1963 THE MARCELS lp on COLPIX BLUE LABEL - Blue Moon / RARE DOO-WOP
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1963 THE MARCELS lp on COLPIX BLUE LABEL - Blue Moon / RARE DOO-WOP
1963 THE MARCELS lp on COLPIX -Blue Moon / RARE DOO-WOP Description ARTIST :THE MARCELS
TITLE :BLUE MOON
FORMAT :VINYL LP RECORD
LABEL :COLPIX MONO CP-416 ( BLUE LABEL)
COVER :NEAR MINT
VINYL :VG++
COMMENTS :
Biography by Ron Wynn
This Pittsburgh ensemble deserved a much better fate than being known primarily for a novelty-tinged cover of "Blue Moon." Baritone vocalist Richard F. Knauss teamed with Fred Johnson, Gene J. Bricker, Ron Mundy, and lead vocalist Cornelius Harp, an integrated ensemble. They named themselves after Harp's hairstyle, the marcel. The group did a string of covers as demo tapes that were sent to Colpix. The label's A&R director had them cut several oldies at RCA's New York studios in 1961, one of them being "Blue Moon." They used the bass intro arrangement from the Cadillacs' "Zoom" and the results were a huge hit. It eventually topped both the pop and R&B charts, and also was an international smash. The group eventually appeared in the film Twist Around the Clock with Dion and Chubby Checker. They eventually recorded an 18-cut LP for Colpix. Alan Johnson and Walt Maddox later replaced Knauss and Gene Bricker, making them an all-black unit. The group did score another Top Ten pop single with "Heartaches," another cover of a pre-rock single. This peaked at number seven pop and number 19 R&B in 1961. They continued recording on Kyra, Queen Bee, St. Clair, Rocky, and Monogram with varying lineups, but never again equaled their past success.
SONG TRACKS
Blue Moon/Goodbye To Love/Sweet Was The Wine/Peace Of Mind/A Fallen Tear/Over The Rainbow/I'll Be Forever Loving You/Two People In The World/Most Of All/Teeter Totter Love/Sunday Kind Of Love/Crazy Bells
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