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ORION LIVE IN WASHINGTON (SHELBY RECORDS SR-706)
Promised Land; Midnight Hour; Save The Last Dance For Me/Sweet Little Sixteen; A Woman's Touch; Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile; That's All Right Mama/Got My Mojo Working/C.C. Rider; Saving Up My Pennies; Leona; How Can I Love Her So Much; Blue Christmas; Teddy Bear/Don't Be Cruel; Love Me; Honky Tonk Heaven; An American Trilogy; Love Is In The Air.
NOTES: Recorded live in Washington DC, 10th. January 1987.
This is the same recording, but in slightly better quality, as the show also found on disc one of the Orion Records release ROCKIN' FOR THE PRESIDENT.

ALMOUST A KING (BOBLO RECORDS)
I Need You In My Life; Sunday Father; It's Now Or Never (Live recording); Teddy Bear; Heartbreak Hotel (Live recording); Hound Dog; Ebony Eyes; Snowbird; Hurt; Softly And Tenderly; Burning Love; American Trilogy (Live recording); Long Black Limousine; Then I'll Be Over You; I Surrender All; Are You Sincere; Out Of The Blue; Dream On Me; Me And Bobby McGee; See You Later Alligator; Susie Q; Slowhand; Love Is In The Air; Treat Me Nice.
NOTES: Compilation of material available on other releases.
Originally appeared on the Boblo label, followed by a second issue with slightly different cover, spelling of title corrected and no label name.

THE FINAL PERFORMANCE (FLATLANDS RECORDS FLR-OR-1001)
Black Velvet (Performed by opening act Sherry Carlisle, no Orion involvement); Promised Land; What A Wonderful Life; Make The World Go Away; Teddy Bear/Don't Be Cruel; It's Now Or Never; Little Sister; You Gave Me A Mountain; Are You Lonesome Tonight; Follow That Dream; Mojo/That's All Right Mama/C.C. Rider Medley; I Don't Really Want To Know; One Night; All Shook Up; My Way; Blue Hawaii; An American Trilogy; Can't Help Falling In Love; If I Can Dream.
NOTES: Recorded live in Nashville, Tennessee 4th. December 1988 and claims to be Orion's last recorded concert performance.
Issued in a digipack format with open out cover, sleeve notes and photos. CD is a picture disc.
Also released with the same title on the Aloha Productions label but with the Sherry Carlisle track removed.

LIVE AT THE BIG E (NO LABEL)
Intro/Woman Do Know How To Carry On; Feel Right; Run Fool Run; You Don't Know Me; Save The Last Dance For Me/Sweet Little Sixteen; Mountain Of Love; Always On My Mind; Let It Roll; Medley: Got My Mojo Working/Band Intro/That's All Right; Do You Ever Want To Fool Around; Slow Hand; A Woman's Touch; Honky Tonk Heaven/Ending.
NOTE: Recorded live in Springfield, Mass., 17th. September 1983.

U.S.A.F. COUNTRY MUSIC TIME (803/804)
Contains a rare radio interview from 1982 with Orion and Sgt. Pete Frankett. Also features three songs by Orion: Crazy Little Thing Called Love; Feelings and Save The Last Dance For Me (Duet with Jerry Lee Lewis).
NOTE: This Orion programme was originally issued on a vinyl LP album sent to U.S.A.F. radio stations for their private use.
Two known covers available for this disc, the first of which is a scan of the actual disc label from the vinyl album.

THE SINGLES (LABEL UNKNOWN)
A Love Is But A Love; Blue Moon Of Kentucky; Changing; I Use Her To Remind Me Of You; There Ya Go; Here Comes That Wonderful Feeling Again; It's You Again; The Closer He Gets; Tupelo Woman; Movin' On; My Baby's Out Of Sight; I'm Not Trying To Be Like Elvis; Games You've Been Playing; Ebony Eyes; Washing Machine; Remember Bethlehem; A Stranger In My Place; Texas Tea; Born; Morning, Noon & Night; Honky Tonk Heaven; I'm Saving Up My Pennies; Starting Over; 100 Pounds Of Clay; Thank God For America; I Make The Livin'; Sunday Father; Unchained Melody.
NOTE: Includes booklet giving track/session details.

ORION'S ELVIS TRIBUTE
NOTE: No further info available regarding this title other than that it contains live concert material and comprises of Orion's versions of Elvis Presley songs.

