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RHYTHM & BLUES, SOUL
& DOO-WOP
Various Artists
Collections - Miscellaneous Labels, G
| VARIOUS ARTISTS | GC 301 | Group Classics, Vol. 1 | ● CD $17.98 |
| 28 tracks. THE BACHELORS: Delores/ JESSE BELVIN: Betty My Love/ THE CHIMES: A Fool Was I/ THE CRYSTALS: God Only Knows/ THE DREAMERS: No Man Is An Island/ THE EMERALDS: That's The Way It's Gotta Be/ THE FASCINATORS: My Beauty, My Own/ THE FIVE EMBERS: Please Come Home/ THE HEPSTERS: This-a-way/ THE HI LITES: I Found A Love/ THE JAYHAWKS: Counting My Teardrops/ THE KEYSTONERS: Sleep & Dream/ THE LYRES: Playboy/ THE MELLO-MOODS: I'm Lost/ THE NEW YORKERS FIVE: Cha Cha Baby/ THE PLANTS: Dear I Swear/ THE ROCKETS: Too Fat/ THE SERENADERS: I Wrote A Letter/ THE SMOOTHTONES: Bring Back Your Love To Me/ THE SPINNERS: Marvella/ My Love & Your Love/ THE SUPREMES: Just For You And I/ THE TWILIGHTERS: Please Tell Me You're Min/ UNKNOWN GROUP: All Aboard/ Baby Baby/ I'm In Love Again/ We'll Never Part/ THE VERSATILES: Lundee Dundee |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | GC 302 | Group Classics, Vol. 2 | ● CD $17.98 |
| 25 doo-wop rarities ANTHONY & THE SOPHOMORES: Don't Play That Song/ CAROL BLADES & GROUP: Candy Store Lullabye/ THE CLIPS: Tell Me the Truth/ THE DUBS: Runaround/ THE EMBERS: I Wish I Didn't Love You So/ THE ETERNALS: The Letter/ THE FIVE DEGREES: In Everyone's Life/ THE FIVE SATINS: Baby Face/ THE FIVE WILLOWS: Farewell/ THE GREATS: Who Took My Girl?/ THE HARPTONES: Fine Little Girl/ THE INTRUDERS: I'm Calling/ THE METRONOMES: Lonely Woman/ THE MOONGLOWS: Doubtful/ NORMAN FOX & THE ROB ROYS: That's Love/ THE PASTELS: How Can I Thank You/ THE PILGRIMS: Hurry Up and Ding Dong/ THE SCHOOLBOYS: Ding A Ling Coo Coo Mop/ THE SERENADERS: My Love/ THE STARLIGHTERS: The Story/ THE TUNEMASTERS: Miracle of Love/ THE TWILIGHTERS: Doing the Cha Cha Cha/ THE VELVETS: Someday She'll Come My Way/ THE VIDELS: Lovely Little Girl |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | GC 303 | Group Classics, Vol. 3 | ● CD $17.98 |
| A collection of 25 tracks - 16 of them by unknown groups!
THE CORDIALS: Dum Dum/ Dum Dum/ THE FIVE WILLOWS: My Dearest My Darling/ THE HARPTONES: Marie/ Marie (acappella)/ THE JIVE FIVE: Maw Maw Country/ Maw Maw Country (acappella)/ THE PHAROAHS: Bye Bye Baby/ Bye Bye Baby/ THE RAYVONETTES: Fine Brown Frame/ Fine Brown Frame/ THE ROCKETONES: Darling (Won't You Wait For Me)/ Darling (won't You Wait For Me)/ THE ROYAL TEENS: Carole/ Carole/ UNKNOWN GROUP: I Wonder/ I'm Going Home/ I'm Going Home (acappella)/ Last Year At This Time/ Last Year At This Time/ Lonely City/ Lonely City/ Love Me/ Love Me/ Maybe Baby/ Maybe Baby/ Miss Jones/ Miss Jones (acappella)/ Please Be My Love/ Please Be My Love/ Small Dreams/ Small Dreams/ Tell Me/ Tell Me/ Tra La La/ Tra La La/ Way Up (in The Clouds)/ We Are In Love/ We Are In Love/ We'll Never Part/ We'll Never Part/ What Can I Do/ You're An Angel/ You're An Angel/ THE UNKNOWN GROUP: I Wonder/ Way Up (In the Clouds)/ What Can I Do/ THE VELVETEERS: If Loving You Is Wrong/ If Loving You Is Wrong |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | GC 304 | Group Classics, Vol. 4 - For The Serious Doo-Wop Collec | ● CD $17.98 |
| 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 | GC 305 | Group Classics, vol. 5 | ● CD $17.98 |
| 25 tunes by Esquires, Fascinations, Five Stars, Bucanneers,
Calvaes, etc. |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Gem 0200 | The Best Of Gem Records | ● CD $17.98 |
| 30 track collection of sides recorded for the New York based
