coed records
in 1959, i got a recording contract from coed records. i was a folksinger ahead of his time, but coed put a fuzzy sweater on me and told me to sing rock and roll. they renamed me billy donahue. i was cute, but i didn' t have much musical talent and, worse, i had an inability or maybe a disinclination to learn about show business. jerry moss was the publicist for coed and doubled as my road manager. i could have learned a lot from him, had i paid more attention. i did a couple of records, guested on the alan freed show and bandstand, but my career was marked by flubs and misstatements on live tv. jerry was a good guy, liked by everyone and went on to fabulous greatness as a producer, label owner, and horseman. my life went a different direction - - into photojournalism - - but i sometimes wish i had listened to jerry more and been a better performer. does jerry moss deserve his star? hardly anyone in music deserves it more .
erry moss was the cofounder (with herb alpert) of a & m; records, a hugely successful and influential independent label beginning in the early 1960s, whose talent roster included sergio mendes, the carpenters, the police and soundgarden .
new york' s classy coed label blazed a trail through the us charts in the late 50s and early 60s with a series of doo wop and pop singles which really were something special. this is the cream, compiled on cd directly from studio masters, with many in stereo .
moss and alpert decided to create their own label, first called carnival records, setting up offices in alpert' s garage. the partners soon discovered that another label was already using the carnival name, so they renamed the company a & m; , after their initials .
in the new wave' 80s, a & m;' s success continued with the likes of the police, joe jackson and the go - gos. moss and alpert closed the decade by selling a & m; records to polygram for a reported $ 500 million in 1989, though the founders remained until 1993 .
epic bn 26019 - adam wade' s greatest hits - adam wade [ 1962 ] after his coed recording days, adam wade moved to epic, and a greatest hits album was issued of his coed material. some of these are remixed. the writing on the wall (s) / tell her for me (s) / ruby (s) / as if i didn' t know (s) / i can' t help it (s) / speaking of her (s) / / take good care of her (s) / the prisoner' s song (s) / linda (s) / i had the craziest dream (s) / tonight i won' t be there (s) / sleepy time gal (s )
moss earned an english lit degree from brooklyn college, served in the u. s. army, then began working at co - ed records in 1958 to promote pop singles, including “16 candles” by the crests. in 1960, he moved to california as an independent promo man and song publisher. he met herb alpert and the two became friends, haunting the jazz clubs of la cienega boulevard .
lpc - 904 - 16 greatest hits - crests [ 12 / 60 ] label is red with black and white printing. issued in mono only. the cover of lpc - 904 was printed to allow the cover graphics to be shifted vertically to expose the word
stereo
and lpcs - 904 on the top of the front cover. a stereo cover has been found, but no stereo record has ever been found. tom moulton, who in 1961 was in the record business, remembers going to the coed office to ask about the stereo issue. he was told that the label decided against releasing the lp in stereo, because
that stuff [ stereo ] doesn' t sell .
16 candles / a year ago tonight / six nights a week / angels listened in / gee (but i' d give the world) / step by step / i think the moon / pretty little angel / / journey of love / trouble in paradise / earth angel / flower of love / always you / if my heart could write a letter / molly mae / isn' t it amazing
the label' s first release as a & m; was alpert' s “the lonely bull, ” which became a top 10 hit. herb alpert & the tijuana brass released more than 30 albums on the label, including a & m;' s first gold albums, “going places” and “whipped cream & other delights. ”
in 1966, a & m; took over the charlie chaplin studio on la brea avenue in hollywood (which remained its home through 1999). though initially focused on jazz - pop and folk music, by the late' 60s the company expanded deeper into rock music, releasing definitive albums by joe cocker and the flying burrito brothers. the next decade saw releases by a wide range of artists and genres, including cat stevens, quincy jones and peter frampton, whose “frampton comes alive! ” was the bestselling album of 1976 .
moss survived prostate cancer and surgery, and in 1994 joined with alpert again to launch almo sounds, a new independent label distributed by interscope, releasing albums by garbage, ozomatli and alpert, among others .
moss and his wife, ann, are also thoroughbred horse breeders. their stallion giacomo won the kentucky derby in 2005 .
