Fantastic Oldies Game!

[AlexBrowne]

Gawd, I can still hear Mr. Leonard do his Dennson Clothing For Men commercials: "Dennison Clothing For Men, open 10 in the morning till 5 the next day. One location, Route 1 Union New Jersey. Money Talks, nobody walks at Dennison Clothing For Men."

That was what, 43 years ago? Who says advertising on radio doesn't work? I believe I was listening to him on 77 when the song "I'm Doing Fine Now" by New York City was a hitbound.

Hey AMFMSW -- I grew up on WABC in the '60s, and listened to MANY Dennison commercials overnight. In the '60s they were most closely associated with Charlie Greer, who did the overnights then. It was Route 22 (not Route 1), Union, New Jersey, where money talks and nobody walks. Open 10 AM 'til 5 the next morning... recognized charge plans accepted... open NOW!! Now back to the game...

Billy Joe Royal's early hits were written and produced by Joe South, including his two biggest hits "Down In The Boondocks" and "I Knew You When," both from 1965.

 

[amfmsw]

YES! Rt 22. But hell, after 43 years YOU still remember it too! It seems you're right about Chuck vs Charlie: http://musicradio77.com/sked6670.html

 

[GridLeakBias]

Billy Joe Royal's early hits were written and produced by Joe South, including his two biggest hits "Down In The Boondocks" and "I Knew You When," both from 1965.

The Platters started out as a Los Angeles-based doowop group with little identity of their own to make them stand out from the pack. Buck Ram took what many would say were a run-of-the-mill R&B doowop vocal group and turned them into stars and one of the most enduring and lucrative groups of all time. "Remember When" (Mercury 71467) peaked at #41 in 1959.

 

[amfmsw]

As opposed to "Remeber When" by the New York do wop group The Earls with lead Larry Chance. Released on the classic Old Town label.

 

[AlexBrowne]

Hiya folks. Ya say ya lost your job today? Ya say it's 4 a.m. and your kids ain't home from school yet? Ya say your wife went out for a corned beef sandwich last weekend -- the corned beef sandwich came back but she didn't? Ya say your furniture is out all over the sidewalk 'cause ya can't pay the rent, and ya got chapped lips and paper cuts and your feets all swollen up and blistered from pounding the pavement looking for work? Is that what's troubling ya, fellow?

If so, you're identifying with "The Old Philosopher," a 1956 comedy single on the Coral label by one-hit wonder Eddie Lawrence, an actor, author, and playwright who came up with a popular routine which many of us remember from his frequent TV appearances during our youth; and if that IS what's troubling ya, bunkie, here's the Old Philosopher's advice:

Well, lift your head up high and take a walk in the sun with dignity and stick-to-it-ness and ya show the world, ya show the world where to get off. You'll never give up, never give up, never give up...that ship!

 

[Those RRRRs]

"I Remember" b/w "TV Baby" was a 1956 hit for "The Suburbans" on Baton Records, the same label that featured greats such as Ann Cole, The Belvederes, The Hearts, and The Rivileers.

 

[GridLeakBias]

"I Remember" b/w "TV Baby" was a 1956 hit for "The Suburbans" on Baton Records, the same label that featured greats such as Ann Cole, The Belvederes, The Hearts, and The Rivileers.

"Baby I'm Yours", written by Van McCoy, was originally released by Barbara Lewis in 1965 and has been remade by many artists since then. The Lewis single peaked at #11 on the Billboard Pop singles (now Hot 100) and #5 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart. It was also released as the first cut on a 7” extended play (LSD 8110), which is a jukebox mini LP with a small hole and plays at 33-1/3 rpm.

 

[doowopvault]

Money Honey, recored by the Drifters 1953 on Atlantic 1006.black & yellow lable $75.00 black & white promo $200

 

[amfmsw]

"Honey, Honey" was a hit for Louis Lymon on Roulette sharing the limelight, success and label with brother Frankie.

Welcome to the party doowopvault! Fresh blood.

 

[GridLeakBias]

"Honey, Honey" was a hit for Louis Lymon on Roulette sharing the limelight, success and label with brother Frankie.

Louis Prima, entertainer, singer, actor, songwriter, and trumpeter, was referred to as the "King of the Swingers". Prima rode the musical trends of his time, starting with his seven-piece New Orleans style jazz band in the 1920s, then successively leading a Swing combo in the 1930s, a Big Band in the 1940s, a Vegas lounge act in the 1950s, and a pop-rock go-go band in the 1960s. In 1959, Prima and (Keely) Smith won the Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Vocal Group or Chorus for "That Old Black Magic".

 

[GridLeakBias]

Money Honey, recored by the Drifters 1953 on Atlantic 1006.black & yellow lable $75.00 black & white promo $200

doowopvault: This is not to challenge your posting, but to ask what is your reference. Atlantic 1006 was released in 1953 on the black and yellow label - currently an $80 value in “Near Mint” condition, $20 in “Very Good”. I can’t find a reference to a promo 45 with a black/white label. Do you have a pressing number or any other data on this promo? Thanks for your help.