Gem label between 1953 and '54 ANGEL FACE: Don't Ever Leave Me/ THE BLUES EXPRESS ORCHESTRA: Honkin' Away/ Mush/ DORIAN BURTON: Don't Take Your Love From Me/ JIMMY BUTLER: Cruelty For Kindness/ That Ain't Right/ Trim Your Tree/ THE CHORDS: Daddy Loves Mommy/ In The Woods/ JIMMY CRAWFORD: 'Til My Baby Comes Back/ KING CURTIS: Tenor In The Sky/ MELVIN DANIELS: No More Crying On My Pillow/ THE EARLS: Believe Me, My Love/ My Marie/ Out Of This World/ Spinnin'/ THE FIVE EMBERS: All Alone/ Love Birds/ Love Tears/ Please Come Home/ THE FOUR BELLS: Long Way To Go/ My Tree/ Only A Miracle/ Please Tell It To Me/ JOAN SHAW: Baby Come On/ Do What You Want With Me/ Oh How I Hate To Say Goodbye/ Why Don't You LeaveMy Heart Alone/ You Drive Me Crazy/ You Make Me Cry Myself To Sleep |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Georgia 101 | Georgia Vocal Groups | ● CD $18.98 |
| 30 vocal group rarities from Georgia THE 5 DEBONAIRES: Darlin'/ Whispering Blues/ ARTHUR & THE CORVETS: I Believe/ EUNICE DAVIS & THE BLUE DOTS: Get Your Enjoys/ THE BLUE DOTS: Don't Do That Baby/ Don't Hold It/ God Loves You/ Hold Me Tight/ Let Me Know Tonight/ My Confession (unissued)/ Please Don't Tell Em/ Saturday Nite Fish Fry/ Streets of Sorrow/ You've Got To Live For Yourself/ THE CONDORS: Sweet Angel/ THE CORVETS: My Darling/ THE INVICTORS: This Thing Called Love/ JOAN & THE HEARTS: Love Shall Never Return/ THE NEW INVICTORS: Deeply In Love With You/ PAUL PEEK & GROUP: I'm Not Your Fool Anymore/ THE PIPS: Ching Ching/ Whistle My Love/ THE RAMBLERS: Come On Back/ THE ROCKIN' DUKES: Angel and A Rose/ My Baby Left Me/ THE ROYALS: Dreams of You/ If You Love Me/ THE SHADOWS: I Love You/ THE TIFANOS: It's Raining/ Louisiana |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Get Hip 5018 | Soulful Sounds From Soulville | ● CD $15.98 |
| 25 tracks, 69 minutes, highly recommended Collection of VERY rare Phillie soul (well, actually from Harrisburg) from the Soulville & Jay-Walking labels from the mid 60s. Remember Karate by The Emperors? One of the members, Robert Fulton, wanted to strike out on his own into the record business & in '67 started his own labels. The only real hitmaker here is The Continental 4, heard here on The Way I Love You. No more real hits, but tons of stuff that should've been, by such acts as Watson & The Sherlocks, Ray Gant & The Arabian Knights, Wee Willie Mason (Funky Funky Hot Pants) & even the owner as Bobby Fulton. (GM) |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Goddess 101 | The Heart Of Soul | ● CD $17.98 |
| 20 track collection of obscure 70s and 80s soul. THE FOURCOUNTS: Love Is A Song Of Love/ THE MAIN ATTRACTION: Keep On Walking/ THE PERFECTIONS: Love Storm/ THE PREMIERS: I Won't Stand in Your Way/ Lonely Weatherman/ THE QUADRAPHONICS: Prove My Love To You/ THE RIPPLES: Cowgirls to Boys/ Only Time Will Tell/ THE ROMEO: Ooh Baby Baby/ THE SINCLAYR'S: You Came Along/ PHYLLIS SMITH: I Need Somebody To Love/ THE SOUL PUSHERS: With A Broken Heart/ STARWIND: I Can't Stand To See You Cry/ THE STRIDELLS: The Power To Dream/ BRAD STUART: That Day When She Needed Me/ THE SUMMITS: Let's Love Now/ THE SWINGING ALLUSIONS: Farewell Darling/ Prove It/ THE SYMPHONICS: When I Grow Old/ RED TOP & THE YOUNG FAMILY: Barbara |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Gold Dust 2001 | The Lamp Records Story, Vol. 1 | ● CD $17.98 |
| Terrific collection of R&B, blues and doo-wop recorded for
Aladdin subsidiary Lamp in the mid 50s. 26 tracks from Leonard Lee (great
