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NEWSLETTER
#124
Rhythm & Blues, Soul & Doo Wop
VARIOUS
ARTISTS COLLECTIONS
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VARIOUS ARTISTS |
City Sounds 116 |
Rare & Unreleased Group Harmony Gems,
Vol. 12 |
● CD $17.98 |
24 tracks including unreleased tracks by The Emeralds,
Strangers, Suedes and Progressions along with rare sides from The
Reminiscents, Sultans, Four Knights, Cor-Dons, Epics, Ramblers, Starfires,
Feathers and others.
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City Sounds 117 |
Rare & Unreleased Group Harmony Gems,
Vol. 13 |
● CD $17.98 |
24 tracks including unreleased tracks from The Emeralds,
Strangers, Sudes and Progressions plus rare sides from The Marvels,
Crescendos, Four Knights, Cor-Dons, Heartbreakers, Ramblers, Starfires and
others.
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City Sounds 118 |
Rare & Unreleased Group Harmony Gems,
Vol. 14 |
● CD $17.98 |
24 tracks including unreleased sides by The Emeralds, Sudes
and Progressions plus rare sides from The Reminiscents, Serenaders, Joey
Dee & The Starlighters, Gallahads, Drifters, Griffins, Starfires,
Faith Taylor & The Sweet Teens and others.
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Dynamite 130 |
Dynamite Group Sounds, Vol. 30 |
● CD $17.98 |
26 tracks, highly recommended. Another fine selection in this
outstanding series featuring rare black vocal group harmony from the 50s
and early 60s. With so many compilation out there it's perhaps not too
surprising that a dozen sides are duplicated on other collections though
in general this has one has a superior choice. Among the highlights are
the beautiful Since You Left My World by The Centurians with a tune
very similar to Auld Lang Syne, the delightful tribute to Amazing
Willie Mays by The King Odom Quartet, the unusual This Little Boy
by The Coronets (what is this about?), the rocking Oo-Wha-Cha-Wah
by The Incredible Upsetters with some hot guitar and others from The
Fascinators, Twilighters, Crescents, Sonny Fulton & The Mix Masters,
The Flips, The Hide-A-Ways (a soulful rendition of the standard Can't
Help Loving That Girl Of Mine), The Deltas and others. Good sound and
attractive cover. (FS)
ANNIE ALFORD & GROUP: It's Heavenly/ SAM BAKER & GROUP: So Long/
THE CENTURIANS: Since You Left My World/ THE COMPANIONS: Why Oh Why Baby/
THE CORONETS: This Little Boy/ THE CRESCENDOS: My Heart's Desire/ THE
CRESCENTS: When You Wish Upon A Star/ THE DELTAS: Lamp Light/ THE DREAMS:
I Love You/ ERIC & THE PLAZAS: I Wish/ ERLENE & HER GIRLFRIENDS:
Because of You/ THE FASCINATORS: Cuddle Up with Carolyn/ THE FLIPS: Why
Shouldn't I/ SONNY FULTON & THE MIX MASTERS: Fingerprints/ THE
HIDE-A-WAYS: Can't Help Loving That Girl Of Mine/ THE HOLIDAYS: Stars Will
Remember/ THE INCREDIBLE UPSETTERS: Oo-Wah-Cha-Wah/ THE JAGUARS: Moonlight
And You/ THE KING ODOM QUARTET: Amazing Willie Mays/ THE PENNANTS: Don't
Go/ THE RAVES: Billy the Kid/ THE RIPTIDES: Bip-Bop-Boom-Bang/ SONNY
ROBERTS & THE ECHOS: I'll Never Let You Go/ THE TWILIGHTERS:
Eternally/ VALENTINE & THE APOLLOS: Never Go/ THE VARIETEERS: I've Got
A Woman's Love
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Dynamite 131 |
Dynamite Group Sounds, Vol. 31 |
● CD $17.98 |
Another fine selection of black vocal group sounds from this
excellent German label - 25 tracks covering the period 1949 through 1963.
Less than a dozen tracks have not been on CD before but of the ones that
have there are quite a few that are no longer available and as always for
this label the overall selection is of a high standard. It includes sides
by The King Crooners, Adelphies, Exceptions, Calndars, Valentine & The
Apollos, The Five Trojans, Cornel Gunter & The Ermines, Danny Winchell
& Group, The big Tops and others.
