The Capitols were Samuel George lead vocals/drums,Don Storball vocals/guitar, & Richard Mitchell vocals/keyboards....All Detroit born & based, they formed in 1962 as The Three Caps.They were discovered by Ollie McLaughlin DJ at radio station WHRV in Detroit & owner of Karen Records whilst gigging In their early days backing singer Barbara Lewis as well as performing themselves. Barbara was contracted to Ollie as producer/manager to her at Karen, he also participated in the careers of Del Shannon, Deon Jackson in the same role. After signing with Karen the trio went on to record and release their first single in 1963, "Dog and Cat/The Kick"via Ollie. The record displayed the upbeat energy of their later work, however it bombed and the guys disbanded. After a three year period, Ollie McLaughlin took a call informing him that the Capitols had re-formed. The group had a new song entitled ‘Cool Jerk’ which followed the latest dance music trends at the time. Studio time was set aside for the record, which was released on the Karen Label. The record was recorded at Golden World Studios in Detroit that year as was the follow up album, and featured the Motown house band The Funk Brothers. ‘Cool Jerk’ b/w ‘Hello Stranger’ became a top ten hit, reaching number 2 of the R&B charts and a world wide hit.They went on to record mainly dance themed records for a few years & they released two albums in 1966, "Dance the Cool Jerk"...In the UK as The Three Caps and "We Got a Thing,"...never issued in the UK .....both featuring mostly covers of popular Motown and soul songs.. They never released any more albums. In late 1969, the group broke up for the final time. Storball went on to a career in the Highland Park, Michigan Police Department, and still lives in Detroit. Samuel George died March 17, 1982 after he was fatally stabbed in a domestic dispute, & Richard McDougall died on February 19, 1984 of unknown causes. Though the group had a short career and limited success, their hit "Cool Jerk" has stood the test of time, and that and many of the tracks featured here were huge hits on the UK Northern Scene. So this collection is the complete recordings of The Capitols. Both classic LPs, the 45s that followed and Four unissued tracks. The first 20 tracks are in Flac & remainder in mp3....LEGENDS to fans & dancers alike over many decades, they seem like they were tailor made for the northern scene !
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The Tasters!
36 comments:
Busy boys those UK soul brothers!! thanks guys for this comp
Reb
Wonderful, Thanks You All!
Many thanks for the info
Thanks for the detailed review.
Excellent review-Keep these unique collections coming-Thanks to the Soul Bros
Another big thank you to the UK Soul Brothers for this beautiful compilation!!!
Yves
Thanks gang of Soul brothers we are happy to see more!
This is a great collection, thanks for your review
Looks like a wonderful collection. Thanks for review, P.
Thanks UK Soul Brothers for completing the Capitals.
Just love Detroit stuff cheers Bros
Thank you The UK Soul Brothers for this review, appreciated
Thanks mates. - a great review!
Oh yes a top group, well done to all involved
Superb collection guys, thank you so much.
cheers,ELtel
Superb add to the collection .
Thank you UK Soul Brothers for The Complete Capitols review. They produced a lot of great tunes.
Soul music makes the world go 'round, too! π
Thanks, UK Soul Brothers!
I don't know much about these guys, except for Cool Jerk... so thanks UK Soul Brothers & AMM for broadening my knowledge :)
BigD
Excellent review, thanks UK Soul Brothers
Superb collection of these three gents, great tasters and a big thank you to the UK soul brothers. Thank you AMM for hosting.
One of my favourite groups!THANKS to the UK Soul Brothers for this GREAT post!
Cheers!
Bill
Almost by-passed this. Thought it was an older album! Thanks for the review and thanks to the UK Soul Brothers for compiling it!
Thank you AMM & UK Soul Brothers,Great Album
i love completed thanks so much Bros!
I've got The Very Best Of... but this has a lot of extra tracks!
A huge thank you to AMM,ELtel,Bill, Old soul rebel and Soulfood. Top notch group.
thanks y'all..41 songs? maybe I know 4.Good one.
Thanks UK Soul Brothers and AMM
Excellent review
I have the Lp somewhere but this collection looks great ... thank you guys.
Thanks to the UK SOUL BROTHERS for this number always popular in the late 6ts
Thanks guys for this one
Cheers Pedro
A fantastic album from the Capitols. There are two or three titles that I didn't have. Thank you AMM & UK Soul Brothers.
Pierre
One of my favourite groups!THANKS to the UK Soul Brothers for this GREAT post!
Cheers!
Bill{b3will@msn.com}
Yes, sweet :) Thx x 1000 π«Άπ»π✌π»☮️
thanks UK Soul Brothers for this detailled collection
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