THE FRANKIE VALLI AND THE FOUR SEASONS SESSIONS 1953 TO 1974 Section 2 Recordings under other names and backing work to others. 1958 to 1965 The following list is of productions that do have Frankie Valli and/or the yet to be named Four Seasons on backing vocals,(identified as THE PRE-FOUR SEASONS) some that probably do and some that may possibly have them on. It continues by covering the tracks Bob Crewe used them on as backing vocalists post ‘Sherry’ and several projects they initiated either together or individually. It does not include Bob Gaudio work as producer or with The Royal Teens (prior to joining the group) or to Nick Massi’s work before he joined the group or after he left. Note: All release dates refer to vinyl issues and not to subsequent issue on CD The format is firstly the artist session name and performers, year and place. Then the tabulated information lists in columns across the page . [Session Nr ] [Time (on record)] [Title] [Record release No] [Date Issued] (or Master) FRANKIE TYLER Date: Spring1958 ? Place ? FRANKIE VALLI; (+ vocal backing group?) JZSP 44258 2:04 I GO APE OKEH 7103 JUL 58 (B. Crewe-S. Slay) SEASONS 4 EVER 197? 778A (BOOT) JZSP 44259 1:53 IF YOU CARE OKEH 7103 JUL 58 (L. Pockriss-P. J. Vance) SEASONS 4 EVER 197? 778B (BOOT) FRANKIE VALLE & THE ROMANS / THE ROMANS (-1) Date: January 1959 Place ? Vocals; FRANKIE VALLI; THOMAS DeVITO; HENRY MAJEWSKI; CHARLES CALLELLO G-431 2.37 COME SI BELLA (-1) CINDY 3012 MAR 59 (De Palma-Calello) CARLSON INT. 8015 (7" 33/ ⅓) G-432 1.53 REAL (THIS IS REAL) CINDY 3012 MAR 59 (Coleman-Singleton) DESIGN LP-185 64 Note: No running times given on label of 3012. Flip of 8015 is unknown title by Robert Gerold FRANKIE VALLY Date: September? 1959 Place ? FRANKIE VALLI vocal ; back-up vocals by THOMAS DeVITO; NICHOLAS DeVITO; HENRY MAJEWSKI 107,690 2.38 PLEASE TAKE A CHANCE DECCA 30994 OCT 59 (Nick Macioci) 107,692 2.06 IT MAY BE WRONG DECCA 30994 OCT 59 (Armand L. Bibeauli) Note: re-issued on bootleg as by “The Four Lovers”, 197? Section 2 Version 5 – November 2011 Page 1 THE FRANKIE VALLI AND THE FOUR SEASONS SESSIONS 1953 TO 1974 THE DELICATES Date …1959 Place: Conrad Studio New Jersey THE DELICATES: DENISE FERRI, ARLEEN LANZOTTI, PEGGY SANTIGLIA vocals : BACK-UP VOCALS AND ARRANGEMENT BY: (THE PRE-FOUR SEASONS) FRANKIE VALLI; THOMAS DeVITO; NICK MASSI; ?Bob Gaudio? ? ? JOHNNY DEMO Unreleased (Ferri-Lanzotti-Santaglia) Note: Quote by Denise Ferri..” .we were very close friends witH tHe Seasons and tHey volunteered to sing backup on tHe demo for us... we Had it on a reel to reel tape, but I am sorry to say it Has disappeared. It was sucH a nice recording...a slow song witH Frankie on a very HigH note singing "JoHnny" and all Four Seasons sang on it” VILLAGE VOICES Date; Early1960 Place ? FRANKIE VALLI ; vocal ; back-up vocals by BOB GAUDIO; THOMAS DeVITO ; (possibly) BOBBY VALLI ; Produced by: BOB CREWE BC-00-1 2:33 TOO YOUNG TO START TOPIX 45-6000 MAR 1960 (Crewe) BC-00-2 2:45 RED LIPS TOPIX 45-6000 MAR 1960 (Crewe) FREDDIE CANNON Date Spring? 