THE FIVE KEYS : FROM ME TO YOU WHITE LABEL DEMONSTRATION 7" CAPITOL CL.14829 UK
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Listed here is a very rare and highly sought after white label single sided demo "Capitol Rush Copy" 7" single - The Five Keys ?– From Me To You, with original picture sleeve.
The vinyl is near mint and the sleeve is excellent. Very hard to come by indeed, especially in this kind of condition. A real collectors item.
Classic R&B/Doo-wop from the late 50's
Exceptionally rare 7" demo single that does not come up very often, especially in this superb clean condition.
Comes from a single owner collection. About 5 John Lennon promo/demos plus loads of other rarities getting listed, some exceptionally rare early 60's R&B & Soul ep's, some great Doo-wop and early UK british invasion stuff so check out my other listings.
The Five Keys ?– From Me To You Label: Capitol Records ?– 45-CL.14289 Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single Country: UK Released: 1957 Genre: Funk / Soul Style: Rhythm & Blues Tracklist A From Me To You Songwriter – L. Chase* Songwriter – Crane*, Weiner*, Symms* Companies, etc. Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc. Credits Conductor [Orchestra] – Sid Feller Notes UK Original release from 1957 Barcode and Other Identifiers Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): F21713-1 Stampers: XT JR Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): LPFB
Vinyl - Near Mint (very shiny & glossy vinyl) Sleeve - Excellent+++
Sensational condition, considering the age. Please note there is a partial sticker on label (See images) and also a sticker on the sleeve.
All of this collection seems to be very well looked after and all excellent condition or better.
Vinyl is shiny and glossy and doesn't look like it has been played. The sleeve is also in superb condition as well, just that piece of tape.
This copy must been stowed away and kept very carefully.
A very rare opportunity indeed.
Please study all the images very carefully as they form an important part of the description.
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Questions are welcomed.
The Five Keys
American R&B and doo-wop group popular in the late 1950's. In 1949, brothers Rudy and Bernard West joined another set of singing brothers - Ripley and Raphael Ingram - to form The Sentimental Four, a gospel quartet. Inspired by the harmonies of The Mills Brothers and The Ink Spots, they soon began to shift toward R&B.
The young foursome toured briefly with Miller's Brown-Skinned Models, an all-black revue that played fairs and carnivals. And they started winning local talent contests. Those victories led to a chance to perform at the Apollo Theatre in New York City. The singers won a contest there, too. And soon after, Los Angeles-based Aladdin Records signed the group.
After a few lineup changes that included adding a fifth member, the combo renamed itself The Five Keys. "Ling, Ting, Tong," was a No. 28 pop hit in 1954. That was followed by the ballad "Out of Sight, Out of Mind," which reached No. 23 in 1956, and "Wisdom of a Fool," which hit No. 35 in 1957. But the group's influence was greater than the best-sellers would indicate.
Before black groups started crossing over onto pop charts, The Five Keys had a powerful effect on R&B music - especially among vocal harmony acts. "One of the most popular, influential and beautiful-sounding R&B singing groups of the 1950s, The Five Keys were not only a link between the gospel/pop units of the '40s and the later R&B and rock groups, they led by example, having hits in R&B, rock 'n' roll, and pop before the decade was through," wrote Jay Warner in the Billboard Book of American Singing Groups.
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