RoFran Enterprises was a studio and label owned and operated by Roger Francisco from roughly 1964 to 1974. Francisco was born in Decatur and grew up in Springfield, Illinois. He was a musician and audio engineer who had spent some time in Nashville before returning to central Illinois. Around 1964, Francisco opened a studio in his basement at 5 Rainbow Court in Urbana where he produced radio and television commercials as well as music by local groups. Initial singles were released on the RoFran label. Later “A Custom Product of RoFran Enterprises” or simply Custom was used on the label. In 1967, RoFran expanded its operation and moved into a new space at 115 West Main Street in downtown Urbana. By 1970 the studio had moved to 117 W. Washington in Urbana. In 1974, Francisco sold the business to Al Ierardi.
| CAT # | ARTIST | TITLE | DATE |
| P-1001 | The Intruders | Deception / Intrudin' | 1965 |
| P-1002 | The Rogues | Gone To Stay / Wait Till the Summer | 1965 |
| P-1003 | Lee Rust | Scramble / Do You Ever Kinda Wonder? | 1965 |
| P-1004 | Lee Rust | Mystery House / Come on Back | 1965 |
| P-1005 | Lee Rust | Try, Try to Leave / I’m Spoken For | 1965 |
| P-1006 | Lee Rust | She’s Gone Tonight / World Made of Romance | 1965 |
| R-1010 | Sound Studio One (aka The Prodigies) | Kysmyph (KIS-MIF) / Don’t Look Back | 1966 |
| P-1012 | The Impalas | Kristina / Lost Beat | 1966 |
| ER-1013 | The Prodigies | I Want To Do It / What’d I Say | 1966 |
| P-1014 | The Quaternotes | My Baby Left Me / You And I (Are In Love) | 1966 |
| R-1015 | The Prodigies | Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer / Sleigh Ride | 1966 |
| P-1018 | The Lindsey Triplets | Tomorrow’s Another Day / Terry | 1966 |
| P-1019 | Al Ierardi | Drifter / Dureen | 1967 |
| 836R-2005 | Sound Studio One | Never Tell / Never Marry (A Woman Who Is Taller Than You) | 1968 |
Custom 45s of RoFran Enterprises
| CAT # | ARTIST | TITLE | DATE | LABEL |
| P-1020 | The Cliques | So Hard / Ballad of a Destitute Man | 1967 | Custom |
| P-1021 | The Keepers | Why Have You Changed / Tiny Teardrops | 1967 | Custom |
| P-1022 | Count Demon and His Four Members | (I Got To) Work With It / C-C Rider | 1967 | Star |
| 1024 | The Dearly Beloved | Cindy | 1967 | Custom |
| 1026 | Puppet, Dingbat & Odie | Transcontinental Balloon Ride / Julie | 1967 | Psychedelic |
| 1028 | The Ravins | Andy / I Had A Feeling | 1967 | Syndicate |
| 836R-1030 | The Shades of Blue | Not The Way Love Should Be / You Must Believe Me | 1967 | Shades |
| 1034 | The Camaros | I Need You No More / Just For The Love Of A Man | 1968 | Custom |
| 1035 | Howie Thayer and his Psycho-Electric Happening | Movin' Groovin' Fairy Tale / If Death Don't Get You (Then The Government Will) | 1968 | Psychedelic Sounds |
| 1042 | K. Sandra Wyman | Until It's Time For You To Go / Where Does It Lead | 1968 | Folksound |
| 1044 | Howie Thayer and his Psycho-Electric Happening | Bazap! / Side 2 | 1968 | Psychedelic Sounds |
| 1045 | Soul Brothers | Twinkle Twinkle / Miss Delores Funk | 1968 | Soul |
| 1047 | Linda Fanakos | Candyland Town / Let's Make It Clear | 1969 | no label |
| 1048 | Leroy Knox and the Gaypoppers | The Mistakes I Made / Here I Am | 1969 | Soul Sounds |
| 35921 | Marvin Lee & The Midwesterns | I've Made My Mind Up (To Leave You Today) / Until My Dreams Come True | | Century |
| 39550 | Al Ierardi | You're Not The Girl (I'm Looking For But You're The Girl I Found) / That Damn Ol' Hillbilly Tune | | Century |
| 44090 | Mad John Fever | Breath & Thunder / One World Lost To Another | | Century |
EPs
| CAT # | ARTIST | TITLE | DATE | LABEL |
| 2605 | The Spoils Of War | S/T | 1969 | no label |
| 608 | James Cuomo | Cuomo's Record | 1970 | Depot |
This discography is a work in progress. Last updated on 9/6/23
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