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RHYTHM
& BLUES, SOUL & DOO-WOP
Various
Artists Collections - Miscellaneous Labels, C
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Capitol 28292 |
From The Vaults, Vol. 5 - Roots Of Rock
'n' Roll |
● CD $16.98 |
Another one of those collections featuring recordings from
the 40s and 50s that could be considered precursors to rock 'n' roll -
this one feature 24 tracks of country, blues, pop and R&B from the
Capitol vaults - The King Cole Trio, Ella Mae Morse, Geechie Smith, The
Pied Pipers, Jesse Price, Nellie Lutcher, Crown Prince Waterford, Marvin
Johnson, The Selah Singers, Dean Martin, Ramblin' Jimmy Dolan, Merrill
Moore and more.
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Cat Music 101 |
Cat Music - Unreleased And Alternate Takes |
● CD $18.98 |
Intriguing collection for die hard vocal group fans
featuring previously unissued alternate takes or unissued songs from Clyde
McPhatter & The Drifters, The Chords, The Harptones, The Playboys and
others. In some cases there are four takes of a given song plus some false
starts and studio chatter.
THE CHORDS: Heartbeat (take 12)/ Heartbeat (take 13)/ Love Oh Love (take
13)/ Love Oh Love (take 7)/ Pretty Wild (take 27)/ THE DRIFTERS: Bip Bam
(take 7)/ Don't Dog Me (take 11)/ Don't Dog Me (take 12)/ Don't Dog Me
(take 13)/ Gone (take 7)/ Let The Boogie Woogie Roll (take 1)/ Let The
Boogie Woogie Roll (take 3,4,5,6)/ Let The Boogie Woogie Roll (take 7)/
Such A Nite (take 5)/ Warm Your Heart (take 7)/ Warm Your Heart (take 9)/
THE HARPTONES: Insulting Blues Boogie/ THE PLAYBOYS: Good Golly Miss Molly
(take 10)/ Good Golly Miss Molly (take 4)/ Good Golly Miss Molly (take
5,6)/ Good Golly Miss Molly (take 8)/ My Buddy Stole My Chippie (take 3)/
My Buddy Stole My Chippie (take 5)/ My Little Honeybun (take 6)/ My Little
Honeybun (take 8a)/ My Little Honeybun (take 8b)/ My Little Honeybun (take
9)/ JACKIE "SONNY" WILSON: Rainy Day Blues
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Champ 101 |
Heavy On Doo Wop, Vol. 1 |
● CD $17.98 |
Another collection of doo-wop rarities from the 50s and
early 60s. Most of the material is fairly pedestrian and the sound
quality is very poor - sounds like a poor quality cassette player played
behind a curtain. I know that these sides were often recorded in
inferior studios and particularly rare records are often only found in
poor condition but with some effort expended in remastering one can
achieve a lot better than is accomplished here. Includes sides by Curtis
Ware and The Four Do-Matics, The Dials, the Marksmen, Royal Demons, Note
Makers, Alton & Eddy and others. Only for the most die-hard of
die-hard doo wop fans.
ALTON & EDDY: Let Me Dream/ THE AMBITIONS: Traveling Stranger/ THE
CITADELS: Let's Fall In Love/ THE CONTINDERS: Mr. Dee Jay/ THE DELTONES:
Best Wishes/ THE DIALS: Wondering About Your Love/ THE EMERALDS: The
Lover/ THE FANANDOS: The One I Love/ LEROY FULLYLOVE & GROUP: I'm So
Lonely/ THE GOLDENRODS: Color Cartoons/ Wish I Were Back In School/
VERNON HALL & THE CASINOS: So In Love With You/ SIR JABLONSKI &
THE UNKNOWNS: A Merry Christmas/ LITTLE DIXIE & GROUP: Be Fair/ THE
MARKSMEN: Don't Gamble With My Heart/ You Hurt Me So/ THE MARVELS: Just
Another Fool/ DEBRA MORIER & THE LENNETTES: Mathematics Of Love/ THE
NOTE MAKERS: It Hurts To Wonder/ THE QUARTER NOTES: Hold Me Darling/ THE
REVELAIRES: Only The Angels Knew/ THE ROYAL DEMONS: What's The Matter
Baby/ THE ROYAL FIVE: Over The Rainbow/ THE ROYAL TEENTONES: Secret
Lover/ THE TWILIGHTERS: Let There Be Love/ THE VEL AIRES: Forever
Always/ CURTIS WARE & THE FOUR DO-MATICS: Am I In Love/ Flame In My
Heart
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Champ 102 |
Heavy On Doo Wop, Vol. 2 |
● CD $17.98 |
28 rarities.
