NEWSLETTER #137
Rhythm & Blues,
Soul & Doo-Wop
Various Artists
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
Ace CDCHD 1037 |
Central Rocks! The Central Avenue
Scene,1951-1958, Vol2 |
● CD $18.98 |
Complementing Ace 868 this is a second collection of blues
and R&B sides recorded for Jake Porter's Los Angeles based Combo label in
the early/ mid 50s. Includes sides by Ernie Fields & His Orch., Cledus
Harrison, Great gates, Paul Preston, Jack McVea, Brother Woodman & the
Chanters, Chuck Higgins Orch. Includes several previously unissued alternate
takes including one of Gene & Eunice's classic Ko Ko Mo.
ERNIE FIELDS ORCHESTRA: Wine/ ROZELLE GAYLE: Haste Makes
Waste/ I Love That Kind Of Carryin' On/ GENE & EUNICE: Ko Ko Mo (alt)/ GREAT
GATES: Ain't Got No Money/ Central Rocks/ CLEDUS HARRISON: Told You Twice/
CHUCK HIGGINS & THE MELLOTONES: Big Fat Mama (alt)/ Real Gone Hound Dog/
CHUCK HIGGINS ORCHESTRA: Flip-top Box/ The Blacksmith Blues/ JOE HOUSTON:
Curfew/ JACK MCVEA: Wino (alt)/ Yaka Boo/ PAUL PRESTON: The Chase/ Twisted/
ROBBIN RAY: Baby Baby Take A Look/ Love My Baby/ MAMIE REE: You Lied/ Your
Loving Is Just All Right/ Caught/ No Need Acting Like That/ BROTHER WOODMAN
& THE CHANTERS: Hot Mama/ Watts (alt)
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Acrobat 124 |
Early Soul |
● CD $9.98 |
19 tracks, 48 min, recommended
This set would be worth it if
only for the inclusion of one of my fave records, The Halos' only recording
Nag "You're a nag, naggitty nag" (turns out the band has future solo
artist JR Bailey who went on to write Everybody Plays The Fool!) What
this disc does have is tunes from the years '60-64, when R&B transitioned
into soul. Most of the artists here were stars at some point but not here.
Chuck Jackson would have huge soul hits on Wand, but heard here on his
Beltone single, Hula Hula. Esther Phillips also had later hits, as
well as earlier as Little Esther; here's an early coupling on Warwick,
Ooh Baby. Shirley & Lee were the Sweethearts Of Soul in the 50s. They're
here with a tougher remake of Let The Good Times Roll. Wilson
Pickett's heard on his recording for Lloyd Price's Double L label with 2
classics, If You Need Me & It's Too Late. Also tracks by Ted
Taylor, Maxine Brown, The Bluebelles with Patti Labelle & The Genies. (GM)
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Boulevard Vintage 1009 |
Vocal Groups In Harmony |
● CD $28.98 |
4 CDs, 4 hours 33 minutes, 100 tracks, recommended
Covering
the period between 1946-53, when the smooth vocal group sound was making the
transition to doo-wop, this box set serves as a nice introduction to four
influential practitioners. With one foot in the older tradition (e.g. Mills
Brothers) and another moving in the direction of jumpin' R&B and doo-wop,
the groups (The Ravens, The Orioles, The Dominoes, The Red Caps) here each
get a 25-song CD to show their stuff. The Orioles, aside from popularizing
the bird group names, pioneered the smooth '40s sound that often crossed
over to the pop charts. Led by the vocal magic of Sonny Til, songs here
include It's Too Soon To Know, (It's Gonna Be) A Lonely Christmas,
What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?, Crying In The Chapel, I
Need You So, and others. The Raven featured the amazing deep bass of
Jimmy Ricks, which found its perfect companion in the tenor of Maithe
Marshall on older tunes such as Summertime and Old Man River,
as well as on popular new songs such as The Orioles' It's Too Soon To
Know. Their Rock Me All Night Long leaves little doubt as to the
etymology of the future phrase "rock and roll." Disc 3 belongs to The
Dominoes, mostly featuring the sweet-voiced Clyde McPhatter, although the
final two cuts (You Can't Keep A Good Man Down and Rags To Riches
feature a young Jackie Wilson on lead vocals. Their timeless and timely
Sixty Minute Man, released in December of 1950, is here of course, as is
