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NEWSLETTER #126
Rhythm & Blues, Soul & Doo Wop
VARIOUS ARTISTS COLLECTIONS
| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Ace CDCHD 629 | Southern Doo Wop, Vol. 2 - Krooning | ● CD $18.98 |
| 24 tracks, 57 min., highly recommended This is volume two in
Ace's overview of the vocal group output of Nashville's Excello label. It
opens auspiciously with Juke Box Rock and Roll by Johnny Brag & the
Marigolds, then moves on to the real stars of both this compilation and its
predecessor, The King Krooners. Here, as was the case in Volume 1, the
Krooners are featured in seven tracks, this time out including School
Daze, There's Been a Change, Now That She's Gone, and
What Does the Future Hold. Among the other solid selections here are
Comin' Home to You by the Gladiolas, Sloo Foot Soo by the
Seniors, Give Me the Power by the Five Chums, The Magic of You
by the Themes, and You For Me by the Hollyhocks. Once again, a
stellar collection of vocal group tracks from the American South, all
recorded between 1955 and 1960. And Ace's production values, as usual, are
among the highest in the industry. Not one to miss. (DH) JOHNNY BRAGG & THE MARIGOLDS: It's You Darling It's You/ Juke Box Rock And Roll/ THE FIVE CHUMS: Give Me The Power/ High School Affair/ THE GLADIOLAS: Comin' Home To You/ I Wanta Know/ Little Darlin'/ Say You'll Be Mine/ THE HOLLYHOCKS: Don't Say Tomorrow/ You For Me/ THE KING KROONERS: Let Me Know/ Now That She's Gone/ One Day, One Day/ School Daze/ Steps Of Love/ There's Been A Change/ What Does The Future Hold/ LITTLE JOE THE GLADIOLAS: Run, Run/ THE MARIGOLDS: Rollin' Stone/ Why Don't You/ THE SENIORS: Sloo Foot Soo/ Why Did You Leave Me/ THE THEMES: The Magic Of You/ Yes! That's Love |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Ace CDCHD 848 | Jiving Jamboree 3 | ● CD $18.98 |
| 24 track collection of hot blues, R&B and some hillbilly
recorded for King and Federal between 1949 and 1960 - Bullmoose Jackson.
Mabel Scott, Tiny Bradshaw & His Orch., The Dominoes, Pete "Guitar" Lewis,
Bob Newman, The Royals, Lula Reed with Sonny Thompson & Orch, Roy Brown, The
Platters, Jimmy Nolen, Tiny Topsy and more. ANNISTEEN ALLEN: Lies, Lies, Lies/ BOYD BENNETT AND HIS ROCKETS: Cool Disc Jockey/ TINY BRADSHAW AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Bradshaw Boogie/ ROY BRWN AND HIS MIGHTY, MIGHTY MEN: Fannie Brown Got Married/ THE DOMINOES: That's What You're Doin' To Me/ H. BOMB FERGUSON: Midnight Ramblin' Tonight/ WYNONIE HARRIS: The Deacon Don't Like It/ BULLMOOSE JACKSON AND HIS BUFFALO BEARCATS: Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me/ THE LAMPLIGHTERS: You Hear/ PETE "GUITAR" LEWIS: Louisiana Hop/ LITTLE ESTHER: Hollerin' And Screamin'/ LUCKY MILLINDER AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Who Said Shorty Wasn't Coming Back/ MOON MULLICAN: Seven Nights To Rock/ BOB NEWMAN: Chic-a-choo Freight/ JIMMY NOLEN: Strollin' With Nolen (aka Oonchy Oonchy)/ THE PLATTERS: Voo-vee-ah-bee/ JESSE POWELL AND HIS ORCHESTRA: The Walkin' Blues/ LULA REED: I'll Upset You Baby/ THE ROYALS: Are You Forgetting/ JIMMY RUSHING: Hi-ho-sylvester/ MABEL SCOTT: Baseball Boogie/ BA BA THOMAS: Miss Shake It/ TINY TOPSY AND THE CHARMS: Come On, Come On, Come On/ ZEB TURNER: No More Nothin' |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Black Cats 104 | It's A Deep Soul Thing | ● CD $17.98 |
