Doo wop / Vocal groups
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| VA: - Where The Girls Are Vol. 3 30 tracks |
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Ace Records 2000 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| VA: - Where The Girls Are Vol. 4 30 tracks |
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Ace Records 2001 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| VA: - Where The Girls Are Vol. 5 30 tracks 60s girlgroups |
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Ace Records 2003 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| VA: - Where The Girls Are Vol. 6 30 biisiä 60s tyttöyhtyeitä |
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Ace Records 2004 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| VA: - Where The Girls Are Vol. 7 After an agonising hiatus of over four years, “Where The Girls Are” is back! Volume 7, an eclectic melange of 26 girl-pop treasures (eight previously unreleased), is brimming with all the requisite “shang-a-langs” and “ronde-rondes” delivered with bouffant-bobbing spirit by a veritable constellation of stars, also-rans and never-weres. Why the Teardrops never became superstars is a 60s mystery, up there with “Who really shot JFK?” and “What sort of parents would name their daughter Sloopy?” The Cincinnati quartet kicks off the proceedings with ‘Tears Come Tumbling’, one of a handful of majestic singles that inexplicably stiffed despite sterling production, shimmering harmonies and heartfelt lead by the late Linda Schroeder Millazo. If you, like me, fondly recall dancing “the doolang” at parties, then you, like me, are delusional. There was no such dance, but that didn’t prevent Andrea Carroll from releasing this insanely catchy song, backed by the Chiffons (who certainly knew their way around a doolang). Andrea provides instruction, so it’s not too late for this craze to sweep some nation, somewhere. Uber girl-group the Shirelles render an obscure cover of the Playmates’ 1958 hit ‘What Is Love’ with a frisky lead by Shirley that finds her dissolving in giggles during the fade. DC soul queens the Jewels weigh in with a revved-up remake of their own Dimension B-side, ‘Smokie Joe’s’, this time with James Brown at the helm. Other big names abound as Marry (sic) Clayton and Barbara Mason step up to the mike for the first time, launching successful careers that continue to this day. Fans of session stalwart David Lasley won’t be surprised by his debut as a member of Shangri-Las clones the Utopias. Erstwhile Blossom Gracia Nitzsche leads the Satisfactions on a counterpoint-laden arrangement of the oft-cut, never issued Mann/Weil classic ‘Woman In Love (With You)’. Chicago’s Lovelites, fondly remembered for their angst-dripping ‘How Can I Tell My Mom And Dad’, are heard two years before that anthem for knocked up, abandoned teens, making their studio bow with ‘I Found Me A Lover’. (And how’d that work out for you, girls?) Brenda Holloway fans (and who isn’t?) will thrill to a heretofore-unheard pre-Motown channelling of Mary Wells, and the Brill Building/Red Bird sound sparkles anew in another never-released Jelly Beans gem. Also new to our ears is an alternate take of Claudine Clark’s mega-hit ‘Party Lights’, on which she double-tracks herself. Obviously, one Claudine was sufficient, thank you, but it’s a kick to hear her duplicate that eccentric vocal. And if it’s quirkiness you seek, the Jaynetts never disappoint. To call Baby Jane and the Rockabyes quirky would be wildly euphemistic. These fair ladies pull out the stopper and kick up a whopper on a mind-roasting, hear-it-to-believe-it assault on the Broadway chestnut ‘Get Me To The Church On Time’, replete with an ear-splitting lead that must have caused no small discomfort to that doggie in the window from their previous hit. This track closes the set. What could follow it? You’re likely unfamiliar with the Penny Sisters, Azaleas, Fashionettes, Zippers, Sparkels and Tandels, but you’ll find they share with all the classic girl groups the same frenetic, thundering, hip-shaking energy that rocked the 60s. I defy you to sit still while listening to this CD. Don’t fight it. Get up and do the doolang! BY DENNIS GARVEY (Ace Records) |
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Ace Records 2009 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| VA: - Wildcat Records Story 23 tracks |
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Gold Dust Records 1994 | CD | 22.00 € |
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| VA: - Wir Geh'n In Das Wunderland - Doo Wop In Germany |
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Bear Family 2009 | CD | 20.00 € |
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| VA: - You Heard It Here First ! 26 classics from the 50s and 60s, heard here in their original, pre-hit versions. |
