Cat. No. VV 1291: THE SPIDERS ~ THE BEST OF THE SPIDERS. VOL. 1. K.C. 105.
USED VINYL RECORD. PART OF A COLLECTION NOW UP FOR SALE.
THE SPIDERS WERE FOUNDED IN 1947 IN NEW ORLEANS ORIGINALLY AS A GOSPEL GROUP UNDER THE NAME ZION CITY HARMONIZERS AND LATER SANG AS THE DELTA SOUTHERNAIRES, RECORDING AND PERFORMING ON RADIO UNDER THE LATTER NAME IN 1952-1953. THE GROUP WAS CONVINCED BY COSIMO MATASSA TO BEGIN SIGING SECULAR MUSIC, AND IN 1953 THE FIVE-PIECE GROUP, BASED AROUND BROTHERS HAYWARD "CHUCK" CARBO AND LEONARD "CHICK" CARBO SIGNED WITH IMPERIAL RECORDS UNDER THE NAME OF THE SPIDERS. WITHIN A SPAN OF TWO YEARS, THE GROUP HAD ALL FIVE OF THEIR ENTRIES ON THE U.S. BILLBOARD R&B CHART INCLUDING THEIR FIRST SINGLE "I DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT." (R&B No. 3. 1954), "I'M SLIPPIN' IN" (R&B No. 6, 1954), AND "WITCHCRAFT" (R&B No. 5, 1956) WHICH WAS LATER COVERED BY ELVIS PRESLEY.
THE SELECTION IS A REISSUE FROM 1985 AND FEATURES FOURTEEN TRACKS OF THEIR OUTPUT. THE SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ONLY VERY, VERY MINOR SIGNS OF WEAR AND THE RECORD IS GRADED AS NEAR MINT.
TRACK LISTING: Side 1 - Don't Pity Me / How I Feel / Bells In My Heart / For A Thrill / Lost And Bewildered / The Real Thing / Honey Bee. Side 2 - That's The Way To Win My Heart / Goodbye / I'll Stop Crying / Tears Began To Flow / Dear Mary / A-1 In My Heart / You Played The Part.
12" VINYL RECORD