1960 Place? FREDDIE CANNON ; vocal; BACK-UP VOCALS (POSSIBLY) BY (THE PRE-FOUR SEASONS) FRANKIE VALLI; THOMAS DeVITO; NICK MASSI; BOB GAUDIO . + FEMALE CHORUS Arranged & conducted by: SID BASS ; Produced by: FRANK SLAY JR and BOB CREWE . ? A 2:56 THE URGE SWAN 4053 APR 1960 (Frank Slay Jr. – Bob Crewe) ? B 2:47 JUMP OVER SWAN 4053 APR 1960 (Frank Slay Jr. – Bob Crewe) Note: On Westcoast pressings the Delta #’s are 34986 (Jump) & 34986-X (Urge) TURNER Di SENTRI Date; Spring1960 Place ? BOB GAUDIO ; vocal ; back-up vocals by : FRANKIE VALLI; THOMAS DeVITO . (-1 Mostly instrumental witH FRANKIE VALLI epilogue) BC-003 2:49 TEN MILLION TEARS -1 TOPIX 45-6001-V JUNE 1960 (THeme from “AnotHer Apartment”) (Crewe) BC-004 2:49 SPANISH LACE TOPIX 45-6001-V JUNE 1960 (THeme from tHe “West Side”) (Crewe) Section 2 Version 5 – November 2011 Page 2 THE FRANKIE VALLI AND THE FOUR SEASONS SESSIONS 1953 TO 1974 BILLY DIXON AND THE TOPICS Date: Summer 1960 Place ? FRANKIE VALLI; THOMAS DeVITO; HENRY MAJEWSKI; BOB GAUDIO; Produced by: BOB CREWE . BC-005 2:33 TRANCE TOPIX 45-6002 AUG 1960 (Bob Gaudio) SEASONS 4 EVER 777B (BOOT) BC-006 2:27 I AM ALL ALONE TOPIX 45-6002 AUG 1960 (Bob Gaudio) SEASONS 4 EVER 777A (BOOT) GINNY ARNELL Date Late 1960 Place; NYC? GINNY ARNELL vocal ; BACK-UP VOCALS BY: (THE PRE-FOUR SEASONS) FRANKIE VALLI; THOMAS DeVITO; NICK MASSI; BOB GAUDIO 61-WA-112 1:55 NO ONE CARES WARWICK 671 JAN 1961 (Bob Gaudio) 61-WA-113 2:20 TRIBUTE TO YOU (Larane & Joy Darby) WARWICK 671 JAN 1961 VIRGIL HOLMES Date January?1961 Place? VIRGIL HOLMES vocal ; BACK-UP VOCALS BY: (THE PRE-FOUR SEASONS) FRANKIE VALLI; THOMAS DeVITO; NICK MASSI; BOB GAUDIO . A BOB CREWE Production ? 2:00 WALKING ALONE ATLANTIC 2103 FEB1961 (Virgil Holmes) ? 2:07 GHOST TRAIN ATLANTIC 2103 FEB1961 (Virgil Holmes) LENNY O'HENRY (real name Daniel Cannon) AND THE SHORT STORIES Date Early 1961 Place ? LENNY O'HENRY vocal ; BACK-UP VOCALS BY: (THE PRE-FOUR SEASONS) FRANKIE VALLI; THOMAS DeVITO; NICK MASSI; BOB GAUDIO ; Produced by: BOB CREWE . 4300 2:34 CHEATED HEART ABC PARAMOUNT MAR 1961 (Troy Keyes) 10222 4301 2:38 BILLY THE CONTINENTAL KID ABC PARAMOUNT MAR 1961 (Daniel Cannon) 10222 MISS FRANKIE NOLAN Date Early 1961 Place ? MISS FRANKIE NOLAN : BACK-UP VOCALS BY: (THE PRE-FOUR SEASONS) FRANKIE VALLI; THOMAS DeVITO; NICK MASSI; BOB GAUDIO . 4314 2.12 I STILL CARE ABC PARAMOUNT APR 1961 (Bob Gaudio) 10231 4315 2:30 (I wisH it were) SUMMER ALL YEAR ‘ROUND ABC PARAMOUNT APR 1961 (Bob Crewe) 10231 Section 2 Version 5 – November 2011 Page 3 THE FRANKIE VALLI AND THE FOUR SEASONS SESSIONS 1953 TO 1974 HAL MILLER AND THE RAYS Date Spring 1961 BELL SOUND STUDIO, N.Y. THE RAYS ( HAROLD "HAL" MILLER lead vocal ; H. JAMES; J. JAMES;) BACK-UP VOCALS BY: (THE PRE-FOUR SEASONS) (FRANKIE VALLI; THOMAS DeVITO; HENRY MAJEWSKI; BOB GAUDIO ;) Arranged & conducted by: CHARLES CALELLO ; Produced by: BOB CREWE . BC-0014 2:20 AN ANGEL CRIED TOPIX 45-6003 MAY 1961 (B.Gaudio) BC-0015 2:44 HOPE, FAITH AND DREAMS TOPIX 45-6003 MAY 1961 (Crewe) Note: On Westcoast pressings the numbers are: BC-0014 with Delta # 40759 & 45-BC-0015 with Delta # 40759 MATTHEW REID (real name: David C. L’Hereaux. Also recorded under tHe name of D.C. LaRue) Date Spring 1961 Place ? MATHEW REID vocal ; BACK-UP VOCALS BY: (THE PRE-FOUR SEASONS) FRANKIE VALLI; THOMAS DeVITO; NICK MASSI; BOB GAUDIO . A BOB CREWE Production. 