Heart To Heart and The Deacon Moves In, both featuring the
vocal additions of Little Esther! Disc 4 offers Steve Gibson And The Red
Caps, who would be remembered forever even if Blueberry Hill--a
massive hit for Fats Domino--were their only contribution to musical
history. It wasn't. Packaging includes better than minimal but hardly
exhaustive notes, and photos and session info. on each disc sleeve. A nice
introduction to the influential pre-doo wop masters and a healthy amount of
music for the buck. (JC)
THE DOMINOES: Chicken Blues/ Deep Sea Blues/ Do Something
For Me/ Don't Leave Me This Way/ Harbor Lights/ Have Mercy Baby/ Heart To
Heart/ I Am With You/ I Can't Escape From You/ I'd Be Satisfied/ I'm Lonely/
Love Love Love/ No Room/ No! Say My Heart/ Pedal Pushin' Papa/ Rags To
Riches/ Sixty Minute Man/ That's What You're Doing To Me/ The Bells,/ The
Deacon Moves In/ These Foolish Things (remind Me Of You)/ Weeping Willow
Blues/ When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano/ You Can't Keep A Good Man
Down/ Yours Forever/ THE ORIOLES: (it's Gonna Be) A Lonely Christmas/ A Kiss
And A Rose/ Baby Please Don't Go/ Barbara Lee/ Barfly/ Crying In The Chapel/
Don't Cry Baby/ Every Dog-gone Time/ Forgive And Forget/ Getting Tired,
Tired, Tired/ Happy Go Lucky Local Blues/ Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me/ Hold
Me! Squeeze Me!/ How Blind Can You Be?/ I Cross My Fingers/ I Miss You So/ I
Need You So/ I'd Rather Have You Under The Moon/ I'm Just A Fool In Love/
It's Too Soon To Know/ See See Rider/ Tell Me So/ Waiting/ What Are You
Doing New Year's Eve?/ Would I Love You (love You Love You)/ THE RAVENS:
Always/ Bye Bye Baby Blues/ Careless Love/ Count Every Star/ Deep Purple/
For You/ Get Wise Baby/ I Don't Have To Ride No More/ I Don't Know Why I
Love You Like I Do/ I'm Gonna Paper All My Walls With Your Love Letters/ If
You Didn't Mean It/ It's Too Soon To Know/ Leave My Gal Alone/ Ol' Man
River/ Once In A While/ Ricky's Blues/ Rock Me All Night Long/ Send For Me
If You Need Me/ September Song/ Someday/ Summertime/ There's Nothing Like A
Woman In Love/ Time Is Marching On/ Until The Real Thing Comes Along/ Write
Me A Letter/ THE RED CAPS: Are You Lonesome Tonight?/ Big Game Hunter/
Blueberry Hill/ Boogie Woogie On A Saturday Night/ Do I, Do I, Do/ I Don't
Want To Set The World On Fire/ I Love You/ I May Hate Myself In The Morning/
I'll Never Love Anyone Else/ Jack You're Dead/ Let The Rest Of The World Go
By/ Money Is Honey/ Scratch! And You'll Find It/ Shame/ Sidewalk Shuffle/
Steve's Blues/ Truthfully/ Two Little Kisses/ Wait/ Wedding Bells Are
Breaking Up That Old Gang/ When You Come Back To Me/ Why Don't You Love Me?/
Would I Mind?/ You Made Me Love You 3:14/ You're Driving Me Crazy
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Castle CD 1008 |
The "Gloria" CD |
● CD $17.98 |
30 doo-wop "Gloria"s by 30 different groups, including the
Cadillacs, the Passions, the New Yorker's Five, the Sultens, Dee Clark, etc.
NICKY ADDEO & THE DARCHAES: Gloria/ THE CADILLACS: Gloria/
THE CHANNELS: Gloria/ THE CHAPELAIRES: Gloria/ THE CHARIOTS: Gloria/ DEE
CLARK: Gloria/ STEVE COLT & THE BLUE KNIGHTS: Gloria/ THE DEL LORDS: Gloria/
THE EGYPTIANS: Gloria/ THE ESCORTS: Gloria/ THE FIVE CHANCES: Gloria/ THE
FIVE DISCS: Gloria/ THE FIVE THRILLS: Gloria/ THE GEMS: Gloria/ THE FRANKIE
GRIER QUINTET: Oh Gloria/ THE HI-LITES: Gloria (my Darling)/ BEN E. KING:
Gloria, Gloria/ THE LANTERNS: Gloria/ THE LOVE NOTES: Gloria/ ARTHUR LEE
MAYE & THE CROWNS: Gloria/ THE MILLS BROTHERS: Gloria/ THE NEW YORKER'S
FIVE: Gloria, My Darling/ TROY PARRISH: Gloria/ THE PASSIONS: Gloria/ LEE
SCOTT & THE WINDSORS: My Gloria/ THE SULTANS: Gloria/ THE UBANS: Gloria/ THE
VALIANTS: Gloria/ VITO & THE SALUTATIONS: Gloria/ THE YOUNG ONES: Gloria
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Doo Wop Records 0010 |
Teenage Doo-Wop Jamboree |
● CD $17.98 |
30 teen tunes.
