Friday, June 24, 2022

A 5 Royales 6-Pack


I've bought numerous record collections in my time and just as there is always going to be a few Melanie records you can't give away, there always seems to be a 5 Royales record, as well. Usually, it's the one pictured. It's a budget reissue on one of the various reiterations of the Apollo label and it rarely sells for more than $5, $8- $10 if you're lucky. As a matter of fact, I just bought the one pictured above this past weekend at Sit & Spin in Philadelphia for $4.99. It is almost always the best $5 I spend and almost always the best spin of the day.

Lowman Pauling, guitarist and songwriter of the 5 Royales influenced many, including Jagger and Richards, Steve Cropper, and Clapton. The music covers early R&B, doo wop, soul and swing, often all at the same time. Pound for pound, this collection featuring 14 tracks, is one of the greatest compilations put to wax. The music made me so very happy, I decided I needed to share a six pack for the weekend.

Unzip your way to a guaranteed 16 minutes of bliss.

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TRACKLIST
The Slummer The Slum
Baby Don't Do It
Help Me Somebody
Too Much Of A Little Bit
My Sugar Sugar
Dedicated To the One I Love

11 comments:

JAYESSEMM said...

Sixteen minutes of bliss!

Yes Yes Yes

Troy said...

Thanks for this!! Great share!! Happy weekend!!

Marty said...

Went to this which is 5 minutes from my house.
https://youtu.be/II0QtIay620

Allan Rosenberg said...

The 5 Royales are magic! I played them frequently on my radio show.

A great selection of tracks for the mix.

Any reader on the fence about downloading, go ahead you will very likely want to hear more of The 5 Royales after listening to the mix a few times as their recordings continue to please upon multiple listenings. Wow that was some sentence.

(Enthusiastic) Doctored Captain Al

J. Loslo said...

I didn't discover The "5" Royales until I was in my fifties, and I felt cheated that I'd been missing out all those years. They are criminally under-appreciated. My favorites include "Right Around the Corner" and "When I Get Like This." Also worth a listen is the Lowman Pauling post-Royales track "I'm A Cool Teenager," credited to El Pauling and The Royalton:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UcUSEY8_Do

M_Sharp said...

Excellent! I always liked Mud Boy & The Neutrons cover of Slummer D Slum. I'm not sure who's doing the amazing vocal, but I doubt that it's Jim Dickinson.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax7gy2iOo-U

Cleveland Jeff said...

The 5 Royales were a great band, Pullman a great guitarist, and any of the compilations are generally fantastic. Steve Cropper did a 5 Royales tribute in 2011 that is lovely and hosts many A-list guest vocalists. I reviewed it here:
https://kleaveburg.blogspot.com/search/label/5%20Royales

Sal Nunziato said...

Great review, Cleveland Jeff!
Now I must play it!

Michael Giltz said...

I'm checking them out now on Amazon Music. Thx! :)

dogbreath said...

A Royale with cheese, it ain't. And I mean that as a good thing as I don't want cheese with my burger. Thanks for the post. Cheers!

Anonymous said...

Possibly Sid Selvidge on the vocal on Slummer D Slum, a la Mud Boy.