| Fine 21 track collection of obscure gospel flavored soul
side including Paul Kelly, Sonny Fishback, Clarence Murray, Bird Rollins,
Ted Ford, Leo McCorkle, Lee Maye, Otis Williams, Gorgeous George, Lloyd
Hendricks, Pete Parker and others. Excellent sound and booklet with brief,
informative, notes. THE ARROWS: We Have Love/ C.L. BLAST: Hard To Get The Feelin' Again/ CHARLES BRIMMER: I Need You I Do/ JAMES LEWIS FIELDS: I Really Love You/ SONNY FISHBACK: I Won't Take Back These Words/ THE FIVE TOWNS: It Isn't What You've Got/ TED FORD: I Can't Give You Up/ GORGEOUS GEORGE: It's Not A Hurting Thing/ BETTY HARRIS: Can't Last Much Longer/ LLOYD HENDRICKS: Your Cold Heart/ LUTHER INGRAM: You Never Miss Your Water/ PAUL KELLY: Nine Out Of Ten Times/ BENNY LATIMORE: It's Just A Matter Of Time/ LEE MAYE: When My Heart Hurts No More/ LEO MCCORKLE: Please Send Me A Somebody Else/ CLARENCE MURRAY: Poor Boy/ PETE PARKER: Standing On The Outside/ WINFIELD PARKER: A Fallen Star/ BIRD ROLLINS: You Lied To Me/ JANICE TYRONE: I'm Gonna Make It/ OTIS WILLIAMS: Beggin To You |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Black Tulip 2636412 | The Golden Oldies CD | ● CD $18.98 |
| 25 songs on the subject of Oldies But Goodies including
Those Golden Oldies by The Edgewoods, Those Oldies But Goodies by
Little Caesar & The Romans, Do You Remember, Parts 1 & 2 by The
Torreadors, Memories Of Days Gone By by The Five Satins and many
more. |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | C.Froggy 1002 | West Coast Vocal Group Rarities (Plus One), Vol. 2 | ● CD $18.98 |
| 27 West Coast vocal group tracks plus one bonus cut of D.C.
group The Syncopates. Includes tracks from Little Julian Herrera & The
Tigers, The Hollywood Flames, Flames, Wynona Carr & The Turks, The Whips,
Joe Lyons & The Arrows, Johnny Flamingo & Group, Bobby Byrd & The Flames,
Jeanette Baker & The Dots, Linda Hayes and others. JEANETTE BAKER & DOTS: I Lost You/ Johnny/ BOBBY BYRD & FLAMES: Together/ BOBBY BYRD & THE FLAMES: Baby Pretty Baby/ WYNONA CARR & THE TURKS: Ding Dong Daddy/ Hurt Me/ THE DOTS: I Wish/ THE FLAMES: Got A Little Shadow/ Volcano/ JOHNNY FLAMINGO & GROUP: Is It A Dream/ My Girl/ Your Mine/ DAVID FORD & THE FLAMES: Tears Come Tumbling Down/ LINDA HAYES: Change Of Heart/ Don't Do Nothing Baby/ No Next Time/ Why Johnny Why/ Our Love's Forever Blessed/ STICKS HERMAN & GROUP: The Natural Thing To Do/ LITTLE JULIAN HERRERA & THE TIGERS: True Fine Mama/ THE HOLLYWOOD FLAMES: Oooh La La/ BEN HUGHES & TWIGS: I'm So Crazy About You/ JOE LYONS & ARROWS: What's New With You/ JOE LYONS & THE ARROWS: No End To True Love/ JAY RICHARDS AND GROUP: Echoes On My Mind/ THE SYNCOPATES: Out In The Cold Again/ THE WHIPS: Pleadin Heart/ She Done Me Wrong |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Champ 110 | Heavy On Doo Wop, Vol. 10 | ● CD $18.98 |
