VA - Memories of The Times Square Record Shop [2001] (11 x CDs)

 

TIME SQUARE RECORDS

VA - Memories of The Times Square Record Shop [2001] (11 x CDs)

In the late 1950s, the Doo Wop era began in a small subway arcade shop located beneath the Walgreen's Drug Store at Broadway and 42nd Street in New York City. Jerry Greene, a young teenager from Brooklyn, would travel to Times Square in search of records he heard on the Alan Freed radio show. One of his favorite stops was a costume jewelry store that strangely enough, also sold records - twenty for a dollar. Before long, Jerry had convinced owner Irv "Slim" Rose that there was a much bigger market for records, especially if priced correctly and there was someone to manage the section, monitor the inventory, and keep one ear on the radio and the other on customer requests. Jerry had found himself a job. In short time (and with help from mentions by Alan Fredericks on his popular "Night Train" radio show on WHOM), the Times Square Record Shop became the place where record collectors went to shop, and became quite influential in the launching of many vocal groups in the New York market. This amazing 11-CD, 154 song box set collection contains rare and obscure Doo Wop finds from the days of the Times Square Record Shop.  With a title like Memories of Times Square Record Shop, you wouldn't think that this Collectables series would have such broad appeal, but it compiles dozens of rare doo wop singles – most of which are excellent – that have changed hands for substantial sums. Obsessive doo wop fans won't be 100 percent satisfied, of course (these are, after all, budget releases), but the beauty of these discs is that the music can be enjoyed by the informed and merely interested alike. This box set combines all 11 volumes, with appearances from dozens upon dozens of under-recognized groups. Needless to say, there's plenty to devour.

This is high art, with each group trying to come up with a new angle in the fast-changing music world of the 1950s and early 1960s. Covers of existing hits are welcomed as the doowop groups were usually trying to innovate, not imitate. Fans were the first record collectors of the post-WWII era and it's through the revived appreciation of these acts, via the Times Square Records shop, that this stuff was evaluated by contemporary experts. And so, we've got this archive of creativity, re-rescued from obscurity. This collection here is outstanding... If you really are into the D00 Wops... Happy Listening...! (Amazon)

