Denny Belline & The Rich Kids ‎– Denny Belline & The Rich Kids (1966)

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LP mostly uptempo ravers 'recorded in front of a dancing teen crowd at the Shore Club in Sayville, Long Island'. Denny is Perry Como's nephew known from his earlier band the Dwellers.

The group featuring Denny Belline and Richard Supa. In 1968, The Rich Kids were involved in a notorious drug bust when S.W.A.T. teams descended on The Barge and caught them with 1/4 oz. of pot. Their concert attendence subsequently boomed.

This group evolved into Man (Columbia 9803, 1969) with the inclusion of Richie Cardenis and Tony Machine. Supa and Belline went on to solo careers and Machine became a regular in Buster Poindexter's Banshees of Blue.

Titles includes Mickey's Monkey,Mustang Sally,Good Lovin',Any Day Now,Do You Feel It, Beatles' Rain & Night Before.

Despite the fact that the Beatles were huge, and got covered lots of time, you don’t tend to see a lot of contemporary covers of the psychey stuff, especially not ‘Rain’. Belline and the band slow the tune down a tad, add a harpsichord, and while they were clearly no threat to the Beatles , it’s a nice version of the song

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"Denny Belline was Perry Como's nephew (he was related to Perry's wife Roselle Belline), which is likely how he got this recording contract with RCA Victor. Interestingly, this song was co-written with Dickie Goodman, the king of Break-In records." ~ ThePromo45Guy

"Dennis Belline was a truly GREAT singer, and a very decent man. He was in the first Rock Opera on Broadway "SOON" and if they had reviewed his singing rather than my writing, "SOON" would be running today. " ~ Scott Fagan

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Denny Belline & The Rich Kids

                                     01 - Mickey's Monkey                                        

                                02 - Night Before                                           

                                 03 - Baby Let's Wait                                        

                                 04 - Mustang Sally                                          

                          05 - Rain                                                   

                             06 - Don't Fight It                                         

                               07 - Do You Feel It                                         

                                 08 - Any Day Now                                            

                              09 - Good Lovin'                                            

10 - Get Out Of My Life   

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7'' Denny Belline And The Dwellers 1965

     A. It Happens That Way / B. Little Lonely Girl

                

   7" Denny Belline And The Rich Kids  

     A. Money Isn't Everything / B. Summer Girl   

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