1-CD Digipak with 16-page booklet, 16 tracks. Total playing time approx. 40 minutes

16 classic vocal group sides, most of them blazing rockers. Culled from deep within the vaults of Groove Records, RCA Victor”s legendary mid-1950s R&B subsidiary. CD digipak reissue of highly collectable album first out in 1989 on Bob Jones” Detour label. Combines five Groove tracks by the prolific hitmaking Virginia quintet the Five Keys, including the catchy jump Teeth And Tongue Will Get You Hung, and 11 fantastic sides by the Nitecaps, an undeservedly obscure Detroit-based vocal group boasting strong lead vocals and impeccable harmonies.

Groove utilized New York”s hottest session musicians, including saxmen Sam ””The Man”” Taylor and King Curtis and guitarist Mickey Baker, adding to the unstoppable punch of these recordings.
Full discographical info and rare photos included. Includes original liner notes and the same attractive cover artwork that distinguished the vinyl incarnation.

Bob Jones, mastering engineer, record collector, label owner and Welsh eccentric died in 2009. The young Jones came to London and got a job as an engineer with Decca Records. After returning from Madrid where he had worked for a Spanish record company, Bob started working for Pye Records, mastering tapes for the newly formed Charly Records, Ace Records among others. He moved on to CTS Studios in Wembley, mastering releases for Bear Family Records a. o. and confirming his reputation for quality. RCA also utilized Bob”s skills in mastering on numerous Elvis releases, including the first two volumes of ”The Essential Elvis”, with his contribution acknowledged on the album sleeves.

After CTS, Bob was asked by Ace boss Ted Carroll to become a founding member of Sound Mastering. There he continued mastering product for Ace as well as various other specialist labels such as Rockstar, Bear Family and Magnum Force…Read more at: Listing

• Walkin” The Chalk Line
• Teeth And Tongue Will Get You Hung
• When Will My Troubles End (take B)
• Lawdy Miss Mary
• I’ll Follow You
• Let Me Know Tonight
• Oh, You Sweet Girl
• In Each Corner Of My Heart
• Sweet Thing
• Be My Girl
• Tough Mama
• A Kiss And A Vow
• Bamboo Rock & Roll
• You’re Gonna Be Sorry
• You May Not Know
• Snap, Crackle & Pop
• When Will My Troubles End (take A)

Additional Details

Label: Bear Family Records

Genre: Pop/Rock

Run Time: 40 mins

Release Date: 08/29/14

UPC: 5397102173950