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Spectropop V#0385
From: The Spectropop Group
Date: 02/08/00
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Volume #0385 January 14, 2000
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The World's Foremost Amusement Newsletter
Subject: "Baby That's Me"
Received: 02/08/00 1:19 am
From: John Frank
To: Spectropop!
Robin Wills said:
>
>I believe there was an earlier version of "Baby That's Me,"
>I believe it was on Cameo Parkway, I'll hazzard a guess...
>Was it by Candy &The Kisses?
>
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>I've never heard it, but I wonder if it might be the same
>backing track, as The Cake's version sounds like pure 1965
>to me. Anyone heard this other version?
It was on Cameo, but it was by The Fashions, released in
1964. As it turns out, I just heard it for the first time
last week when it was included in a tape trade.
I don't think it's the same backing track. It's a good
approximation of Wall of Sound, but not as close as the
Cake's production comes...
John
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Subject: Baby That's Me
Received: 02/08/00 1:19 am
From: Ian Chapman
To: Spectropop!
Robin Wills wrote:-
> I believe there was an earlier version of "Baby That's Me,"
> I believe it was on Cameo Parkway, I'll hazzard a guess...
> Was it by Candy &The Kisses?
Hi Robin,
It was the Fashions, and came out in '64. Nice record, but
much less of a production job.
Ian
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Subject: Baby That's Me
Received: 02/09/00 2:59 am
From: Ron Buono
To: Spectropop!
In a message dated 2/6/00 5:30:42 PM Eastern Standard Time,
spectropop writes:
<< I believe there was an earlier version of "Baby That's Me,"
I believe it was on Cameo Parkway, I'll hazzard a guess...
Was it by Candy &The Kisses? >>
A group named The Fashions recorded the earlier version of
"Baby That's Me" on Cameo in 1964. The Cake's version is
far superior, in my opinion.
Ron
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Subject: Behind the Hits
Received: 02/07/00 7:35 am
From: Michael Gessner
To: Spectropop!
While this bookis out-of-print, or so I heard, Bob
Shannon has much of it online.
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Subject: A bunch of newly bought LPs
Received: 02/07/00 7:35 am
From: Hillary Rodham Hussein
To: Spectropop!
I'm not sure how "thislisty" they are but I picked up
these LPs, mostly because they were so cheap, at a record
fair:
*101 Strings: The Romance of Magic Island
Exotica-listees probably rave about The 101 Strings...this
LP is actually brilliant and "a program of lush
instrumentals that set the mood of a tropical paradise -
played in the sound of magnificence". It's pure
entertainment music, but what is wrong with that? I love
it. The front cover shows a beautiful young couple having
a romantic dinner...in the moonlight...surrounded by palm
trees...sooooooo in love with eachother....that is, the
couple is in love with eachother, not the palm trees.
Trees can't fall in love with eachother, no matter what
Richard Attenborough would say.
*Anita Kerr Quartet: We Dig Mancini
I'm not sure if *I* dig Mancini but the record was too
cheap not to be bought. Baby Elephant Walk, The Pink
Panther Theme, etc, etc...
*Cass Elliot: s/t
Carol Kaye plays bass on this record! ....and Bruce
Johnston & Carl Wilson sing back up vocals - presumably
on the "Disney Girls" cover...which is almost better than
the Surf's Up original...Mama Cass also does a few Randy
Newman songs....and It's All In The Game, which is nowhere
as good as The Four King Cousins' version.
*Diana Ross & The Supremes: Greatest Hits [double-LP]
Features all the 1964-68 hits, of which I had none on
record before. You Keep Hanging On still sounds as good
today, mmmmmm????
*Diana Ross & The Supremes: Reflections
Whooah, Diana Ross on drugs!! Not exactly...but it's
"psychedelic" in places, which probably means that the
engineer was allowed to play with his Echoplex [don't read
this the wrong way, perverts] during the mixdown. Any
record with "Up, Up And Away" on it is a good record in my
book.
*Duncan Lamont: Summer Sambas
It's kind of laid-back Sunday music, a bit like Stan Getz
but much more loungey. Duncan Lamont and his orchestra
does songs like Our Day Will Come, We've Only Just Begun,
The Look Of Love and The Fool On The Hill. It's a great
album, actually.
*Living Voices: Sing True Grit/Jean and Other Motion
Picture Favorites
Only bought it for the Bacharach song "The April Fools"...
*Prefab Sprout: Jordan - The Comeback
So Prefab Sprout are supposed to be influenced by Jimmy
Webb and Brian Wilson? I really really like "Andromeda
Heights" but "Jordan" sounds incredibly dated by now. I
can't go past the horrible eighties production...
*Ronnie Aldrich, London Festival Orchestra & Chorus: Come
To Where The Love Is
Another record only bought for the inclusion of one
Bacharach song, "Lost Horizon" this time...
