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Spectropop - Digest Number 1487



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               SPECTROPOP - Spectacular! Retro! Pop!
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There are 25 messages in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

      1. Re: Release dates
           From: Gary Myers 
      2. Spencer Dryden benefit concert
           From: Mark A. Johnston 
      3. Re: Deep Stardust
           From: Austin Roberts 
      4. Re: Canadian CDs - Why are they off vinyl?
           From: Anonymous 
      5. Re: Help Me R(h)onda
           From: Jonathan 
      6. Re: "Baby That's Me"  - Cake
           From: Mike 
      7. Re: Master tapes
           From: "Gary Myers" 
      8. Re: More Ducks
           From: John Fox 
      9. Investigating The Lettermen
           From: Adam G 
     10. Re: Feminine Complex
           From: Joe Nelson 
     11. Re: Feminine Complex
           From: Phil X Milstein 
     12. Re: deluxe "Duck"
           From: Charles Ulrich 
     13. David Gates; Demensions and classic remakes; Carson Parks
           From: Country Paul 
     14. Jordan Christopher/Wild Ones - Angel Angel Down We Go s'track LP
           From: Alan Zweig 
     15. Random 45s
           From: Dave O'Gara 
     16. Re: Jordan Christopher and the Wild Ones - "People Sure Act  Funny"
           From: Mike M. 
     17. Ginny Arnell
           From: Mike M. 
     18. Submarine Race Watching
           From: Steve Harvey 
     19. Re: Jordan Christopher/Wild Ones - Angel Angel Down We Go s'track LP
           From: Bob 
     20. Affection Collection
           From: superoldies 
     21. Demensions; Percells/Mickey Lee Lane; "Be My Boy/Girl," Julee Cruise and "Twin Peaks"
           From: Country Paul 
     22. Re: Canadian CDs - Why are they off of vinyl?
           From: superoldies 
     23. Re: Sands Of Time
           From: Billy G. Spradlin 
     24. First 50 Motown singles on iTunes music store
           From: Nick Archer 
     25. Re: Master tapes
           From: markt439 


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Message: 1 Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 23:25:34 -0700 From: Gary Myers Subject: Re: Release dates Bill: > ... need release dates for Dano l001-Danny Michaels-Howard > are you Still Alive ... >From Danny Michaels: Wow! You're really strechin' my memory! I hadn't thought about that song in 40 years! I'm not even sure I recorded it....maybe ....but not positive. I know I did a demo on it, but like I said it has to be 40 years. It was about 1964. I think. That's as much as I remember/know. gem -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 2 Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 09:58:31 -0400 From: Mark A. Johnston Subject: Spencer Dryden benefit concert A benefit for Jefferson Airplane drummer, Spencer Dryden at Slim's in San Francisco Slim's is located at 333 11th St. San Francisco, CA 94103 Phone: 415/255-0333 Please come down to Slims in San Francisco on Saturday May 22nd for an evening of merriment and music in support of Jefferson Airplane, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Dinosaurs drummer, Spencer Dryden, who recently lost everything in a fire and, on top of it all, has medical issues to deal with. This is our chance to give back to someone who has given musical enjoyment to so many people throughout the years, and has now fallen on subdued times. Spencer's a salty old road dog and not one to complain, but we can insist on helping him. He and his family are very grateful to you all for your support. Hope to see you there. Cheers, Pete Sears Further information: http://www.jambase.com/headsup.asp?storyID=4990 -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 3 Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 01:27:39 EDT From: Austin Roberts Subject: Re: Deep Stardust Gem, Gem, Gem, it's the record that counts. Think of all the fantastic remakes that went their own way at times. Without the ba ba pa ba etc. low voice intro, what would the Marcels' BLUE MOON record have done? Magic, Magic, Magic. I LOVE GREAT RECORDS regardless of changes, omissions,etc. But that's the great thing about Spectropop, we can all hold our own opinions (I hope). Best to you my friend, Austin R. Also, "I Got Rhythm", "Cara Mia", "Summertime", "Red Red Wine" and many more. I love magic. -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 4 Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 06:44:43 -0000 From: Anonymous