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Notes:

• Challenge 59006 is aurally identical to White Rock 1111. Carlton 489 is aurally identical to White Rock 1113. Chess 1817 is aurally identical to Kansoma 01.
• SEE ALSO: Spic & Span

Date	Label & Number	Image	Title & Credits	Matrix	Comps
U.S. Singles & EPs
1958/Mar. 24 Bb r&b rev.	White Rock (Texas)  1111  [45] (pressed by Monarch)		Down On The Farm — Al Downing With The Poe Kats (from Collector LP 1007)	2 Δ20727	Collector LP 1007 (#7) Eagle CD 90116 (#2) Fed CD 07 (#29) Lucky CD 502 (#10) Presto CD 5 (#47) RPM Retro CD 837 (#9) Rollercoaster LP 2015 (#1) Schoolkids CD 1548 (#1) Smith & Co. CD 1170 (#37)
			Oh! Babe — Al Downing With The Poe Kats (from Collector LP 1007)	1 Δ20726	Collectables CD 5554 (#4) Collector LP 1007 (#12) Eagle CD 90116 (#3) RPM Retro CD 837 (#10) Rollercoaster LP 2015 (#2) Schoolkids CD 1548 (#2)
1958/Apr. (Bb est.)	Challenge (Calif.)  59006  [45]		Down On The Farm — Al Downing With The Poe Kats (from Hollowbody CD 12001)	190	Ace CD 494 (#2) Bear Family LP 15233 (#10) Disky CD 250542 (#37) Hollowbody CD 12001 (#6) Jumble LP 1111 (#1) Magnum Force CD 030 (#9) Magnum Force LP 030 (#10) Magnum Force CD 100 (#1) Not Now Music CD 122 (#17) Rhino CD 73346 (#10) Union Pacific LP 004 (#4)
			Oh! Babe — Al Downing With The Poe Kats (from Hollowbody CD 12001)	191	Ace CD 494 (#10) Bear Family LP 15233 (#11) Hollowbody CD 12001 (#17) Jumble LP 1111 (#2) Not Now Music CD 122 (#9) Union Pacific LP 004 (#5)
1958/Aug. mx series	White Rock (Texas)  1113  [45] (pressed by Monarch)		Miss Lucy — "Big" Al Downing (from Collector LP 1007)	Δ24527	Collector LP 1007 (#9) Eagle CD 90116 (#4) Rollercoaster LP 2015 (#3) Schoolkids CD 1548 (#3) [no label name] 10 1194 (#4)
			Just Around The Corner — "Big" Al Downing (from Collector LP 1007)	Δ24528	Collector LP 1007 (#8) Eagle CD 90116 (#5) Rollercoaster LP 2015 (#4) Schoolkids CD 1548 (#4)
1958/Nov. 3 Bb pop rev.	Carlton (N.Y.)  489  [45] (pressed by Monarch)		Miss Lucy — "Big" Al Downing (from 45)	CRC-345 Δ25170	Jumble LP 1111 (#3) Mr. DJ CD 101 (#5) [no label name] LP [recp] (#11)
			Just Around The Corner — "Big" Al Downing	CRC-346 Δ25171	Jumble LP 1111 (#4)
1959/Apr. 20 Bb pop rev.	Carlton (N.Y.)  507  [45] (pressed by Monarch)		When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again — "Big" Al Downing (from 45)	CRC 631 Δ27952	Eagle CD 90116 (#12) Eagle CD 90116 (#19) Jumble LP 1111 (#6) Rollercoaster LP 2015 (#7) Schoolkids CD 1548 (#10)
			It Must Be Love — "Big" Al Downing (from 45)	CRC 630 Δ27951	Collector LP 1007 (#10) Eagle CD 90116 (#13) Jumble LP 1111 (#5) Rollercoaster LP 2015 (#8) Schoolkids CD 1548 (#11)
1960-61 (Bb est.)	V-Tone (Pa.)  215  [45] (pressed by Monarch)		Yes I'm Loving You — "Big" Al Downing (from Eagle LP 308)	A Δ36391	Eagle LP 308 (#13) Eagle CD 90116 (#6) Rollercoaster CD 200 (#19) Rollercoaster LP 2015 (#5) Schoolkids CD 1548 (#5) Sheik LP 506 (#4)
			Please Come Home — "Big" Al Downing (from 45)	B Δ36391-x	Eagle CD 90116 (#7) Rollercoaster LP 2015 (#10) Schoolkids CD 1548 (#13)
1961 (Bb est.)	V-Tone (Pa.)  220  [45]		Words Of Love — Al Downing	B	Eagle CD 90116 (#15) Schoolkids CD 1548 (#14)
			If I Had Our Love To Live Over — Al Downing	A	Eagle CD 90116 (#14) Rollercoaster LP 2015 (#9)
1961/Dec. 4 Bb pop rev.	V-Tone (Pa.)  230  [45]		So Many Memories — "Big" Al Downing		Eagle CD 90116 (#11)
			There'll Come A Time — "Big" Al Downing		Eagle CD 90116 (#8)
1962/Feb. 10 Bb pop rev.	Kansoma (Md.)  01  [45]		The Story Of My Life — "Big" Al Downing (from Ace CD 1195)	A	Eagle CD 90116 (#18) Rollercoaster LP 2015 (#13) Schoolkids CD 1548 (#17)
			I'd Love To Be Loved — "Big" Al Downing	B