THE AZTECS: Teenage Hall Of Fame/ RODNEY BAKER & CHANTIERS:
Teenage Wedding Song/ THE BELLHOPS: Teenage Years/ BUDDY & THE CITATIONS:
Teenage Deliquent/ CARLO & THE CUPIDS: Teenage Blues/ THE COLLEGIATS:
Teenage Plea/ THE CREATIONS: Seventeen/ THE CRESCENDOS: Teenage Prayer/ ALAN
DALE: That's A Teenage Girl/ THE DE VAURS: Teenager/ THE DUSTERS: Teenage
Jamboree/ THE FOUR DATES: Teenage Neighbor/ THE FOUR IMPERIALS: Teenage
Fool/ FOUR PIPS AND A POP: Teenage Rock/ THE IDEALS: Teens/ LYNN W. JUANITA
& HOLLIS: Teenage's Love Letter/ THE LEISURE LADS: A Teenage Memory/ GEORGIE
MANIS: Teen Angel/ THE MELODEERS: Happy Teenage Times/ THE PEPPERMINTS:
Teenage Idol/ THE PLANETTES: Magic Age Of Sixteen/ THE RHYTHM KINGS: Teenage
Talk/ THE SENTIMENTALS: I'm 16 Years/ THE SHARPS: Teenage Girl/ THE STEREOS:
Teenage Kids/ THE TERRY TONES: Teenage Night Theme/ THE TRAVELERS: Teenage
Machine Age/ THE VELVETEENS: Teenage Prayer/ THE VOCAL LORDS: At Seventeen/
THE VOLUMES: Teenage Paradies
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Doo Wop Records 0011 |
Sunday Kind Of Love |
● CD $17.98 |
24 versions of the song by 24 different groups.
THE BLADES: Sunday Kind Of Love/ THE CAMELOTS: Sunday Kind
Of Love/ THE CLUSTERS: Sunday Kind Of Love/ THE DEL VIKINGS: Sunday Kind Of
Love/ THE DEVOTIONS: Sunday Kind Of Love/ THE EXCELLENTS: Sunday Kind Of
Love/ ELLA FITZGERALD: Sunday Kind Of Love/ THE FIVE SHADOWS: Sunday Kind Of
Love/ THE GOTHICS: Sunday Kind Of Love/ BOBBY HALL & THE KINGS: Sunday Kind
Of Love/ THE HARPTONES: Sunday Kind Of Love/ LONNIE HEARD: Sunday Kind Of
Love/ THE HIGH SEAS: Sunday Kind Of Love/ THE HIGHLANDERS: Sunday Kind Of
Love/ ETTA JAMES: Sunday Kind Of Love/ THE JUBILAIRES: Sunday Kind Of Love/
THE MARCELS: Sunday Kind Of Love/ THE MYSTICS: Sunday Kind Of Love/ THE
REGENTS: Sunday Kind Of Love/ THE ROOMMATES: Sunday Kind Of Love/ THE
SENTIMENTALS: Sunday Kind Of Love/ THE TIMETONES: Sunday Kind Of Love/ LENNY
WELCH: Sunday Kind Of Love/ DAVID WINTERS: Sunday Kind Of Love
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Doo Wop Records 0017 |
Doo Wop Love Letters |
● CD $17.98 |
30 doo-wop missives.
THE BARRYS: Why Don't You Write Me/ THE BLOSSOMS: Write Me
A Letter/ THE CAPITOLS: Write Me A Love Letter/ TERRY CLINTON & THE BERRY
CUPS: Hurt By A Letter/ THE EL POLLOS: These Four Letters/ THE FAIRLANES:
Writing This Letter/ THE FIVE SHILLINGS: A Letter To An Angel/ WILLIE HOWARD
& THE CHORDELLS: Letters Of Love/ THE IMPERIALS: The Letter/ THE IVORYS: Why
Don't You Write Me/ JOEY: My First Love Letter/ JOHNNY & SINCERES: Why Don't
You Write Me/ LA FETS & KITTY: Christmas Letter/ THE LARKTONES: The Letter/
LITTLE TOM & THE VALENTINOS: Letter From My Darling/ THE MARKELS: The Letter
Of Love/ THE MELLODEERS: The Letter/ THE PHILHARMONICS: Why Don't You Write
Me/ JIMMY PIPKIN & THE GALLAHADS: This Letter To You/ RAY & THE DARCHAES: A
Letter To Carole/ THE REMAINDERS: Pen In Hand/ JOHNNY SABER: The Note That I
Wrote/ FREDDIE SCOTT & THE CHIMES: The Letter Came This Morning/ THE
SHERWOODS: Three Love Letters Ago/ THE SINGING BELLS: The Empty Mailbox/ THE
STARLETS: P.s. I Love You/ THE TEMPOS: Why Don't You Write Me/ THE THREE OF
US TRIO: Telegram/ THE TOKENS: Please Write/ BEN WHITE & THE DARCHAES:
