Meet The Vogues, signed by all four original members, Co & Ce Records LP-1229
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Description
Rare signed copy of Meet The Vogues (CO & CE 1829, Mono, 1965), the debut LP featuring their breakout hit “You’re the One.” The front cover includes a personal inscription: “To Rose Ann / You’re the one / The Vogues,” written across the center. All four original members—Bill, Hugh, Chuck, and Don—have signed the cover near their portraits. Signatures vary in strength (in ink pen), but all remain legible and match their printed names.
The cover shows moderate wear consistent with age, but the seams and spine are strong. Vinyl is untested but visually VG. This is a scarce, full‑band signed example of the group’s first LP, ideal for collectors of 1960s vocal harmony, CO & CE label rarities, and autographed memorabilia.
"You're The One" was a song that lived in the same air as the British Invasion, but it wasn’t trying to be British. It was that distinctly American, harmony‑driven pop that sat right alongside the Beatles, the Hollies, the Searchers, and the Beau Brummels. It had that jangly, melodic, slightly folk‑tinted sound that kids in the 1960's absorbed without even realizing it was shaping their musical memory.
It got a ton of play. AM radio loved it because it threaded the needle between:
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Beatles‑style melodic sweetness
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Folk‑pop earnestness
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Clean vocal harmony that adults approved of
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A catchy, instantly singable hook
For a kid in the mid‑60s, it would’ve felt like part of the same wave as the British groups, even though the Vogues were Pittsburgh guys with barbershop‑tight harmonies and a pop sensibility.
There’s something beautiful about how those songs lodge themselves in memory, not because they were the biggest hits of the era, but because they were everywhere, woven into car rides, kitchen radios, and the background hum of childhood.
Track listings and information:
A1 You're The One Written-By – P. Clark, T. Hatch A2 Hang On Sloopy Written-By – Bert Russell, Wes Farrell A3 Make It Easy On Yourself Written-By – B. Bacharach & H. David A4 Catch Us If You Can Written-By – D. Clark, L. Davidson* A5 Baby Don't Go Written-By – Sonny Bono A6 You Were On My Mind Written-By – Sylvia Fricker B1 1-2-3 Written-By – White, Madara*, Borisoff B2 Ain't That Just Like Me Written-By – B. Guy, E. Carroll B3 My Girl Written-By – R. White, W. Robinson B4 It's Not Unusual Written-By – Mills, Reed B5 Nothing To Offer You Written-By – H. Cohen, S. DeNunzio B6 Lovers Concerto Written-By – Randell, Linzer
Record Company – Co & Ce Records Published By – Leeds Music Published By – Picturetone Published By – Robert Mellin Published By – Famous Music (3) Published By – Branston Music Published By – Mother Bertha Published By – Ten East Published By – M. Witmark & Sons Published By – Champion (9) Published By – Double Diamond Published By – Progressive Music Published By – Trio Music Published By – Jobete Music Published By – Duchess Music Published By – RTD Music Published By – Starday Music
Baritone Vocals – Don Miller (2) Design [Cover] – Bob Hoylman Engineer – Louis Lombardi Executive-Producer [Directed By] – Herbert S. Cohen Lead Vocals, Baritone Vocals – Bill Burkette Liner Notes – Herb Cohen* Photography By [Cover] – Jack Mahony Photo Associates Producer – Jack Hakim, Nick Cenci Tenor Vocals [First] – Hugh Geyer Tenor Vocals [Second] – Chuck Blasko
LP-1229 on cover and labels, LP 1229 on spine.
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