The Vogues The Vogues At Co & Ce - The Complete Singles & More (CD)

(Omnivore Recordings) 23 tracks, digipack.

The very first collection of all The Vogues' A and B sides on Co & Ce Records plus rare tracks from the archives - much of it for the first time in May in 60 years. Bill Burkette, Don Miller, Hugh Geyer and Chuck Blasko formed as Val-Aires in high school in 1958 and recorded their first single for a local label.

They were successful enough that in time they appeared on television, as well as in concert with The Drifters, The Platters and The Dells. After high school, members of the group joined the Army or went to college, but instead of going their separate ways, they got back together and decided to record again, this time renaming themselves The Vogues. Producer Nick Cenci (Tommy James And The Shondells, Lou Christie) took them into the studio to record a cover of Petula Clark's "You're The One," originally released on Blue Star Records.

This track led to The Vogues signing with Co & Ce Records, and with the new label the single reached #4 on the charts. Their follow-up single "Five O'Clock World" reached the same chart position and remained in the public eye decades after, being used in the movies "Good Morning Vietnam" and "Big Fish" and perhaps most importantly, as the theme from the Drew Carey show.