The Mike Hanks Story
Wheelsville USA 45's


Steve Mancha's great 45 was one of two of Don Davis's productions on Wheelsville. Jimmy Gilford's song was also released on the Solid Hit label.

   Mike's label is usually referred to as simply Wheelsville, without the suffix USA. Singer-songwriter Will Hatcher started a Detroit-based record label in the late 1970's, which he named Wheelsville, but it has no connection to this one.

  Wheelsville 104 was originally released on the Chrysler label in 1962, credited to Debra Healy & The Magictones.

  It's quite possible that copies of Wheelsville numbers 105 and 117 are gathering dust in a Detroit basement! Do you have a copy of either of these two missing records? 

LABEL #

PERFORMER(S)

RECORD TITLE

SERIAL #

DATE

10001

FREDDIE BUTLER

SAVE YOUR LOVE FOR ME

ALL IS WELL

187

188

2/1965

10002

RUDY ROBINSON TRIO

I WANT YOU TO HAVE EVERYTHING

FUNNY

191

192

1965

101

JIMMY GILFORD

I WANNA BE YOUR BABY

MISERY STREET

 

W 101 A

W 101 B

1965

102

STEVE MANCHA

DID MY BABY CALL

WHIRLPOOL

MW 518

MW 519

7/1965

103

LITTLE SONNY

LET'S HAVE A GOOD TIME

ORANGE PINEAPPLE CHERRY

 BLOSSOM PINK

 

104

 

105

1965

104

DEBORA HEALY

DON'T DO NOTHIN' I WOULDN'T DO

I CAN'T ERASE MY OLD LOVES FACE

 

MW 617

MW 618

1965

106

THE MAGICTONES

GOT TO GET A LITTLE CLOSER

ME AND MY BABY

107625

107626

3/1966

107

CODY BLACK

I WILL GIVE YOU LOVE

I AM PARTICULAR

ZTSC 107640

ZTSC 107641

3/1966

108

HINDAL BUTTS TRIO

 (FEATURING

 DAYTONA VOICES)

HIDAL BUTTS TRIO

BACK UP BABY

 

 

WALZING WITH THE PARSON

 

736

 

 

737

1966

109

THE FABULOUS PEPS

WITH THESE EYES

LOVE OF MY LIFE

233

234

1966

110

LEE ROGERS

LOVE AND WAR

HOW ARE YOU FIXED FOR LOVE

235

236

1966

111

LIL' SOUL BROTHERS

I'VE GOT HEARTACHES

WHAT CAN IT BE

231

232

1966

112

CONNY VAN DYKE

THE WORDS WON'T COME

DON'T DO NOTHING I WOULDN'T DO

 

237

238

1966

113

BUDDY LAMP

YOU'VE GOT THE LOVING TOUCH

WANNA GO HOME

239

240

8/1966

114

THE MAGICTONES

HOW CAN I FORGET

ME AND MY BABY

241

107626

8/1966

115

INTERNATIONAL KANSAS CITY PLAYBOYS

 

EVERYBODY'S GOING WILD

QUITTIN' TIME

242

243

8/1966

116

SILKY HARGREAVES

I'LL KEEP ON TRYING

LOVE, LET'S TRY IT AGAIN

244

245

8/1966

118

LEE ROGERS

HOW ARE YOU FIXED FOR LOVE

CRAKED UP OVER YOU

236

249

?

119

LEE ROGERS

HOW ARE YOU FIXED FOR LOVE

THE SAME THINGS THAT MAKE

 YOU LAUGH

 

236

249

?

120

BUDDY LAMP

I WANNA GO HOME

CONFUSION

240

12

?

121

LEE ROGERS

LOVE CAN REALLY HURT YOU DEEP

LOVE FOR A LOVE

13

14

5/1967

122

BUDDY LAMP

SAVE YOUR LOVE

I WANNA GO HOME

15

240

1967

 

Notes thanks to Graham Finch


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