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From: wed@drutx.UUCP (DeibertWE)
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Subject: Covers - Manhattan Transfer
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Date: Sat, 2-Feb-85 00:29:04 EST
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Posted: Sat Feb  2 00:29:04 1985
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The Manhattan Transfer doing hard core R&B group harmony?
On their latest (I assume) album for Atlantic they do a pretty
nice job on;

"Morse Code Of Love"               (The Capris)
"That's The Way It Goes"           (The Harptones)
"Unchained Melody"                 (Vito & The Salutations)

Then they pull back one of the GREAT! little known, romantic,
doo wop ballads of all from 1958, "Heart's Desire" (The Avalons).
Again they do a nice job.  Although their harmony isn't as sweet
as the originals the feeling is there and their renditions aren't
too bad.  i.e.  They won't make your teeth ache.  They're to be
commended not only for digging up some of these past treasures
but also for dedicating each tune to the original group.  I hope
that this also means that Nick Santamaria (Capris), Raoul Cita
(Harptones) and The Avalons will be looked up and paid some
royalties.  Or can things in the music business still be much the
same as they were nearly thirty years ago?
At any rate the name of the album is "Bop     doo-wopp"
Side one is the bop and side two is the doo-wop.  A lot of the album
was recored live in Tokyo in late 1983.  If you are a group harmony
enthusiast it's well worth checking out.

William D.

"keeping the sound alive"