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With it's cool label design (by Mitch Margo), ecletic release schedule and the rarity of particularity the later releases, this is one of the sixties most iconic and collectable record labels. Aficionados of most styles of sixties pop will have more than a few of the sixty plus releases, with there smiling cocker spaniel puppy answer to RCA's Nipper, dotted amongst their collection.
In what seemed to be an excellent marriage of creativity and commerce B.T. Puppy Records signed a 50/50 deal with Jay-Gee Records, the business arm of Jubilee Records. Jay-Gee would finance the recording sessions at their new studio 1790 Broadway plus take an extra percentage for overheads, office staff and sales costs etc., The Tokens had full control of their productions. More discussion of this arrangement on the BT Puppy LP's page.
With the clout of Jubilee Records behind them B.T. Puppy releases were being sold throughout the world, originally on national labels, Stateside, dis Vogue, Festival etc but later many countries were using their own B.T. Puppy imprint. I'm aware of B.T. Puppy releases being pressed in the UK, France, Australia, Argentina, Canada, Italy, Austria, New Zealand and Spain.
This did lead to the anomaly that although The Happenings had left B.T. Puppy their Jubilee recordings were still pressed outside the US on the B.T. Puppy label.
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| *1 | The Tokens | Swing (H. Jamiph) |
A Girl Named Arlene (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Arr. & Prod. Big Time Productions | B.T. Puppy 500 | 100 101 |
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| *2 | The Three Pennies | A Penny For Your Thoughts (Robert Stone) |
Why Am I So Shy (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Arr. & Prod. Big Time Productions | B.T. Puppy 501 | 102 103 |
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| *3 | The Tokens | He's In Town
(Goffin, King) |
Oh Kathy (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Prod. By Big Time Productions Eng. Brooks Arthur |
B.T. Puppy 502 | 104 105 |
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| *4 | The Cinnamons | I'm Not Gonna Worry (Cause I Know He's Mine) (Rufus Horton) |
Strange Strange Feeling (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Arr. & Prod. by Big Time Productions Eng. Brooks Arthur |
B.T. Puppy 503 | 106 107 |
09/64 |
| The Tokens | You're My Girl
(Goffin, King) |
Havin' Fun (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Arr. Carol King Prod. by Big Time Productions Arr. & Prod. By Big Time Productions |
B.T. Puppy 504 | 108 109 |
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| The Tokens | Nobody But You
(Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich) |
Mr Cupid (Don't You Call On Me) (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Arr. & Prod. Big Time Productions Recorded at Allegro Studios |
B.T. Puppy 505 | 110 111 |
11/64 | |
| *5 | The Del Satins | Hang Around (Stephen Friedland-Robert Kalina) |
Candy Apple Vette (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Arr. & Prod. Big Time Productions | B.T. Puppy 506 | 112 113 |
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| The Tokens | Sylvie Sleepin'
(Jamiph) |
A Message To The World (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Arr. & Prod. Big Time Productions Eng. Bob Arnold |
B.T. Puppy 507 | 114 115 |
03/65 | |
| *4 | The Cinnamons | Dance To the Music (Rufus Horton) |
Mr Cupid '65
(Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegal) |
Arr. & Prod. Big Time Productions Eng. Bob Arnold Eng. Seymour Barash |
B.T. Puppy 508 | 116 117 |
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| *5 | The Del Satins | Sweets For My Sweets
(Doc Pomus-Mort Shuman) |
A Girl Named Arlene (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Arr. & Prod. Big Time Productions
Eng. Bob Arnold Eng. Seymour Barash |
B.T. Puppy 509 | 118 119 |
05/65 |
| *6 | Eddy's Group | So Fine
(Johnny Otis) |
A Message To The World (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Arr. & Prod. Big Time Productions Eng. Bob Arnold A Big Time Production Eng. Buck Barash |
B.T. Puppy 510 | 120 121 |
05/65 |
| *2 | The English Muffins | A Penny For Your Thoughts
(Robert Stone) |
Why Am I So Shy (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Arr. & Prod. Big Time Productions | B.T. Puppy 511 | 102 103 |
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| The Tokens | Cattle Call
(Tex Owen) |
Only My Friend (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Arr. & Prod. Big Time Productions Eng. Frank Abbey Arr. & Prod. Big Time Productions |
