{"product_id":"various-artists-street-corner-icons-the-story-of-doo-wop-spearmint-vinyl","title":"VARIOUS ARTISTS - Street Corner Icons: The Story Of Doo-Wop (Spearmint Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormat: LP\u003cbr\u003eCatalogue No.: ACRSLP1725    \u003cbr\u003eBarcode: 0824046172527\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 16 Oct 2026\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Blues\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCelebrating National Album Day 2026, Street Corner Icons: The Story Of Doo Wop provides an essential survey of the sublime vocal movement that swept American popular music in the 1950s. Across sixteen definitive tracks, this collection documents an era \u003cbr\u003ewhen working-class teenagers transformed raw vocal passion into an enduring cultural legacy.\u003cbr\u003eLacking instruments, young singers relied on the human voice, fusing Black gospel quartet traditions with smooth pop arrangements and rhythmic vocal percussion. This distinct sound - defined by soaring tenor leads, deep bass anchors, and romantic call-andresponse harmonies - shattered racial radio barriers and laid the crucial harmonic blueprint for Motown, 1960s girl groups, soul, and modern pop.\u003cbr\u003eThe lineup captures R\u0026amp;B trailblazers like The Clovers alongside street-corner balladry monuments like The Penguins' \"Earth Angel\" and The Five Satins' \"In the Still of the Nite\". Featuring pioneering youth, female, integrated, and crossover acts like Frankie Lymon, The \u003cbr\u003eChantels, The Crests, and The Platters, this album is an authoritative primer on vocal history. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTRACKS\u003cbr\u003eSide A\u003cbr\u003e1 ONE MINT JULEP - The Clovers\u003cbr\u003e2 I GET SO LONELY (WHEN I DREAM ABOUT YOU)- The Four Knights\u003cbr\u003e3 EARTH ANGEL (WILL YOU BE MINE) - The Penguins \u003cbr\u003e4 SINCERELY - The Moonglows\u003cbr\u003e5 BOOT 'EM UP – The Du Droppers\u003cbr\u003e6 I'LL REMEMBER (IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT)- The Five Satins\u003cbr\u003e7 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE - Frankie Lymon \u0026amp; The Teenagers\u003cbr\u003e8 MAYBE - The Chantels\u003cbr\u003eSide B\u003cbr\u003e1 AT THE HOP - Danny \u0026amp; The Juniors\u003cbr\u003e2 LITTLE DARLIN' - The Diamonds\u003cbr\u003e3 16 CANDLES - The Crests\u003cbr\u003e4 I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU - The Flamingos\u003cbr\u003e5 A TEENAGER IN LOVE - Dion \u0026amp; The Belmonts\u003cbr\u003e6 COME SOFTLY TO ME - The Fleetwoods\u003cbr\u003e7 ONLY YOU (AND YOU ALONE) - The Platters\u003cbr\u003e8 STAY - Maurice Williams \u0026amp; The Zodiacs\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ACROBAT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47633186619548,"sku":"ACRSLP1725","price":20.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/files\/824046172527.jpg?v=1789687191","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/various-artists-street-corner-icons-the-story-of-doo-wop-spearmint-vinyl","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}