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Spectropop - Digest Number 1924



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There are 26 messages in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

      1. Patty Michaels
           From: S'pop Projects 
      2. "Te Quiero Enamorar" in musica.
           From: Julio Niño 
      3. Teddy & the Pandas
           From: S'pop Projects 
      4. 1968/9
           From: Michael Edwards 
      5. Re: Paul Simon a/k/a Jerry Landis
           From: Phil X Milstein 
      6. Denny Turner on Diamond Records
           From: Tom Diehl 
      7. Red Bird Box
           From: Peter Andreason 
      8. Re: Paul Simon a/k/a Jerry Landis
           From: Joe Nelson 
      9. Did you miss me?
           From: Mike Rashkow 
     10. Re: Hurricane Smith
           From: David Coyle 
     11. Re: Jordan & Wayne
           From: Artie Wayne 
     12. re: Bobby Hebb's Sunny
           From: Justin  Mcdevitt 
     13. Re: Paul Simon a/k/a Jerry Landis
           From: Tom Diehl 
     14. Re: Sunny by Bobby Hebb
           From: Tom Diehl 
     15. Seeking advice on starting a re-issue record company
           From: Sean 
     16. Re: Rip Chords (was: Terry Melcher)
           From: Karl Ikola 
     17. Re: Hurricane Smith
           From: Joe Nelson 
     18. Re: Bobby Hebb's Sunny
           From: Norm D. 
     19. Re: American Dreams
           From: Mike Dugo 
     20. Re: Sunny by Bobby Hebb
           From: Richard Havers 
     21. Re: This Week's Finds
           From: Guy Lawrence 
     22. Sessions
           From: John 
     23. Re: Sunny
           From: Dave Monroe 
     24. The Soul Hole
           From: Dave Monroe 
     25. "The Puppet Song"
           From: Julio Niño 
     26. Re: (Eu)Gene McDaniels
           From: James Botticelli 


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Message: 1 Date: Sun, 1 May 2005 20:46:05 +0100 From: S'pop Projects Subject: Patty Michaels Still showing at S'pop Lavender Girl The Patty Michaels Story by John Grecco and Phil Milstein An excerpt: Patty's follow-up came in the spring of 1966, this time on Epic proper. With both songs arranged and batoned by LeRoy Glover and produced by the team of Ted Cooper and Bob Morgan, the plug side was the original version of Martha Sharp's pseudofeminist "Born A Woman." The team delivered a more swingin' take than the one Sandy Posey would that summer ride to a #12 Billboard position, with less emphasis on message and more on fun. Find Patty's 'Born A Woman' now playing at musica: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spectropop/files/musica/ Read the full article here: http://www.spectropop.com/PattyMichaels/index.htm Enjoy, The S'pop Team -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 2 Date: Sun, 01 May 2005 18:35:40 -0000 From: Julio Niño Subject: "Te Quiero Enamorar" in musica. Hola Everybody. With the kind help of Mick Patrick, now playing in musica is "Te Quiero Enamorar" by Clarita Montes (accompanied by Kurt Savoy, a Spanish artist specially popular for his whistling abilities). It was the A-side of Clarita´s 1967 single on BERTA. Clarita was a bullfighter girl who was introduced in the record as la torero yeyé (the yeye bullfighter girl). The track is a little showcase of the severe yeyemania that affected Spain in the mid sixties, when everything (girls, boys, nuns, grannies...) was or pretended to be yeyé for a while. In the song Clarita sings that she has decided to seduce someone very arrogant that pretends to despise her, and looks on her scornfully. It´s not very clear if Clarita is singing to a boy or to a bull. I can easily imagine her in el ruedo (the bullring) dressed in torero clothes designed by Pierre Cardin or André Courrèges, dancing and singing seductively to a yeyé bull. Chao. Julio Niño. -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 3 Date: Sun, 1 May 2005 20:58:45 +0100 From: S'pop Projects Subject: Teddy & the Pandas New(ish) at S'pop Once Upon A Time In Massachusetts The Teddy & The Pandas Story by Mike Dugo Excerpts: ... 'Once Upon A Time', with its classic harpsichord sound, proved to be a smashing debut for the band, and was successful enough locally to convince Musicor to re-release the single nationally. This in turn led to appearances in May 1966 on Dick Clark's syndicated daily teen TV show, Where The Action Is, and on Upbeat. The song obviously had great potential, so much so in fact that prior to its recording Dewart had received a call from none other Gene Pitney ... ... Perhaps anxious to improve upon the band's initial success, Patch decided to utilize session guitarist Hugh McCracken and vocalist Toni Wine on 'We Can't Go On This Way', the Pandas' follow-up to 'Once Upon A Time'. It's easy to understand Patch's reasoning. Wine, possibly best remembered for later being the female vocalist on the Archies' 'Sugar Sugar', had co-written 'A Groovy Kind Of Love' ... Find 'Once Upon A Time' and 'We Can't Go On This Way' now playing at musica: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spectropop/files/musica/ Read the article here: http://www.spectropop.com/Teddy/index.htm Enjoy, The