Caesar and the Romans 45

Within a recent rummage through a load of 45s I received from the States I found this little Garage beauty on Scepter Records by Caesar and the Romans.

Caeser & His Romans were from Buffalo, recording two 45s on the GJM label in late '67 and 1968 before signing to Scepter for two more singles.

Caeser and the Romans "Baby Love" by Recordette Records

Caeser and the Romans "When Will I Get Over You" by Recordette Records

Caesar & His Romans became Caesar & THE Romans, which then evolved into Friendship Train which was a successful club & lounge act. During one set each night as part of the act they became Big Wheelie & The Hubcaps. This became so successful that Friendship Train was dropped in favor of a full night of Big Wheelie. Their final album was released on Amherst Records in 1976. Chuck stlll performs as Big Wheelie about 10-12 times per year. He was brilliantly managed by the late Fred Caserta who went on to found Kingdom Bound which is one of the largest concert events in the Christian Music field.

Nova Jazz Band (Captain Micky)African 45 Mzuri Records

Nova Jazz Band (Captain Micky) Mzuri Records (HL 7-46)

A 45 bought on Ebay with a fanstasic tropical sound. I would say that this is possibly highlife but it has a Rhumba quality to it. I have a load of African 45s and 78s that I will be posting up as well as including them in upcoming podcasts.

The Assanand & Sons music store in Mombasa, which started out releasing 78rpm discs back in the 1950s. Other than that I don't know much more about the record label and band so if you know more please feel free to leave a comment.

Nova Jazz Band (Captain Micky)-Rodesia by Recordette Records

Nova Jazz Band (Captain Micky)-Cha-Cha Micky by Recordette Records