The Regents Barbara- Ann (LP)
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The Regents: Barbara- Ann (LP)
Without a doubt, the years 1960 and 1961 will remain known as the “sound years” for your listening pleasure. The main concern was not to create a cheerful, or at least popular, sound from a likeable album. Listen and... enjoy. The radio station's loudspeaker in 1961 was a deep, resonant “Bah-Bah-Bah-,” followed by a five-piece band. THE REGENTS and a falsetto that added a colorful touch to the biggest hit of the year, “BARBARA ANN.” Born, raised, and grown up in the Bronx, they were neighbors of top artists such as Dion, The Belmonts, Sal Kneo, and Jerry Vale, to name just a few of their “countrymen.” THE REGENTS consist of SAL CUOMO, CHARLES FASSERT, TONY GRA-VAGNA, GUY VILLARI, and Sal Kneo and Jerry Vale, to name just a few of their “countrymen.” THE REGENTS consist of SAL CUOMO, CHARLES FASSERT, TONY GRA-VAGNA, GUY VILLARI, AND DON JACOBUCCi. This was a case where hanging out in a record store paid off for potential record artists.
While loitering in their favorite record store, Cousins Record Shop on Fordham Road in the Bronx, their talent was discovered by the owner, Lou Cicchetti. Then everything started rolling, and soon “BARBARA ANN” was playing in many jukeboxes, radio turntables, and cash registers.
Without a doubt, all the tracks on this album have hit potential, but in order to offer you a pleasant listening experience, it was particularly important to the Regents to produce a cheerful, appealing album. Have a listen and... enjoy!
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Interpret: The Regents
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Album titlle: Barbara- Ann (LP)
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Genre R&B, Soul
- Geschwindigkeit 33 U/min
- Vinyl record size LP (12 Inch)
- Record Grading Mint (M)
- Sleeve Grading Mint (M)
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Label MURRAY HILL
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Artikelart LP
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EAN: 4000127722119
- weight in Kg 0.21
| Regents, The - Barbara- Ann (LP) LP 1 | ||||
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| 01 | Barbara Ann | The Regents | ||
| 02 | Autumn Leaves | The Regents | ||
| 03 | Your Love Captured Me | The Regents | ||
| 04 | Summertime | The Regents | ||
| 05 | Sunday Kind Of Love | The Regents | ||
| 06 | Jeanette, Jeanette | The Regents | ||
| 07 | Lonesome Boy | The Regents | ||
| 08 | A Fool In Love | The Regents | ||
| 09 | Run Around | The Regents | ||
| 10 | Just Cry | The Regents | ||
| 11 | I'm So Lonely | The Regents | ||
| 12 | Laura | The Regents | ||
The Regents
Barbara-Ann
The Regents' storming Barbara-Ann almost never saw light of day at all. They were another Bronx group that started out in 1957 as The Monterays with lead singer Guy Villari, tenors Sal Cuomo and Chuck Fassert, and Ernie Maresca (co-writer of Dion's Runaround Sue). Their demos eventually got them signed to Seville Records, but nothing happened and the group morphed into The Regents.
Named after a New York recording studio they frequented and a brand of smokes Guy favored, The Regents consisted of Villari, Cuomo, Fassert, bass Don Jacobucci, and for a 1958 session at Associated Studio in Manhattan, saxist/baritone vocal Tony 'Hot Rod' Gravagna. It took 50 minutes to satisfactorily get A Teenager's Love on tape. Since their $15 bought them an hour's worth of time, they spent the other 10 minutes cutting Barbara-Ann, penned by Chuck's brother, Fred Fassert.
Unable to interest any of the countless record labels in New York in the tapes, the group threw in the towel. Some time later, Don's younger brother Eddie Jacobucci decided to revive Barbara-Ann with his own group, The Consorts. Operated out of Lou Cicchetti's record shop in the Bronx, tiny Cousins Records opted to release the original version by The Regents instead in March of '61, placing I'm So Lonely on the B-side. The quintet reunited and saw their old master rocket to #13 pop and #7 R&B that spring after Morris Levy's Gee Records picked it up.
The Regents' Gee followup that summer, the Maresca-penned Runaround, made it to #28 pop and #30 R&B. Their next two offerings, Cuomo's Liar and Maresca's Lonesome Boy, didn't follow suit. Their Gee LP saw The Regents wrap their pipes around Summertime and Autumn Leaves, certainly more highbrow than Barbara-Ann. Dissatisfied with their royalty statements, The Regents hung it up. Guy and Chuck started a new vocal trio, The Run-A-Rounds, whose '63 release Unbelievable for KC Records bore Maresca's co-writing imprimatur (Carrie [You're An Angel] followed the next year on Felsted). Fred Fassert ended up the big winner when The Beach Boys revived Barbara Ann, escorting the anthem to a lofty #2 pop in 1966.
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