★★★★★
Mention "rock group" and the archetypal image evoked could be moptops in matching suits for some as easily as it could be flannel-shirted howlers for others. And that's not even considering glam, punk, and heavy metal.
But mention "doo-wop" and it really conjures only one image: a quartet or so harmonizing beneath a street lamp in an urban backdrop...
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2008-11-11
★★★★★
Off and running, Flying Platters was the Los Angeles warblers' second album for Mercury Records. It features the elegant ones doing what they do best: Platterizing standards. Lead singer Tony Williams' crystal tenor is positively beguiling on "Mean to Me," "Darktown Strutters Ball," "In the Middle of Nowhere," and the LP's only single release -- "Only Because."
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2008-08-28
★★★★★
Going Back to Detroit was a complete turnaround from the previous year's I Love You 1,000 Times. New lead, Sonny Turner's exciting tenor is the prominent voice, and the material reflects the contemporary mid-'60s Platters, not the originals...
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2008-08-28
★★★★★
Have the Magic Touch revisits the Platters' '50s roots when, with Tony Williams' classy tenor as the vehicle, they were chart regulars. Old tracks such as "My Prayer," "Alone in the Night," and "Wish It Was Me" dominate, though Williams was long gone when this album came out. His replacement, Sonny Turner, appears once on Luther Dixon and Inez Foxx' "Devri," the last song on the album and, at just under two minutes, the shortest as well...
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2008-08-28
★★★★★
The Platters are so smooth you don't realized you're being doo-wopped. Along with the Moonglows and the Orioles and others, they were amongst the smoothest purveyors of the beloved vocalizing style. They eloquently employed the technique on the unforgettable "Twilight Time," "It's Raining Outside," "Try a Little Tenderness," and "My Old Flame." Another song, "I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen," is a story in itself...
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2008-08-28
★★★★★
Betty Jackson replaced Barbara Randolph in the Platters in 1965, but it's unclear whether it's her or Sandra Dawn (who replaced Jackson) who is singing on this album of preppy tunes that can be purchased from most collectors for less than a five spot in very good condition. No hits emerged and the LP whimpered away quietly before many ardent Platters fans were even aware of its existence. The other members on this recording were Sonny Turner, David Lynch, Nate Nelson, and Herb Reed.
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2008-08-28
★★★★★
Mention "rock group" and the archetypal image evoked could be moptops in matching suits for some as easily as it could be flannel-shirted howlers for others. And that's not even considering glam, punk, and heavy metal.
But mention "doo-wop" and it really conjures only one image: a quartet or so harmonizing beneath a street lamp in an urban backdrop...
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2008-08-03