Subject: Re: Canadian CDs - Why are they off vinyl? Since the Made In Canada volumes came out (which I am looking for 2,3,& 4 I should add) a few masters have popped up such as The Beau Marks, but there has been little interest in Canadian recordings until the last year or so. People are starting to hear some of the tracks and really enjoying the songs! (as on my station). There are quite a few acts that recorded at Norman Petty Studios in Clovis, NM and those masters exist, but there seems to be minimal interest in the music. I am currently in the process of tackling a JB & The Playboys collection, a top group that was on RCA Victor Canada. RCA was bought by BMG Music Canada, and has since shut their doors. After 20-30 years of no licensing interest, the master tapes were (get this) thrown out when they shut down! Now, it seems in the last year eBay prices have substantially increased on Canadian releases, and in the case of JB & The Playboys, I really lucked out. I planned that it would have to all be off of mint vinyl, but this is the ONLY group I know of that had an inside friend at BMG and when the tapes were being thrown out, Bill Hill of the band was called & their tapes sent to him. Not so lucky for the other artists that recorded on that label. What a shame. Only a handful of R&R groups were signed to major labels or their Canadian counterparts, and most are considered quite rare (as are Canadian stations that play "oldies") so the masters have pretty much been lost unless the original artists kept a copy (as in Chad Allan & The Expressions/Randy Bachman's case). Not at all like the situations in the USA where most smaller-label vaults were bought out by the larger companies. Besides the set you mentioned, there has been suprisingly minimal output of Canadian '50s/'60s collections, lack of interest and lack of original tapes surfacing. I am working on putting out a few of those collections myself. -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 5 Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 18:34:19 -0000 From: Jonathan Subject: Re: Help Me R(h)onda Charles Ulrich wrote: >>> And then there was the theme from It's Gary Shandling's Show, >>> which was apparently based on the guitar lick from "Help Me, >>> Rhonda". Steve Harvey reckoned: >> It's actually a uke, not a guitar that plays the signature lick. Richard Hattersley: > I think it's guitar on Help Me Rhonda but ukelele on Help Me Ronda. ...and if the context of this exchange is another "who influenced what," let's not forget that "Help Me Rhonda" is really just Buster Brown's harmonica lick from "Fannie Mae." The Stones also recycled the entire tune, as "Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man." --Jonathan -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 6 Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 14:47:00 EDT From: Mike Subject: Re: "Baby That's Me" - Cake Mario: > > I have heard that The Fashions and Lesley Gore also recorded it > > [Baby That's Me]. Does this sound about right? Charles Ellis: > Yes, it's by the group "Cake".  If memory serves me right, > they were a duo or trio who did all their instruments. I even > remember their appearance on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour > in the late 60s performing a weird psychedelic number VERY > removed from "Baby, That's Me". The Cake were a trio, two brunettes and a blonde. As I noted in an earlier post, the latter's shtick was to stand stock-still while singing, with a glazed expression on her face that suggested she was stoned out of her mind. I too remember their appearances on The Smothers Brothers and other shows. They didn't play their own instruments, at least not in performance. The studio musicians for their two Decca albums were many of the same people who graced "Gris-Gris" by Dr. John the Night Tripper, including Harold Battiste. In fact, there's one song on the second album with a backing track that sounds as if it could have been taken directly from that LP. Same weird voodoo clarinets (regular and bass), etc. If you're interested in the specifics of the session players, e-mail me and I'll give you the full rundown. Though the members may not have played instruments, they did compose several tracks on their albums. They are a weird mix...side two of the debut album is entirely made up of covers of soul standards, and their other tracks range from Spectorish girl group productions to more folky numbers, including some with the Dr. John influence that are way left of center. I noted the last time