S'pop Team -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 4 Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 03:14:39 -0000 From: Michael Edwards Subject: 1968/9 Clark writes: > The Rascals story is so strange. Right when they were at the very > top of a great career, they fell flat! Unlike groups who get let > down easy after peaking, these guys never were in the game > after "People Got To Be Free". That song was their fifth Top 10 out > of six releases, and it spent a whopping five weeks at #1 in '68. … > The Rascals could do no wrong in '68 The Rascals along with whole slew of artists ran into what I would describe as the end of the Spectropop era in 1968/9. Very few artists made it beyond that time. Some squeaked through until the very late 60s such as, Tommy Roe, Jay & The Americans, Tommy James, the Turtles and Brian Hyland; some saw their careers resurrected in the 70s such as Tony Orlando, the Raiders and the 4 Seasons and some achieved everlasting status such as Simon & Garfunkel, the (individual) Beatles, Elvis and the Stones. The LP was starting to replace the 45 as the industry's preferred format. Artists weren't releasing 4 (or even 5) 45s a year. Groups such as the Doors, Sly & The Family Stone, the (psychedelic) Temptations, Creedence, Steppenwolf, Led Zeppelin and Blood Sweat & Tears were coming on – all with a heavier pop style than their predecessors. An oversimplification? Maybe – but for this Spectropopper, the times were definitely a changing. The 60s saw the greatest change in popular music ever. The decade started with Frankie Avalon at # 1 with "Why" but within six years the Mothers Of Invention were charting with "Who Are The Brain Police" (from their "Freak Out" album). (I wonder how many people were lining up those two tracks for consecutive play in early '67?) Given the depth of such changes, all credit to artists such as the Rascals for hanging in there as long as they did Mike Edwards -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 5 Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 21:58:25 -0400 From: Phil X Milstein Subject: Re: Paul Simon a/k/a Jerry Landis Artie Wayne wrote: > By day he worked as a songplugger at E.B.Marks music > and by night he played at various folk clubs in New > York's Greenwich Village. Was he still also doing gigs with his dad's group? > Jerry [Paul] suggested that I put together a set with > some of my folkier songs and some of his,and start > playing on the folk circuit. ... Thanks for another amazing story, Artie. But, at least as "Simon & Garfunkel" people knew they were going by their LAST names! Dig, --Phil M. -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 6 Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 05:45:51 -0000 From: Tom Diehl Subject: Denny Turner on Diamond Records I'm trying to get biographical information on a singer named Denny Turner, who recorded Rockin' Little Angel (the tune Ray Smith made popular), backed with Sweet Mary Brown (written by James E. Cason and Bill Everett).....or a way to reach Denny, if he is still alive.... Thanks, Tom "Diamond Hunter" Diehl -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 7 Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 11:09:26 -0000 From: Peter Andreason Subject: Red Bird Box Does anyone know anything about an upcoming collection of Red Bird material. On both Gemm.com and Musicstack.com a 12-pieced CD collection box is listed. Japanese perhaps? The box is supposed to include all original 10 LP and 2 with extra material. Gee I wish something like this could happen to the Philles material! Peter A. -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 8 Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 22:58:29 -0400 From: Joe Nelson Subject: Re: Paul Simon a/k/a Jerry Landis Artie Wayne re: Al Bennett of Liberty Records: > Ed had Paul and I play the song live for Al in his > office. Although he was from the south, I don't think > Al dropped me from the label because he was predjudiced > [Did I mention that I'm black?]...but because he would > rather promote singers like Bobby Vee and Gene McDaniels > ...pop singers without political agendas. Gotta be the latter reason, especially since Gene McDaniels was also black. Of course, that's not saying an overtly political record that didn't embrace a cause as liberal as civil rights wouldn't slip through the cracks... does the name Victor Lumberg mean anything to anyone? Joe Nelson -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 9 Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 08:28:33 EDT From: Mike Rashkow Subject: Did you miss me? Hello Boys and Girls, In case you did not notice, I've been away--short tour of colleges in the South. Anyway, came back to way too much mail. My answer was to delete it all. If anyone sent me something important or wishes me to see a particular post, please re-send. Di la, Rashkovsky -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 10 Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 08:38:02 -0700 (PDT) From: David Coyle Subject: Re: Hurricane Smith There was a story that when Norman Smith was engineering some of the Beatles recording