Nation Wide Stamps
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Doo Wop Records 0018 |
Doo-Wop Animals |
● CD $17.98 |
30 critter doo-wops
THE AVANTIS: Walking Bird Dog/ JAMES CARTER: Wild Hog/ THE
CELLOS: The Be Bop Mouse/ The Juicy Crocodile/ THE COMPOSERS: The Elephant
Drag/ THE DOTS: Wolf Call/ THE EBBON AIRES: Bring Me A Bluebird/ ESSAU: Milk
That Cow/ THE FIVE SATINS: The Kangaroo/ THE FOUR EKKOS: Too-da-loo
Kangaroo/ THE GEMS: Monkey Face Baby/ THE INSPIRATIONS: Stool Pigeon/ THE
LIONS: Feast Of The Beast/ THE MELLO TONES: Rattle Snake Roll/ HERBERT
MILBURN: Snake/ THE ORIOLES: Donkey Serenade/ Every Dog-gone Time/ THE
REPTILES: Lizzard Gizzard/ LOU ROBERTS: Rattlesnake Shake/ THE ROMANS: The
Cat's Meow/ THE ROMEOS: The Tiger's Wide Awake/ THE ROYAL TEENS: Little
Cricket/ THE SCHOLARS: The Poor Little Doggie/ SEQUENCE: Night Owl/ THE
SIERRAS: The Donkey Call/ THE SILHOUETTES: Bull Frog/ THE STARFIRES: Let's
Do The Pony/ THE TWILIGHTERS: Rockin' Mule/ THE UPFRONTS: Benny Lou & The
Lions/ THE VICTORIANS: Monkey Stroll
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Henry Stone Music 7001/2 |
Heart Of Stone - The Henry Stone Story |
● CD $11.98 |
Two CD set featuring 32 tracks produced by legendary Florida
producer, promoter & record distributor Henry Stone starting with his 1951
recording of a young Ray Charles to his 1990 recording of the parody rap
group Two Live Jews. Includes productions for other labels as wll as tracks
on a string of his own labels including Rockin', Dade, Marlin, Glades,
Drive, Blue Candle, T.K. and others. Along the way we hear down home blues,
urban blues, R&B, Rock, pop, soul, disco and more. Artists featured include
Willie Baker, Otis Williams & The Charms, The Evergreens, Hank Ballard & The
Midnighters, Nat Kendrick & The Swans, Steve Alaimo, Betty Wright, George
McRae, K.C. & The Sunshine Band, Gwen McRae, Little Beaver, T-Connection,
Newcleus, Company B, L'Trimm and others. You probably won't like all the
music here but it's a valuable document of a remarkable career. The set
includes a glossy 56 page illustrated with notes on all the songs by Henry
himself who is still going strong at the age of 80!
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Henry Stone Music 25011 |
Alan Freed's Favorite Chart Doo Wop Records |
● CD $11.98 |
A collection of 12 great doo-wops recorded for Henry Stone
in the mid 50s and early 60s including the #1 hit Hearts Of Stone.
Also includes sides by The Champions, The Evergreens, The Tru-Tones and The
Delmiras. Most of these tracks are available on Ace 748 ($18.98) but the two
very fine sides by the Delmiras are not readily available elsewhere.
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Kent CDKEND 239 |
6T's Rhythm & Soul Society - In The
Beginning |
● CD $18.98 |
The first in a series of CDs paying tribute to Britain's
longest running R&B club "6T's" founded in 1979 by Ady Croasdell and Randy
Cozens. This volume features some of the most popular tunes from the first
18 months of the club's existence selected by Croasdell and demonstrating
the wide range of material played.The booklet includes
extensive notes, memorabilia of the club and photos of many of the original
DJs.
