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A REALLY EXCELLENT COPY OF THIS DOUBLE "A" SIDE ROCKIN'/DOO-WOP/R&B 78 FROM THE DEL-VIKINGS LITTLE BILLY BOY (Little Billy Boy - Del Vikings) b/w WHAT MADE MAGGIE RUN (Joey Biscoe & The Del Vikings - What Made Maggie ...)
The Del Vikings The original group had served together in the US Air Force. In 1955, they were stationed in at the Air Force installation at the Pittsburgh airport in nearby Carapolis. Singing together in their spare time brought a desire to hear for themselves what they sounded like. In October 1956, the group consisted of Norman Wright, lead tenor, Corinthian "Kripp" Johnson, first tenor, Don Jackson, second tenor, Clarence Quick, second bass; and Dave Larchey, baritone. During a rehearsal they recorded nine a capella songs in the basement of a local deejay and music entrepreneur, Barry Kaye. Listening to the tape they all agreed the sound was close, the style was coming around and all that was needed was a little more work. Three months later the group was in a downtown Pittsburgh's Sheraton Hotel in a makeshift studio set up by Fee-Bee records, a small local label owned by Joe Auerbach. They were backed by a pickup band of Air Force buddies. At the session they recorded "Baby, Let Me Know," "Come Go With Me," "True Love," "When I Come Home," "Don't Be a Fool," and "Watching the Moon." Their first release, "True Love" b\w "Baby, Let Me Know"came in the fall of 1956. "True Love" was a typical rhythm and blues ballad. "True Love" began receiving local airplay in early December prompting Auerbach to re-release it with a stronger B-side. During the second week of January 1957, the re-titled "How Can I Find True" was released with "Come Go With Me" on the flip side. In almost no time deejays flipped the record and discovered "Come Go With Me." The popularity of "Come Go With Me" began to spread from Pittsburgh to Youngstown and then Cleveland. With orders he couldn't fill Auerbach went looking for a distributor. Within three weeks a deal was made with Dot Records that allowed Auerbach to release small quantities on the Fee-Bee label locally with. the national sales for the Dell-Vikings being on the Dot label. Dot released "Come Go With Me" in the first week of February. Strong demand for the record saw it appear on the national charts within a week. In March, Fee-Bee had the group record about a dozen songs in a full sized studio in Ohio. Fee-Bee released "Maggie" b\w "Down In Bermuda." In Mid-April, Alan Freed invited the group to appear at his annual Easter-week Revue at the Brooklyn Paramount. A week later a re-titled "What Made Maggie Run" was issued as the group's second single on Dot. It attracted little airplay and few sales - But both sides are really great litttle rockin numbers! Possibly too different from Come Go with Me to satisfy the public... but two really great sides nonetheless!
DISC DETAILS US DOT 15571 10" 78rpm A SIDE:- WHAT MADE MAGGIE RUN AA SIDE:- LITTLE BILLY BOY CONDITION M- / EX++
HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO PICK UP THIS GREAT ROCKIN RARITY ON AN ORIGINAL US DOT 78! ONE ONLY AVAILABLE
SO DON'T MISS OUT - BUY NOW!!
POSTAGE STUFF To obey eBaYs latest crackpot edict (in order that they can make money on the postage costs) I have listed this record as having "FREE POSTAGE" THIS ONLY COVERS THIS IS A FRAGILE 78 AND NORMALLY THE ACTUAL COMBINED PRICE OF SAFE PACKING AND POSTAGE IS IN THE OVERSEAS AIRMAIL SMALL PACKET IS To help try and cover this cost, I have included an extra £3.60 into the price of the record and have deducted the same from the cost of the other postage options. BUYERS COMBINING SEVERAL "FREE" POST ITEMS MAY GET A REBATE. (Please wait for my invoice before paying so that I can give you the right discount because the eBaY system has no facility for doing this automatically) THIS IS A FRAGILE 78 AND THE COMBINED COST OF SAFE PACKING AND POSTAGE BY 1ST CLASS MAIL OR BY AIRMAIL SMALL PACKET IS - IN THE UK £ 5 , EUROPE £ 8 , AND REST OF WORLD IS £12 So for 10" 78 RPM RECORDS NEED CAREFULLY PACKING, AND I CLAIM TO HAVE THE BEST PACKAGING IN THE WORLD FOR DISPATCHING THEM!! THE GREG'S GREAT'S SYSTEM CONSISTS OF A SPECIALLY DESIGNED INNER BOX MADE OUT OF 1" THICK POLYSTYRENE, WHICH THEN GOES INSIDE A DOUBLE CORREGATED STIFF OUTER CARDBOARD CARTON. THE BOXES CAN TAKE UP TO 21 RECORDS,
USUALLY FOR MAILING OVERSEAS, I RECOMMEND NO MORE THAN 7 IN A BOX, OTHERWISE IT GOES OVER THE AIRMAIL SMALL PACKET MAXIMUM WEIGHT OF 2Kgs WHICH CAUSES A LARGE HIKE IN POSTAL RATES.
I SEND OUT ON AVERAGE ABOUT 30 PARCELS A WEEK AND DISPATCH IS NORMALLY DONE ONCE A WEEK - SO IF YOU DON'T GET YOUR RECORD WITHIN A WEEK IN THE
IF YOU REALLY HAVE AN URGENT REQUIREMENT FOR THE RECORD - BIRTHDAY PRESENT, WEDDING, FUNERAL etc PLEASE TELL ME - (BECAUSE I CAN'T READ MINDS!) I WILL DO MY BEST TO GET IT OUT FOR YOU URGENTLY.
IF A RECORD ARRIVES CRACKED OR BROKEN DESPITE MY BEST EFFORTS WITH THIS FANTASTIC PACKAGING I WILL REFUND THE MONEY IN FULL. - JUST SEND ME A QUICK SCAN - IF IT IS A VERY RARE RECORD I MAY ASK YOU TO SEND IT BACK OTHERWISE IT WILL BE YOURS TO KEEP OR DISPOSE OF.
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