Various Artists - The Herald Records Doowop Collection 1953-63 (Various Artists)The Herald Records Doowop Collection 1953 63 It's a feast of classic doowop from a label which was at the heart of the genre. n. Che Herald label was founded in 1950 by Fred Mendelsohn, formerly with Savoy, and he was soon joined by Al Silver, who owned the pressing plant that made the label's records. Silver had an ear for R&B and doowop, and built Herald into a creative hub for R&B recording and most particularly becoming renowned for it's output of

performing and recording into the 1990s

their first releases were enthusiastically received by the media

illustrating the great French tendency to digest American music as one giant lump

and The Wanderer a No

Bobby Gillespie brings us another slice of the music that soundtracks his life

McShann was also one of the most joyous

Even though these bands didn't sound alike

and The Coasters having the longest running chart topper of the year

"I Live Each Day" and "Innamorata"

It's a highly enlightening introduction to Schifrin's early years on the US jazz scene

Bunny Berigan and Tommy Dorsey from the late 1930s

along with all the titles from his albums We Got Love and Bobby Sings