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There are 25 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: "Closer To The Aisle"
From: Andy
2. "Breakaway"
From: Javed Jafri
3. Spence/Ritchie ??????????
From: Sean
4. Re: Scott English
From: Peter McCray
5. "Batman" LP on Tifton / The Covered Man - David Soul
From: Al Kooper
6. "The Landlord"
From: James Botticelli
7. Bonnie & the Treasures
From: Colin Smith
8. Re: "I Wonder What She's Doin..." / Barry DeVorzon
From: Fred Clemens
9. Re: UK Smile
From: Andrew Hickey
10. Re: Scott English
From: Clarke Davis
11. Re:UK Smile / Pet Sounds
From: Susan
12. "Louie, Louie"
From: Jim Shannon
13. Re: Bonnie & the Treasures
From: Mick Patrick
14. Re: Tradewinds / Knechtel / A Candy Day / Mike Gately
From: Austin Roberts
15. John Beland here
From: John Beland
16. Re: Mars Bonfire of the vanities
From: Alan Zweig
17. Al not Alice / Jesse not Jesse
From: Al Kooper
18. Re: "Closer To The Aisle"
From: Fred Clemens
19. Re: The Covered Man - David Soul
From: "Phil X. Milstein"
20. Re: Brandy by English / The Groop
From: Bob Rashkow
21. Leaders Of The Pack - Sixties Girls
From: Guy Lawrence
22. Re: Scott English
From: Fred Clemens
23. Re: Adam Wade
From: Michael Edwards
24. Re: Closer to the Aisle
From: Andy
25. Re: penultimacy
From: Bob Hanes
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 02:22:30 -0000
From: Andy
Subject: Re: "Closer To The Aisle"
> Does anyone know of a version of "Closer To The Aisle" other
> than the one by the 5 Satins ?
1977 by the Admirations (on Jason Scott # 05 w/ only 500 copies
made) ..... this may be the version you're looking for.
Andy
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 22:27:05 -0500
From: Javed Jafri
Subject: "Breakaway"
Watson Macblue:
> ... if Smile is his penultimate (last but one) work of the
> Sixties, what on earth is his ultimate? The mind boggles.
My Dear Mr Watson,
I'm danged surprised by your question. The answer is so obviously
the single "Breakaway" released in late 1969. Never mind that it
was co-written by Reggie Dunbar (AKA Murry Wilson) and not VDP.
The flipside, by the way, "Celebrate The News" was also brother
Dennis' ultimate work of the 60's. Not a bad way to end the decade.
Javed
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 03:04:03 -0000
From: Sean
Subject: Spence/Ritchie ??????????
Hello,
Does anyone have any info on the songwriter(s) Spence and Ritchie ?
Who are they, what are their first names?? Is it one person? Did
they record anything themselves? They seem to have written a lot of
songs for Don Fardon, among many others.
Thanks for your help.
Sean
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 15:34:09 +1100
From: Peter McCray
Subject: Re: Scott English
Scott English, via Ed:
> Ed, tell everybody I'm well and writing my ass off. I'm
> living in London, where I just had another number 1 smash
> all over Europe with "Mandy" by Westlife. I'm presently
> working with Simon Cowell's people on different projects.
Ed,
Anytime your in touch with Scott agin, would you mind asking him
if there is anywhere published on the web or elsewhere a proper
discography of both his writing and recording career. (Or maybe
someone else knows the answer to this anyway without having to
bother Scott.) I'd love to check out a comprehensive overview
of all that he's done.
He's been so prolific and had such major success with some of his
stuff, but there is so little information out there on his career.
Another great performer who really deserves a proper CD
compilation spanning his career.
I do have a Scott English collection on CD as I mentioned in an
earlier post, but I think it is a very partial overview. It
doesn't have Waterfall Woman on it for a start, which was his
follow up single in Australia to Brandy in '72. Would love to hear
that again in decent quality!
Peter
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 01:52:47 EST
From: Al Kooper
Subject: "Batman" LP on Tifton / The Covered Man - David Soul
Previously:
> The only other LP I know of on Tifton was Batman by The Fabulous
> Guitars Of Dan And Dale. One of my first record albums as a kid.