OTIS BLACKWELL & MAJORS: It's Love & It's Real/ CAMILE BROWN
& ANGELENOS: Angels In Heaven/ THE CAPRIS: This Is Goodbye/ THE
COMPANIONS: I Didn't Know/ THE DAPPERS: Lonely Street/ THE DEEPS: The
Night Is Young & You're So Beautiful/ THE DEL CHORDS: Say That You
Love Me/ THE DEL RIOS: I'm Crying/ THE DINOS: Happy Fool/ THE DODGERS:
Let's Make A Whole Lot Of Love/ THE EBONAIRES: Somewhere In My Heart/
THE EXCELS: Til You Were Gone/ THE HI TONES: What Was The Cause Of It
All/ THE HITMAKERS: Chapel Of Love/ THE HONEY-DO'S: Someone/ THE
IVORIES: I'm In Love/ MARY KINNEY: Bobby My Love/ THE LAURELS: Crying In
The Chapel/ Hydrogen Bomb/ STANLEY MITCHELL & TORNADOES: Would You,
Could You/ TONY PERRY & GROUP: Trust In Our Love/ THE RAINBOWS: Till
Tomorrow/ THE RAINDROPS: Dim Those Lights/ RUDY & TRADEWINDS:
Careless Love/ BILL TENNYSON & GROUP: Even Now/ THE TRICKLES:
Outside The Chapel Door/ THE TWILIGHTERS: Help Me/ THE VON GAYLES:
Loneliness
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Champ 103 |
Heavy On Doo Wop, Vol. 3 |
● CD $17.98 |
I haven't heard volume 2 in this series but volume 3 is
certainly a substantial improvement over the mediocre sounding volume 1.
This one features fine and rare black doo-wop from the 50s and 60s in
generally very good sound - many making their first appearance on CD.
Includes Chuck Higgins & The Mellomoods (not doo-wop but fine
rockin' R&B), The Four Voices, The Monorails (including their
excellent acapella Juanita), Cell Foster & The Audio, The
Turks, Five Peaks (how many songs have you heard about hair nets? - well
the Five Peaks have one!), The Serenaders, Native Boys, Leo Valentine
& The Lyrics, The Emeralds, Hal Davis & Group, The Crowns, etc.
GRADY CHAPMAN & SUEDES: I Love You So/ THE CROWNS: Heartbreaking
Train/ HAL DAVIS & GROUP: You'll Find Love/ GENE DAY & GROUP:
Those Teenage Tears/ THE EMERALDS: You're Driving Me Crazy/ THE FIVE
CROWNS: I Want You/ THE FIVE LORDS: Falling Tears/ THE FIVE PEAKS:
Hair-Net/ CELL FOSTER & AUDIOS: Honest I Do/ I Prayed For You/ THE
FOUR VOICES: Honest Darling/ THE GRAND PRIXS: Late Summer Love/ ED HENRY
& NICKLES: I Love Only You/ CHUCK HIGGINS & MELLOMOODS:
Beautiful Love/ Big Fat Mama/ THE MAGICHORDS: Darling/ THE MONORAILS:
Juanita/ Sad & Blue/ THE NATIVE BOYS: Cherryln/ I've Got A Feeling/
Laughing Love/ Valley of Lovers/ HAL PAIGE & HIS WAILERS: Drive It
Home/ THE SERENADERS: Goodbye/ Kola/ ROBERT STALLWORTH & FIVE PEAKS:
Sittin' on the Porch/ THE TURKS: I've Been Accused/ LEO VALENTINE &
LYRICS: Please Don't Leave Me
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Champ 104 |
Heavy On Doo Wop, Vol. 4 |
● CD $17.98 |
28 more fine and rare sides.
THE ADELPHIS: Darlin' Its You/ THE BANDITS: Nothing Can Change My Love
For You/ GENE CHANDLER & THE DUKAYS: Daddy's Home/ THE COMPANIONS:
Why Oh Why Baby/ THE DEBONAIRS: Make Believe Lover/ THE ENCHANTERS:
Bewildered/ THE EQUALLOS: Beneath The Sun/ THE FABULOUS FIDELS: Westside
Boy, Eastside Girl/ THE FIVE SOUNDS: That's When I Fell In Love/ THE
FOUR BELLS: My Tree/ THE FOUR PALS: Yours To Possess/ LIL GREENWOOD
& THE FOUR JACKS: My Last Hour/ THE IVORIES: Me And You/ THE JOHNNY
BELLTONES: Ev'ry Day (It's The Same)/ THE NATIVE BOYS: Oh Let Me Dream/
JOHNNY OLIVER & GROUP: The Things I Might Have Been/ THE PENNANTS:
Don't Go/ TONY PERRY & GROUP: I'm Yours Forever/ THE PERSIANS: Tears
Of Love/ THE SEMINOLES: Forever/ BOBBY SHARPE & GROUP: I Love You My
Baby/ BOBBY TAYLOR & GROUP: It's Funny/ THE UNITED FOUR: Go on/ THE
UNIVERSALS: I'm In Love/ THE UP TUNES: I Wanna Love Just You/ THE
UTMOSTS: I Need You/ THE VOICE MASTERS: Two Lovers/ BOBBY WILLIAMS &
THE CYCLONES: You Can't Make Me Cry
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Champ 105 |
Heavy On Doo Wop, Vol. 5 |
● CD $17.98 |
28 doo wop rarities from The Dandevilles (the bizarre Psychology),
The Thor-Ables, Pastels, Joe & Ann, The Charmers, Sonics, Billy
Woods & The Emeralds, The El Torros, Gales, Showcases, Bernie Anders
& Group, The Tokens, Prestos, Fat Man Matthews & The Four
Kittens, etc.