these guys came up that I've long been enchanted by a 1:20 track from the second album entitled "Under the Tree of Love and Laughter." Completely a capella, with breathtaking harmonies and ominous voodoo chanting in the background. I don't know of another song like it anywhere. Mike -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 7 Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 11:20:47 -0700 From: "Gary Myers" Subject: Re: Master tapes Previously: > In many cases, the small independent record companies no longer exist and > have not been in business for many many years, and thus the master tapes > are untraceable. Right. I recently learned that the owners of Tide/Edit (for whom I recorded in '63-'64) died a few years ago. I was given a contact for the guy who took over their stuff and I learned that there was not much of anything left. The tapes had not been stored properly, etc. gem -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 8 Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 15:09:18 EDT From: John Fox Subject: Re: More Ducks Previously: > Did Jordan Christopher and the Wild Ones ever release anything on vinyl > other than their early version of "Wild Thing"? In early 1966, they got some airplay for their song, "Lord, Love a Duck" which was presumably the title song from the movie of the same name released at about that time. The song included a great duck call sound-effect. John "Daffy" Fox -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 9 Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 19:20:43 -0000 From: Adam G Subject: Investigating The Lettermen >From Mike; > The Lettermen have never exactly been my cup of tea; however, I > heard a low-charting song by them the other day that was new to me > but that I kinda liked, "Silly Boy." So maybe I should investigate > their earlier period further. You know, Mike, I can't recommend the Lettermen's '60s output highly enough. Plenty of standards, yes, but also a lot of stuff to appeal to Spectropop people, and their harmonies are always terrific. Try these: "Run To My Loving Arms" has Spector influences, and the flip is the David Gates song "You'll Be Needing Me Baby," which Nino & April did. "Graduation Girl" is something the Beach Boys could easily have done. "You Don't Know Just How Lucky You Are" is a Jerry Riopelle-Dean Hawley song. I would recommened investigating their stuff from 1964/65 first, that's where some of the best Spectropop type tracks are to be found. Adam G -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 10 Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 15:28:42 -0400 From: Joe Nelson Subject: Re: Feminine Complex Nick Archer: >> There's a great web site that I stumbled upon - Nashville Combos >> of the 50s-70s, at http://nashlinks.com/sixties.htm Chip Curley, >> a combo member, put up the site. Many pictures, and don't miss the >> bands' business cards at the bottom. I especially like "The >> Ministers Of Sound- Specialists In The Field Of Music". Karen Andrew: > Thanks for the info. I esp. love the first photo. Typical equipment > setup for the sixties. Why did they have a bunch of fake (?) plants > in the background? The photo right underneath it (a TV performance shot of the Feminine Complex) also intrigues me. Look to the far left: Pame Stevens' organ is all but cropped out, but you'll notice her vocal mic is handheld rather than mounted on a stand - like every pic of the group I've ever seen. Now, how much more "punk" can you get than not being able to afford a mic stand for the keyboardist??? Granted they were trying to be a pop band, but got shunted into the punk realm due undoubtedly to professional ineptitude more than anything else. RevOla is taking a stab at reissuing the band's Livin' Love album next month: they have to do a better job than Teen Beat did a few years back. Stay tuned. Joe Nelson -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 11 Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 17:06:36 +0000 From: Phil X Milstein Subject: Re: Feminine Complex Joe Nelson wrote: > RevOla is taking a stab at reissuing the band's Livin' Love album next > month: they have to do a better job than Teen Beat did a few years > back. Stay tuned. What sort of problems are there with TeenBeat's edition? I recently ordered a copy directly from them, but it might not be too late for me to cancel it. --Phil M. -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 12 Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 13:19:11 -0700 From: Charles Ulrich Subject: Re: