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Phillips International Records is a sub-label of Sun Records started by Sam Phillips on September 3, 1957 and it operated until 1963. The design had the whole label as blue with geographic distortions, a subdued blue map of the world (with most of Europe and all of Asia conspicuously missing). Phillips International logo at the top of the label that reads: Sam C. Phillips International Corp. And is printed between the red-white-blue pennant. The fine print on the bottom of the label restricted its reach to New York, Memphis and Hollywood. The original Phillips International label issued singles in a PI 3516 up to PI 3586 series. Based at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, the label was home to the million-selling "Raunchy" (PI 3519) by Bill Justis and His Orchestra, who later became a major player in arranging and conducting in Nashville, Tennessee. Carl Mann had hits with "Mona Lisa" (PI 3539) and "Pretend" (PI 3546) in 1959, and Charlie Rich recorded "Lonely Weekends" (PI 3552) for the label in 1960. The first Phillips International release (PI 3516) extended the Sun career of Buddy Blake Cunningham. Phillips International Records was dissolved in 1963 after Philips Electronic group in Holland complained about the similar name. This playlist contains: PI 3516-3517-3518-3519-3520-3521-3522-3523-3524-3525-3526-3527-3528-3529-3530-3531-3532-3533-3534-3535-3536-3537-3538-3539-3540-3541-3542-3543-3544-3545-3546-3547-3548-3549-3550-3551-3552-3553-3554-3555-3556-3557-3558-3559-3560-3561-3562-3563-3564-3565-3566-3567-3568-3569-3570-3571-3572-3573-3574-3575-3576-3577-3778-3579-3580-3581-3582-3583-3584-3585-3586 PI 3530 was the last Phillips International single issued on both 78/45rpm speeds. The A and B sides of a single are as described in the book ''Good Rockin' Tonight: Sun Records And The Birth Of Rock And Roll'' by Colin Escott & Martin Hawkins (1991) This 706 Union Avenue Sessions is a non-commercial labor of love and is in no way associated with any commercial activity. All music from own archive and music collections. Use for educational purposes. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Most articles are written by Colin Escott, Martin Hawkins and Hank Davis, referred to as (CE) (MH) (HD). Other liner notes are composed from multiple sources. 706 Union Avenue Sessions reserves the right to remove any comments from our site or various social media platforms at any time. Comments featuring hate speech or otherwise threatening or violent content will be deleted. © - 706 UNION AVENUE SESSIONS - ©