By dvdmike (68.72.164.14) on Thursday, July 17, 2003 - 02:29 pm:

I know this is asking a lot, but would anyone be able to post a complete listing of Cameo and Parkway singles, with release dates if possible. I've searched the web high and low, but the only thing I found was an Australian discography with a number of inconsistenices. I'd really appreciate it. Thank you, Mike

By Eli (152.163.252.68) on Thursday, July 17, 2003 - 02:42 pm:

Mike as far as I know the very first Cameo singla was Butterfly by Charlie Gracie and the first Parkway single was the Clas by Chubby Checker.
C/P had a ton of releases in all genres and it would be a monumental task to research this.

Cameo started out in Bernie Lowes house on Tulpehocken Street in the Mount Airy section of
Philly and when Butterfly, which by the way was cut as a demo for Elvis, was released and several subsequent singles such as Mexican hat Rock by Dave Appel and the Aplejacks, and Dinner With Drac hit the charts, they moved to 1405 Locust street where they opened their first in house recording studio.
In 1963 they moved to 309 s. Broad street , the future home of PIR.

By the way, bernie, Kal and dave did write a hit for Elvis called Teddy bear which Charlie Gracie demoed.
I saw Charlie two weeks ago and he looked great!!

By MEL&THEN SOME (81.174.195.51) on Thursday, July 17, 2003 - 02:45 pm:

Mike
I have the complete listings of Cameo and 95%sure I also have the complete Parkway listing as well.
contact me on
mel@andthensome.mersinet.co.uk
mel.

By dvdmike (68.72.164.14) on Thursday, July 17, 2003 - 02:57 pm:

Well, I'd settle for the Eddie Holman Parkway singles to start if anyone has that, with release dates. Thanks

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Thursday, July 17, 2003 - 03:02 pm:

dvdmike:
Maybe Weldon MacDougal can help - he was involved with the production of Eddie's Parkway releases.
Kevin Goins - KevGo

By Fury13 (12.2.196.17) on Thursday, July 17, 2003 - 04:00 pm:

Mr. Eli,

I hear that Charlie Gracie is still quite a performer as well as a good musician. I used to have both "Butterfly" and "Fabulous" on Cameo 45s.

"Dinner With Drac" by Zacherley still cracks me up.

By dvdmike (68.72.164.14) on Thursday, July 17, 2003 - 04:28 pm:

Well, I hope Mr. McDougal reads this thread, I'd appreciate his help

By MEL&THEN SOME (217.14.178.60) on Thursday, July 17, 2003 - 04:41 pm:

mike
did you get that first part.
mel.

By dvdmike (68.72.164.14) on Thursday, July 17, 2003 - 04:42 pm:

First part?

By MEL&THEN SOME (217.14.178.60) on Thursday, July 17, 2003 - 04:56 pm:

Mike
check your mail
mel

By dvdmike (68.72.164.14) on Thursday, July 17, 2003 - 04:59 pm:

I did, Mel. There's nothing there.

By Weldon A. Mc Dougal III (68.80.162.3) on Thursday, July 17, 2003 - 05:14 pm:

Hi dvdmike & KavGo,I made the deal with Parkway records for the Eddie Holman records,I don't remember the date to well but I would say, 1962, I made the deal with Nel Bogart,
WELDON

By dvdmike (68.72.164.14) on Thursday, July 17, 2003 - 05:16 pm:

Mr. McDougal, I've been trying to get a list of Eddie's Parkway singles with release dates, but with no success. Would you be willing to share that information. If not, I'll understand.

By MEL&THEN SOME (217.14.178.72) on Thursday, July 17, 2003 - 05:38 pm:

dvdmike
my pc is playing me up
but heres a sight for you regards all the above
http://www.bsnpubs.com/discog.html

mel.

By Dave Rimmer (213.120.107.224) on Thursday, July 17, 2003 - 06:22 pm:

Go here for the Parkway listing

www.soulfulkindamusic.net

Then click on Label Discographies

By Eli (64.12.97.7) on Thursday, July 17, 2003 - 07:00 pm:

Fury,yes Charlie does work quite often and he is a good guitarist as well.
He is a nice guy too!!

