Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking at Ohio Northern University Chapel, Ada, Ohio

 

On January 11, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at Ohio Northern University. At the time of his visit to Ada, Ohio and ONU, Dr. King was an international figure. He was the youngest person to ever win the Nobel Prize and only the 12th American to ever do so. He was at the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement and a key social figure of the turbulent 1960s.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking at Ohio Northern University Chapel, Ada, Ohio

Custom recording by Musicol Records (Columbus, Ohio)
HR1185

Al Waslon Trio (Alda LP)

Al Waslon Trio

The Many Moods Of The Al Waslon Trio

19579
A1 Lazy River  2:13
A2  Cameo  2:46
A3  World On A String  2:57
A4  Sing Me No Sad Songs  2:15
A5  Yes Sir, That's My Baby  2:07
A6  What Is This Thing Called Love  2:15

19580
B1  Satin Doll  2:41
B2  Memories Of You  3:14
B3  Limehouse Blues  3:16
B4  Misty  3:48
B5  Peanuts  2:51
    Recorded At – Musicol

    Bass – Joe Schmalz
    Drums – Ed Knill
    Piano – Al Waslon

Alda ARLP 1001 [HR 1127]

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Sources: 

ebay (with audio clip) (The Beggar's Tomb Records)

discogs

Hull 1056 and Hull 1060 - Early Mus-I-Col

Gospelaires Quartet - Hull 1056
16631/16632, Rite Acct # 1449, 1966
See images for song titles


Flowers Family - Hull 1060
17073 - Wild And Reckless
17074 - Once Again
Rite Acct #1449, 1966

John Hull started the Musicol (Mus-I-Col) recording studio in his home in Columbus, Ohio in 1965 and within a year moved to a permanent studio. Most of his early recordings were pressed by Rite but in 1969 he acquired the equipment to press records. These two previously undocumented releases are on his own Hull label, however, the Flowers Family 45 appears to have been re-released about a year later on Mus-I-Col 1090.

Most or all of the Rite pressings for Mus-I-Col have OM or O/M on the label or dead wax. I believe I've seen it on some other Rite pressings from about the same time as well. Any good explanation of it's purpose or meaning is much appreciated!

Photos courtesy of Phil Tricker and Malcolm Chapman.