Perhaps a coincidence that this has been reissued on 1 Sep with the Wigan
Casino 50th anniversary looming, or not, but
Frankie Karl & The Chevrons
"You Should'o Held On" was a 'monster' sound there in the late 70s broken by Searling. He
covered it up as The Showmen which was a good cover up as they have a
similar sound. However, don't overlook the flip "Boy Next Door" which is probably the preferred tune for these day's tastes which we'd
describe as a 'floater'.
It was also released as a white promo as The 7th Avenue Aviators on
Congress in Dec 1965 but the the Philtown issue of Frankie Karl
& The Chevrons was the original thought to be Sep 1965. The
recordings are similar but not identical as the Philltown issue has a
different intro and mix. Presumably a different mix was farmed out but
no idea why the group name was changed? We'll post both and see if you can 'spot the difference' as it's not
obvious.
Both fetch four figures (£2k-£3k) but the Philltown release (which
has several label variants) is probably the harder one to find with the red
issue possibly the rarest. There isn't even a label scan for it on Discogs
or 45Cat, but we found a couple, one with a stamped promo on it and another autographed, apparently their is another alternate red label design. Note the difference in the title: "You Should
Have Held On" rather than "You Should'o Held On".
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Frankie C. (Carl?) Springs was born in 1945 and formed a gospel choir
COGIC Singers, with Gloria Jones and Billy Preston as well as Edna Wright
(aka Sandy Wynns the sister of Darlene Love), Andrae Crouch and Sandra
'Blinky' Williams. This release was his first recording. He was a member
of The Tripps who released just one single on Victoria in 1967. In 1968 he
cut a disc on Gene Dozier's D.C. Sound
"Don't Be Afraid (Do As I Say)" as Frankie Karl & The Dreams, a lowrider favourite. It
was reasonably successful and was picked up by Bell for distribution. He
released a few more solo singles, one on In'Sight (which 45Cat dates as
Sep 1967 but two of the other four listed are 1970), one for Liberty in
1970 and, what appears to be is final release on, Gordy in 1976.
Karl helped form The Chevrons along with Richard Prince (aka LaLa),
Kenneth Calvert and Herbert 'Herbie' Holmes whilst serving in the US Air Force after which he returned to L.A. and was a member of the cast of
Hair in the late 60s. He died in 2008 aged 63.
Click on image below for link to where you can buy from.
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