Posted August 20, 200816 yr What is the most bizarre group/artist name in soul you have come across? In Sales at the moment is 'The Three Heads' What were they thinking? Can you give us any beauties?
August 20, 200816 yr I remember doing a topic like this about 4 years ago, saying that some of these singers, if they'd been at school when I was there would have had the mick taken out of them something rotten...names like Wilbur, Pimbrock, Stanley, Percy, Albert, Wasington for goodness sake...
August 20, 200816 yr Frank Furter & The Hot Dogs still can't get over this - one of the worst names ever, but a totally brilliant record https://www.soul-source.co.uk/Rarest-...oup-t78479.html
August 20, 200816 yr Years ago, there used to be a shop called Boylans that imported Soul records amongst other things. Anyway, I used to get a list, and now and again bought a few records from it. One artist that always stood out (although I had never heard the song played anywhere at the time) was Jimmy Thudpucker (I think the title was something like Ginnys song, maybe on Warner). I think it was an early Mecca tune. Can you imagine a surname like Thudpucker!!!! Better than (Gaylord) Fokker....................... Another weird one was that Slaughter Fly malarchy from years back. Ed
August 20, 200816 yr Rick, Robin & Him - 'Cause You Know Me' (V.I.P) bet 'Him' was right pissed off! Hahaha You'd be gutted
August 20, 200816 yr ...The Five Shits takes some beating. This was a Val Shively wind-up from the mid 70s for doo-wop collectors. Mind you, Val and his pals releases two different Five Shits records, so there must have been some demand for their works!
August 20, 200816 yr ...The Five Shits takes some beating. This was a Val Shively wind-up from the mid 70s for doo-wop collectors. Mind you, Val and his pals releases two different Five Shits records, so there must have been some demand for their works! No way was there a band called the Five Shits!!!! AHAHAHA!!
August 20, 200816 yr No way was there a band called the Five Shits!!!! AHAHAHA!! on the Vindaloo label..........
August 20, 200816 yr on the Vindaloo label.......... The Dore label had its' fair share of strange named artists on its' roster , one of them being ........ Pierre and the Choppers " Guilotine Song " / " Son Of The Happy Snowball " ( Dore 518 ) ........ Not a bizarre moniker as such , but the chap's name appealed to the schoolboy humour in me , when I saw the 45 in a junk shop ........ Wayne King and his Magic Saxophone " Melody Of Love " ( US Decca ) ....... Malc Burton Edited August 20, 200816 yr by Malc Burton
August 20, 200816 yr Thats ridiculous...I gather from the previous post it was released as a fake 'forgotten gem'?? Still can't believe anyone would fall for it though surely?
August 20, 200816 yr The Dore label had its' fair share of strange named artists on its' roster , one of them being ........ Pierre and the Choppers " Guilotine Song " / " Son Of The Happy Snowball " ( Dore 518 ) ........ Not a bizarre moniker as such , but the chap's name appealed to the schoolboy humour in me , when I saw the 45 in a junk shop ........ Wayne King and his Magic Saxophone " Melody Of Love " ( US Decca ) ....... Malc Burton
August 20, 200816 yr No way was there a band called the Five Shits!!!! AHAHAHA!! Their discography is as follows: Lost Cause 100 - Dreaming Of You/Let Me Tell You (label name is an obvious Shively pop at his famous, and local, doo-wop reissue label, Lost Nite Records) Chance 1163 - Stormy Weather/My Pretty Little Girl (this is on a facsimile of the famous 1950s Chicago blues/R & B label of the same name, and is even in that label's numbering system, using the same number as a Willie Nix record on that label). Both of these records most definitely do exist... Val also did another doo-wop wind up with this record: Quest 101 - The Beatles - The Girl I Love c/w Jerry Blabber - For Yon Tunas Only ...prefabricating a story, on its release, that this was an unissued 1950s master by a Beatles that predated the more famous one. The B side is an obvious pop at Philly radio legend Jerry Blavat... Edited August 20, 200816 yr by TONY ROUNCE
August 20, 200816 yr I guess it was a piss take of this... ...exactly. The Five Sharps is the holy grail of doo-wop collecting. Less than three copies are known to exist, possibly only two - and one of those is known to be cracked! And some people think that some Northern records are rare.... Edited August 20, 200816 yr by TONY ROUNCE
August 20, 200816 yr Frank Furter & The Hot Dogs still can't get over this - one of the worst names ever, but a totally brilliant record https://www.soul-source.co.uk/Rarest-...oup-t78479.html This is my favourite so far!
August 20, 200816 yr Arthur Prysock always makes me laugh Especially the way that one middle aged West Indian gentleman used to say it, when asking for AP's tunes at Record Corner in the early 70s - " y' ave any Art'ur Prizeco**?"...
August 20, 200816 yr Especially the way that one middle aged West Indian gentleman used to say it, when asking for AP's tunes at Record Corner in the early 70s - " y' ave any Art'ur Prizeco**?"... and Fluffy Falana? Was it also her porn name?