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Track lists

CD01

01 Elchords - Peppermint Stick 2:34

02 Quinns - Hong Kong 2:23

03 Tokens - Doom-lang 2:13

04 Boss-tones - Mope-itty Mope 2:05

05 Magnificent Four - The Closer You Are 2:28

06 Excellents - You Baby You 2:30

07 Pyramids - Hot Dog Dooly Wah 1:58

08 Veltones - Now 2:06

09 Collegians - Let's Go For A Ride 1:51

10 Court Jesters - Roaches 2:03

11 Versatones - Bila 2:15

12 Nicky & The Nobles - Poor Rock And Roll 1:52

13 Sheriff & The Revels - Shombalor 2:16

14 Eternals - Babalu's Wedding Day 2:09

CD02

01 Capris - There's A Moon Out Tonight 2:15

02 Cordovans - Come On Baby 2:27

03 Deltaires - Lullabye Of The Bells 2:42

04 Wheels - My Heart's Desire 3:02

05 Monarchs - Pretty Little Girl 2:11

06 Pyramids - Ankle Bracelet 2:10

07 Hemlocks - Cora Lee 2:26

08 Shells - Baby Oh Baby 2:31

09 Willows - Church Bells May Ring 2:26

10 Roulettes - I See A Star 2:39

11 Jesters - The Wind 3:26

12 Kodaks - Teenager's Dream 2:53

13 Rocketones - Mexico 2:49

14 Imaginations - Goodnight Baby 2:17

CD03

01 Videos - Trickle, Trickle 2:02

02 Turbans - Congratulations 2:53

03 Classics - Cinderella 2:15

04 Kodaks - Little Boy And Girl 2:20

05 Vanguards - Moonlight 2:32

06 Teenchords - Honey Honey 2:25

07 Channels - My Love For You Will Never Die 2:26

08 Rainbows - Mary Lee 2:32

09 Superiors - Lost Love 2:29

10 Arcades - Fine Little Girl 2:32

11 Embers - Paradise Hill 2:16

12 Debonaires - Darling 2:09

13 Paragons - Let's Start All Over Again 2:43

14 Legends - I'll Never Fall In Love Again 1:45

CD04

01 Collegians - Zoom Zoom Zoom 2:32

02 Ebonairs - Love Call 2:28

03 Visions - Teenager's Life 2:08

04 Charts - My Diane 2:32

05 Tokens - Come Dance With Me 2:13

06 Continentals - Dear Lord 2:49

07 Capris - God Only Knows 3:20

08 Paragons - Twilight 2:50

09 Nutmegs - Comin' Home 2:35

10 Moonglows - Secret Love 2:55

11 Channels - Bye Bye Baby 2:30

12 Lee Andrews & The Hearts - Try The Impossible 3:05

13 Teenchords - I'm Not Too Young To Fall In Love 2:07

14 Avalons - My Heart's Desire 2:26

CD05

01 Kodaks - Oh Gee Oh Gosh 2:51

02 Cineramas - Life Can Be Beautiful 2:43

03 Tokens - I Love My Baby 1:53

04 Jesters - The Plea 2:44

05 Charts - You're The Reason 2:34

06 Du Mauriers - All Night Long 2:39

07 Flamingos - Golden Teardrops 3:17

08 Imaginations - Hey You 2:37

09 Five Satins - All Mine 2:36

10 Five Discs - Never Let You Go 2:17

11 Lee Andrews & The Hearts - Lonely Room 2:44

12 Monarchs - Always Be Faithful 2:10

13 Excellents - Coney Island Baby 2:17

14 Jackie & The Starlites - Valerie 2:25

CD06

01 Desires - Let It Please Be You 2:18

02 Clusters - Darling Can't You Tell 2:24

03 Magnificents - Don't Leave Me 2:13

04 Smooth Tones - Dear Diary 2:46

05 Classics - Life Is But A Dream 2:07

06 Ambassadors - Darling I'm Sorry 2:09

07 Spaniels - Everyone's Laughing 2:54

08 Matadors - Vengeance 3:01

09 Delroys - Bermuda Shorts 2:20

10 Channels - The Girl Next Door 3:01

11 Deltas - Lamplight 2:16

12 Dells - Pain In My Heart 3:05

13 Ducanes - I'm So Happy 2:40

14 Starlarks - Fountain Of Love 2:16

CD07

01 Devotions - Rip Van Winkle 2:21

02 Collegians - Heavenly Night 2:23

03 Dells - Dreams Of Contentment 3:02

04 Rainbows - Shirley 2:41

05 Seniors - Evening Shadows Falling 2:17

06 Fashions - Dreaming Of You 2:30

07 Spaniels - You Painted Pictures 2:26

08 Corvairs - True True Love 2:24

09 Mint Juleps - Bells Of Love 2:39

10 Charts - I Told You So 2:33

11 Videos - Moonglow You Know 2:36

12 Eldorados - At My Front Door 2:37

13 Bop-chords - When I Woke Up This Morning 2:51

14 Larks - My Reverie 2:20

CD08

01 Chesters - The Fires Burn No More 2:20

02 Charmers - Chapel On The Hill 2:52

03 Dells - Oh What A Night 2:55

04 Heartbeats - Tormented 2:48

05 Chalets - Fat Fat Fat Mom Mi O 2:08

06 Gay Tunes - Thrill Of Romance 2:40

07 Suburbans - Alphabet Of Love 2:28

08 Spaniels - Tina 2:17

09 Continentals - Fine Fine Frame 2:35

10 Jackie & The Starlites - I Found Out Too Late 2:39

11 Ladders - Counting The Stars 2:21

12 Flamingos - If I Can't Have You 2:55

13 Legends - Legend Of Love 2:44

14 Nicky & The Nobels - School Bells 2:14

CD09

01 Teardrops - The Stars Are Out Tonight 3:14

02 Silhouettes - Bing Bong 2:16

03 Spaniels - The Bells Ring Out 2:52

04 Desires - Rendezvous With You 1:52

05 Opals - My Heart's Desire 2:32

06 Chaperones - Cruise To The Moon 2:15

07 Chancellors - There Goes My Girl 2:29

08 Starlites - Missing You 2:53

09 Dells - Tell The World 2:48

10 Classics - So In Love 2:25

11 Bop-chords - Castle In The Sky 2:20

12 Universals - Again 2:06

13 Ducanes - Little Did I Know 2:32

14 Eldorados - I'll Be Forever Loving You 2:28

CD10

01 Cellos - Rang Tang Ding Dong 2:53

02 Roger & The Travelers - You're Daddy's Little Girl 2:28

03 Prodigals - Judy 2:35

04 Tiny Tim & The Hits - Wedding Bells 2:27

05 Little Jimmy Rivers & The Tops - Puppy Love 2:36

06 Paragons - Florence 2:45

07 Spaniels - Baby It's You 2:37

08 Neons - Angel Face 2:58

09 Velvets - I 3:22

10 Echoes - Ding Dong 2:11

11 Lee Andrews & The Hearts - Just Suppose 2:27

12 Carousels - If You Want To 2:53

13 Channels - Stars In The Sky 2:26

14 Dells - Why Do You Have To Go 2:36

CD11

01 Darrell & The Oxfords - Picture In My Wallet 2:26

02 Unique Teens - Jeannie 2:20

03 Spaniels - I Lost You 2:35

04 Continentals - Picture Of Love 2:45

05 Cruisers - If I Knew 2:17

06 Schoolboys - Angel Of Love 2:30

07 Vocaltones - Darling 2:15

08 Magnificents - Up On The Mountain 2:50

09 Scarlets - Dear One 3:05

10 Jesters - I Laughed 2:33

11 Keynotes - Know I Know 2:06

12 Lee Andrews & The Hearts - Bluebird Of Happiness 2:38

13 Dreamers - Teenage Vows Of Love 2:37

14 Ladders - My Love Is Gone 2:37

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