HANK BALLARD & THE MIDNIGHTERS: The Hoochi Coochi Coo/ BIG
MAYBELLE: Oh Lord, What Are You Doing To Me/ BOBBY BLAND: Shoes/ GARY "US"
BONDS: Workin' For My Baby/ MAXINE BROWN: Since I Found You/ JAMES BROWN &
THE FAMOUS FLAMES: Tell Me What You're Gonna Do/ JOHNNY COPELAND: It's Me/
CAROLYN CRAWFORD: Forget About Me/ LOWELL FULSON: My Aching Back/ TUTTI
HILL: He's A Lover/ BRENDA HOLLOWAY: When I'm Gone/ CHUCK JACKSON: Two
Stupid Feet/ ETTA JAMES & THE PEACHES: The Wallflower (roll With Me Henry)/
THE JEWELS: Opportunity/ BERT KEYES: Do-do Do Bah-ah/ THEOLA KILGORE: Chain
Gang (the Sound Of My Man)/ LITTLE JOHNNY: Zig Zag Lightning/ JIMMY MCGRIFF:
All About My Girl/ THE GOOGIE RENE COMBO: Chica Boo/ MONGO SANTAMARIA ORCH:
Yeh, Yeh!/ HUEY "PIANO" SMITH & THE CLOWNS: Don't You Just Know It/ THE
TEMPTATIONS: Girl (why You Wanna Make Me Blue)/ IRMA THOMAS: What Are You
Trying To Do/ JUNIOR WALKER: Tune Up/ DANNY WHITE: One Little Lie
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Kent CDKEND 243 |
Southern Soul Showcase |
● CD $18.98 |
First in depth look at Shelby Singleton's SSS and Silver Fox
label featuring great Southern soul recorded in Memphis, Nashville and
Muscle Shoals in the late 60s and early 70s. Includes classic sides like
Cryin' In The Streets by George Perkins, Cummins Prison Farm by
Calvin Leavy and reconsider Me by Johny Adams as well as great sides
by Bettye LaVette, Big John Hamilton, Sam Dees, Eddie Giles and others.
JOHNNY ADAMS: I Want To Walk Through This Life With You/
In A Moment Of Weakness/ Reconsider Me/ DORIS ALLEN: A Shell Of A Woman/
REUBEN BELL: Too Late/ SAM DEES: Lonely For You Baby/ DOUBLE SOUL: Blue
Diamonds/ I Can't Use You/ JOHNNY DYNAMITE: Everybody's Clown/ EDDY GILES:
So Deep In Love/ BIG JOHN HAMILTON: How Much Can A Man Take/ I Have No One/
I'm Getting It From Her/ OSCAR IRWIN: My Pillow Stays Wet/ BETTYE LAVETTE:
He Made A woman Out Of Me/ CALVIN LEAVY: Cummins Prison Farm/ CLARENCE
MURRAY: Dancing To The Beat/ Poor Boy/ MICKEY MURRAY: Mama's Got The Wagon/
GEORGE PERKINS AND THE SILVER STARS: Cryin' In The Streets (Part 1)/ GABLE
REED: I'm Your Man/ PEGGY SCOTT: You Can Never Get Something For Nothing/
‘Til The Morning Comes/ JOHNNY SOUL: Lonely Man/ DANNY WHITE: One Way Love
Affair
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Kent CDKEND 244 |
Old Town & Barry Soul Survey |
● CD $18.98 |
Revamped version of long out of print Kent 111 features 26
drawn from the new York based old Town and Barry labels. This version
includes many tracks not on the original issue. Includes sides by Beverly
McKay, Billy Bland, Bobby Long & The Dealers, Charlie Thomas, Donald Height,
The earls, Frank Howard & The Commanders, The Gypsies, Jesse JOhnson, Lester
Young, Peggy Scott, Thelma Jones and others.
BILLY BLAND: I Cross My Heart/ You Took My Love For
Granted/ THE DIVINE MEN: Stop, Take Another Look/ THE EARLS: Over Again/ THE
FIESTAS: Think Smart/ THE GYPSIES: It's A woman's World/ DONALD HEIGHT: Baby
Set Me Free/ You Can't Trust Your Best Friend/ FREDDY HOUSTON: If I Had
Known/ FRANK HOWARD & THE COMMANDERS: I'm So Glad/ BUDDY & ELLA JOHNSON:
Keep On Loving You/ JESSE JOHNSON: Left Out/ THELMA JONES: Second Chance/
Souvenirs Of A Heartbreak/ KING ERNEST: Hold It Baby/ BOBBY LONG & THE
DEALERS: I Gotta Have Love Too/ LORRAINE & THE DELIGHTS: Baby I Need You/
THE MARK IV’S FEATURING SAM FAIN: The Tide Has Turned/ BEVERLY MCKAY: Say It
With A Feeling/ BILLY PROPHET: Slowly I Turn/ IRENE REID: I Must Be Doing
Something Right/ ROSCO & BARBARA: Could This Be Love/ PEGGY SCOTT: Things
Have More Meaning Now/ THE SPARKELS: Try Love One More Time/ CHARLIE THOMAS:
No One Home To Come Home To/ LESTER YOUNG: Let Your Love Shine
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Magic Rabbit 3008 |
The Kiddie Sound - "So Young", Vol. 8 |
● CD $17.98 |
A couple of years ago this label issued seven volumes of
teen doo-wop and now continues the story with four more volumes. Like the
previous seven volumes each one starts with a different version of Why Do
Fools Fall In Love. This one has 30 tracks, 10 new to CD and 3
previously unissued.