> (Probably a *lot* of 60s Kids 1st record.) And there are some
> ethnic music LPs on Tifton. If you are familiar with the Batman
> LP -- recently re-issued on CD -- there were some big names
> involved. Who knows if this LP might have a similar pedigree?
> Spectropop member Al Kooper played on the Batman LP. Hey Al, you
> know anything about this one or the Tifton label? Was there any
> other pop music on Tifton?
Get ready for some T R U T H:
When I was in the Blues Project, we were produced by Tom Wilson.
He called one day to book the BP as backup band on a session he was
doing. It was a Sunday that was shared by a landmark birthday (50,
60???) party for my Dad. I told Tom I could not play the session.
Evidently, he went down his keyboard players list and got SUN RA(!)
to fill in for me. Ergo:
a) although credited, I did not appear or perform on the BATMAN LP
or CD.
b) Sun Ra sat in with The Blues Project.
c) I dont know anything about those sessions other than that.
However, another time Tom booked us on a session for another artist.
This gentleman wore a mask and the song he recorded was a
biographical ditty called "The Covered Man" It actually was released
on MGM Records. The artist was The Covered Man as well. In later
years, he turned up with a "legit" music career as David Soul!!!!
Andy Kulberg, the bassist & flautist in The Blue Project, became
David's music director and travelled all over the world with him in
the 70's.
Hope this helps someone.
And if it does it could only happen here.
Al Kooper
not to be confused with Alfred, the butler.
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 00:21:30 -0500
From: James Botticelli
Subject: "The Landlord"
> Al Kooper
> Primitive Reminiscing, Inc.
As long as you're reminiscing Al would you care to try to recollect
the story behind your writing of the soundtrack for "The Landlord"?
I was plowing through my soundtrack collection the other night for
the first time in a few years and found this OST on United Artists
circa 1970. Conducted by you and Charles Calello, sung parts by
Lorraine Ellison and the Staple Singers with Chuck Rainey on bass,
Eric Gale and you on guitars and included Joe Farrell and Phil
Bodner on reeds. Starring Beau Bridges, Lee Grant, Diana Sands, and
Pearl Bailey as 'Marge'....
Curiously,
--
James Botticelli
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 10:12:01 +0000
From: Colin Smith
Subject: Bonnie & the Treasures
Bonnie & the Treasures - "Home of the Brave", is this available
on any in print compilations?
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Message: 8
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 14:02:09 -0000
From: Fred Clemens
Subject: Re: "I Wonder What She's Doin..." / Barry DeVorzon
The Barry and the Tamerlanes song has ben a favorite of mine for
years (I never cared much for the Boyce and Hart song of the same
name). I have all their Valiant records and their album.
Barry DeVorzon was a talented writer before that Tamerlanes came
along, but few realize he also gave singing a shot before too. He
recorded a number of sides for RCA Victor beginning in 1957, and then
Columbia, before setting up his Valiant label especially for his
latest discovery, Shelby Flint ("Angel On My Shoulder").
Those earlier sides are among my favorites. For RCA, the favorite
goes to "Raindrops On My Window". Since I only have one of his
Columbia releases, I feel both sides were equally good. "Betty, Betty
(Go Steady With Me)", and "Across The Street From Your House", a song
covered soon after by Buddy Clinton on the Time label. (A side note
on the Clinton track ...Most people insist that the Belmonts were his
backing group for that record, but I feel it's more the Bell Notes.
The Belmonts voices simply aren't there)
Speaking of Barry DeVorzon compositions, I'm trying to find out
something on Jack Owens, who recorded a DeVorzon song "You Flip Me"
in the fall of 1958. Of particular interest is the "flip" side (not a
DeVorzon tune), "Martian Love Call (A Hand Jive)", which is credited
to 'Kohen-Green'. On both sides, he's backed by Al Allen's Orch., and
it was issued on the Orbit label, whose slogan was "A Sound Out Of
This World". The "Martian" side uses a pre-Chipmunks speed of vocals
for the Martians. Anyone?