New Orleans R&B from the male half of Shirley & Lee), Clarence Samuels, The
Cues, The Carols, Sheri Washington, The Lovers (Allen Bunn & Little Anne),
Margie Hendrix and others. Sound quality is excellent. THE CAROLS: Keko/ My Search Is Over/ JOHNNY COOK: It's All In Your Mind/ My Dear, My Darling/ THE COOKIES: All Night Mambo/ Don't Let Go/ THE CUES: Forty' Leven Dozen Ways/ Scoochie Scoochie/ BONNIE EVANS: Good Luck To You/ Leave Your Love To Me/ MARGIE HENDRIX: Every Time/ Good Treatment/ LEONARD LEE: Tryin' To Fool Me/ When The Sun Goes Down/ THE LOVERS: Darling, It's Wonderful/ Gotta Whole Lot Of Lovin To Do/ THE MELLO-FELLOWS: Iddy Biddy Chance/ My Friend Charley/ CLARANCE SAMUELS: Life Don't Mean A Thing/ CLARENCE SAMUELS: Crazy With The Heat/ 'SLIM' SANDERS: For Me And My Gal/ No One Can Love You Like I Do/ THE TANTONES: I Love You, Really I Do/ No Matter/ SHERI WASHINGTON: Ain't I Talkin' To You, Baby/ I Got Plenty |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Gold Dust 2002 | The Lamp Records Story, Vol. 2 | ● CD $17.98 |
| 25 tracks, 62 mins, highly recommended The second volume is particularly fine - it's mostly doo-wop featuring some fine and bluesy groups including The Sharps (with some very cool guitar), The Tantones, Troopers, Heart-Throbs (with a fine female lead who sounds like Little Esther), The Lovers, Minorbops and others. There's one blues cut from the excellent Rebecca Williams recorded in San Francisco with the Fats Gaines band including an excellent guitar player and the set ends with four truly superb cuts by gospel group The Skylight Singers. (FS) THE DAYBREAKERS: I Wonder Why/ Up, Up And Away/ THE HEART THROBS: All The Way Home/ So Gald/ THE INSPIRATORS: Don't Cry/ Indian Jane/ THE LOVERS: I Wanna Be Loved/ Let's Elope/ Tell Me/ THE MINORBOPS: Need You Tonight/ Want You For My Own/ THE SHARPS: Look My Heart/ Our Love Is Here To Stay/ JIMMY SIMMS: Mystery Of Love/ Nobody But You/ THE SKYLIGHT SINGERS: Certianly Lord/ I'm Going Back Home/ Lord, Have Mercy/ Thank You, Jesus/ THE TANTONES: So Afraid/ Tell Me/ THE TROOPERS: Get Out/ My Resolution/ REBECCA WILLIAMS: Please Give Me A Match/ Take Care Of My Heart |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Gold Dust 2003 | The Baytone Records Story | ● CD $17.98 |
| Fine collection blues, R&B and doo-wop recorded for the San
Francisco based Baytone label between 1958 and 1963. BABY CALLOWAY: Midnight Blues/ CLAUDE & HIGH TONES: High Sailing/ THE FABULOUS FLAMES: Do You Remember/ Do You Remember (alt.)/ Get To Stepping/ I Need You, Dear/ I'm So All Alone/ Lover/ EGUENE JEFFERSON: Don't Cry No More/ Too Young/ ROLAND MITCHELL BAND: Chuck Wagon (instrumental)/ JOHNNY MORISETTE: (bat Man) For Days/ Bad Shape/ For Days (instr.)/ Run/ MITCH MYRON & GROUP: Runnin' Around/ True Love Is Hard To Find/ THE ROMANCERS: Baby, I Love You So/ You Don't Understand/ RITA THOMAS: Prove You Love Me, Baby/ Take Care Of My Heart/ BIG MAMMA THORNTON: Big Mamm'a Blues/ You Did Me Wrong/ VERNON & JEWELL: It Hit Me Where It Hurts/ Since You Left Me All Alone/ ROBERT "CHICK" WILLIS & GROUP: Pleading/ Yes, I Do |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Gold Dust 2004 | The Note Records Story | ● CD $17.98 |
| Fine collection of 31 tracks drawn from the Note label of
Indianapolis, Indiana which was active from 1955 through 1959. Although the
label itself had no hits, a number of its titles were picked up by bigger
independents. There's a varied mixture of material here including doo-wop
(The Treasures, Students, Five Dots, The Counts, Teasers), bluesy R&B (Jimmy
