Description

John’s re-released and revised autobiography, a signed double CD of his classic songs plus a free DVD of John’s Special Moments.

Bundle only available from this website

Book

John Cheatdom

Keeping Doo Wop Alive! One Man’s Story of Strength, Stamina & Survival as an International Entertainer

Doo Wop master John originally came from the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn along with Jerome “Romeo” Ramos, Marvin Holland and Sammy Gardner where they formed “The Velours”, an American R&B vocal group and had two hits in the US in the late 1950s, “Can I Come Over Tonight” and “Remember”. They relocated to England in the late 1960s, changed their name to “The Fantastics”, and had a top ten hit in the UK in 1971 with “Something Old, Something New”. Remaining in England, John formed “The Realistics” in 1976. The group broke up in 1983, when John then joined various unofficial line-ups of “The Platters”, aka “The Magic Sound Of The Platters”, who toured internationally.

Double CD

‘John’s Special Moments’ – 30 tracks of John’s greatest hits, the musical backdrop to his story.

*** Signed Copy ***

Track listing
1 The Velours – Can I Come Over Tonight
2 The Velours – This Could Be The Night
3 The Velours – Remember
4 The Fantastics – Something Old, Something New
5 The Fantastics – The Best Of Strangers Now
6 The Fantastics – You’ve Got A Friend
7 The Fantastics 75 – Hey You World
8 The Fantastics 75 – Keep On Loving You
9 The Fantastics 75 – Hard Road
10 The Fantastics 75 – My Little Girl
11 The Fantastics 75 – To Be Or Not To Be
12 The Fantastics 75 – Everybody Join Hands
13 The Realistics – So Sad
14 The Realistics – The Magic That You Do
15 The Realistics – Love Vibrations

16 The Realistics – Someone Ought To Write A Song About You Baby
17 The Realistics – Jamaica, We Love Your Maker
18 The Realistics – Sentimental Song
19 The Realistics – Putting It Down (To The Way I Feel About You Girl)
20 The Realistics – April Fool Connection
21 The Realistics – Pure Magic
22 The Realistics – Right FromThe Start
23 The Realistics – You Are Everything
24 The Magic – Platters The Great Pretender
25 The Magic – Platters Georgia
26 Los Platters con Mariachi – Harbor Lights
27 The Magic Platters – Remember Only You
28 The Magic Platters – Only You
29 The Magic Platters – Champagne
30 The Magic Platters – Near You

DVD

Well over 2hrs of classic footage.

Contents

1 – 2007 Reunion, Newark NY

2 – 1971 German TV

Clips from 1983 to 1985 ‘Unforgettable’ (EARLY Channel 4, UK)
3 – Reggae Medley
4 – Get Ready
5 – Tears Of A Clown
6 – You Are Everything
7 – Freddie’s Dead
8 – Make Up To Break Up
9 – In The Navy
10 – The Lion Sleeps Tonight
11 – Up A Lazy River

12 – 1980 Marti Caine Show
13 – Dougie’s Nightclub
14 – 1990 German TV Appearance
15 – 2013 Oriana Cruise Ship
16 – 2011 Magic Platters Promo

17 – BONUS documentary – 1978 The Realistics in Belfast Courtesy of Granada TV.