WANTED: THE BEST OF JIMMY ELLIS VOL.1 (NO LABEL)
Blue Moon Of Kentucky; The Tender Side Of Me; Save The Last Dance For Me (Duet with Jerry Lee Lewis); Break Up (Duet with Charlie Rich); Cold Cold Heart (Duet with Jerry Lee Lewis); Ebony Eyes; Teen Angel; Honey; Washing Machine; Before The Next Teardrop Falls (extended version); Lover Please; Stranger In My Place; Secret Love; Rockabilly Rebel; Crazy Little Thing Called Love; Am I That Easy To Forget; Texas Tea; Please Help Me I'm Falling; Ain't No Good; Born; If I Can't Have You; Some You Win, Some You Lose; Lara's Theme (Somewhere My Love); Whatever It Takes; I Use Her To Remind Me Of You; There You Go; My Baby's Out Of Sight; Listen To Daddy.
NOTES: All tracks studio recordings.
Compilation of tracks from various other releases, however work has been done on several tracks to extend or repair them (eg. Save The Last Dance For Me has a bad edit repaired; Lover Please has the clipped intro repaired; Somewhere My Love originally had a "skip" on the released recording, this has been repaired).

WANTED: THE BEST OF JIMMY ELLIS VOL.2 (NO LABEL)
Feel Right; Out Of The Blue; Saving Up My Pennies; Thank God For America; Nothing Short Of Dying; At This Moment; The Way My Dog Loves Me; Out Of My Mind; Sunday Father; Never Too Old To Rock And Roll; A Memory Like You; Back On The Streets; Tips Of My Fingers; Hooked On A Feeling; Nobody's Gonna Hold Me; Lovers (They Tore Down A Wall); How Did We Get Here From There; Alibis; He Has His Hands On Your Heart; Between Hello And Goodbye; Steady As She Goes; If You Ever Want A Fool Around; Starting Over; I'll Be With You Always.
NOTE: Comprises both studio and live concert recordings.
Compilation of tracks from various other releases, however work has been done on several tracks to repair them (eg. Alibis has been re-edited).

DIXIE ROAD - A Country Collection (NO LABEL)
Me And Bobby McGee; Green Green Grass Of Home; Mountain Of Love (Live); I Don't Know A Thing About Love (Live); Crazy Arms; Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On; Faded Love; Help Me Make It Through The Night; Texas Tea; The Long Black Veil; Please Help Me I'm Falling; Release Me; Dixie Road (Live); She Wakes Me With A Kiss Every Morning; Since I Met You Baby; It Only Hurts Me When I Cry; Love it Back Together; The Way My Dog Loves Me; Only A Woman Like You; City Of New Orleans (Live); I've Been Around Enough To Know (Live); Heaven Tonight; Snowbird; Old Mexico; Ain't No Good; No One Will Ever Know; Rolling With The Flow.

GIVE ME THE RIGHT (LABEL UNKNOWN)
NOTE: No further info available.

ORION - THE CHRISTMAS COLLECTION (NO LABEL)
Jingle Bells (No.1); Up On The House Top; I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day; Deck The Halls; It Came Upon A Midnight Clear; Joy to the World; Hark! The Herald Angels Sing; Away In A Manger; We Wish You A Merry Christmas (All taken from the Classic album CHRISTMAS TO ELVIS); Remember Bethlehem; Silent Night (No.1) (Both from 45rpm single release); Here Comes Santa Claus; I'll Be Home For Christmas; O Little Town Of Bethlehem; Blue Christmas; Santa Bring My Baby Back To Me; Holly Leaves And Christmas Trees; Silent Night (No.2); Santa Claus Is Back In Town; It Won't Seem Like Christmas Without You; Jingle Bells (No.2) (All taken from the Kardina album HOLIDAY TRIBUTE TO THE KING); Christmas Memory; A Christmas Filled With Love; The Funny Little Man All Dressed In Red; An Old Fashioned Christmas; Christmas Spirit; Christmas Eve; The Fireplace; You're All I Want For Christmas (All taken from the Kardina album A CHRISTMAS FILLED WITH LOVE); Merry Christmas Love (From the Kardina various artists album HOLIDAY COLLECTION).
NOTE: Both "Jingle Bells" and "Silent Night" were recorded twice at different points in time, both versions included on this compilation.