B.T. Puppy 512 | 122 123 |
06/65 | |
| The Tokens | The Bells Of St. Mary
(A. Emmett Adams-Douglas Furber) |
Just One Smile (Randy Newman) |
Arr. & Cond. By Sammy Lowe | B.T. Puppy 513 | 124 125 |
08/65 |
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| *5 | The Del Satins | Relief
(Brute Force-Bob Kalina-Douglas Furber) |
The Throwaway Song (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Prod. Big Time Productions Eng. Bob Arnold |
B.T. Puppy 514 | 126 127 |
09/65 |
| *5 | The Satans Four | I Can't Find The Girl On My Mind (Brute Force-Charlotte Parsons) |
Oh Kathy
(Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
A Big Time Production Arr. & Cond. Sammy Lowe Eng. Bob Arnold Eng. Leon Margo |
B.T. Puppy 515 | 128 129 |
09/65 |
| *7 | The Tokens | The Three Bells (The Jimmy Brown Song)
(Jean Villard Gilles, Bert Reisfeld) |
Message To The World (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Arr. & Prod. Big Time Productions Engrs. Arnold & Venneri Arr. & Prod. Big Time Productions |
B.T. Puppy 516 | 130 115 |
10/65 |
| *8 | The Happenings | Girls On The Go (Brute Force) |
Go-Go
(Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Prod. Big Time Productions Eng. Johnny Cue Prod. Big Time Productions |
B.T. Puppy 517 | 131 132 |
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| *9 | The Tokens | I Hear Trumpets Blow
(Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Don't Cry, Sing Along With The Music (A. Kornfeld, S. Duboff) |
Prod. Big Time Productions Arr. Trade Martin, Eng Bill Mac Meekin |
B.T. Puppy 518 | 133 134 |
02/66 |
| *10 | The Tokens | Breezy
(Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Greatest Moments In A Girl's Life (Brute Force, Paul "Mints" Kahan) |
Prod. Bright Tunes Productions Arr. Trade Martin, Eng Bill Mac Meekin |
B.T. Puppy 519 | 142 143 |
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| *11 | The Happenings | See You In September
(S.Wayne, S. Edwards) |
He Thinks He's A Hero (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Prod. Bright Tunes Productions Arr. Herb Bernstein Prod. Bright Tunes Productions |
B.T. Puppy 520 | 145 146 |
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| *12 | Beverly Warren | So Glad You're My Baby
(R.Miranda, D.Libert) |
Would You Believe (Cristie-Hornsby) |
Arr. & Prod. Bright Tunes Productions | B.T. Puppy 521 | 149 150 |
08/66 |
| *13 | The Happenings | Go Away Little Girl
(Goffin-King) |
Tea Time (Mitchell Stuart Margo) |
Prod. By The Tokens For Bright Tunes Productions Arr. Herb Bernstein Arr. & Prod. By The Tokens For Bright Tunes Productions |
B.T. Puppy 522 | 151 152 |
09/66 |
| *14 | The Happenings | Goodnight My Love
(Linzer-Randell) |
Lillies By Monet (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Prod. By The Tokens For Bright Tunes Productions Arr. & Cond. Herb Bernstein |
B.T. Puppy 523 | 153 155 |
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| *15 | U.S. Double Quartet | Life Is Groovy
(S.Finz, R. Affoumado) |
Split (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Prod. by The Tokens | B.T. Puppy 524 | 156 157 |
01/67 |
| The Tokens | Green Plant
(Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Saloogy (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Prod. Bright Tunes Productions | B.T. Puppy 525 | 158 136 |
01/67 | |
| Beverly Warren | He's So Fine
(R. Mack) |
March (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Prod. Bright Tunes Productions | B.T. Puppy 526 | 159 160 |
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| *16 | The Happenings | I Got Rhythm
(G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) |
You're In a Bad Way (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Prod. By The Tokens For Bright Tunes Productions Arr. & Cond. Herb Bernstein |
B.T. Puppy 527 | 163 164 |
03/67 |
| *17 | The Steeple People | Tomorrow (He'll Be Coming Home)
(Daniel J. Soccorso) |
Oh, Kathy (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Prod. By The Tokens For Bright Tunes Productions Eng. Pat Jaques Produced Bright Tunes Productions |
B.T. Puppy 528 | 167 168 |
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| *19 | The Happenings | My Mammy
(Donaldson-Lewis-Young) |
I Believe In Nothing (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Prod. By The Tokens For Bright Tunes Productions Arr. & Cond. Herb Bernstein Eng. Bill MacMeeking |
B.T. Puppy 530 | 170 161 |
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| *20 | Shenny "Goofy" Brown | Laugh
(Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Green Plant (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Prod. By The Tokens For Bright Tunes Productions Eng. Pat Jacques |
