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Notes:

• Despite the Billboard review date, band member Dan Buie believes that TNT 164 most likely was first released in the fall of 1958.

Date	Label & Number	Image	Title & Credits	Matrix	Comps
U.S. Singles & EPs
1959/June 15 Bb pop rev.	TNT (Texas) TNT-164  [45]		One More Time — The Traits (from 45)	-	Bear Family CD 17605 (#10) Big Rumble LP 100 (#1) Buffalo Bop CD 55167 (#16) Collectables CD 0596 (#2) Collectables CD 0668 (#4) Collectables CD 5555 (#11) Domino LP 1011 (#1) Lucky CD 808 (#10) Norton LP 358 (#1) Presto CD 10 (#54) TNT LP 101 (#1) TNT LP 101 [alt.] (#7) TNT CD 00135 (#21) Teenage Heaven LP 376 (#16) [DYNA?] CD 101 (#5)
			Don't Be Blue — The Traits (from 45)	+	Bear Family CD 17605 (#28) Collectables CD 0596 (#10) Collectables CD 0668 (#3) Collectables CD 5555 (#12) Domino LP 1011 (#6) Norton LP 358 (#2) TNT LP 101 [alt.] (#1) [DYNA?] CD 101 (#7)
1959/Nov. 2 Bb pop rev.	TNT (Texas)  175  [45]		Live It Up — The Traits (from Buffalo Bop CD 55167)	+	Bear Family CD 17605 (#16) Buffalo Bop CD 55167 (#1) Collectables CD 0668 (#1) Domino LP 1011 (#3) Eagle LP 313 (#4) Enviken CD 101 (#22) Folkline CD 92 (#4) Legend LP 1005 (#8) Luxel CD 7103 (#17) Norton LP 358 (#3) Presto CD 10 (#33) TNT LP 101 (#3) [DYNA?] CD 101 (#3)
			Yes I Do — The Traits	-	Collectables CD 0668 (#2) Domino LP 1011 (#9) Norton LP 358 (#4) TNT LP 101 (#2) [DYNA?] CD 101 (#6)
1960/Mar. (est.)	TNT (Texas)  177  [45]		My Baby's Fine — The Traits / Vocal, Roy Head (from Buffalo Bop CD 55167)	+	Buffalo Bop CD 55167 (#4) Domino LP 1011 (#4) Norton LP 358 (#5) TNT LP 101 (#4) [DYNA?] CD 101 (#4)
			Here I Am In Love Again — The Traits / Vocal, Roy Head	-	Norton LP 358 (#6) TNT LP 101 [alt.] (#11) [DYNA?] CD 101 (#9)
1960/Aug. BMI clear.	TNT (Texas)  181  [45]		Summertime Love — The Traits (from Buffalo Bop CD 55167)	+	Buffalo Bop CD 55167 (#24) Collectables CD 0668 (#5) Domino LP 1011 (#5) Eagle LP 304 (#1) Norton LP 358 (#7) TNT LP 101 (#5) [DYNA?] CD 101 (#10)
			Your Turn To Cry — The Traits	-	Domino LP 1011 (#7) Norton LP 358 (#8) TNT LP 101 (#6) [DYNA?] CD 101 (#13)
1961/Mar. BMI clear.	TNT (Texas)  185  [45]		Walking All Day — The Traits / Vocal, Roy Head (from Buffalo Bop CD 55167)	+	Buffalo Bop CD 55167 (#10) Collectables CD 0668 (#7) Domino LP 1011 (#2) Norton LP 358 (#9) TNT LP 101 (#7) TNT LP 101 [alt.] (#3) [DYNA?] CD 101 (#14)
			Night Time Blues — The Traits – (instr.)	-	Collectables CD 0668 (#6) Domino LP 1011 (#8) Norton LP 358 (#10) TNT LP 101 [alt.] (#4) [DYNA?] CD 101 (#8)
	TNT (Texas)  194  [45]		One More Time — Roy Head And The Traits (from 45)	+	Collectables CD 0596 (#3) Collectables CD 0668 (#8) Domino LP 1011 (#11) Norton LP 358 (#11) TNT LP 101 (#10) [DYNA?] CD 101 (#18)
