The Tams - Presenting The Tams (1964) ABC Paramount (MONO) LP ONLY Release - Rare Soul (WAV 153 MB - FLAC 102 MB)

Imagine my sheer delight this morning when i discovered a pile of mono albums covered in dust again i completely forgot i had! been cleaning them up and in quite good condition as not played in donkeys years...So i ripped this to WAV & FLAC as the files are not very big and you have the choice to keep whichever you want ( or convert to mp3) as some prefer...This has never had a CD release........What can we say about this legendary group who recorded a total of 12 studio albums & 60 odd 45,s. This was their second album, i hope i have more on vinyl ?...The group are/were huge in the Soul & beach music communities and all over the world. .... The Tams are from Atlanta, Georgia, who enjoyed their greatest chart success in the 1960s on either side of the atlantic. They continued to chart in the 1970s, and the 1980s. Two separate lineups of the group continue to perform and record up to a few years ago but age takes its toll. One lineup, called 'The Original Tams with R. L. Smith', features original member Robert Lee Smith, and the other lineup is under the leadership of Little Red, the son of longtime member Charles Pope and the nephew of group co-founder Joe Pope, some of their kids also stepped up on the death of their peers....The band formed in 1960, and took their name from the Tam o'shanter hats they wore on stage. By 1962, they had a hit single on Arlen Records. "Untie Me", a Joe South composition, became a Top 20 on the Billboard R&B chart. The follow-up releases largely failed until 1964, when "What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am)", reached the Top 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song spent three weeks at number one on the Cash Box R&B chart. Many of their popular hits were written by Ray Whitley. "Hey Girl Don't Bother Me" was also a modest US hit the same year. The Tams had only one further major US hit (in 1968) when "Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy", peaked at #26 on the US R&B chart, and subsequently made the UK Top 40 in 1970. Their 1965 recording "I've Been Hurt" was their biggest regional hit (based on sales and airplay) prior to 1980. The group reached the Number one slot in the UK Singles Chart in September 1971, with the re-issue of "Hey Girl Don't Bother Me", thanks to its initial support from the then thriving UK Northern soul scene. The song also topped the Irish Singles Chart, making them the first African-American group to have a number-one single in Ireland. The group did not chart again until 1987, when their song "There Ain't Nothing Like Shaggin'" reached #21 in UK, propelled by a regionally popular dance known as the Carolina shag, which featured heavily in the subsequent 1989 film, "Shag" However, the track was banned by the BBC because the word "shag" means "to have sexual intercourse" here in the UK. Still quite popular in the South eastern United States, they continue to record new music and perform at well-attended concerts. In 1999, they were featured performers with Jimmy Buffett on his CD, Beach House on the Moon, and also toured with him around the country. American singer/songwriter Tameka Harris, born in 1975, is the daughter of Dianne Cottle-Pope and Charles Pope. Charles Pope group leader died from Alzheimer's in 2013. The 12th and last album was recorded in 2004 called "Conin At Cha!"..personally ive seen these guys about half a dozen times and always gave you value for money. many of their records have been played on the scene from "Stompers" (fast) to "beat ballads" Charles Pope,s amazing lead vocals will never be forgotten..It,s amazing to think most of these tracks were played on the scene, what an album! 

Members Are

Joseph Pope (born Joseph Lee Pope, November 6, 1933, Atlanta, Georgia; died March 16, 1996)
Robert Lee Smith (born March 18, 1936)
Horace Key (born April 13, 1934, Atlanta, Georgia, died 1995)
Charles Pope (born Charles Walter Pope, August 7, 1936, Atlanta, Georgia; died July 11, 2013)
Floyd Ashton (born August 15, 1933) (member from 1960 to 1963)
Little Red aka Lil' Red (born August 2, 1969)

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