WAYNE ANTHONY: Stealin' Charlie Brown/ BROWNING BRYANT:
Hey Little Girl/ CARL CARLTON & GROUP: I Love Only You/ JIMMY CASTOR & THE
JUNIORS: Search This Heart/ CHEE CHEE & PEPPY: I Know I'm In Love/ THE
CLAIRMONTS: Why Keep Me Dreaming/ THE COLLEGIANS: Let's Go For A Ride/ THE
DESIRES: Hey Lena/ DINO & THE DIPLOMATS: My Dream/ EAMON & ELATIONS: Why Do
Fools Fall In Love/ GALE GIBSON: Adonis/ THE HARMONAIRES: Lorraine/ THE
HIGHTOWER BROTHERS: Talk It Over With Jesus/ THE KODAKS: Teenagers Dream/
LITTLE TIMMY & THE DAY DREAMS: You'll Have To Excuse Me/ BOBBY MANDOLPH:
Gonna Be Some (changes)/ THE MONTAGUES: Teenagers Are Really Hip/ NEW
EDITION: A Thousand Miles Away/ AUGIE RIOS & THE NOTATIONS: I've Got A Girl/
LITTLE BOBBY RIVERA & THE HEMLOCKS: Cora Lee/ LITTLE BUTCHIE SAUNDERS & THE
BUDDIES: Rock And Roll Indian Dance/ THE SENTIMENTALS: I Want To Love You/
LITTLE BRENDA STARR: Mix It Up/ FAITH TAYLOR & THE SWEET TEENS: Won't
Someone Tell My Why/ MICKEY TOLIVER & THE CAPITOLS: Rose Marie/ THE TREN-TEENS:
Your Yah-yah Is Gone/ THE VALCHORDS: Candy Store Love/ VOICES 5: For
Sentimental Reasons/ THE YOUNG LADS: Night After Night/ THE YOUNG TONES:
It's Over Now
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Magic Rabbit 3009 |
The Kiddie Sound - "So Young", Vol. 9 |
● CD $17.98 |
30 more, 12 not previously on CD and 3 previously unissued.
THE ALTAIRS: Groovy Time/ WAYNE ANTHONY: Here Comes Your
Mama/ LEMMIE B. GOOD: I Can't Stop Myself/ JOHNNY CAMERON & GROUP: Why Do
Fools Fall In Love/ JIMMY CASTOR & THE JUNIORS: Dismal Love Affair/ THE
CHESTERS: The Fire Burns No More/ THE CO-EDS: I Beg Your Forgiveness/ THE
CORDOVANS: Come On Baby/ THE DESIRES: Let It Pleae Be You/ THE DUPONTS:
Count The Hours/ GALE GIBSON: Mister Bailey/ HAROLD & THE SUEDES: Our
Wedding Day/ THE HEARTBREAKERS: Love You Till The Day I Die/ THE JAYTONES:
My Only Love/ THE KODAKS: Kingless Castle/ MARTY & THE SYMBOLS: You're The
One/ THE MISTAKES: Chapel Bells/ JIMMY OSMOND: I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door/
EDDIE ROBBINS: Janice/ LITTLE BUTCHIE SAUNDERS & THE BUDDIES: I Wanna
Holler/ JOEY SCARBURY: I Love You As You Are/ THE SINCERES: Joyce/ THE SPORT
TONES: So Sincere/ THE TELLERS: Teardrops Falling From My Eyes/ TONY & THE
TWILIGHTERS: Yes Or No/ THE VESTELLES: Ditta Wa Doo/ RIPPLES WAVES &
MICHAEL: I Never Had A Girl/ THE YOUNG JACKSONS: Tracks Of My Tears/ THE
YOUNG LADS: Graduation Kiss/ THE YOUNG TONES: You I Adore
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Magic Rabbit 3010 |
The Kiddie Sound - "So Young", Vol. 10 |
● CD $17.98 |
30 tracks - 14 not previously on CD and 3 previously
unreleased.
