The Bongos
Hoboken's Bongos -- founded as a trio consisting of Richard Barone (guitar, vocals), Rob Norris (bass), and Frank Giannini (drums, vocals) -- made no pretense of being anything other than a pop band; fortunately, they were a good pop band, covering guitar pop from the Byrds to T. Rex, all of it pulled together by Barone's original songs. Although he was the focal point, the other members were by no means peripheral. After their first full-length album, Drums Along the Hudson (1982), James Mastro joined and contributed some stellar hooks. After releasing a series of singles and an EP on tiny Fetish Records in 1980 and 1981, the Bongos signed to independent PVC Records. Drums Along the Hudson compiled all their previously released tracks. They then moved up to major label RCA and released the five-song Numbers With Wings (1983) and the album Beat Hotel (1985), before leaving RCA and splitting up. (Later, Drums Along the Hudson and a two-fer of Numbers With Wings and Beat Hotel were reissued on CD by Razor & Tie.) At their best, the Bongos made some irresistible guitar pop.
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Numbers With Wings (40th Anniversary Edition)
Rock - Paru chez Legacy Recordings le 1 janv. 1983
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Rock the Christmas Cheer!
Musiques de Noël - Paru chez RCA - Legacy le 13 oct. 2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Drums Along the Hudson
Rock - Paru chez Fetish Records U.K. le 16 mars 1982
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Numbers With Wings (Remixed Versions) (Remixed Version)
Rock - Paru chez RCA - Legacy le 31 août 1983
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
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Beat Hotel (Expanded Edition)
Rock - Paru chez RCA - Legacy le 9 juil. 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Hip-Hop/Rap - Paru chez 3521596 Records DK le 18 déc. 2021
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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