Another label where there's precious little information to go on.  (Don't confuse it with the New York-based Baby Grande hip-hop 

label - note the extra 'e').  Baby Grand was apparently based in California and was tied in with the Bowman Recording and Production 

Company.  The label may have had some sort of ties to the Tiger Lily imprint.  That's speculation on my part, but I'd point out that the two 

labels released material by some of the same artists, including Clydie King and C.M. Lord.  Baby Grand seems to have been in 

business for about two years - 1977 through 1979.  It started out releasing lots of disco, jazz, and funk material, but towards the end 

of its existence apparently moved into the  country and jazz genres.  Like most tax scam labels, there appear to be large gaps 

in their catalog.  As mentioned, there doesn't seem to be a complete discography so I've cobbled together what I could find which 

reflects about 35 titles.  I haven't heard the vast majority of these, but the couple I have checked out have been pretty forgettable funk 

and jazz.  On a related note, the label sported some of the dullest album art known to mankind - much of it black and white (which was 

probably cheaper to print than color images). That's not to say there isn't a market for these albums. As you'd expect, they're fairly 

rare and not exactly given away.  In fact at least a couple of these ("Terea" and "Black Rain") routinely sell for $500 or more.  As far 

as I can tell, nothing from Baby Grant has been reissued.  

Also worth mentioning, a couple of the releases were issued under the Pelican imprint.  Pelican seems to have been a legitimate 

early 1970s label that found a niche releasing cast albums and radio shows featuring 1930s and 1940s film and music stars such

as The Andrews Sisters, Judy Garland, Hal Gordon, and Gloria Swanson.  The label apparently went dormant for a couple of years, 

but reflected by a change in catalog number formats (starting with a SE-2xxx sequence, the label seems to have been reactivated in 

the mid-1970s focusing on old movie soundtracks, children stories, with occasional forays into more contemporary sounds.  This is

nothing more than speculation on my part, but I wonder if Pelican was actually the precursor label with Baby Grand being the tax 

scam offshoot  ...

As mentioned, I've only heard a couple of the Baby Grand / Pelican releases and will get around to posting reviews in the near future.

If you've got information on the label of some of missing releases, drop me a line:  

RDTEN1@aol.com

Thanks to Takayuki Fujikawa for images SE-1001, SE-1002, SE-1007, SE-1062 (alternative cover), SE-1066., and SE-2081.   

You can check out his Baby Grand website at: 

http://www.geocities.jp/tfgroove/BabyG1

One last word about sales.  I only own a few of these.  The ones I have for sale will have a set price as opposed to an estimated value 

range, e.g.  $75  versus  $50 - $75.  By the way, don't ask me where you can find the other titles.  I don't know.

Conti, Shelby

Conti

Baby Grand

SE-1001

1977

jazz

$50 - $75

Gordon, Hal

Inner Strength

Pelican

SE-1002

1977

unknown

$50 - $75

Electric Pong Orchestra

Tales of the Electric Pong

Pelican

SE-1004

1977

progressive

$20 - $40

Nothin' Sirus

Monkey Business

Baby Grand

SE-1005

1977

funk

$50.00

Bill of Faire

Hot Stuff

Pelican

SE-1007

1977

jazz

$20 - $30

Wellington Strings, The

Happiness Is a Ride On the Merry Go Round

Pelican

SE-1008

1977

pop

$20 - $30

Party Hats

Party Hats

Baby Grand

SE-1016

1977

soul

$75 - $100

Joe Romano

Coming Down On Love

Baby Grand

SE-1020

1977

pop

$25 - $50

Just Cookin'

Just Cookin'

Baby Grand

SE-1026

1977

soul

$50 - $75

Disco Ladies

Disco Ladies

Baby Grand

SE-1029

1977

soul

$200 - $250

Terea

Terea

Baby Grand

SE-1031

1977

funk

$800 - $1,200

Zaza (Paul Zaza)

Zaza

Baby Grand

SE-1033

1977

disco

$50.00

Zaza (Paul Zaza)

Zaza (alternate cover)

Baby Grand

SE-1033

1977

disco

$20 - $30

Just a Little Bit

Just a Little Bit

Baby Grand

SE-1034

1977

funk

$50 - $75

Salinas N St. Louis

Salinas N St. Louis

Baby Grand

SE-1036

1977

rock

C.M. Lord

A Fat Chance

Baby Grand

SE-1037

1977

soul

$200 - $300

Marcus Duke

East of the Sun, West of the Moon

Baby Grand

SE-1038

1977

jazz

$20 - $30

Pop Top

Dispose of Properly

Baby Grand

SE-1039

1977

pop

$25 - $30

Summer

Summer

Baby Grand

SE-1040

1977

soul

$50 - $75

Carry On

Carry On

Baby Grand

SE-1044

1979

VG+ / VG+

$75.00

Dance Haul

Dance Haul

Baby Grand

SE-1045

1977

NM / NM; still in shrink wrap

$35.00

Farnon, Robert

Robert Farnon In Concert

Baby Grand

SE-1047

1977

jazz

$25.00

Bill of Fair

II

Baby Grand

SE-1048

1977

jazz

$50 - $75

Zweebop

Zweebop

Baby Grand

SE-1050

1977

jazz

$50 - $75

Zweebop

Zweebop

Baby Grand

SE-1050

1977

jazz

$50 - $75

Black Rain

Black Rain

Baby Grand

SE-1055

1977

funk

$300 - $400

Clydie King

Steps Out

Baby Grand

SE-1062

1977

soul

$300 - $400

Clydie King

Steal Your Love Away"

Baby Grand

SE-1062

1977

soul

$300 - $400

Contact

Contact

Baby Grand

SE-1066

1977

soul

$50 - $75

Hot In Here

Hot In Here

Baby Grand

SE-1068

1977

NM / NM; still in shrink

$110.00

Buckhorn

Buckhorn

Baby Grand

SE-1069

1977

country

$50 - $75

Strommen Brothers

Ballyhoo Days

Baby Grand

SE-1072

1977

country

$50 - $75

Disco Space Funk Band

Journey Through the Night

Baby Grand

SE-2081

1979

disco

$200 - $300

Heaton, Alan

Looking Back

Baby Grand

SE-2085

1979

country

$20 - $30

The Energy Commission

The Energy Commission

Baby Grand

SE-

1977

funk

$300 - $400

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