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• SEE ALSO: Vincent, Gene

Date	Label & Number	Image	Title & Credits	Matrix	Comps
U.S. Singles & EPs
	Tops (Calif.) R293-49 [78 EP]		Just Walking In The Rain — Dave Burgess And The Toppers	A
			Friendly Persuasion — Kirby Allen / Lew Raymond Orchestra	A
			You'll Never Never Know — Gene Merlino And The Toppers	B
			Honky Tonk — Lew Raymond Orchestra – (instr.)	B
	Tops (Calif.)  293  [45 EP]		Just Walking In The Rain — Dave Burgess And The Toppers
			Friendly Persuasion — Kirby Allan / Lew Raymond Orchestra
			You'll Never Never Know — Gene Merlino And The Toppers
			Honky Tonk — Lew Raymond Orchestra – (instr.)
	Tops (Calif.) R297-49 [78 EP]		Singing The Blues — Dave Burgess / Lew Raymond Orchestra With The Toppers	A
			A Rose And A Baby Ruth — Dave Burgess / Lew Raymond Orchestra With The Toppers	A
			Mutual Admiration Society — Betsy Gay And The Toppers	B
			Garden Of Eden — Bobby Milano / Lew Raymond Orchestra	B
	Tops (Calif.) R297-49 [45 EP]		Singing The Blues — Dave Burgess / Lew Raymond Orchestra With The Toppers	A
			A Rose And A Baby Ruth — Dave Burgess / Lew Raymond Orchestra With The Toppers	A
			Mutual Admiration Society — Betsy Gay And The Toppers	B
			Garden Of Eden — Bobby Milano / Lew Raymond Orchestra	B
	Tops (Calif.) R298X49 [45 EP]		Love Me — Dave Burgess And The Toppers
			Slow Walk — Lew Raymond Orchestra
			Banana Boat Song — Dave Burgess & The Toppers / Lew Raymond Orchestra	B
			Priscilla — Dave Burgess And The Toppers	B
	Tops (Calif.) R299  [45 EP]		Moonlight Gambler — Dave Burgess / Lew Raymond Orchestra
			Don't Forbid Me — Bobby Milano
			Since I Met You Baby — Scatman Crothers
			Gonna Get Along Without You Now — Wayne Sisters / Lew Raymond Orchestra
	Tops (Calif.) R302X45 [45 EP]		Can I Steal A Little Love — Neil Hunt
			Knee Deep In The Blues — Dave Burgess And The Toppers
			Marianne — Dave Burgess And The Toppers
			Wringle Wrangle — Dave Burgess And The Toppers
	Tops (Calif.) R304  [45 EP]		Party Doll — Dave Burgess And The Toppers
			I'm Walkin' — Scatman Crothers
			Round And Round — Neil Hunt
			Little Darlin' — Lew Raymond Orchestra With The Toppers
	Tops (Calif.) R308  [78 EP]		Bye Bye Love — Dave Burgess	A
			Around The World — Lew Raymond Orchestra	A
			Searchin' — Ralph Brewster And The Toppers	B
			I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter — "Scatman" Cruthers / Lew Raymond Orchestra	B
	Tops (Calif.)  308  [45 EP]		Bye Bye Love — Dave Burgess
			Around The World — Lew Raymond Orchestra
			Searchin' — Ralph Brewster And The Toppers
			I'm Gonna Sit Right Down & Write Myself A Letter — "Scatman" Cruthers / Lew Raymond Orchestra
	Tops (Calif.) 45-R403-49 [45 EP]		Teen-Age Crush — Dave Burgess And The Toppers / Lew Raymond Orchestra	B
			Too Much — Dave Burgess And The Toppers / Lew Raymond Orchestra	B
			Butterfly — Dave Burgess And The Toppers / Lew Raymond Orchestra	A
			Who Needs You — Neil Hunt And The Toppers / Lew Raymond Orchestra	A
