Gems (Illinois)
– Deed I Do/ Talk About The Weather, ’54 (Drexel 901)
– I Thought You’d Care/ Kitty From New York City, ’54 (Drexel 903)
– You’re Tired Of Love/ Ol’ Man River, ’54 (Drexel 904)
– One Woman Man/ The Darkest Night, ’56 (Drexel 909)
– Till The Day I Die/ Monkey Face Baby, ’57 (Drexel 915)
(The book’s listings are correct.)
Gems (Illinois)/Ray Pettis Solo
– Please Tell Me When/ Ow, You’re So Fine, ’56 (Drexel 908) (Not in book.)
– Ow’ You’re So Fine/ Please Tell Me When, ’73 (Broadcast 995) (No scans found.)
– I Can’t Believe (aka Please Tell Me When)/ Ow’ You’re So Fine, ’75 (Drexel 900-Bootleg #) (This release has a group overdub. No scans found.)
Group is from (Evanston, Illinois.) Gms: Bobby ‘Pee Wee’ Robinson, David ‘Moose’ Taylor, Wilson James, Rip Reed & Ray Pettis. See myweb.clemson.edu/~campber/drexel.html for more info about the group and their releases.
Gems (Philadelphia Label) – I Never Dreamed/ That’s The Groovy Thing, ’55 (20th Century 5037)
Book listed separately from other ‘Gems’ groups. Male group.)
Gems (NY-Recorte) – Waiting/ Please Change Your Mind, ’58 (Recorte 407)
Gems (NYC-Win) – Nursery Rhymes/ The Night Is Over, ’58 (Win 701)
(According to youtube comments, this is a white group.)
Gems (Instrumental Group) – Hippy Dippy/ Crazy Chicken, ’61 (Mercury 71819) {I}
(The group from Walla Walla WA is a different instrumental group.)
Gems (Unknown Origin) – School Rock/ There’s No One Like My Love, ’61 (Pat 101) (No scans found.)
Gems (Walla Walla WA)
– Slave-Girl/ Hernando’s Hideaway, ’61 (Uptown 1001) {I} (Not in book.)
– Cry About Your Baby/ Shout, ’62? (Lavender 1941)
(Not in book. Have not heart either side.)
– Punchappy/ Bread ‘N Butter Twist, ’62? (Virgelle 711) {I}
(Virgelle label spelling and A-side correction. Book dated 1961 and did not list b-side.)
The group listing can be found at pnwbands.com/gems.html.
Gems (New York City) (Pearl Woods & The)
– I’ll Be A Crybaby (From Now On)/ Think Of Poor Me, ’62 (Wall 551)
– One More Time/ Sloppin’, ’62 (Wall 552)
Gee’s (Chicago) (Dickie (Glasser) & The) – Foolish Tears/ Baby Bye Bye, ’58 (Argo 5288)
Gee’s (NY) – It’s All Over/ Love Is A Beautiful Thing, ’66 (Port 3011)
Book misspelled both groups as Gees.