1963
EASIER SAID THAN DONE * THE ESSEX * COLUMBIA 7077 * UK
The group formed sometime around 1961 by US Marines Walter Vickers and Rodney Taylor while on duty in Japan, although fellow Marines: Anita Humes, Billie Hill and Rudolph Johnson when they were back Stateside; which explains that album cover with them in uniform! Written by another Marine William Linton, Easier Said Than Done was their debut recording, released on Roulette #4494; the record was a chart success in the US reaching number one Pop in 1963.