B.T. Puppy 531 | 165 166 |
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| *21 | The Happenings | Why Do Fools Fall In Love
(F. Lyman-M. Levy) |
When The Summer Is Through (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Prod. By The Tokens For Bright Tunes Productions Arr. Herb Bernstein |
B.T. Puppy 532 | 171 172 |
08/67 |
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| *22 | The Scene | Scenes (From Another World)
(N. Sheppard-J. Fishman) |
You're In a Bad Way (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Prod. & Arr. By Neil Sheppard For Bright Tunes Productions, Engs. Jack Adams & Wally Sheffey | B.T. Puppy 533 | 173 174 |
10/67 |
| *17 | The Steeple People | Ol Man River
(Oscar Hammerstein-Jerome Kern) |
Green Plant (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Prod. By The Tokens For Bright Tunes Productions Arr. & Cond. Herb Bernstein |
B.T. Puppy 534 | 177 178 |
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| *23 | Randy & The Rainbows | I'll Be Seeing You
(Irving Kahal-Sammy Fain) |
Oh To Get Away (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Prod. By The Tokens For Bright Tunes Productions Arr. & Cond. Herb Bernstein Prod. By The Tokens For Bright Tunes Productions Mitch Margo Played All The Instruments |
B.T. Puppy 535 | 175 176 |
12/67 |
| *24 | The Rock Garden | Perhaps The Joy Of Giving (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Sweet Pajamas
(Jason Schulman) |
Prod. By Elliot Weiss & Bright Tunes Productions Eng. Wally Sheffey |
B.T. Puppy 536 | 179 180 |
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| *25 | The Happenings | Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Blano-Martin |
(Same) | B.T. Puppy 181 | 181 | 12/67 | |
| *26 | We Ugly Dogs | First Spring Rain
(Roger Gemelle) |
Poor Man (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Prod. By The Tokens & Shenny Brown For Bright Tunes Productions | B.T. Puppy 537 | 182 183 |
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| *27 | The Happenings | Music Music Music
(Weiss, Baum) |
When I Lock My Door (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Prod. By The Tokens For Bright Tunes Productions Arr. Herb Bernstein |
B.T. Puppy 538 | 184 185 |
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| Amanda Ambrose | Amanda's Man
(Brute Force-Paul Kahan) |
Green Plant (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Arr. & Cond. By Norman Bergen For Bright Tunes Productions Arr. & Cond. By the Tokens For Bright Tunes Productions |
B.T. Puppy 539 | 186 187 |
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| *28 | The Happenings | Randy
(D. Libert, R. Miranda) |
The Love Song Of Mommy And Dad (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Prod. By The Tokens For Bright Tunes Productions Arr. & Cond. Jimmy "The Wiz" Wisner Prod. By The Tokens For Bright Tunes Productions Arr. & Cond. Herb Bernstein |
B.T. Puppy 540 | 188 190 |
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| *29 | The Canterbury Music Festival | First Spring Rain
(Roger Gemelle) |
Poor Man (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Prod. By The Tokens & Shenny Brown For Bright Tunes Productions | B.T. Puppy 541 | 191 192 |
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| The Happenings | Sealed With A Kiss (P. Udell-G. Geld) |
Anyway
(Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Prod. By The Tokens For Bright Tunes Productions, Arr. Norman (The Flash) Bergen | B.T. Puppy 542 | 193 194 |
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| *30 | The Happenings | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
(N. Sedaka, H. Greenfield) |
Anyway (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Prod. By The Tokens For Bright Tunes Productions Arr. Norman (The Flash) Bergen Arr. Herb Bernstein |
B.T. Puppy 543 | 195 194 |
06/68 |
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| *31 | Bob Miranda Of The Happenings |
Girl On A Swing
(R. Miranda) |
When I Lock My Door (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Prod. By The Tokens For Bright Tunes Productions Arr. Herb Bernstein |
B.T. Puppy 544 | 196 197 |
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| *32 | The Happenings | Crazy Rhythm
(Meyer, Kahn, Caesar) |
Love Song Of Mommy And Daddy (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Prod. By The Tokens For Bright Tunes Productions Arr. Herb Bernstein Eng. Bill Radice |
B.T. Puppy 545 | 198 199 |
10/68 |
| *33 | The Lollipop Tree | Peace
(Neil Levenson) |
Hey Jude (Lennon-McCartney) |
Prod. by Neil Levenson For NML Productions Arr. & Cond. By Ed Willis |
