101
MIKE MARBEE
Cheatin’ On You Honey/Why Can’t I Be Yours
105
THE MINORITY
Where Was My Mind/High Flyer
107
GAIL LITTLE
Johnny Let’s Go To Town/Waiting
108
SPEED LIMIT
You’re Too Young To Know/Speed
110
(no artist listed)
Have Fun, Baby/High Flyer
(This is a different version of “High Flyer” than #105 above)
997 (Hit Records International)
TONY LaGRECA & NASHVILLE JAM BAND
In The Blue Night/You Hurt Me
1001
HILL
I Gotta Get Thru/Reflections
1002
KEN STEADMAN/DANNY HUDAK
51 Years/I’ll Live On Dreams
1003
BRASS ASSEMBLY
Get The Most Out Of Life/No Guarantee
1004 (Hyperbolic)
LOIS PUCKETT
Love Back Guarantee/God’s River Child
1004 (Hit Records International)
ROSETTA ELLIS (WILLIE GOLATT, Piano)
There’s Going To Be A Fire/What God Means
1005 (Hit Records International)
EUPHORIA
Everloving People/The Nicest Words
1006
BARBARA & THE HEARTKEYS/DANNY HUDEK
The Key To My Heart/Now Let There Be Joyful Years
1009
FRED HOFFMAN
Indian Blues/Starving For Your Love
1014
JOE FISHER with THE ROTATIONS
Last Letter Of Love (vocal)/Last Letter Of Love (instrumental)
1017
GARY FORD
Regardless/My Date
1410 (Hit Records International)
THE FEMININE TOUCH
(LP) “Gentlemen Jim’s Presents The Feminine Touch”
1440 (Auric Records)
LINCOLN GREEN
Rosa Mae Morestep/Pamela
1470 (I Love You Records)
JOE FISHER
A Wonderful Love (one-sided)
1769 (Hyperbolic)
JUDY HOLMES
Beautiful Florida/Facts Of Florida
5061 (Hit Records International)
BOLDER DAMN
(LP) “Mourning”
9861 (Hit Records International)
THE FEMININE TOUCH
Groove Me/Ooh Child
9862 (Hit Records International)
ROSETTA ELLIS (WILLIE GOLATT, Piano)
Don’t Have To Talk About You/The Lord Has Brought Me
9863 (Hit Records International)
ROSETTA ELLIS
Walk Around Heaven All Day/Come In The Room
BL-1 (Hit Records International)
BARBARA LEE
(LP) I.S.C. Presents Barbara Lee
The Ft. Lauderdale band COVENTRY signed with Hit Records International in 1970, but it doesn’t appear anything was released. Other artists signed to Hyperbolic/Hit in 1970 or 1971 – according to Billboard Magazine – were Foxx, Mario Librizzi (formerly of the Tassels), and Pershing Arbogast. In addition, a group named Snow (with former members of the Hard Knocks) recorded for Hyperbolic in 1972, but it’s not clear if anything was actually issued.
Phil Milstein lists a bunch of Hyperbolic and Hit song-poem demos on his American Song-Poem Music Archives, an essential and endlessly captivating site. This is one group of labels whose discography will probably never be complete.
Many more label discographies can be found in the book Savage Lost: Florida Garage Bands, The ’60s & Beyond. If you’re interested in Florida garage band and soul music labels such as Paris Tower, Tener, Tropical, Dade, Marlin, Gulfstream, or Trip Universal, the book is for you. While Hyperbolic was mentioned several times in Savage Lost, I never got around to compiling a discography, an oversight that I am finally able to correct.