DANNY & THE JUNIORS / AT THE HOP / ABC PARAMOUNT EXTENDED PLAY ALB EP-11 / 1958
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Danny and the Juniors AT THE HOP 7” EP-11 on the ABC-Paramount label. Songs include title, School Boy Romance, Rock and Roll is Here to Stay & Sometimes )When I’m All Alone). Cover is in Excellent condition with NO seam splits and sharp corners. It is very hard to find EP covers from the ‘50s without edge/seam splits. Some very minor wear and aging on front and back & edges. Red rubber stamps and #40 on back. Labels are near mint as is the vinyl. I can see no issues other than a couple of fingerprint smudges. I generally do not clean records as I’ve found most collectors prefer to do it themselves. Collectors will be hard pressed to find a copy of this 60 year old extended play in better condition. I will insure at my own expense. Check photos carefully and ask any questions. No returns or refunds.
Danny & the Juniors were an American doo-wop and rock and roll vocal group formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Originally consisting of Danny Rapp, Dave White, Frank Maffei, and Joe “Terry” Terranova, the group was formed in 1955. They are best known for their 1957 no. 1 hit "At the Hop" and their 1958 follow-up hit "Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay".
"At the Hop" is a 1950s pop song written by Artie Singer, John Medora, and David White and originally released by Danny & the Juniors. The song was first issued circa October 1957 on a small Philadelphia label (Singular 711) and included a countdown, before being acquired by ABC-Paramount and reissued as ABC-Paramount 9871 in November. It reached number one on the Cash Box and Billboard charts in January, becoming one of the top-selling singles of 1958. “At the Hop" also hit number one on the R&B Best Sellers list. Somewhat more surprisingly, the record reached number 3 on the Music Vendor country charts. It was also a commercially successful hit elsewhere, including reaching number 1 for 3 weeks in Canada and peaking at number 3 on the UK charts.
The song returned to prominence after it was performed by rock and roll revival act Sha Na Na at the 1969 Woodstock Festival and featured in the 1973 coming-of-age teen comedy American Graffiti. Musically, it is notable for combining several of the most popular formulas in 1950s rock'n'roll, the twelve-bar blues, boogie-woogie piano, and the '50s progression.
The original version by Danny & the Juniors was included in Robert Christgau's "Basic Record Library" of 1950s and 1960s recordings, published in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981).
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