Dion

Presenting Dion and The Belmonts (772115 LP)

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Presenting Dion and The Belmonts

Dion

Waxtime

8436559460255

LPS 146873

772115 LP

ROCK AND ROLL

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LP 14,98 €

PLUS 2 BONUS TRACKS - WITH ADDED GOLD COLOUR PRINTED ON COVER

This special LP release presents the group’s magnificent debut album, Presenting Dion and The Belmonts, which was originally released in 1959 on the Laurie label. It helped define the exact nature of early New York vocal rock & roll. Highlights include the opener “I Wonder Why,” the pop standard “Where or When” (which features a lovely counter melody played on sax in the intro and outro), the group’s take on The Channels’ version of the Frankie Laine pop hit “That’s My Desire,” the ballad “Don’t Pity Me,” and the great “A Teenager in Love,” which struck a chord with so many of the listeners, who identified with the song’s lyrics.

The predominant subject of this long play is girls, which comes as no surprise for an R&B vocal group in 1959. There are surprisingly successful attempts at a mild country sound (“You Better Not Do That”) as well as pop (“Just You”), and an amazing blues (“I Got the Blues”) that reveals some of the real depth behind Dion DiMucci even at this early stage of his career. He may have looked and sounded like a teen idol on some of those records, but he had a musical soul that transcended the limitations of teen pop; it also goes a long way toward explaining
why he was responsible for some of the best white rock & roll to come out of New York during this era.

In addition to the original album, this WaxTime collector’s LP also contains 2 bonus tracks from the same period – the joyful “Heaven Help Me,” and the catchy “Every Little Thing I Do”.

PERSONNEL:

DION DIMUCCI, lead vocals, plus:

THE BELMONTS:
Angelo D’Aleo, first tenor vocals
Freddie Milano, second tenor and harmony vocals
Carlo Mastrangelo, bass vocals and drums

Recorded between 1958 and 1960 at Allegro Sound Studios and
Bell Sound Studios, New York City.

Note: since there were so many sessions, there may have been other studios used as well. Original recordings produced

SIDE 1

01. I WONDER WHY
02. WHERE OR WHEN
03. YOU BETTER NOT DO THAT
04. JUST YOU
05. I GOT THE BLUES
06. DON’T PITY ME
07. HEAVEN HELP ME (*)

SIDE 2

01. A TEENAGER IN LOVE
02. WONDERFUL GIRL
03. A FUNNY FEELING
04. I’VE CRIED BEFORE
05. THAT’S MY DESIRE
06. NO ONE KNOWS
07. EVERY LITTLE THING I DO (*)

(*) BONUS TRACKS