Old Town Doo Wop, Volume 1
New York's Old Town label produced some of the best doowop sounds around andOld Town Doo Wop Volume 1collects together many of the label's fine mid- to late '5Os recordings. The hits include the sublimeThere's A Moon Out Tonightby The Capris,Walking Alongby The Solitaires andRemember Thenby The Earls. The Harptones are represented byOn Sunday Afternoon,(My Success) It All Depends On YouandMambo Boogie(all recorded in 1955 but not released until 1985). They achieved legendary status on the East Coast without a single national hit. Their two sessions for Old Town were made between their initial recordings for Bruce and later, commercial cuts for Rama and Gee. The legendary group The Valentines are here withTonight Kathleen, recorded in the fall of 1954. They cut a dozen or so recordings for Old Town between 1954 and '56 and this classic side comes from the same session as The Solitaires'Chances I've Taken. 27 essential doo wop recordings on the first of a 5 volume series from Old Town.