Three Cool Cats

Label:		Deccagone
Catalogue No.:		PRO-1100
Format :		7" Translucent Vinyl + Pic Sleeve
Speed:		45 rpm
Origin:		US
Availability :		April 1977
Duration:		2:22	1:37
Etched Matrix:	A	THREE COOL CATS ~~---//----~~ BACK TO MONO
	B	*HELLO LITTLE GIRL*
More Information:		#4 (Alt Version)	V?N?
1977-2007

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Rear

Comments:

The first release of Decca material from the fan club label. As with the other singles in the series it remained core material until 2007 for those brief seconds of canter not previously copied until a the needle drop expert Dr Ebbetts located a prime set and made an excellent transfer on his new Decca release The Decca Audition.

The first release from this fan club label there were primarily blue vinyl with the unique purple label with silver text. Sellers have identified the multicolored versions as pressed for family and friends but this could just be a sales pitch, but they look great and are exceptionally rare. As with all the Deccagone releases these have been copied numerous times, some from a stamper made from the original.

In April 2004 Heritage Auctions sold the stampers from the Joe Pope Archive. The matrices in the run-off groves matches the first pressings and do not include the catalogue numbers. Both had blue vinyl residues around the centre.

Track Listing:

Side 1
		Song	Version	Comments	Date
1	2:22	Three Cool Cats	DECCA		1 Jan 1962

Side 2
		Song	Version	Comments	Date
1	1:37	Hello Little Girl	DECCA		1 Jan 1962

Single Banding

1

2

Alternate Versions

Joe Pope printed in his fanzine that there were fakes being sold of his titles as have other authors. There appear to be three distinct versions using different stampers and copied artwork. Version #2 is by far the most common with its darker fuzzy artwork and green labels.

Author	Book Guide	Original	Fake
Charles Reinhart	You Can't Do That	Blue Vinyl Purple Label Silver Printing	Blue Vinyl Green Label Black Text
David Schwartz	Listening to The Beatles Vol.1	Blue Vinyl Purple Label Silver Printing


		Original Title Font: Ultimate Serial Bold Label Colour: Purple Text: Silver Vinyl Colour: Blue 'NOT FOR SALE' Justification: Left-Hand
Etched Matrix: THREE COOL CATS ~~---//----~~ BACK TO MONO	Etched Matrix: HELLO LITTLE GIRL

FAKES

#1 Black Label
News Gothic Bold Font	Label VariationOnly ?
Etched Matrix: THREE COOL CATS ~~---//----~~ BACK TO MONO
Colours:	Colours:



#2	Rem(F)ake #3
Foundation Sans Black Condensed Font	Foundation Sans Black Condensed Font
Etched (Poorly) Matrix: PRO-1100-A\ ~~-------------~~ THREE CJOOL CATS ~~-------~~ BACK TO MONO	Etched Matrix: PRO-1100A
Most Common Colour: Green	Colours:


Rem(F)ake #4
Foundation Sans Black Condensed Font
Label Only Variation ?

Artwork

	Gatefold Cover	Cover Art	Slick	Inner Sleeve	Comment
	N	Y	N	N	Die Cut

		ORIGINAL
		Rem(F)ake #1
		Rem(F)ake #2
		Rem(F)ake #3

Stampers


Joe Pope Stamper Side 1	Joe Pope Stamper Side 2
Etched Matrix: THREE COOL CATS ~~---//----~~ BACK TO MONO	Etched Matrix: HELLO LITTLE GIRL
These two stampers along with one for How Do You Do It were sold through Heritage Auction in April 2014

ALL Information, Data and Images are for REFERENCE PURPOSE ONLY.

The collated information is from hundreds of sources, I am unable to verify the accuracy of any information implied or provided .

I neither own these discs or know how to obtain them , so any Corrections or New material is always appreciated.

This page is a working document, last updated on the 26-Jan-2024

Three Cool Cats

Cover

Disc

Rear

Comments:

Track Listing:

Side 1

Side 2

Single Banding

1

2

Alternate Versions

Original

FAKES

#1 Black Label

#2

Rem(F)ake #3

Rem(F)ake #4

Artwork

ORIGINAL

Rem(F)ake #1

Rem(F)ake #2

Rem(F)ake #3

Stampers

Joe Pope Stamper Side 1

Joe Pope Stamper Side 2

ALL Information, Data and Images are for REFERENCE PURPOSE ONLY.

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