Al Cecere owned the record labels Audition and Nu Sound Ltd., of Rochester, New York. It seems Cecere changed the label’s name to Nu Sound Ltd. with release #6111 by the Wee Four. Any help completing this discography, or info on Al Cecere’s productions or Riposo Studios would be appreciated.
Discography:
Audition
6102 – The Vaqueros – Desert Wind / Echo (both by Weld-Heath-Corona)
6103 – Dick Jans Duo – I Am (Edwards, Shuman) / Venus (the Frankie Avalon hit) – June 64
6104 – The Vitrones – Linda (Cheshire, Couto, Downing) / London Fog (licensed to Barry, #3326X in Canada)
6105 – America’s Children – Do-Maka / No Need For Blame (1965)
6106 – America’s Children – Star / Swinging Christmas (1965)
6107 – The Heard – Laugh with the Wind (Jeff Wheat and Brad Wheat) / Stop It Baby (Karim Copli) (mentioned in Billboard, May 7, 1966)
6108
6109 – The Humans – Take a Taxi / Warning (both by Bill Kuhns, Jr.)
6110 – The Rogues – Train Kept a-Rollin’ / You Better Look Now (Jim Perotti*, Bob Radell*, Mike Spriggs)
Nu Sound Ltd.
6111 – The Wee Four – Weird (James Obi, T. Pilittere) / Give Me a Try
6112 – Terry Pilittere – It’s Not That Way / You Wouldn’t Believe Me
6113 – Pete Morticelli – Lost / If You See Me
* correct spellings of these two Rogues names are Jim Pierotti and Bob Radel.
Most originals on Audition and “Weird” by the Wee Four 45 published by Cecere Music, BMI.
The Heard have an unreleased song, “Leave Well Alone” on a Capitol Custom acetate.
The Montereys “Bye Bye” / “Sheryl-ane” also recorded at Riposo Studios.
Thank you to Davie Gordon for his help with this discography.
Audition
6108
Bobby Mac Trio
Sherleen
Maria
Missing Audition. Found here. http://www.globaldogproductions.info/a/audition.html
hello 🙂
i’m trying to find out if the ‘audition’ and ‘nu sound’ 45’s originally came out in brown or whit paper sleeves or in red and blue vertical striped distributor sleeves ?
any help would be very appreciated.
thank you,
marty
I believe my copy of Warning that I bought at Albion’s W.T. Grant store in the spring of ’66 was in a brown sleeve. Haven’t found a garage sale copy in over 10 years, but the last one I did find was/is mint. Probably acquired more than a dozen in the 70s-90s.
6102 – The Vaqueros – Desert Wind / Echo (both by Weld-Heath-Corona) was released in the red and blue vertical striped distributor sleeves.
I was a member of the band Rude Awakening that recorded “Certain Girl/Fortune Teller” in the late 60’s! Also recorded “Reach Out/In my Room” with the band called “Illusive Fog” at D’Arcy! Also recorded master tape of songs “The wind and I/Transplant of Love”! Would love to get a copy of that tape? Do you know if D’Arcy has all of their recordings somewhere to be bought?