| 28 vocal group rarities. EDDIE BARTELL & HIS DUKES OF RHYTHM: I Mean Really/ LOIS BLAINE & THE FOUR SOUNDS: I Need You So/ RUTH BROWN & THE RHYTHM MAKERS: Old Man River/ BOBBY CHARLES & GROUP: I'd Like To Know/ THE CHESSMEN: What's To Become Of Me/ THE CORONETS: Beggin' & Pleadin'/ Corbella/ THE COSMIC RAYS: Dreaming/ THE ENSANADAS: I Had A Little Too Much/ ANN FLEMING & GROUP: Beside You/ SONNY FULTON & MIXMASTERS: No Not Now/ GARY GORDON & GROUP: No One/ STOMP GORDON & GROUP: Pennies From Heaven/ DIMPLES HARRIS & GROUP: This I Do Believe/ THE HEARTBREAKERS: I'm Only Fooling My Heart/ MAHALIA JACKSON & THE LARKS: What Then/ ETTA JAMES & GROUP: Don't You Remember/ THE JAMES QUINTET: I'm Just A Fool/ BILL KENNY & GROUP: Now You Say You Care/ THE LOLLYPOPS: Believe In Me/ THE MIGHTY MELLOW TONES: Mean World/ THE PASTELS: You're Just An Angel/ THE RENAULTS: Ten Questions/ THE SPLENDORS: The Echo Tells Me/ THE STARLETTES: My Last Cry/ THE TOKENS: Don't Go/ THE TRAVELERS (FEATURING LOU RAWLS): Why/ THE VARNELLS: Who Created Love |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Delmark DD 542 | Honkers & Bar Walkers, Vol. 3 | ● CD $14.98 |
| The third collection of rocking instrumental R&B
focusing
on the tenor sax features 22 tracks recorded for the United and Regal labels
in the 50s. It includes Eddie Chamblee, Sax Mallard, J.T. Brown, Wild Bill
Moore and others. Includes seven previously unissued tracks. |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | GC 304 | Group Classics, Vol. 4 - For The Serious Doo-Wop Collectors | ● CD $18.98 |
| GC do it again with 25 fine doo-wop tracks from
the 50s and 60s - 17 of them previously unissued! LEE ANDREWS & THE HEARTS: I Miss My Baby (previously unreleased)/ The Fairest (previously unreleased)/ THE CHIMES: Dearest Darling/ THE CLUSTERS: Sunday Kind of Love (previously unreleased)/ THE DARTS: My Love (previously unreleased)/ THE DELTONES: Crazy Lover (previously unreleased)/ PEARL DEVINES: You've Been Gone/ THE DIALS: Over the Rainbow (previously unreleased)/ THE DOMINOS: These Foolish Things (previously unreleased)/ THE EMERALDS: School Boys Love (previously unreleased)/ Up On the Mountain (previously unreleased)/ THE FASCINATORS: Don't Give It Away/ Sweet Baby/ THE FIVE OWLS: I Like Moonshine/ JOHNNIE & JOE: My Dearest My Love (previously unreleased)/ THE NUTONES: Believe/ THE PRETENDERS: I Hear Bells/ I Hear Bells (previously unreleased)/ THE ROYAL NOTES: Three Speed Girl/ THE UNIQUES: Hey Little Cupid (previously unreleased)/ UNKNOWN GROUP: Come Back To Me(previously unreleased)/ Love Is A Game(previously unreleased)/ Love Me (previously unreleased)/ Sneaky Old Love (previously unreleased)/ THE VALTONES: A Girl Like You (previously unreleased) |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | KC CD JAM 01 | Jamaican Doo Wop, Vol. 1 | ● CD $17.98 |
| A truly fascinating album - it's a real shame there is no
documentation. This features 24 rare tracks of vocal group harmony from the
late 50s recorded in Jamaica. Some of the tracks are straight ahead copies
of American doo-wop stylings while others have a more distinctively Jamaican
flavor with that distinctive "blue beat" rhythm making it's presence felt.
