THE DEL L-VIKINGS 78 " WHISPERING BELLS " UK LONDON HLD.8464 DOOWOP CLASSIC E/E-
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AN EXCELLENT PLAYING COPY OF THIS CLASSIC DOO-WOP R&B 78 FROM THE DEL-VIKINGS
WHISPERING BELLS
The Del-Vikings- Whispering Bells-1957
The Del-Vikings were formed in 1955 by members of the United States Air Force stationed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with Clarence Quick, Kripp Johnson, Don Jackson, Samuel Paterson, and Bernard Robertson. Because all of the members were in the armed forces, the group constantly ran the risk of being disrupted by members being stationed in other places. This happened soon after the group's forming when Paterson and Robertson were sent to Germany. They were replaced by baritone David Lerchey, the group's first white member, and tenor Norman Wright.
The origin of the band's name is unclear. Some sources say that the band members had read about Vikings with the prefix "Del" being "added to give the group name an air of mystery." Another suggestion is that Clarence Quick had known of a basketball team in Brooklyn, New York, called the Vikings and had suggested the name. The name may also have originated from the popular Viking Press, publisher of paperbacks that group members liked to read.
Originally signed to Fee Bee Records (1957), their first hit came in 1957 ("Ultra high Fidelity" DOT [EP] DEP - 1058) with the Wright-led "Come Go with Me". Soon after, Jackson was out, and was replaced by Gus Backus, the group's second white member. The group quickly found itself in greater demand following the release of "Come Go with Me", which propelled the group into the Top 10 on Billboard's Top 100.
All of the group members, other than Kripp Johnson, had been under 21 when they had signed their recording contract with Fee Bee (a tiny Pittsburgh label, who later was distributed by Dot Records). Having signed the contract as minors, they had the right to be released from it. In 1957, under the direction of their manager, Alan Strauss, they left to record at Mercury Records. Johnson, who was still bound to Fee Bee/Dot, stayed, thus creating two Del Viking groups. The original group replaced Johnson with Quick's friend William Blakely and recorded the Backus-led song "Cool Shake". Kripp Johnson constructed a new group with the returning Don Jackson, Chuck Jackson, Arthur Budd, and Ed Everette. This group recorded the Kripp Johnson-led "I'm Spinning", billing themselves as the Dell Vikings. Dot also released "Whispering Bells", featuring Quick on lead and Wright on bass. It had been recorded before the group split, as such, the record was sold with the label reading "Dell Vikings", but was recorded by the same lineup as on "Come Go with Me". It reached number nine on Billboard's Top 100 chart. Around this time, some old tracks had been sold to an up-and-coming record company, Luniverse, who re-released "Come Go with Me" on an album called come go with The Del Vikings Luniverse LP - 1000. This gave the Del(l) Vikings the rare distinction of charting three singles at the same time on three different record labels: "Whispering Bells", "Cool Shake" and "Come Go with Me".
WHISPERING BELLS
(Lowery, Clarence E. Quick)
Ding, ding, ding...
Whispering bells
Whisper low
Whispering bells
Love you so
Bring my baby, oh
My baby back to me
(Baby back to me)
Whispering bells
Loud and clear
Your sweet chimes
Love to hear
Bring my baby, oh
My baby back to me
(Baby back to me)
Whispering bells
Whisper low
Whispering bells
Love you so
Bring my baby, oh
My baby back to me
(Baby back to me)
Ooh, ooo ooo...
(Baby back to me)
Whispering bells
Loud and clear
Your sweet chimes
Love to hear
Bring my baby, oh
My baby back to me
Oh, whispering bells
Oh, whispering bells...
Amazingly this classic record never made the charts in the UK!
DISC DETAILS
UK LONDON HLD 8464 10" 78rpm SHELLAC
A SIDE:- WHISPERING BELLS
B SIDE: LITTLE BILLY BOY
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