Rare 1961 Soul R&B Doo-Wop LP The Marathons Peanut Butter SEALED ORIGINAL Arvee
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Description
Up for auction is the very hard to find original US Soul Doo-Wop LP "Peanut Butter" by The Marathons released on Arvee Records #A 428 in 1961. This is the original US release from 1961 in Sealed condition with price stickers still affixed and not a later reissue. From a private collection. There is some edge wear along the bottom of the jacket where the shrink has been pulled away, otherwise gorgeous. Tough record to find in any condition never mind sealed. DO NOT MISS OUT! Low starting bid and no reserve. Will be shipped in a sturdy record mailer within a protective plastic sleeve.
Artist Biography by Andrew Hamilton
The five singers who sang on "Peanut Butter," a popular R&B novelty tune, were really the Vibrations masquerading as the Marathons. These same guys, save for a couple of changes, had previously recorded as the Jay Hawks, charting with "Stranded in the Jungle" in 1956. "Stranded in the Jungle" was a novelty tune and probably was the first instance of "sampling" -- sound bites from popular songs jumped from the lyrics like news bulletins. Don Bradley (bass), Carl Fisher (second tenor), Dave Govan (baritone), Jimmy Johnson (lead), and Richard Owens (first tenor) had a hit as the Vibrations with "The Watusi"; the dance song peaked at number 25. Multi-talented H.B. Barnum thought the group's sound was ideal for "Peanut Butter," a novelty tune he had co-written. Few imagined the tune would become as big as it did.
A lawsuit resulted when Checker Records discovered the charade. The Vibrations' members had individual contracts with Checker, and the label won the rights to market copies of "Peanut Butter" under their logo. Not to be denied, Arvee Records promptly secured the rights to the name the Marathons. Arvee released "Tight Sweater," written by a young Sonny Bono, as the follow-up. The recording failed to further the Marathons' name, as did Arvee's album release by the Marathons. Arvee rounded up some more singers to record "Peanut Butter"'s successor and the album tracks; the same group also performed as the Marathons.
Tracklist
C. Percy Mercy Of Scotland Yard 2:10 You Bug Me Baby 2:00 High Blood Pressure 3:04 Oink Jones 1:55 Tutti Frutti 2:21 Peanut Butter 2:01 Chicken Spaceman 2:10 Nothing In The World 2:22 Gee 1:55 Tight Sweater 2:13Please Read: Payment is due within 5 days of auction ending. Please contact us within 24 hours if not paying right away. All orders are shipped with delivery confirmation. We do not make any money off of shipping so please keep that in mind when leaving feedback. Also, please contact us first before leaving feedback if there is a problem because we are always willing to work with a customer.
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