Sunday, April 20, 2014

GROUP HISTORY (20)...


THE NEWTONES and THE MYSTICS  /NEWTONES.


Band leader and musical arranger Al Browne recorded two sides to one black group know as The Newtones_Remember The Nigh / Going Steady. finally released in 1958 on the New York City label Baton Records owened by Sol Rabinowitz.

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In 1959 one white group from Brooklyn know as The Mystics contacted with Al who recorded them two sides_Can't You See / Come On. but as in this time the Mystic's group of "Hushabye" fame are active the master was pressed as by The Newtones. Al contacted with some labels but none in this time were interested in these two tunes.

To Listen or Download_Can't You See. please visit;https://app.box.com/s/i310t32lq3mq526pfxjl

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In 1964 Al Brown sold all the masters of  the newtone's (black & white group) to Relic Records without explaining that they were two different groups and the label released in 1965 the newtone's sides assuming they were one and the same group...

-I Remenber The Night (by the black grp) / Can't You See (by the white grp).

-We're Going Steady (by the black grp) / Come On (by the white grp).

Additional note...

Joe Barsalona also from Brooklyn heard one night the white newtone's practicing with their song_Can't You See. and copied the background of the song for the five disc's new song_Never Let You Go.

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2 comments:

doowopfix said...

Hi
Trying to find out who the anonymous artists are Relic 5036 End Of Time & Sweet Louraine
Would love to get a copy of these 2 so I can build this LP
Thanks
Brian
b.m.999@ntlworld.com

Lisbeth said...

Al Browne wrote the song "My Greatest Thrill" which was recorded on Baton label by the Fidelitys and Eddie and the Starlites.