Sha Na Na Oldies Band Solo Members Records & Tapes

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If you enjoy the rock and roll music of the 1950s and early 1960s, then you're certainly familiar with the oldies band Sha Na Na.  Many of the members of this popular group produced solo albums and tapes, several of which were never released.  This is a selection of hard-to-find records and demo/promotional tapes from Sha Na Na members.  Here's what's included:

Lennie is featured on this Japanese LP album (along with Screamin' Scott) featuring the Cools, a Japanese oldies band.  Although there are 12 songs on this album, Lennie is featured singing lead on only one song: "Blue Moon."  Screamin' Scott sings lead on "What'd I Say?" on this extremely rare record.  Both Lennie and Scott are pictured on the front and the back of the record jacket.  The jacket is in excellent/near mint condition, as is the record.

Screamin' Scott's solo album from 1981 is titled Transmissions from Space.  Songs include the classic "Ain't Got A Home."  Jocko plays drums on this record, and Chico plays guitar.  Still factory sealed in the original cellophane wrapper.

Donny released a solo single in 1990 on the Knight Records label.  Side 1 has him singing "Ma, Ma, I Want to Boogie!" while Side 2 has "Mess Around."  There's even a black and white photo of Donny (in his Sha Na Na costume) on the record label.

Chico wrote and performed a song titled "I Can't Be '50' (I Still Want to Rock 'N Roll)" in 1997.  He recorded the song as a promotional cassette tape which was never released.  He died a few months later.

Jocko self-produced an album titled Hard Times in the late 1990s.  All eight songs were written or co-written by Jocko and performed by Jocko and the Bird Rock Blues Band.  Songs include "The Funky Chicken Blues" and "I'm Goin' On Oprah."  These songs were dubbed onto a generic cassette tape with a preprinted song list sheet.  These songs were never released.

Johnny's 1980 solo album on Becket Records was titled Changeover.  Ten songs are included.  The album jacket is in good/very good condition, and the record is in excellent/near mint condition.

Johnny had a 45 rpm single released from his Changeover album.  This single included the songs "Are You Happy Baby" and "You Never Get Over Heartache."  This single was issued with a picture sleeve, which is included.  The picture sleeve is in good/very good condition, while the record is in excellent/near mint condition.

Denny released a solo album in 1977 on the Midsong Records label.  It was titled simply Denny Greene.  This album is still factory sealed in the original cellophane wrapper.  There's a small piece of the cellophane missing in the top left and right corners, and there's a small hack mark in the top left corner.

Denny also released a 12" EP album with two songs from his solo album.  This EP is titled The Great Escape, and pictures Denny on the cover wearing his gold lame outfit.  This record is also factory sealed in the original cellophane wrapper, although a small piece of the cellophane is missing near the center of the front of the record jacket.

Denny also released the song "Closest Thing To Heaven" from his solo album as a 45 rpm single on the Midsong Records label.  The same song is on both sides of the record, which is in very good condition.

Some of these recordings (the cassettes from Chico and Jocko) were never released and are virtually impossible to find today.  Donny's single is also nearly impossible to locate.  Even the album with Lennie and Screamin' Scott is quite difficult to find.  You aren't likely to find them anywhere else.  These recordings would make a great addition to any collection of Sha Na Na memorabilia.  Free shipping via USPS!  Sorry, no shipping outside the United States.  PayPal is accepted; other forms of payment are also accepted.  Look for other rare Sha Na Na collectibles in my other eBay auctions.  Thanks for looking!