			Don't Be Blue — Roy Head And The Traits (from 45)	-	Domino LP 1011 (#14) Norton LP 358 (#12) [DYNA?] CD 101 (#19)
1962/Mar. 24 Bb pop rev.	Renner (Texas) RR-221  [45]		Little Mama — The Traits / Vocal, Roy Head	+	Kool LP 1 (#4) Norton LP 358 (#13)
			Linda Lou — The Traits / Vocal, Roy Head (from Buffalo Bop CD 55181)	-	Buffalo Bop CD 55181 (#12) Norton LP 358 (#14) Wild LP 2 (#5)
1962/June 9 Bb pop rev.	Ascot (N.Y.) AS2108  [45]		Little Mama — The Traits / Vocal By Roy Head	B
			Linda Lou — The Traits / Vocal By Roy Head (from unknown source)	A
1962/Sept. 15 Bb pop rev.	Renner (Texas) RR-229  [45]		Woe Woe — The Traits / Vocal, Roy Head	+	Collectables CD 5555 (#2) Norton LP 358 (#15) TNT LP 101 [alt.] (#5) [DYNA?] CD 101 (#11)
			Got My Mojo Working — The Traits / Vocal, Roy Head	-	Collectables CD 5555 (#3) Norton LP 358 (#16) TNT LP 101 [alt.] (#6) [DYNA?] CD 101 (#12)
	Suave (Calif.)  712  [45]		Teen-Age Letter — Roy Head And The Traits	1082
			Pain — Roy Head And The Traits	1081
1964 (Bb est.)	Backbeat (Texas)  543  [45]		Teen-Age Letter — Roy Head And The Traits (from 45)	UV 5090
			Pain — Roy Head And The Traits (from 45)	UV 5091
1965 (Bb est.)	Backbeat (Texas)  546  [45]		Treat Her Right — Roy Head And The Traits	UV 5100	TNT LP 101 (#8) [DYNA?] CD 101 (#1)
			So Long, My Love — Roy Head And The Traits	UV 5099	[DYNA?] CD 101 (#2)
1965 (Bb est.)	Scepter (N.Y.) SCE12116  [45]		Treat Me Right — Roy Head	60506
			Just A Little Bit — Roy Head	60505	TNT LP 101 (#11)
1965 (Bb est.)	Scepter (N.Y.) SCE12117  [45]		One More Time — Roy Head		Domino LP 1011 (#10)
			Won't Be Blue — Roy Head
1966 (Bb est.)	Scepter (N.Y.) SCE12124  [45]		Get Back (Vocal) — Roy Head	60511	TNT LP 101 (#9)
			Get Back (Instrumental — Roy Head – (instr.)	60509
1966 (Bb est.)	Scepter (N.Y.) SCE12138  [45]		One More Time — Roy Head	60646
			Convicted — Roy Head	60512
1966 (Bb est.)	Scepter (N.Y.) SCE12169  [45]		Harlem Shuffle — The Traits	60801	Collectables CD 0668 (#9)
			Somewhere — The Traits	60802	Collectables CD 0668 (#10)
1966 (Bb est.)	Backbeat (Texas)  555  [45]		Apple Of My Eye — Roy Head And The Traits	UV 5111	TNT LP 101 (#16) [DYNA?] CD 101 (#15)
			I Pass The Day — Roy Head And The Traits	UV 5098
1966/July (Bb est.)	Backbeat (Texas)  560  [45]		My Babe — Roy Head And The Traits	ACAG 5119	TNT LP 101 (#15) [DYNA?] CD 101 (#16)
			Pain — Roy Head And The Traits	UV 5091
1966/July (Bb est.)	Backbeat (Texas)  563  [45]		Wigglin' And Gigglin' — Roy Head	UV 5123
			Driving Wheel — Roy Head	UV 5124