B.T. Puppy 546 | 200 201 |
10/68 |
| The U.S. Double Quartet | Walking Along / The Happy Wanderer
(Willis, Weiss) (Moeller, Ridge) |
When I Lock My Door (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Prod. by The Tokens For Bright Tunes Productions | B.T. Puppy 547 | 202 203 |
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| *34 | The Majic Ship | Night Time Music
(J. Vetere-R. Santarpia) |
Green Plant (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Prod. By The Tokens For Bright Tunes Productions | B.T. Puppy 548 | 204 205 |
12/68 |
| Bob Miranda & The Happenings | That's All I Want From You
(M. Rotha-Fritz Rotter) |
He Think's He's A Hero (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Prod. By The Tokens for Bright Tunes Productions Arr. Herb Bernstein Prod. By The Tokens for Bright Tunes Productions |
B.T. Puppy 549 | 206 207 |
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| *35 | The Sundae Train | Sing Sweet Barbara
(Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Love Affair Of Two Happy People (Joel Cherry) |
Prod. By Big Dave Appell & The Tokens For Bright Tunes Productions | B.T. Puppy 550 | 209 208 |
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| The U.S. Double Quartet | When I Lock My Door (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Do Re Mi (Rodgers & Hammerstein) |
Prod. By The Tokens For Bright Tunes Productions | B.T. Puppy 551 | /68 |
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| The Tokens | Please Say You Want Me
(Donald Hayes) |
Get A Job (Wilson, Brown, Beal, Lewis) |
Prod. By The Tokens For Bright Tunes Productions | B.T. Puppy 552 | 01/69 | |
| The Canterbury Music Festival | Super Dooper Trooper
(Infanzon, Infanzon) |
Mr. Snail (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Prod. By The Tokens & Shenny Brown For Bright Tunes Productions | B.T. Puppy 553 | 01/69 | |
| *36 | Dave Appell Ensemble | Girl Of The Skies
(Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
The Son Of A Preacher Man (Hurley & Wilkins) |
Prod. By Big Dave Appell & The Tokens For Bright Tunes Productions | B.T. Puppy 554 | 10/69 |
| The Four Winds | Let it Ride
(Friedland, Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
One Face In The Crowd (Friedland, Parson) |
Prod. By The Tokens For Bright Tunes Productions | B.T. Puppy 555 | /69 | |
| *37 | Dorian | Conjugation: To Love
(Brute Force) |
Real Microphone Technique (Brute Force) |
Prod. By The Tokens For Bright Tunes Productions Arr. Pat Williams |
B.T. Puppy 556 | /69 |
| *38 | The Canaries | I'll Cry Again (Garcia) |
Baby Don't Suprise Me (Garcia, Suarez) |
Prod. By The Tokens For Bright Tunes Productions | B.T. Puppy 557 | /69 |
| *39 | The Chiffons | Secret Love
(Fain, Webster) |
Strange, Strange Feeling (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Prod. By The Tokens For Bright Tunes Productions | B.T. Puppy 558 | /69 |
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| *4 | The Cinnamon Angels | Let's Be Sweethearts
(Horton) |
Calypso Girl (Horton) |
Prod. By The Tokens For Bright Tunes Productions | B.T. Puppy 559 | /69 |
| *40 | Lou Gossett | Old Jay Gould
(Gossett) |
Tinglin' (Gossett) |
Prod. By The Tokens For Bright Tunes Productions | B.T. Puppy 560 | 10/69 |
| Brute Force | War
(Brute Force) |
Overture To Hello (Brute Force) |
Prod. By The Tokens For Bright Tunes Productions | B.T. Puppy 561 | /69 | |
| The Canterbury Music Festival | Sunny Day (Gemelle) |
Mr. Snail (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Prod. By The Tokens For Bright Tunes Productions | B.T. Puppy 562 | /69 | |
| *5 | The Del Satins | I'll Do My Crying Tomorrow
(Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
A Girl Named Arlene (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) |
Prod. By The Tokens For Bright Tunes Productions | B.T. Puppy 563 | /70 |
| *1 | Billboard Chart No. 105 02/05/64 I love the B. T. Puppy record logo but besides overseas releases, picture sleeves and other graphics are in short supply. In Argentina, at least the early releases came in this very cool looking company record sleeve. |
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| *2 | The Three Pennies are aka The English Muffins and the The Penny Sisters. Under the latter group name B.T. Puppy released the extremely rare "Wishing You Well" album (B.T. Puppy 1023). The 45 was also pressed as by The Penny Sisters and the same recordings were released a year later as by The English Muffins on (B.T. Puppy 511). | |
| *3 | Billboard chart No. 43, 12/08/64 | |