sessions, he showed John Lennon a song that he had written with the Beatles in mind. Lennon didn't do anything about it, and it was never recorded by the group. Does anybody know if this song was "Oh Babe, What Would You Say?" which Smith ended up having a hit with in the '70s or "Don't Let It Die", which was recorded either by Smith or another group in the same decade? David -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 11 Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 06:38:56 -0700 (PDT) From: Artie Wayne Subject: Re: Jordan & Wayne Laura...How ya' doin'? Thanks for all the nice things you said about the record I did with Danny Jordan. I wish the record buying public had been as appreciative as you and your parakeets! regards, Artie Wayne http://artiewayne.com/ -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 12 Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 11:21:00 -0500 From: Justin Mcdevitt Subject: re: Bobby Hebb's Sunny Jim wrote: > I've heard it said a few times over the years that Sunny - great > tune - was written as a Thank-You to God for all the things > mentioned in the song. Though I add that I've never actually seen > a quote from Mr. Hebb himself that verifies that interpretation. When this thread/discussion was initiated, it was mentioned that Mr Hebb wrote this great song in recognition of his brother who was a positive influence in his life, though I have wondered if Sunny was written while his brother was alive, or after his death. In response to the first posting referencing this song, a fellow S'popper wrote that he had been in contact with Bobby Hebb who asserted that neither his brother, nor his father, or anyone else was the motivating factor that encouraged Mr. Hebb to penn this song. I was saddened to hear this and wished that I could remain in ignorant bliss, but alas, this was not to be, since S'poppers are dedicated to uncovering the myths and misconceptions that are often attached to many songs and artists. Regarding Frankie Avalon, when I first heard "Gingerbread" at age 5, I thought it was a silly song, along with DiDi Dinah, so was completely blown away when I first heard "Venus", a truly beautiful song that always puts me in a good place. In addition, a recent reference to "Just Ask Your Heart" reminded me what a great track this is. Again, with regard to Mr. Avalon, I remember hearing a song on American Bandstand around the time of the Jfk Nixon campaign, (autumn 1960). The song was about a toymaker whose toy creations come alive after the shop closes up at night. What is the name of this song and is it included on a Frankie Avalon compilation CD? Justin McDevitt -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 13 Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 19:58:54 -0000 From: Tom Diehl Subject: Re: Paul Simon a/k/a Jerry Landis Artie Wayne: > I was becoming more and more disenchanted with the > American Music buisness, that's when I decided to go > to London with Paul on a tour of small folk clubs to > promote an album of demos that were about to be > released....but that's another story! I myself am curious if a Paul Simon demo exists for the song Pied Piper, which he co-wrote with Ritchie Cordell....which was recorded by the Cupcakes On Diamond records (D-177A), ritchie also wrote the B side, Winter Blue.... Tom "Diamond Hunter" Diehl -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 14 Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 20:08:29 -0000 From: Tom Diehl Subject: Re: Sunny by Bobby Hebb JB: > A while back I compiled Two Dozen Sunnys!, a tribute to > Bobby Hebb of covers of his tune. And thanks to Phil Milstein > I now have nearly Three Dozen! Do you have either of the two versions by Ronnie Dove? He originally cut the song in 1971 on Wrayco records (which, while the 45 was mono, both sides of that single appeared in stereo on a 1975 LP on Charnita). He later re-recorded the song in 1985 using the original backing track and THAT is the only version found on cd by him, and it's rechanneled on CD for some reason or another. Tom "Diamond Hunter" Diehl -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 15 Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 20:52:57 -0000 From: Sean Subject: Seeking advice on starting a re-issue record company Hello Folks, I'm thinking about releasing a compilation CD of 1960s UK and US artists, and I want it to be completely legal. Most of the artists were on major labels but just sank without notice, one or two are on small independant labels. I've tried searching for some of the songs on ASCAP and BMI and haven't been able to locate any of them! What should I do? What's the next step and/or can anyone recommend a book or article??? I have some basic questions like who needs to be paid and how do I pay them/contact them etc.??? Thanks for any help, Best, Sean Streit -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 16 Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 14:29:45 -0700 From: Karl Ikola Subject: Re: Rip Chords (was: Terry Melcher) Michael Edwards wrote: > One of the greatest over-the-top recordings ever is "Gone" by the > Rip Chords (Columbia 42812, from 1963). I was fascinated to read > that: "... McParland identifies Jack's wife Gracia, another regular > on Terry's sessions, as providing one of the classic, semi-spoken > passages on disc. Over the sound of a car engine revving, she intones > a sultry intro to "Gone", We've been going steady, and you've been > making me cry, now it's your turn baby, so I'm saying bye-bye." I'll second the nod to the great "Gone", and the Rituals' (UK group produced by Kim Fowley) also cut a nice version for Arwin in 1964. One clarification on the Rip Chords, though, and not to disrespect Melcher, who did sing lead vocal on their big hit, "Hey Little Cobra", but he was NOT an original member of the group. That distinction belongs to the original vocal duo, Ernie Bringas and Phil Stewart. You can read Bringas' memoir of the Rip Chords days here: http://www.ripchords.info/ As a secondary note, I worked with Bringas last year to issue a CD document of the 1973- 1975 recordings he made with the youthful folk-harmony group from Cupertino, Homestead & Wolfe, who recorded and issued a private press LP (on Bringas own label, Topo) that was recorded with Stan Ross at Gold Star with the then current wrecking crew in tow. You can read about that here at my label site: http://www.anophelesrecords.com/ Cheers, Karl Ikola Anopheles Records -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 17 Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 19:30:02 -0400 From: Joe Nelson Subject: Re: Hurricane Smith Ken Silverwood: > [in fact] Norman Smith who IIRC was an engineer at EMI > records, working on many of the early Beatles records and, > I think, Pink Floyd. Mark Wirtz: >Norman engineered all the Beatles recordings until "Revolver", >at which time Geoff Emerick took Norman's place at the board. And Norman is IMHO a greatly underrated engineer at that. Many times I have wondered if Emerick would have been able to retain the consistency between takes the way Norman did in the 2-track era. Overdubbing in those days meant you rolled the session tape as you played the new part and mixed it on the fly as it was all captured on a second machine. One take might be the best performance in one pass, while another take had the best performance in another section. Then all of these patchwork bits were edited together as a single performance and remixed for mono and stereo. Keeping the levels and EQs from jumping around between the edited takes must have been a huge task in itself, and I think this is overlooked in giving Emerick credit for his part in the group's later sound (as if Norman would have kept things more traditional due to an inability to see things the new way). Joe Nelson -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 18 Date: Sun, 1 May 2005 00:08:15 -0700 (PDT) From: Norm D. Subject: Re: Bobby Hebb's Sunny Jim Fisher: > I've heard it said a few times over the years that Sunny > - great tune - was written as a Thank-You to God for all > the things mentioned in the song. Though I add that I've > never actually seen a quote from Mr. Hebb himself that > verifies that interpretation. I've just listened to it > again and it is feasible. Anyone else ever heard that idea? No, I've never heard that idea, Jim. But if you want to, you could use that interpretation for just about every other song that takes your fancy. One that immediately comes to mind is "River Deep, Mountain High"....if you really want to. Personally, I'd like to keep imposed external interpretation out of songs, and just go along with what the writer might have said about their own creation. Norm D. -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 19 Date: Sun, 01 May 2005 15:47:46 -0000 From: Mike Dugo Subject: Re: American Dreams Clark Besch wrote: > Hi, for those of you who have followed the cancellation news of > NBC's 60s themed show, "American Dreams", it seems there is a slim > possibility now that it might not be cancelled this coming year > after all. Don't get your hopes up tho. Tom Verica (Jack Pryor on > the series) says the odds are slim, but there was a recent good > sign about the series. Sorry to disagree w/ya Clark, but this series rightly belongs in the toilet. The premise was interesting at the start, but the music selections were poorly thought out and produced. Hillary Duff as the 'entire' Shangri-Las? Where were the other two girls, let alone three? Oh, no need to be *historcially accurate*, as a key star of the show said to the tabloids. Why not have the sun rise in the west then? Shows like this distort what really happened to viewers who were not alive/growing up in the era, and mock perceived fads, etc to the point of painting the whole period as one big love-in, etc. I get bugged even discussing topics like this! MopTopMike -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 20 Date: Sun, 1 May 2005 18:25:14 +0100 From: Richard Havers Subject: Re: Sunny by Bobby Hebb Bob Rashkow wrote: > "Sunny" as originally done so successfully by Bobby Hebb has > grown on me over the years. When I first heard it I really > didn't think that much of it. Now I truly believe it to be > one of the best "one-hit wonder" tunes