DooWop Rare The Mello-Moods on ROBIN #105 (1951)
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Artist : The Mello-Moods Song : "Where Are You" b/w "How Could You?" Label & # : Robin #105 (1951) Vinyl Condition : Scuffs, Crackle, Hairline crack 1/4" at beginning but no skips - Even with this condition the sound of the boys comes clear!! The record will be sell as is!!! Labels Condition : Poor see scan - Damage around Spin hole (see scan) Cover Condition : Remarks
This record was listed at $5,000 (NM); $2,500 (VG+) & $1,250 (VG) in the last Goldmine edition.
The Mello-Moods are an American R&B band from the late 1940s to mid-1950s. Composed of teenagers, the group's music was nontheless focused on an adult market. The group is considered to be notable among R&B for being the first of the prominents youth groups. After the band broke up in 1953, several of the members went to join another band, the Solitaires.
Around November 1951, the Mello-Moods recorded their first two tunes: “Where Are You” and “How Could You” (written by Joel Turnero). On the recordings, they were accompanied by the Schubert Swanston Trio. Eddie “Schubert” or “Schubie” Swanston (piano, celesta, and Hammond organ), Jimmy Buchanan (tenor sax) and Maurice “Chink” Hines (drums). Chink Hines, a future manager of the Solitaires, is the father of singer-dancer-actor Gregory Hines. The session took place in a real studio (although James doesn't remember where), not in the back of Robinson's store.
At the time “Where Are You” was recorded, both Buddy and James had recently turned 16, Bobby Baylor and Monte Owens were about 15, and Bobby Williams brought up the rear at around 12. Like George Grant of the Castelles, Buddy had a voice that sounded young; in fact, both were 16 at their first sessions.
The tunes were released in December as Robin 105. Robin Records were distributed by Jubilee, and ads for “Where Are You” appear along with ads for the Orioles' “Baby Please Don't Go” and Buddy Lucas' “Diane.” Note that Robinson issued his first three records using a numbering scheme which assigned only odd numbers to his records: 101, 103, and 105. When the owners of the other Robin Records, in Tennessee, stopped him from using the name, he simply changed it to Red Robin. At that time, Robin 101, 103 and 105 were reissued as Red Robins. (Since a 78 rpm copy of Red Robin 105 has recently surfaced, it's reasonable to assume that number 103 will also turn up someday.) Then he switched to a more conventional system, issuing numbers 102 and 104 on Red Robin. Thus, the second Mello-Moods release would have a lower number than the first.
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