The Old College Triad

Enjoyable private-issue 10" LP (from 1960) of a collegiate close harmony ensemble.

I imagine this was the sort of thing that Brian Wilson had been listening to as he formulated the Beach Boys sound in his head (he was notably a fan of the Four Freshmen).

The Deansmen for this recording were:  BRUCE MANNING, ALLYN BOSWORTH, DON MAWHINNEY, JACK MCPARTLAND, JIM CURTIS, ROBIN DAVIDSON, STEVE GILBERT, and DICK PARKER.

Not sure why they went with the purple-tinted cover photo.

The Deansmen still exist at Bates College: http://www.batesdeansmen.com



The Deansmen - Bates College 1980 LBOL-5327 

C'est Si Bon
Mam'selle
Ezekiel Saw De Wheel
Make Yourself Comfortable
Chattanooga Shoe-Shine Boy
The Whiffenpoof Song
Baby Sister Blues
The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
You Make Me Sick

Mandy
Blue Moon
They Go Wild Over Me
Autumn Leaves
Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Winter Song
Climb Every Mountain
The Bates Smoker