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Ace Records 2008 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| VA: - You Heard It Here First! Vol. 2 As a concept it’s a revelation – the original versions of (mostly) familiar songs that went on to become big hits by other artists. Familiarity is turned on its head as mental receptors attuned to the better-known hit versions – the received wisdom, if you like – are challenged for attention by the performers who made the original recordings to little or no acclaim. It’s a parallel universe where the reassuringly familiar landscape is a beautiful illusion. Volume 1 of “You Heard It Here First” was among our best sellers of last year and we believe that this sequel is an even stronger package. Here again are pop hits as the soundtrack to our lives – but not as we know them. Many of these original versions are exceedingly rare in vinyl form, notably Dan Penn’s self-penned original version of ‘I’m Your Puppet’ (on which Penn actually sings the line ‘I’m The Puppet’, in contrast to all the versions which followed) and the Corporation’s barnstorming ‘Candida’, subsequently a US #3 for Tony Orlando’s Dawn, though one wonders why the Corporation’s torrid original failed to make the same impact. Tony Joe White’s ‘Polk Salad Annie’, a top 10 hit on the Monument label in 1969, laid down the template for the so-called swamp rock sound and was later popularised by Elvis who had a UK hit with the song in 1973. But for all his seeming self-assurance, White had struggled to make the song work , having cut it for Monument as ‘Old Man Willis’ a year earlier before re-recording it with a fresh set of lyrics as ‘Polk Salad Annie’. Here’s how it sounded before the re-write – a truly intriguing juxtaposition. Most of Brian Hyland’s hits were written for him so it comes as a surprise to learn that his signature tune, ‘Sealed With A Kiss’, had first been recorded some two years earlier by the Four Voices, a clean-cut vocal group. That is the version which displays the apparent debt the song owed to ‘The Green Leaves of Summer’, a big hit of the day. Transmogrified by successive generations of folk and pop artists into ‘Wimoweh’ ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’, Solomon Linda’s African tribal chant, ‘Mbube’, must be one of the most misappropriated tunes in post-war pop music, though in recent years Linda began to receive the acknowledgement for his memorable if inadvertent contribution to the pop canon and we are proud to present it here. Sixties wheeler-dealer Simon Napier-Bell and TV maven Vicki Wickham took it upon themselves to pen English lyrics to a contemporary Italian hit, ’Io Che Non Vivo (Senza Te)’ in the back of a cab on their way to an evening meal at a restaurant in London’s West End in early 1966 – or so the redoubtable Napier-Bell has claimed in various autobiographies. Those twenty or so usefully occupied minutes produced ‘You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me’, under which title the song has provided something of a lifelong annuity for the pair. Pino Donaggio’s gorgeous Italian original of this classic power ballad is among the highlights of the set. ‘Sorrow’ was knocked out without much conscious effort as a filler for the McCoys’ first album in the wake of their 1965 mega-hit ‘Hang On Sloopy’. Maybe the producers (who also happened to write the song) missed a trick by consigning ‘Sorrow’ to makeweight status, but no matter as Brit duo the Sorrows took the song into the UK Top 10 a few months later. That was the version that inspired David Bowie’s recording but it’s the McCoys’ stripped-down original which probably packs the mightiest charm of all. The songs, compellingly sequenced, are all hits, the technicolour packaging incorporating all the prerequisite fax’n’info, gives off a warm comforting glow, and the entire concept constitutes a little bit of pop history in the making. What’s not to like? By Rob Finnis (Ace Records) |
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Ace Records 2010 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| VA: - Zell's Girls 28 tracks collection of rare girlgroup, R&B, doowop and soul sides from Zell's, Baton and Dice recordings 1955-1970 |
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Ace Records 2007 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Val-Tones - Tender Darling / Siam Sam re-issue |
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DeLuxe | Single/EP | 5.00 € |
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| Valentinos - Moonglow / Peppermint Stick |
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Crystal Ball | Single/EP | 5.00 € |
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| Van Dykes - Tellin' It Like It Is - The Mala Sessions Bell LP vuodelta 1966 + 4 bonusbiisiä. Yhteensä 15 biisiä |
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Sundazed Music 2000 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Vel-Tones - Please Say You'll Be True / Broken Heart re-issue on red vinyl |
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Vel | Single/EP | 5.00 € |
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| Velons - Streamboat / Your Promise To Be Mine |
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Maxi Records | Single/EP | 5.00 € |
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| Velours - This Could Be The Night / Hands Across The Table re-issue |
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Relic | Single/EP | 5.00 € |
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| Velvelettes - The Best Of 19 tracks |
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Spectrum Music 2001 | CD | 10.00 € |
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| Velvet Angels - Acappella Showcase Presents |
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relic Records | LP | 13.00 € |
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| Velvet Angels - I'm In Love 19 tracks |