THE ADELPHIES: Kathleen/ THE BIG TOPS: I'm In Love/ BILLY BUNN & THE
BUDDIES: I'm Afraid/ THE CALENDARS: I'm Gonna Laugh At You/ THE CAP'TANS:
With All My Love/ EARL CURRY & THE BLENDERS: Late Rising Moon/ THE
EXCEPTIONS: Down By The Ocean/ THE FABULOUS EGYPTIANS: End Of Time/ THE
FEATHERS: Love Only You/ THE FIVE TROJANS: Alone In This World/ THE
FORTUNES: In The Night/ JOHN GOSEY & THE NIGHT HAWKS: Fools Will Take
A Chance/ THE HI FI'S: I'm So Lonely/ HOLLY HOCKS: Don't Say Tomorrow/ THE
INVICTAS: Gone So Long/ THE KING CROONERS: Won't You Let Me Know/ THE
LYRICS: How A Woman Does Her Man/ THE MAGICHORDS: Darling/ THE ORCHIDS:
All Night Long/ THE RED CAPS: Let The Rest Of The World Go By/ BILL
SAMUELS & GROUP: I Cover The Waterfront/ GEORGE TORRENCE & THE
DIPPERS: Such A Fool Was I/ THE TROOPERS: My Resolution/ VALENTINE &
THE APOLLOS: Later For You Baby/ DANNY WINCHELL & GROUP: Don't Say
You're Sorry
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Einstein 509 |
Confidential Doo Wop, Vol. 9 |
● CD $18.98 |
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THE AD LIBS: Human/ THE CARNATIONS: Clown Of The Masquerade/ SONNY CARTER
& GROUP: Crying Over You/ THE CHARADES: Close To Me/ THE DARNELLS: My
Little Homing Pigeon/ THE DEL ROYALS: Who Will Be The One/ THE ECHOES:
Someone/ THE EL TORROS: Dance With Me/ THE FLAMINGOS: Helpless/ My Faith
In You/ THE FOUR BELLS: Only A Miracle/ THE FOUR BROTHERS & A COUSIN:
Can It Be/ LITTLE FREDDIE & ROCKETS: Too Fat/ CHARLES HARGRO &
GROUP: Baby Oh Baby/ MAGGIE HATHAWAY & ROBINS: A Falling Star/ THE
HEARTBREAKERS: You're So Necessary To Me/ GREGORY HOWARD & GROUP: When
In Love/ HERB KENNY & THE COMETS: Only You/ TEDDY LAWSON & LAWSON
BOYS: I Knew It Was You/ FAT MAN MATTHEWS & THE KITTENS: Later Baby/
THE NEPTUNES: I'm Coming Home/ THE RADARS: Too Bad/ THE SHAMANS: I'll Wait
Forever/ THE TWILITERS: Back To School/ THE UNIVERSALS: A Love Only You
Can Give/ THE UNTOUCHABLES: Standing There/ JOHNNY WILLIAMS & THE
EMBRACEABLES: My Foolish Pride/ JOHNNY WYATT & THE HIGHTONES:
Wondering Why
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El Toro 100 |
Rockin' With The Rhythm & Blues |
● CD $15.98 |
26 tracks, 68 mins, highly recommended A fine collection of
up tempo R&B from 1949 through 1951 featuring songs with the word
"rock" in the title - five years before Alan Freed
"invented" the term "Rock & Roll." Appropriately
enough it starts with the tune Rock And Roll by La Verne Ray &
Arlene Talley from 1950 and also includes sides by Goree Carter (Rock
Awhile), Wynonie Harris (Rock Mr. Blues), The Treniers (It
Rocks, It Rolls, It Swings), Amos Milburn (Let's Rock Awhile),
Doc Sausage (Sausage Rock - what else?!), Max "Blues"
Bailey (Rockin' The Blues), Laurie Tate (Rock Me Daddy) and
more. Some of the material is readily available elsewhere but there is
enough obscure material thanks to careful selection by compiler Dave Penny
who also provides informative notes. Sound quality is excellent and the
set is nicely packaged with photos, label shots and ads. (FS)
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Famous Groove 971050 |
The KRC Story |
● CD $18.98 |
20 tracks, 48 mins, recommended. Fine collection of R&B
recorded in 1957 and 1958 for Lloyd Price's short lived KRC label - most
of their output. 12 of the tracks are by Lloyd himself including his
wonderful Just Because which was licensed to ABC-Paramount and
became a big hit. Though recorded in New York many of his sides have a New
Orleans feel reminiscent of his great early 50s Specialty sides. The other
artists are also excellent - Stella Johnson, vocal group The King Bees,
hot rocker Eddy Seacrist and Little Jimmie Merritt. Booklet has brief
notes, photos, etc. This label didn't issue much but it was all high
quality. After closing down the label Lloyd went on to record for
ABC-Paramount where he had the biggest hit of his career Stagger Lee.