1962/Mar. (Bb est.)	Chess (Ill.)  1817  [45]		The Story Of My Life — "Big" Al Downing	U-11520	Bear Family CD 17684 (#30) Jumble LP 1111 (#7)
			I'd Love To Be Loved — "Big" Al Downing	U-11521
1962 or later (Bb est.)	Kansoma (Md.)  0004  [45]		The Saints — "Big" Al Downing	A	Rollercoaster LP 2015 (#14) Schoolkids CD 1548 (#18)
			Heartbreak Hill — "Big" Al Downing	B	Eagle CD 90116 (#16) Rollercoaster LP 2015 (#11) Schoolkids CD 1548 (#15)
1962/Sept. 1 Bb pop rev.	Pop-Line (N.Y.) BG0209  [45]		No One Else — Big Rivers	MT-503	Eagle CD 90116 (#9)
			Land Of Make Believe — Big Rivers	MT-502	Eagle CD 90116 (#10)
1963/Mar. 23 Bb pop rev.	Lenox (N.Y.) NX-5565  [45]		You Never Miss Your Water (Till The Well Runs Dry) — "Little Esther" Phillips And "Big Al" Downing (from Blend LP 82008)	L-5033	Blend LP 82008 (#3)
			If You Want It (I've Got It) — "Little Esther" Phillips And "Big Al" Downing	L-5035
1963/July 20 Bb pop rev.	Lenox (N.Y.) NX-5572  [45]		If I Had Our Love To Live Over — "Big" Al Downing	L-5051	Schoolkids CD 1548 (#12)
			Mr. Hurt Walked In — "Big" Al Downing	L-5020
1964/Apr. 25 Bb hot rev.	Columbia (N.Y.) 4-43028  [45]		All I Want Is You — "Big" Al Downing	JZSP 77267	Eagle CD 90116 (#23)
			I'm Just Nobody — "Big" Al Downing	JSZP 77266	Eagle CD 90116 (#22)
1964/Dec. 19 Bb hot rev.	Columbia (N.Y.) 4-43185  [45]		Georgia Slop — "Big" Al Downing (from Collector LP 1007)	JZSP 79190	Blend CD 4 (#4) Blend LP 82019 (#11) Collector LP 1007 (#11) Eagle CD 90116 (#1) Eric's LP 008 (#6) Hallmark CD 305242 (#13) Jumble LP 1111 (#8) Lucky CD 502 (#20) Rollercoaster LP 2015 (#6) Schoolkids CD 1548 (#9)
			I Feel Good — "Big" Al Downing	JZSP 79189	Eagle CD 90116 (#24)
Canadian Singles & EPs
1958/Apr. (est.)	Sparton (Canada) 4-572R [45]		Down On The Farm — Al Downing With The Poe Kats
			Oh! Babe — Al Downing With The Poe Kats
	[need info]     [ ]		Bonie Maronie — "Big" Al Downing		Eagle CD 90125 (#26)
			Break Up — "Big" Al Downing		Eagle CD 90125 (#22)
			Don't Ever Leave Me — "Big" Al Downing		Eagle CD 90125 (#9)
			Great Balls Of Fire — "Big" Al Downing		Eagle CD 90125 (#3)
			I Found Someone To Love — "Big" Al Downing		Eagle CD 90116 (#17) Rollercoaster LP 2015 (#12) Schoolkids CD 1548 (#16)
			I Got A Feeling — "Big" Al Downing		Eagle CD 90125 (#29)
			I Got A Woman — "Big" Al Downing		Eagle CD 90125 (#18)
			I Was The One — "Big" Al Downing		Eagle CD 90125 (#21)
			I'm A Fool [vers. 1] — "Big" Al Downing		Eagle CD 90125 (#8)
			I'm A Fool [vers. 2] — "Big" Al Downing		Eagle CD 90125 (#11)
			Just Because — "Big" Al Downing		Eagle CD 90125 (#4)
			Keep-A-Knockin' — "Big" Al Downing		Eagle CD 90125 (#17)
			Let The Four Winds Blow — "Big" Al Downing		Eagle CD 90125 (#5)
			Let's Have A Ball — "Big" Al Downing		Eagle CD 90125 (#15)
			Little Coquette — "Big" Al Downing		Eagle CD 90125 (#25)
			Love My Baby — "Big" Al Downing		Eagle CD 90125 (#10)
			Love You So — "Big" Al Downing		Eagle CD 90125 (#14)
			Lucille — "Big" Al Downing		Eagle CD 90125 (#1)
			Miss Lucy [alt. vers. 1] — "Big" Al Downing		Eagle CD 90125 (#6)
			Miss Lucy [alt. vers. 2] — "Big" Al Downing		Eagle CD 90125 (#28)
			My Blue Heaven — "Big" Al Downing		Eagle CD 90116 (#21)
			One Night — "Big" Al Downing		Eagle CD 90125 (#23)
			Poor Me — "Big" Al Downing		Eagle CD 90125 (#2)
			Rebel Without A Cause — "Big" Al Downing		Eagle CD 90125 (#16)
			Right Around The Corner — "Big" Al Downing		Eagle CD 90125 (#7)
			She's Tough — "Big" Al Downing		Eagle CD 90116 (#20)
			Stagger Lee — "Big" Al Downing		Eagle CD 90125 (#24)
			Things Were Done Again — "Big" Al Downing		Eagle CD 90125 (#12)
			Woman's Love — "Big" Al Downing		Eagle CD 90125 (#20)
			You Win Again — "Big" Al Downing		Eagle CD 90125 (#19)

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