The Manhattans - Christmas 45 - SINGLE
This is the first of three Christmas singles that I had time to transfer, digitally restore, scan, zip, and upload (sounds cruel when it's put that way, huh?). I found this on eBay and thought "gee, what a find!" A rare single, a picture sleeve, luscious red vinyl, and in MINT condition! I reached for my Goldmine Christmas Record Price Guide after I had won the auction. What I found was only mildly disheartening. This was originally released by the Manhattans in 1966 (on the Carnival label - Carnival 524). The copy I had won (and what you see before you) is a reissued version on the Star Fire label from 1979. Some quick research tells us that The Manhattans were formed in 1962 in Jersey City, New Jersey. After graduating from high school and serving in the military, the five members won a recording contract with Carnival Records two years later. Between 1965 and 1968, they recorded for Carnival and had five Top 25 singles on the R&B charts. During the m...