THE FOUR PREPS: CAMPUS ENCORE

THE FOUR PREPS
The Preps foi formado no final dos anos 50 em Hollywood, por Bruce Belland, Ed Cobb, Marv Ingram, e Glen Larson. Foi mais um quarteto branco que ficou ali naquela prateleira dos Four Aces, Four Lads e outros menos votados, sem jamais galgarem o patamar de excelência dos Hi-lo's ou Four Freshmen. No ocaso da carreira tentaram um renascimento, juntando peças dos já desfeitos "Association","Diamonds" e um remanescente dos "Lettermen" mas não funcionou. Seu tempo já havia passado, definitivamente.
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THE FOUR PREPS:
The Four Preps were a popular music quartet most popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The group originally consisted of Bruce Belland, Ed Cobb, Marv Ingram, and Glen Larson. The four were students at Hollywood High School and in 1959, the group appeared as themselves in the movie Gidget. In 1969, the group disbanded, as their type of music became less popular. In the 1980s, Belland, Cobb, Somerville, and Jim Pike (formerly of The Lettermen) eventually formed a new "Four Preps" group, and went
on to perform. Jim Yester, formerly of The Association, replaced Pike in 1993, and the group became the "New Four Preps."In 1999 Cobb died of leukemia in Honolulu, Hawaii and Ingram died of a heart attack. Yester, Belland, and Somerville continued performing as a trio, using their last names, doing songs that were associated with The Four Preps, The Diamonds, and The Association.
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ALBUM REVIEW
This vinyl has been recorder in the '60s and when Capitol released this album the lads were at the apex of their careers. In those days they were guests on countless TV appearances with Ed Sullivan, Dick Clark, Bob Newhart, Ozzie and Harriet etc etc. This is the second of two on-campus concerts recorded by Capitol. The first was called "The Four Preps On Campus".
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MINHA OPINIÃO : Eu nunca levei muito a sério o trabalho dos The Preps, apenas mais um afinado conjunto vocal, como de resto, qualquer conjunto norte-americano o é. Nunca tiveram presença marcante e lhes faltava originalidade. Há quem diga que tenham influenciado os Beach Boys - mas não acredito: Brian Wilson sabia das coisas e seus ídolos eram os Four Freshmen, cujo modelo devidamente simplificado também foi adotado pelos Preps. Embora não sejam o conjunto vocal dos meus sonhos, sei que os Preps têm uma legião de fans no blog, tanto assim que o primeiro álbum postado foi objeto de uma grande quantidade de downloads. E é a estes admiradores dos Preps que dedico esta postagem.
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THE FOUR PREPS: CAMPUS ENCORE

THE FOUR PREPS:
Bruce Belland
Ed Cobb
Marv Ingram
Glen Larson

Side 1:
01) Come To The Dance
02) The Sphinx Won't Tell
03) The Big Draft Medley
04) Lonesome Town
05) Suzy Cockroach

