Friday, May 20, 2016

Tino and the Revlons on Mark


Tino & the Revlons
 
CP-4421- Black Burma-mudas and Knee Socks
CP-4422 - Story Of Our Love

Both wr. R. Demart & B. Rezey
Kama Music Publ. (BMI)

Mark 154

1960

First record of this Upstate New York combo led by Ray De Martino (Tino), real name Raymond Joseph de Martino. Tino & the Revlons are better known for their mid-sixties days in Detroit, Michigan and their Dearborn recordings.

Tino 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.

Note :  Rite numbers are in dead wax only and not on label



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