Over the past few days, there have been a series of Bobby Darin posts dating back to April that I had to put together to make a cohesive timeline. Here they are --
April 24, 1958 – Fearing his contract with Atco Records is at an end, Bobby Darin records “Early In The Morning,” “Mighty Mighty Man,” “You’re Mine” and “Now We’re One” at Decca’s Pythian Temple Studios in New York City, in hopes that Decca might be interested. May 27, 1958 – Even though Bobby Darin is still an Atco Records recording artist, Decca Records releases Darin’s April 24 recordings of “Early In The Morning” and “Now We’re One” as a single on their Brunswick label credited to The Ding Dongs. Atlantic/Atco Records head Ahmet Ertegun hears the song and threatens legal action. June 17, 1958 – After threatening legal action, Atco Records acquires the master tapes of Bobby Darin’s April 24 recording session for Decca Records after Decca’s Brunswick subsidiary label released two of the songs, “Early In The Morning” and “Now We’re One,” on May 27, credited to the non-existent group The Ding Dongs. Atco will re-release the single, this time credited to Bobby Darin and The Rinky Dinks, in July. June 19, 1958 – Decca Records rushes Buddy Holly into the studio to record his first songs as a solo artist, "Early In The Morning" and "Now We're One," at Decca's Pythian Studios in New York City - the same studio where Bobby Darin recorded the same songs on April 24 - which became The Ding Dongs single illegally released by Decca’s Brunswick label in May. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Diamond Headz" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
