ALBUM REVIEW

GOLDEN DOO WOPS OF BIM BAM BOOM RECORDS - Vols. 1 & 2 -
(Bim Bam Boom CDs #100 & 101)

The Bim Bam Boom label was a spinoff of the 1970s doo wop fanzine Bim Bam Boom. These 2 CDs contain the entire output of the label, plus a few unreleased tracks, in a convenient package. There are no liner notes, just an ad for Volume 2 in Volume 1, and vice-versa.

The label combined re-releases from the 1950s and early 1960s with newly-recorded doo-wop music. Its most notable product is probably the re-release of Stormy Weather / Sleepy Cowboy by the Five Sharps [originally Jubilee #5104, released in 1952].

A worthwhile acquisition for the vocal group harmony aficionado. I have included original label and dating information in the track listing to the extent available.

Track listing:

Volume 1:
1. That's My Girl - Heartspinners (Bim Bam Boom # 108) Jul 1972
2. Three Steps To Go - Eddie & the Starlites (Bim Bam Boom # 102) May 1972
3. You Said You Love - Dell Vikings (Bim Bam Boom # 113) Feb 1973
4. Love Me - Cardinals (Bim Bam Boom EP # 1000) Aug 1973
5. One Room - Stylists (Rose #16/17) 1960 / (Bim Bam Boom # 120) Aug 1973
6. Hey Senorita - Dino & the Heartspinners (Bim Bam Boom # 119) Jun 1973
7. Girl Girl - Dell Vikings (Bim Bam Boom # 115) Feb 1973
8. You Can Count On Me - Avalons (Casino #108) 1959 (Bim Bam Boom # 106) Jul 1972
9. Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind (Acappella) - Five Keys (Bim Bam Boom # 116) Jun 1973
10. It's Just A Matter Of Time - Elegants (Bim Bam Boom # 121) Aug 1973
11. Let's Go Back To Yesterday - Heartspinners (Unreleased) 1973
12. I Wonder - Stylists (Rose #16/17) 1960 / (Bim Bam Boom # 120) Aug 1973
13. Cha-Lypso Baby - Nobletones (C&M #182) 1958, (Times Square #18) 1963 (Bim Bam Boom # 118) Jun 1973
14. Cold Feet - Dell Vikings (Bim Bam Boom # 111) Sep 1972
15. Chapel Bells - Heartspinners (Unreleased) 1973
16. Nobody But You And Me - Eddie & the Starlites (Bim Bam Boom # 102) May 1972
17. You Do Something To Me - Avalons (Casino #108) 1959 (Bim Bam Boom # 106) Jul 1972
18. Lonesome Weekend - Elegants (Bim Bam Boom # 121) Aug 1973
19. I'm Spinning - Dell Vikings (Bim Bam Boom # 115) Feb 1973
20. Who Cares About Love - Nobletones (C&M #182) 1958, (Times Square #18) 1963 (Bim Bam Boom # 118) Jun 1973
21. Baby - Fabutones (Bim Bam Boom # 100) 1972
22. I Love You So - Heartspinners (Bim Bam Boom # 112) Dec 1972
23. Have I Been Gone Too Long - Cardinals (Bim Bam Boom EP # 1000) Aug 1973
24. Them There Eyes - Lewis Lymon & the Teenchords (Juanita #101) 1958 (Bim Bam Boom #114) Feb 1973
25. I Cried - Lincolns (Aljon #113/114) 1957 (Bim Bam Boom #105) May 1972
26. Do You Wanna Dance- Heartspinners (Unreleased) 1973

Volume 2:
1. Stormy Weather - Five Sharps (Jubilee #5104) 1952 (Bim Bam Boom #103) Dec 1972
2. Sure Nuff - Cardinals (Bim Bam Boom EP # 1000) Aug 1973
3. My Inspiration - Inspirations (Bim Bam Boom # 109) Jul 1972
4. Oh Rosemarie - Fascinators (Bim Bam Boom # 110) Dec 1972
5. Cry Like I Cried - Heartspiners (Bim Bam Boom # 108) Jul 1972
6. Dance Girl - Lewis Lymon & the Teenchords (Juanita #101) 1958 (Bim Bam Boom #114) Feb 1973
7. Watching The Moon - Dell Vikings (Bim Bam Boom # 113) Feb 1973
8. Madly in Love - Lincolns (Aljon #113/114) 1957 (Bim Bam Boom #105) May 1972
9. Wish She Was Mine - Vilons (Bim Bam Boom #104) May 1972
10. I'm Not A Know It All - Dino & the Heartspinners (Bim Bam Boom #119) Jun 1973
11. Walking With My Baby - Vocaltones (Juanita #100) 1958 (Bim Bam Boom #117) Jun 1973
12. Angel Of Love - Schoolboys (Juanita #103) 1958 (Bim Bam Boom #117) Jul 1972
13. Train (Choo Choo) - Cardinals (Bim Bam Boom EP # 1000) Aug 1973
14. I Found A Love - Fabutones (Bim Bam Boom # 100) 1972
15. Come Back Home to Me - Inspirations (Unreleased) 1972
16. I Want to Marry You - Dell Vikings (Bim Bam Boom #111) Sep 1972
17. Come To Paradise - Heartspinners (Unreleased) 1973
18. Love Or Infatuation - Videos (Casino #105) 1959 (Bim Bam Boom #101) Jul 1972
19. Wanna Lee - Vocaltones (Juanita #100) 1958 (Bim Bam Boom #117) Jun 1973
20. Angel Darling - Vilons (Bim Bam Boom #104) May 1972
21. Aye Yai Yai - Inspirations (Bim Bam Boom #109) Jul 1972
22. Sleepy Cowboy - Five Sharps (Jubilee #5104) 1952 (Bim Bam Boom #103) Dec 1972
23. Two People In The World - Heartspinners (Bim Bam Boom #112) Dec 1972
24. Close Your Eyes (Acappella) - Five Keys (Bim Bam Boom #116) Jun 1973
25. The Slide - Schoolboys (Juanita #103) 1958 (Bim Bam Boom #117) Jul 1972
26. Forgive Me, My Darling - Fascinators (Bim Bam Boom #110) Dec 1972
27. Shoo Be Doo Be Cha Cha Cha - Videos (Casino #105) 1959 (Bim Bam Boom #101) Jul 1972

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