Artists include The Jiving Juniors (an important group which featured a
young Derrick Herriot), The Moonlighters, Sir Jablonski and Group, The Blues
Busters, The Charm Kings, Chuck & Dobby and others. Sound quality varies
from track to track but is generally good and the music is consistently
fine. |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Kent KENCD 212 | The Arock/ Sylvia Soul Story | ● CD $18.98 |
| 28 tracks, 70 min, recommended. This set spotlights the
fruits of Arock, Serock & Sylvia labels, based in NY & owned by long time
Ellingtonian tenor saxist Big Al Sears. No real big hits here (the only hit
from these labels, Theola Kilgore's The Love Of My Man isn't even
here), but there's plenty of fine early - mid 60s soul. Though the names
aren't big, The Diplomats had a few hits, & The DC Playboys is actually Van
McCoy, who also did production work. Sterling McGee is today better known as
the latter half of Harlem blues duo Adam & Satan! Half the tracks are
excellent demos that were never released, with one of the demo singers being
Marie Knight, who, as Sister Marie had a wonderful duo with Sister Rosetta
Tharpe in the 50s. One of her demos here, Come Tomorrow (just her &
piano - amazing cut!) were later done by her on OKeh & may be best known by
it's cover by Manfred Mann. (GM) |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Krypton 6002 | Kiddy Doo-Wop Groups | ● CD $18.98 |
| 30 tracks from the 50s and early 60s featuring doo-wop
groups including members in their early teens trying to emulate the success
of Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers. Includes The Students, Lewis Lymon & The
Teenchords (Frankie's brothers), The Youngtones, True Loves, Val Chords,
Youngsters, Ronnie & The Hi-Lites, The Jewels, Little Butchie & HIs Buddies,
The Desires, Kodaks, Pretenders, Magnificent Four, Styles and others too
young to vote. JIMMY CASTOR & THE JUNIORS: I Promise/ THE CHANTERS: Over the Rainbow/ THE COLLEGIANS: Zoom Zoom Zoom/ THE DESIRES: Let It Please Be You/ THE ELCHORDS: Peppermint Stick/ THE HEARTBREAKERS: Without A Cause/ THE HEMLOCKS: Cora Lee/ THE JEWELS: Jimmy Lee/ THE KODAKS: Oh Gee Oh Gosh/ LITTLE BUTCHIE & HIS BUDDIES: I Wanna Holler/ LITTLE JIMMY & TOPS: Puppy Love/ LITTLE JOEY & THE FLIPS: Hot Rod/ LEWIS LYMON & THE TEENCHORDS: I'm So Happy/ THE MAGNIFICENT FOUR: The Closer You Are/ THE MISTAKES: Chapel Bells/ NICKY & NOBLES: School Bells/ THE NOBLETONES: Who Cares About Love/ THE PRETENDERS: Smile/ RONNIE & THE HI-LITES: I Wish That We Were Married/ THE SCHOOLBOYS: Please Say You Want Me/ THE STUDENTS: Everyday of the Week/ THE STYLES: School Bells To Chapel Bells/ FAITH TAYLOR & THE SWEET TEENS: Won't Someone Tell Me Why/ TINY TIM & THE HITS: Doll Baby/ THE TRUE LOVES: A Love Like Yours/ THE VAL CHORDS: Candy Store Love/ THE YOUNGSTERS: You Told Another Lie/ THE YOUNGTONES: Come On Baby/ BEN ZEPPA & ZEPHERS: Why Do Fools Fall In Love |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Mr. Maestro 1011 | Jukebox Saturday Night | ● CD $18.98 |
| Another fine collection on this label featuring 28 minor
