Don Haven & His Hi-Fi's (Gotham Rock 'n' Roll)

Originally an LP on the English Krazy Kat label. A set of 14 sides from Gotham's rock 'n 'roll subsidiary 20th Century. Most of the tunes are in a Bill Haley-ish rockaphilly jive style featuring brass sections, sax solos and forced-sounding "teenaged" lyrics. The best here are the 5 earliest Charlie Gracie sides, pre-Cameo, backed by The Wildcats - helped quite a bit by Charlie's great guitar solos - Honey Honey/ Wildwood Boogie + 3. There's a couple alternate takes by Bobby Boyd's Jazz Bombers, unissued material by The Playboys and coverboys Don Haven & The Hi-Fi's (which may also be The Playboys, The Nu-Tones, heard here on Jump Figaro Jump and The Bombers) and finally 2 by Mike Pedicin Quintet including his hit cover of Shake A Hand. (Roots 'n' Rhythm)

trax:
1. My Baby Loves Me - Charlie Gracie & The Wildcats 2. Head Home Honey - Charlie Gracie & The Wildcats 3. Wildwood Boogie - Charlie Gracie & The Wildcats 4. Honey Honey - Charlie Gracie & The Wildcats 5. Shake A Hand - Mike Pedicin Quintet 6. Mambo Boogie - The Playboys 7. Everybody'S Going Crazy - The Playboys 8. Jump Figaro Jump - The Nu-Tones 9. Have Yourself A Ball - Don Haven & The Hi-Fi's 10. Everybody's Going Crazy - Don Haven & The Hi-Fi's 11. Rockin' And Rollin' The Blues - Bobby Boyd's Jazz Bombers 12. Dilly Dally - Bobby Boyd's Jazz Bombers 13. Disc Jockey's Boogie - Mike Pedicin Quintet 14. Frankie And Johnny - Charlie Gracie & The Wildcats
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