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Willamette (Ore.)

Eugene, Ore.  [source: an original label)

A subsidiary of Orbit Sound. Owned by Lloyd "Pappy" Smith.

Number	Date	Artist	Image	Title & Credits	Matrix	Comps
Willamette (Ore.)  101-45 [45]	1959/Apr. copyright	Smith, Leon		Little Forty Ford — Leon Smith (from Norton CD 911)	2	Blast Fire LP 2LP (#20) Cat CD 1033 (#20) Fantastic Voyage CD 147 (#31) Folkline CD 424 (#17) Norton LP 911 (#2) Norton CD 911 (#2)
				Once I Had A Heart — Leon Smith And The Ponsonby Sisters	1
Willamette (Ore.)  102  [45] (pressed by Monarch)	1959/May mx series	Johnson, Jackie		Star Light, Star Bright — Jackie Johnson With Leon Smith & His Guitar (from Norton CD 911)	1 Δ29998	Buffalo Bop CD 55053 (#28) Chief CD 1156502 (#7) Club LP 018 (#1) Collector CD 4409 (#14) Folkline CD 253 (#3) Mustang CD 4 (#28) Mustang CD 15 (#4) Norton LP 911 (#5) Norton CD 911 (#5) Presto CD 6 (#40) Supersonic LP 1169 (#2)
				Please Please — Jackie Johnson With Leon Smith & His Guitar	2 Δ29999
Willamette (Ore.)  105  [45] (pressed by Monarch)	1960/Feb. copyright	Smith, Leon		Honey Honey — Leon Smith (from Norton CD 911)	1 Δ33984	Big H LP 79103 (#9) Buffalo Bop CD 55175 (#12) Esoldun LP 2017 (#12) Norton LP 911 (#16) Norton CD 911 (#17)
				That's The Way — Leon Smith (from Buffalo Bop CD 55175)	2 Δ33985	Buffalo Bop CD 55175 (#30) Esoldun LP 2017 (#13)
Willamette (Ore.)  106  [45]	1960/Apr. (est.)	Smith, Leon		Dynamic — Leon Smith And The Orbit Rockers – (instr.) (from Buffalo Bop CD 55174)	2	Buffalo Bop CD 55174 (#22)
				Windfall — Leon Smith And The Orbit Rockers – (instr.) (from Buffalo Bop CD 55174)	1	Buffalo Bop CD 55174 (#29)
Willamette (Ore.) W-107  [45]	1960/July mx series	Orbit Rockers		Rock It — The Orbit Rockers – (instr.) (from 45)	B E-6090x	Buffalo Bop CD 55075 (#10) Canadian CD 4523 (#19)
				In The Area — The Orbit Rockers – (instr.) (from Collector CD 4520)	B E-6091x	Collector CD 4520 (#4)
Willamette (Ore.) W-108  [45]	1960/July (est.)	Parkera, Keith		Release Me — Keith Parkera (from 45)	B	Collector CD 4516 (#2)
				Misguided Love — Keith Parkera	A
Willamette (Ore.) W-109  [45]	1960/July mx series	Smith, Leon		Flip, Flop And Fly — Leon Smith (from Big H LP 79108)	B E-6095x	Big H LP 79108 (#14) Floridita LP 02 (#3) Teenager LP 5917 (#16)
				Sweet Love — Leon Smith (from Big H LP 79107)	A E-6094x	Big H LP 79107 (#4) Club LP 020 (#6)

Acknowledgments:  Scott Cheesebrew, Marc Coulavin, Udo Frank, Don Kirsch, Kurt Krauter, Billy Miller, Gerd Miller, Jeff Miller, Dean Craige Morris, Michel Proost, Mike Smyth, Perica Sucevic, Peter van Wilsem, Stefan Wriedt