Speaking of "Martians", Tammy Records was also recently discussed
here. Tony March (Tony F. Marchionda), who co-owned the label(?), did
a Martian/Chipmunk type of record for his label back in November,
1959 called "Italian Martians". It can be heard here:
http://www.bobshannon.com/fred/2003.htm
(Go to near the bottom of the page)
Fred Clemens
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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 08:15:29 GMT
From: Andrew Hickey
Subject: Re: UK Smile
Paul Bryant:
> Just curious - what do American fans think of big Brian doing
> Smile in the UK before the USA?
AK:
> Maybe he's warming up for the big US tour?????????
Mark:
> Didn't he also unleash Pet Sounds there first before doing US
> dates?
No - the UK Pet Sounds tour was two years *after* the US ones.
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Message: 10
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 14:28:01 -0000
From: Clarke Davis
Subject: Re: Scott English
I recently discovered a great Scott English track where he sounds
very much like Lou Christie. "All I Want is You" on one of those
compilation CDS that have wonderfully obscure tracks. Mr. Maestro
is the label. Can't believe how good that series is!!!
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Message: 11
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 09:43:26 EST
From: Susan
Subject: Re:UK Smile / Pet Sounds
Paul Bryant:
> Just curious - what do American fans think of big Brian
> doing Smile in the UK before the USA?
AK:
> Maybe he's warming up for the big US tour ?????????
MJ:
> Didn't he also unleash Pet Sounds there first before doing
> US dates?
Nope. Brian and the band did *Pet Sounds* in the States in 2000.
It wasn't until 2002, i believe, that he took it to the UK.
Susan
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Message: 12
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 15:21:33 -0000
From: Jim Shannon
Subject: "Louie, Louie"
Clark:
Thanks for your insights in "Louie Louie" '63.'64,'65,'66-and I
agree, to me it was a summer song, too.
Jim Shannon
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Message: 13
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 17:05:37 -0000
From: Mick Patrick
Subject: Re: Bonnie & the Treasures
Colin Smith:
> Bonnie & the Treasures - "Home of the Brave", is this
> available on any in print compilations?
"Home Of The Brave" by Bonnie & the Treasures has never
been available on a legal CD. However, it shouldn't be
too hard to locate the track on a bootleg. It's on
"Poodle Skirts And Poni-Tails - Volume 1" (Babe 2005),
for example.
Read more than you ever dreamed possible about Bonnie -
real name Charlotte Ann Matheny - on the S'pop website at
these URLs:
Introduction:
http://www.spectropop.com/HOTB/index.htm
Charlotte's Debut
by Al Hazan:
http://www.spectropop.com/HOTB/HOTBpart1.htm
Charlotte & I
by Peter Canvel:
http://www.spectropop.com/HOTB/HOTBpart2.htm
Jerry Riopelle Interview
by Joel Najman:
http://www.spectropop.com/HOTB/HOTBpart3.htm
Discography
by Phil Milstein and Mick Patrick:
http://www.spectropop.com/HOTB/HOTBpart4.htm
Charlotte, Nita & I
by Becky Hobbs, as told to Phil Milstein:
http://www.spectropop.com/HOTB/HOTBpart5.htm
Hey la,
Mick Patrick
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Message: 14
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 12:17:56 EST
From: Austin Roberts
Subject: Re: Tradewinds / Knechtel / A Candy Day / Mike Gately
re: The Tradewinds:
Orion. I'm sure I met them and possibly worked with them during that time, as
it was a smaller world then.
re: Larry Knechtel/Bridge Over Troubled Water session:
Yes, Larry is on Bridge. He was also a good guitar player. I think they recorded
the keyboard to Bridge, as well as Hal Blaine's monster crashing drums on the
Boxer and others, in the hallway of Columbia LA.
Clark Besch wrote:
> Bob and Paul, personally, both songs are great in my opinion. I have
> a question, maybe for Austin Roberts? I have a Philips 45 (#40562)
> "A Candy Day" by Barry Mitchell. Published by Tamberlane music.