 

[AlexBrowne]

"Yellow Submarine" and "Eleanor Rigby" were a Beatles two-sided hit from 1966, both from the album Revolver; the former was also the title song for the Fab Four's animated movie released in 1968.

 

[GridLeakBias]

"Yellow Submarine" and "Eleanor Rigby" were a Beatles two-sided hit from 1966, both from the album Revolver; the former was also the title song for the Fab Four's animated movie released in 1968.

The Brothers Four are an American folk group founded in 1957 in Seattle, Washington. Bob Flick, John Paine, Mike Kirkland, and Dick Foley met at the University of Washington, where they were members of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity in 1956 (hence the "Brothers" appellation). Their second single, "Greenfields," released in January 1960, hit #2 on the pop charts, and their first album, Brothers Four, released toward the end of the year, made the top 20.

 

[amfmsw]

The fabulous Blood Sweat & Tears never had a #1 hit. Both 'You've Made me So Very happy" and "Spinning Wheel" peaked at #2 for Coulmbia. A side not, the BS&T album has finally been remastered from the original tapes by Rhino. IT IS FABULOUS! Also available on SACD and DVD audio.

Record values? I gave up on Goldmine and some other sources. A record is only as valuable as to what someon is willing to pay, no matter how scarce or sentimental. I use ebay as my barometer for values. Some common stuff, like Archie Bell's "Tighten Up" recently went for over $40! Usually the picture sleeves are more desired. A Bobby Rydell near mint "Forget Him" on Cameo went for $8. The same record in fair-good condition with a nice picture sleeve went for $52.

 

[Those RRRRs]

The same record in fair-good condition with a nice picture sleeve went for $52.

I have a lot of Chubby Checker, Bobby Rydell, Shirelles, and Four Tops 45's in mint condition in their picture sleeves; I haven't priced them but from what I've been told they are worth a hell of a lot more if they have picture sleeves.

**Side Note** When did the picture sleeve become popular? Alex? GridLeakBias? My street corner 45's from the 50's don't have picture sleeves. Wasn't in around 1961-62 that records started to contain the picture sleeves on a more consistent basis?

 

[doowopvault]

Jerry Osborne 2007. Here is the problem, Osborne prices records a little higher. Krieter prices records a little lower.example, bo diddley recorded a cut with the moonglows. Osborne priced it at $40.00, Krieter $20.00. So the game that is played is, if you are a buyer, you use Krieter. if you are a seller, you use Osborne.

 

[GridLeakBias]

Jerry Osborne 2007. Here is the problem, Osborne prices records a little higher. Krieter prices records a little lower.example, bo diddley recorded a cut with the moonglows. Osborne priced it at $40.00, Krieter $20.00. So the game that is played is, if you are a buyer, you use Krieter. if you are a seller, you use Osborne.

Thanks doowop. I don't have the Osborne, I'll check it out.

 

[GridLeakBias]

Jerry Osborne 2007. Here is the problem, Osborne prices records a little higher. Krieter prices records a little lower.example, bo diddley recorded a cut with the moonglows. Osborne priced it at $40.00, Krieter $20.00. So the game that is played is, if you are a buyer, you use Krieter. if you are a seller, you use Osborne.

Bo Diddley will forever be known for popularizing one of the foundational rhythms of rock and roll: the Bo Diddley beat. He employed it in his namesake song, “Bo Diddley”, as well as other primal rockers like “Mona”. His distinctive, African-based 5/4 rhythm was picked up by other artists and has been a distinctive and recurring element in rock and roll through the decades. It can be heard on Buddy Holly’s “Not Fade Away”, Johnny Otis’s “Willie and the Hand Jive”, the Who’s “Magic Bus” and Bruce Springsteen’s “She’s the One”, to name just several songs. He signed with the Checkers label, a Chess Records subsidiary, in 1955. His debut single was a two-sided classic that paired “Bo Diddley” with “I’m a Man.” (Checker 814), topping the R&B chart for two weeks.

 

[AlexBrowne]

The Vogues, a vocal quartet from Pennsylvania, had an interesting career, starting out with two pretty terrific original hits in 1965 which both peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 -- "You're The One" and "Five O'Clock World" -- but soon lapsing into a nostalgic act with heavily orchestrated remakes of such songs as "Please Mr. Sun" in 1966; "Turn Around, Look At Me," "My Special Angel," and "Till" in 1968"; and "No, Not Much," "Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)," "Moments To Remember," and "Green Fields" in 1969.

 

[doowopvault]

As far as Bo Diddley goes, the cut I was referring to was "Diddley Daddy". Alex, the phrase "heavily orchestrated" brings to mind the Platters.In the early 50's, they recorded for king/federal records. they we're a hard driving r&b vocal group.But they had one problem, they we're only played on "black stations" on the right hand side of the dial. Buck Ram took them over to mercury records, changed their style to heavily orchestrated. This made them more socially acceptable to white audiences.now their records we're played on the left hand side of the dial. on the white pop stations. Plus, their records we're being sold in record stores in white neighborhoods. Check out those 19 sides on federal.Hey now,Roses of Picardy and Oochi Pachi,[which was also recorded by Arthur Lee May] are great.