From a basement in New Jersey, Tommy Falcone remade himself into a DIY Phil Spector. From 1962 to 1970, he founded and ran Cleopatra Records, discovered and mentored young Garden State talent, wrote songs and produced wild studio effects, and quit his day job to promote it all himself. Trained as an accordionist, Falcone had a whirlwind imagination and an omnivorous approach to genre, expressed through acts like the Centuries, the Tabbys, Johnny Silvio, the Inmates, Bernadette Carroll, the Hallmarks, Vickie & the Van Dykes, the Shandillons, Eugene Viscione, the Shoestring, and more. Cleopatra became a time-capsule of every 1960s pop style imaginable-garage rock, psychedelia, surf, girl groups, soul, novelties, exotica, even a crooner-a kaleidoscope of sound in search of the ever-elusive hit record.

Tracklist:

Heavenly - By Bernadette Carroll
Hong Kong Baby - By the Tabbys
Gee But I'm Lonesome - By Dick Thunder
Outcast - By Vickie ; the Van Dykes
Paper Sky - By the Hallmarks
Beach Umbrella World - By the Centuries
So Very Hard - By the Inmates
Mister Wind - By Jimmy Davis
Julie Anne - By Johnny Silvio 1
Distant Rain - By the Hallmarks 1
When We're Older - By Bernadette Carroll 1
Outer Limits - By the Centuries 1
Baby We Can Make It Together - By the Hallmarks 1
Anniversary Hop - By the Centuries 1
Kiss Me Bye Bye - By the Ovations 1
Crystal Ball - By the Inmates 1
True Love - By Vickie ; the Van Dykes 1
For Your Love - By the Reminiscents 1
Miss Judith Finch - By the Hallmarks 2
Care a Little - By Bernadette Carroll 2
Shoop de Hoop Twine - By the Shandillons 2
0You Tell Lies - By the Inmates 2
Soul Shakin' Psychedelic Sally - By the Hallmarks 2
Candy Andy - By the Shoestring 2
Conceited - By Tommy Manno 2
Parting Kiss - By Eugene Viscione

UPC: 825764107426
Label: Numero
Release Date: 8.17.18
Format: CD

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