> Could Barry Mitchell be another name for Barry DeVorzan? It would
> have been released November '68 or so, shortly before Austin Roberts'
> "One Night Ann" (Philips 40660).
Hi, Clark. I'm not familiar with this record. Wish I could help. I would like to
reiterate that I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight was not a ripoff by any means.
Knowing both Bobby and Tommy as well as I did (still work with Bobby
occasionally), they didn't need to rip anyone off to make tasty pop records. I
like the other record a lot, but see no similarities in the two. It's like the two
married people who can't stand each other; all they have in common is their name.
Al Kooper wrote:
> Vis-a-vis Austin's above comments:
> Mike Gately was my best friend. I got him a record deal with Janus
> Records and we cut his album in the UK in the early 70s. It was the
> first multi-track album I ever mixed and sounds it. Great players on
> it, though: Paul Kossoff, Herbie Flowers, Barry Morgan, etc. Gately
> died in 1980, Was a big loss for me. He wrote many songs with Robert
> John.
Al, I'm truly sorry for your loss of your friend Mike Gately. He was one funny dude,
with an incredibly dry sense of humor. I went to the fights with him once. As I
remember it, he was a fight fanatic. Having boxed Golden Gloves for awhile
as a younger guy, I shared his interest, though not to that extreme. He, Robert
John and I were all signed to Famous Music as staff writers, and it's a wonder
we got much done, always playing jokes on each other and, as I remember, playing
cards.That was around 1970, '71.
It was a shock when he died, and I know you and Bobby felt it most. A great man!
Best,
Austin Roberts
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Message: 15
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 16:49:31 -0000
From: John Beland
Subject: John Beland here
Hi,
I've seen my name pop up on this site from time to time so I figured
I'd just sign up and see what it's all about. Always like talking
about rock and roll...
John B
http://www.johnbeland.com
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Message: 16
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 12:18:48 -0500
From: Alan Zweig
Subject: Re: Mars Bonfire of the vanities
Dan Hughes wrote:
> Born Dennis McCrohan, in Oshawa, Ontario.
Well if indeed he was born with the name McCrohan, then he changed
his name to a city -- Edmonton -- before he changed it to a planet.
Whereas his brother Jerry stayed with the city and didn't move on to
planets.
AZ
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Message: 17
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 11:28:09 EST
From: Al Kooper
Subject: Al not Alice / Jesse not Jesse
Steve Harvey wrote:
> Alice Cooper is Al Kooper?
Alice Cooper is Vincent Furnier
Al Kooper is Alan Peter Kooper
previously:
> Rock writers and historians often being the sloppy, clumsy
> and inept high-grade morons they are, simply combined two
> guys named Jesse." I hope that helps!
Yeah it helps sort out the Jesse thang ... but leaves me in a possible
moronic state.
AK
Moronic Method Writer?
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Message: 18
Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 00:01:17 -0000
From: Fred Clemens
Subject: Re: "Closer To The Aisle"
previously:
> Does anyone know of a version of "Closer To The Aisle" other
> than the one by the 5 Satins ?
I seem to recall Jimmy Velvet recorded a version.
Fred Clemens
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Message: 19
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 13:47:59 -0500
From: "Phil X. Milstein"
Subject: Re: The Covered Man - David Soul
Al Kooper wrote:
> However, another time Tom booked us on a session for another artist.
> This gentleman wore a mask and the song he recorded was a
> biographical ditty called "The Covered Man" It actually was released
> on MGM Records. The artist was The Covered Man as well. In later
> years, he turned up with a "legit" music career as David Soul!!!!
> Andy Kulberg, the bassist & flautist in The Blue Project, became
> David's music director and travelled all over the world with him in
> the 70's.
What a coincidence of timing. I read Al's first paragraph, about the
legendary Sun Ra/Blues Project/Tim Wilson Batman recording, with great
interest, as that's long (i.e., since childhood) been a special favorite
of mine. Before going on to read the rest of his post, I took a quick
break to start uploading a new file to musica. Prompted by the new
Starsky & Hutch movie opening this week, a few days ago I fished out
my cassette copy of David Soul's The Covered Man 45 and digitized it.
