Joey Castle

Joseph Fohn Castaldo *24-06-1942 Bronx, New York City, +15-12-1978
by Richard Weize, Praguefrank
SESSIONS
ca early 1958 [demo session] poss. New York City – Al Casey
00001 none-10 PLEASE LOVE ME BCD-15560
00002 none-12 THAT AIN’T NOTHIN‘ BUT RIGHT BCD-15560 [take-15] BCD-15560
18 April 1958 [14:00-17:00] RCA Victor Studio, Webster Hall, 125E 11th St., Manhattan, New York City – Joey Castle (Joey Castle [vcl], James G. Liddle [leader/gt], Dorse Ray Beavers [gt], Victor Battista [bass], Robert Freeman [drums], Georgy J,, Morabito, Jr. [piano]. Producer: Herman Diaz, Jr.)
001 J2-PB-2903-4 PLEASE LOVE ME unissued/BFX-15114 BCD-15560
002 J2-PB-2904-5 SHAKE HANDS WITH A FOOL unissued/BFX-15114 BCD-15560
003 J2-PB-2905-8 COME A LITTLE CLOSER BABY 47-7283/BFX-15114 BCD-15560
004 J2-PB-2906-3 THAT AIN’T NOTHIN‘ BUT RIGHT 47-7283/BFX-15114 BCD-15560
ca late 1959 poss. New York City – Joe Castle & The Daddy-O’s (Joey Castle [vcl], James G. Liddle [leader/gt] + unknown musicians)
005 ROCK AND ROLL DADDY-O Headline 1008/ BCD-15560
006 WILD LOVE Headline 1008/ BCD-15560
1962 poss. New York City – Joe Castle
007 NO9W-7504 THE VOICE IN THE CHOIR Telstar
008 NO9W-7505 YOU'VE GOT ME CRYING AGAIN Telstar
ca 1963 poss. New York City – Joe Castle as by Cliff Rivers (Joey Castle [vcl] + unknown musicians. Producer: Sid Prosen)
009 MARSHA Thanks 1201/ BCD-15560
010 TRUE LIPS Thanks 1201/ BCD-15560
ca 1963 [demo session] Variety Recording Studio, New York City – Joey Castle
01001 CATHY BCD-15560
ca 1963 [demo session] poss. New York City – Joey Castle
01002 LUCY ANN BCD-15560
20 November 1963 [demo session] Associated Studio, New York City – Joey Castle
01003 DON’T KNOCK IT BCD-15560
ca late 1960s poss. New York City – Joey Castle as by The Phantom Lover (Producer: Joey Castle)
011 THAT’S MY SECRET Out Of Sight 100
012 (I’M THE) PHANTOM LOVER Out Of Sight 100
ca 1978 unknown – Joey Castle
013 GREEN WOOD Emerald City 7212
014 unknown title 7212
Joey Castle also recorded album The Wacky World Of Joey Castle. Details untraced

ALBUMS
? The Wacky World Of Joey Castle: (tracks unknown) – 7-
Bear Family [GER] BCD 15560 Rock And Roll Daddy-O: True Lips; Don't Knock It; That Ain't No Thing But Right; Please Love Me; Shake Hands With A Fool; Come A Little Closer Baby; Wild Love; Rock And Roll Daddy-O; Marsha; That Ain't Nothing But Right (take 12); Lease Love Me (take 10); That Ain't Nothing But Right (take 15); Phantom Lover; That's My Secret; Cathy; Lucy Ann - 91

SINGLES
RCA Victor
47-7283 That Ain't Nothing But Right / Come A Little Closer Baby – 07-58
Headline (1959) w. The Daddy-O’s
1008 Rock And Roll Daddy-O / Wild Love – 12-59
Telstar (1962)
N09W-7504 The Voice In The Choir / You've Got Me Crying Again – 62
Thanks! (1963) as Cliff Rivers
1201 True Lips / Marsha – 06-63
Out Of Sight (1960s) as The Phantom Lover
100 That’s My Secrte / (I’m The) Phantom Lover
Emerald City [UK] (1979)
7212 Green Wood / ? - 79