Frequently working with arranger & songwriter Fred Weismantel, Paxton's big-band background came in particularly handy with The Duprees, who combined group vocals with deliberately nostalgic swing orchestra backing on hits like "You Belong To Me" and "Why Don't You Believe Me." Other highlights include The Crests' "Sixteen Candles" and three songs from the group's so-called "angel series," "The Angels Listened In," "Pretty Little Angel," and "Trouble in Paradise".Coed Records' final singles were released in 1965.
Future co-founder of A&M Records, Jerry Moss, began his music career promoting The Crests' "Sixteen Candles" record for Coed.
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A rare 2-sided, 10-inch 78 rpm acetate has been recently found in an LA thrift store: "Six Nights A Week" is on the top side, however the acetate was started into the middle of the first verse. At the end of the song, a female voice comes on for 1 second before the this segment of the acetate ends, followed by a second, test tone segment. It is unknown if "Six Nights A Week" is actually "The Crests" (Coed Records)in a demo of the song, an alternate take or another unknown doo-wop group. The song performed by "The Crests"/unknown group is complete with music accompaniment; the male lead vocalist very natural in his stellar delivery of this doo-wop song; even more interesting is the non-label B-side, a male vocalist/guitarist performing a demo of a song called "He's A Bum" (i.e. definitely not to be confused with Dennis Wilson of The Beach Boys solo effort); this vocalist is doing a bad boy, rock and roll, rockabilly song with the opening lyric, "Picking up cigarettes off the ground, picking what he can when no one's around, he's a bum..." The identity of the vocalist/guitarist is unknown as online search of the lyrics yielded no matches, along with no corresponding song title is found in the Coed Records discography. Please contact me with any clarifying information you may have on either song or performer(s). The only label is on the "Six Nights A Week" side on "Beverly Disc" with no writing or markings on the label. Very exciting if this is confirmed to be an actual acetate by "The Crests."--All The Crests Best, Mark Matlock/Andromeda International Records androintl@earthlink.net 818-448-0995
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