#12)
Bullet Not Now Music CD 500 (#16)
Bullet One Day Music CD 153 (#30)
1959/Aug. 31
Bb pop rev.		Decca (N.Y.) 9-30958  [45]Label shot
Pertinent This Must Be The Place — Ronnie Self
(from Bear Family CD 15436) 		45-107789 Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (#17)
Bullet Bear Family CD 17584 (#2)
Bullet Big Tone CD 5716 (#29)
Bullet Colde LP LE2014 (#15)
Bullet Colde LP 2014 (#13)
Bullet MCA (France) LP 414 048 (#11)
Bullet MCA (U.S.) CD 5935 (#20)
Bullet MCA (U.S.) LP 25089 (#10)
Bullet Rocket 88 LP 5002 (#9)
Bullet Vee-Tone CD 2018 (#43)
    Label shot
Pertinent Big Town — Ronnie Self
(from Bear Family CD 15436) 		45-107788 Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (#18)
Bullet Bear Family CD 17584 (#18)
Bullet Colde LP LE2014 (#16)
Bullet Colde LP 2014 (#14)
Bullet MCA CD 11119 (#41)
Bullet MCA (France) LP 414 048 (#9)
Bullet MCA (Sweden) LP 9279 (#11)
1960/Aug. 8
Bb pop rev.		Decca (N.Y.) 9-31131  [45]Label shot
Borderline So High — Ronnie Self
(from Bear Family CD 15436) 		109,215+ Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (#24)
    Label shot
Non-pertinent I've Been There — Ronnie Self
(from Bear Family CD 15436) 		109,216 Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (#25)
1962/Jan. 27
Bb pop rev.		Decca (N.Y.)  31351  [45]Label shot
Borderline Some Things You Just Can't Change — Ronnie Self
(from Bear Family CD 15436) 		111,084+ Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (#27)
Bullet MCA (France) LP 414 048 (#12)
    Label shot
Borderline Instant Man — Ronnie Self
(from Bear Family CD 15436) 		111,083 Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (#20)
Bullet MCA (France) LP 414 048 (#10)
1962/Oct. 27
Bb c&w rev.		Decca (N.Y.)  31431  [45]Label shot
Non-pertinent Oh Me, Oh My — Ronnie Self
(from Bear Family CD 15436) 		112,512 Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (#21)
    Label shot
Non-pertinent Past, Present And Future — Ronnie Self
(from Bear Family CD 15436) 		112,514+ Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (#23)
1963
(Bb est.)		Kapp (N.Y.) K-546  [45]Label shot
Borderline Houdini — Ronnie Self
(from Bear Family CD 15436) 		K 7055 Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (#28)
Bullet Colde LP LE2014 (#17)
Bullet Colde LP 2014 (#15)
    Label shot
Non-pertinent Bless My Broken Heart — Ronnie Self
(from Bear Family CD 15436) 		K 7054 Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (#16)
Bullet Colde LP LE2014 (#18)
Bullet Colde LP 2014 (#16)
1967
RCA mx code		Scratch (Mo.) 828R-9701  [45]
(pressed by RCA)		Label shot
Non-pertinent Ain't I A Dandy — Ronnie Self
(from 45) 		U4KM-9702 Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (#24)
    Label shot
Non-pertinent Long Distance Kiss — Ronnie Self U4KM-9701 Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (#23)
1968 or later
(Bb est.)		Amy (N.Y.) 11,009  [45]Label shot
No rating High On Life — Ronnie Self 8559-BW Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (#15)
    Label shot
No rating The Road Keeps Winding — Ronnie Self 8560-BW Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (#16)
Bullet Redita [2nd series] LP 139 (#18)
Unissued Recordings
 
