"Please Mr Disc Jockey" The Atlantic Vocal Group Sound 1951-1956 - CD1

Compiled and annotated by author and broadcaster Clive Richardson, Please Mr Disc Jockey features 90 vocal group recordings dating from 1951 to 1962, released on the famed New York label Atlantic and its Cat and Atco subsidiaries. With pivotal tracks by the labels most famous groups The Clovers, The Drifters and The Coasters, alongside a generous selection of recordings by the less-compiled likes of The Cardinals, The Diamonds, The Chords, The Sensations, The Royal Jokers, The Ray-O-Vacs, The Superiors and The Hollywood Flames, the 3CD set will appeal to fans of rhythm & blues and doo wop, and anyone interested in the history of rock & roll and the development of soul music......Commencing in 1951 with the February session which yielded both sides of The Clovers’ first R&B hit, the chart-topping Don’t You Know I Love You, and the recording a few weeks later of the first of three hits for The Cardinals, Please Mr Disc Jockey then chronicles the arrival of other hit-making vocal groups to Atlantic, including label stalwarts The Drifters (initially fronted by Clyde McPhatter), The Chords (aka The Chordcats and The Sh-Booms), The Sensations, The Coasters (that peerless vehicle for Leiber & Stoller’s songs), one-hit wonders The Bobbettes and migrants from Los Angeles, The Hollywood Flames. By the early Sixties, Atlantic was home to Twist And Shout originators The Top Notes, as well as The Isley Brothers and The Falcons. Ringing the changes, Please Mr Disc Jockey ends with that great staple of British beat groups (Ain’t That) Just Like Me by The Coasters.

Please Mr Disc Jockey: The Atlantic Vocal Group Sound has been conceived as a companion to Fantastic Voyage’s earlier club-centric 3CD set Right Now: Atlantic Club Soul And Deep Cuts. Taken together, these sets offer the ideal survey of the legendary label’s rich rhythm & blues legacy.

trax disc 1:

1. Don't You Know I Love You - The Clovers 2. Skylark - The Clovers 3. Shouldn't I Know - The Cardinals 4. Fool Fool Fool - The Clovers 5. Needless - The Clovers 6. All Night Boogie - The Clovers 7. I'll Always Love You - The Cardinals 8. Pretty Baby Blues - The Cardinals 9. The Wheel Of Fortune - The Cardinals 10. A Beggar For Your Kisses - The Diamonds 11. You Are My Only Love - The Cardinals 12. Lovie Darling - The Cardinals 13. Money Honey - Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters 14. The Way I Feel - Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters 15. Cherry - The Diamonds 16. Let The Boogie Woogie Roll - The Drifters 17. Lucille - The Drifters 18. Please Baby - The Cardinals 19. Under A Blanket Of Blue - The Cardinals 20. Cross Over The Bridge - The Chords 21. Sh-Boom - The Chords 22. Little Maiden - The Chords 23. White Christmas - The Drifters 24. The Bells Of St Mary's - The Drifters 25. Bless You (For Being An Angel) - The Chords 26. Yes Sir, That’s My Baby - The Sensations 27. Please Mr Disc Jockey - The Sensations 28. A Girl To Love - The Chords

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