| *4 | Alongside The Tokens productions for The Chiffons, Andrea Carroll, The Pettites, The Summits et-al the A-sides by The Cinnamons have helped cement the producer's reputation in the hearts of all girl-group collectors. "I'm Not Gonna Worry" should have started the chart run but it didn't. With the subsequent failure of "Dance To The Music" to enter the Top 100 that was it for The Cinnamons. Well, not quite, near B. T. Puppy's end The Tokens began to empty their vaults and a re-christened Cinnamon Angels had a final 45 release, "Let's Be Sweethearts". The song was easily as good as the previous two but what chance a 6 year old recording breaching the charts? None. Still, very cool that at least you have a chance to get a copy. Also released about the time of their 45 was an album, "The Satans Four & The Cinnamon Angels - Mixed Soul" (BTP/S 1010). Each artist (The Satan's Four are aka The Del Satins) gets there own side on the album with previously unreleased tracks included. All the Cinnamons cuts were written by Rufus Horton, who maybe a Ronnie Mack type songwriter who brought the group to The Tokens notice with some songs already written or perhaps it was just another pen name for The Tokens. Interestingly all the flip sides to the girls cuts feature a male lead with the girls on b-vox. I'm no voice expert but prompted by the vocal similarity and the inclusion of The Del Satins with The Cinnamons on "Mixed Soul" I'd guess it's the Del Satins lead vocalist. |
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The sleeve notes to the two "Out To Lunch" CD's by the group are rather dismissive of their time on B.T. Puppy. I beg to differ. They spent a couple of years on the label and had first-rate new material written for them, excellent covers chosen and great productions that showcased The Del Satins vocal skills but presented the doo-wop group in a very 'now' contemporary style. Many of their sides are sought not just by vocal group fans but Northern Soul and Garage Group aficionados also. As with the earlier Three Pennies and Cinnamons 45s many of them deserved to be hits. They also recorded for B.T. Puppy as The Satans Four and had one and a half albums released. See sup note *3. |
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| *6 | 'fraid I know nothing about this group. I've read one review that assumes they are aka The Tokens but they don't sound like the group to me. | |
| *7 | Billboard Chart No. 124 27/11/65 |
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| *8 | First release and a non charter by the group that went on to rack a mass of hits for the label. | |
| *9 | Billboard Chart No. 30 30/04/66 |
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| *10 | Billboard Chart No. 107 11/06/66 'Charting' side was "Greatest Moments In A Girl's Life" |
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| *11 | Billboard Chart No. 3 27/08/66 The label's only certified 'Gold' record, selling a million copies. |
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| *12 | Flip is a novelty duet with Beverly's 'brother'. | |
| *13 | Billboard Chart No. 12 26/11/66 | |
| *14 | Billboard Chart No. 51 14/01/66 | |
| *15 | Billboard Chart No. 110 28/01/67 Billboard Easy Listening Chart No. 23 18/02/67 |
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| *16 | Billboard Chart No. 3 27/05/67 | |
| *17 | Another 'fraid I know nothing about this group. Checkout the Pellegrino release, note 3 below for a previously un-released Steeple People cut. | |
| *18 | I've no clue as to why B.T. Puppy 529 was not released or perhaps it was and perhaps you've got a copy? | |
| *19 | Billboard Chart No. 13 12/08/67 This was released in a rare picture sleeve, same photo and layout as "Why Do Fools Fall In Love". |
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| *20 | Shenny 'Goofy' Brown is actually Mitchell Brown, a songwriter, producer and musician for Bright Tunes Music. He was also following in the line of Joe Venneri and Brute Force as The Tokens accompanist, conferring on him the honourary title of 'Fifth Token' | |
| *21 | Billboard Chart No. 41 21/10/67 | |
| *22 | Canadian band from Montreal, comprising Michael Ship lead singer and keyboards, Danny Zimmerman on bass, Marty Simon on drums and Truly Nolan on guitar. They had evolved from two earlier groups The Humdingers and Marty Simon & The Capris. Michael Ship's brother, producer & writer Neil (Ship aka) Shepherd had worked in the studio for B.T. Puppy and introduced The Scene to Hank Medress. |
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| *23 | Randy & The Rainbows together with The Tokens (and Neil Levenson) had cut some fabulous tracks at Rust Records but this, an uninspired Happenings styled cut was disappointing. The flips nice, The Tokens original recording, but not released until their December 5th album (or Buddah 45, whichever came first), overdubbed with Randy's lead vocal. | |
