
Cat. No. 2277: THE RAY-O-VACS ~ OUTSIDE OF PARADISE. COLLECTABLES COL-CD-9946.
THE RAY-O-VACS (NAMED AFTER A BATTERY) FIRST APPEARED ON THE DOO WOP SCENE IN 1950. ORIGINALLY SIGNED TO THE DECCA LABEL THEY RELEASED SEVERAL SIDES FOR DECCA BUT FAILED TO MAKE AN IMPACT ON THE CHARTS AND WERE SUBSEQUENTLY DROPPED BY DECCA. IN 1952 THEY SIGNED WITH JUBILEE WHO AGAIN RELEASED SEVERAL SIDES WITH NO SUCCESS. IN 1954 THEY WERE MOVED TO JUBILEE’S SUBSIDIARY, JOSIE, IN A HOPE OF INCREASING THEIR SUCCESS BY ASSOCIATING WITH THE CADILLACS AND THE FIVE NOTES BUT STILL NO SUCCESS FOLLOWED. IN 1956 THE KAISER LABEL ISSUED “CRYING ALL ALONE” B/W “PARTY TIME” AND LATER “WINO” B/W “HONG KONG” BUT AGAIN FAILED TO IGNITE SALES.
TRACK LISTING: Outside Of Paradise / Daddy (vocal by Babe Hutton) / Lonesome Lover / You Know / Someday / Darling / I Ain’t Gonna Be Your Fool / What Can I Say / I Still Love You / Start Lovin’ Me.
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