This CD from the now-defunct Relic label, is still available from some "oldies" music dealers. The 12-page booklet with notes by Donn Fileti is informative, providing a good outline of the group's career. John Charles Marion has a Harptones Web page with a good summary of the group's history.
From 1953 to 1957, the Harptones recorded for Monte Bruce, Leo Rogers, Hy Weiss, and George Goldner. This package contains their recordings for Bruce and Rogers, supplemented by three "live" tracks. It is the "sole source" for a "complete" run of Bruce, Andrea and Tip Top label Harptones cuts. The Weiss and Goldner recordings can be found on other "Harptones" CDs.
Get this one while it's still available.
Track listing :
1. A Sunday Kind Of Love - (Bruce #101) Dec 53
2. My Memories Of You - (Bruce # 102) Jan 54
3. Oobidee Oobidee Oo - (Bruce #113) Dec 54
4. Since I Fell For You - (Bruce #113) Dec 54
5. I Depended On You - (Bruce #104) Feb 54
6. Mambo Boogie - (Bruce #104) Feb 54
7. I'll Never Tell - (Bruce #101) Dec 53
8. High Flying Baby - (Tip Top #401) Sep 56
9. I Almost Lost My Mind - (Bruce #126) Mar 55
10. It Was Just For Laughs - (Bruce # 102) Jan 54
11. Loving A Girl Like You - (Bruce # 123) 1963
12. What Is Your Decision - (Andrea # 100) Apr 56
13. Forever Mine - (Bruce #109) Jul 54
14. Oo Wee Baby - (Bruce #126) Mar 55
15. Gimme Some - (Andrea # 100) Apr 56
16. Why Should I Love You - (Bruce #109) Jul 54
17. My Memories Of You - (Tip Top #401) Sep 56
18. High Flying Baby (live version - 1955)
19. Oo Wee Baby (live version - 1955)
20. Mambo Boogie (live version - 1955)
