Friday, June 21, 2019

June Tunes

The Deadbeats  (Croquette):
The Deadbeats were from the New England area. In 1966 the band recorded the catchy song "Hungry Monday" The flip side has the song "Will You Love Me". This was groups only recording.
                                                                                       Hungry Monday


Johnny, Gil and Bobby  (FM)
Johnny, Gil and Bobby were a singing Folk Trio in the early 1960s. The band consisted of Johnny Marsi (Lead Vocals), Bobby "Ziggy" Andriani (First Tenor) and Gilbert Rivera (Second Tenor). The story goes when opening for the Beach Boys in Long Island, New York. Johnny, Gil and Bobby sang the song "Sloop John B". Shortly after The Beach Boys, inspired by the song went into the studio and recorded their own version of the song. Interestingly Mama Cass's group The Big Three also recorded on the FM label. The groups  "Banjo Song" some have said was the inspiration for Shocking Blue's smash hit "Venus".

                                                          Sometimes I feel like a motherless child


The Young Tigers  (Foto-Fi)
Very little info on this 45. Both sides of record are good. The A side has the song "I have Nothing" and the B side "I Never Told You".
                                                                                        I Never Told You


David Bell and the Holidays  (Del Norte)
The dead wax shows this 45 is a SJW-Wakefield pressing from 1967. The record label list the band members as Roger Mesta, Sammy Gonzalez, Amador Tucson and David Bell. Songs on the record include "Blue Monday" (instrumental) and "If you Ever". The Del Norte record label was located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and featured mainly Latino artist. 
                                                                                           If You Ever