as well as just an > absolutely brilliant and MOVING piece of music from the mid 6Ts. > I never used to, but now whenever I hear it in my car I turn it > way up. It's the kind of song no one would dream of trying to > sell today. Which makes it all the more special and great. Apparently Bobby Hebb's big hit Sunny was written the day after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Arriving at his Manhattan apartment in the early hours, Bobby was so disturbed by the events of the day that he was unable to sleep. As he lay watching dawn break it started to form in his mind and by the time daylight came he'd completed what he felt was a good song. Over the next two years it was turned down by everybody he took it to, on the grounds that it had no commercial appeal, and would never be a success. Take heart all songwriters who get knocked back by record companies without ears….... Richard -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 21 Date: Sun, 1 May 2005 16:12:24 +0100 From: Guy Lawrence Subject: Re: This Week's Finds James wrote: > 5. Sounds Of Sunshine: Make It Happen / Nature Boy (Ranwood). > Another fabulous soft pop male vocal. Nice melody, with the "B" > side being the Eden Ahbez nugget. Who WERE these guys, anyway? I'm not sure but I've just picked up a nice version of "Nature Boy" myself: Smart And Cole Inc. - "Nature Boy" (Eden Abba (sic)) In Arts IA109. No producer credited. It's a lovely up-tempo version sounding somewhere between Harpers Bizarre and the Happenings. The flipside (and the reason I bought it) is "Ashes Ashes (All Fall Down)" written by Annette Tucker and Nancie Mantz, the team behind songs by the Electric Prunes and others. Upload hassles allowing, I will post both tracks to TDDI shortly. Does anyone know anything about Smart & Cole or the interesting looking In Arts label? Guy http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/TweedleeDumsDrive-In/ -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 22 Date: Sun, 01 May 2005 18:20:55 -0000 From: John Subject: Sessions Does anyone have any info on above group [Sessions]? I have a 45 on FUN45 "Ladies Man" c/w Girls Go For Guys" Ta John -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 23 Date: Sun, 1 May 2005 13:37:14 -0700 (PDT) From: Dave Monroe Subject: Re: Sunny Bob Rashkow wrote: > It's the kind of song no one would dream of trying > to sell today.... I recently picked up the Dave Pike recording of "Sunny," and have another nice Jack McDuff version as well, but can anyone recommend any other recordings of the song? How's Della Reese's take on it, for example? In the meantime, there's a recent, funkified recording of it by The Neapolitans, featuring The Lonesome Organist, which I think traces its lineage to the McDuff version. See: http://www.neapolitanfunk.com/store3.html I've also been hitting Hebb's "Love Love Love" hard for some time now. What else to look out for by him? -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 24 Date: Sun, 1 May 2005 13:24:45 -0700 (PDT) From: Dave Monroe Subject: The Soul Hole I just uploaded one of the posters for our Monday night '60s soul, funk and R&B spin (with the occasional doo wop track thrown in for good measure). The Soul Hole, @ The Foundation (2718 N. Bremen St.) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/spectropop/files/Club%20Flyers/ -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 25 Date: Sun, 01 May 2005 20:49:29 -0000 From: Julio Niño Subject: "The Puppet Song" Hola Everybody. Justin McDevitt asked: > With regard to Mr. Avalon, I remember hearing a song > on American Bandstand around the time of the JFK/Nixon > campaign, (autumn 1960). The song was about a toymaker > whose toy creations come alive after the shop closes up > at night. What is the name of this song and is it included > on any Frankie Avalon compilation CDs? Hola, Justin. I think it must be "The Puppet Song" (written Marcucci/ DeAngelis). It's included in "Venus -- The Very Best of Frankie Avalon" on Collectables, issued in 1999. It's curious that the name of the puppets, Chico, Pancho, etc. are all Spanish names. It reminds me a little of the tale of Nutcracker or even Pinocchio (I can't help smiling perversely to myself because some days ago I saw a delirious porn version of Pinocchio). Chao, Julio -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 26 Date: Sun, 1 May 2005 17:13:45 -0400 From: James Botticelli Subject: Re: (Eu)Gene McDaniels Artie Wayne re: Al Bennett of Liberty Records: > Ed had Paul and I play the song live for Al in his > office. Although he was from the south, I don't think > Al dropped me from the label because he was predjudiced > [Did I mention that I'm black?]...but because he would > rather promote singers like Bobby Vee and Gene McDaniels > ...pop singers without political agendas. Gene McDaniels later became Eugene McDaniels and put out some LPs. I've never heard them but was told that it was his attempt to present more relevant material than his pop stuff allowed. Too bad. "Chip Chip" is one great song. JB -------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
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