1966/Oct. (Bb est.)	Backbeat (Texas)  571  [45]		Don't Cry No More — Roy Head	LRS-5138	[DYNA?] CD 101 (#30)
			To Make A Big Man Cry — Roy Head	LRS-5137
	Universal (Texas) U-30494  [45]		Harlem Shuffle — The Traits	LH-2516
			Somewhere — The Traits	LH-2517
1968/May mx series	Universal (Texas) U-30496  [45] (pressed by Columbia)		Parchman Farm — The Traits	ZTSB 128419
			Tramp — The Traits	ZTSB 128420
Canadian Singles & EPs
1965/Nov. (CHUM est.)	Quality (Canada)  1768X [45]		Treat Me Right — Roy Head
			Just A Little Bit — Roy Head
Original LPs
1965 on label or cover	TNT (Texas) TLP-101  [LP] Roy Head And The Traits [mono]		One More Time — Roy Head And The Traits	1
			Yes I Do — Roy Head And The Traits	1	TNT LP 101 [alt.] (#8)
			Live It Up — Roy Head And The Traits	1	TNT LP 101 [alt.] (#9)
			My Baby's Fine — Roy Head And The Traits	1	TNT LP 101 [alt.] (#10)
			Here I Am In Love Again — Roy Head And The Traits	1
			Summertime Love — Roy Head And The Traits	1	TNT LP 101 [alt.] (#12)
			Don't Be Blue — Roy Head And The Traits	2
			You're Turn To Cry — Roy Head And The Traits	2	TNT LP 101 [alt.] (#2)
			Walking All Day — Roy Head And The Traits	2
			Night Time Blues — Roy Head And The Traits	2
			Woe, Woe — Roy Head And The Traits	2
			Got My Mojo Working — Roy Head And The Traits	2
	[need info]     [ ]		Here I Am In Love Again [alt. vers.] — The Traits		Domino LP 1011 (#17) [DYNA?] CD 101 (#26)
			Just Because — The Traits		[DYNA?] CD 101 (#29)
			Live It Up [alt. vers.] — The Traits		Domino LP 1011 (#12) [DYNA?] CD 101 (#17)
			My Baby's Fine [alt. vers.] — The Traits		Domino LP 1011 (#15) [DYNA?] CD 101 (#21)
			Night Time Blues [alt. vers.] — The Traits		Domino LP 1011 (#19) [DYNA?] CD 101 (#22)
			One Night — The Traits		Memphis CD 7033 (#1) [DYNA?] CD 101 (#28)
			Parchment Prison Farm — The Traits		Collectables CD 0668 (#14)
			Summertime Love [alt. vers.] — The Traits		Domino LP 1011 (#18) [DYNA?] CD 101 (#24)
			Tramp — The Traits		Collectables CD 0668 (#13)
			Unfinished song, title unknown — The Traits		Collectables CD 0668 (#12)
			Walking All Day [alt. vers.] — The Traits		Domino LP 1011 (#16) [DYNA?] CD 101 (#25)
			Yes I Do [alt. vers.] — The Traits		Domino LP 1011 (#13) [DYNA?] CD 101 (#20)
			You're Too Good To Be True — The Traits		Collectables CD 0668 (#11)
			Your Turn To Cry [alt. vers.] — The Traits		Domino LP 1011 (#20) [DYNA?] CD 101 (#23)

Acknowledgments:  Bear Family catalog, Jurgen Blazejewski, Andrew Brown, Dan Buie, Bill Davis, Will Derrington, Colin Escott, Udo Frank, Greg Gonzalez, Pete Hoppula, Tom Krajina, Kurt Krauter, Gerd Miller, R&B Indies, Mike Smyth, Don Stilton, Tapio Vaisanen, Peter van Wilsem, Stefan Wriedt, eBay, highnumbers