hits and obscurities with an emphasis on doo-wop but also including R&B and
rock 'n' roll. Among the artists featured on this collection include Nino &
The Ebb Tides, Sherrif & The Revels (the great Shombalor), The
KNockouts, Visuals, Charlie Gracie (his classic Fabulous), The Mark
IV, Big Jay McNeely, Alice Wonderland, The Satellites, Dr. Feelgood, The
Five Keys, The Tune Rockers (their hot instrumental The Green Mosquito),
Jimmy Norman, Nappy Brown, The African Bachelors (this seems to be a South
African group doing a cover of the Monotones hit Book Of Love sung in
a South African language!) |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Official 2003 | Dynamite R&B Duos, Vol. 3 | ● CD $17.98 |
| Third collection featuring 25 tracks by mostly obscure but
fine R&B duos (vols 1 & 2 issued a few years ago are still available). This
one includes Johnnie & Joe (a very different version of Over The
Mountain, Across The Sea), Sugar & Spice, Joyce & Nelson, Jimmy Lee &
Artis, Rosie & Ron, Dean & Gene, Bobby & Lucy, Gene & Billy, Bip & Bop,
Billy & Rickey, Sherri Taylor & Singin' Sammy, Terry & Jerry, Gene & Wendell
and others. BILLY & MICKEY: The Creep/ BILLY & RICKEY: Baby Doll/ BIP & BOP: Du Wadda Du/ BOB & EARL: You Made A Boo Boo/ BOBBY & LUCY: It's Nothing/ DEAN & JEAN: Cross My Heart/ We're Gonna Get Married/ DELMAR & SYDNEY: You Are My Queen/ DON & BOB: I'm Lost/ DON & DEWEY: Miss Sue/ FREDDIE & LOU: Rosalie/ GENE & BILLY: After I Gave You My Heart/ GENE & WENDELL: Two Gun Bess/ JIMMY LEE & ARTIS: My Heart's Desire/ JOHNNY & JOE: Over The Mountain, Across The Sea (alt. Version)/ JOHNNY & MACK: Money, Money, Money/ JOYCE & NELSON: I Want To Marry You/ KENNY & MOE: Can't Help Myself/ LOIS & LOUIS: Baby Please Don't Go/ MARVIN & JOHNNY: Bye Bye My Baby/ ROSIE & RON: So Dearly/ RUTH & AL: I'll Be The Bee/ SUGAR & SPICE: First Last And Always/ SHERRI TAYLOR & SINGIN' SAMMY: Lover/ TERRY & JERRY: Mama Julie |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Official 2004 | Dynamite R&B Duos, Vol. 4 | ● CD $17.98 |
| Another 25 sides by duos BEN & BEA: Let The Good Times Roll/ BILLY & MICKEY: Little Girl Don't Cry/ BILLY & RICKEY: Mama Papa Please/ BIP & BOP: Ding Dong Ding/ BOB & EARL: That's My Desire/ DEAN & GENE: That's The Way It Goes/ DEAN & JEAN: Too Young To Know/ DELMAR & SYDNEY: Don't Vip A Vop/ DON & BOB: Good Morning, Little Schoolgirl/ FRAN & FLO: You Walked Out The Door/ FRANKIE & JOHNNY: My First Love/ FREDDIE & LOU: You'll Be Mine Tonight/ GENE & BILLY: Don't Care No More/ GENE & WENDELL: Your Sister Or You/ JIMMY LEE & ARTIS: Let's Talk It Over Baby/ JOHNNY & MACK: Don't Ever Close The Door/ JOYCE & NELSON: You're Something Else/ KENNY & MOE: You're Going To Miss Me When I'm Gone/ LOIS & LOUIS: Pow Wow/ MARVIN & JOHNNY: Baby Baby Baby/ MILTY & MAT: Baby I'm Coming Home To You/ ROSEMARIE & BO: Close Your Eyes/ ROSIE & RON: Bring Me Happiness/ RUTH & AL: P's & Q's/ TERRY & JERRY: People Are Doing It Every Day |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Piggy 503 | Down Memory Lane, Vol. 3 | ● CD $18.98 |
