Even among the strange world of tax scam labels, the Diplomat / Rocking Horse label stands as an oddity. The label started out in
the late 1950s with their prime focus being children's albums. What makes the label interesting to music collectors is that by the
mid-1970s the catalog had expanded their niche to include a number of more conventional pop and rock releases. None were
printed in massive quantities, so title like "Barbas", "Lemonade" and "Random Element" are sought after.
Recent additions:
2010
- 21 September 2010 - Added better photo of The Edens and revised estimated value
- 02 October 2010 - Added review of Random Element
2011
- 02 February 2011 - Added entries for Kirby Donaldson Trio, Goldenrod, London Bridge, and Steve Sanger (thanks to Carl Weiss)
- 03 February 2011 - Added photo of the Steve Sanger LP
- 04 February 2011 - Added photo of Creation Station LP
- 10 August 2011 - Added photo of Rotten Punks LP
- 22 August 2011 - Added review of Rotten Punks LP
2013
- 01 May, 2013 - Added photo of Kirby Donaldson Trio "Adventures In Paradise" LP
- 08 December, 2013 - Added photo of Goldenrod LP (thanks to Benjamin Lowengard for the photo)
2014
- 03 November, 2014 - Added photo of London Bridge "Out Front" LP
- 03 November, 2014 - Added photo of Rocking Horse Orchestra "Cuddly Teddy Bear" LP
- 14 December, 2014 - Added photo of Danny Curtis "Doin' the Classics" LP
2017
- 25 February, 2017 - Added picture of Joy Mann "Mann" LP
- 25 February, 2017 - Added picture of Annie Maxwell "Annie Does Live Here" LP
- 14 October, 2017 - Added photo of Stix Evans Band "Lollipops" LP
- 14 October, 2017 - Added photo of Long Island Express "Makin' All the Stops" LP
- 21 November, 2017 - Added photo of Godfathers "Meet the Godfathers" LP (Thanks to Zach Barbera)
Came across your site while researching a tax scam record I won in an online auction. It is a Rocking Horse release for a band
named The Godfathers. The most unusual thing about it is that it is actually signed by the artists. Which seems highly unusual since
they were not meant to be even seen in the wild let alone have much artist participation. Ever see a signed tax scam record before
don’t have it in hand yet, so not much to go on aside from a few pictures Thanks Zach
| LP cover | Artist | LP Title | Label | catalog # | Year | Genre |
Value |
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unknown | unknown | Rocking Horse | RHR-5500 | 1977 |
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unknown | unknown | Rocking Horse | RHR-5501 | 1977 |
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unknown | unknown | Rocking Horse | RHR-5502 | 1977 |
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Curtis, Danny | Doin' the Standards | Rocking Horse | RHR-5503 | 1977 | classical |
est. $20 - $40
|
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Lee Reiser | Pretzels | Rocking Horse | RHR 5504 | 1977 | NM / NM; still in shrink wrap | $100.00 |
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Executives, The | Live In Las Vegas | Rocking Horse | RHR-5505 | 1977 | pop | est. $20 - $40 |
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Stix Evans Band | Lollipops | Rocking Horse | RHR 5506 | 1977 | ??? |
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Long Island Express | Makin' All the Stops | Rocking Horse | RHR-5507 | 1977 | ??? |
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Steve Clayton | Steve Not David | Rocking Horse | RHR-5508 | 1977 | pop |
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Rotten Punks | Rotten Kids | Rocking Horse | RHR 5509 | 1977 | VG / VG | for sale $60.00 |
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unknown | unknown | Rocking Horse | RHR-5510 | 1977 |
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unknown | unknown | Rocking Horse | RHR-5511 | 1977 |
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Lemonade | Lemonade | Rocking Horse | RHR-5512 | 1977 | rock | for sale $100.00 |
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Barabas | Barabas | Rocking Horse | RHR 5513 | 1977 | NM / NM; still in shrink wrap (opened) |
for sale $100.00 |
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Creation Station | Creation Station | Rocking Horse | RHR-5514 | 1977 |
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Slow Poke | Taking Off | Rocking Horse | RHR-5515 | 1977 | rock | SOLD $200 |
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Edens, The | Black Jack | Rocking Horse | RHR-5516 | 1977 | jazz/soul | $75-$100 |
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unknown | unknown | Rocking Horse | RHR-5517 | 1977 |
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Kirby Donaldson Trio | Adventures In Paradise | Rocking Horse | RHR-5518 | 1977 | jazz | est $30 - $40 |
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London Bridge | Out Front | Rocking Horse | RHR-5519 | 1977 | est $100 |
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Cook, Doug Band | Late Nights and Bar Fights | Rocking Horse | RHR-5520 | 1977 | country | for sale $40 |
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Random Element | Afternoon In Milan | Rocking Horse | RHR-5521 | 1977 | VG+ / VG+; still in shrink wrap (open and torn) | SOLD $200.00 |
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Ken Knight | Scarlet Lady | Rocking Horse | RHR-5522 | 1977 | VG / VG+; taped corners | for sale $75.00 |
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Steve Sanger | Whatever | Rocking Horse | RHR-5524 | 1977 | pop | $50 - $100 |
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Rocking Horse Orchestra | Cuddly Teddy Bear | Rocking Horse | RHR-5525 | 1977 | children's | est $10 |
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Goldenrod | Goldenrod | Rocking Horse | RHR-5526 | 1977 | rock | unknown |
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Mann, Joy | Joy | Rocking Horse | 1977 | ??? | $50.00 |
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Maxwell, Annie | Annie Does Live Here | Rocking Horse | 1977 | ??? | $50.00 |
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Godfathers, The | The Godfathers | Rocking Horse | 1977 | ??? |