Side 2:
01) Moon River
02) Next Man Told His Tale
03) Lullaby
04) Rememb'ring

THE FOUR PREPS : COLLECTORS SERIES

THE FOUR PREPS
The Preps foi formado no final dos anos 50 em Hollywood, por Bruce Belland, Ed Cobb, Marv Ingram, e Glen Larson. Foi mais um quarteto branco que ficou ali naquela prateleira dos Four Aces, Four Lads, ETC sem jamais galgarem o patamar dos Hi-lo's ou Four Freshmen. Estão mais próximos da simplicidade dos Beach Boys. Apesar de terem feito algum sucesso, não dá pra ser levada muito a sério, e chegaram mesmo, na falta de repertório melhor, a se dedicarem a gravar paródias nem sempre muito elegantes de músicas de seus concorrentes. A mais famosa foi sobre os Beatles - que se encontra na postagem. No ocaso da carreira tentaram um renascimento, juntando peças dos já desfeitos "Association","Diamonds" e um remanescente dos "Lettermen" mas não funcionou. Seu tempo já havia passado, definitivamente. . A trajetória dos Four Preps segue abaixo, para os fãs e curiosos.
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The Four Preps were a popular music quartet most popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The group originally consisted of Bruce Belland (born 22 October 1936, Chicago, Illinois), Ed Cobb, Marv Ingram, (originally named "Marvin Inabnett") and Glen Larson (born 1937), who later become one of the most prolific creators and producers in the history of American television. The four were students at Hollywood High School and were signed to a long term contract by Capitol Records after one of Capitol's executives saw them at a talent show at that school in 1956.They had a minor chart hit that year with "Dreamy Eyes" and between 1956 and 1964 reached the top 100 charts with 13 different songs. The following year they
appeared with Lindsay Crosby on the top-rated television special, The Edsel Show. Their biggest hit was "26 Miles (Santa Catalina)," which was written by Belland and Larson and reached #2. Those two
members of the group also wrote "Big Man" (which reached #3) and "Down by the Station." In 1959, the group appeared as themselves in the movie Gidget.For a short period, Don Clarke replaced Marv Ingram while Marv finished college at UCLA, but he rejoined the group in 1960. In 1960 they also recorded a parody single, "More Money for You and Me," which included single parody verses of several popular songs by The Fleetwoods, The Hollywood Argyles, The Platters, The Four Freshmen, The Kingston Trio and Dion
and the Belmonts. In 1966, David Somerville, formerly of The Diamonds, joined the group replacing Cobb. In 1969, the group disbanded, as their type of music became less popular, though they had one last chart hit, "A Letter to the Beatles," in early 1964.
Belland and Somerville continued occasionally to perform as a duo after the breakup. Belland continued writing songs for other singers, as well as writing television show scripts, eventually becoming a network executive. Cobb became a record producer and sound engineer. He wrote the song "Tainted Love" for Gloria Jones, which became a worldwide hit for Soft Cell in 1982[citation needed]. Somerville went into TV acting and doing voice-overs.
Larson became one of the most influential television producers in history, creating Battlestar Galactica and Knight Rider. Ingram became a commodities broker. Clarke became a music teacher at Glendora High School. In the 1980s, Belland, Cobb, Somerville, and Jim Pike (formerly of The Lettermen) eventually formed a new "Four Preps" group, and went on to perform. Jim Yester, formerly of The Association, replaced Pike in 1993, and the group became the
"New Four Preps."In 1999 Cobb died of leukemia in Honolulu, Hawaii and Ingram died of a heart attack. Yester, Belland, and Somerville continued performing as a trio, using their last names, doing songs that were associated with The Four Preps, The Diamonds, and The Association. Belland's daughters, Tracey Bryn Belland and Melissa Brooke Belland, followed in their father's footsteps as singers, forming a group named Voice of the Beehive.
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ALBUM COMMENTS
Good to find that the Capitol Collector's series is still in print, due to Collectables. Collectables is known for wildly varying sound
quality, but fear not... this CD sounds great! All of the tunes I'd but a Preps CD for are here. The first six tracks are mono, the
rest digitally remixed in stereo. Any CD that Ron Furmanek is involved with is done right and this is no exception. If you like the
Four Preps, you'll enjoy this CD.
Submitted by Phil Beckman (Naples, FL)
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MINHA OPINIÃO : Eu nunca levei muito a sério o trabalho dos The Preps, apenas mais um afinado conjunto vocal, como
de resto, qualquer conjunto norte-americano o é. Nunca tiveram presença marcante e lhes faltava originalidade. Há quem diga que
tenham influenciado os Beach Boys - mas não acredito: Brian Wilson sabia das coisas e seus ídolos eram os Four Freshmen,
cujo modelo devidamente simplificado também foi adotado pelos Preps.
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THE FOUR PREPS - COLLECTOR'S SERIES
Label: Capitol/ Collectables
Catalog# 5673
Street Date Jun 11, 1996

THE FOUR PREPS:
Bruce Belland
Ed Cobb
Marv Ingram
Glen Larson

FAIXAS/TRACKS:
1. Dreamy Eyes
2. 26 Miles (Santa Catalina)
3. Big Man
4. Lazy Summer Night
5. Summertime Lies
6. Cinderella
7. I Ain't Never
8. Down By The Station (Early In The Morning)
9. Got A Girl
10. More Money For You And Me
11. Seine, The
12. Big Drift, The
13. Charmaine
14. Letter To The Beatles, A
15. I've Known You All My Life
16. I'll Never Be The Same
17. Girl In The Shade Of The Striped Umbrella
18. Let's Call It A Day Girl
19. Love Of The Common People
20. Draftdodger Rag



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