4 Star

Pasadena, Calif.  [source: Billboard directory]

Numbers below 1000 were promotional releases.
In addition to issuing commercial records of their own, 4 Star also offered a custom pressing service for artists who wanted to produce their own records. This was known as the OP ("Other People's") series.
OP labels are identified in their own listings.
Three-part ET discography in issues 1-3 (1982-1983) of Roll Street Journal.
Feature article and discography on the OP series in issue 86 (2000) of American Music Magazine.

Original Releases

Number	Date & Source	V	Artists	Titles {& References to LP/CD List}	Matrix Numbers
X-11			Billy Jack Wills	Roped And Tied {O, 1b,1j} Water Baby Boogie  [instr.] {O, 1b}	4049 4045
X-18			Billy Jack Wills	Tobacco Chewing Boogie Lilly Dale	4077 4075
EP-22			Bobby Lile	No One Too Many Secrets {K} Then You'll Know Money Talks	B B A A
EP-25			Patsy Cline	Stop The World (And Let Me Off) Then You'll Know I Don't Wanta [!] {A,V, 1t} Too Many Secrets {U,V, 1t}	B B A A
EP-26			Sammy Masters	Stop The World (And Let Me Off) Pink Cadillac A Wonderful Time Up There Tall Grows The Sycamores	A A B B
AP-27	1958/Mar. BMI clear.		T. Texas Tyler	Let The Teardrops Fall Confined	A B
AP-28	1958/Mar. BMI clear.		Gene Brown	Big Door Playing With My Heart	A B
EP-29	1958 (BMI est.)		The Miller Brothers	Loco Choo Choo Ramblin' Round  [instr.] {v} I Wanta [!] Big Kiss (From A Little Miss) Travelin'  [instr.]	A A B B
EP-31	1958 (BMI est.)		Patsy Cline	Let The Tear Drops Fall Don't Ever Leave Me Again {A,U} Just Out Of Reach {U, 1t} Come On In	B B A A
EP-32	1958 (BMI est.)		The Miller Brothers	Riff Raff Send Me The Pillow (You Dream On) Bumming Around Stroll Along {v}	B B A A
EP-34-C	1958 (BMI est.)		Carl Belew	24 Hour Night Stop The World (And Let Me Off) Everytime I'm Kissin' You Lonely Street	A A B B
EP-35-C	1958/Sept. BMI clear.		T. Texas Tyler	Let The Teardrops Fall Shake Em Up Rock {d, H,K} Confined Go On And Sweep Around Me	A A B B
EP-42	1959 (est.)		Patsy Cline Patsy Cline Carl Belew Carl Belew	Gotta Lot Of Rhythm In My Soul I'm Blue Again No Regrets Cool Gator Shoes {K}	A A B B
P-107	1955/Jan. BMI clear.		Tommy Scott	Dance With Her Henry {d,w , 1s} Jumpin' From 6 To 6 {d,w , 1m,1s}	6774 6775
P-111	1955/May BMI clear.		Tommy Scott	Dig Me Little Mama {d,t, Q,R, 1s} Cat Music {d,w , 1e,1f,1s}	6776 6777
ED-138			Patsy Cline Sammy Masters Eddie Miller The Miller Bros. Patsy Cline Sammy Masters Eddie Miller The Miller Bros.	Stop Look And Listen Some Like It Hot Patty Cake Man Hey Pretty Baby I've Loved And Lost Again Pink Cadillac You Walked Away Who's Gonna Know	B B B B A A A A
45-1447	1950/Mar. 25 Bb c&w rev.		Webb Pierce	Groovie Boogie Woogie Boy {D,K} New Panhandle Rag	3581 3582
45-1651	1954/Feb. (Bb est.)		Paul Westmoreland	Hot Rod Rag {K, 1g,1p} Caffeine And Nicotine {K, 1a,1g,1p}	6491 6456
1693-45	1956/Apr. 28 Bb c&w rev.		Eddie Miller	Patty Cake Man {d,v , 1o} You Walked Away {v , 1o}	6864 6863
1694	1956/June 23 Bb c&w rev.		The Miller Brothers	Hey Pretty Baby {d,v , 1n} Who's Gonna Know {v , 1o}	6865 6868