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Relic Records | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Velvet Candles - The Story Of Our Love Once again in the great tradition of the european doowop vocal groups, it’s from Spain this time that we get the lastest offering from the fantastic Velvet Candles. From great self penned numbers and covers of fairly obscure songs and even some traditional vocal group material sung in their native language, the guys and one girl serve up a great album that all doowop and Rock and Roll fan, whether you like the white or black sounds, will love. There is something for everybody in this superb set with is bound to become a classic in its own right. |
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El Toro Records 2010 | CD | 15.00 € |
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| Velvets - Complete Velvets 30 biisiä |
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Ace Records 1996 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| Velvitones - Little Girl I Love You So / A Prayer At Gettysburg re-issue |
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Milmart Records | Single/EP | 5.00 € |
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| Vibes - Come Back, Baby / Darling re-issue |
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Abc Paramount | Single/EP | 5.00 € |
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| Vibrations - Doo-Wop Delights 31 tracks |
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Black Tulip | CD | 20.00 € |
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| Vibrations - Forgive & Forget / Dancing Danny |
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Juke Box Records | Single/EP | 5.00 € |
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| Vic Donna & Parakeets - Teenage Rose / Silly & Sappy repro |
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Angle Tone Records | Single/EP | 6.00 € |
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| Vocaleers - Is It A Dream ? |
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Relic Records | LP | 13.00 € |
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| Vogues - Magic Town / Humpty Dumpty |
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Collectables | Single/EP | 5.00 € |
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| Vogues - You're The One / Goodnight My Love |
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Astra | Single/EP | 5.00 € |
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| Volumes - Come Back Into My Heart / The Bell re-issue |
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Chex Records | Single/EP | 5.00 € |
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| Volumes - I Love You / Dreams re-issue |
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Chex Records | Single/EP | 5.00 € |
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| Wanderers - The Best Of The Wanderers |
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Onyx | LP | 13.00 € |
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| William Dell And Wee Jams - It Ain't No Big Thing / A Precious Love |
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Stacy's Golden Wax | Single/EP | 5.00 € |
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| Willie Egans - She´s Gone Away, But / Willie´s Blues re-issue |
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Vita Records | Single/EP | 6.00 € |
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| Willie Egans And His Freinds - The Rockin' Blues featuring Harmonica Slim, Effie Smith, Jimmy Thomason, Big Boy Grooves |
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Vita Records | LP | 13.00 € |
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| Willie Headen - Blame It On The Blues Again 28 tracks |
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Ace Records 2006 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Willows - Church Bells May Ring / Baby Tell Me re-issue |
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Melba | Single/EP | 5.00 € |
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| Winners - Can This Be Love ? / Rockin' And Rollin' re-issue |
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Rainbow | Single/EP | 5.00 € |
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| Wrens - What Makes You Do / I Won't Come To Your Wedding re-issue |
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Rama | Single/EP | 5.00 € |
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| Wrens / Jimmy Wright - C'est La Vie re-issue |
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Rama | Single/EP | 5.00 € |
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| Yesterday's News - Our Anniversary / Mickey Mouse Chant |
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UGHA | Single/EP | 5.00 € |
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| Yesterday's News / Poppiti Brothers - Countdown To Love two great vocal groups from the 1980s. Nice Picture Sleeve. |
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Crystal Ball 1985 | Single/EP | 6.00 € |
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| Young Lads - Graduation Kiss / Night After Night re-issue |
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Felice Records | Single/EP | 5.00 € |
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| Youngtones - Come On Baby / O Tell Me re-issue |
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Brunswick | Single/EP | 5.00 € |
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| Youngtones - Patricia / By The Candleglow re-issue |
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X-tra | Single/EP | 5.00 € |
