Diamond Jim

DIAMOND JIM	Diamond Jim was the nickname of James Riley, who owned the label and several others.He was shot dead outside the Club Mozambique in Watts, 1971. The label design was a black background with silver lettering, except for DR 1008 which is blue and silver and 207 which is green lettering on a yellow backdrop. The address for the label is, 3 & 1000 = 8787 Linwood, Detroit, 12328 =  8781 Linwood, Detroit, all others = 12328 Dexter, Detroit. The numbering system for Diamond Jim are closely linked with another Riley logo, Riley's. some of the 45's on Riley's also share the same address as some Diamond Jim releases. Northern Soul plays = yellow.
Cat. Number	Artist	A-Side/B-Side	Mattrix	Date
3A	E.J. & The Echoes	You're Gonna Hurt	3 A	1965
		I Had a Hard Time	3 B	1965
R 100 A	M. ALi & J. Tucker	Shuffle With Ali	R 1000	1966
		Champs Jerk	4 B	1966
207	Ray & The Royals	Baby Please Don't Go	DR 013	1966
		Midnight Walk	DR 014	1966
DR 1001 A	Manuel Holcolm & His Band	This Generation	DR 1002 A	1966
		This Generation (inst)	DR 1002 B	1966
1006	Lee Rogers	If I Could Steal You Away	DR 1005 A	1966
		Sweetest Woman Ever Born	DR 1005 B	1966
DR 1008 A	Lee Rogers	Sex Appeal	DR 1008 A	1966
		Togetherness	DR 1008 B	1966
DR 8784 A	The Terrifics	I'll Get Him Back	DR 8784 A	1967
		We're So Young	DR 8784 B	1967
DR 8787 A	E.J. & The Echoes	Put A Smile On Your Face	DR 8787 A	1967
		People Say	DR 8787 B	1967
DR 8789 A	E.J. & The Echoes	If You Just Love Me	DR 8789 A	1967
		Treat Me Right	DR 8789 B	1967
DR 8792 A	The Tempos	I'll Never Forget	DR 8792 A	1968
		Disc Jockey Paradise	DR 8792 B	1968
DR 8794 A	The Steptones	Lonely One	DR 8794 A	1968
		Steppin' High	DR 8794 B	1968
DR 9795 A	E.J. & The Echoes	One Of These Days	DR 8795 A	1968
		Treat Me Right	DR 8795 B	1968
DR 8797 A	Mr. Bo & Blues Boys	Baby Your Hair Looks Bad	DR 8797 A	1969
		Night Walkers	DR 8797 B	1969
DR 8798 A	Manuel B. Holcolm & Band	I Stayed Away Too Long	DR 8798 A	1969
		Kick-Out-Ins	DR 8798 B	1969
R 12328	Lee Moore	The Heart Of A Woman	R 12328 A	1970
		The Heart Of A Woman	R 12328 B	1970
3208	Freddie Pride	The Joy Of Christmas	3208 A	1970
		All My Life	3208 B	1970
DR 8798 was also issued in 1970 with a different mattrix numbers (DJ 900-DJ17755/DJ17756)
Research: Mickey Nold/Rod Dearlove