Originally released as Golden Classics, this Collectables compilation of ground-breaking interracial doo wop group The Del Vikings brings together many of their classic sides. Included is their most well-known hit, the sublime "Come Go With Me" as well as similarly popular cuts "Whispering Bells" and "How Can I Find True Love." While Hip-O's Come Go With Me: The Best of the Del-Vikings -- The Dot/ABC Recordings is a better place to start, {^The Best of the Del-Vikings [Collectabl...   [ read more ]

CD $12.33

This really isn't for collectors only -- it is the only single collection of the group's stuff that shows the full range of this sadly underrated vocal group. As it is, its mere existence as a mid-priced double CD, alongside the presence of the two best-of compilations from MCA and Mercury, makes collecting the best Dell Vikings material extremely complicated. Collectables Records got access to the complete recordings that the original group made for Fee Bee Records, which covers their histo...   [ read more ]

CD $24.68

During the early R&B and doo wop era groups often toured in packages, taking the stage for a quick set of four or five songs, then clearing out of the way for the next act to do their four or five songs, and in some ways that's what this "meets" series from Collectables feels like, as it combines two R&B vocal artists -- five songs apiece. This one combines the Del Vikings (listed on the cover here as the Dell Vikings) with the Duprees, to the obvious benefit of neither, and the whole...   [ read more ]

CD $7.58