1695-45	1956/May 26 Bb c&w rev.		Sammy Masters	Pink Cadillac {a,d,e,j,l,n, K,L,S,X, 1f} Some Like It Hot {a,d, K,L,X, 1c}	6869 6870
1697-45	1956/Nov. 3 Bb c&w rev.		Sammy Masters	Whop-T-Bop {d, G,K,L,Y, 1f} 2 Rock-A-4 {d, K,L,N,Y,Z, 1f}	6872 6873
1697-45	1956/Oct. (Bb est.)		Sammy Masters	Whop-T-Bop Flat Feet {d,p, F,K,L,Y}	6872 6874
1699-45	1956/Nov. 3 Bb c&w rev.		The Miller Brothers	Loco Choo Choo {d,g,q,v, K,S, 1o,1q} Why Must It Be	6877 6878
1700X45	1956/Nov. (Bb est.)		Elaine Chandler	Tiptoein' [!!] Thru [!!] The Tepee [!!] You Said We're Thru [!]	6887 6886
1701x45	1956/Nov. 10 Bb c&w rev.		Carl Belew	A-Cryin' And A-Hurtin' {b,c} Lonely Street	6899 6898
1707-45	1957/June (Bb est.)		Sammy Masters	Angel My Heart Is A Hobo	6913 6912
45x1713	1957/Sept. 30 Bb c&w rev.		Bobby Lile	Keep It Confidential Then You'll Know	6948-C 6949-C
1714x45	1958/Jan. 6 Bb c&w rev.		Jimmy Wolford	My Name Is Jimmy {d,i, K,W} Teeney Weeney Man {d, K}	6951-C 6950-C
1716x45	1958/Feb. 3 Bb pop rev.		Wayland Chandler	Little Lover {d, K} Play Boy {d, K}	6954-C 6955
1717x45	1958/Mar. BMI clear.		Gene Brown	Big Door {u, B,C,E,I,K} Playing With My Heart	6970-C 6969-C
1719x45	1958/May (Bb est.)		Jack Tucker	Big Door {d , 1n} Crazy Do  [instr.] {K, 1n}	6986-C 6985-C
1721x45	1958/May 26 Bb pop rev.		Carl Belew	24 Hour Night {d} Everytime I'm Kissing You	6980-D 6892-D
1722x45	1958/June 2 Bb pop rev.		The Miller Brothers	Riff Raff  [instr.] Send Me The Pillow (You Dream On)	6992-C 6991-C
1723x45	1958/July (Bb est.)		Bobby Lile	Book Worm A Labor Of Love	6706-C 6705-C
1725x45	1958/Aug. (Bb est.)		Jack King	I Just Learned To Rock {d,h , 1r} Two Ruby Lips {d , 1r}	7014 7013
1726x45	1958/Sept. (Bb est.)		Carl Belew	My Baby's Not Here (In Town Tonight) {z} No Love Tonight {d,z}	7019-C
1727x45	1958/Oct. 6 Bb pop rev.		Sammy Masters	Jodie {K,L} If I Could See The World	7021-C 6964-C
1728x45	1958/Dec. (Bb est.)		Jack Tucker	Nobody's Fool Big Beaver  [instr.]	6985-C 6984-C
1729x45	1959/Jan. 19 Bb pop rev.		Klark [!!] Kentt [!!]	Superman Why Do I Love You	7024-C 7025-C
1731x45	1959/Apr. 20 Bb pop rev.		Eddie Miller	Honey Baby Nothin'	7038 7036
1733x45	1959/Oct. 26 Bb c&w rev.		Charlie Ryan	Hot Rod Lincoln {d,k,o,s, J,M,P,T, 1i} Thru The Mill {M}	7047-K 7048-K
1734x45	1959/Sept. 21 Bb c&w rev.		Bobby Lile	Kathy All The Time	7050-K 7049-K
1737x45	1960/Jan. (Bb est.)		Arkie Shibley	Pick Pick Pickin' (My Guitar) {d,x} I'm A Poor Oakie {d,x}	7051-K 7052-K
1740x45	1960 (Bb est.)		Eddie Miller	Honey Baby (I Was Wrong) Ghost Town	45-7039-K 45-7059-K
1745x45	1960/Oct. 10 Bb pop rev.		Charlie Ryan	Side Car Cycle {f, K,M,P} Steel Rock  [instr.] {M}	7066-K 7067-K
1749x45	1961/Jan. 23 Bb pop rev.		Charlie Ryan	Hot Rod Hades {f, K,M,P, 1d} Hot Rod Guitar  [instr.] {f,m,y, P}	7074-K 7075-K
45-1751	1961/July 31 Bb pop rev.		Clyde Pitts	The Lonely Side Of Town {K, 1k,1l} Baby, Don't Believe Him	884-104 884-103
45-1760	1963/Jan. 19 Bb pop rev.		Hall Brothers	Toy Boy I'm Still Lonely	884-141 884-140
45-1761	1963/June 8 Bb pop rev.		Charlie Ryan	Hot Rod Race {k,r, M,S} Hot Rod Lincoln	884-142 7047-K

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