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1956

It's Time To Pay (10″) 2 tracks, 1956
by Jimmy Little
Mysteries of Life (10″ and 7″) 2 tracks, 1956
by Jimmy Little

August

Someday You're Gonna Call My Name (10″) 2 tracks, August 1956
by Jimmy Little

November

Sweet Mama (10″) 2 tracks, November 1956
by Jimmy Little

1957

Silver City Comet (7″) 2 tracks, 1957
by Jimmy Little
The Grandest Show Of All (10″) 5 tracks, 1957
by Jimmy Little

1959

Danny Boy (7″) 2 tracks, 1959
by Jimmy Little
Jimmy Little Sings Ballads with a Beat (EP) 4 tracks, 1959
by Jimmy Little

1960

Whispering Hope (EP) 4 tracks, 1960
by Jimmy Little
Whispering Hope (7″, not released) 2 tracks, 1960
by Jimmy Little
The Shadow Of the Boomerang 2 tracks, 1960
by Jimmy Little
Shadow Of The Boomerang 1 track, 1960
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Somebody's Pushing Me 2 tracks, 1960
by Jimmy Little
The Bells of St. Marys 2 tracks, 1960
by Jimmy Little
A Fool Such As I (EP) 4 tracks, 1960
by Jimmy Little

February

The Last Rose of Summer (7″) 2 tracks, February 1960
by Jimmy Little

1961

You'll Never Walk Alone 13 tracks, 1961
by Jimmy Little
Kissing Someone New 2 tracks, 1961
by Jimmy Little

October

Yo-Yo Heart (7") 2 tracks, October 1961
by Vic Simms

November

Too Many Parties & Too Many Pals (EP) 4 tracks, November 1961
by Jimmy Little

1962

A Man Called Peter (EP) 4 tracks, 1962
by Jimmy Little
The Way Of The Cross (EP) 4 tracks, 1962
by Jimmy Little
Introducing Vicky Simms 1 track, 1962
by Vic Simms
Little Green Valley (7″) 2 tracks, 1962
by Jimmy Little

1963

A Tree in The Meadow 12 tracks, 1963
by Jimmy Little

May

Pledge Of Love (7″) 2 tracks, 10 May 1963
by Jimmy Little

November

Royal Telephone (7″) 2 tracks, November 1963
by Jimmy Little

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