THE GOSPEL COLLECTION (NO LABEL)
Where He Leads Me; Sweet Hour Of Prayer; I Surrender All; Peace In The Valley (No.1); It Is No Secret; I Believe; Just A Closer Walk With Me (No.1); He Touched Me; Softly And Tenderly; Where No One Stands Alone; Just A Closer Walk With Thee (No.2); Amazing Grace; Where Could I Go But To The Lord; You'll Never Walk Alone; I'll Fly Away; Lead Me, Guide Me; Peace In The Valley (No.2); Stand By Me; Because He Lives; Precious Memories. BONUS TRACKS: If That Isn't Love; Crying In The Chapel; Thank God For America; Love Lifted Me (Piano solo version); Because He Lives (Piano solo version).
NOTE: Both "Peace In The Valley" and "Just A Closer Walk With Thee" were recorded twice at different points in time, both versions included on this compilation.

REFLECTED GLORY (NO LABEL)
That's All Right; Blue Moon Of Kentucky; Promised Land; Can't Help Falling In Love; It's Now Or Never; Return To Sender; Love Me Tender; Mean Woman Blues; Such A Night; Separate Ways; Treat Me Nice; Puppet On A String; It Hurts Me; Paralyzed; I Really Don't Want To Know; Give Me The Right; King Of The Whole Wide World; It's Midnight; The Wonder Of You; Anything That's Part Of You; Blue Christmas; Holly Leaves And Christmas Trees; O Little Town Of Bethlehem; I Won't Seem Like Christmas (Without You); Crying In the Chapel; Stuck On You; I Want You, I Need You, I Love You; Follow That Dream; Are You Lonesome Tonight; He's Gone But Not Forgotten.

THE COMPLETE CHRISTMAS ALBUM (THUNDERBALL RECORDS TBR011)
Santa Claus Is Back In Town; Here Comes Santa Claus; I'll Be Home For Christmas; Blue Christmas; Santa Bring My Baby Back To Me; O' Little Town Of Bethlehem; Silent Night; Peace In The Valley; I Believe; It Is No Secret; Holly Leaves & Christmas Trees; It Won't Seem Like Christmas Without You; Jingle Bells (1997); A Christmas Filled With Love; Christmas Spirit; An Old Fashioned Christmas; Christmas Eve; The Fireplace; Christmas Memory; You're All I Want For Christmas; The Funny Little Man All Dressed In Red; Christmas Greeting From Orion; Jingle Bells (1978); It Came Upon A Midnight Clear; Deck The Halls; Away In A Manger; I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day; Joy To The World; Up On The House Top.
NOTE: Compiled in Germany, 2010.

EBONY EYES (WASHING MACHINE 2004/1)
Games You Been Playing; Got You On My Mind; Dialogue; You Don't Have To Say You Love Me; Dialogue; Save The Last Dance For Me; Mona Lisa; You Needed Me; Texas Tea; Washing Machine; Snowbird; Ebony Eyes; Sweet Caroline; Closing Theme.
NOTE: All tracks recorded live in Huntsville, Alabama on 14th. December 1979. First of two shows on this date.

LET'S GO JUKIN' (WASHING MACHINE 2004/2)
Let's Go Jukin'; I Hear You Knockin'; I Believe; Before The Next Teardrop Falls; Winter Wonderland; Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow; Band Introductions; Story/My Way; Dialogue; Washing Machine; I Can Help; Dialogue; Just A Closer Walk With Thee; Closing Theme. BONUS: Hurt (Live recording, date unknown). NOTE: All tracks, except last one, recorded live in Huntsville, Alabama on 14th. December 1979. Second of two shows on this date.

GENUINE (No label/Cat. No.)
Only A Woman Like You; Love It Back Together; Lookin' For A Way; She Wakes Me With A Kiss Every Morning; We Can't Go On Living Like This; Plastic Saddle; I Want You, I Need You, I Love You; Hooked On A Feeling; Separate Ways; If That Isn't Love.
NOTES: The first release of the Stargem Record's GENUINE album on cassette featured several tracks which were remixed and sounded differently from the later version and the one issued on CD. This version of the album in cassette form was withdrawn shortly after release and is now rare. This disc is a copy of those remixed tracks, as recorded direct from an original cassette and incorporating the original sleeve into the design of the CD cover.
The cover of the original cassette release would feature a totally different sleeve design from the later cassette/CD issue and would not only credit the release to Orion but would feature a front sleeve photo of a masked Jimmy Ellis.

TRAGEDY (NO LABEL)
Teen Angel; Turn Around, Look At Me; Billly And Sue; At This Moment; Tragedy; Ebony Eyes; The Long Black Veil; Saving Up My Pennies; Endless Sleep; Long Black Limousine; Patches, Baby, I Still Love You; San Francisco Is A Lonely Town; Green Green Grass Of Home; Rocky; Old Mexico; My Baby's Out Of Sight; Honey; What Now My Love; Listen To Daddy; Tell Laura I Love Her; Lovers (They Tore Down A Wall); Starting Over; The Last Kiss; I'll Be With You Always.

