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THE METALLICS

Meet

THE STEREOS

Cub#8085
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Review first published: 16.10.2002

A battle of the groups!!! Los Angeles, California versus Steubenville, Ohio.

The Metallics, featuring J.D. Wright on lead, with Ernest McGee, Charles McGee and Ronnie Deco. Later with Billy Pierman replacing Ronnie. Metallics hail from the Los Angeles area.

The Stereos, formerly the Buckeyes on Deluxe (Featured on this CD), from Steubenville, Ohio, were made up of (as the Buckeyes), Howards Allsbrook on lead, with Leroy Swearington, Bruce Robinson, Ester Thompson & Ronnie Collins. When they became the Stereos drop Allsbrook & Thompson. Put Robinson on lead and along with Swearington and Collins, Add Sam Profit and George Otis and you now have the Stereos.

What we have here are twenty-four tracks by these groups. Eight by the Metallics, twelve by the Stereos and four as the Buckeyes.

You are definitely in for a Vocal Group Harmony treat when you listen to the

METALLICS Meet the STEREOS!

The Battle Begins

1. Need Your Love – Metallics ’62 Baronet (Sensational Ballad starts us off)

2. Drop By – Metallics ’62 Baronet (Pressure is on! Another Ballad) play

3. Let Me Love You – ’62 Baronet (Uh Oh! Gonna be tough! These guys are raising temperatures.)

4. Get Lost – flipside of #2 (They can Rock too!)

5. Itchy Twitchy Goo – flipside of #1 (Can you do the Itchy Twitchy Goo?)

6. In The Middle Of The Night – flipside of #3 (These guys do it all! Ballads and these Rockers!)

7. I Could Conquer The World – Metallics ’63 Baronet (Still Rockin’ & Rollin’)

8. It Hurts Me – flipside (End their round with another Killer Ballad!)

9. Echo In My Heart – Stereos ’62 Columbia $1000 (Metallics have took notice! No quarter will be given in this Battle! WOW!!!!!! A true Sock Smokin’ Toe Curlin’ Ballad!)

10. I Really Love You – Stereos ’61 Cub (That first one was sooooo hot, they picked up the pace on this great Rocker!)

11. Please Come Back To Me – flipside of #10 (Pretty Lamenting Ballad!)

12. Tic Tac Toe – flipside of #9 (Rocker! Good one too!)

13. A Love For Only You – Stereos ’59 Gibralter (The Perspiration!! Temp must be 200 degrees. Hot, Hot Ballad!)

14. The Big Knock – Stereos ’61 Cub (Great for the Beach Music crowd. A Strand to the rest of us!) play

15. Sweet Water – flipside of #14 (Picked it up a little on this side.)

16. Good News – Stereos ’63 World Artists (A Ballad! Not as hot, but very nice!)

17. Mumbling Word – flipside of #16 (Got a Cha Cha too)

18. Unless You Mean It – Stereos ’61 Cub (Good mid-tempo)

19. Sweet Pea’s In Love – flipside of #13 (Word on this is Sweet Pea’s one of these Stereos. Rocker!)

20. Do Yo Love Me – flipside of #18 (Stereos go out Rock & Rollin’)

21. By Only You – Buckeyes ’57 Deluxe $200 (The Buckeyes come in Rockin’)

22. Beggin’ You Please – Buckeyes ’57 Deluxe $350 (Bluesy Ballad!)

23. Since I Fell For You – flipside of #21 (Great rendition of this Classic Ballad)

24. Dottie Baby – flipside of #22 (My Favorite by the Buckeyes. Killer, Killer Ballad!) play

Whew! What a super, super CD. All the elements of Vocal Group Harmony grace these twenty-four tracks. Thus IS A MUST HAVE CD.

Brand new for 2002. Has to be available in all your favorite Oldie Emporiums. Look for it, you won’t be disappointed!

Have any difficulty finding this CD, please drop me an E for assistance.

In Harmony:

Bruce (DooWop DJ)

ellupo@comcast.net