By dvdmike (68.72.164.14) on Thursday, July 17, 2003 - 07:25 pm:

Thanks a lot, Mel, but I'm already well aware of the Both Sides Now webpage. It's quite good.

By Randy Russi (169.139.180.100) on Monday, July 21, 2003 - 01:48 pm:

What a GREAT idea!!!! When will that box set
EVER come out?

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Monday, July 21, 2003 - 02:04 pm:

Randy:
ABKCO is currently promoting the Sam Cooke series of reissues they recently released.

The studio that remastered the Cameo-Parkway & Sam Cooke recordings is the same facility that cuts vinyl masters for the label I work for. According to my colleagues at this studio, the Cameo-Parkway remastering is done - it's ABKCO's move now.

Kevin Goins - KevGo

By medusa9e2003 (66.73.0.42) on Monday, July 21, 2003 - 10:08 pm:

wouldn't it be great if we could all put our $$$ together and make our own IM(Instant Message) Forum??...Ok, just a thought...OK?????
(but it would be nice)...

By FrankM (81.152.61.86) on Tuesday, July 22, 2003 - 03:55 am:

The studio that remastered the Cameo-Parkway & Sam Cooke recordings is the same facility that cuts vinyl masters for the label I work for. According to my colleagues at this studio, the Cameo-Parkway remastering is done - it's ABKCO's move now.

Kevin Goins - KevGo

Hi Kevin,


I am a natural pessimist and normally of a wait till we see it disposition but I do hope your informant is right. Could i ask Souful Dtroiters who would like to see some early Philly soul released officially on CD for the first time to head over t the ABCKO site and register some encouraging comments/

Thanks

By dvdmike (65.208.234.61) on Tuesday, July 22, 2003 - 08:50 am:

They've been promising a Cameo-Parkway box set for about 10 years now.

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Tuesday, July 22, 2003 - 12:24 pm:

Frank M & dvdmike:
The engineer who worked on the Cameo-Parkwasy remastering is the same person who cuts the vinyl masters for my employer.

He said that the tapes needed baking and restoration prior to remastering. It was a tremendous job (20 years-worth of tapes, from quarter-inch to 1/2-inch four-track)but that phase is complete.

Andrew Oldham (former manager of the Rolling Stones)was hired by ABKCO to help put this project together (he gave either Goldmine or Discoveries an interview regarding this). So, like I said, the rest is in ABKCO's court.

Kevin Goins - KevGo

By publicimageltd. (65.142.87.13) on Tuesday, July 22, 2003 - 10:28 pm:

But, will Seger try and fight a re-issue of his first five singles as part of this box?

By Randy Russi (169.139.180.100) on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - 10:46 am:

Let's hope a long with the hits and the lesser
known sides by C. Checker, DD Sharp, Orlons,
Dovells, B. Rydell, they include some of the
rare releases like the Swans, Rocky Fellers,
P.Labelle & Bluebelles, etc.

KevGo, if you have any influence at all, or
have a way to communicate this to them, PLEASE
do!!!!! Thanks!

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - 10:48 am:

Randy:
I will try & do my best to at least speak to Jody Klein or someone at ABKCO about Cameo-Parkway.
Kevin Goins - KevGo

By Fury13 (209.69.165.10) on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - 12:31 pm:

Does C-P even own the rights to the early Bob Seger 45s? Or did Seger (or Punch Andrews or Hideout) retain those masters? I wonder.

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - 12:35 pm:

Fury 13:
Since this question has come up twice, please clue me in on Bob Segar's work with Cameo-Parkway. The label did have production & licensing deals with certain parties (Philadelphia's Jerry Ross for example)so some enlightenment would be appreciated.
Kevin Goins - KevGo

By musicchef (68.104.25.189) on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - 01:49 pm:

Did someone mention Bob Seger ? Here's a shot from Jan, '69 during a promo tour of "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man" for Capitol

Da Chef



www.popsiephotos.com

By douglasm (68.113.13.31) on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - 03:26 pm:

I'm gonna guess that Cameo/Parkway holds the rights. I've seen "Sock It To Me Santa" (?) on a couple of Christmas compulations credited "courtesy ABKCO Records".