deluxe "Duck" previously: > Did Jordan Christopher and the Wild Ones ever release anything on vinyl > other than their early version of "Wild Thing"? John Fox: > In early 1966, they got some airplay for their song, "Lord, Love a Duck" > which was presumably the title song from the movie of the same name > released at about that time. The song included a great duck call sound-effect. It's also on the soundtrack LP (United Artists UAS 5137). Music by Neil Hefti. Lyric by Ernie Sheldon. Title song sung by the Wild Ones. Loved the movie, loved the album. --Charles -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 13 Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 18:05:14 -0400 From: Country Paul Subject: David Gates; Demensions and classic remakes; Carson Parks Phil Milstein: > Did [David] somehow avoid recording his own voice prior to Bread? I see one of his early rockers on musica; he had a great version of "Once Upon A Time" on Planetary (Dot subsid or distributed), which Wayne Newton later covered. Considering the musica posts, there's probably more discussion later that I haven't caught up on yet, so I'll wait before adding anything else. Austin Roberts: > ... [M]y favorite remake of a "standard" is The Demensions' 1960 > version of Over The Rainbow. Just wondering if others like the > record. If not my favorite, one of them; two others would be "Count Every Star" by the Rivieras and "Mio Amore" by The Flamingos (actually, almost anything by the Flamingos, except I'm a bit burned out on "Only Have Eyes," as it's the only one oldies stations seem to remember). By the way, the Demensions did a gorgeous "Ave Maria" on Mohawk as a Christmas record -- true to the chord changes of the Schubert "original" and with the arrangement of "Rainbow." Maybe by Christmastime I'll be able to transfer vinyl to musica. By the way, a version of The Demensions was playing out in the New York area as recently as a couple of years ago. No original members are in the group, but the original lead singer?/arranger? is the driving force behind it, and they sounded "just like the records." Very much like the original group, where one of the members was the uncle of the lead (I think) and "steered" the group; the other two were also younger folks. Gary Myers: > Anyway, regarding remakes of that type of standards, I have to > also vote for both Deep Purple and Stardust by Billy Ward & The > Dominos. Yes indeed -- two remarkable records! Richard Havers, a belated thank-you for the Carson Parks clip from your forthcoming book. As I've mentioned, I prefer the C&G version, and think it would have a been a hit as well, but certainly it wouldn't have had as many doors opened for it as Frank and Nancy's version. Short takes: Dave O' wrote: > And one bit of Maynard G. Krebbs trivia: In > one episode, Dobie asked Maynard what the G. Stood for, and > Krebbs answered "Walter." Now that's a hippie answer! Uh-uh, Dave -- that would be a beat answer, IMO. And thanks for the earlier Jeff Starr notes! Correction: I mentioned the Devotions "Rip Van Winkle" on its original label, which was mis-typed. The proper name is Delta; I believe it was orange with black lettering. Country Paul -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 14 Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 19:36:39 -0400 From: Alan Zweig Subject: Jordan Christopher/Wild Ones - Angel Angel Down We Go s'track LP I have a copy of that. Pretty strange record. The spoken word bits are definitely the highlight of the record. The songs are by Mann and Weil. Not their typical compositions. AZ -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 15 Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 23:45:08 -0000 From: Dave O'Gara Subject: Random 45s Digging through some favorite 45's recently, and, having been inspired by the vast knowledge of S'pop members, decided to throw out some questions to all of you about the following: On MGM, I have a DJ copy of "Dumb Head" by Ginny Arnell, written by Hess- Monte. Don't know those names and wonder if they did much of anything else. Also, the song was arranged by Al Gorgoni, of whom many of you have spoken so highly. Somewhere in the back of my mind, I think I read or heard that Ginny Arnell had once recorded with Gene Pitney. Anything on that collaboration? Finally, whatever became of Ginny Arnell? I have an RCA recording of "Forever Yours," written by Eddie Layton and Joe Hornsby. This is a well-worn promo copy that received considerable airplay in my area, but I don't know much (actually, nothing) about