Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 15:41:32
Subject: Re: The Fleetwoods --
On Tue, 18 May 1999 22:53:45 James wrote:
>...considering the threads about EZ vocals like Free
>Design et al, give another listen to the Fleetwoods.
Yes, the Fleetwoods - my very favorite Seattle group!
>There is a 28 track EMI compilation...
>which contains all the hits....
It is a great collection.
>...better than the Rhino comp of a few years back despite
>the omission of "Truly Do."
Truly Do is truly missed on the EMI comp. I love that
track, especially the opening line when Gary sings "Hey,
baby"....
>IMHO these kids seem to have been taken for granted here
>as EZ pioneers in the heyday of rock. Sweet, simple,
>charming and innocent, except maybe "Lovers By Night,
>Strangers By Day."
I had to write in to comment on this. I adore the
Fleetwoods, but one thing that appeals so strongly to me
about their records is that even though the records all
sound "Sweet, simple, charming and innocent," the songs
themselves are largely about affairs, trysts and cheating.
Pretty heady stuff for high school kids. A few examples:
It's all over town, I was the last one to know...
I'm Mr. Blue when you say you're sorry then prove it by
going out on the sly...
His future's bright, my future's dim, and all the dreams
we shared you share with him...
With your arms around him, you're so glad you found him,
you never once looked up to see me...
You get the point. Barbara, Gretchen and Gary had a
fantastic sense for lyric, and to me, the most appealing
aspect of their EZ sound is the way it is juxtaposed
against the haunting despair in many of their songs.
Just one guy's opinion, though.
One more quick point. The Fleetwoods' sound borrows
heavily from the Teddy Bears, so if you gotta give credit
to someone for being the pioneer of EZ vocal pop, give it
to Phil Spector (who resurrected that sound on his Paris
Sisters sides too).
>[The Fleetwoods are] Great nighttime music.
Now THAT I agree with 100%!
For much, much more on the Fleetwoods - Recommended
reading: Liberty Records - Michael "Doc Rock" Kelly (
McFarland)
Jamie LePage
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Received: 03/13/99 8:38 am
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Subject: Fwd: Spector's Lovin' Feelin'
Performing rights organization BMI presented the 47th
edition of its Pop Awards on May 18, 1999. "You've Lost
That Lovin' Feelin'", the most performed song in the BMI
repertoire with more than 7 million broadcast performances,
was awarded its 13th Pop Award for writers Barry Mann,
Cynthia Weil and Phil Spector (1965, '69, '80, '89-97).
The Holland-Dozier-Holland composition "Baby I Need Your
Loving" took its ninth citation (1964, '67,‘91-94,
$B!F96-97) and the 1992 BMI Pop Song of the Year "When
A Man Loves A Woman," written by Calvin Lewis and Andrew J.
Wright, collected its seventh citation.
BMI, founded in 1940, is an American performing rights
organization that represents more than 200,000 songwriters,
composers and music publishers in all genres of music.
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Subject: I AIN'T NO BEATLE
Received: 06/04/99 1:25 am
>From: Paul Urbahns, Pauluxxxcom
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxities.com
For over the last twenty years I have been preparing a
discography of the Spar record label in Nashville which
included their Hit Records and Country & Western Hits
sound-a-like product. The following song has been causing
me a problem. I know they recorded the song at least twice,
maybe three times. I have two recordings, one not
credited to artist and the second by Moon Mullican. There
is a 45 listed in most collectors guides by Jerry Foster
of the song b/w the Elvis oldie "That's All Right Mama"
does a beatle collector or anybody on this list have the
Jerry Foster record?
If so please email me privately.
Thanks,
Paul Urbahns
pauluxxxcom
6695 I AIN'T NO BEATLE
Written By: Johnny Elgin
Issued On: C & W Hits 331, MS 568, MS 1008
Comment: Novelty song, this recording might be by Jerry
Foster as he was credited on Spar single 30014, currently
valued at about $15 per copy. Spar also issued the song by
Moon Mullican on his first album,"Mister Honky Tonk Man"
using the same backing tracks.
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Subject: the Nuggets box set
Received: 06/02/99 2:56 pm
>From: Runar Sorgaard, wuxxxet.se
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxities.com
I'll soon be getting the Nuggets Box Set on tape, the
tracklisting looks *very* interesting! I'd like to hear
some opinions about the artists....what are the highlights
on the discs....the whole idea of the box is interesting to
me...are there actual reasons why most of these bands only
released a couple of singles and then completely
disappeared? It seems like not many managed to release
more than one album!
Tobias (who does think The Mojo Men's Sit Down I Think I
Love is a little bit out of place on Nuggets)
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