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 Quarternotes
My Baby Left Me / You And I (Are In Love)
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 5/30/21
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