Debbie Meli. The session was produced by Pat Jacques. Another favorite is my Laurie Records 45 of "No, No, No, No" by the Danish Lost and Found; nice uptempo pop song. Since it was recorded in Denmark, maybe some of our members across the pond can comment. Lastly, has anyone ever heard of "Girl" by The Affection Collection on Evolution? It was written by by Ray Hassell and produced by Norman Petty. Would that make it a Texas recording? And an aside to Paul Evans: I just rediscovered my radio station copy of Bobby Vinton's "Roses are Red," pressed in red vinyl and amazingly enough, still sounds pretty decent on a turntable. Was the colored vinyl stronger or more wear-resistant than the black? Still a great song, Paul! Dave 0' -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 16 Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 00:30:33 -0000 From: Mike M. Subject: Re: Jordan Christopher and the Wild Ones - "People Sure Act Funny" Frank Jastfelder wrote: > At the beginning of the 1965 movie THE FAT SPY, Jordan > Christopher sings a song called "People Sure Are Funny", > accompanied only by a guitarist (possibly Chuck Alden, who > is credited as co-writer of the song in the closing credits). > > The song is on an album by The Wild Ones called "The Arthur Sound". > (United Artists UAS 6450) It΄s called "People Sure Act Funny (When > They Get A Lot Of Money)" written by Christopher/Alden. It's pre > "The Knack". > > And yes, you΄re right Chuck Alden was in the band too. The Wild Ones were five guys, Jordan C. was the lead singer Tommy Trick was another member besides Chuck Alden....Jordan left the group for a solo career and acting on the stage sometime in early '66. The Wild Ones recorded three 45's on United Arists, and an independent single released in conjunction with Sears Department Stores in the summer of 1966...it is a record that you see all over the place, and came in a hard cover pic sleeve, titled "Come On Back". Mike M. -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 17 Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 00:35:03 -0000 From: Mike M. Subject: Ginny Arnell Dave O'Gara wrote: > Digging through some favorite 45's recently, and, having been > inspired by the vast knowledge of S'pop members, decided to throw > out some questions to all of you about the following: > > On MGM, I have a DJ copy of "Dumb Head" by Ginny Arnell, written by > Hess-Monte. Don't know those names and wonder if they did much of > anything else. Also, the song was arranged by Al Gorgoni, of whom > many of you have spoken so highly. Somewhere in the back of my mind, > I think I read or heard that Ginny Arnell had once recorded with Gene > Pitney. Anything on that collaboration? Finally, whatever became of > Ginny Arnell? Ginny Arnell was from New Haven, CT..."Dumb Head" was her first solo recording as far as I know. It made #8 on WAVZ in New Haven in October, 1963. She did record with Gene Pitney; at least one single, can't recall the title off-hand. Mike M. -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 18 Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 19:08:37 -0700 (PDT) From: Steve Harvey Subject: Submarine Race Watching Ken, How can you watch a submarine race? They're underwater, right? It was Murray the K's line for guy and gals that needed some time alone. Park down by the water, tune in the K and lock lips. If mom or dad asks where ya been? Watchin' the submarine races. -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 19 Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 03:33:58 -0000 From: Bob Subject: Re: Jordan Christopher/Wild Ones - Angel Angel Down We Go s'track LP Alan Zweig wrote: > I have a copy of that. Pretty strange record. The spoken word bits > are definitely the highlight of the record. The songs are by Mann > and Weil. Not their typical compositions. ANGEL ANGEL DOWN WE GO was also a very strange movie that I loved when it first came out. At age 15, I loved the movie and the music, especially the title tune, (which still occasionally gets stuck in my head 30 years later!) Jordan Christopher's back up band in the movie consisted of Lou Rawls(!) and Roddy McDowell(!!), and the rest of the cast included folksinger Holly Near and Jennifer Jones. I only recently saw THE FAT SPY for the first time, and besides Jordan Christopher, the cast includes Jack E Leonard, Phyllis Diller, Brian Donlevy, Johnny Tillotson, and Jayne Mansfield. It is also a very strange movie, which would place Jordan Christopher in two very strange movies with very strange