 PROBABLY the oldest established hit-making group in the business today is the Dells. After a year or so out of the direct public eye, they have burst back into the limelight with "The Love We Had", currently making its way down the American charts after a long stay and its way up the British chart.
Earlier this year, there was considerable speculation as to whether the group would ever record for Chess/Cadet again. "Well, we decided to stay with the company in January," Marvin Junior, the group's spokesman, explained. "And we're happy now that we did because "The Love We Had" and the album, "Freedom Means", have been amongst our biggest successes. And it's nineteen years since we first had a hit! Our long-standing success? I'd put it down to plain and simple brotherhood."
Only recently, the group began to spread its activities outside of just recording themselves. They have ventured into record production, with the Unifics being their first shot at it. "It's possible," Marvin continued, "that we'll start our own record company quite soon. It's only going to be a small thing to start but it is something we all want to get into. Already we have quite a few local acts who want us to record them. There's so much talent in Chicago that you can always find good acts in small clubs, so we are sure to have enough good acts on the label."
The next few months are going to be pretty hectic for the Dells. Having completed a week at Detroit's world-famous 20 Grand Club, they are off to Nassau for the Christmas period. On completion of that, they are back in the States for January to promote a new single and new album, before leaving in February for Japan. It's just possible that they will be coming back via London.
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