Description:
England's
Proper label issued this 100-track attempt to sum up the state of black harmony
groups between 1940 and 1952. (The Dawn Of Doo-Wop 2002 Remastered 4CD Box Set Compilation
includes 51 page booklet with extensive liner notes and pics all in excellent
overall condition with box showing light wear - Proper Records UK PROPERBOX 44)
The first disc, "Digging the Roots," begins right where it should,
with tracks by the forefathers of doo wop: the Mills Brothers and the Ink Spots.
The Dawn of Doo-Wop programs the Mills Brothers' "Paper Doll" and
"You Always Hurt the One You Love" and the Ink Spots' "When the
Swallows Come Back to Capistrano." Following hot on their heels are a
variety of groups influenced by either (or both) of the above, including the
Four Vagabonds, the Toppers, the Syncopaters, the Deep River Boys, and, best of
all, the Ravens. Most of these are ballads too, with a pair of good-time,
up-tempo songs: "Shorty's Got to Go" by Bill Johnson & His
Musical Notes and "Boogie Woogie on a Saturday Night" by Steve Gibson
& the Red Caps. The second disc, "Birdland," has 25 tracks, all
by "bird" groups (the Orioles, the Larks, the Swallows, the Ravens,
the Robins, etc.), while the third, "Doo-Wop Dreamin'," slows the
tempo. Finally, the set gets moving on the final disc ("Doo-Wop
Dancin'"), with swinging novelties from the Swallows ("It Ain't the
Meat"), the Royales ("Too Much of a Little Bit"), the Dominoes
("Sixty Minute Man"), the Treniers ("Go Go Go"), and the
Clovers ("Fool Fool Fool"). Fans of doo wop will undoubtedly discover
many new groups on this set.
Tracks:
Disc One -
Digging The Roots
1-1 The Ink Spots–When The Swallows Come Back To
Capistrano
1-2 The Lewis Bronzeville Five–Natchez Mississippi
Blues
1-3 The Mills Brothers–Paper Doll
1-4 The Four Vagabonds–Coming In On A Wing And A
Prayer
1-5 The Red Caps–Just For You
1-6 The Mills Brothers–You Always Hurt The Ones You
Love
1-7 The Toppers–I'm Living For You
1-8 The Toppers–In A Palace Of Stone
1-9 The Ink Spots–To Each His Own
1-10 The Basin Street Boys–I Sold My Heart To The
Junk Man
1-11 The Deep River Boys–That Chick's Too Young To
Fry
1-12 The Ravens–Bye Bye Baby Blues
1-13 The Four Vagabonds–P. S. I Love You
1-14 The Ravens–Ol' Man River
1-15 The Basin Street Boys–Near To You
1-16 The Ravens–Together
1-17 Bill Johnson & His Musical Notes–Shorty's
Got To Go
1-18 The Mills Brothers–Across The Alley From The
Alamo
1-19 The Ink Spots–You're Breaking My Heart
1-20 The Syncopaters–River Stay Away From My Door
1-21 The Syncopaters–These Are The Things I Want To
Share With You
1-22 The Four Rockets–Loch Lomond
1-23 The Ravens–White Christmas
1-24 The Trumpeteers–Milky White Way
1-25 Steve Gibson & The Red Caps–Boogie Woogie
On A Saturday Night
Disc Two -
Birdland
2-1 The Orioles–It's Too Soon To Know
2-2 The Ravens–Be I Bumble Bee Or Not
2-3 The Swallows–Will You Be Mine
2-4 The Larks–When I Leave These Prison Walls
2-5 The Robins–I'm Through
2-6 The Ravens–Careless Love
2-7 The Orioles–I'm Just A Fool In Love
2-8 The Larks–Eyesight To The Blind
2-9 The Swallows–Dearest
2-10 The Ravens–Someday
2-11 The Orioles–Hold Me Squeeze Me
2-12 The Robins–School Girl Blues
2-13 The Swallows–Wishing For You
2-14 The Larks–Darlin'
2-15 The Ravens–I'm Gonna Take To The Road
2-16 The Robins–If I Didn't Love You So
2-17 The Orioles–What Are You Doing New Year's Eve
2-18 The Swallows–Since You've Been Away
2-19 The Larks–My Reverie
2-20 The Robins–Our Romance Is Over
2-21 The Ravens–If You Didn't Mean It
2-22 The Orioles–I Miss You So
2-23 The Swallows–Eternally
2-24 The Robins–There's Rain In My Eyes
2-25 The Larks–Coffee Cigarettes And Tears
Disc Three -
Doo-Wop Dreamin'
3-1 The Dozier Boys–She's Gone
3-2 The Mello-Moods–Where Are You
3-3 The Five Keys–With A Broken Heart
3-4 The Melody Masters–Don't You Ever Mind Them
3-5 The Rivals–Don't Say You're Sorry Again
3-6 The Royales–Give Me One More Chance
3-7 The Cardinals–Shouldn't I Know
3-8 The Dominoes–Do Something For Me
3-9 The Five Keys–Too Late Baby
3-10 Johnny Moore & Three Blazers–What Does It
Matter
3-11 Royal Sons Quintet–Journey's End
3-12 The Orioles–I'd Rather Have You Under The Moon
3-13 The Dreamers–Can't Get You Off My Mind
3-14 The Dominoes–Weeping Willow Blues
3-15 The Sultans–You Captured My Heart
3-16 The Five Keys–The Glory Of Love
3-17 The Cardinals–I'll Always Love You
3-18 The Striders–Cool Saturday Night
3-19 The Basin Street Boys–Summertime Gal
3-20 The Dominoes–I Am With You
3-21 The Larks–I Don't Believe In Tomorrow
3-22 The Four Blues–Missing You
3-23 The Rhythm Kings–Christmas Is Coming At Last
3-24 The Dreamers–These Things I Miss
3-25 The Four Blues–As Long As I Live
Disc Four -
Doo-Wop Dancin'
4-1 The Royales–Too Much Of A Little Bit
4-2 The Robins–Rockin'
4-3 The Swallows–Roll Roll Pretty Baby
4-4 The Clovers–Fool Fool Fool
4-5 The Larks–I Ain't Fattening Frogs For Snakes
4-6 The Robins–If It's So
4-7 The Cardinals–Please Don't Leave Me
4-8 The Rivals–Rival Blues
4-9 The Larks–How Long Must I Wait For You?
4-10 The Treniers–Buzz Buzz Buzz
4-11 The Clovers–Don't You Know I Love You?
4-12 The Larks–Hey Little Girl
4-13 The Five Keys–Old MacDonald
4-14 The Dominoes–Sixty Minute Man
4-15 The Robins–Turkey Hop
4-16 The Dominoes–That's What You're Doing To Me
4-17 The Swallows–It Ain't The Meat
4-18 The Cardinals–Pretty Baby Blues
4-19 The Larks–Ooh... It Feels So Good
4-20 The Robins–I'm Living O.K.
4-21 The Dominoes–Chicken Blues
4-22 The Five Keys–Hucklebuck With Jimmy
4-23 The Red Caps–Tuscaloosa
4-24 The Sultans–Lemon Squeezing Daddy
4-25 The Treniers–Go Go Go
CONDITION: This item is in excellent or mint condition
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