various artists - Doo Wop - Under The Covers

I wasn't really paying close attention when I picked this up for a two spot. I just saw Little Anthony & the Imperials, "Earth Angel", Frankie Lymon, "Blue Velvet", The Flamingos, "For Sentimental Reasons"...and my reptile brain said "gimme".

This 1997 comp raids the vaults of Roulette Records to bring you familiar names singing familiar songs in unfamiliar ways. I'm not super familiar with the history of doo wop, but it's interesting to me to hear songs that have always existed in my mental ether. There's also the tangental involvement of Morris Levy, a record industry character/scumbag of the illest repute. I'm a sucker for anything related to the early, scuzzy days of American pop music.

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