The Tridels

The Tridels are a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based vocal trio, originally consisting of Marc Snader, Larry Chassen, and Mike Bove’. Mike Bove', Jackie Strauss and Paul Jerome are the current members doing a tribute to the music of the 1960s.

The group was formed in 1962 when the trio were 18 years of age. Their first recordings "Land of Love" and "The Image of My Love" were produced and written in 1964 by future radio and TV star Gene Arnold, under the name of Rick Roman, and recorded at San-Dee Worldwide Limited Records in Philadelphia at the 212 N 12th St. studios. The group recorded over 35 original compositions during their nine-year career, and wrote and recorded for commercials and two documentary films in the 1960s.

Mike Bove’ and Marc Snader began creating the group while attending their senior year at high school. A year later, they added Larry Chassen and the group began to rehearse and polish their vocal harmonies in 1963 with appearances at universities and at dances and parties throughout the Philadelphia area. It is at one of these performances that The Tridels were approached by two young record producers from the new Philadelphia recording label, San-Dee Worldwide Limited Records. Rick Roman, who became The Tridels’ personal manager, and Alan Lee were developing a small, but unique pool of talented Philadelphia performers for the label including The Good Guys, with Artie Ross, and The Stylettes.

With the release of their first single, “Land of Love” in August 1964, The Tridels began a whirlwind touring schedule of record hops, interviews, radio shows and appearances in the Philadelphia, New Jersey and Delaware tri-state area. Cash Box Magazine (August 15, 1964) liked both sides of the release rating “Land of Love” with a B+ calling it, “an inviting lindy with old R&R sound”, and the flipside, “Image of My Love”, a B, calling it an “uptempo ditty”. As Robert Bosco stated in his December 2011 article about The Tridels for Echoes of the Past magazine,“ a B+ rating for an untested new act was nothing short of sensational”. Philadelphia area radio stations began playing “Land of Love” exclusively and The Tridels were appearing at Philadelphia’s AM giant, WIBG’s record hops throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania three to four times a week for popular WIBBAGE deejays, Hy Lit, Joe Niagara, Jerry Stevens, Larry Justice, and Don L. Brink. On the August 24, 1964 issue of the WIBG "Top 99 Survey", The Tridels and “Land of Love” were listed as the WIBBAGE Sureshot of the Week. Bosco added “superstation WIBG, the AM giant in the area, juiced the cause by having stalwart jocks …pound their rising WIBBAGE Sureshot day after night”. When the record broke in the Midwest, the group joined the "Caravan of Stars" tour in the summer of 1964 and toured four states and Canada promoting the release. The Beatles explosion in 1964 dampened prospects for most American releases that year, but the Tridels continued to perform until 1965, when Larry left the group.Helene Goldberg joined the Tridels in 1965 and they continued to entertain in clubs and events throughout the tri-state area for six more years concentrating on recording original material.

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