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Line-Up Ex-Members Albums Singles Awards Various Refers
THE CRYSTALS
New York, USA
*  1961

Line-Up:

CRYSTALS (photo)
 

Dee Dee Kennibrew - voc
Peggy Henry - voc
Louise Bethune - voc

Former Members:

Lala Brooks (1961-65, 1970-?)
Barbara Alston (1961-67, 1970-73);
Pat Wright (1961-10/63); Frances Collins (10/63-67)
Mary Thomas (1961-10/62, 1970-cca 1/72);

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Twist Uptown5/1962 Philles
2.He's A Rebel2/1963 Philles
3.The Crystals Sing The Greatest Hits Volume One1963 Philles
4.Greatest Hits1969
5.Phil Spector Wall Of Sound Vol. 310/1975 Phil Spector
6.The Best Of The Crystals9/1992 Phil Spector
7.16 Greatest Hits4/1993 Sixteen
8.Then He Kissed Me20.09.1999
9.Back To Back11.02.2003K-Tel Entertainment
10.Da Doo Ron Ron: The Very Best of the Crystals22.02.2011Sony Legacy
11.Playlist: Very Best of the Crystals27.05.2016BMG

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.There's No Other (Like My Baby) / Oh Yeah, Maybe Baby
produced by: Phil Spector		10/1961 Philles 20
2.Uptown / What A Nice Way To Turn Seventeen
produced by: Phil Spector		2/1962 Philles 13
3.He Hit Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss) / No One Ever Tells You6/1962 Philles
4.He's A Rebel / I Love You Eddie7/1962 Philles19 1
5.He's Sure The Boy I Love / Walkin' Along12/1962 Philles 11
6.The Crystals EP1963 London
7.Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home) / Git It
produced by: Phil Spector		4/1963 Philles5 3
8.Then He Kissed Me / Brother Julius
produced by: Phil Spector		8/1963 Philles2 6
9.Little Boy / Harry (From W.V.) And Milt1/1964 Philles 92
10.I Wonder / Little Boy2/1964 London36
11.All Grown Up / Irving (Jaggered Sixteenths)7/1964 Philles 98
12.My Place / You Can't Tie A Good Girl Down10/1965 United Artists
13.Are You Trying To Get Rid Of Me Baby? / I Got A Man2/1966 United Artists
14.Da Doo Ron Ron / He's A Rebel1/1969 London
15.Da Doo Ron Ron / Then He Kissed Me
produced by: Phil Spector		10/1974 Warner Spector13
16.Santa Claus Is Coming To Town / Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer12/1974 Philles
17.He's A Rebel / I Love You Eddie13.06.1975Spector
18.All Grown Up / The Twist25.03.1977Phil Spector
19.Da Doo Ron Ron12.08.1977Phil Spector
20.Da Doo Ron Ron / Then He Kissed Me / He's A Rebel10/1980 Creole
21.Da Doo Ron Ron / Then He Kissed Me
12" + He's A Rebel		8/1987 Raise The Roof

Awards:

2004 Grammy Hall Of Fame (SP "He's A Rebel", 1962)

Various:

disbanded 1967
reunited 1970

SP "He's The Rebel" (10/62) + "He's Sure The Boy I Love" (1/63): Darlene Love + Fanita James + Gracia Nitzsche (vocals)

Press References:

Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1972029.01.19723
19744830.11.197416Caught In The Actgig review
19744830.11.197425
19771326.03.197718Singlessingle review
19773527.08.197718Singlessingle review
New Musical Express
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1974030.11.19749Thrills