4336 2:20 JANE ABC PARAMOUNT JUN 1961 (David L’Heureaux – Bob Crewe) 10259 4337 2:29 WHY START ABC PARAMOUNT JUN 1961 (B.Crewe – B.Gaudio) 10259 JOHNNY HALO Date Spring 1961 BELL SOUND STUDIO, N.Y. JOHNNY HALO ; vocal. BACK-UP VOCALS BY: (THE PRE-FOUR SEASONS) (FRANKIE VALLI; THOMAS DeVITO; NICK MASSI; BOB GAUDIO ) Arranged by: SID BASS ; Produced by: BOB CREWE . BC-00-16-1A 2:10 BETTY JEAN TOPIX 45-6004 JUN 1961 (Hunter; Samara; Halo) BC-00-17-1C 2:23 MORE LOVIN’, LESS TALKIN’ TOPIX 45-6004 JUN 1961 (Crewe-L’Hereux) FRANK HUBBELL AND THE HUBB-CAPS Date June? 1961 BELL SOUND STUDIO, N.Y. BACK-UP VOCALS BY: THE PRE-FOUR SEASONS ( FRANKIE VALLI; THOMAS DeVITO; HENRY MAJEWSKI; BOB GAUDIO ) Arranged & conducted by “ CALELLO ”; Produced by: BOB CREWE . BC 0018 2:19 BROKEN DATE “Wild Side” TOPIX 45-6005 JULY 1961 (Don PHillips) BC 0019 2:23 BROKEN DATE “Bossa Nova Side” TOPIX 45-6005 JULY 1961 (Don PHillips) Note: On Westcoast pressings the numbers are: BC-0018-2E with Delta # 46830 & BC 00-19-1E with Delta # 46830-X There is little sonic evidence that the Four Seasons perform vocally on this track…..perhaps they appear instrumentally. Section 2 Version 5 – November 2011 Page 4 THE FRANKIE VALLI AND THE FOUR SEASONS SESSIONS 1953 TO 1974 MATTHEW REID (real name: David C. L’Hereaux. Also recorded under tHe name of D.C. LaRue) Date Summer 1961 BELL SOUND STUDIO, N.Y. MATTHEW REID ; vocal ; BACK-UP VOCALS BY: (THE PRE-FOUR SEASONS) FRANKIE VALLI; THOMAS DeVITO; NICK MASSI; BOB GAUDIO . Arranged & conducted by: SID BASS ; Produced by: BOB CREWE . BC-00-20-1B 2:09 LOLLIPOPS WENT OUT OF STYLE TOPIX 45-6006 AUG 1961 (Crewe-L'Heureux) BC-00-21-1C 2:21 CRY MYSELF TO SLEEP TOPIX 45-6006 AUG 1961 (Crewe-Gaudio) ALEX ALDA Date Summer 1961? Place ? NICK MASSI vocal ;BACK-UP VOCALS BY: THOMAS DeVITO; HENRY MAJEWSKI; BOB GAUDIO ; Arranged by: NICK MASSI ; Produced by: BOB CREWE . BC-00-23-1A 3:02 LITTLE PONY TOPIX 45-6007 SEP 1961 (Massi-Gaudio) Note: The above is a single sided 45 HEDY, FREDDIE AND MEE TOO Date: Fall 1961? Place NYC? HEDY SONTAG; Vocal; Back-up vocals (Probably) by (THE PRE-FOUR SEASONS) FRANKIE VALLI; THOMAS DeVITO; NICK MASSI; BOB GAUDIO. A Bob Crewe Production TS-1-A 2:38 SPINAROUND POP-SIDE PS1 OCT 1961 (B. Crewe) TS-1-B 2:18 PLAYING HARD TO GET POP-SIDE PS1 OCT 1961 (H.Sontag-F.Espy) Note: Numbers on label are PS-1-A & PS-1-B. Writers on label are listed as (Crewe) & (Sontag-Espy) only. LENNY O'HENRY (real name Daniel Cannon) Date Fall 1961? Place ? LENNY O'HENRY vocal ; BACK-UP VOCALS BY: (POSSIBLY) (THE PRE-FOUR SEASONS) FRANKIE VALLI; THOMAS DeVITO; NICK MASSI; BOB GAUDIO 4345A 2:15 THE TOUCH OF YOU ABC PARAMOUNT NOV 1961 (B.