DICK JENSEN - A DISCOGRAPHY

Here's a discography of the sadly missed Hawaiian singer, dancer, actor and performer Dick "The Giant" Jensen that I compiled gathering together different sources. I guess that it's far to be complete but I'll try to add more pictures and info at a later date... All releases were published in the U.S. except where noted.

If you have any useful information about Dick Jensen - especially corrections and improvements to this discography - please get in touch with me at stereocandies [at] hotmail [dot] com or leave a comment in the box below, thank you!

[last update: 27.04.2018]

   
Bye Bye Baby / Lover's Paradise
(7", Teen Records, 507, 1959)
[as "Lance Curtis"]


   
Leahi / Sympathy
(7", Teen Records, 509, 1960)
[as "Lance Curtis & The Uniques"]


   
(Ghost) Riders in the Sky / Taboo
(7", Amber Records, 2004, 1961)
[as part of "The Uniques"]


   
Renegade / Malaguena
(7", United Southern Artists, Inc., 5-104, 1961)
[as part of "The Uniques"]
[this record is still under investigation, the band could be "The Uniques" from Lousiana, not the one from Hawaii...]


   
Renegade / Malaguena
(7", Strand Records, PRS-422, 1961)
[as part of "The Uniques", Australian release]
[this record is still under investigation, the band could be "The Uniques" from Lousiana, not the one from Hawaii...]


   
Doin' the Tamure / Surfin' In Hawaii
(7", Mahalo Records, 1012, 1963)
[split single with Dick Jensen on side A and Tom Moffatt on side B]


   
Waikiki Rumble / Swamped
(7", Amber Records, 7001, 1963)
[as "Dick Jensen & The Swamp Men"]


       
Tom Dooley / Since I Fell For You
(7", Loma, 2021, 1965)
[as "Dick Jensen & The Imports", pictures above depict the promo version]


       
Back In Circulation / Uncle John's Goodtime Band
(7", Loma, 2029, 1966)
[as "Dick Jensen & The Imports", pictures above depict the promo version]


       
Mr. Pitiful / You Don't Love Me Anymore
(7", Loma, 2055, 1966)
[as "Dick Jensen & The Imports", pictures above depict the promo version]


      
Girl Don't Come / Groove With What You've Got
(7", Mercury, 72888, 1969)


      
I'm Good For You / Jealous Feeling
(7", Probe Records, CP-468, December 1969)
[pictures above depict the promo version]


         
I'm Good For You / Jealous Feeling
(7", EMI/Stateside, 2C006-91030M, January 1970)
[French release coming in a picture sleeve, released shortly after the U.S. edition]


      

   
White Hot Soul
(LP, Command/Probe Records, CPLP-4512, 1969)
[also released in Canada on Command / Probe Records as CPLP-4512]
[also released in Argentina on Prodisa / ABC with a slightly different cover as PRODISA 612]
[also released in United Kingdom on Command / Probe Records as SPB 1010 in October 1970]


      
Real Good Woman / Bird You Must Fly
(7", Probe Records, CP-479-A, 1970)
[pictures above depict the promo version]


      
Going Up On the Mountain / Three Cheers For Love
(7", Philadelphia International Records, ZS7 3504, May 1971)
[pictures above depict the promo version]


         
Dick Jensen
(LP, Philadelphia International Records, KZ31794, February 1973)
[also released in United Kingdom on Epic Records as EPC 65591 in 1973]
[re-released on CD in Japan by Sony Music Japan International with catalogue number "EICP 1381" in 2010]
[re-released on CD in U.K. by Big Break Records with catalogue number "CDBBR 0202" in 2013]
[more information about the album are available here and here]


       
A Penny For Your Thoughts / Tamika (Come Back Later)
(7", Philadelphia International Records, ZS7 3527, March 1973)
[promo version]
[labels erroneously report a 1972 release date]


       
A Penny For Your Thoughts / Tamika (Come Back Later)
(7", Philadelphia International Records, ZS7 3527, March 1973)
[official release]
[labels erroneously report a 1972 release date]


         
I Don't Want To Cry / Tamika (Come Back Later)
(7", Epic, S EPC 1521, May 1973)
[U.K. release in company sleeve]


      
Peace of Mind (mono) / Peace of Mind (stereo)
(7", Philadelphia International Records, ZS7 3542, 1973)
[promo only]


      
Peace of Mind / New York City's a Lonely Town
(7", Philadelphia International Records, ZS7 3542, 1973)


         
Peace of Mind / New York City's a Lonely Town
(7", Philadelphia International Records, PIR 2565, 1973)
[Swedish edition in picture cover]


           
Going Up On the Mountain / Three Cheers For Love
(7", Epic, EPC 1395, 1973)
[Dutch edition in picture cover]


      
Cloudy Mornin' (Mono version) / Love Shack
(7", Record Club of Honolulu, no catalogue number, 197?)
[exact release date unknown, probably mid/late 1976, my copy comes in a plain white sleeve]


         
Giant of Hawaii
(LP, Record Club of Honolulu, RCH-1001, 197?)
[release date unknown, probably mid/late 1976]


         
The Writer
(LP, Giant Records, GRS-1980, 1979)


Honolulu Girls / On the Beach
(7", Bluewater Records, BW 1840, 198?)
[exact release date unknown, probably circa 1982-84]


True Spirit of Aloha
(LP or cassette, 1985)
[a religious album which is mentioned on a couple of Hawaiian websites, unfortunately I never had a chance to see a copy, this is probably Jensen's most rare release]


An instrumental hip-hop track by Raw Foodz contains samples from "32nd Street" (from the 1973 Philadelphia International Records album "Dick Jensen") and is available here]

More information about Dick Jensen is available here:

http://archives.starbulletin.com/2006/06/22/news/story02.html

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Jun/22/il/FP606220304.html

http://www.oahuislandnews.com/May05/Home.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Jensen

I'm currently compiling a Dick Jensen biography, the first part of this work-in-progress covers the period 1942-1972 and is available here.

I'm also trying to build a collection of Dick Jensen pictures and memorabilia, my work-in-progress is available here.

All my posts dedicated to Dick Jensen on this blog are available here.

If you have any useful information about Dick Jensen - especially corrections and improvements to the above discography - or if you spot any dead links, just get in touch with me at stereocandies [at] hotmail [dot] com or leave a comment in the box below, thank you!