4 SEASONS (Frankie VALLI & 4 SEASONS) USA VINYL RECORD
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4 SEASONS (Frankie VALLI & 4 SEASONS) USA VINYL RECORD[CD] DISCOGRAPHY 1962 to 2007 Special thanks go to the following sources used in compilation of this discography: previous USA and UK Fan Club newsletters, Charles Alexander, Ken Charmer, Tom Cramlington, John Hornsby, George Juba, Russ McLelland, Mike Miller, Ray Nichol, Frank Rovello, Jose Sanchez and Paul Urbahns Revised and updated August, 2018 by George A Ingram The discography listed below cites official, regular/stock (shop) copies of 4 Seasons’ 45 rpm USA releases on vinyl, CD or musicassette with a mention of promo/demo copies of interest and also any other collectable interesting releases including albums around during this period. The chart positions cited are BB = Billboard, CB = Cash Box, MV = Music Vendor, RW = Record World plus BB Adult Contemporary AC, BB R&B or BB Disco charts, RC = UK Record Collector. *Indicates picture sleeved single, ri reissue, rev(s) - review(s) and any recommended/spotlight singles included as reviews, ad – advert, usually full page. N.B. MV became RW in April, 1964. Actual release dates where known are given [in brackets] after the record label numbers plus known dates of any BB or CB reviews are all shown in order of date/month/year. Interesting records and odd track(s) on selected albums are also mentioned. This discography may not be complete.September 2018 Bermuda/Spanish Lace {CB rev 27/01/62; BB rev 03/02/62} Gone 5122 [12/61] (Multicoloured label – green/yellow/orange/mauve; reached shops after Xmas hence [01/62] cited by some authors. Stock/shop copies had ‘A Bob Crewe Production’ printed on right hand side of label; the black & white promo copy Had ‘A Bob Crewe Prod.’ On label right hand side) Sherry/I’ve cried before {BB & CB revs 04/08/62;BB ad 28/07/62;CB ad 04/08/62} Vee-Jay 456 BB 1 CB 1 MV 1 R&B 1 [07/62] (DJ copy was black & white label with oval VJ logo as were all VJ DJ 4 Seasons releases from VJ 456 to VJ 576; all stock/regular pressings had the black rainbow label with oval VJ logo from VJ 456 to VJ 597. Later pressings in 1963 came out on black label with silver writing with VJ logo in brackets} Gold single sales. Big girls don’t cry/Connie-O {CB rev 20/10/62; BB & CB ads 13/10/62} VJ 465 BB 1 CB 1 MV 1 R&B 1[10/62] {Both the first two VJ singles were initially released on the black rainbow coloured label with oval VJ logo; later pressings in 1963 came out in black label with silver writing with VJ logo in brackets} Gold single sales. Spanish Lace/Bermuda ri {BB rev 20/10/62}(mauve/orange two-coloured label) Gone 5122 [10/62] (The reissue pressing had ‘A Bob Crewe Productions’ printed on bottom of label) Santa Claus is comin’ to town/Christmas tears {BB & CB revs 01/12/62} VJ 478 BB 23 CB 28 MV 12 [11/62] *The Four Seasons Sing EP {BB rev & CB ad 08/12/62; BB cited 01/12/62 & BB ad 29/12/62} VJ VJEP 1-901 BB 115 CB 131 [12/62] Tracks: Peanuts/Never on a Sunday/La Dee Dah/I can’t give you anything but love. (Due to Xmas 1962, this EP finally hit most stores hence [02/63] in some discographies; released with the hard cardboard cover with picture same as that of the “Sherry” LP. The EP re-charted in 1964 because of the release of VJ 576 and then reissued in 1964 with a coloured “special bonus” titled paper sleeve). A black & white label DJ copy with the 4 tracks was also released. Walk like a man/Lucky ladybug {BB & CB revs19/01/63; CB ad 19/01/63;BB ad 02/02/63} VJ 485 BB 1 CB 1 MV 1 R&B 3 [01/63] The Four Seasons Sing EP {BB rev 30/03/63} VJ VJEP 1-902 BB 123 CB 106 MV 126 [03/63] Tracks:- Why do fools fall in love?/Silhouettes/Alone/Since I don’t have you. (DJ copies had black & white labelwith the 4 tracks) Ain’t that a shame/Soon (I’ll be home again) {CB & BB revs 13/04/63; BB ad 27/04/63} VJ 512 BB 22 CB 20 MV 20 [03/63] (Some authors cite 04/63 as release date; “Soon” reached BB 77 CB 70 MV 59; some black & white label DJ copies had “Soon/Soon” on each side or soon/blank side; other DJ pressings featured both ‘A’ and ‘B’ side tracks) Candy girl/Marlena {BB & CB revs 22/06/63; CB ad 10/08/63} (“Marlena” reached BB 36 CB 35) VJ 539 BB 3 CB 4 MV 4 R&B 13 [06/63] New mexican rose/That’s the only way {CB rev 28/09/63; CB ad 12/10/63} VJ 562 BB 36 CB 30 MV 30 [09/63] (“That’s the only way” reached BB 88 CB 65 MV 101; DJ copies of this single only had the flip side titled “That’s the way it goes” as did the first few pressings of the regular/stock copies of the single) Sherry/I’ve cried before ri {BB ad 05/10/63] Oldies OL 18 [10/63] Big girls don’t cry/Connie-O ri {BB ad 05/10/63] Oldies OL 47 [10/63] Brunswick Bowling Spot jingle sung by The 4 Seasons Radio Commercial Only [11/63] Big Man’s World 1-sided cardboard disc promo single 45 rpm Columbia Record Club 