— rowland scherman, december 19, 2012 at 9: 40 p. m .
i knew you guys herb and yourself had a winner. i played the first tjb when dj' s were telling me why are playing that mexican music. . my response thanks to herb and jerry they will become very successful starting with the tjb plus they are very smart guys who know the business. jerry hope all is well with you roger carroll
— roger carroll, may 8, 2013 at 12: 50 p. m .
lpc - 901 - the crests sing all biggies - crests [ 2 / 60 ] issued in mono only. label is yellow with black printing. earth angel / good golly miss molly / my special angel / six nights a week / butterfly / 16 candles / / the angels listened in / a rose and a baby ruth / i remember (in the still of the night) / party doll / silhouettes / tweedlee dee
lpcs - 902 - and then came adam - adam wade [ 1960 ] stereo information unavailable. label is black with silver printing. tenderly / tell her for me / just in time / first love / witchcraft / so in love / / fascination / ruby / a moment of madness / i had the craziest dream / i' m wise / around the world
lpcs - 903 - adam and evening - adam wade [ 1961 ] label is red with black and white printing. sleepy time gal (e) / we kiss in a shadow (s) / polka dots and moonbeams (e) / gloria' s theme (s) / guess i' ll hang my tears out to dry (s) / canadian sunset (s) / / my reverie (s) / i have dreamed (s) / i couldn' t sleep a wink last night (s) / for you (s) / dreamy (s) / the party' s over (s )
lpc - 905 - you belong to me - duprees [ 1962 ] issued in mono only. label is red with black and white printing. you belong to me / ginny / why don' t you believe me / september in the rain / take me as i am / the things i love / / my own true love / as time goes by / let' s make love again / these foolish things (remind me of you) / my dearest one / i wish i could believe you
lpc - 906 - have you heard - duprees [ 1963 ] issued in mono only. label is red with black and white printing. (it' s no) sin / i' d rather be here in your arms / exodus / yours / i gotta tell her now / it isn' t fair / / have you heard / love eyes / gone with the wind / so little time / the sand and the sea / where are you
colossus cgs 5000 - the italian asphalt & pavement co. presents duprees gold - duprees [ 1970 ] these are new recordings. have you heard / my special angel / the sky' s the limit / my own true love / people / check yourself / / you belong to me / two different worlds / goodnight my love / ring of love / my love, my love / why don' t you believe me
murray hill / rhino r2 70948 - the best of the crests featuring johnny maestro - crests [ 1990 ] 16 candles (m) / what a surprise (s) / trouble in paradise (m) / gee (but i' d give the world) (s) / pretty little angel (m) / flower of love (m) / model girl (s) / the angels listened in (s) / six nights a week (m) / isn' t it amazing (s) / i thank the moon (m) / a year ago tonight (s) / journey of love (s) / step by step (s) / it must be love (s) / young love (s) / mr. happiness (s) / i remember (in the still of the night) (s )
ace (uk) cdchd 322 - the best of the rest of johnny maestro & the crests - crests [ 1991 ] crests: learning' bout love (s) / molly mae (m) / i do (m) / paper crown (s, with studio talk and false start) / earth angel (s) / let me be the one (m) / beside you (m) / always you (s) / six nights a week [ alternate take ] (m, with studio talk) / my special angel (m) / step by step [ alternate take ] (s, with session talk) / isn' t it amazing (m) / strange love (m) / a rose and a baby ruth (s) / if my heart could write a letter (m) / silhouettes (m) / the angels listened in [ alternate take ] (s) / you took the joy out of spring (s). johnny masters [ maestro ]: say it isn' t so (s). johnny maestro: i. o. u. (m) / keep away from carol (m) / the way you look tonight (m) / test of love (s) / let true love begin (s) / out in the cold again (s) / besame baby (s) / we' ve got to tell them (s) / dream maker (s) / the warning voice (m )
collectables col - cd - 5455 - adam wade' s greatest hits - adam wade [ 1993 ] reissue of epic bn 26019. the writing on the wall (s) / tell her for me (s) / ruby (s) / as if i didn' t know (s) / i can' t help it (s) / speaking of her (s) / take good care of her (s) / the prisoner' s song (s) / linda (s) / i had the craziest dream (s) / tonight i won' t be there (s) / sleepy time gal (s )
thanks to little walter devenne, bob hyde, tom moulton, brian digiuseppe, and dennis dioguardi .
