As promised here: a bit more on the Red Bird label, on the occasion of [new] Charly's "The Red Bird Story (Hits & Rarities From The Red Bird, Blue Cat, Tiger & Daisy Labels 60 Original Recordings By The Original Artists)" budget v/a 2cd (SNAX626CD, 2011). More on Leiber & Stoller later … but see also:
http://www.charly.co.uk/albums/the-red-bird-story/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Bird_Records
http://uzine.posterous.com/tag/brillbuilding
http://www.redbirdent.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bossa_Nova_Baby
http://www.originals.be/en/originals.php?id=687
http://www.originals.be/en/originals.php?id=1501
http://tuwa.blogspot.com/2006/07/alvin-robinson-down-home-girl.html
http://funky16corners.wordpress.com/2009/03/31/the-coasters-down-home-girl/
http://www.elsewhere.co.nz/fromthevaults/4147/alvin-robinson-down-home-girl-1964/