It's Hard But It's Fair: King Hits and Rarities
Released: Jul 12, 2005
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Released: Jul 12, 2005
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Although this compilation does indeed contain both hits and rarities, it has more value to the collector looking for rarities than it does to the more general fan looking for the best "5" Royales...
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The Very Best of the 5 Royales
Released: Mar 23, 2004
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Released: Mar 23, 2004
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The Very Best of the 5 Royales is a slightly inferior collection compared to Rhino's Monkey Hips and Rice. The track selection is only slightly altered, but in this case that makes a big...
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Take Me with You Baby
Released: Mar 14, 2000
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Released: Mar 14, 2000
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A nice collection of the group's latter-day material originally waxed for the Memphis House of Blues imprint. Some of these sides were later issued on Vee-Jay and ABC/Paramount, but the Memphis...
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All Righty!: Apollo Recordings
Released: Mar 3, 1999
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Released: Mar 3, 1999
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All Righty! is the first complete collection of the "5" Royales' recordings for Apollo Records from 1951 to 1955, including even their gospel sides (recorded as the Royal Sons Quintet). ~ John...
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The Apollo Sessions
Released: Sep 1, 1995
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Released: Sep 1, 1995
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Although not the career-long survey of the Rhino anthology, this 23-song, 62-minute collection covers the Five Royales' very best years, spent with Apollo Records from 1951 until 1955, first as the...
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Monkey Hips and Rice: The "5" Royales Anthology
Released: Mar 8, 1994
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Released: Mar 8, 1994
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The 5 Royales are legendary, primarily in the sense that their legend grew over the years, as the status of what they achieved began to be realized. Like many trailblazing groups, the 5 Royales...
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Seventeen Original Greatest Hits
Released: 1978
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Released: 1978
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This is a fine collection of the '5' Royales' King material. It includes the previously unreleased "I Can't Stand Losing You" along with most of their better-known tracks. ~ J.P. Ollio, All Music...
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