JOHNNY ALTON & GROP: Please Love Me/ BERNIE ANDERS & GROUP: Too
Late I Learned/ THE CHARMERS: My Love/ THE CHARMETTES: School Letter/
THE DANDEVILLES: Psychology/ THE EL TORROS: What's The Matter/ THE ESCOS:
Yes I Need Someone/ THE FOUR JACKS: I'll Be Home Again/ You Met A Fool/
THE GALES: Baby Come Home/ JOE & ANN: Eternity/ BILLY LEWIS &
GROUP: I Won't Tell A Soul/ CLEVE MACDONALD & GROUP: Tell Me That
You Love Me/ THE MADISONS: The Wind & The Rain/ FAT MAN MATTHEWS
& FOUR KITTENS: When Boy Meets Girl/ THE PASTELS: My One And Only
Dream/ THE PESTOS: Till We Meet Again/ THE ROMANCERS: Meet Me At The
Altar/ THE SHOWCASES: This Love Was Real/ THE SHOWMEN: Fate Planned It
This Way/ THE SONICS: Funny/ THE SPIEDELS: Dear Joan/ THE STARNOTES: Say
The Word/ THE TANGENTS: I Can't Live Alone/ THE THOR-ABLES: My Reckless
Heart/ THE TOKENS: Oh What A Night/ OTIS WILLIAMS & CHARMS: Tell Me
Now/ BILLY WOODS & EMERALDS: Falling Rain
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Champ 106 |
Heavy On Doo Wop, Vol. 6 |
● CD $17.98 |
28 more doo-wop rarities - mostly not previously on CD.
THE CALVAES: Born With Rhythm/ THE COOLBREEZERS: The Greatest Love of
All/ THE CRYSTALS: My Dear/ HAL 'SONNY' DAVIS & GROUP: One More
Chance/ THE DEL RIOS: Just Across the Street/ EMMY LOU & GROUP: Love
Ya Need Ya/ THE FIVE CHESTNUTS: Chapel in the Moonlight/ THE FORTUNES:
Tarnished Angel/ Trees/ GEORGIA HARRIS & THE LYRICS: Let's Exchange
Hearts For Christmas/ THE JAYTONES: The Clock/ RAY JOHNSON &
BYSTANDERS: No Stone Unturned/ BEE JOY & GROUP: I'll Go On/ LITTLE
JUNE & THE JANUARYS: Oh My Love/ THE MELOTONES: Prayer of love/
JAMES MOORE & THE PRETENDERS: To Be Loved/ BUNNY PAUL & THE
HARPTONES: Honey Love/ THE PHAROAHS: Broken Heart, Crying Eyes/ Shirley/
THE PLANETS: Wild Leaves/ THE SERENADERS: Please Please Forgive Me/ THE
SHADOWS: Stay/ THE SOUNDS: Life/ THE TARGETS: It Doesn't Matter/ THE
TRASHERS: Forever My Love/ THE VICTORIANS: Please Say You Do/ THE VOICE
MASTERS: Two Lovers/ LACILLE WATKINS & VOLUMES: You Left Me Lonely
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Champ 107 |
Heavy On Doo Wop 7 - Staying Out To The
Music |
● CD $17.98 |
Another fine collection of doo wop rarities - 28 tracks,
many not previously on CD - The Dikes, Poets, Uptones, Miller Brothers,
Gardenias, Lee Andrews & Group, The Marvells, Carousels, Arthur Lee
Maye & Group, Pretenders, Varetta Dillard & Group, Bernie Anders
& Group, The Esquires, Shadows, etc.
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Champ 108 |
Heavy On Doo Wop 8 - Music That Turns You On |
● CD $18.98 |
28 more sides.
THE ALVANS: Love Is A Game/ LEE ANDREWS & GROUP: I've Got A Right To
Cry/ THE ANGELINOS: As Long As I Have You/ LITTLE AUGGIE AUSTINE &
GROUP: My Love For You/ THE BELVEDERES: Come To Me Baby/ THE BLUE DOTS: My
Very Own/ DORIS BROWNE & GROUP: The Game Of Love/ THE CHARMERS: He's
Gone/ THE CRYSTALS: My Girl/ THE EL DOMINGOS: I'm Not Kidding You/ THE
FOUR DOTS: My Baby/ You Won't Let Me Go/ THE GARDENIAS: Flaming Love/
ELAINE GAY & THE HARMONAIRES: Ebony Eyes/ THE HEARTS: On My Honor/
JESSIE JOHNSON & GROUP: So Loved Am I/ THE KING COBRAS: To Hold Your
Love/ THE L CAPTANS: The Bells Ring Out/ ANNIE LAURIE & GROUP: It's
Gonna Come Out In The Wash Someday/ THE MAJORS: At Last/ DEDRICK MARTIN
& GROUP: Don't Lead Me On/ THE MEADOWLARKS: There's A Girl/ TONY
MIDDLETON & THE WILLOWS: The First Taste Of Love/ THE PARLIAMENTS:
Lonely Island/ THE POPSICLES: This Is The End/ THE PREMIERS: She's Always
There/ THE WHEELS: Copy Cat/ SONNY WOODS & THE TWIGS: Lover Boy
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Charly CDGR 174 |
Smoochin' In New York |
● CD $13.98 |
24 soulful doo-wop ballads recorded between 1952 and 1960
in New York for various labels owned by legendary Harlem record man
Bobby Robinson including Red Robin, Whirling Disc and Red Robin. Includes
tracks by The Vocaleers, Scarlets, Sequins, Channels, Empires, Sherman
& The Darts, Lewis Lymon & The Teenchords, The Kodaks and
others.
