Corny 50s "stereo theatrical jazz" style that was common among West Coast and swing guys trying to get hip with the bebop kids. Never heard of the label.
$.50 from Goodwill!
Gotta love Goodwill (which BTW, contrary to what they would like people to think, is actually a for profit corporation and not a charity, FWIW)
Roulette records was formed in the mid 50s and was allegedly a front business for the Genovese Crime Family who supposedly skimmed million of dollars in royalties due to their artists leaving them to survive on the revenues from live performances (wow, back to the future). However Roulette was also known for giving their acts pretty much total artistic freedom while other labels at the time tended t micro manage and mold the acts to what the label wanted to see.
During the late 1950s, Roulette scored hits by Buddy Knox, Jimmy Bowen, the Playmates, Jimmie Rodgers, Ronnie Hawkins as well as releasing albums by Pearl Bailey, Dinah Washington and Count Basie.
During the early 1960s, Roulette issued a number of hits connected to the twist dance craze, most notably by releasing "Peppermint Twist" by Joey Dee and the Starliters. But probably their biggest act of the 60s was Tommy James and the Shondells whose hits "Hanky Panky", "I Think We're Alone Now", "Mirage", "Mony Mony", "Crimson and Clover", as well as many others were released during his time.
The label and their catalog are now part of the Blue Note Group.
