STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - THE FOUR SEASONS - STORIES

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Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to the Friday and New Year's Eve 2021 edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we spin our last album of the year,  while we remember  New Jersey born  bass singer, songwriter, and bass guitarist,  Nick Massi, best known for his work with The Four Seasons. He passed away on Christmas Eve in the year 2000, age 73, from cancer. To mark the occasion, we spotlight this double compilation called Stories. Stories was released in 1975 on the Private Stock label and peaked at #51 on the Billboard 200. It has sold over a million copies in the US. Massi was with The Four Seasons from 1960 to 1965 and is responsible for most of the vocal arrangements from those times. This a really great compilation that showcases the variety of sound (doo wop, rock, pop, even a little disco) the four members could produce. If you don't already have this in your collection, we highly recommend it. 

"Sherry" (Bob Gaudio) – 2:30 (1962 / #1)

"Big Girls Don’t Cry" (Bob Crewe/Bob Gaudio) – 2:25 (1962 / #1)

"Walk Like a Man" (Bob Crewe/Bob Gaudio) – 2:21 (1963 / #1)

"Stay" (Maurice Williams) – 1:58 (1963 / #16)

"Marlena" (Bob Gaudio) – 2:32 (1963 / #36)

"Don’t Think Twice" (Bob Dylan) – 2:59 (1966 / #12)

"Candy Girl" (Larry Santos) – 2:40 (1963 / #3)

Side 2

"Dawn" (Bob Gaudio/Sandy Linzer) – 2:11 (1964 / #3)

"C'mon Marianne" (L. Russell Brown/Raymond Bloodworth) - 2:23 (1967 / #9)

"Opus 17 (Don't You Worry 'bout Me)" (Denny Randell/Sandy Linzer) – 2:33 (1966 / #13)

"Workin’ My Way Back to You" (Denny Randell/Sandy Linzer) – 2:51 (1965 / #9)

"Let’s Hang On" [Bob Crewe/Denny Randell/Sandy Linzer) – 3:09 (1965 / #3)

"Ronnie" (Bob Crewe/Bob Gaudio) – 2:25 (1964 / #6)

"Bye, Bye, Baby (Baby Goodbye)" (Bob Crewe/Bob Gaudio) – 2:32 (1964 / #12)

Side 3

"Rag Doll" (Bob Crewe/Bob Gaudio) – 3:00 (1964 / #1)

"Beggin'" (Bob Gaudio/Peggy Farina) - 3:48 (1967 / #16)

"Silence Is Golden" (Bob Crewe/Bob Gaudio) – 3:03 (1964)

"I've Got You Under My Skin" (Cole Porter) – 3:37 (1966 / #9)

"Save It for Me" (Bob Crewe/Bob Gaudio) – 2:37 (1964 / #10)

"Big Man in Town" (Bob Gaudio) – 2:47 (1965 / #20)

"Will You Still Love Me (Tomorrow)" (Gerry Goffin/Carole King) – 2:32 (1968 / #24)

Side 4

"And That Reminds Me" (Al Stillman/Camillo Bargoni) – 3:31 (1969 / #45)

"Electric Stories" (Mike Petrillo/Sandy Linzer) – 3:05 (1968 / #61)

"Watch the Flowers Grow" (L. Russell Brown/Raymond Bloodworth) – 3:33 (1967 / #30)

"Tell It to the Rain" (Mike Petrillo/Chubby Cifelli) – 2:30 (1966 / #10)

"Ain't That a Shame" (Fats Domino/Dave Bartholomew) – 2:37 (1963 / #22)

"Toy Soldier" (Bob Crewe/Bob Gaudio) – 2:37 (1965 / #64)

"Alone" (Selma Craft/Morty Craft) – 2:32 (1964 / #28)

Frankie Valli – lead vocals, handclaps
Tommy DeVito – harmony and backing vocals, guitar, handclaps
Nick Massi – harmony and backing vocals, bass, handclaps
Bob Gaudio – harmony and backing vocals, piano, handclaps

Arrangements and adaptions: Charles Callelo, Nick Massi, Denny Randell and Bob Gaudio
Producer: Bob Crewe
Album photography: Dean Cade
Album design and illustration: Vigon, Nahas, Vigon