	Tops (Calif.) R404  [45 EP]		Party Doll — Dave Burgess And The Toppers
			I'm Walkin' — Scatman Crothers
			Round And Round — Neil Hunt
			Little Darlin' — Lew Raymond Orchestra With The Toppers
	Tops (Calif.) EP 45-R409-49 [45 EP]		Tammy — Jerry Case	B
			Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On — Dave Burgess / Lew Raymond Orchestra (from EP)	B
			Send For Me — Norma Zimmer	A
			Rainbow — Dave Burgess / Lew Raymond Orchestra	A
1957/Apr. 6 Bb pop rev.	Challenge (Calif.)  1001-45 [45] (pressed by RCA)		Fire In The Eyes — Dave Dupre' With Jay Rand Orchestra And Ralph Brewster Singers	H8OW-1016
			Don't Cry For You I Love — Dave Dupre' With Jay Rand Orchestra And Ralph Brewster Singers	H8OW-1015
1957/May (Bb est.)	Challenge (Calif.)  1002  [45]		Flame Of Love — Dave Dupre' With Jay Rand Orchestra And Ralph Brewster Singers
			Well It Isn't Fair — Dave Dupre' With Jay Rand Orchestra And Ralph Brewster Singers
1957/July (Bb est.)	Challenge (Calif.)  1005-45 [45]		A Job Well Done — Dave Dupre' With Jay Rand Orchestra And Ralph Brewster Singers (from Classics CD 727)		Classics CD 727 (#16)
			Our Tomorrow — Dave Dupre' With Jay Rand Orchestra And Ralph Brewster Singers
1957/Oct. 7 Bb pop rev.	Challenge (Calif.) CH-1008-45 [45] (pressed by Monarch)		I'm Available — Dave Burgess (from 45)	45CH-130 Δ17670
			Who's Gonna Cry — Dave Burgess	45CH-131 Δ17671
1958/Jan. 27 Bb pop rev.	Challenge (Calif.)  1018  [45]		Maybelle — Dave Burgess And The Champs (from 45)	45-152	Juke Box Saturday Night LP 1006 (#7)
			Take This Love — Dave Burgess (from 45)	45-110	Juke Box Saturday Night LP 1006 (#3) Teen Beat CD 151 (#15)
1958/Nov. 24 Bb pop rev.	Challenge (Calif.)  59032  [45]		Lovey Dovey Baby — Dave Burgess	45-217	Juke Box Saturday Night LP 1003 (#1)
			I Hang My Head And Cry — Dave Burgess	45-307
1959/Feb. 16 Bb pop rev.	Challenge (Calif.)  59037  [45]		Lulu — Dave Burgess And The Chimes (from 45)	45-357
			I Don't Want To Know — Dave Burgess And The Chimes (from 45)	45-356
1959/May 11 Bb pop rev.	Challenge (Calif.)  59045  [45]		Everlovin' — Dave Burgess And The Chimes (from 45)	45-406	Yeaah! CD 511 (#25)
			Just For Me — Dave Burgess And The Chimes (from 45)	45-405
Canadian Singles & EPs
1957/Nov. on label or cover	Sparton (Canada) 4-523R [45]		I'm Available — Dave Burgess	4517670
			Who's Gonna Cry — Dave Burgess
1958/Jan. on label or cover	Sparton (Canada) 4-536R [45]		Maybelle — Dave Burgess And The Champs	45CH152
			Take This Love — Dave Burgess
1959/Apr. (CHUM est.)	Apex (Canada) 9-76448  [45]		Lulu — Dave Burgess And The Chimes
			I Don't Want To Know — Dave Burgess And The Chimes
1959/July (CHUM est.)	Apex (Canada) 9-76528  [45]		Everlovin' — Dave Burgess And The Chimes
			Just For Me — Dave Burgess And The Chimes
Unissued Recordings
	[unissued]     [unissued]		Shiver — Dave Burgess (from Ace CD 494)		Ace CD 494 (#8)

Acknowledgments:  CMF Library, Scott Cheesebrew, Marc Coulavin, Bill Davis, Udo Frank, Andy Gallagher, Bernd Kratochwil, Gerd Miller, Mike Smyth, Wolfgang Weissbrodt, Peter van Wilsem