MEGA Rare 1956 EP THE PENGUINS Rhythm & Blues DOOTONE EPD-101 w/ sleeve Doo Wop
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Description
First issue on Dootone label is actually a reissue compilation of the hit Earth Angel from 1954. Classic Doo Woop. Vinyl shows overall marks, but not scratches. Plays with background surface noise hiss, but w/o pops or skips. Might benefit from professional VPI record cleaning. Cover has old yellowed tape, top and bottom edges. Writing on front cover and "20 T" written on each side of label. Original maroon label. SELDOM SEEN.
EPD-101 - EP - Rhythm and Blues - Penguins [6/55] Earth Angel/Ain't Gonna Cry No More/Love Will Make Your Mind Go Wild/Baby, Let's Make Some Love
The first Dootone label was dark red or maroon with silver print. "DOOTONE" was in a silver field above the center hole.
Before he got into blue comedy, Dootsie Williams produced some great R&B vocal group records. Certainly the most successful, and many would say the best, was "Earth Angel" by the Penguins, a record that is often near to the top of oldie radio station lists of the greatest records of all time. The lead singer for the Penguins was Cleveland Duncan, and all the members attended Fremont High School in Los Angeles. In November, 1954, "Earth Angel" became one of the first R&B hit records to make the popular music charts on a national level, reaching #8. The members of the Penguins became unhappy with Dootsie Williams because he refused to give them advances on their royalties, so they got a new manager named Buck Ram. Ram took the Penguins to Mercury Records, who were interested in buying the Penguins' contract. But as part of the deal, Ram insisted on a Mercury recording contract for another group he managed, the Platters. Of course, history shows the Platters went on to tremendous success on Mercury, and interest in the Penguins waned. Even though many of the Mercury recordings by the Penguins were very good, they had little success after leaving Dootone, and by 1957, after Mercury had dropped them and they had but one single released on Atlantic, the dispirited group re-signed with Dootsie Williams and his re-named label, Dooto.
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