*V/A: The Best Of Bacharach 1968
This one got one or two famous versions (by Dusty and the
Walker Bros) but most of them are ones I haven't heard
before, and I think I can see why. Imagine somebody
singing "A House Is Not A Home" in a *really* thick
British upper class accent (if British upper class accents
can be thick) *and* with the most extreme vibrato ever
heard on this side of Joan Baez sitting on a washing
machine run amuck....*shudder*
Found lots of "Smile" bootlegs too, including the first
ever 'release' from 1983. I had to pass on all of them,
though. One guy who was selling the boots asked me what my
favourite BB album is and he seemed really stunned when I
replied with "Love You"...
T.
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Subject: Dyingly sad
Received: 02/09/00 2:59 am
From: Nat Kone
To: Spectropop!
On what LP('s) can I find the tune "Mr. Dyingly Sad"?
It rings a bell but I can't seem to find it.
Is it the Association, (among others)?
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Subject: Love (Arthur Lee's group, that is)
Received: 02/09/00 2:59 am
From: Hillary Rodham Hussein
To: Spectropop!
I was reading this article about Love and it said the band
might've recorded a an instant follow-up to Forever Changes
called "Getsehmane" (sp?), lots of titles exist but the
music hasn't been found.....what's the truth? Does the
album gather dust in a tape vault or is it only a myth?
...and how many years in prison does Arthur Lee have left?
Oh, another question :-). What does the other members of
Love do today? I know MacLean died, but what about the
others? Ken Forsi, John Echols, "Snoopy", et al...some
members have apparently spent time in prison for armed
robbery!! These guys should've called themselves Hate
instead :-)
T.
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Subject: reach mike elway
Received: 02/08/00 1:19 am
From: Joey Stec
To: Spectropop!
does anyone know how to reach mike elway?
thanks :
joey stec/of the millennium
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Subject: ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL OF SOUND
Received: 02/12/00 10:30 pm
From: CHRIS KING
To: Spectropop!
ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL OF SOUND
Greetings all Spectropop folk - Those of you in & around
London have the unique opportunity to visit DA DOO RON RON
- my club night that celebrates 60's girl groups and sassy
soul sisters - twice in 4 days. "Tell me more, tell me
more".
First - on Tuesday 15th February we'll be da dooin' the
doo @ the downstairs bar of The SOCIAL, 05 , Little Portland
St, London, W1 London(off Oxford St Venue Tel:-0171-636-
4992).
Fellow DJ Declan Allen & I will man the decks from 7pm
until Midnight & admission is FREE.
Second - Friday 18th February marks the grand opening of
DDRR's groovy girl grotto UPSTAIRS @ THE GARAGE, 20 - 22,
Highbury Corner, London N1 (across road from Highbury &
Islington tube stn Venue Tel:-0171-607-1818) Doors 9pm -
3am Admission £4 w / flyer £5 w / o
So, for femme-tastic frolics from the likes of The
Ronettes, Velvelettes, Chiffons, Dusty, Darlene Love,
Aretha, Petula, Nancy, Marvelettes, Shangri-La's, Supremes,
Cookies, Vandellas, Crystals et al join DA DOO RON RON
on Tuesday 15th Feb downstairs @ The SOCIAL and Friday
18th Feb UPSTAIRS @ THE GARAGE.
Chris D King - DDRR promoter
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Subject: The Liquid Room 1/22/00
Received: 02/12/00 10:30 pm
From: Ponak, David
To: Spectropop!
The Liquid Room airs every Saturday Morning (Friday night)
from 3-6 on 90.7 FM KPFK. (98.7 in Santa Barbara County).
Also check out my show The Nice Age
I'm a little late with this email, and for good reason. I
was in Vegas checking out the man....Wayne Newton! What a
show. He made his entrance via space ship (watch out
P-Funk!) and closed with "MacArthur Park," complete with
real rain. It hardly mattered that then man can barely
sing these days, he's still a consumate entertainer.
The Liquid Room-1/22/99:
1.The Committee-California My Way
Happy Together-The Best Of White Whale Records (Varese Sarabande)
2.Betty Boo-I'm On My Way
Grrr It's Betty Boo (WB)
3.The Free Design-2002 A Hit Song
Kites Are Fun: The Best Of The Free Design (Varese Sarabande)
4.Luke Vibert/BJ Cole-Swing Lite Alright
Stop The Panic (Astralwerks)
5.Wiseguys-Ooh La La
The Antidote (Ideal)
6.Mitsuko Hirota-Nagisa No Tensha
60's Cutie Pop Collection-Psychedelic Town Edit (Nippon Columbia-Japan)
7.Eels-A Daisy Through Concrete
Daisies Of THe Galaxy (Dreamworks)
8.The Association-Pandora's Golden Heebie Jeebies
9.DJ Me DJ You-Rainbows & Robots
Rainbows & Robots
10.Barry White-Find The Man Bros.
