No Label (USA, 1967/8)LABELS
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USA :
no label
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acetate 10" EP - ....
Sounds Of Soul #1 (Band
line-up July 1966 - 1967)
Peter Criss (as Peter Criscuola) (drums, percussion)
Jack Edwards (lead vocals)
Angelo Opper (bass)
Joey Lucenti (guitars)
Pepi Genneralli (keyboards)
Tommy Ventimiglia (horns, brass)
Sounds Of Soul #2 (Band
line-up 1967 - May
1968)
Peter Criss (as Peter Criscuola) (drums, percussion)
Angelo Opper (bass)
Joey Lucenti (guitars, vocals)
Pepi Genneralli (keyboards)
Tommy Ventimiglia (horns, brass)
NOTES
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Unreleased demo recording 10" acetate.
The songs are covers recorded by the Sounds Of Soul (mark #2) during 1967.
All of the songs had been hits during the mid 1960s, and were probably representative of the material that the band performed. "Since I Fell For You" had been a hit for Lenny Welch in 1963 when it reached #4 on the charts. "Respect" had been made famous by the arrangement that Aretha Franklin took to #1 in 1967. However, the original writer/performer, Otis Redding only managed a minor hit with the song in 1965 when it reached #35 on the singles charts. Aretha's version has the distinct "R-E-S-P-E-C-T" section, unlike Otis' original. Sounds of Soul covered the original arrangement. "My Girl" really needs no introduction, though it is somewhat ironic that Ace Frehley's post-KISS band,
Frehley's Comet, would also later cover this Smokey Robinson song - it wouldn't make it past demo stage either.
Sounds Of Soul was originally formed by Jack Edwards, and the
band was first named John Michael Edwards and the Sounds
of Soul. According to Jack Edwards, drummer Peter Criss sang
very little in the band. When Peter Criss wasn’t available,
Sound Of Soul had Jerry Nolan on drums, who later joined The New
York Dolls and Johnny Thunders and The Heartbreakers ..
left to right : Jack Edwards, Angelo Opper,
Tommy Ventimiglia,
Joey Lucenti,
Ralph Savories (band manager),
Pepi Genneralli, Peter Criss.
Top left to right :
Joey Lucenti, Angelo Opper, Jack Edwards,
Front left to right :
Pepi Genneralli,
Tommy Ventimiglia, Peter Criss.
below : Peter Criss 1967 Sounds Of Soul Signed Performance
Contract (USA),dated 23rd October 1967 and relates to
performances at the Villa Capri in Albany, New York between 24th
and 29th October 1967.
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