WHAT IF ELVIS HAD SUNG... (NO LABEL)
Looking For A Way; Got You On My Mind; Am I That Easy To Forget; Lover Please; These Sometimes; Before The Next Teardrop Falls (Extended); Feelings; You Can Have Her; Tips Of My Fingers; Save The Last Dance For Me (Solo version); Out Of The Blue (Early version); Nobody's Gonna Hold Me; Out Of My Mind (Studio version); Alibis; Turn Around, Look At Me; Just A Closer Walk With Thee; Because He Lives; If I Can't Have You; Susie Q; Whatever It Takes; Devil In My Angel; Stranger In My Place; Mona Lisa; He Has His Hands On Your Heart; Unchained Melody.

THE TENDER SIDE OF ME (NO LABEL)
The Tender Side Of Me (Alternative take); I Know I Can, I Did Today; Can't You See That I'm Paying Now; Lonesome Angel (Early version); Driving Me To Someone Else's Arms; I'll Never Be Free/You Don't Know Me (Medley); Last Date/Without Love (Medley): Begging To You; Going To California; She Loves Me All To Pieces; Midnight Till Morning; Out Of The Blue (Early version); You Never Talk When We're Dancing; Out Of My Mind (Studio version); You're Stealing My Wife; Mr. Me Misses You; It's All In The Game; Puppet On A String; I Make The Living (You Make The Living Worthwhile); You Needed Me; If; I Love You; Remember; Every Time You Touch Me; Kiss The Hurt Away; The Tender Side Of Me (Master take).

OLD TIME ROCK (NO LABEL)
Old Time Rock; Long Tall Sally; Save The Last Dance For Me (Duet with Jerry Lee Lewis); Memphis Sun; On My Knees (Duet with Charlie Rich); Peggy Sue; Sweet Little Sixteen (Duet with Jerry Lee Lewis); Crazy Little Thing Called Love; I Want You, I Need You, I Love You (1990 version); Good Golly Miss Molly (Duet with Jerry Lee Lewis); Matchbox; Breakup (Duet with Charlie Rich); I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday; Be-Bop-A-Lula (Duet with Jerry Lee Lewis); See You Later Alligator; All Shook Up; Sittin' And Thinkin' (Duet with Charlie Rich); Rockin' Little Angel; Money (Duet with Jerry Lee Lewis); Susie Q; Cold, Cold Heart (Duet with Jerry Lee Lewis); Maybelline; Treat Me Nice; Gentle As A Lamb (Duet with Charlie Rich); I Hear You Knockin'; I Love You Because (Duet with Jerry Lee Lewis); Old Pipeliner; See See Rider (Duet with Jerry Lee Lewis); Rockabilly Rebel; Never Too Old To Rock'n'Roll.

JIMMY ELLIS: A BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION (NO LABEL)
Don't Count Your Chickens Before They Hatch; That's All Right; I Use Her To Remind Me Of You; Changing; There Ya Go; It's You Again; I'm Paying Now; Tupelo Woman; Games You've Been Playing; You Don't Have To Say You Love Me; My Way; Save The Last Dance For Me (Duet with Jerry Lee Lewis); Washing Machine; Got You On My Mind; Baby, I Still Love You; Baby You Got It; Save The Last Dance For Me (Solo version); I Do; I'm Saving Up My Pennies; I'm Starting Over; 100 Pounds Of Clay; I Make The Livin'; Sunday Father; Give Me The Right; Merry Christmas Love; It's Midnight; If I Can Dream.

ELLIS JAMES SINGS ELVIS LIVE (NO LABEL)
That's All Right/C.C. Rider; Burning Love; You Don't Have To Say You Love Me; Trouble; Heartbreak Hotel; Kentucky Rain; It's Now Or Never; Jailhouse Rock/Teddy Bear/Hound Dog/Don't Be Cruel (Medley); Burning Love; Hurt; Suspicious Minds/Love Me (Medley); If I Can Dream; Moody Blue; Memories; Lawdy Miss Clawdy/Wear My Ring Around Your Neck/Baby I Don't Care/Treat Me Nice; I Really Don't Want To Know; Stranger In The Crowd; I Want You, I Need You, I Love You; All Shook Up; The Wonder Of You; Can't Help Falling In Love; My Way; An American Trilogy.

