Flamingos - Today (Ronze 1972)

The Flamingos were one of the original Doo Wop groups, with Tommy Hunt an original member. The group had many incarnations over the years, with the brothers Zeke, J.C. and Jake Carey a constant factor. This LP finds them in 1972 on the small Ronze label for which they recorded several excellent lp's. This one is worth seeking out for the superb remakes of some of their own classic 50s hits, primarily "Golden teardrops"  which is transformed into an early seventies anti-drug song. Also noteworthy is "let it be me" which has a running faucet audibly throughout, apparently to give the impression of a thunderstorm...