Brinkley), rockabilly and rock 'n' roll (Ronnie Haig, The Five Stars, Rusty
York, The Denhams) and instrumental R&B (Jimmy Brinkley, Jimmy Coe, The Co-Horts,
Jon Thomas, The Three Souls). Apart from some wimpy ballads from the Five
Shorts it's all quality stuff with decent sound and brief notes. JIMMY BRINKLEY COMBO: Blue Moon/ Wine, Wine, Wine/ THE CO-HORTS: Country Blues/ Flippin' And Floppin'/ JIMMY COE: Shuffle Stroll/ THE COUNTS: I Guess I Brought It All On Myself/ THE DENHAMS: Cry, Baby, Cry/ THE FIVE DOTS: I Just Love The Things She Do.../ Well, Little Baby/ THE FIVE STARS: Am I Wasting My Time/ Dreaming/ Friction/ My Paradise/ Pickin' On The Wrong Chicken/ Sweet Names/ RONNIE HAIG: Rockin' With Rhythm And Blues/ Don't You Hear Me Calling/ Send For Me/ Traveler Of Love/ JERRY SEIFERT: Never, Baby, Never/ THE STUDENTS: Every Day Of The Week/ I'm So Young/ My Vow To You/ That's How I Fell/ THE TEASERS WITH JIMMY BRINKLEY COMBO: How Could You Hurt Me So/ I Was A Fool To Letyou Go/ JON THOMAS: Hi-fi/ Rib Tips/ THE THREE SOULS: Night Theme/ THE TREASURES WITH JIMMY BRINKLEY COMBO: Why, Oh Why/ RUSTY YORK: Sugaree |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Gold Dust 2005 | The Wildcat Records Story | ● CD $17.98 |
| 23 tracks drawn from this small label active in San Antonio,
Texas in the mid 50s. A varied selection of material including rock 'n' roll
(Garland Davis, Baby Ray, Al Epp), doo-wop (The Pharaohs, Lyrics, Corridors,
Johnny Ballard & The Zodiacs), R&B instrumentals (one side by Jack Arnold &
The Chalecos and four y the excellent Spot Barnett Orchestra including a
great version of Summertime and one track with a young Doug Sahm on
bass), novelty (George Lester & The Chalecos), country (Ronnie Chambers) and
black gospel (four tracks by the superb Bells Of Joy which are alone worth
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Grand Prix 7 | The Five Keys, The Nitecaps & The Avalons | ● CD $17.98 |
| 20 tracks, highly recommended This excellent compilation is essentially a reissue of the old English Detour LP 33-010 with four additional cuts. Rudy West and The Five Keys are featured on 5 cuts, 4 originally unissued, the most notable of which are two takes of the bluesy When Will My Troubles End and the soulful ballad I'll Follow You. There are 11 cuts (3 originally unissued) by the underrated Nitecaps, a Detroit quartet very much into the McPhatter/ Drifters style. All of their Groove sides from 1955-56 are extremely fine ballads and jumps. Tough Mama/ You May Not Know and A Kiss And A Vow are classic soul based sides. Finally there are four excellent sides, not on the original on the LP, by The Avalons. Supporting musicians on these sides reads like a N.Y. R&B who's who with Mickey Baker/ gtr, Sam "The Man" Taylor/ ts, King Curtis/ ts, Panama Francis/ dms, etc. First rate fifties doo-wop. (OLN/ FS) THE AVALONS: Chains Around My Heart/ It's Funny But True/ Ooh She Flew/ Sugar Sugar/ THE FIVE KEYS: I'll Follow You/ Lawdy Miss Mary/ Teeth & Tongue Will Get You Hung/ When Will My Troubles End (take A)/ When Will My Troubles End (take B)/ THE NITECAPS: A Kiss And A Vow/ Bamboo Rock & Roll/ Be My Girl/ In Each Corner Of My Heart/ Let Me Know Tonight/ Oh You Sweet Girl/ Snap Crackle & Pop/ Sweet Thing/ Tough Mama/ You May Not Know/ You're Gonna Be Sorry |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Grand Prix 8 | The Fantastics, El Venos & Heartbreakers | ● CD $17.98 |
| Fine black doo-wop from the late 50s/ early 60s - 10 tracks
