Hello Oldies Lovers,
Today's singles are both records I bought specifically for the B-sides, although the plug sides weren't bad either.
First up for the doowop single. By the early 60's record companies began using established vocal groups or studio groups to sing background on songs that were solely credited to a single artist. The best example of this was on Dion's later solo releases on Laurie which featured the uncredited Del-Satins as the backing vocal group.
Today's single followed that same custom as although credited solely to Neil Scott, the Brooklyn group the Concords (best remembered for their RCA doowop classic "Again" from 1961) backed up Neil on this single. In fact, I first discovered the song "Run To Me" on the Crystal Ball CD "The Best of the Concords: Again" that I bought in the late 90's and which prompted me to search for the single.
Neil Scott was the recording name for Neil Bogart, who later went on to manage the Michigan branch of Cameo-Parkway Records. After the government shut down Cameo-Parkway for stock fraud in 1968, Neil went on to become an executive at Buddah Records and was instrumental in the creation of what has become known as "bubblegum" pop music.
Following his stint at Buddah Neil formed Casablanca Records in 1973 and his first signing was the metal rock group KISS. At Casablanca he was also instrumental in promoting Disco music, signing such acts as Donna Summer and the Village People.
Neil passed away from cancer at the age of 39 on May 8th, 1982.
The Concords were a doowop group formed in 1959 who were from the Brighton Beach enclave of Brooklyn, New York. The group was made up of Dickie Goldman (Lead), Mike Lewis, who sang first tenor, Murray Moshe (second tenor) Charles Presti (baritone) and
Steve Seider, the group's bass singer. As well as recording several singles in their own right, the Concords did a lot of backing of single artists in their career.
The first time I heard the plug side, "Tomboy" was after I got the single a few years ago. It's a great rocker that has a Del Shannon feel to it, whereas "Run To Me" is the true doowop side and is a great mid-tempo ballad.
Comet C-2151: Neil Scott - Tomboy b/w Run To Me Although the "Complete Book of Doowop" lists the year of release as 1962, Jeff Kreiter, in both his "45 RPM Vocal Group" and "Teen Collectors Record Guide", lists 1963, as do the folks at 45cat and Discogs.
Today's teen single features the pop duo Jan & Dean. As I mentioned before I bought this single for the B-side. The song "Tennessee" actually charted on both Billboard's Hot 100, where it peaked at #69, and Cash Box Review, where at peaked at #83 in 1962.
The B-side was a composition of the songwriting duo Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield, whose hit songs ruled the airwaves in the late 50's to early 60's. Considering the fact that "Your Heart Has Changed Its Mind" was used as the B-side of the single and many people ignore the B-side, this one is probably one of their best obscure sides. The last 25 seconds of the song was what hooked me as it ends in great falsetto fashion common with many songs from the period.
Liberty 55454: Jan & Dean - Tennessee b/w Your Heart Has Changed Its Mind Released in 1962.
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Dave
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