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george paxton and marvin cane formed coed records , inc. in new york city in 1958 , and had offices at 1619 broadway in the brill building . george paxton produced many of the songs on this label , most of which were of the east coast doo-wop group style , and some of these became hit songs of the day . between 1958 and 1965 , coed 's biggest acts included the crests , the rivieras , the duprees , the harptones , trade martin and adam wade , among others . frequently working with arranger & songwriter fred weismantel , paxton 's big-band background came in particularly handy with the duprees , who combined group vocals with deliberately nostalgic swing orchestra backing on hits like " you belong to me " and " why do n't you believe me . " other highlights include the crests ' " sixteen candles " and three songs from the group 's so-called " angel series , " " the angels listened in , " " pretty little angel , " and " trouble in paradise " . coed records ' final singles were released in 1965 . future co-founder of a&m records , jerry moss , began his music career promoting the crests ' " sixteen candles " record for coed . in april 2010 , the coed records catalogue was acquired by los angeles-based rights-management firm beach road music , llc . in january 2011 , beach road released the album from the vault : the coed records lost master tapes volume 1 .
george paxton and marvin cane formed coed records, inc. in new york city in 1958, and had offices at 1619 broadway in the brill building. george paxton produced many of the songs on this label, most of which were of the east coast doo-wop group style, and some of these became hit songs of the day. between 1958 and 1965, coed's biggest acts included the crests, the rivieras, the duprees, the harptones, trade martin and adam wade, among others. frequently working with arranger & songwriter fred weismantel, paxton's big-band background came in particularly handy with the duprees, who combined group vocals with deliberately nostalgic swing orchestra backing on hits like " you belong to me " and " why don't you believe me. " other highlights include the crests' " sixteen candles " and three songs from the group's so-called " angel series, " " the angels listened in, " " pretty little angel, " and " trouble in paradise ". coed records' final singles were released in 1965. future co-founder of a&m records, jerry moss, began his music career promoting the crests' " sixteen candles " record for coed. in april 2010, the coed records catalogue was acquired by los angeles-based rights-management firm beach road music, llc. in january 2011, beach road released the album from the vault: the coed records lost master tapes volume 1.
george paxton and marvin cane formed coed records, inc. in new york city in 1958, and had offices at 1619 broadway in the brill building. george paxton produced many of the songs on this label, most of which were of the east coast doo-wop group style, and some of these became hit songs of the day. between 1958 and 1965, coed's biggest acts included the crests, the rivieras, the duprees, the harptones, trade martin and adam wade, among others. frequently working with arranger & songwriter fred weismantel, paxton's big-band background came in particularly handy with the duprees, who combined group vocals with deliberately nostalgic swing orchestra backing on hits like " you belong to me " and " why don't you believe me. " other highlights include the crests' " sixteen candles " and three songs from the group's so-called " angel series, " " the angels listened in, " " pretty little angel, " and " trouble in paradise ". coed records' final singles were released in 1965. future co-founder of a&m records, jerry moss, began his music career promoting the crests' " sixteen candles " record for coed. in april 2010, the coed records catalogue was acquired by los angeles-based rights-management firm beach road music, llc. in january 2011, beach road released the album from the vault: the coed records lost master tapes volume 1.