THE MELLO-KINGS • TONIGHT TONIGHT • 1960 1st DG MONO PRESSING LP HERALD 1013 ~NM

Sold Date: November 19, 2016
Start Date: November 12, 2016
Final Price: $149.00 (USD)
Bid Count: 1
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• TONIGHT - TONIGHT • I PROMISE • OUR LOVE IS BEAUTIFUL • SASSAFRAS •
• ONCE ON A WINDY DAY • THE ONLY GIRL • KID STUFF • CHAPEL ON THE HILL •
• CHIP CHIP • VALARIE • STARBRIGHT • BABY TELL ME •


THE GROUP CONSISTED OF BROTHERS JERRY AND BOB SCHOLL, EDDIE QUINN, NEIL ARENA AND LARRY ESPOSITO. THE QUINTET WAS FORMED IN 1956 AT A HIGH SCHOOL IN MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK, USA, UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF MANAGER DICK LEVISTER. ORIGINALLY NAMED “THE MELLOTONES”, THE GROUP WAS SIGNED TO THE “HERALD” LABEL BUT WAS FORCED TO CHANGE ITS NAME AFTER THE SINGLE’S RELEASE, AS ANOTHER GROUP HAD ALREADY CLAIMED “THE MELLOTONES” –––– IN THE SUMMER OF 1960, “HERALD” RELEASED THIS ALBUM THAT HAD A NICE SELECTION OF ALL THEIR RELEASED TUNES, ALONG WITH THE PREVIOUSLY-UNRELEASED “KID STUFF” , “I PROMISE” , “ONCE ON A WINDY DAY” AND “STARBRIGHT” –––– THIS COPY IS HERE OFFERED IN BEAUTIFUL, STRONG CONDITION WITH UNMARKED COVER AND BRIGHT AND SHINY VINYL RECORD ... EXTREMELY WELL-PRESERVED ORIGINAL 1960 1st DEEP GROOVE MONO PRESSING !