THE CHANNELS: The Closer You Are/ The Gleam In Your Eye/ CHARLES &
CARL: One More Chance/ THE EMPIRES: Whispering Heart/ THE FEDERALS: Dear
Lorraine/ While Our Hearts Are Young/ CARL HOGAN & MIRACLES: I Love
You So/ JACKIE & STARLITES: Valerie/ THE KODAKS: Make Believe World/
THE LOVE NOTES: United/ LEWIS LYMON & TEENCHORDS: Falling In Love/
PEARL & DELTARS: Teenage Dream/ THE QUADRELLS: Come To Me/ THE
SCARLETS: Dear One/ East Of The Sun/ Love Doll/ THE SEQUINS: Don't Fall
In Love/ THE SERENADERS: Will She Know/ SHERMAN & DARTS: Remember/
THE TELLERS: Tears Fell From My Eyes/ THE VELVETS: I/ THE VOCALEERS: Be
True/ Is It A Dream/ THE WHIRLERS: Magic Mirror
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Charly CDGR 198 |
Rockin' In New York |
● CD $13.98 |
Complementing Charly CDGR 174 ("Smoochin' In New
York") this features 25 tracks recorded in New York in the 50s for
Bobby Robinson's Red Robbin, Whirlin' Disc, Fury and Holiday labels by
The Du-Droppers, Kodaks, Pretenders, Whirlers, Bop Chords, Sequins,
Ladders and others.
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Chess/ Checker (Spain) 1001 |
Chess/ Checker Groups, Vol. 1 |
● CD $17.98 |
24 track collection of Chicago vocal group sounds covering
the period 1950 to 1962.
THE BLUE JAYS: White Cliffs Of Dover/ THE CLEFS: Ride On/ THE CORONETS:
It Would Be Heavenly/ SONNY DAY & VERSATILES: Half Moon/ THE DOZIER
BOYS: Pretty Eyes/ THE DREAM KINGS: M.t.y.l.t.t./ THE ENCORES: When I
Look At You/ THE FIVE NOTES: Park Your Love/ THE FOUR TOPS: Could It Be
You/ THE IDEALS: Knee Socks/ THE MIRACLES: Bad Girl/ S MITCHELL &
TORNADOES: Four O'clock In The Morning/ THE MOONBEEMS: Crying The Blues/
THE QUINTONES: Ding Dong/ THE RE-VELS: When You Come Back To Me/ THE
SONICS: This Broken Heart/ THE STRANGERS: Darlin/ THE STUDENTS: Every
Day Of The Week/ My Vow To You/ CLAUDIA SWANN & GROUP: Please Come
Back To Me/ THE TEASERS: How Could You Hurt Me So/ TINY TIP & TIP
TOPS: Matrimony/ THE TWILIGHTERS: She Needs A Guy/ BABY WASHINGTON &
GROUP: I Hate To See You Go
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City Sounds 101 |
Rare & Unreleased Group Harmony Gems,
Vol. 1 |
● CD $17.98 |
25 tracks, 60 min., recommended This new German label gets off to an auspicious start with a particularly
strong pair of various artist discs. As the title indicates, the program
is a mix of rare tracks and previously unreleased numbers, some demos.
Highlights include Whenever I Get Lonely by the Contenders, The
Way You Look Tonight by the Lonely Guys, More and More by the
Love Larks, Never Let You Go by the Poets, the original demo of Twinkle
Little Star by the Elegants (a bit slower, a cappella, and great), I
Often Wonder by the Academics, Mr. Echo by the 4 Deans, Pretty
Girl by the Golden Bells, and Are You an Angel by the El
Venos. A fine mix of white and black doo-wop, laid down between 1957 and
1963, presented here with several nice group photos but no notes. (DH)
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City Sounds 102 |
Rare & Unreleased Group Harmony Gems,
Vol. 2 |
● CD $17.98 |
24 tracks, 57 min., recommended Volume two in this new
imported series matches volume one in quality, diversity, and graphic
style. Tempos again are mixed, as is group ethnicity, and track dates
range from 1957 to 1964. The program opens with This Love Was Real
by the Showcases, Close to Me by the Marquees, Do It By
Moonlight by the Eltones, Remember the Night by the Del
Larks, Girl That I Love by the Academics, Nobody Can Love You
by the Supremes (not the Motown girl group), Do-Re-Mi by Norman
Fox and the Rob Roys, Never Let You Go by the Teenchords, Yum
Yum Yum by the La Salles, Love Express by the Five Thrills,
and Ding Dong Teenage Bells by the Five Secrets. Generally a
solid play list from start to finish. I, for one, hope that City Sounds
keeps up the effort. (DH)
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City Sounds 103 |
Rare & Unreleased Group Harmony Gems,
Vol. 3 |
● CD $17.98 |
24 tracks, 58 min., recommended The title says it all for
this solid various artist series. Among the rare and previously
unreleased tracks on Volume three are Burning Love by the Love
Lords, Around the World by the Billboards, I Found a Love
by the HiLites, We Go Together by the High Seas, Lonely City
by the Debonairs, Do You Close Your Eyes by Josh White Jr., Echoes
of My Heart by the Stereos, Oh My Love by MurFresboro, Please
Be Mine by the Lanes, and The Wonder of Love by the Holidays.
