THE FASCINATORS: Chapel Bells ? 1958 recordings Capitol 45 rpm ?

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THE FASCINATORS
"Chapel Bells" b/w "Who Do You Think You Are"
Capitol Records 6491 > recorded in 1958
HEAR IT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZA_UAshNOU

         The songs on this Capitol reissue were recorded in one session in 1958.The embryonic stage of this group is virtually identical to that of most of the other groups of the '50's. The scene is the street-corners of the Ridgewood-Bedford Stuyvessant section of Brooklyn, where groups were to be found everywhere hitting harmony. As Tony Passalaqua put it, "One day the smoke cleared, and there we were!" Five people, all of whom had sung with other street groups, but never recorded, found that they sounded very good together and called themselves The Fascinators. The original five members were Tony, lead; Angelo La Grecca, baritone; Nick Trivatto, tenor; Ed Wheeler, tenor; and George Cernacek, bass. Interestingly, the bass was not a bass at all but a tenor, and the conversion first came about when the group discovered that they had three tenors and no bass. George enjoyed his newly found role, although he occasionally had to smoke cigars before appearances or record sessions in order to deepen his voice! The Fascinators rapidly developed a reputation as the strongest group in the area. They received offers from several record labels, but it was their manager, Jim Fererri, who directed them to Capitol, since he had connections there. Capitol wanted to sign Tony as a single artist, but he insisted that he would not sign without the group, and, thusly, The Fascinators were signed. Manny Kellem, director of A&R, listened to their original material and decided they had enough for a session, and he proceeded to set one up. Tony compares this session to a Hollywood opening, for when the group arrived, they were greeted by label executives, photographers, and a rather heavy complement of musicians. Among those whom Tony can recall were Big Al Sears and King Curtis on sax, Panama Francis (from the Count Basie band) on drums, and the arranger was Sid Bass who had done virtually every side by The Orioles. Out of this session came four sides, and, on September 20, 1958, the first two were released: "CHAPEL BELLS' b/w "I Wonder Who". Although this record was not really a big national hit, it was a monster in several local areas, especially New York. Not unsurprisingly, it got a lot of R&B play, for it is indeed a very black sounding record. This, in addition to the pop play, kept the record selling well for a considerable length of time, and it wasn't until six months later that Capitol released the other two sides done at the initial session, "WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE" b/w "Come To Paradise."

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VISUAL / PLAYGRADE: VG++ / NEAR MINT- ... strong groove gloss; light scuffs, marks; plays real nice.

LABELS: VG++ ... nice labels; slight wear

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