Name: Doo Wop
Brand: Various Artists

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

CM743120

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Colour

Black

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2020-08-29

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

PIAS

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

3149020941720

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Various Artists

Genre GB

Rockabilly / 50s Rock 'n' Roll

Label GB

Le Chant du Monde

Le Chant du Monde is a French label and music publishing house founded in 1938 by Léon Moussinac. Supported by prestigious allies such as Georges Auric, Roger Désormière, Arthur Honegger, Charles Kœchlin, Darius Milhaud, Francis Poulenc, Manuel Rosenthal et Albert Roussel, they have become known for their collection of traditional music recordings and commissioned compositions that transcribe French oral traditions. After WWII, they acquired les Editions sociales internationales and became the French editor of Russian composers Serge Prokofiev, Dimitri Chostakovitch and Aram Khatchatourian. They were also the first producer of notable artists like Léo Ferré, Mouloudji, Cora Vaucaire and Colette Magny.
In January 1982, Le Chant Du Monde faced bankruptcy but was reactivated six months later with a new distributor. In 1993, they merged with Arlesian-based French distributor [l19369] and now focus on classical music, pop music, children's music and traditional music.

On the occasion of Record Store Day 2020, Le Chant du Monde is proud to announce its first doo-wop compilation. The popularity of this music among young singers in urban American communities in the 1950s, such as New York, Chicago, or Philadelphia, is largely due to the fact that the music can be interpreted advantageously a cappella. The doo-wop wave submerged in the United States from east to west and between 1950 and 1960 with more than 15,000 vocal groups releasing at least one record. In 2020, the embers are not completely extinguished and nostalgia is still present, bringing together both the great classics of the genre, but also some very rare pearls. It features The Capris, The Earls, The Penguins, The Tru-Tones and more.

Doo Wop

Music GB

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