The Sensations | Sympathy | Atco 78 rpm | 1955 USA

'The Sensations - Feat.: Tommy Wicks' with "Sympathy" recorded from the original US shellac single on ATCO 6056. "Sympathy", and the charting A-side "Sympathy", which peaked at Nr. 15 at the Billboard R&B Best Sellers Chart, were recorded on July 29, 1955 at Atlantic Studios in New York City with The Sensations featuring Yvonne Mills (aka Yvonne Baker) on lead vocals, Tommy Wicks (tenor vocal), Tommy Cooke (baritone vocal) and Alphonso Howell (bass vocal). Musicians included Mickey Baker on electric lead guitar and Howard Biggs on saxophone. Produced by Howard Biggs. Words and music by Tommy Wicks.
The charting A-side, "Yes Sir, That's My Baby", will be available shortly.
Musical style: Rhythm & Blues, Doo-Wop, Vocal group Harmony.
Video recorded by Antoon van Olderen using an audio-technica player model AT-LP1240-USB with an Ortofon 2M 78 MM-stylus and audio captured off air via a Driade D 71 MK II speaker. This video is a recorded live demonstration of a playback of the 78 RPM shellac format on modern day equipment and is shared for archival and research purposes.
Additional session info by T-Mar.

[@zlatavachova5263]

I love this song...❤❤❤❤

[@antoons78rpmrockroll81]

Thank you Zlata :)

[@t-mar9275]

This is the B-side with Tommy Wicks on lead vocal. Recorded July 29, 1955 at Atlantic Studios, NYC. Producer, Howard Biggs. Saxophone, Sam Taylor. Guitar, Mickey Baker. Other musicians unknown. Released November 05, 1955.
Fun fact: In a period of a little over two weeks, between their audition and first recording session, the group went through two names and three record labels. They auditioned for Atlantic Records as The Cavaliers but that was considered inappropriate for a group with a female member, so the name was changed to The Sensations. They signed to Atlantic Records on July 13, 1955 but a week later were assigned to the brand new subsidiary label, Atlas. However, there was already an Atlas label, so it was renamed Atco by the time the group got into the studio.

[@antoons78rpmrockroll81]

Thank you for the session info and credit given!

[@TwilightZoneX]

I LOVE this tune! New to me but I thank God you played it!

[@antoons78rpmrockroll81]

Thank you as well!