THE REFLECTIONS - JUST LIKE ROMEO & JULIET LP

$

108

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Label / Catalog #: GOLDEN WORLD # GW LP-M-300

Grading (Always Cover, Vinyl in that order) : NM/EX

Detroit-based the Reflections were a five-man group schooled in doo wop who scored in 1964 on Ed Wingate's Golden World label with "(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet," written by Bob Hamilton and Freddie Gorman. (Gorman later wrote songs for Motown ("Please Mr. Postman" and "Forever") and formed the Originals, who hit with "Baby I'm for Real.") The Reflections were Phil Castrodale, Ray Steinberg, Tony Micale, Danny Bennie, and Johnny Dean. The group's first recording was a remake of the Five Satins' "In the Still of the Night" on Tigre, which did well in some Midwestern markets. Their Golden World debut, "(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet," cracked the Top Ten before settling at the number six position. They recorded seven more 45s for Golden World, but none were as successful as "(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet." "Like Columbus Did" cracked the pop 100, but only by four slots, hanging at number 96. "Poor Man's Son," the Reflections' sixth Golden World single, almost cracked the Top 40 but stopped climbing at number 55. Other singles -- "Talking About My Girl," "(I'm Just) A Henpecked Guy," "Shabby Little Hut," "Wheelin' and Dealin'," "Out of the Picture," and their final single, "Girl in the Candy Store" -- did nothing. Their producers insisted they use a hokey falsetto sound on their recordings that didn't bode well with the group members. Problems with Golden World resulted over both creative differences and royalties, so they opted to go with ABC Paramount when their contract time was up. Neither "Adam and Eve" or "Long Cigarette" did well though, so believing the name the Reflections hindered them, the group became High and the Mighty. They released "Escape From Cuba," written by Ritchie Adams and Larry Kusik, but it failed too. Despite a lack of success, they continued singing for years; members Micale and Dean still gigged around the Detroit area in a band called Larados.

Notes / Defects: LT CORNER DINGS, LABEL HAS A STICKER TEAR ON SIDE ONE WITH LIGHT WOL. ORIGINAL MONO PRESS

1 (Just Like) Romeo and Juliet Gorman, Hamilton 2:10 2 Talkin' About My Girl Bratton, Gorman, Hamilton ... 2:33 Composed by: Bratton, Gorman, Hamilton, Wylie 3 Can't You Tell by the Look in My Eyes Williams, Wylie 2:08 4 Deborah Ann Hamilton 2:37 5 On Broadway Leiber, Mann, Stoller, Weil 2:20 6 Don't Do That to Me Gorman, Hamilton, Wylie 2:15 7 Like Columbus Did Bratton, Gorman, Hamilton ... 2:15 Composed by: Bratton, Gorman, Hamilton, Terry 8 June Bride Bratton, Gorman, Hamilton ... 2:31 Composed by: Bratton, Gorman, Hamilton, Wylie 9 Gonna Turn the Place Out Hamilton, Wylie 1:38 10 Lonely Girl Hamilton, Stevenson, Wylie 2:00 11 Oowee Now Now Hamilton, Wylie 2:09 12 Couldn't Make It Like That Hamilton, Wylie 1:5

Vinyl Grading:

SS = Still Factory Sealed (Shink Wrap or Tear Seal may be torn in spots)

NM = Near Mint (No Damage that we can see)

EX = Excellent (A few very minor flaws)

EX Minus = Excellent Minus (Still a very clean record)

VG + = VG Plus (Will have light scratches / scuffs, Enjoyable player)

VG = Very Good (More scratches etc., Will Play through with no skips, repeats or sticks)

VG Minus = Very Good Minus (Pretty Rough, but still plays through)

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SS = Still Factory Sealed (Shink Wrap or Tear Seal may be torn in spots)

NM = Near Mint (No Damage that we can see)

EX = Excellent (A few very minor flaws)

VG + = VG Plus (1 or 2 imperfections) Please see Notes/Defects section.

VG = Very Good (Average)

VG Minus = Very Good Minus (Below Average)

Good (Will Have Numerous Issues)

Fair ( This is Almost Trashed)

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