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And
the fan mail and contributions keeps on pouring in!
Hi!
I've been reading your HORROR OF PARTY BEACH/Del-Aires
site-- way cool! Like yourself, I've been a big fan of both
the film and the group since I first saw HoPB on New York TV
back in the 70's-- complete & uncut in all its bloody
glory. Man, those were the days! Anyhow, I thought I'd
provide an item for your Discography section. I have a 45 of
DRAG/JUST WIGGLIN' N' WOBBLIN' from England. It was released
by CORAL RECORDS. Label is black, & the group is listed
as "Ronnie and the Del-Aires" on the DRAG side. On
the JUST WIGGLIN' N' WOBBLIN' side, it just says, "The
Del-Aires." Under the song title on both sides, it
says, From the film "The Horror of Party Beach".
Thought you'd find this of interest. I'd love to get a
single of "Elaine" sometime. I'll let you know if
I ever come across anything else. Again, your site is
awesome! Keep it up! Talk to ya later!
Dougie
Prosch
Thanks for
the heads up Dougie. I think that is as close to an official
soundtrack to Horror of Party Beach as we're going to get.
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Hello,
Bobby
Osborne wants to get in touch with you. He does not have a
computer. He would like to have a telephone number where he
can call you. Please send me a telephone number where Bobby
can get in touch with you.
-Bill Bohs
Thanks
Bill. Check out how it all turned out.
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Hi,
Just
wanted to let you know that I recently spotted Ronnie
Linares - in my house. He was here on Tuesday to visit. He
and my husband have been friends for 30 years. He is very
much alive, and still a musician. He got quite a kick out of
your web site. You may hear from him.
-Beverly Zuber
Thanks
Beverly. Glad he liked the site and please encourage him to
get in touch with me.
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Bobby
Osborne lives in Bonita Springs, Florida and plays 4 nights
a week solo at Fortune's Restaurant on Marco Island,
Florida. He is quite good. Plays the keyboard.
I'm
writing an article on him as I do an entertainment column
for the Marco Island Eagle. It should appear in the July 3
issue, since I'm going on vacation.
-Phyllis Bator
And
the news keeps getting better and better.
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Hi there.
This is a little odd, but I was using google to find out
some
stuff about my grandfather's career as a musician and I
stumbled on your
Del-Aires site. Anyway, he was the music director for Horror
of Party
Beach. I am not sure if he was in the Del-Aires, or just
wrote the songs.
I haven't seen the move, but I am looking forward to it now.
I am going to
see my grandfather in July, I'll ask him about it. Anything
in particular
you would be interested in knowing?
-Jeb
Thanks for
the offer, Jeb. Your grandfather wasn't in the Del-Aires but
had a hand in writing the infamous "Zombie Stomp."
Anything that he can remember about making the film, working
with the band would be priceless info and much appreciated.
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Hi Chad,
Every so
often, I search "Del-Aires" to see what might come
up, and I was very pleased to find your Del-Aires fan page
this morning. Great job!
You asked for
information or anything else that one might care to send
you, so I thought perhaps you might like label scans of the
one Del-Aires 45 that I have, "Elaine" b/w
"Just Wigglin' N' Wobblin' " (perhaps
to add to the page).
I do not know why the B-side label came out darker when
scanned; both labels are the same shade of yellow on the
record.
During the
past 10 years or so, I have tried on several occasions to
obtain information about The Del-Aires and possibly locate
Mr. Linares or other group members; I was not successful. I
understand that currently, the group is intact and does make
occasional appearances, but I have not personally heard of
any such appearances.
I do think
that I remember the group having played at Big Daddy's, a
former Greenwood Lake, New York beach club, in the 1960s.
"Elaine" was also on a jukebox there, at a beach
pavilion which we all frequented. (I
had actually heard the record before I saw Horror
Of Party Beach --
that is, I already knew of the record before seeing the
film.) The record is slightly different (not
by much)
from the version performed in the film; the instrumental
backing on the record includes an organ. The record label
also credits Henry Jerome's orchestra, which seems to
indicate that The Del-Aires provided only the vocals on the
record.
I will
continue to visit your Del-Aires page for updates, in hope
of learning more about the group and their actual releases.
The only other Del-Aires release I personally remember is
"Arlene", and this was on the standard stock Coral
label (black/multi-colored). I have seen other releases
listed, but I had not heard or seen them when they were
originally released. If there actually does exist a 20th
Century-Fox LP soundtrack, I would certainly like to find a
copy. I had heard mention of such an LP in the past, but I
have not been able to verify its existence (perhaps
you can).
Best regards,
Steve B.
