Regents (NY) & Related Associations
Desires (ref Regents)
– Barbara-Ann, ’58 (Unreleased)
– Teenage Love, 58 (Unreleased)
– Story Of Love/ I Ask You, ’62 (Seville 118)
Note: As a group nothing was released under the Desires name until the Seville 118 sides in 1962.
- The Desires were comprised of various members and some became the Regents.
- Barbara-Ann was recorded by the Desires in 1958 with a re-cut version by the Regents in 1961 released under the Regents name.
Regents
– Barbara-Ann/ I’m So Lonely, ’61 (Cousins 1002 & Gee 1065)
– Runaround/ Laura My Darling, ’61 (Gee 1071)
– Liar/ Don’t Be A Fool, ’61 (Gee 1073)
– Lonesome Boy/ Oh Baby, ’61 (Gee 1075)
– A Sunday Kind Of Love (Forum Circle LP 9103 B2)
– Over The Rainbow (Unreleased)
Regents – Gee LP 706-Barbara-Ann, 1961
- The book entries are underscored.
Side A: Barbara-Ann, Autumn Leaves, A Sunday King Of Love, Laura My Darling, Summertime, Jeanette Jeanette.
Side B: Runaround, Just Cry, Lonesome Boy, I’m So Lonely, Your Love Captured Me, A Fool In Love.
Regents-uncredited backing Lee Mareno – He’s Gone (Lonely Summer)/ Goddess Of Love, ’61 (New Art 103)
Regents-uncredited backing as Lee – Goddess Of Love/ He’s Gone, ’61 (Scepter 1222)
Guy Villari – Mashed Potato Mary/ I’m All Alone, ’61 (Cousins 1004)
- The book lists asby Runarounds but dates as 1961 before the 1964 Regents reformed group.
- A-side scan is by Guy Villari, a member of both the Regents and Runarounds.
- Most sources date 1961 but some date 1964.
- Both sides have a girl-group backing sound.
Note: Cousins’ duplicate numbers issues are either 1961 or 1964 with no official discography found for the label.
Note: When the Regents reformed (with some personnel changes) they recorded as the Run-A-Rounds and the Runarounds.
as Run-A-Rounds
– Unbelievable/ Hooray For Love, ’63 (KC 116)
– Let Them Talk/ Are You Looking For A Sweetheart, ’63 (Tarheel 065)
- No scans found for ‘Let Them Talk’ on the KC Label and credited to the Regents.
– A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening, ’63 (Unreleased)
– Crazy Love, ’63 (Unreleased)
– Tonight (Could Be The Night), ’63 (Unreleased)
as Runarounds
– Carrie (You’re An Angel)/ Send Her Back, ’64 (Felsted 8704)
– Perfect Woman/ You’re A Drag, ’66 (Capitol 5644)
as Runarounds (w Tommy Cosgrove & The Elegant Four-uncredited) – You Lied/ My Little Girl, ’67 (MGM 13763)
Jimmy Curtiss (BB The Regents-NY-uncredited) – Let’s Dance Close (Like We Used To Do), ’65 (Laurie 3315)
Jimmy Curtiss – The Girl From The Land Of A Thousand Dances, ’65 (Laurie 3315)
Jimmy Curtis & The Regents – Let’s Dance Close (MGM 13768)
- The flip is also titled ‘Let’s Dance Close’ but the artist credited is Peter Jarett & The Fifth Circle.
Regents (The Other Groups)
Regents (Argo Calypso Group) – Bamboo Tree/ Isle Of Trinidad, ’57 (Argo 5268)
- Writing credits on both sides: R Toops.
- Calypso sound by unknown group.
Regents (Kayo-Versatile Group) – No Hard Feelings/ That’s What I Call A Good Time, ’60 (Kayo 101)
- Writing credits: Robert Williams/ Fred Johnson.
and as
5 Spenders – No Hard Feelings/ That’s What I Call A Good Time, ’60 (Versatile 113)
Note: Some sources attach these blusy-style releases to the NY Regents.
- Kayo 101 is not included in the NY Regents histories I have read.
Regents (Toronto) – Me And You/ Playmates, ’65 (Blue Cat 110)
Regents (Los Angeles)
– Summer Time Blues/ You Don’t Love Me, ’66 (Peoria 008)
– Words/ Worryin’ King, ’66 (Penthouse 502)