Various Artists - Street Corner Icons: The Story Of Doo-Wop [National Album Day 2026]
Various Artists - Street Corner Icons: The Story Of Doo-Wop [National Album Day 2026]
Various Artists - Street Corner Icons: The Story Of Doo-Wop [National Album Day 2026]
Various Artists - Street Corner Icons: The Story Of Doo-Wop [National Album Day 2026]

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Various Artists - Street Corner Icons: The Story Of Doo-Wop [National Album Day 2026] Various Artists

£20.99 Pre-Order
Genre: Doo Wop.
Format: Limited Edition 180gm Deep Cut Vinyl

Pickup available at Shop location - Cheltenham

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Condition: Brand New
Release date: Oct 17, 2026
Catalogue number: ACRSLP1725
Barcode: 0824046172527

Limited edition 180gm Deep Cut vinyl in a unique colour, some marbled, with a label that mirrors the sleeve. The packaging included informative notes which in turn lead the collector back to the Acrobat/ Fabulous original release. The inner sleeve is black and the package is finally finished in a reusable polybag with a hype sticker.

Celebrating 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 when working-class teenagers transformed raw vocal passion into an enduring cultural legacy.

Lacking 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-and-response harmonies - shattered racial radio barriers and laid the crucial harmonic blueprint for Motown, 1960s girl groups, soul, and modern pop.

The lineup captures R&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 Chantels, The Crests, and The Platters, this album is an authoritative primer on vocal history.

Released exclusively for National Album Day 2026 as a limited 180g, Spearmint, Deep Cut pressing
Collectors sleeve notes highlighting the artists and source of the original Acrobat/Fabulous album release.
Pressed at our own pressing plant in the UK

Track List:

Side A
1 ONE MINT JULEP - The Clovers
2 I GET SO LONELY (WHEN I DREAM ABOUT YOU) - The Four Knights
3 EARTH ANGEL (WILL YOU BE MINE) - The Penguins
4 SINCERELY - The Moonglows
5 BOOT 'EM UP – The Du Droppers
6 I'LL REMEMBER (IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT) - The Five Satins
7 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
8 MAYBE - The Chantels

Side B
1 AT THE HOP - Danny & The Juniors
2 LITTLE DARLIN' - The Diamonds
3 16 CANDLES - The Crests
4 I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU - The Flamingos
5 A TEENAGER IN LOVE - Dion & The Belmonts
6 COME SOFTLY TO ME - The Fleetwoods
7 ONLY YOU (AND YOU ALONE) - The Platters
8 STAY - Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs

Format: Limited Edition 180gm Deep Cut Vinyl

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