***1961 R&B killer Very little is known about BIG CHARLEY or the DOMANS. The Domans were a vocal group from Massillon, Ohio. Big Charley remains a complete mystery. These two terrific R&B sides, now available on the recently revived Hilltop Records label, were more than likely slated for release on Charles and Opal Lantz’s Lanjo label but scrapped for reasons unknown. The backing was probably the RED RYDERS who had a few releases of their own on the Lanjo Label. The Domans would also add some great harmonies to pop singer Jerry Wright's 1960 release on Lanjo. 100% analog pressing straight from the tapes to vinyl. 100% analog previously unreleased. Comes in stock company sleeve with mini bio insert.
7" $6.50
12/16/2016
Dresser, Lee And The Krazy Kats
Wiggly Little Mama (alternate Version) / Hey Mister Weasel
My Mind's Eye / Hilltop
***1960 Moberly, Missouri Rockabilly In the summer of 1960, after spotting an ad for Hilltop Recording Studio in a trade magazine, LEE DRESSER drove over 600 miles to Ashland, Ohio to record a couple of his original songs. "Wiggly Little Mama" had also been recorded back home in Missouri in 1959 with his group the KRAZY KATS but didn't make it past the acetate stage until Deke Dickerson issued it on his Ecco-Fonic label in 1996. The Hilltop version is taken at a much faster pace. Lee and his Krazy Kats would ultimately issue a new recording of the song in 1964. This marks the first appearance of "Hey Mister Weasel", another fine Jerry Lee Lewis-inspired rocker. Although a contract was drafted and a single was scheduled for the Hilltop label in 1960, these sides have gone unheard until now. 100% analog pressing straight from the tapes to vinyl. Comes in stock company sleeve with mini bio insert.
7" $6.50
12/16/2016
***An unreleased 1961 doo wop knock out. from Massillon, Ohio. Formed in 1961 and managed by Charles and Opal Lantz of Lanjo Records, THE GOLDEN TEARDROPS—SONNY HERRING, JERRY HERRING, AL MYRICK, JULIUS MYRICK and JERRY ALLEN—named their group after the Flamingos' 1953 ballad. Sonny, Al and Julius had been members of BOBBY AND THE BENGALS, who released "Double Rock" b/w "No Parking" on Quinton Welty's Wooster, Ohio-based B-W label in 1960. The haunting ballad "Closer and Closer" (originally waxed by Rio and the Little Red Ryders on Lanjo in 1958), and the doo-wop / cha-cha "Caroline." were planned as the Golden Teardrops debut single but the recordings were shelved and remained unissued until now. By 1964 the group had changed their name to the ELGINS and, with the help of Akron, Ohio group Ruby and the Romantics, went to New York and recorded four sides that were released on the Congress label. These Elgins are not to be confused with the Motown/V.I.P. act. Most of the members went on to sing in various groups in and around Canton. Jerry Allen went on to play professional football for the Baltimore Colts and Washington Redskins from 1966-69. He is one of 13 co-holders of the NFL record for the longest touchdown pass reception of 99 yards. Whether these excellent doo-wop sides were considered too outdated to be commercial in the early 1960s or they were simply lost in the shuffle, they've finally gotten a well-deserved release here in 2016. 100% analog...
7" $9.25
12/16/2016