(FS)
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GC 103 |
Group Classics, Vol. 3 |
● CD $18.98 |
A collection of 25 tracks - 16 of them by unknown groups!
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Hot JWP 8571 |
The Onyx Records Story |
● CD $15.98 |
20 tracks, recommended. Fine overview of this New York-based
doo-wop label that lasted only from June 1956 to February 1958. The
label's output was 18 45s with their best groups, The Pearls (with David
Clowney, later better known as Dave "Baby" Cortez) & The
Velours having 5 each, 2 by The Monterreys led by ex-Cricket Dean Barlow
(1 unreleased) & 1 single each by The Impressions (not the Curtis
Mayfield group), The Wanderers, The Marquis, The Chordelles & girl
groups The Joyettes & The Miller Sisters. There was a previous
overview of the label on Relic, but that only had 5 of these groups, with
both sides of the singles by The Impressions & the girl groups being
solely on this issue. Includes such classics as The Velours Can I Come
Over Tonight and The Monterreys Dearest One. (GM)
THE CHORDELLS: Here's A Heart For You/ I Started Out/ THE IMPRESSORS: Is
It Too Late/ No No No/ THE JOYETTES: The Boy Next Door/ The Story Of Love/
THE MARQUIS: Bohemian Daddy/ Hope It's True/ THE MILLER SISTERS: My Own/
Sugar Candy/ THE MONTEREYS: Angel/ Dearest One/ Tell Me Why/ Through The
Years/ THE PEARLS: Let's You And I Go Steady/ Yuz A Ma Tuz/ THE VELOURS:
Can I Come Over Tonight/ This Could Be The Night/ THE WANDERERS: Great
Jumpin' Catfish/ Thinking Of You
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Jamie/Guyden 4019 |
The Northern Side Of Philly Soul |
● CD $15.98 |
1960s sides including extremely rare sides and unissued
tracks - Moses Smith, Imperial C's, Pookie Hudson and others.
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Motorcity Records 60012 |
Doo-Wops From The Motor City |
● CD $18.98 |
Fine selection of early 60s doo-wop from Detroit including
some unissued alternate takes. There are 14 tracks from the excellent
Satintones including two versions of their answer song to Will You Love
Me Tomorrow called Tomorrow & Always. There are six tracks
from the The Valadiers - another fine group - including their soulful Greeting
(This Is Uncle Sam), two from the Equadors and one from Mike & The
Modifiers. Sound on some tracks is a bit thin and distorted.
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Proper BOX 44 |
The Dawn Of Doo-Wop |
● CD $24.98 |
Great four CD set tracing the growth of the vocal group
sound from the early 40s to early 50s from the jazz and pop sounds of the
Ink Spots and The Mills Brothers to the R&B and gospel flavored
stylings of The Dominoes and Swallows. 100 tracks in all including sides
by The Four Vagabonds, Toppers, Basin Street Boys, Ravens, Syncopaters,
Trumpeteers, Swallows, Larks, Orioles, Mello-Moods, Cardinals, Five Keys,
Four Blues, Robins, Treniers, Red Caps and many others. Includes 52 page
illustrated booklet with extensive notes and full discographical
information.