August 20, 200816 yr Thats ridiculous...I gather from the previous post it was released as a fake 'forgotten gem'?? Still can't believe anyone would fall for it though surely? Er........have you never heard of the Four Vandals my friend???
August 20, 200816 yr Er........have you never heard of the Four Vandals my friend??? I have...that fake band...also there is that track released by Ian Levine...cant remember the female artist that was fake
August 20, 200816 yr Their discography is as follows: Lost Cause 100 - Dreaming Of You/Let Me Tell You (label name is an obvious Shively pop at his famous, and local, doo-wop reissue label, Lost Nite Records) Chance 1163 - Stormy Weather/My Pretty Little Girl (this is on a facsimile of the famous 1950s Chicago blues/R & B label of the same name, and is even in that label's numbering system, using the same number as a Willie Nix record on that label). Both of these records most definitely do exist... Tony's right - they do exist, and were apparently recorded/released in 1973. 'Dreaming Of You' has even appeared on serious CD comps. If you didn't know it was by the Five Shits, it could easily pass as an early '60s white male vocal group cut.
August 20, 200816 yr What is the most bizarre group/artist name in soul you have come across? In Sales at the moment is 'The Three Heads' What were they thinking? Can you give us any beauties? BLACK MERDA A SEVENTIES SOUL BAND... MERDA IN OUR CATALÂ IDIOM IS "SHIT"...
August 20, 200816 yr Other funny names: Nappy Brown (reverse the order of the names) Marion Sodd Custer's Last Band
August 20, 200816 yr Tony's right - they do exist, and were apparently recorded/released in 1973. 'Dreaming Of You' has even appeared on serious CD comps. If you didn't know it was by the Five Shits, it could easily pass as an early '60s white male vocal group cut. What are they like?? Any good??
August 20, 200816 yr What is the most bizarre group/artist name in soul you have come across? In Sales at the moment is 'The Three Heads' What were they thinking? Can you give us any beauties? Gwen Phlegm- oceans of your love
August 20, 200816 yr Gwen Phlegm- oceans of your love ...Better than, though than the prospect of "Oceans Of Your Phlegm" by Gwen Love, eh, mate? Hope all's well... TONE
August 20, 200816 yr and Fluffy Falana? Was it also her porn name? no,she had a Fluffy Falana,,,,sure its been posted on here before .
August 20, 200816 yr Nooney Rickett, since someone already beat me to Marion Sodd. Pee Wee Shuck and Huey's a good one too. I've heard all those Val Shively records and they're great. Excellent doo wop acapellas. Their version of "Stormy Weather" is my favorite. -J.
August 20, 200816 yr Wee Willie Walker Little Willie Johnson Anything with Willie in really.... Also, Primbock Skiggs,? Edited August 20, 200816 yr by mulf
August 20, 200816 yr Was out and about with my ex wife, when I was a yoot One day we were in this record shop and she starts laffin to the point were she is almost pissin her pants She had pulled out an LP by Conway Twitty I'd never heard the name either at that time and found it a tadd strange
August 20, 200816 yr Mr Percolator who recorded some wondeful deep sides on the Wax -Wel label. Rumours that he once dueted with Erma Coffee remain unconfirmed.
August 20, 200816 yr What about Flair and the Flat Foots gary Or/See also Floy and the Flatfoots. Did they do more than the one single (was it called John Fuzz? Been a while since I played it). I always assumed they were police moonlighting from the group name/single title?
August 20, 200816 yr Or/See also Floy and the Flatfoots. Did they do more than the one single (was it called John Fuzz? Been a while since I played it). I always assumed they were police moonlighting from the group name/single title? I'm not aware of anything else they did under either guise. That's an interseting theory about the Police conection, never thought about it before, just thought it as a daft name!! Hey boy - hey girl / John Fuzz - SPQR 1107 gary
August 20, 200816 yr my status quo loving classmates used to think I was winding them up when I spoke in rverential tones of dooley silverspoon, garnett mimms, percy wiggins, morris chestnut & pookie hudson. & that's to name but a few. :-)
August 20, 200816 yr Heatwave - David and the Four Skins. They also recorded 'it's beginning to look a lot like syphilis' so i don't think their name was accidental!!! gary
August 20, 200816 yr These are a bit bizarre Apple and the three oranges Spooner and the spoons The mind boggles
August 20, 200816 yr how about motowns,BROWNMARK what was mr gordy thinking about!!! imo i think brownmark was a load sh*te anyway!!!,
August 20, 200816 yr Years ago, there used to be a shop called Boylans that imported Soul records amongst other things. Anyway, I used to get a list, and now and again bought a few records from it. One artist that always stood out (although I had never heard the song played anywhere at the time) was Jimmy Thudpucker (I think the title was something like Ginnys song, maybe on Warner). I think it was an early Mecca tune. Can you imagine a surname like Thudpucker!!!! Better than (Gaylord) Fokker....................... Another weird one was that Slaughter Fly malarchy from years back. Ed cant stop laughing at that name
What is the most bizarre group/artist name in soul you have come across?
In Sales at the moment is 'The Three Heads'
What were they thinking?
Can you give us any beauties?