5013929832084

Doo Wop Soda Shop

Various Artists

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Format: CD

Cat No: CR9020

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Release Date:  30 September 2016

Label:  Croydon Municipal / Cherry Red

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  5013929832084

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  • Description

    On Bob Stanley''s label, here is a warm and wonderful collection of American vocal group rarities that evoke the spirit of the innocent fifties €" the after school romance, sharing a soda as the jukebox plays haunting and atmospheric vocal harmony 45s.

    Quite possibly it was never like this, and we''ve been conditioned by Happy Days and American Graffiti, but these records are real enough and they drip atmosphere, with beautiful vocals from the east coast (the Wanderers, featuring northern soul legend Ray Pollard, and a super-rare early Frankie Valli single) to the west.

    Three steps beyond Dream Boats and Petticoats, this is the definitive sound of romantic rock''n''roll
    A perfect late summer soundtrack
    Most tracks available for the first time on CD
    Gorgeous artwork
    Thorough sleevenotes by noted pop historian Bob Stanley

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. For Your Love - THE WANDERERS
      • 2. No More - LITTLE VICTOR AND THE VISTAS
      • 3. All at Once - THE UNIQUES
      • 4. Now the Parting Begins - THE LARADOS
      • 5. Looking for Love - THE DUKES
      • 6. Last Night I Dreamed - THE FIESTAS
      • 7. Remember - DENNIS AND THE EXPLORERS
      • 8. This Paradise - THE BEL-AIRES
      • 9. It's Too Late - THE COMPANIONS
      • 10. So Blue - THE VIBRATIONS
      • 11. Lonely One - THE RAVELS
      • 12. I Cried - THE STARLIGHTERS
      • 13. Real (This Is Real) - FRANKIE VALLE & THE ROMANS
      • 14. Be Mine - THE UPTONES
      • 15. It's Not for Me - RUDY AND THE WHEELS
      • 16. Along My Lonely Way - THE UTOPIANS
      • 17. Somewherev in My Heart - THE EBONAIRES
      • 18. Baby Be Mine - THE MELO GENTS
      • 19. You're Too Young for Me - JOHNNY AND THE DREAMS
      • 20. All Because - THE VARNELLS
      • 21. Flames - THE REMINISCENTS
      • 22. Everybody Knew - THE LA-RELLS
      • 23. The Night Is Quiet - THE VOCALEERS
      • 24. Impossible - THE VELVETONES