by The Fantastics, 9 by The El Venos and 5 by The Heartbreakers. THE EL VENOS: Are You An Angel?/ Geraldine/ Lonely Girl/ Lover's Prayer/ My Heart Beats Faster/ Now We're Together/ Oui Monsieur/ You Must Be True/ You're Gonna Be My Girl/ THE FANTASTICS: Angie Lee/ Believe In Me/ Dancing Doll/ Drum Beat/ I Got A Zero/ I Told You Once/ Millionaire Hobo/ My Girls/ There Goes My Love/ This Is My Wedding Day/ THE HEARTBREAKERS: Come Back My Love/ Love You Til the Day I Die/ My Love/ One Two I Love You/ Without A Cause |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Grapevine Soul 3010 | Troubled Waters - Deep Soul From The Deep South | ● CD $21.98 |
| A collection of 23 tracks of Southern soul mostly recorded
for Malaco and its subsidiaries between the late 60s and early 80s including
several previously unissued tracks. Some of the material seems to me to be a
bit slick to be considered "deep soul" but I'm no expert. Includes tracks by
Sam Dees, Billy Cee, McKinley Mitchell, Hank Sample, Dorothy Moore, Joe
Wilson, Joe Johnson, Betty & Charles, Eddie Houston, Anita Mitchell, J.
Count Hughes, etc. Includes 12 page illustrated booklet with notes by
British soul expert John Ridley. |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Group Harmony GHB 1001 | Group Harmony Bombshells, Vol. 1 | ● CD $17.98 |
| 21 tracks, 63 min., recommended This is another new label reissuing rare vocal group cuts from the 50's and early 60's. Part of its charm lies in the fact that the "bombshell" in the title is used to designate both the solid doo-wop cuts that compose the play list and the True Detective style femme fatale illustrations that adorn the cover and the disc itself. Speaking of the play list, featured tracks include Please Don't Cry by the Wonders, After School Rock by the Baritones, Eternal Dream by the Superiors, 100 Years from Today by Alice Jean and the Mindless, Oh Baby by the Velvetiers, Never by Carlyle Dundee and the Dundees, Without Success by the Individuals, and These Four Letters by the El Pollos. Impressive sound quality, varied tempos, and lots of rare music. All in all, a worthwhile and interesting set. (DH) RONNIE CATES & GROUP: For My Very Own/ Long Time/ THE DEANS: Oh Little Star/ CARLYLE DUNDEE & THE DUNDEES: Never/ THE EL POLLOS: These Four Letters/ THE INDIVIDUALS: Without Success/ ALICE JEAN & THE MONDELLOS: Come Back Home/ Hundred Years From Today/ LITTLE JUNE & THE JANUARYS: Hello/ THE METROTONES: Please Come Back/ Skitter Skatter/ BERLIN PERRY &THE GLEAMS: Put That Teardrop Back/ THE RIALTOS: Let Me In/ THE SPICES: Tell Me Little Girl/ SYLVESTER STEWART & GROUP: A Long Time Alone/ THE SUPERIORS: Eternal Dream/ THE VELVETIERS: Oh Baby/ THE WONDERS: Please Don't Cry/ JOHNNY WOODSON & THE CRESCENDOS: All That's Good/ JOHNNY WOODSON & CRESCENDOS: Dreamer From My Heart |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Group Harmony GHB 1002 | Group Harmony Bombshells, Vol. 2 | ● CD $17.98 |
| 21 tracks, 50 min., recommended his various artist series, perhaps best known for the True Detective femme fatale illustrations that grace its cover, is out with its second volume, another worthwhile collection of vocal group rarities, this time from the 1956 to 1964 time frame. Well chosen music, varied tempos, solid sound quality, and, unfortunately, no notes at all. (DH) THE ARABIANS: Teardrops In The Night/ THE BELGIANETTS: You Can Love Again/ THE CLASSIC IV: Island Of Paradise/ Please Be Mine/ THE CREATORS: You're My Inspiration/ THE ESCOS: I'm Lonesome For You/ THE FOUR BARS: Love Me Forever More/ FRANKIE & THE C-NOTES: Forever/ THE GATORVETTES: Midnight/ THE GOLD TONES: Without You/ HAROLD & THE CASUALS: Darling Do You Love Me/ THE LYRICS: Let's Be Sweethearts Again/ You And Your Fellow/ BOBBY MAC & GROUP: How Was Your Weekend/ THE MELLO HARPS: Gone/ What Good Are My Dreams/ THE PLANTS: From Me/ My Girl/ THE RICARDOS: I Mean Really/ WALTER SPRINGER & GROUP: Everything/ One More Chance |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Group Harmony 1003 | Group Harmony Bombshells, Vol. 3 | ● CD $17.98 |
