Decca matrix SP 1005. Make believe / Kitty Wells
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Make believe (Primary title) | Ruppli Decca |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Kitty Wells (vocalist) | |
| Thomas "Grady" Martin (instrumentalist : electric guitar) | Lead electric guitar. |
| Red Foley (vocalist) | |
| Bud Isaacs (instrumentalist : steel guitar) | |
| Tommy Jackson (instrumentalist : violin) | |
| Johnnie (Johnny) Wright (instrumentalist : guitar) |
Additional Information
| Notes |
|---|
| Ruppli session note: All titles also issued on Decca DL(7)-4109, MCA MCA-83, Bear Family (Germany) BFX 15239/3, CD BCD 15638/2. |
| Documentation of Decca Records derives from Michel Ruppli's "The Decca labels: a discography" (Greenwood Press, 1996). Data has not been systematically reviewed or edited by ADP staff, except as indicated. |
| Master renumbered by Decca as 86864. |
| Ruppli session personnel note: Kitty Wells, Red Foley (vocals), with Thomas Lee "Tommy" Jackson (fiddle), Thomas Grady Martin (electric lead guitar), Johnnie Wright (guitar), Bud Isaacs (steel guitar), unknown (bass). |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/29/1954 Springfield, Missouri | [A] | Master | Decca 29390 | |
| 9/29/1954 Springfield, Missouri | [A] | Master | Decca ED-2667 | |
| 9/29/1954 Springfield, Missouri | [A] | Master | Decca 9-29390 | |
| 9/29/1954 Springfield, Missouri | [A] | Master | Decca DL7-4109 | |
| 9/29/1954 Springfield, Missouri | [A] | Master | Decca DL7-4881 | |
| 9/29/1954 Springfield, Missouri | [A] | Master | Decca DL7-5194 | |
| 9/29/1954 Springfield, Missouri | [A] | Master | MCA MCA-83 | |
| 9/29/1954 Springfield, Missouri | [A] | Master | Bear Family (Germany) BFX 15068/3 | |
| 9/29/1954 Springfield, Missouri | [A] | Master | Bear Family (Germany) BCD 15638/2 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Decca matrix SP 1005. Make believe / Kitty Wells," accessed December 13, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000345627/SP_1005-Make_believe.
Decca matrix SP 1005. Make believe / Kitty Wells. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 13, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000345627/SP_1005-Make_believe.
"Decca matrix SP 1005. Make believe / Kitty Wells." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 13 December 2025.
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