 		[unissued]     [unissued]No rating About Cured? — Ronnie Self   Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (#8)
Bullet Redita [2nd series] LP 139 (#8)
    No rating Ain't That Good Wood — Ronnie Self   Bullet Redita [2nd series] LP 139 (#7)
    No rating Beat, Broke And Blue — Ronnie Self   Bullet Redita [2nd series] LP 139 (#17)
    No rating Biggest Dog In Town — Ronnie Self   Bullet Redita [2nd series] LP 139 (#2)
    Pertinent Black Night Blues — Ronnie Self
(from Bear Family CD 15436) 		  Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (#11)
Bullet Colde LP LE2014 (#5)
Bullet Fantastic Voyage CD 098 (#37)
    No rating Bop-A-Lena [alt. vers. 1] — Ronnie Self   Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 3 (#10)
Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 4 (#13)
Bullet Flame LP 012 (#10)
Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (#1)
    No rating Boppin' The Blues [vers. 1] — Ronnie Self   Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 3 (#25)
Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (#7)
    No rating The Boss' Daughter — Ronnie Self   Bullet Redita [2nd series] LP 139 (#5)
    Pertinent Do It Now — Ronnie Self
(from Bear Family CD 15436) 		  Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (#15)
    No rating Get Out Of My Life — Ronnie Self   Bullet Redita [2nd series] LP 139 (#15)
    Non-pertinent Go Go Cannibal — Ronnie Self
(from Bear Family CD 15436) 		  Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (#29)
    No rating Grandma's Rockin' — Ronnie Self   Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (#5)
Bullet Redita [2nd series] LP 139 (#10)
    No rating Hair Of The Dog — Ronnie Self   Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (#9)
Bullet Redita [2nd series] LP 139 (#3)
    No rating Home In Your Hand — Ronnie Self   Bullet Hero CD 002 (#15)
Bullet Redita [2nd series] LP 139 (#1)
    No rating I Can't Kick You — Ronnie Self   Bullet Redita [2nd series] LP 139 (#9)
    No rating I Want You To Know — Ronnie Self   Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 3 (#6)
Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (#11)
    No rating Keep A Knockin' — Ronnie Self   Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (#13)
Bullet Redita [2nd series] LP 139 (#12)
    No rating Long Train To Memphis — Ronnie Self   Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (#14)
Bullet Redita [2nd series] LP 139 (#13)
    No rating Money Honey — Ronnie Self   Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (#6)
Bullet Redita [2nd series] LP 139 (#11)
    Borderline Moon Burn — Ronnie Self
(from Bear Family CD 15436) 		  Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (#26)
    No rating My Own Kick Going — Ronnie Self   Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (#28)
Bullet Redita [2nd series] LP 139 (#4)
    No rating Rocky Road Blues [alt. vers.] — Ronnie Self   Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 3 (#22)
Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (#10)
    No rating Roll Over Beethoven — Ronnie Self   Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 3 (#28)
Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (#4)
    No rating Short Fat Fanny — Ronnie Self   Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 3 (#15)
Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (#2)
    Borderline Some Other World — Ronnie Self
(from Bear Family CD 15436) 		  Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (#19)
    No rating Sweet Little Sixteen — Ronnie Self   Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 3 (#31)
Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (#12)
    No rating That Woman — Ronnie Self   Bullet Redita [2nd series] LP 139 (#16)
    Pertinent Too Many Lovers — Ronnie Self
(from Bear Family CD 15436) 		  Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (#5)
Bullet Colde LP LE2014 (#7)
    Non-pertinent Ugly Stick — Ronnie Self
(from Bear Family CD 15436) 		  Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (#30)
    No rating When He Flies Away — Ronnie Self   Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (#17)
Bullet Redita [2nd series] LP 139 (#14)
    Non-pertinent Whistling Words — Ronnie Self
(from Bear Family CD 15436) 		  Bullet Bear Family CD 15436 (#22)
    No rating Wild And Wooly Life — Ronnie Self   Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (#29)
Bullet Redita [2nd series] LP 139 (#6)
 
 		[need info]     [ ]No rating Bop-A-Lena [alt. vers. 2] — Ronnie Self   Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (#20)
    No rating Boppin' The Blues [vers. 2] — Ronnie Self   Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (#19)
    No rating Flame Of Love [alt. vers.] — Ronnie Self   Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (#3)
    No rating Here Comes Authority — Ronnie Self   Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (#25)
    No rating How Careless Of Me — Ronnie Self   Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (#22)
    No rating The Hurt Is Free — Ronnie Self   Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (#21)
    No rating I Started World War 1 — Ronnie Self   Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (#26)
    No rating I'm Gonna Try You — Ronnie Self   Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (#18)
    No rating I've Been Brought Down — Ronnie Self   Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (#27)
    No rating Waitin' For The Gin To Hit Me — Ronnie Self   Bullet Hydra CD 27113 (#30)

 Records 1-230 of 230

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