| 21 tracks, 52 min., recommended The best track selection so far in this already solid series. Two numbers, in particular, stand out: Only the Angels Know> by the Esquires (Five Tinos), a selection that was previously offered on the poorly processed Volume 1 of the "Million Dollars Worth of Doo-Wop" series, but is offered here with delightful clarity and presence, and The Ring> by the Four Sounds, whose lead singer sounds a lot like Jackie Wilson. Additional numbers here include I'm Wrong by the Golden Tones, Hold Me> by Bobby Long, Tell Me One More Time and Billy the Kid by the Raves, I Need Your Love by the Enchanters, It's Too Late by the Companions, and The Girl Next Door> by the Citations. All in all, an excellent mix of late 50's and early 60's vocal group jumps and ballads, all featuring clean, sharp sound quality. Cover art matches the rest of the series. (DH) THE CASUAL CRESCENDOS: Wish That You Were Here/ THE CHANDELIERS: It's A Good Thought/ THE CITATIONS: The Girl Next Door/ THE COMPANIONS: It's Too Late/ THE ELDAROS: Baby Child/ THE ELECTRAS: You Lied/ THE ENCHANTERS: I Need Your Love/ THE ESQUIRES: Only The Angels Know/ THE EXTREMES: The Bells/ THE FIVE SUPERIORS: There's A Fool Born Everyday/ THE FOUR CHEVELLES: Darling Forever/ THE FOUR SOUNDS: The Ring/ THE GALES: I Love You/ THE GOLDEN TONES: I'm Wrong/ O. S. GRANT & THE DOWNBEATS: You Did Me Wrong/ BOBBY LONG & GROUP: Hold Me/ THE PETITES: The Beating Of My Heart/ THE RAVES: Billy The Kid/ Tell Me One More Time/ THE RICARDOS: Mary's Little Lamb/ THE SUNBEAMS: Please Say You'll Be Mine |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Group Harmony 1004 | Group Harmony Bombshells, Vol. 4 | ● CD $17.98 |
| THE AVONS: Talk To Me/ THE CHARTERS: Lost In A Dream/ THE CREATORS: I'll Never Do It Again/ THE ELEMENTS: Lonely Hearts Club/ THE ELGINS: Extra, Extra/ Heartache, Heartbreak/ THE EMERALS: Juke Box Rock/ Please Don't Crush My Dreams/ THE HY-TONES: I'm A Fool/ LITTLE SAMMY & GROUP: Can You Love Me/ THE MASTERS: Crying My Heart Out/ THE MONOGRAMS: My Baby, Dearest Darling/ THE PRELUDES 5: Don't You Know, Love/ Starlight/ THE SERENADERS: I'll Cry Tomorrow/ THE SIERRAS: Chance/ THE SINCERES: If You Should Leave Me/ THE TEENTONES: Our Love Is A Vow/ THE VIBRAHARPS: Cosy With Rosy/ THE VISCAYNE: Stop What You're Doing | |||
| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Group Harmony 1005 | Group Harmony Bombshells, Vol. 5 | ● CD $17.98 |
| THE CALIPHS: Mother Dear/ LINDA CARR & THE IMPOSSIBLES: Shy One/ THE CHEERIOS: Ding Dong Honeymoon/ THE CONVINCERS: Rejected Love/ SHELLEY DUPONT & THE CALENDARS: Share My Love/ THE ELTONES: I Won't Be Your Fool/ You Were Meant For Me/ THE FABULOUS GARDENIAS: It's You, You, You/ THE GLIDERS: School Days/ VEE JENNINGS & GROUP: Don't Let It Die/ Whoopsie Daisy/ THE KITTENS: I Need Your Love Tonight/ THE MARVELIERS: Down/ When We Dance/ THE PEPPERMINTS: Teenage Idol/ ROY PERKINS & GROUP: You're Gone/ THE REVALONS: Dreams Are For Fools/ This Is The Moment/ THE SHANTONS: Lucille/ THE SPIDELS: Never Let Me Go/ THE TEMPOS: Promise Me | |||
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