casts! The last I heard about Jordan Christopher is when he did a few acting roles in the late 80's, and that he was still married to Richard Burton's ex-wife Sybil Burton. Does anyone know anything else? It seemed like at one time he was destined to be a big star as a singer and actor, then he just seemed to drop from view. Bob -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 20 Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 05:56:36 -0000 From: superoldies Subject: Affection Collection The Affection Collection are friends of mine & are included in a Norman Petty Studios documentary I am currently working on. Great group & material fropm '68 - got signed to UA then it folded & they got discouraged about the whole deal & shut down a few years later. They were from & still are living in Idaho Falls, ID. "Hey Girl" did well regionally for the group, they had the 1 LP and 2 non-LP singles all on Norman Petty labels. The Association was their biggest influence..mixed with the Norman Petty Studios sound - their LP & unreleased tracks are superb...buried gems that just never got the push they should have. -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 21 Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 01:44:17 -0400 From: Country Paul Subject: Demensions; Percells/Mickey Lee Lane; "Be My Boy/Girl," Julee Cruise and "Twin Peaks" Ed Salamon: > The Demensions were from the NYC area, and the Skyliners were huge > there thanks to Alan Freed. A big Skyliner fan, I like all the > groups that performed in that style in that era. I haven't heard it in a long time, Ed, but I remember Terry & The Mellos on either Amy or Bell doing a similarly-styled version of "The Bells of St. Mary's." An obvious knockoff, but interesting. (Gotta see if it's drifting around the collection somewhere....) And to Paul Levinson: Irv Spice seemed to be the in-house arranger for Mohawk, and definitely did the arrangements on "Over The Rainbow" and also "Ave Maria." Beautiful orchestral work in a grand symphonic style, yet the rock roots always showed. Earlier: > John Clemente['s] article documents the careers of Long > Island-based girl group the Percells and the songwriting/ > production team Pete Antell and John Linde. Read it here: > http://www.spectropop.com/percells/index.htm The web page is a treat, John - and there's Mickey Lee Lane in the Chants! I never knew that! I love "Shaggy Dog" (Swan, 1963[?]), one of *the* all-time rockers! And then there's a beautiful if slightly overwrought ballad later in his career, also on Swan: "(That's How You Know) When You're In Love." Plus Antell and Linde's associations with The ValRays and so much more - and of course, "The Greatest" lives up to its title, especially with the call-and-response hook. Thanks, John - great work! Me earlier: > May I gently disagree? With the exception of the "slamming" snare on the > offbeat, "Be My Boy," their first for Gregmark (Gregmark 2), pre-dates it. Mike McKay followed up: > I just want to say how much I love this song. Don't know why, but it > really gets to me. And for some reason, I can hear in my mind's ear a > remake (obviously with a sex change) by The Beach Boys, with some trademark > close harmonies on the title phrase. I think it'd be a killer. I've had it > in mind to try this myself via multi-tracking, and I just may someday. Please do, Mike - I can hear it too as you suggest it. In the meanwhile, Ray Peterson's Spector-produced version ("Be My Girl," on Dunes) is very nice, and has an extra couple of lines to fill the song out. But nothing can beat the late Priscilla's airy lead. Incidentally, is anyone else into Julee Cruise? She's probably most famous for her work with David Lynch, obviously a doo-wop and 60s-music lover himself. She sang on a lot of the "Twin Peaks" music, and had a couple of albums of her own in the 80s in the Paris Sisters/Gregmark-era style - with random "Lynchisms" thrown in here and there. And as long as I'm into this, there was an original song, "Just You And I," allegedly sung by three of the main younger characters in the show's unfocused second season; it was sparer than a Fleetwoods track, which it resembled. I've got a slightly muffled dub of the VHS of the show; if I can get it into the digital realm, I'll try to play it to musica. Errata: The Bobster gets the Bob Lind titles right; I erred. And there are a couple of tracks on the Verve album that IMO show what could have been if someone had taken more time with it. Short takes: Michael Fishberg on re-making standards: > I think that