I believe the Socialites first single was a version of “Bye Bye Love” b/w the neat bubblegum rocker “Phooey Phooey on You”, released on Scott Records FM-324. Artyfacts in Wax has a short write-up and good scans of the labels.
Scott Records had 45s by the Merrie Motor Company who were from Olivet, MI; and the Jay Walker Effort who seem to have come from Grand Rapids.
The Socialites recorded (and/or mastered) “Looking Out My Window” at Tera Shirma Sound Studio in Detroit, with a cover of “Boat that I Row” on the flip. Garry Holton, credited for writing “Looking Out My Window” seems to have lived in Jackson, Michigan.
Released as National Electric Signalling And Commercial Company 6483142, the label has finely drawn illustration, and the obscure sub-text “A Michigan Corporation Division of Audio Records”.
“Looking Out My Window” reached #31 on WILS 1320 AM Sound Survey 33 on December 18, 1968.
R.D. Francis sent me the flyer at top, one of a half-dozen ads for the short-lived Unicorn club made by Mike Delbusso of Splatt Gallery in Walled Lake.
The Unicorn opened at 4122 N. East, in Lansing on May 18, 1970, and featured the Socialites for its first two weekends.
If anyone knows the names of members of the Socialites please contact me!
I saw this group of young girls play at Chanute AFB in October 68 and again at DaNang RVN in 1969.
Two of the members in the Socialites girl band was Sisters Toni & Char Velasquez. Another was Sandi Towers. Old musician friends. Toni I believe died a very long time ago and Char was out in California last I heard. ROD WALL
This is Jino the drummer of the Socialites. Playing at the Unicorn in Lansing was the last job I play with them. We had just come back from playing in Hawaii for 2 months. We entertained the wounded soldiers right at Pearl Harbor. I was the oldest one. I was 20. I left the group , got tired of traveling. Got plenty of work locally. It all added up to 52 yrs of drumming. I just sold my drums June 2023. Original Slingerlands made of wood. They got a good home. I haven’t played now in 9 yrs. I’m happily retired.