| 24 vocal group rarities - Bobby Gee & The Celestials, Tony &
The Masquins, Sunny & The Horizons, The Debonaires, Jan & The Radiants,
Jerry Carmen, The Travelers, Tangiers, Cineramas, Otis Williams & The
Charms, The Caprisans, Popsicles and others. |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Piggy 504 | Down Memory Lane, Vol. 4 | ● CD $18.98 |
| 24 rarities - Ronnie Baker & The Deltones, The Scoooters,
The Clocks & The Classmen, The Uniques, Johnny Darling, The Elgins,
Rendezvous, Five Jets, Cordells, etc. |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | R And B 1301 | The R And B Records Story | ● CD $18.98 |
| Fine selection of 22 sides issued on the Los Angeles based R
And B label in 1954 and '55. A mix of doo-wop (The Jewels, Earl Curry & The
Blenders, Rudy Jackson & The Mel O Aires), instrumental R&B (Oscar Saldana,
The Rockin' Brothers, Chuck Higgins), blues (Ray Agee) and gospel (The Stars
Of Bethel). RAY AGEE: I Need You/ Without A Friend/ EARL CURRY AND BLENDERS: Dream/ EARL CURRY AND THE BLENDERS: I Want To Be With You/ Late Rising Moon/ EARL CURRY AND BLENDERS: Try and Get Me/ CHUCK HIGGINS: Chop Chop/ Rock/ RUDY JACKSON & THE MEL-O-AIRES: Enfold Me/ I'm Crying/ THE JEWELS: A Fool In Paradise/ Hearts of Stone/ Living From Day To Day/ Oh Yes I Know/ Rosalie/ Runnin'/ THE ROCKIN' BROTHERS: Behind the Sun/ Rock It/ OSCAR SALDANA: Bop Hop/ Mambo Hop/ THE STARS OF BETHEL: He Walks With Me/ There Is a Fountain |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Wanda 1001 | Doo Wop Halloween Is A Scream | ● CD $17.98 |
| 26 R&B vocal group tunes with a horror/ Halloween theme
including Trick Or Treat by The Four Flops, Headless Ghost by
The Nightmares, Dead BILL BUCHANAN: Beware/ THE CALVANES: Horror Pictures/ THE CHOTALLS: Queen Of Halloween/ THE COMPANIONS: Dorothy-my Monster/ THE CREWNECKS: Rockin' Zombie/ THE CRYSTALAIRS: Dr Jekyll & Mrs Hyde/ DANNY & LENNY WITH HOLLYWOOD GHOULS: Monster's Love/ DENISE & DOUBLE-DATES: That Halloween Night/ THE DUPONTS: Screamin' Ball/ THE FOUR FLOPS: Trick Or Treat/ FRANKIE & THE NEWPORTS: Monster Mash/ FRANKIE & THE FASHIONS: Witch Doctor/ THE HOLLYWOOD FLAMES: Frankensteins Den/ ARCHIE KING: The Vampire/ KING FLASH & CALYPSO CARNIVAL: Zombie Jamboree/ BIG BEE KORNEGAY & GROUP: At The House Of Frankenstein/ THE MAGICS: Zombie Walk/ THE NEWPORTS: I'm In The Ground For Good/ THE NIGHTMARES: Headless Ghost/ THE NU-TRENDS: Spooksville/ PETE & THE BLOODSUCKERS: My Baby Likes Scary Movies/ THE POETS: Dead/ THE REVELS: Dead Man's Stroll/ BILL RILEY: Nightmare Mash/ THE SWINGING PHILLES: Frankenstein's Party/ THE VERDICTS: Mummy's Ball/ THE ZANE BROTHERS: Dracula |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Wheels 101 | Doo Wop Coast To Coast, Vol. 1 | ● CD $18.98 |
| 27 obscure sides which in addition to doo-wop includes some
blues and gospel - Joyce Lomas & Group, Johnny Cole & The REptiles, The
Marquees, Jades, Crystallights, Kitty & La Fets, The Dominoes, Violinaires,
Debbie Andrews & The Muskateers, The Del-Rays, Champion Jack Dupree &
others. |
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