Imagine my surprise, then, when after beginning to upload that file I
returned to Al's post to discover the rest of it was about that very
same record! And imagine my further surprise when I read on and learned
that Soul's powerful backing was at the hands of Al and crew, overseen
once again by the great Tom Wilson. You can now hear it for yourselves,
at the aforementioned musica. (Interesting that both records Al
discussed in some way featured men in masks.)
I also posted, to the Photos section, a trade mag ad for The Covered
Man, which includes a chiaroscuro photo of the masked wonder. Also this
week, in searching my storage room for something else (a Soupy Sales
coloring book, of all things, which I unfortunately did not find), I
turned up a photocopy of a long article, from a 1968 issue of The New
York Times Sunday Magazine, about Tom Wilson. In the coming days I
intend to digitize that, too, and post it to the Files/Articles section.
I'll be sure to give a heads-up here when I do.
Happy timing,
--Phil M.
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Message: 20
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 17:40:54 EST
From: Bob Rashkow
Subject: Re: Brandy by English / The Groop
Thank you Joe Nelson!!! I loved Mandy in Jan. '75 when it was out, but that was
before I knew anything about the origins of the tune. I was kind of hoping that
the "uptempo" would be a little bit faster, perhaps not as upbeat as Kind Of A
Drag or Bend Me, Shape Me, but Scott's original, with the backing chorus and
that spine-tingling middle music part, really DOES have poor Barry over a
barrel. I feel proud to have that with my mp3s.
In reply to the person asking about The Groop: Their contribution to "Midnight
Cowboy" was Jeffrey Comanor's "A Famous Myth", which Comanor himself
included on his little-heard 1970 LP, "Sure Hope You Like It." None of the artists
featured on the film's soundtrack actually appeared in it, IMHO just as well;
it would probably have interfered with the movie's decidedly disturbing (back
then, at least) and thought-provoking imagery. (Check the S'pop archives for
previous further discussion about The Groop and a few of their other recordings,
I believe!)
Bobster
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Message: 21
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 20:59:22 -0000
From: Guy Lawrence
Subject: Leaders Of The Pack - Sixties Girls
Here, as promised, is the tracklisting for Universal TV's new double CD,
"Leaders Of The Pack - Sixties Girls", released in the UK on Monday:
Disc One
Shangri-Las - Leader Of The Pack
Martha/Vandellas - Dancing In The Street
Chiffons - Sweet Talkin' Guy
Supremes - Stop In The Name Of Love
Dusty - I Only Want To Be With You
Freda Payne - Band Of Gold
Susan Maughan - Bobby's Girl
Helen Shapiro - Walkin' Back To Happiness
Fontellla Bass - Rescue me
Brenda Lee - Speak To Me Pretty
Velvelettes - Needle In A Haystack
Lulu - Shout
Chiffons - He's So Fine
Millie - My Boy Lollipop
Betty Everett - Shoop Shoop Song
Angels - My Boyfriend's Back
Patti Lynn - Johnny Angel
Velvelettes - Really Sayin' Something
Billie Davis - Tell Him
Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron
Supremes - Baby Love
Martha/Vandellas - Jimmy Mack
Dusty - In The Middle Of Nowhere
Aretha Franklin - Respect
Martha/Vandellas - Nowhere To Run
Disc Two
Patsy Cline - Crazy
Shangri-Las - Remember...
Astrud Gilberto - Girl From Ipanema
Nina Simone - I Put A Spell On You
Shirelles - Will You Love Me Tomorrow
Petula Clark - Downtown
P.P. Arnold - First Cut Is The Deepest
Dionne Warwick - Do You Know The Way..
Kaye Sisters - Paper Roses
Doris Day - Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps
Sandie Shaw - Always Something There...
Jacky - White Horses
Dixie Cups - Chapel Of Love
Mary Wells - My Guy
Gladys Knight - Take Me In Your Arms
Brenda Lee - Sweet Nothin's
Maxine Brown - Oh No Not My Baby
Marvelettes - When You're Young...
