Tino & The Revlons - By Request At The Sway-Zee

 

Tino & The Revlons - By Request At The Sway-Zee

01   Louie Louie   
02   Wooly Booly   
03   This Could Be The Last Time   
04   Honky Tonk Angels   
05   Little GTO   
06   House Of The Rising Sun   
07   Ask Me   
08   Because   
09   Rumble   
10   I Can't Get No Satisfaction   
11   One Time Break Time

Tino & The Revlons had their roots in Michigan, playing on the Northeast club circuit. They amassed a following in and about Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY. They were local lounge stars.

Ray De Martino (Tino), real name Raymond Joseph de Martino, was murdered in Jamaica in January 1983. Some local thugs were mugging his wife, Tino stepped in to defend her but was then stabbed to death.

Tino (w or w/o The Revlons) had singles on Mark, May, Pip, Dearborn, Palino & Etc..(Etc… is the name of the label) and two albums (one on Dearborn, another on Vibra-Sound).

Hoot Gibson, drummer for the Revlons :

This was at the time the most popular club band in Detroit at the time there were lines around the building for hours to get in and rightfully so, their energy in the rooms they played was amazing they were playing everyones cover music and some originals 6 nights a week. This album was put out with the intention to sell only at the club (Sway Lounge) due to the feverish request of the patrons, it was not supposed to have any air play. There were only 500 copies made and it sold out in three days. Funny thing everyone who bought it loved the album .

The group was asked to be the first white recording group by the executives at Motown but they did not sign with them due to other contract commitments, instead another group the Sunliners signed recorded and became the group Rare Earth