BOBBY issued two 45's.
They were Mister Bojangles/Bus 22 to Bethlehem (Concentric, Date, and CBS in the UK)
and
The Omen/Holly (Date)
"Mister Bo Jangles" (as it was called on the first pressing) was originally issued on Jack Lonshein's Concentric label. Jerry Jeff Walker, author of the tune, had yet to record it, and it's possible somebody guessed at the spelling of the title character when it came to doing the label. The same spelling was used on the British version (seen below).
Bobby's version was licensed by Columbia's Date Records division, and by that time, it had to do battle with Jerry Jeff Walker's ATCO version. In some parts of the country, Jeff's country take was more successful, in others, Bobby's urban version was the hit.
Most artists get at least a two-record deal with a company, and Bobby's follow-up for Date was the somewhat bizarre combination of "The Omen" and "Holly." The latter, was has Bobby's voiced buried in the mix and the echo, is more of a traditional love song. "The Omen" is a metaphorical tale that fit in fairly well with the era's new leanings toward heavily symbolic psych (of the type that the Moody Blues would call their own).
There are a few other artists who have issued 45's under the name Bobby Cole. No, they are different singers entirely. That includes the rare soul single "What Can I Say" b/w "She Better Show It" (Bee Jay 41936).
Any idea what catalog number the Concentric single had?
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