No Love at All / If You Aint Tried It - Smiley Monroe CD

A regular on the legendary Town Hall Party television show originating out of Compton, California in the mid to late 1950s - Keyser, Virginia native Smiley Monroe recorded a handful of singles for the Vita label between 1956 and 1959 that were an amalgam of country music, rockabilly and early rock n roll. Presented here is his rare classic 1958 single No Love At All b/w If You Aint Tried It, newly remastered.Additional Info: An import reissue of the groups' 1971 release on Horoscope Records with two added tracks; the LP is only available on vinyl -- P-Vine did not market this to the MTV crowd. A copy goes for just under 20 bucks, but the original fetches twice that -- ironic, because the Japanese reissue is better. In addition to the adds, the vinyl and the sound quality are better, but originality is all that and a bag a chips to some. P-Vine used the original cover (front and back), but the sleeve notes are in Japanese (the original didn't have sleeve notes). The additions are both sides of the groups' third single cut after the album dropped: "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" b/w "Bitter With the Sweet"; Calvin Simon (Parliarment/Funkadellic) produced the Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers' update, and Bobby Massey (then a member of the O'Jays) the flipside. The other 12 are divided evenly between Massey and Michael Burton productions with Massey's sides the most interesting; he knew how to record them, Burton saddled them with a tinny, kiddie sound, and a couple of his productions/compositions are far too strident for ears. Highlights include a remake of Sam Cooke's "You Send Me," "Bound," "I Remember You," and Burton's "Dad I Love Her." ~ Andrew Hamilton

Specifics

  • Album: No Love at All / If You Aint Tried It
  • Artist: Smiley Monroe
  • Label: Essential Media Mod

(CD-894232221520)

SKU CD-894232221520
Barcode # 894232221520
Brand Essential Media Mod
Shipping Weight 0.0710kg
Shipping Width 0.140m
Shipping Height 0.010m
Shipping Length 0.140m

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