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The Untouchables

"Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight"

Madison #1001
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Review first published: 20.01.2002

Speaking of groups with multiple personalities (aliases)!! The Untouchables fit into This category for sure. We have heard many of this groups recordings under a myriad of names.

Their story begins back in 1954 as the Squires on Kicks. Recording with Billy Spicer (Jones, Fortune, Storm) on Vita & Deck Records 1955-1957. They then became the Valiants with Billy Storm on lead in ’58. Recording with Billy as his Storms in ’58, before Billy goes it alone in ’59.

Here is where this CD begins. The Squires/Valiants/Storms career post the Billy Storm era. Now get your scorecard ready!! They are now the Untouchables and many more aliases As you will see on the following track listing. Many of the tunes listed below will be familiar to you. What you probably didn’t realize, they were all done by the same group. Group names as the Alley Cats, Electras & Untouchables are all familiar. Well guys & gals, They are the UNTOUCHABLES!

Here now are the twenty-eight tracks by the UNTOUCHABLES etal!

1. Lovely Dee - Untouchables ’61 Liberty (Super Rocker!) play

2. You’re On Top - flip (Super Rocker followed by a Toe Curlin’ Ballad)

3. Papa - Untouchables ’62 Liberty (Another very good Uptempo)

4. (My Baby Loves A) Medicine Man - flip (Spoof on the Dr shows of TV in the 60’s)

5. Poor Boy Needs A Preacher - Untouchables ’60 Madison (Very good Rockin’ #)

6. New Fad - flip (Rockin’ faster here!)

7. Vickie Lee - Untouchables ’60 Madison (Still with the Rock & Roll)

8. Sixty Minute Man - Untouchables ’69 Madison (Great remake of the Dominos Classic)

9. Everybody’s Laughing - flip (These guys don’t do ballads???? )

10. Do Your Best - Untouchables ’60 Madison (Still Rockin’)

11. Raising Sugar Cane - flip (A little slower!)

12. You Lied - Electras ’61 Infinity (Released on Constellation in ’63 as the Freedoms) (Finally we have that Sock Smoker we’ve been waiting for. Fantastic ballad!) play

13. Ten Steps To Love - flip (So much for ballads! Rocker in Double Time here!)

14. Boo Baby - Electras ’61 Lola ’64 Challenge ’61 on Infinity as Boo Babe! (Another good Uptempo) play

15. You Know - Electras ’62 on Lola & Cee Jam, ’63 on ABC as the Del-Mars (When they do sing a ballad! The Temps will surely rise!)

16. Can’t You See It In My Eyes - flip of Boo Babe on Challenge ’64 (Mid tempo Rocker)

17. Little Girl Of Mine - Electras ’66 Ruby-Doo (The Cleftones re-visited here)

18. Mary, Mary - flip (They still movin’)

19. Papa, Shame - Happy Tones ’63 Colpix (Backing Bobby Sheen here) (Rocker again)

20. Puddin’ ‘n’ Tain - Alley Cats ’62 Phillies (A familiar Rocker I’m sure)

21. Feel So Good - flip (Looking for a ballad here? Nope ain’t)

22. The Stomp - flip of Boo Babe on Infinity (Of course you’re doing the Stomp)

23. Here I Stand - Africa ’69 Ode (They have evolved into a good Soul Group too)

24. Savin’ All My Love - As Africa info unknown (May be unreleased) (Soul Ballad)

25. You Took Advantage Of Me - Africa info unk (Soul)

26. Summertime Nights - flip of #19 (Back to them Rockers)

27. That’s My Desire - Del-Mars flip of You Know on ABC from ’63 (This is a Cha Cha)

28. Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight - Untouchables flip of Vickie Lee (They do the Spaniels justice on this rendition of Pookie’s Classic)

There you have them! Encompassing the career of the Untouchables, etal through their final ending in 1969. A brand new release for 2002. Look for it at your favorite music outlets. Need help in locating it, drop me an E for assistance.

In Harmony:

Bruce (DooWop DJ)

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