A mostly ballad, vocal group program, featuring solid sound quality,
cover photos of the Impacts and Farrel and the Flames. No notes at all.
And most numbers were recorded between 1954 and 1964. (DH)
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City Sounds 104 |
Rare & Unreleased Group Harmony Gems,
Vol. 4 |
● CD $17.98 |
24 tracks, 61 min., recommended Volume four offers the
same amenities, or lack thereof, as its immediate predecessor. It's
featured selections include Surrender by the 4 Sportsmen, a
version of Someone to Show Me the Way by the 4 Sounds, If I
Were King by the GlobeLiters, Waiting and Please Change
Your Mind by the Gems, Down the Road by the Echoes, See
You Next Year by the 5 Secrets, Big Knock by the Stereos, My
Heart Stood Still by the Innocents, My Daddy's Gonna Tell You No
Lie by the Cosmic Rayes, the previously unreleased I Wonder
by the Lanes, What Is Your Name Dear by the Ebbtides, and I
Want Only You by the Decoys. There's stuff here for most tastes.
Recording dates range from 1958 to 1964, in most cases. And both black
and white groups are included. (DH)
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City Sounds 105 |
Rare & Unreleased Group Harmony Gems,
Vol. 5 |
● CD $17.98 |
Five unreleased songs from The 5 Discs, Fascinators,
Antonio & The Lovers and others, a stereo version of Practice
What You Preach by The Devotions plus issued rarities from The
Ivories, Joyettes, Scotchtones, Intimates, etc.
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City Sounds 106 |
Rare & Unreleased Group Harmony Gems,
Vol. 6 |
● CD $17.98 |
24 tracks, 7 unreleased - The Pals, Ballads, Joyettes,
Emperors, Gail & Sandra & The Impalas, The Debonaires,
Criterions, Eternals, etc.
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City Sounds 107 |
Yesterday's Rarities, Vol. 1 |
● CD $17.98 |
24 tracks covering the period 1955-1970.
BILLY & THE PATIOS: Love Is A Story/ You Name It/ THE FALLEN ANGELS:
Up On The Mountain/ THE FIVE CHESTNUTS: Billy/ Chi-Chi/ THE FIVE J'S:
Calypso Jump/ My Darling/ THE FOUR TRUMPS: I've Waited A Lifetime For
You/ THE INVICTORS: This Thing Called Love/ THE MANHATTANS: How Do I Say
I'm Sorry/ Love Is Where You Find It/ THE MARX: One More Minute/ You Are
My Love/ THE MATADORS: Vengeance/ THE MELO GENTS: Baby Be Mine/ THE
MIRACLES: A Lovers Chant/ Come Home To Me/ IKE PERRY & THE LYRICS:
In My Letter To You/ My Honey Sweet Pea/ PETER PETE & THE LOVERS: A
Lonely Island/ THE SPANIELS: Jealous Heart/ THE STAGEHANDS: Hello Dolly/
You Started It/ THE VELVET SATINS: Cherry
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City Sounds 108 |
Yesterday's Rarities, Vol. 2 |
● CD $17.98 |
24 tracks, 1954-1962.
THE ALADDINS: Our Love Will Be/ Please Love Me/ LUTHER BOND & THE
EMERALDS: Someone To Love Me/ THE FIVE DIAMONDS: Ten Commandments Of
Love/ THE FIVE JOHNSON BROTHERS: Happy Rock & Roll/ Sleep With A
Dream/ FRED GREEN & THE MELLARDS: My Sweetheart/ You Can't Keep Love
In A Broken Heart/ LITTLE JULIAN HERRERA & THE TIGERS: I Remember
Linda/ FARRIS HILL & THE MADISON BROTHERS: Did We Go Steady Too
Soon/ THE MAR-VELLOS CIT: Come Back My Love/ THE MATADORS: Be Good To
Me/ THE MELLO-TONES: I'm Gonna Get/ I'm Just Another One In Love With
You/ MR. LEE & GROUP: The Decision/ THE NOTE-TORIALS: Love &
Lost/ My Valerie/ DIANE PEPE & THE FIVE DISCS: I Watch The Rain/ THE
TWISTERS: Dancing Little Clown/ Turn The Page/ TYRONE & THE NUPORTS:
Look At Her Eyes/ The Combination/ THE VISCAYNES: I Guess I'll Be/ Stop
What You Are Doing
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City Sounds 109 |
Sounds Of The City, Vol. 1 |
● CD $17.98 |
24 tracks from The Flints, Splenders, Srangers, Johnny
Till & Group, Rudy & The Wheels, Ricky North, The Velvet Satins,
Embers, Spaniels, Viecroys, Superbs and others. Also includes a couple
of unreleased tracks by an unknown group.
