Groupe Rock
'n' Roll US formé en 1956 à Waterbury (Connecticut). Les Playmates étaient composés de Morris Levy, Joe Kolsky et George
Goldner. Ils se sont séparés en 1964
The
Playmates — best known for "Beep Beep," one of several Top 40 hits — were one of
the first rock & roll groups signed to the New York-based Roulette Records,
formed and co-owned by music industry leaders Morris Levy, Joe Kolsky, and
George Goldner. Originally known as the Nitwits (probably a better name
for them in the long run), the Playmates had been performing in the area around
Waterbury, CT, for five years before signing to Roulette in 1958. The label had
already scored a few rock & roll hits by the time they signed the group;
unfortunately, the Playmates' specialty was not rock & roll, but novelty music.
Despite the oft-corny lyrical content of their upbeat pop fare, they earned two
hits right away with "Jo Ann" and "Beep Beep," the latter with a chorus that
featured the group repeating a phrase of car beeps ("beep beep, beep beep, this
car goes beep, beep beep"). Despite its silliness, "Beep Beep" — written by
group members Carl Cicchetti and Donald Claps — climbed to number four in the
nation in December 1958 and earned the Playmates the right to record an album,
At Play With the Playmates, which followed soon after.
In 1959, they scored again with "What Is Love?" (number 15) and followed suit
the next year with "Wait for Me" (number 37). The group subsequently recorded
three additional albums for the label: Cuttin' Capers, Wait for Me,
and Broadway Showstoppers. Another album, The Playmates Visit West of the Indies,
was issued on an early- to mid-'60s budget reissue label called Forum Records,
which was a division of Roulette Records. The group disbanded in 1964.
Style musical : Rock 'n' Roll, Pop
BEEP BEEP
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Années en activité :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles et EP
| 1958 | SP ROULETTE R-4037 (US) | . | Jo-Ann / You Can't Stop Me From Dreaming |
| 1958 | SP ROULETTE R-4056 (US) | . | Give Me Another Chance / Let’s Be Lovers |
| 1958 | SP ROULETTE R-4072 (US) | . | Can't You Get Through Your Head / Don't Go Home |
| 1958 | SP ROULETTE R-4100 (US) | . | Day I Died / While The Record Goes Around |
| 1958 | SP ROULETTE R-4115 (US) | . |
Beep Beep
/ Your Love |
| 1958 | SP ROULETTE R-4136 (US) | . | Star Love / The Thing-A-Ma-Jig |
| 1958 | SP ROULETTE R-4160 (US) | . | I Am /
What Is Love
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| 1958 | SP ROULETTE R-4200 (US) | . | A Ciu-E / First Love |
| 1958 | SP ROULETTE R-4211 (US) | . | On The Beach / The Song Everybody's Singing |
| 1958 | SP ROULETTE R-4227 (US) | . | Second Chance / ? |
| 1958 | SP ROULETTE R-4252 (US) | . | Our Wedding Day / Parade Of Pretty Girls |
| 1958 | SP ROULETTE R-4276 (US) | . | Eyes Of An Angel / Wait For Me |
| 1958 | EP VERSAILLES 90 S 258 (F) |
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Beep Beep
/ You Love / Jo Ann / You Can't Stop Me
From Dreaming |
| 1959 | EP VERSAILLES 90 S 276 (F) |
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What Is Love
/ The Day I Died / Star Love / Can't
You Get It Trough Your Head |
| 1961 | SP ROULETTE R-4322 (US) | . | Little Miss Stuck Up / Real Life |
| 1961 | SP ROULETTE R-4370 (US) | . | Cowboys Never Cry / Tell Me What She Said |
| 1961 | EP RICORDI REP 1109 (F) |
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Wait For Me / Eyes Of An Angel / Real Life / Little Miss Stuck-Up |
| 1962 | SP ROULETTE R-4417 (US) | . | A Rose And A Star / Bachelor Flat |
| 1962 | SP ROULETTE R-4432 (US) | . | Keep Hands In Your Pocket / Cop On The Beat |
| 1963 | SP ROULETTE R-4464 (US) | . | What A Funny Way To Shoe It / Pettycoats Fly |
| 1963 | SP ABC-PARAMOUNT 45-10468 (US) | . | She Never Looked Better / But Not Through Tears |
| 1963 | SP ABC-PARAMOUNT 45-10492 (US) | . | I Cross My Fingers / I’ll Never Get Over You |
| 1963 | EP VEGA / ABC-PARAMOUNT ABC 45 90922 (F) |
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I'll Never Get Over You / I Cross My Fingers / + The CREW CUTS |
Albums
| 1958 | LP 12" ROULETTE SR-25043 (US) |
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AT PLAY WITH THE PLAYMATES - Jo-Ann / Your Love / Darling It's Wonderful / Substitute For Love / Magic Shoes / When The Record Goes Around / Beep Beep / The Day I Died / Give Me Another Chance / Lovable / Intimate / Don't Go Home |
| 1958 | LP 12" ROULETTE SR-25068 (US) |
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CUTTIN' CAPERS - Let's Have A Party / The Macaroni Song / Worry / Our Friend / The Lady Or The Tiger / The Thing-A-Ma-Jig / What A Dream I Had / Women Drivers / Egypt / Modern Science / Bag Of Sand |
| 1959 | LP 12" ROULETTE SR-25084 (US) |
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BROADWAY SHOW STOPPERS - Get Me to the Church On Time / Hernando's Hideaway / You're Just In Love / Jubilation T. Cornpone / Once In Love With Amy / There Is Nothin' Like A Dame / Luck Be A Lady / Seventy-Six Trombones / Heart / Standin' On the Corner / I Whistle A Happy Tune / You Can Fly! You Can Fly! You Can Fly! |
| 1960 | LP 12" FORUM SF-16001 (US) |
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THE PLAYMATES VISIT WEST OF THE INDIES - Goombay / Tonight My Heart She is Crying / Island Girl / Evolution / Old Donkey-O / Sing Bahama Mama / Pretty Woman / Similau / Women Drivers / The Trouble With Man / Barefoot Girl / Lot Of Money, Lot Of Woman |
| 1961 | LP 12" ROULETTE SR-25139 (US) |
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WAIT FOR ME - Wait For Me / Parade Of Pretty Girls / A Ciu-E / It's Amour / The Song Everybody's Singing / I Am / What Is Love / These Things I Offer You / First Love / Second Chance / Eyes Of An Angel / On The Beach |
| 11/1991 | CD COLLECTABLES COL-5418 (US) |
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GOLDEN CLASSICS - Jo Ann / Let's Be Lovers / Don't Go Home / The Day I Died / While The Record Goes Around And Around / Beep Beep / Your Love / Star Love / What Is Love? / First Love / Wait For Me / Little Miss Stuck Up |
| 10/2005 | CD COLLECTABLES 9943 (US) |
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BEEP BEEP - Beep Beep / Darling It's Wonderful / Jo Ann / What Is Love? / Don't Go Home / Little Miss Stuck Up / Barefoot Girl / Wimoweh / Wait For Me / Star Love |
© Rocky Productions 28/12/2007
