Rare 1961 Doo Wop 45 THAT'S HOW IT GOES The Jesters

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ALL THIS WEEK I'LL BE LISTING EXTREMELY RARE AND COLLECTIBLE 45 RECORDS, ALL DOO-WOP AND NORTHERN SOUL RECORDINGS FROM THE 1950S. THESE RECORDS WERE ACQUIRED FROM A COLLECTOR WHO SPECIALIZED IN 1950S VOCAL GROUPS. RECORDED ON RARE AND UNUSUAL LABELS, THERE ARE SOME EXCELLENT COLLECTOR'S ITEMS WITHIN THIS GROUP. IF YOU BUY MORE THAN ONE RECORD (I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 300 IN THIS COLLECTION THAT I PLAN ON SELLING) I WILL COMBINE ITEMS TO SAVE YOU ON SHIPPING. I WILL INCLUDE THE GOLDMINE BOOK VALUE WITHIN EACH DESCRIPTION ONLY TO SERVE AS A REFERENCE POINT. CHECK OUT MY LISTINGS PAGE FOR MORE RARE DOO WOP RECORDINGS. HERE'S WHAT'S BEING FEATURED IN THIS AUCTION:

1961s The Jesters singing That's How It Goes and Tutti Frutti on a red vinyl Winley Record number 248 (GBV = $50).

The Jesters were a doo-wop group based in New York City who achieved success in the late 1950s. They were students at Cooper Junior High School in Harlem who graduated from singing under an elevated train station near 120th Street to the amateur night contest at the Apollo Theater, where Paul Winley discovered them and signed them to his Winley Records.

The Jesters' b-sides often rivaled the lead cut. Their first three singles were all arranged by frequent Winley collaborator Davey Clowney, better known as Dave "Baby" Cortez, and all three—"So Strange" / "Love No One But You", "Please Let Me Love You" / "I'm Falling in Love" (both 1957) and "The Plea" / "Oh Baby" (1958)—made the outer reaches of the national Pop chart, and generated considerable New York interest. Under a different line-up, The Jesters reached #110 on the Billboard chart in 1960 with a version of The Diablo's "The Wind" backed with "Sally Green". Two singles followed: "That's How It Goes" / "Tutti Frutti" (1960) and "Uncle Henry's Basement" / "Come Let Me Show You How" (1961). (Warner: 230–231)

Winley conceived of their making a compilation album with their "equally fine" (Warner: 269) brother group The Paragons. The Paragons Meet The Jesters (1959), with its gang cover and vocal duels inspired by doo-wop's street corner singing battles and live show group competitions, was "one of the first rock and roll compilation LPs" (Warner: 231) and the most commercially successful doo-wop compilation ever released.

This particular record is in very good condition with normal wear for a record its age. Buyer will include $3 for shipping. Thanks!