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City Sounds 110 |
Yesterday's Rarities, Vol. 3 |
● CD $17.98 |
26 cuts, 1957-65
THE AVALONS: Begin The Beguine/ RICHARD BERRY & GROUP: In A Real Big
Way/ Walk Right In/ THE CALVAES: Lonely, Lonely Village/ THE CALVEYS: I
Need Love/ The Wind/ THE CAPRISIANS: Lovely Way To Spend An Evening/ Oh
What A Night/ THE CARIANS: She's Gone/ THE CASHMERES: Stairsteps To
Heaven/ THE CHECKER DOTS: All I Hear/ THE CORDELLS: Believe In Me/
Please Don't Go/ THE SWINGING HEARTS: How Can I Love You/ Spanish Love/
You Speak Of Love/ THE TWILITERS: Caused By You/ Hey There/ THE UNIQUES:
A Million Miles Away/ All At Once/ THE VAN DYKES: Gift Of Love/ Guardian
Angel/ THE WHISPERS: As I Sit Here/ I Was Born When You Kissed Me/ Never
Again/ The Dip
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City Sounds 111 |
Rare & Unreleased Group Harmony Gems,
Vol. 7 |
● CD $17.98 |
24 sides from 1955-62, 6 previously unreleased.
THE ADELPHIS: Kathleen/ THE BONAIRES: Angel Of Love/ RONNIE BOOKER &
THE BOARDWALKERS: She Won't Go Steady/ THE FOUR PALS: If I Can't Have
The One I Love/ THE FOUR TOPS: Woke Up This Morning/ JIMMY JONES &
GROUP: Heaven In Your Eyes/ The Whistlin Man/ THE LARKTONES: Nosey
Neighbors/ Why Are You Tearing Us Apart/ WILBERT LOMBARD & THE
KARTELS: That's How We'll Be/ FRANKIE LOVE: Moon Of Love/ Stranger At
The Dance/ THE MARVELLOS: You're The Dream/ THE MYSTERY QUARTET: I Need
Someone/ THE MYSTICS: Teenage Sweetheart/ SANDY POWELL & THE ROCKS:
Bon Bon/ RONNIE & THE SATILLITES: Dream Of You/ Last Night I
Dreamed/ THE SOLDIER BOYS: I'm Your Soldier Boy/ THE TADS: Your Reason/
THE TORNADOS: Back To School/ THE VISUALS: Darling We're In Love/ THE
YSTERY QUARTET: Go Tell Your Problems To Someone Else
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City Sounds 112 |
Rare & Unreleased Group Harmony Gems,
Vol. 8 |
● CD $17.98 |
24 tracks, 1956-62, 6 unreleased
THE ADELPHIES: Kiss-a-kiss/ Shine Again/ THE DELCOS: Arabia/ Those Three
Little Words/ THE DUPONTS: Prove It Tonight/ Somebaody/ THE EL VIREOS:
First Kiss/ THE FOUR TOPS: Country Girl/ JIMMY JONES & GROUP:
Whenever You Need Me/ You For Me To Love/ ROY JONES & THE SHELLS:
Made For Lovers/ RAMONA KING & GROUP: Oriental Garden/ DAL LAROC
& GROUP: Syop What You're Doing/ THE MYSTERY QUARTET: Don't Cry
Darling/ BOBBY PARKET & GROUP: Foolish Love/ THE PLAIDS: Hungry For
Your Love/ THE RAVENS: Jingle Jangle Joe/ THE RAYS: After So Long A
Time/ RONNIE & THE SATILLITES: Bunny Lee/ THE TIFANOS: It's Raining/
THE TORNADOS: That's The Way I Feel/ THE VISUALS: Look At The Moon/ THE
YOUNG LADS: Graduation Kiss/ Night After Night
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City Sounds 113 |
Rare & Unreleased Group Harmony Gems,
Vol. 9 |
● CD $17.98 |
24 tracks, 1956-69, 8 previously unreleased.
THE CALENDARS: I'm Gonna Laugh At You/ THE CASTLE-TONES: We Met At A
Dance/ THE CHEQUES: A Thousand Miles Away/ THE DE BOMAIRES: Lanky Linda/
THE DEFENDERS: I Laughed So Hard/ THE FIVE EMBERS: My Fragile Hart/ JJ
JACKSON & THE JACKAELS: A Life Time From Today/ THE LEISURE LADS:
Poor Jim/ LIL' JUNE & THE JANUARYS: Oh My Love/ THE MELLO-HARPS:
Tinga Danga Doo/ THE MONIQUES: All The Way Now/ THE MYSTERY QUARTET:
Mommies Boy/ THE PRETENDERS: Anything For You/ THE RAVENS: Simon Says/
THE REMAINDERS: Over The Rainbow/ Pen In Hand/ THE ROYAL JACKS: Night
After Night/ THE SOULTAKERS: My Girl Shirl/ One Night/ THE STARLIGHTERS:
Until You Return/ THE THREE NOTES: Bertha My Girl/ Lucy Lucy/ THE
TITANS: Three Time Mama/ THE TWILIGHTERS: Help Me
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City Sounds 114 |
Rare & Unreleased Group Harmony Gems,
Vol. 10 |
● CD $17.98 |
24 tracks from the period 1956-1965 including The Alladins,
P.F. Flyers, Gary Withby & Group, Clee-Shays, Graduates, Rip-Chords,
Sentimentals, 5 Keys, Maria & The Twilights, King Bees, Exciting
Voices and others. Three of the tracks are previously unissued (The
Del-Lords, Jay & The Americans, The Rhondells).