WAYNE ANTHONY: A Sure Case Of Love/ BABY DORA JEAN: I Like
The Blues/ LITTLE SHIRLEY CAPRI: What's Sweet About Sweet 16/ JIMMY CASTOR &
THE JUNIORS: Our Love Affair/ CHEE CHEE & PEPPY: I'm Not An Indian Giver/
THE CHESTERS: Lift Your Head/ THE COLLEGIANS: Heavenly Night/ THE CORDOVANS:
My Heart/ THE COTTON BLOSSOMS: Chocolate Ice Cream Cone/ LITTLE SUNNY DAY &
THE CLOUDS: Lou Ann/ LITTLE JIMMY GANDY: I'm Not Like The Others/ JIMMY
HARTSOOK: 12 Years Ago They Fell In Love/ THE HARVEY SISTERS: Kiss Of Love/
EDDIE HODGES: Ain't Gonna Wash For A Week/ THE JAY TONES: Absolutely Right/
THE JUNIOR MISSES: Never Never/ LITTLE JAN & THE RADIANTS: Is It True/
LITTLE NATE AND HENRY & THE GIFTS: It's Uncle Willie/ LEWIS LYMON & THE
TEENCHORDS: I'm Not Too Young To Fall In Love/ THE MELLO-MOODS: How Could
You/ THE NOBLE TONES: Who Cares About Love/ ROBBIE REED & TONY DANO:
Lollypop Romance/ LITTLE BUTCHIE SAUNDERS & THE BUDDIES: Lindy Lou/ THE
SENTIMENTALS: Teenie Teenie Teenager/ THE SINCERES: I Got A Girl/ THE TRUE
LOVES: Never Look Behind/ THE VAN DYKES: Lambie Baby/ WHO'S JOHNNY: Why Do
Fools Fall In Love/ THE YOUNG LADS: Moonlight/ THE YOUNG TONES: Can I Come
Over
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Magic Rabbit 3011 |
The Kiddie Sound - "So Young", Vol. 11 |
● CD $17.98 |
The final volume in the series (for now) features 30 impish
doo-wops - 14 not peviously on CD and 3 previously unissued.
LITTLE WAYNE ANTHONY: Hey Naw/ BECKY LEE BECK: I'm Crying/
THE BERETS: Sonny Boy/ STANLEY BROWN & THE MAJESTICS: Tears On My Pillow/
JIMMY CASTOR & JUNIORS: Our Love Is Here To Stay/ VINCE D'MARTINO & THE
CLOUDS: I've Got A Girl/ THE DESIRES: Rendezvous With You/ DINO & THE
DIPLOMATS: Homework/ THE ELCHORDS: Peppermint Stick/ JIMMY HARTSOOK: You
Can't Make Both Ends Meet/ THE HEARTSPINNERS: Oh So Much/ THE HIGHTOWER
BROTHERS: This Little Light Of Mine/ THE IRIDESCENTS: The Angels Sang/ THE
JUNIOR MISSES: You Dream Too Much/ LITTLE BILLY MASON: School Kid/ LITTLE
JOHNNY MCCALL: Half Ton Tillie/ THE NEW NOTES: Why Do Fools Fall In Love/
JIMMY PEMBERTON: Ko Ko Mo Girl/ LITTLE ADAM PICK: Bip Bop Bo Bam Bang/ THE
PRETEENS: What Makes Me Love You Like I Do/ THE RIPPLES: Only Time Will
Tell/ LITTLE BOBBY RIVERA & HEMLOCKS: Joys Of Love/ LITTLE BUTCHIE SAUNDERS
& THE BUDDIES: Great Big Heart/ LITTLE BRENDA STARR: (you Better) Dance Baby
Dance/ THE SWEET TEENS: With This Ring/ THE TRUELOVES: A Love Like Yours/
THE VELTONES: I Need You So/ THE YOUNG TONES: Get Together Again/ I Do/ THE
ZEBULONS: Wo-ho-la-tee Da
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Mr. Maestro 1012 |
Play It Again - 30 Original Golden Oldies |
● CD $17.98 |
30 tracks, 74 mins, recommended
Another collection on this
label featuring 30 minor hits and obscurities - a mix of R&B, doo-wop, rock
'n' roll and some pop including a number of tracks in stereo. Includes Tina
Robin, Jan Bradley, The Clovers (their original version of Bossa Nova
Baby - covered note for note by Elvis), The Aquatones, Lloyd Simms (the
great rocking I Want To Know), The Tarriers (pop folk), The Tops,
Eddie Rambeau, The Mello Tones, The Tokens, WindJoe Jones, Marcy Jo, Charles
Brown (the bluesman in great form on a cover of Sonny Knight's hit
Confidential), Tommy Tucker (the hot Rock And Roll Machine) and
others. Perhaps a bit too much 60s pop-rock for my liking but there's a
healthy number of goodies here. (FS)
THE ACADEMICS: Too Good To Be True/ THE AQUATONES: You/
ROD BERNARD: Colinda/ JOHNNY BLAKE & THE CLIPPERS: Bella Marie/ MARCIE BLANE:
Bobby's Girl (stereo)/ JAN BRADLEY: Mama Didn't Lie/ CHARLES BROWN:
Confidential/ THE CLOVERS: Bossa Nova Baby (stereo)/ HARMONICA FATS: Tore
Up/ THE IKETTES: I'm Blue/ JOE JONES: California Sun (stereo)/ THE LAUREL:
Baby Talk/ THERESA LINDSEY: Gotta Find A Way/ THE MARATHONS: Peanut Butter/
MARCY JO: Ronnie/ THE MELLOTONES: Rosie Lee/ THE MONARCHS: Always Be
Faithful/ THE PASSIONS: Just To Be With You/ EDDIE RAMBEAU: Concrete And
Clay (stereo)/ THE RAYS: Mediterranean Moon/ TINA ROBIN: Play It Again/
LLOYD SIMMS: I Want To Know/ THE TARRIERS: Cindy Oh Cindy/ TIM TAM & THE
TURN ONS: Wait A Minute/ THE TOKENS: Please Write/ THE TOPS: Walking With My
Baby/ TOMMY TUCKER: Rock And Roll Machine/ DANNY WILLIAMS: White On White
(stereo)/ WIND: Make Believe (stereo)
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PDW 9602 |
ABC-Paramount Doo-Wop vol. 3 |
● CD $17.98 |
Third volume in this series features 26 songs.