the Nino Tempo & April Stevens album "Nino & April > Sing The Great Songs" (Atco SD162 from 1966) is nothing short of > pure genius. While I haven't heard them all, their version of "Sweet and Lovely" still pins my ears back. Eric Predoehl wrote: > You can contact Klaus via his website http://www.voormann.com/ It helps if one speaks German. Auf Wiedersehn, Country Paul -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 22 Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 06:00:01 -0000 From: superoldies Subject: Re: Canadian CDs - Why are they off of vinyl? Many are just now finding out the quality of Canadian '50s/'60s groups, but also how tough it is to find the releases. A Montreal company "Unidisc" has been releasing quite a few Canadian CDs off the masters. How they're finding them I don't know, but the quality of most is great (Wednesday/49th Parallel/Motherlode). They have a website... -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 23 Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 09:26:12 -0000 From: Billy G. Spradlin Subject: Re: Sands Of Time While searching through Jeffery Glenn's "Lost Jukebox" website I found that "Where Did We Go Wrong" was released in the USA on Warner Brothers 5855. Jeffery lists another Sands Of Time 45 on Big Mac 4, "Despiration" from 1965, songwriter: McCloskey. I'm guessing this is proably a American group. Billy -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 24 Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 13:11:48 -0000 From: Nick Archer Subject: First 50 Motown singles on iTunes music store I hate to keep pimping the iTunes music store, but they keep surprising me with new music. They've just put up the first 50 Motown single releases in chronological order. There's plenty of spectropop material in these cuts. The Satintones' "Tomorrow And Always" is an answer song to "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" with the same melody. Ich-I-Bon Pt. 1 is a surf instrumental. And who is "Little Iva"? There's gospel, girl pop, doo-wop, novelty, soul. It's a great window into a new label finding its way. Here's the complete list: I Am Bound - The Golden Harmoneers Buttered Popcorn - Supremes Oh Mother Of Mine - Temptations No Love – Mable John I Know How It Feels - Satintones Same Thing – Gino Parks I Don't Want To Take A Chance – Mary Wells Mighty Good Lovin' – The Miracles Misery – Barrett Strong Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide - Marvin Gaye Angel - Satintones Whole Lotta Woman - Contours Tomorrow And Always - Satintones Money - Richard Wylie Poor Sam Jones - Mickey Woods I Want A Guy - Supremes He Lifted Me - The Gospel Stars When I Needed You - Llittle Iva Money And Me - Barrett Strong Ain't It Baby - The Miracles Don't Let Them Shop Around - Debbie Dean Don't Feel Sorry For Me – Jimmy Ruffin I've Got A Notion – Henry Lumpkin Oh Lover - Sammy Ward & Sherri Taylor Shop Around - The Miracles True Love - Herman Griffin What Makes You Love Him – Sammy Ward Who's The Fool – Sammy Ward Bye Bye Baby – Mary Wells Whirlwind – Barrett Strong Who Wouldn't Love A Man Like That - Mable John Custer's Last Man – The Mohawks Yes, No, Maybe So – Barrett Stong You Never Miss A Good Thing - Eugene Remus My Beloved – The Satintones Way Over There – The Miracles The Feeling Is So Fine – The Miracles Bad Girl – The Miracles Ich-I-Bon #1 - Nick & the Jaguars Money – Barrett Stong Going To The Hop - Satintones It – Bill & Ron Snake Walk, pt. 1 - The Swinging Tigers Solid Sender - Chico Leverett Let's Rock - Barrett Strong You can go to the iTunes music store and search for Motown 45 singles. Nick Archer Nashville TN Check out Nashville's classic pop station SM95 at www.live365.com/stations/nikarcher -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 25 Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 07:30:05 -0000 From: markt439 Subject: Re: Master tapes > In many cases, the small independent record companies no longer > exist and have not been in business for many many years, and thus > the master tapes are untraceable. But the Staccatos were on EMI Canada. Don't tell me they don't have tapes? And what about the Guess Who? Sundazed put out a collection from tapes yet when True North released the first 3 LPs they are all off of vinyl. How come Sundazed found the tapes easily in this country yet a Canadian label couldn't find tapes on a Canadian group in Canada. BTW, is True North a "real" label? -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
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