Cat. No. VV 1055: ALLEN BROTHERS ~ FIRST KISS / MY SECRET. PYE PP-054.

USED VINYL RECORD. PART OF A COLLECTION NOW UP FOR SALE.

THE ALLEN BROTHERS CONSISTED OF PETER ALLEN (PETER WOOLNOUGH) AND CHRIS BELL. THEY BECAME A DUO IN 1959 WHEN PETER MET CHRIS JUST WHEN CHRIS' DUO PARTNER IN THE TWO SHADES DECIDED TO CALL IT QUITS.

UPON THEIR FORMATION CHRIS AND PETER BEGAN PERFORMING FOLK-POP AS THE ALLEN BROTHERS IN NIGHTCLUBS IN SURFERS PARADISE AND THE WIDER GOLD COAST REGION. IT WAS THE SAME YEAR THEY MADE THEIR FIRST PROFESSIONAL DEBUT AS A MUSICAL DUO WITH A PAID PERFORMANCE AT THE GRAND HOTEL IN COOLANGATTA. THE DUO ALSO PERFORMED ON "TEEN TIME" IN 1959 WHICH MARKED THEIR FIRST EVER TELEVISION PERFORMANCE. THE DUO RELOCATED TO SYDNEY IN 1960 IN SEARCH OF MORE OPPORTUNITIES. IT WAS THERE THAT THE DUO WAS NOTICED BY BRIAN HENDERSON, HOST OF TELEVISION'S "BANDSTAND" WHO MADE THEM A REGULAR ACT ON THE SHOW. THE DUO CONTINUED TO PERFORM UNTIL 1970 WHEN PETER DECIDED TO PURSUE A CAREER IN MUSICAL BROADWAY AND, AS THEY SAY, "THE REST IS HISTORY". PETER ALLEN WENT ON TO BECOME A HUGE CABARET STAR IN THE USA. VERY LITTLE WAS HEARD OF CHRIS BELL AFTER THE SPLIT.

THERE IS SOME CONFUSION AS TO THE FIRST RELEASE BY THE ALLEN BROTHERS. WIKIPEDIA INFORMS US THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST RELEASE, HOWEVER, THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT FLIP-SIDE LISTED BUT THEY ALSO TELL US THAT THEY RECORDED FOUR TRACKS FOR THE LEEDON LABEL BEFORE SWITCHING TO PYE RECORDS. IN ANY CASE THIS IS THE FIRST RELEASE ON PYE RECORDS. THE SLEEVE IS A GENERIC SLEEVE AS THE ORIGINAL FELL TO PIECES MANY YEARS AGO. THE RECORD IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH ONLY VERY MINOR SUPERFICIAL SURFACE SCRATCHES. THERE IS SOME SOILING ON THE LABEL SURFACE ON BOTH SIDES. ON THE "A" SIDE THERE IS THE NAME OF "LORETTA" WRITTEN AND ON THE "B" SIDE THERE IS A GREEN INK MARK.

7" VINYL RECORD