ORION SINGS ELVIS VOL.II (NO LABEL)
Are You Sincere; Give Me The Right; It Hurts Me; Until It's Time For You To Go; I Really Don't Want To Know; My Boy; King Of The Whole Wide World; Follow That Dream; And I Love You So; The Wonder Of You; Anything That's Part Of You; Without Love; Paralyzed; It's Midnight; Promised Land. BONUS: Only Child; Stranger In My Place (Promo radio spots); I'll Be With You Always.
NOTE: First of the bonus tracks is not an Ellis/Orion recording and has no involvement in any way with Jimmy Ellis, instead has been taken from the uncredited vinyl album SPELLING ON THE STONE recorded by Dan Willis and released in the USA in 1989 on Curb-Records RPM-1254.

ELLIS SINGS ELVIS (BOBLO JE 1801)
Moody Blue; It's Now Or Never; Mean Woman Blues; Return To Sender Hurt; My Way; Kentucky Rain; Can't Help Falling In Love; Teddy Bear; Burning Love; You Don't Have To Say You Love Me; Love Me Tender.

FROM BROADWAY TO NASHVILLE SOUTH (LABEL/CAT.No. NOT KNOWN)
An Old Love Turned Memory**; Got My Mojo Working/That's All Right/See See Rider; How Great Thou Art; I Can See Clearly Now*; I Honestly Love You*; I Love You, I Love You, I Love You*; Let Me Be There*; Mandy; Margarittaville; Moody Blue; Proud Mary*; Slide Off Of Your Satin Sheets; Sweet Caroline; There You Go; Tiny Hands*; Tupelo Woman*; You Can Have Her**.
NOTES: All tracks recorded live at Nashville South in 1977.
CD has no official cover.
Tracks marked ** are same as found on the Jack Daniels MIDNIGHT RENDEZVOUS release.
Tracks marked * are also to be found on the Dradco release LIVE AT NASHVILLE SOUTH '77.

THE BEST OF JIMMY ELLIS/ORION (DAD RECORDS)
Treat Me Nice; Texas Tea; All Shook Up; Ain't No Good; Are You Lonesome Tonight; She Hates To Be Wrong; Teddy Bear; At This Moment; Baby, Please Say Yes; Can't Help Falling In Love; Billy And Sue; Crying In The Chapel; Crazy Little Thing Called Love; Don't Be Cruel; Hooked On A Feeling; Follow That Dream; I Believe; Hound Dog; I Want You, I Need You, I Love You; Hurt; If I Can Dream; Lonesome Angel; It's Now Or Never; Love Is In The Air; Rockin' Little Angel; Return To Sender; Kentucky Rain; Stuck On You; Love Me Tender; Such A Night.
NOTE: Cover states disc is made in West Germany but probably from the USA.
Track six is wrongly titled and should be "She Hates To Be Alone", the same error can be found on the Bear Family CD SOME THINK HE MIGHT BE KING ELVIS.

WHAT IF ELVIS HAD RECORDED....? (LABEL/CAT.No. NOT KNOWN)
Hearts Of Stone; Lonely Blue Boy; Maybelline; I'll Try; Mona Lisa; This Time; Apron Strings; Ain't It A Shame (You Win Again); Fire Down Below (All tracks by Shakin' Stevens); Only The Lonely; I'm Still Missing You; Tryin' To Find That Girl; Did She Ask About Me; Gone (extended); Sea Of Heartbreak; Cry To Me; It's Only Make Believe (slow version); Walkin' Through Georgia In The Rain (All tracks by Ronnie McDowell); Lover Please; Save The Last Dance For Me (solo version); Turn Around, Look At Me; Before The Next Teardrop Falls (extended); You Can Have Her; Feelings; Susie Q; Unchained Melody (All tracks by Jimmy Ellis/Orion).
NOTE: Various artists Elvis tribute type album.

THE BOBLO 45's
Changing; I Use Her To Remind Me Of You; There You Go; Here Comes That Wonderful Feeling Again; It's You Again; The Closer He Gets; Tupelo Woman; Movin' On; My Baby's Out Of Sight; I'm Not Trying To Be Like Elvis; Games You've Been Playing.
NOTE: Further info not available.

AN ORION CHRISTMAS TALE
NOTE: Further info not available.

GOING TO CALIFORNIA
NOTE: Further info not available.

LIVE IN SAVANNAH 1981
NOTE: Further info not available.