6675 [11/63] Stay/Peanuts VJ 576 (MV 72?) [11/63] Peanuts/blank flip side One sided black & white label DJ copy VJ DJ EP 1-901 MV 72/BB 108 [11/63] (The “Peanuts” EP VJEP1-901, because of the single-sided demo track used to promote VJ 576, actually re-charted in January 1964 reaching BB 108 and MV 72 hence a release date of [12/63] by some authors. The single VJ 576 was withdrawn in late December and may have contributed in part to this chart success. However, the track “Peanuts” was replaced with “Goodnight my love” for the VJ 582 release in January, 1964) I belong to you Unreleased demo of duet between Nick Massi & Denise Ferri (of Denise and The Delicates) [1963] Walk like a man/Lucky ladybug ri {BB ad 25/01/64} Oldies OL 60 [11/63] (OL47 and 60 were released in orange & white and red & black labels) Stay/Goodnight my love {BB & CB revs 01/02/64;CB ad 18/01/64} VJ 582 BB 16 CB 15 MV 15 [01/64] (Changed flip side of VJ 576 to allow “Stay” to chart instead of the “Peanuts” EP; 2 stock/regular copy label variations – black with white or silver writing with VJ written in either the oval or brackets, and the usual black rainbow pressings with oval VJ logo. Promo copies of this single had blue & white labels as did their VJ promo singles from VJ 597 to VJ 717) Dawn/No surfin’today {BB rev & CB ad 18/01/64; CB rev 25/01/64} Philips 40166 BB 3 CB 3 MV 3 [10/01/64] (Original copies had the black Philips label; from 1967 “Dawn” pressings had the pale blue label stamped with the letter S. “Dawn” was recorded at the Atlantic studios, NYC on 20/11/63). All Philips 4 Seasons regular/stock copies from 40166 to 40523 (except 40490) had a black Philips label. All 4 Seasons’ promo/demo (i.e for broadcast only/not for sale) copies except where stated from Philips 40l66 to 40688 had white labels with black writing. Candy girl/Marlena ri {BB ad 25/01/64] Oldies OL 116 [01/64] *Big Man’s World 1-sided picture cardboard 6″ disc promo single 45 rpm Columbia Record Club 6675 [03/64] *Ronnie/Born to wander {BB & CB revs 04/04/64; BB ad 02/05/64} Philips 40185 BB 6 CB 6 MV 6 [23/03/64] *Big Man’s World/You send me 33⅓ rpm 6″ Auravision D41 (M6724) [04/64] (Released to members of the Columbia Record Club on 1-sided square cardboard disc with picture of the group) *Alone/Long lonely nights {BB & CB ads 23/05/64 & revs 30/05/64} VJ 597 BB 28 CB 24 RW 29 [05/64] (“Long lonely nights” reached BB 102 CB 74. Stock/regular copies were pressed with either the black rainbow label with oval VJ logo (or VJ logo in brackets) or black & silver label with the VJ logo in brackets or black & silver label again with VJ logo not in brackets or with a yellow label with black writing VJ logo not in brackets). The stock/regular pressings of singles from VJ 597 to 664 had black rainbow type label & VJ logo in brackets. *Rag doll/Silence is golden {BB & CB revs 13/06/64} Philips 40211 BB 1 CB 1 RW 1 [28/05/64] {Two picture sleeve colours – one yellow with black border, the other green with black border; original copies had the black Philips label; from 1967 “Rag Doll” pressings had the pale blue label stamped with an S} Gold disc RIAA awarded 24/08/64. Save it for me/Funny face {BB & CB revs 22/08/64;BB ad 15/08/64} Philips 40225 BB 10 CB 9 RW 8 [08/08/64] Sincerely/One song {BB & CB revs 15/08/64} (“One Song” RW 113) VJ 608 BB 75 CB 87 RW 60 [28/07/64] Happy, happy birthday/Apple of my eye {BB ad/cited 26/09/64; CB rev 26/09/64} VJ 618 RW 130 [09/64] (“Apple of my eye” charted on BB 106 CB 117 RW 104) *Big man in town/Little angel {CB & BB revs; CB ad 31/10/64} Philips 40238 BB 20 CB 14 RW 14 [20/10/64] (Promo copies had pink label with black writing) *I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus/Christmas tears {BB & CB revs 07/11/64} VJ 626 BB 19 Xmas Charts [10/64] (Black rainbow pressing had VJ logo in brackets; black & silver label had the oval VJ logo} and was an early release to compete with Philips 40238) *Bye bye baby/Searchin’ wind {CB rev and ad 16/01/65} Philips 40260 BB 12 CB 10 RW 6 [30/12/64] Sherry/Baby what you want me to do (Jimmy Reed) ri Oldies OL 18/OL 19 [1964] Walk like a man/Nobody but you Dee Clark (with the Riley Hampton Orchestra) ri Oldies OL 60/OL 65 [1964] Big girls don’t cry/Could this be magic? (The Dubbs) ri Oldies OL 47/OL 48 [1964] Candy girl/At the county fair The (Impressions with Jerry Butler) ri Oldies OL 116/OL 77 [1964] Candy girl/Dear one (The Scarlets) ri Oldies OL 116/OL 117 [1964] Never on a Sunday/Connie-O {CB rev & BB cited 09/01/65} VJ 639 CB 146 [01/65] (Some author’s cite [12/64] as release date but to compete VJ 639 may have been issued at a similar time to Philips “Bye Bye Baby” that was released on 30/12/64 but 01/65 release seems more likely due to VJ 639 distribution at the start of the new year) Rag Doll/Ronnie Philips double-hit series ri {BB ad 16/01/65}