Many
thanks for the info and the record scans Steve. According to
the Horror
of Party Beach press kit, 20th Century Fox announced
that it was going to release the film's soundtrack. Did it
actually happen? No one seems to know for sure. When the The
B-Monster interviewed Del Tenney, he seems to remember
their being one, if there was, I sure as heck can't find it
anywhere but if I do, Steve, you'll be the first to know!
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The
plot thickens...
What's
shakin'?
Before the movie
came out in 1964, the Del-Aires continued with their usual
roster of shows. On the night of August 25th the Del-Aires
played the Angel Lounge in Lodi NJ. It had been a particular
rowdy show, and the police were called out to put a stop to
the racket.
As the Del-Aires
were pulling out for the night, one of their fans named
Thomas "The Rabbi" Trantino assaulted two police
officers, forced them to strip naked, and shot them both in
the back of the head. Trantino was captured several days
later, and was convicted for the murder of Sergeant Peter
Voto, 40, and Patrolman Gary Tedesco. The details are a
matter of public record and should be easily attainable.
On a related note,
Trantino was just released from jail a couple of months ago
and accounts of the event were re-addressed in the papers
stemming from public outrage concerning his parole. Tony was
the longest serving inmate in NJ history, 38 years.
After the incident,
the Angel Lounge was closed. A lot of clubs were shut down
following public outcry that they were a nuisance. The
Del-Aires seemed to fall apart after the incident, and
called it quits in early 1964. By the time Horror of Party
Beach came out, the Del Aires had been broken up for six
months. The band briefly re-formed to play some drive in
gigs, and sign autographs to promote the movie.
Afterwards, they
closed the lid for good.
There you
have it, well, the brief version anyway. I'm glad there is a
Del-Aires site on the web finally. The band just plane
rocks! I play organ in a Surf and Garage band called The
Brimstones, and the
Del-Aires have always been an
influence.
I saw the
movie Horror of Party Beach when I was 10, and it totally
warped my brain. I have amassed a huge collection of Horror
of Party Beach stuff, and have been digging around for
Del-Aires recordings and info for awhile. I have been lucky
so far. I currently have a Horror of Party Beach / Del-Aires
website in the works, and would love to collaborate with you
on it. I have lots of pictures, recordings, posters and
promo stuff waiting to be posted.
You
can find me on the web at www.Brimstones.com.
Keep
up the good work.
Deacon Brimstone
Wow.
Thanks for the info
Deacon. If there's anything I can do to help with your site
just let me know and as soon as it's up I'll link on over!
If it's anything like the rest of your website, wow, can't
wait!
I did some
research and this is what I found out. (If
you just do a Google search for Thomas Trantino you can find
everything from his parole application to an online petition
to put him back in jail.)
It seems Trantino
was originally sentenced to death for the murder of Sgt.
Peter Voto and police Officer Gary Tedesco for the incident
in Lodi, NJ, in August 1963. Responding to a routine
complaint of noise at the Angel Lounge, the 2 officers were
pistol-whipped, forced to strip and shot in the head at
point-blank range by Trantino and an accomplice, Frank Falco.
Voto's older brother, a fellow police officer, slipped and
fell in his brother's blood later at the crime scene.
Falco was shot 2
days later by New York City police officers while resisting
arrest. Trantino spent 8 years on death row, but his
sentence was commuted to life after the U.S. Supreme Court
struck down the death penalty in 1972. The state later
reinstated the death penalty, but Trantino was not eligible
for it. He's currently out on parole.
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The
Del-Aires, inspiration to all!
Hey there,
I came across your website while searching for Del-Aires
stuff. Totally cool! I was wondering if you've seen issue #7
of a magazine called KICKS. It came out a few years ago. It
has a excellent article on the Del-Aires. I'm sending a scan
of the photo that's on the cover. I've been searching for
the Del-Aires recordings for some time and have never had
the luck of finding any. It seems that you have them and I
was wondering if you would be interested in selling a
cassette tape of them. I realize
they're super rare so let me know. I played drums in a surf
band called The Ghastly Ones and we're way into The
Del-Aires. I'm currently playing in a new band called The
Mighty Kegsmen and we play Wigglin' Wobblin' at shows but
we've never heard the full version of the song! We just
pieced it together from the movie. I would love to hear what
it sounds like from the record. Email back if you can and
thanks!!!
Norman
Cabrera
Thanks,
Norman. I'm currently waiting to receive my copy of Kicks #7
and anxiously wait to read it. Thanks for the heads up.
Alas, I too have no Del-Aires records. (Not
for the lack of trying!) The record scans that I have
are from a fellow fan like yourself.
Are
you a Del-Aires fan? E-mail
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