| *24 | Unknown group as is the flip side songwriter. Garage Hangover review |
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| *25 | You might have to get your glasses on to make out the silver writing on the green label of this B. T. Puppy Promo only release. No special sleeve but this very rare 'Thank You' note was included. | |
| *26 | The group soon changed their name to The Canterbury Music Festival and you can read and hear all about them on Rain & Shine. See also note 29 |
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| *27 | Billboard Chart No. 121 10/02/68 This was released in a rare picture sleeve, same photo and layout as "Randy". |
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| *28 | Billboard Chart No. 118 01/06/68 | |
| *29 | Despite the later matrix No's I can hear no difference between these recordings and the earlier release as We Ugly Dogs. The same appears to be true of the flip sides too many of The Happenings 45s, certainly I'm unaware of alternative versions of songs such as "When I Lock My Door" and "Love Song Of Mummy And Daddy". From this release no importance seems to be attached to the numbering. A pity, it was interesting to speculate over the breaks in the numbering sequence. Also from B.T. Puppy 552 and possibly B.T. Puppy 551 the matrix numbering sequence was changed. I do not have enough of these later 45s to make it worthwhile listing them. |
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| *30 | Billboard Chart No. 70 10/08/68 | |
| *31 | Probably recorded earlier, Gerry & The Pacemakers had their last Top 100 hit with this song, reaching Billboard's No. 28 in October '66. | |
| *32 | Billboard Chart No. 114 09/11/68. As Bob Miranda & The Happenings the group had one more B.T. Puppy release before they switched to Jubilee Records. |
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| *33 | An okay instrumental perhaps released as a favour to their collaborator from their Randy & The Rainbows days at Rust Records. | |
| *34 | Formed as The New Primitives, this New York group featured Rob Buckman, Mike Garrigan, Tommy Nikossey, Phillip Polimeni and Gus (Cosmo) Riozzi. | |
| *35 | Sunbury, Pennsylvania band formally known as The Avantis consisting of Joel Cherry, Bill Gheen, John Morgan, Galen Ramsey & Steve Fecker. | |
| *36 | Did you think this would be a 45 you would never hear? Think again, it must be the same two instrumentals on The Canterbury Music Festival LP. | |
| *37 | After finding that "Real Microphone Technique" was written by Brute Force I contacted him in regards to Dorian's B.T. Puupy's release: "Dorian was a live person, a real trip, who never appeared "straight", but always drugged, in a semi-circus/military costume, face coated with makeup. who was recorded by Tokens and the song was Conjugation: To Love. It was released on BT Puppy, I think. This is a great song. It conjugates the verb, to love, in Latin. The arrangement is fantastic, by Pat Williams." "The Columbia, John Simon produced Brute Force track of Conjugation: To Love is now on Bar-None as one of 5 bonus tracks added to a reissue of I, Brute Force Confections of Love. BRNCD203./ Reissue Producer Doug Wygal." |
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| *38 | Formed as The Idols in their native Canary Islands, Spain, Luzardo Jose Gutierrez, Eduardo Bautista, Raphael Izquierdo Suarez, German Perez and Skunks Hernan recorded for The Tokens in 1964 as The Canaries but the results weren't released until this 45 and a LP, "Flying High with..." in 1969. | |
| *39 | Outtake from The Chiffons Laurie period. Scans show a very rare Italian release, not only a wonderful picture cover, same as the Chiffons B.T. Puppy album, which David Bell had signed by Judy Craig but a far cooler b-side Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry & The Tokens "Every Boy And Every Girl". "Secret Love" also got an Australian release and this copy comes with "It Hurts To Be Sixteen" as the flip. Actually searching 'down under' for the later B.T. Puppy releases could prove beneficial, B.T. Puppy 551, 552, 553, 554, 557 & 559 are all noted as released on Michael de Looper's Australian Record Labels. |
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| *40 | One of the first artists The Tokens produced on Warner Bros. this 45 and his "From Me To You" LP, were more than likely produced during this period but released after he had left the label. |
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