Donnie Owens 45 Stormy (Came To Town) NM 1961 Teen Rock Rare Canada 3 Trey 3015

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-Artist / Group: Donnie Owens

-Mini bio: Born on Oct. 30, 1938 in Pennsylvania. Rock & roll singer/guitarist/songwriter. Played guitar for Duane Eddy's Rebels including 1959's Forty Miles Of Bad Road among others .

-Donnie Owens was accidentally shot to death by his girlfriend on Oct. 27, 1994, age 61 just days before his 62nd birthday.

-Donnie Owens had one Billboard Top 100 entry in 1958 with his release of Need You in 1958 on which Duane Eddy plays guitar.

-Donnie Owens also released several singles which although didn't chart are nonetheless worth tracking down. Some of those are: Tomorrow (1958), Between Midnight & Dawn (1959) and Stormy (Came To Town) (1961).

-Side one: Stormy (Came To Town)

-Stormy (Came To Town) written by Lee Hazlewood is a mid-tempo, haunting melodic teen love ballad with fine vocals from Donnie Owens who is accompanied by strummed guitar, light bass and drums with ethereal female backing vocalist....this song is actually much better than his only charted single, Need You from 1958 and should have charted but didn't except in Vancouver B.C. where it peaked at # 7 in March of 1961.  

-Side Two: What A Dream!

-Co-written by Donnie Owens What A Dream! sounds so much like an Everly Brothers style of recording with strummed guitar, light bass, drums, piano and Donnie Owen nails the vocals! 

-3 Trey Records actually released What A Dream! as the A-side but it was Stormy (Came To Town) which charted on Vancouver radio station CFUN.

-Both sides were worthy of Billboard placement, but didn't and the record petty much disappeared after its release in early 1961 except in Vancouver as noted above where Stormy (Came To Town) peaked at # 7 in March of 1961.

-Two sider!

-Label: 3 Trey TR. 3015

-Based in Hollywood, California and founded by Lester Sill and Lee Hazlewood in November of 1959, 3 Trey records released just 7 singles including the song I Really Do by The Spectors Three in 1959 ( 3 Trey 3001) which was the precursor to Phil Spector's WALL Of SOUND. Denny Reed released A Teenager Feels It Too (3 Trey 3007), a hit in Vancouver B.C. that peaked at #6 on Vancouver radio station CFUN in August 1960 and reached Billboard # 94 also in August of 1960.

-By the end of 1961, 3 Trey records ceased to exist along with Donnie Owen's recording contract. Lester Sill went on to form Philles Records with Phil Spector.  

-Year released: 1961

-Billboard number: Non charted

-Billboard debut: 

-Vancouver radio station CFUN number: 7

-Vancouver radio station debut: March, 1961

-Pressed in: Canada

-Visual grade: Near mint

-Labels: Near mint

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Record grading:

(M) Mint: A mint record should appear to have just left the manufacturers without any handling; that is, it should appear perfect! No light scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains on labels or writing, tears or splits; nothing. Perfect. And age has nothing to do with it; the same standards for Mint apply to a rare rockabilly single from 1955 as they do to a Top 40 record from 1988! There are no sliding values for Mint. A Mint record cover should appear to have never had a record in it; no ring-wear, dog-eared corners, writing, seam-splits; nothing! Perfect! Even a new, unplayed old stock record can have factory flaws. Mint should be used sparingly and will usually attract a premium value to serious collectors. Mint means perfect and nothing else!

(SS) Still sealed: Still sealed in the factory shrink wrap.

(M-) Mint minus: A nearly perfect record. The record will show no obvious signs of wear, very light surface scuffs from normal handling are permitted but no light scratches. Original finish intact. Picture sleeves should have no more than the most minor defects, such as almost invisible ring wear or other signs of slight handling.

(VG+) Very good plus: The record will show some signs that it was played or otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. Record surfaces may show some slight signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or light scratches. Picture sleeves may have some slight ring wear, lightly turned up corners, or a small seam split.

(VG) Very good: Many of the defects found in a VG+ record or sleeve will be more pronounced in a VG record or picture sleeve. Groove wear may be noticeable, the record may have light scratches (deep enough to feel with a fingernail) that will affect the sound, but the foreign noises will be less prominent than the music. Picture sleeves may have quite prominent ring wear. Creases, folds, seam splits and tears will be more obvious and may appear on all three sides, and there may be writing as well.

(VG-) Very good minus: Foreign noises may be about as prominent as the music. The record still plays through without skipping. The picture sleeve will have more significant seam splits, perhaps to the point where they were taped closed, and highly obvious ring wear and heavier writing. Can serve as a filler until a better one comes along.

(G) Good: We seldom offer a good record for sale unless it is particularly rare for the following reasons: Foreign noises are louder than the recorded music and listening can be distracted by the noise. May or may not play through without skipping, but should be so noted. Picture sleeves are so badly seam split that they may not be able to contain the record within.Tears, folds, writing and ring wear may be overwhelming.