Coasters The Complete Singles As & Bs 1954-1962 CD New 824046318024

The Coasters were one of the vocal groups of the 50s and early 60s who bridged the gap between the doowop and R&B eras of the early 50s through to the rock n roll explosion and beyond, with a run of hits that extended into the 1960s. They began life as a spin-off from the doowop group The Robins, adopted by the up-and-coming songwriting and production team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller as a vehicle for their work, changing their name after their first hit from The Robins to The Coasters as they switched from Leiber & Stollers Spark label to the Atlantic subsidiary Atco when the duo signed a production deal with the label.\n\nThis great-value 56-track 2-CD set comprises all their A &B sides as The Robins and The Coasters from their Spark debut in 1954 through to 1962, plus, as a bonus, the two titles which appeared on their albums during the period and were not otherwise released on singles. It naturally features their eighteen chart entries from the period, including ts