Together Brothers Soundtrack (Mercury)
11.Takako Minekawa-Tiger
Fun9 (Emperor Norton)
12.Arling & Cameron-Hashi
Music For Imaginary Films (Emperor Norton)
13.The Free Design-Bubbles
Kites Are Fun: The Best Of The Free Design (Varese Sarabande)
14.Groove Armada-At The River
Vertigo (Jive)
15.Dots & Borders-Another Mellow Winter
Tokyo Tapes (Trattoria-Japan)
16.David Axelrod-The Sign
An Axelrod Anthology 1968-1970 (Stateside-UK)
17.Harpers Bizarre-The Debutates Ball
Feelin' Groovy The Best Of Harpers Bizarre (WB)
18.April March-Magic Ass
Dan Le Yeaux D' April March (Tricatel-France)
19.Eels-Wooden Nickels
Daisies Of The Galaxy (Dreamworks)
20.Paul Weller-Wildwood (Sheared Wood Mix)
Boys Soundtrack (A&M)
21.Cubismo Grafico-Area Code 706
Sound For Escape Presents Whonmodell 1999 (Escalator-Japan)
22.Bill Nelson-Another Day Another Ray Of Hope
Chimera (Cocteau-UK)
23.Luke Vibert/BJ Cole-Fly Hawaii
Stop The Panic (Astralwerks)
24.The Free Design-Now Is The Time
Kites Are Fun: The Best Of The Free Design (Varese Sarabande)
25.Arling & Cameron-1999 Spaceclub
Music For Imaginary Films (Emperor Norton)
26.Takako Minekawa-Plash
Fun9 (Emperor Norton)
27.Cibo Matto-About A Girl
Moodchild Pro CD (WB)
28.Pizzicato Five-Wild Strawberries
Pizzicato Five (*********)
29.Singers Unlimited-Angel Eyes
Sentimental Journey (MPS)
30.Wayne Newton-Medley
The Best Of Wayne Newton Live (Chelsea)
31.Flaming Lips-Riding To Work In The Year 2025 (Your Invisible Now) (Stereo
Remix)
Waiting For A Superman CD Maxi Single (WB)
32.Lee Hazlewood (w/Nina Lizell)-Leather & Lace
Cowboy In Sweden (SLR)
33.The Bob Crewe Generation-Menage A Trois (12" Disco Mix)
12" single (Elektra)
34.Puffy-Kore Ga Watashi No Ikiru Michi (The Readymade Darlin' Of Discoteque
Mix)
PRMX (Sony-Japan)
35.Mike Flowers Meets Orbital-Chime (Krisp Double U Mix)
12" (Polygram?)
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Subject: BOUNCE spectropop@geocities.com: Non-member submi
Received: 02/13/00 10:30 pm
To: Spectropop List, spectropop@geocities.com
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Shirelles Singer Doris Kenner-Jackson Dead at 58
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Posted by Greg (more from Greg) on Tue, 08 Feb 2000 02:35:02
Friday February 4 11:30 PM ET
Shirelles Singer Kenner Dead at 58
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Doris Kenner-Jackson of the
pop-rock group the Shirelles, whose soaring harmonies on
"Soldier Boy" and a number of other songs brought huge
success in the early 1960s, died Friday. She was 58.
Jackson, who had breast cancer, died at Kaiser Permanente
Medical Center, her cousin Evelyn Jackson said from her
home in Goldsboro, N.C.
The Shirelles, composed of Jackson, Shirley Alston Reeves,
Beverly Lee and the late Addie "Micki" Harris, began
their career at a high school talent show in Passaic, N.J.,
in 1957, singing their own composition, "I Met Him on
Sunday."
A classmate who heard them told her mother, independent
record producer Florence Greenberg, who helped them
record the song the following year.
Aided by legendary producer Phil Specter, they turned out
a string of hits through the early '60s, including
"Tonight's The Night," "Will You Still Love Me
Tomorrow," "Soldier Boy," "Baby It's You," and
``Dedicated to the One I Love," the latter featuring
Jackson on lead vocal.
Their songs, like those of several other popular "girl
groups" of the early '60s including Specter's Ronettes,
were notable for their tight harmonies, bouncy upbeat
lyrics and lush musical arrangements known as Specter's
"Wall of Sound."
Jackson, who was born in North Carolina, moved to New
Jersey as a child, where she sang in church and with
friends.
After their early success with "I Met Him on Sunday,"
all four of the group dropped out of high school to
pursue their musical careers, each earning diplomas later.
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seeking Brill Building box set
Posted by Daniel Ferguson (more from Daniel Ferguson)
on Sat, 12 Feb 2000 04:56:27
Help. Desperately seeking to buy a copy of the now
out-of-print Brill Building Sound CD box
set. Please help me find one.
Daniel Ferguson
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