🔘 Don't Do That – Single: Jul. 1963

Label: Parlophone Country: UK Catalogue: R 5047

Label: 20th Century-Fox Country: USA Catalogue: 439

In the summer of 1963, Shane Fenton (the stage name of Bernard Jewry, who would later become Alvin Stardust) released his third single. “Don't Do That” was an upbeat, catchy rock 'n' roll number with a strong beat-group energy and youthful charm.

Released on July 12, 1963, the single appeared on Parlophone Records under catalogue number R 5047. This 7-inch release continued Shane Fenton’s early career as a promising young rock 'n' roll singer during the height of the British beat boom.

Label: Parlophone Records

Catalogue Number: R 5047

Format: 7" Vinyl Single (Push-Out/Solid Centre)

Released: July 12, 1963 (UK)

🔘 Track List

UK 7" Single — Parlophone – R 5047 — 1963

A. Don't Do That

B. It's All Over Now

Written by:

- Don't Do That: Unknown (band composition)

- It's All Over Now: Unknown

Produced by:

Recorded: 1963

🔘 Key Highlights

• Released July 12, 1963

• Third single by Shane Fenton (Bernard Jewry)

• Upbeat rock 'n' roll track with strong beat-group energy

• Did not chart in the UK

🔘 The Story

At this early stage of his career, Shane Fenton was a popular young singer performing energetic rock 'n' roll with his band The Fentones. “Don't Do That” was a lively, straightforward rock track that reflected the dominant beat and rock 'n' roll sound of the early 1960s. The B-side “It's All Over Now” offered a more mid-tempo contrast.

Although the single did not achieve chart success, it remains a charming example of Shane Fenton’s early work — the first steps of an artist who would later reinvent himself as the glam rock star Alvin Stardust in the 1970s.

🔘 Variants (UK)

• 7", 45 RPM, Push-Out Centre — Parlophone – R 5047 — UK — 1963

• 7", 45 RPM, Solid Centre — Parlophone – R 5047 — UK — 1963

• Issued in standard Parlophone company sleeve

🔘 Chart Performance

UK — Official Singles Chart

Did not chart.

Total Weeks: 0

🔘 Context & Notes

• A-side: “Don't Do That” – upbeat, energetic rock 'n' roll track with strong beat-group feel.

• B-side: “It's All Over Now” – mid-tempo rock 'n' roll number.

• Production: Early Parlophone-era production typical of 1960s beat and rock 'n' roll singles.

• Sleeve notes: Standard Parlophone company sleeve.

• Historical placement: Released during the peak of the British beat boom in the early 1960s, several years before Bernard Jewry reinvented himself as Alvin Stardust and achieved glam rock success in the 1970s.

• Reissues / compilation appearances: Features on Shane Fenton and The Fentones early career compilations.

🔘 Related Material

• I'm A Moody Guy (1961)

• Cindy (1962)

• Too Young For Sad Memories (1962)

• Alvin Stardust’s glam singles (1973 onwards)

🔘 Discography

I'm A Moody Guy – Single: 1961

Don't Do That – Single: 1963

(Next singles follow in 1963–1964)

🔘 Mini‑Timeline

✦ 1963 — Recorded as Shane Fenton

✦ July 12, 1963 — UK single released

✦ Did not enter UK Singles Chart

🔘 Glam Flashback

Long before the leather, the quiff, and the glam hits, a young Shane Fenton was rocking out with “Don't Do That” in July 1963 — the early energy of the man who would later become Alvin Stardust.

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🔘 Sources

Primary reference sources: Parlophone Records, Discogs, Official Charts Company, contemporary music-press documentation, archival references.

Review from Billboard magazine January 25, 1964:

SHANE FEΝΤΟΝ (20th C-Fox 439)

--"DON'T DO THAT" (2:05) [Spectorious BMI Vandyke]

Shane Fenton could make a strong showing with this ear-pleasing uptempo item rendered multi-track. A flavorful melody coupled with the chanter's feelingful delivery make for deejay recognition and brisk sales activity.