THE BASIN STREET BOYS: I Sold My Heart To The Junk Man/ Near To You/
Summertime Gal/ THE CARDINALS: I'll Always Love You/ Please Don't Leave
Me/ Pretty Baby Blues/ Shouldn't I Know/ THE CLOVERS: Don't You Know I
Love You/ Fool Fool Fool/ THE DEEP RIVER BOYS: That Chick's Too Young To
Fry/ THE DOMINOES: Chicken Blues/ Do Something For Me/ I Am With You/
Sixty Minute Man/ That's What You're Doing To Me/ Weeping Willow Blues/
THE DOZIER BOYS: She's Gone/ THE DREAMERS: Can't Get You Off My Mind/
These Things I Miss/ THE FIVE KEYS: Hucklebuck With Jimmy/ Old Macdonald/
The Glory Of Love/ Too Late Baby/ With A Broken Heart/ THE FOUR BLUES: As
Long As I Live/ Missing You/ THE FOUR ROCKETS: Loch Lomond/ THE FOUR
VAGABONDS: Coming In On A Wing And A Prayer/ P.s. I Love You/ STEVE GIBSON
& THE RED CAPS: Boogie Woogie On A Saturday Night/ THE INK SPOTS: To
Each His Own/ When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano/ You're Breaking
My Heart/ BILL JOHNSON & HIS MUSICAL NOTES: Shorty's Got To Go/ THE
LARKS: Coffee Cigarettes And Tears/ Darlin'/ Eyesight To The Blind/ Hey
Little Girl/ How Long Must I Wait For You/ I Ain't Fattening Frogs For
Snakes/ I Don't Believe In Tomorrow/ My Reverie/ Ooh - It Feels So Good/
When I Leave These Prison Walls/ THE LEWIS BRONZEVILLE FIVE: Natchez
Mississippi Blues/ THE MELLO-MOODS: Where Are You/ THE MELODY MASTERS:
Don't You Ever Mind Them/ THE MILLS BROTHERS: Across The Alley From The
Alamo/ Paper Doll/ You Always Hurt The One You Love/ JOHNNY MOORE &
THREE BLAZERS: What Does It Matter/ THE ORIOLES: Hold Me Squeeze Me/ I
Miss You So/ I'd Rather Have You Under The Moon/ I'm Just A Fool In Love/
It's Too Soon To Know/ What Are You Doing New Year's Eve/ THE RAVENS: Be I
Bumble Bee Or Not/ Bye Bye Baby Blues/ Careless Love/ I'm Gonna Take To
The Road/ If You Didn't Mean It/ Ol' Man River/ Someday/ Together/ White
Christmas/ THE RED CAPS: Just For You/ Tuscaloosa/ THE RHYTHM KINGS:
Christmas Is Coming At Last/ THE RIVALS: Don't Say You're Sorry Again/
Rival Blues/ THE ROBINS: I'm Living O.k./ I'm Through/ If I Didn't Love
You So/ If It's So/ Our Romance Is Over/ Rockin'/ School Girl Blues/
There's Rain In My Eyes/ Turkey Hop/ THE ROYAL SONS QUINTET: Journey's
End/ THE ROYALES: Give Me One More Chance/ Too Much Of A Little Bit/ THE
STRIDERS: Cool Saturday Night/ THE SULTANS: Lemon Squeezing Daddy/ You
Captured My Heart/ THE SWALLOWS: Dearest/ Eternally/ It Ain't The Meat/
Roll Roll Pretty Baby/ Since You've Been Away/ Will You Be Mine/ Wishing
For You/ THE SYNCOPATERS: River Stay Away From My Door/ These Are The
Things I Want To Share With You/ THE TOPPERS: I'm Living For You/ In A
Palace Of Stone/ THE TRENIERS: Buzz Buzz Buzz/ Go Go Go/ THE TRUMPETEERS:
Milky White Way
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Soul City 6468 |
Jerk! Shake! And Vibrate! |
● CD $15.98 |
24 track collection of obscure hot dance oriented R&B,
soul and boogaloo from the 60s. Includes I Do The Jerk by Bill
Pinckney, Mister C.C. by Jim Pipkins & The Boss Five, Hoopy
Doo by Willie Wicher, Sookie by Mel Williams, Baby, Don't
You Leave Poor Me by Clarence Paul plus tracks by Sir Latimore Brown,
Allen Greene, The Af-Tabs, Lester Young & The California Playboys,
Maurice Dollison & The Turnkeys and more. The influence of James Brown
is evident on many of the tunes.
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