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City Sounds 115 |
Rare & Unreleased Group Harmony Gems,
Vol. 11 |
● CD $17.98 |
This volume includes four previously unissued tracks.
ALAN BRUCE & GROUP: Where Do We Go From Here/ THE CHARMS: My Prayer
Tonight/ PALLYA DE SANTOS & GROUP: Wishing Well/ THE DEL-LORDS (PREV.
UNREL.): All Alone (acappella)/ THE EMERSONS: Joanie Joanie/ THE FOUR
SOUNDS: Someone To Show Me The Way/ JOHNNY GRECO & THE VANDELLS:
Gloria/ RON HOFFMAN & GROUP: Sleep Baby Sleep/ THE IVIES: Sunshine/
THE LAVENDERS: To The Villa/ LEE LINDEN & THE HOLIDAYS: Trouble In
Paradise/ MARIA & THE TWILIGHTS: Temptation/ THE MONTEREY'S: I Wish
You Love/ THE NIGHTMARES: Bannana's/ THE PAGEANTS: It's Been So Long/
BOBBY PARIS & THE PARISIANS: How Did Your Vacation Go/ THE
RIP-CHORDS: I Love You The Most/ THE ROYAL DRIFTERS: To Each His Own/
THE RUTH & DELLS: Any One But You/ JOE STAMPLEY & GROUP:
Creation Of Love/ THE SUPERBS: My Love For You/ THE SUPERIORS: Dance Of
Love/ THE VELVETONES: Pretty Girl/ GARY WHITBY & GROUP: Fools Fall
In Love
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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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City Cuts 1001 |
Rhythm And Blues - Detroit Style |
● CD $17.98 |
26 rare doo-wop sides from 1952-57.
THE DEE JAYS: Love Me Baby/ Please Don't Leave Me Here To Cry/ THE FIVE
EMERALDS: Darling/ I'll Beg/ Let Me Take You Out Tonight/ Pleasure Me/
THE FIVE SCALDERS: Girl Friend/ If Only You Were Mine/ There Will Come A
Time/ Willow Blues/ THE FRESANDO'S: I Mean Really/ Your Last Goodbye/
THE GALES: Darling Patricia/ Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying/ My Eyes
Keep Me In Trouble/ THE IMPERIALS: Ain't Gonna Tell It Right/ You'll
Never Walk Alone/ THE SERENADERS: Tomorrow Night/ Why Don't You Do
Right/ THE TEARDROPS: Come Back To Me/ Sweet Lovin Daddy-o/ THE
THRILLERS: I'm Going To Live My Life Alone/ THE TWILIGHTERS: How Many
Times/ Water Water/ THE VIOLINAIRS: Another Soldier Gone/ Joy In The
Beulah Land
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Clifton 1011 |
Acappella Showdown - Classic Doo-Wop
Harmony, Part 1 |
● CD $15.98 |
Vocal group harmony fans (purists excepted) will delight
in these 26 tracks of latter-day acappella groups performing classic
songs, mostly from the fifties. With the exception of the previously
unreleased When I Woke Up This Morning by the Darchaes (1961),
all the material was cut in the late 70's and 80's. Outstanding songs
include The Infernos doing The Shrine of St. Cecilia, Now And
Then singing The Chantel's He's Gone, The Computones' cover of
The Mello-Kings' The Only One, Congratulations by Street
Corner Memories by way of The Turbans, and Patty & The Street-Tones'
interpretation of Let It Please Be You, originally by The
Desires. Other groups featured are The Chips, Subway Serenade,
Retrospect, Attributes, Copas, Splendors, Charm, Blendaires, Reality,
Endings, and Choice. Who needs instruments? (JC)
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Clifton 2018 |
Ronnie I's Favorite Love Ballads, Vol. 1 |
● CD $15.98 |
20 tracks collection of doo-wop smoochers which seem to be
mostly drawn from albums already available on Relic. Includes Tree In
The Meadow by The Pearls, All I Want by The Five Chances, Just
To Be In Love by The Haven Knights, Bouquet Of Roses by The
Peacocks, Walking In The Rain by The Execs, My Darling by
Lillian Leach & The Mellows and more from The Timetones, Jayhawks,
Fi-Tones Quintette, Montereys and others.
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Clifton 3004 |
Christmas In Harmony |
● CD $15.98 |
22 recent recordings of Christmas songs doo-wop style -
some acapella. Includes The Crosstones, Castelles, Sheps, Keystoners,
Johnny Staton & The Feathers, Rudy West & The Keys, Swallows,
Blossoms & others.
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Clifton 3005 |
Acapella Showdown, Part 2 - Classic
Streeetcorner Harmony |
● CD $15.98 |
22 tracks of acapella streetcorner harmony, mostly
recorded in the late 70s and early 80s for Ronnie I's Clifton label. 16
tracks were originally issued on Clifton 45s and EPs and the rest are
previously unissued. 20 different groups are featured including Shades
Of Brown, Joel & The Connotations, The Camelots, Uniiques, Ribtones,
Infernos, Street Corner Memories, Charm, Now & Then, Memory, Choice,
Ecsatcies, etc.
