Cat. No. 2279: THE CHECKMATES ~ MEET THE CHECKMATES. COLLECTABLES-CD-0617.
Tax included.
ANOTHER OF THE MANY HOPEFUL GROUPS THAT RECORDED FOR THE JUSTICE RECORDING COMPANY OUT OF WINSTON – SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA. THE BANDS PAID FOR THE RECORDING SESSIONS THEMSELVES BUT FEW WENT ON TO RECORD HITS. THE CHECKMATES WERE AN 8 PIECE COMBO NOT RELATED TO THE GROUP BY THE SAME NAME DISCOVERED BY NANCY WILSON IN 1969 WHO SUBSEQUENTLY HAD A HIT WITH “BLACK PEARL”. GOOD '60s TYPE MUSIC BUT LEAD VOCAL, BILLY CARDEN LACKED A LITTLE FIRE IN HIS VOCALS. ***
TRACK LISTING: Comin’ Home Baby (inst.) / It’s Not Unusual / Gypsy Woman / You Don’t Know Like I Know / My Girl / Laugh It Off / Half A Man / I’ve Been Hurt / Try My Love Again / Hot Cha (inst.) / That’s Enough / Kidnapper (with Heat Wave).
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