THE CORVETS: Don't Restrain Me, Joe/ String Band Hop/ THE
DELL VIKINGS: Bring Back Your Heart/ Confession Of Love/ Face The Music/ The
Fishing Chant/ Too Many Miles/ THE DUSTERS: Pretty Girl/ THE ELITES: Tree Of
Love/ You'll Break Two Hearts/ RONNIE HAIG: Travaler Of Love/ HAL HEDGES &
THE DREAMERS: Pennies From Heaven/ LITTLE TOMMY & THE ELGINS: Never Love
Again/ JOEY NICHOL & THE ROCK-A-FELLOWS: Ashamed/ GLEN PACE & THE GLIDERS:
Next Year/ RONNIE & HI-LITES: High School Romance/ RONNIE & THE HI-LITES:
Too Young/ Uptown-downtown/ SCOTT STEVENS & THE CAVALIERS: I Found A Girl/ I
Like Girls/ LITTLE TOMMY & THE ELGINS: I Walk On/ THE V-EIGHTS: My Heart/
Papa's Yellow Tie/ THE VIBRAHARPS: Forgive Me, My Love/ THE VIBRATONES:
Regretting/ BOBBY WILDING: You Give Me No Chance
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PDW 9603 |
ABC-Paramount Doo Wop vol. 4 |
● CD $17.98 |
Fourth volume in the series includes 26 selections.ANTHONY & THE SOPHOMORES: Gee But I'd Give The World/ Get
Back To You/ Heartbreak/ I'll Go Through Life Loving You/ It Depends On You/
Wild For Her/ JOANN CAMPBELL: Eddie My Love/ It Wasn't Right/ THE DEL MARS:
You Know/ THE FLAIRES: She Loves To Rock/ THE FLAIRS: In Self Defense/ THE
FLARES: Alladin's Lamp/ Steppin' Out/ STEVE GIBSON: I Went To Your Wedding/
Together/ ALLEN GREER: Oh My Darling/ RONNIE HAIG: Don't You Hear Me
Calling/ THE MARVELS: I Won't Have You Breaking My Heart/ Jump Rock And
Roll/ THE MONTCLAIRES: I Believe In Your Love/ No Baby/ FRANKIE NOLAN: I
Still Care/ Summer All Year Round/ GLEN PACE & THE GLIDERS: Tell Me/ TODD
RICHARDS: Heart Of A Clown/ Tell Me Teenage Tears
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TPAR 145 |
The Best Doo-Wops From Tin Pan Alley Records |
● CD $17.98 |
31 tracks recorded for this small New York label in the
mid/late 50s. The title is a bit redundant since I think this includes all
the doo-wop recorded for that label. The material ranges from the superb R&B
sounds of The Melloharps to the truly appalling vocals of bandleader Teacho
Wiltshire that explains why he is best known as a bandleader. Also includes
sides by The Deans, Randy & Sandy, Pat Riley, Gus Colletti & The Clusters,
The Bell Hops and The Blendairs.
THE BELL HOPS: Merchant Street Blues/ Please Don't Say No
To Me/ THE BLENDAIRS: My Love Is Just For You/ Repetition/ GUS COLLETTI: At
The Rock And Roll Party/ My Darling Wait For Me/ Hold My Hand/ Life Is Sad
And Dreary/ Sample Kiss (version 1)/ Sample Kiss (version 2)/ Without Your
Love/ THE DEANS: Don't Let Her Cry Tonight/ I'm Gonna Love You/ THE
MELLOHARPS: Gone/ I Couldn't Believe/ I Love Only You/ My Bleeding Heart/
What Good Are My Dreams/ RANDY & SANDY: Forever Yours/ My Little Skipper-oo/
PAT RILEY: Get With It/ No Regrets Have I/ The Proper Time/ Without You To
Love/ CARMEN TAYLOR: It Takes Two/ TEACHO WILTSHIRE: Are You Willing/ Coffee
Break/ Love Your Loved One/ Shut Eye/ Working Overtime
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