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Clifton 3014 |
Ronnie I's Lost Tapes |
● CD $15.98 |
20 tracks recorded in the 80s for legendary doo-wop
promoter/ producer Ronnie Italiano and unreleased up to now. It features
various groups performing some of the doo-wop classics of the 50s -
sometimes featuring members of the original groups. Includes Oh Gee,
Oh Gosh by The Valentinos, Could This Be Magic by The Dubs, The
Way You Look Tonight by Joel & The Blue Stars, Stardust
by The James Myers Quintet and others from The Blue Stars, Velours, Bill
Baker's Satins and others.
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Clifton 3016 |
Ladies First |
● CD $15.98 |
A collection of recent recordings of 50s and 60s doo-wop
songs featuring male groups with female lead.
AMI & HER FELLAS: My Birthday Wish/ AMI & THE CLIF-TONES:
Charles My Darling/ AMI & THE CLIFTONAIRES: I Do Believe/ AMI &
THE CLIF-TONES: Sitting Here/ Somewhere In Life/ CHERIE & THE
CROSSTONAIRES: Cherie (dottie)/ JOANNE & THE I-DEALS: Beat In My
Heart/ LISA & THE LUVABLES: Blue Moon/ LISA & THE CLIFTONAIRES:
We Kissed In The Shadows/ PAM & THE VALENTINOS: Kingdom Of Love/
PATTY & THE CLIFTONAIRES: I'm So In Love/ My Baby's Gone/ SANDRA
& THE GLEAMS: Come Home/ SANDRA & THE BLUE STARS: It's Only A
Paper Moon/ SANDRA & THE CLIFTONAIRES: Mi Gram Amor (my Great Love)/
Whadaya Want?
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Clifton 3022 |
Acapella Showdown, Part 3 - Classic
Streeetcorner Harmo |
● CD $15.98 |
26 tracks of acapella streetcorner harmony, mostly
recorded in the late 70s and early 80s for Ronnie I's Clifton label. 11
tracks were originally issued on Clifton 45s and EPs and the rest are
previously unissued. 20 different groups are featured including Reality,
The Infernos, Street Corner Society, Camelots, Rick & The Masters
and others.
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Clifton 3027 |
The Enrica/ Raecox Groups, 1959-1963 |
● CD $15.98 |
This 25 track collection covers some of the same material
as the two CDs on Eagle - "The Enrica/ Raecox Story" but this
25 track collection is devoted exclusively to the vocal groups and leavs
out the multiple alternate takes. Includes sides by The Carnations,
Sunsets, Freddie Scott & The Symphonics, The Furness Brothers, Ronn
Cummings & Group, The Butanes, Serenaders, Popular Five and others.
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Connoisseur Collection 296 |
You Can Make It If You Try |
● CD $12.98 |
19 songs that were covered by The Rolling Stones. Includes
Not fade Away by Buddy Holly, Mona By Bo Diddley, Can I
get A Witness by Marvin Gaye, Mercy Mercy by Don Covay, Just
My Imagination by The Temptations and others.
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Coral (Spain) 1001 |
Coral Vocal Groups, Vol. 1 |
● CD $17.98 |
25 tracks, 65 mins, recommended Excellent and diverse
collection of vocal groups who recorded for Coral between 1955 and 1966.
Mostly ballads along with a few up tempo jumpers. Among the highlights
are the sultry Smoke From Your Cigarette by Billy Williams
Quartet, the bluesy up tempo There Goes (A Pretty Girl) from The
Enchanters, My Darling My Sweet by the Bay Bops, the beautiful Don't
Ask Me to Be Lonely by Andy Rose & The Exotics, the rocking and
very weird Guadeamus by the Escorts (are they singing in Latin?),
and Just a Shoulder to Cry On by the Demensions. Sound is
generally excellent. (FS)
THE BAY BOPS: My Darling, My Sweet/ To The Party/ THE CRESTS: You Blew
Out The Candles/ THE DEMENSIONS: Just One More Chance (stereo)/ My
Foolish Heart (stereo)/ Young At Heart (stereo)/ DENNIS & EXPLORERS:
Remember/ THE ENCHANTERS: There Goes (a Pretty Girl)short Version/ True
Love Gone/ THE ESCORTS: Gloria - Escorts/ Guadeamus/ Just A Sholder To
Cry On/ Seven Wonders Of The World/ THE EXOTICS: Darling I Want To Get
Married/ That's My Desire/ THE EXPLORERS: In The Wee Small Hours Of The
Morning/ Vision Of Love/ THE FOUR DIRECTIONS: Tonight We Love/ THE FOUR
KNIGHTS: Foolish Tears/ THE GOLDBUGS: Stop The Wedding/ THE ILLUSIONS:
The Letter/ LEROY & DRIVERS: L-o-v-e/ ANDY ROSE & EXOTICS: Crazy
For You/ Don't Ask Me To Be Lonely/ BILLY WILLIAMS QUARTET: Smoke From
Your Cigarette
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Coral (Spain) 1002 |
Coral Vocal Groups, Vol. 2 |
● CD $17.98 |
24 cuts from 18 groups.
THE BAY BOPS: Joanie/ THE BEAVERS: I'd Rather Be Wrong Than Blue/ BIG AL SEARS: Come A Runnin'/ THE BILLY WI | |
