Del Vikings 2 LP Lot: Record Session & They Sing...They Swing - 1957/58 Vinyl LP

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Del Vikings 2 LP Lot:

The Swinging, Singing Del Vikings Record Session - MG-20353
Original 1958 US pressing on the Mercury Label.
Grading:
Sleeve:  VG   Solid, shelf-wear, no splits, legible spine
Vinyl:  VG   Sounds great, but has a few scattered light background crackles


They Sing...They Swing - MG 20314
Original 1957 US pressing on the Mercury label.
Grading:
Sleeve:  VG   Solid, shelf-wear, no splits, legible spine
Vinyl:  VG   Sounds great, but has a few scattered light background crackles

Notes:
 The Del-Vikings were formed in 1955 by members of the United States Air Force stationed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Because all of the members were in the armed forces, the group constantly ran the risk of being disrupted by members being stationed in other places.

 Their first hit came in December 1956 with "Come Go with Me", released on Fee Bee Records. In January 1957 Dot Records re-released "Come Go With Me", taking it nationally. The group quickly found itself in greater demand following Dot's re-release which propelled the group into the Top 10 on Billboard's pop chart. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.

 All of the group members, other than Kripp Johnson, were under 21 when they signed their recording contract with Fee Bee (a tiny Pittsburgh label, distributed by Dot Records). Having signed the contract as minors, they had the right to be released from it. In 1957, under the direction of their manager, Alan Strauss, they left to record at Mercury Records. Johnson, who was still bound to Fee Bee/Dot, stayed, thus creating two Del Viking groups.

 The Fee Bee/Dot group recorded the Kripp Johnson-led "I'm Spinning", billing themselves as the Dell Vikings. Mercury sued, claiming it had sole rights to any spelling of the group's name, and the Dell-Vikings briefly became The Versatiles. Meanwhile, the original group had begun to fall apart, as core members were still enlisted and were re-stationed. By the end of 1957, with the breakup of the "Dell" Vikings, Kripp Johnson returned to the original group, making them a sextet. They signed to ABC-Paramount. While the nucleus of the group was back, they weren't able to chart any more hits, and the group split up in 1965.
 


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