Shangri-Las - Past, Present & Future
Lesley Gore - It's My Party
Vernons Girls - Lover Please
Kathy Kirby - I Belong
Dusty - I Just Don't Know What...
Connie Francis - Together
Marianne Faithfull - This Little Bird
Phew! A pretty stellar cast and some surprising inclusions. The CD has
no sleevenotes and no compiler is credited. Not bad for 15 quid though.
What do you girl group boffins make of it?
Guy
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Message: 22
Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 00:10:29 -0000
From: Fred Clemens
Subject: Re: Scott English
Clarke Davis wrote:
> I recently discovered a great Scott English track where he sounds
> very much like Lou Christie. "All I Want is You" on one of those
> compilation CDS that have wonderfully obscure tracks. Mr. Maestro
> is the label. Can't believe how good that series is!!!
That was one of the very first records I bought at Relic. I never heard it
before, but I ended up buying two copies on the Spokane label. Another
favorite by him was on the Dot label, "500 Miles From Home" I think was
the title. (I haven't listened to it in awhile. I think it's time...)
Fred Clemens
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Message: 23
Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 03:48:17 -0000
From: Michael Edwards
Subject: Re: Adam Wade
Clark Besch writes:
> Also, I need some help on Adam Wade's new Collectables CD. It's got
> some 20 songs including B-side "Point of No Return", which a friend
> has been looking for on Cd.
Good to see Adam Wade here on S'pop, Clark – he was last mentioned by
Al Kooper for his great version of Bacharach-David's "Rain From The Skies".
If it helps, I have played the Coed 45 version of "Point Of No Return" to
musica. The time on the 45 is listed as 2:30. A great song, from writer
Robert Mosely. He too was referenced here recently as being the author
of the Searchers' "Goodbye My Love". (He also co-wrote Pat Boone's
"Big Cold Wind" and the Shirelles' "Sha-La-La").
I always thought that when Adam Wade moved from Coed to Epic he took
his Coed tracks with him in the same way that the 4 Seasons did when
they moved from VJ to Philips. When the UK Ace CD "The Coed Records
Story" came out, it didn't have any Adam Wade tracks on it. Adam's 1962
"Greatest Hits" LP on Epic looks as if it is all Coed material, but it doesn't
include "Point Of No Return".
Collectables is the reissue label of last resort, although they do fill gaps.
I don't have too much faith in their ability to check their product before
it is released. It doesn't appear as if any of Adam's Epic tracks are on
this CD, and of his Coed material I don't see "Gloria's Theme" from
the Liz Taylor film, "Butterfield 8", nor "Them There Eyes", a UK hit
for Emile Ford & The Checkmates.
But, whatever the reason, we get to hear Adam Wade on musica.
Enjoy,
Mike
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Message: 24
Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 01:06:39 -0000
From: Andy
Subject: Re: Closer to the Aisle
It appears that this version is a remake of a 1961 cut on Mercury (by the
Admirations. It's available on CD called "The White Group Sound,
Teenage Dreams Special Edition, Vol 2". I think this is the 1961 cut.
Hope this helps.
andy
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Message: 25
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 10:21:04 -0800 (PST)
From: Bob Hanes
Subject: Re: penultimacy
Watson McBlue wrote:
> But if Smile is his penultimate (last but one) work of the Sixties,
> what on earth is his ultimate? The mind boggles.
I couldn't agree with you more! I was simply trying to sidestep the
Sgt. Pepper vs. everything-else-done-in-the-mid-sixties argument.
It has always been my (faith-based, I admit) view that SMiLE was the
"work of art" and Pepper was a Psychedelic Pop Album, in a
conventional form.
'Sides, penultimate is a cool sounding word. I coach long and triple
jumpers, and we work a lot on our 'penultimate step" to transfer the
momentum of the run most efficiently into the jump. It's just that time
of year again.
Watson, if your ears have been burning lately, your invisibility on the
SMiLE Shop message board has brought inquiries as to your whereabouts.
Someone did point out that you post here at Spectropop, but with all
the SMiLE hubbub I think your perspective is missed over there!
The Right Reverend Bob, dumb angel chapel,
Church of the Harmonic Overdub
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