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    From Bruce@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jul 31 07:29:43 2023
    The “5” Royales: “Courage To Love” - APOLLO 441; AUGUST 1952


    https://www.spontaneouslunacy.net/the-5-royales-courage-to-love-apollo-441/


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dkRIWzYJh4


    SPONTANEOUS LUNACY VERDICT: 8/10

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  • From Roger Ford@21:1/5 to Bruce on Mon Jul 31 14:14:48 2023
    On Monday, 31 July 2023 at 15:29:45 UTC+1, Bruce wrote:
    The “5” Royales: “Courage To Love” - APOLLO 441; AUGUST 1952


    https://www.spontaneouslunacy.net/the-5-royales-courage-to-love-apollo-441/


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dkRIWzYJh4

    Here's how The Royales courage held up in the 1952 Singles Battle

    R1
    11 Jesse Allen - Let's Party - Coral 65078
    11 The Five Royales - Courage To Love - Apollo 441

    Draw #2 ---I voted for Jesse here so the Royales get the win!
    WINNER : ROYALES

    R2
    15 Chuck Willis - My Story - Okeh 6905
    7 The Five Royales - Courage To Love - Apollo 441

    And in the later Vocal Groups Battle

    R1
    11 The Five Royales -- Courage To Love -- Apollo 441 -- 1952
    4 The Orioles -- (It's Gonna Be A) Lonely Christmas -- Jubilee 5001 -- 1948

    R2
    8 The Five Royales -- Courage To Love -- Apollo 441 -- 1952
    8 The Castelles -- My Girl Awaits Me -- Grand 101 -- 1953

    Here's that draw...and how it resolves

    Round 1

    ROYALES 11
    CASTELLES 9

    WINNER ; 5 ROYALES

    R3
    18 The Drifters -- Save The Last Dance For Me -- Atlantic 2071 -- 1960
    3 The Five Royales -- Courage To Love -- Apollo 441 -- 1952

    SPONTANEOUS LUNACY VERDICT: 8/10

    Sounds about right

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