Cameo Parkway Vocal Groups
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 12:17AM - 23 Out of 24 Tracks Never on CD Before This Collection
- All but Three Tracks Taken from Original Tapes
- Features Unreleased Tracks by the Dovells and Tymes
- Thorough Annotation by Ed Osborne

REMEMBER ME BABY: Cameo Parkway Vocal Groups Vol. 1. CD
The Philadelphia-based Cameo Parkway label was one of America’s great independent labels for vocal groups, home to big stars like the Dovells, Tymes and Orlons. But right alongside the big names and big hits in the label’s vaults lie untold doo wop treasures waiting to be discovered, and that’s what this 24-track collection really delivers. While the big names are represented, with the Dovells and Tymes each contributing one track unreleased until this collection, it’s the lesser lights on Remember Me Baby that will shine the brightest for doo wop and vocal group collectors, and with a full 23 out of the 24 tracks new to CD, and all but three from the original tapes, there is much to savor even for the casual vocal group fan. Ed Osborne’s liner notes illuminate the street corners from which these artists hailed. Produced by ABKCO’s Chief Engineer Teri Landi.
Tracks:
Let It Please You –Rick and the Masters
Three Coins in the Fountain—The Skyliners
The Mountains—The Sequins
There Goes the Boy—The Lydells
I Don’t Want Your Love—Rick and the Masters
Short on Bread—The Dovells
I Laughed So Hard—The Defenders
Sandra Baby—The Gleems
Golden Rings—The Turbans
Sunday Kind of Love—The Roommates
Tears in My Heart—The Impacs
Remember Me Baby—Billy and the Essentials
Did You Ever Get My Letter?—The Tymes
When You Dance—The Turbans
Raining Teardrops—The Anglos
You Must Be an Angel—The Gainors
Turn Out the Lights—Pookie Hudson and the Spaniels
Gee, But I’m Lonesome—Lee Andrews
Everyone but You—The Skyliners
Triangle—The Rays
A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening—The Roommates
Flame of Love—Rick and the Masters
To Cry—The Expressions
Down by the Ocean—The Exceptions
