Del Vikings, The – Come Go With The Vikings: 1956-61 (Vinyl)

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Vinyl LP pressing. The Del-Vikings were the first successful integrated doo-wop vocal group whose hugely promising career was blighted by contractual and personnel issues. Despite this they had major landmark R&B and pop hits like Come Go With Me, Whispering Bells and Cool Shake along the way. As Bruce Eder writes at www. Allmusic. com the story of the Dell-Vikings is one of the most glorious, complicated, and frustrating of any successful doo-wop group in music history. The group consisted of serving members of the US Air Force, who shot to fame with their 1957 R&B No. 2 and pop No. 4 Come Go With Me, which has become a much-played favourite. Subsequent management issues and fractures even resulted at one stage in two different incarnations of the group performing simultaneously – namely The 'Del'-Vikings and The 'Dell'-Vikings to add to the confusion. However, having had further hits they remained active into the '60s. This great LP collection brings together their best releases for a variety of labels – plus selected titles from their Luniverse album The Del-Vikings and their Mercury albums They Sing… They Swing – Del Vikings and The Swinging, Singing Del Vikings Record Session. It naturally includes their hits, which along with their varied work across the years, ranging from pure doo-wop through to rock 'n' roll and arrangements of Great American Songbook standards, underline the fact that they were one of the most talented doo-wop groups of the time.

 

Tracklist:

  • 1
  •  Come Go with Me
  • 2
  •  How Can I Find True Love
  • 3
  •  When I Come Home
  • 4
  •  Whispering Bells
  • 5
  •  Don't Be a Fool
  • 6
  •  Cool Shake
  • 7
  •  Somewhere Over the Rainbow
  • 8
  •  I'm Spinning
  • 9
  •  Come Along with Me
  • 10
  •  I'm Sitting on Top of the World
  • 11
  •  Oh Tonight
  • 12
  •  Pretty Little THNGS Called Girls
  • 13
  •  Flat Tire
  • 14
  •  The Sun
  • 15
  •  I Hear Bells (Wedding Bells)
  • 16
  •  Confession of Love
  • 17
  •  An Angel Up in Heaven

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