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There are 24 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: Keith Hampshire
From: Damian
2. Re: Moondog meets The Lonely Goat Herd?
From: Simon White
3. Re: friends / John Beland
From: Al Kooper
4. Re: Sharon Tandy
From: Dieter P Wirth
5. Re: NYCYAW / Teacho W. / Lorraine E. / 360 degree stereo
From: Al Kooper
6. Re: "Just One Smile" / "You Don't Love Me"
From: Jim Shannon
7. Re: don't Hassles me, man ...
From: Phil X. Milstein
8. Re: Hassles / first UK finds
From: Al Kooper
9. Re: Moondog did meet The Lonely Goat Herd
From: Norm D.
10. Gerry and Pacemakers
From: Jim Shannon
11. Donna Loren on T.V. Feb 16th
From: John Grecco
12. Re: Lownly Crowde version of Shadows & Reflections
From: Harvey WIlliams
13. Re: Teacho Wiltshire
From: Artie Butler
14. Re: Arbors day
From: Austin Roberts
15. Re: Mann & Weil musical
From: Don Hertel
16. new Girl Group release
From: Guy Lawrence
17. Progresive Monkees; Philles pressings; new Innocents CD; RIP Alzo; Gregory Howard info?
From: Country Paul
18. Eleven of the best
From: Al Kooper
19. Johnny Cymbal Website Request
From: Mike Rashkow
20. The Sweet Chariot / Ashford & Simpson / The Followers
From: Mick Patrick
21. welcome Donna Marie
From: Phil X. Milstein
22. Goffin & King @ Musica
From: Don
23. Re: Gerry and Pacemakers
From: Clark Besch
24. The Guaranteed label
From: Paul Evans
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 15:23:22 -0000
From: Damian
Subject: Re: Keith Hampshire
Javed Jari wrote:
> Actually Keith was a DJ on CHUM's main competitor CKFH AM 1430.
Before coming to 'FH in 1968 to do middays, Hampshire was a Radio
Caroline (South) deejay briefly in 1967.
Damian
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 15:02:17 -0000
From: Simon White
Subject: Re: Moondog meets The Lonely Goat Herd?
Dr M Rashkovsky wrote:
> I know he was a trained musician, but he was also quite
> strange -- hard to picture him and Julie Andrews. Kind of
> like Esquerita recording with Itzhak Perlman.
I thought he did -- "Esquerita and the Voola"?
Woo Hoo,
Simorita
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 09:21:46 EST
From: Al Kooper
Subject: Re: friends / John Beland
previously:
> but I got Al' great "You Never Know Who Your Friends Are"in a
> mono/stereo Dj with a great pic sleeve of his "friends" having Al
> tied up! Al, were these people on the sleeve friends?
Yeah I've got friends in that picture. But the best is a rare glimpse of Giorgio
Gomelsky. He's the guy that discovered & produced early Yardbird trax b4
Mickey Most. He's the one with black hair & beard. I swear I didn't know any
of the midgets in the shoot, however.
previously:
> I went to John Beland's website and saw commentary from
> Austin Roberts about him.....He later was in the Flying
> Burrito Bros and did tons of sessions as well as a solo
> LP on Scepter in the early 70's with the single "Banjo Man"
> by the re-named John Edward Beland.
I worked with John Beland on a Rick Nelson album I produced for Epic
that remains unreleased. He played great guitar. Somewhere I have a
photo of Rick, John & myself. This was in the 1978 period.
Al Kooper
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 11:28:34 EST
From: Dieter P Wirth
Subject: Re: Sharon Tandy
Mick Patrick:
> Sharon (Tandy) is staging a comeback gig in London on Feb 19th
> to mark the release of the CD.
The CD is called "You gotta believe it's..." and has the
catalogue number CDWIKD 233.
Just seen it offered for 11.99 UKP on Amazon UK
http://tinyurl.com/3fbf8
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 14:28:57 EST
From: Al Kooper
Subject: Re: NYCYAW / Teacho W. / Lorraine E. / 360 degree stereo
Jim Shannon wrote:
> Fast speed to Al Kooper; one of my favorite songs was a great
> composition called "New York City (You're A Woman)." Really nice
> vocals and lyrics. Also, good song to seg with on radio.
James Botticelli wrote:
> Is that from "I Stand Alone"? I actually have the book of sheet music for
> that LP. And if Al could let us know if he's still at Berklee.
NYCYAW is from the album of the same name. The "sheet music" you have is
not just from I Stand Alone. It's nauseatingly called "Songs That Stand Alone",
and covers material from about 3 or 4 albums.
I left Berklee in 2001 when I lost 2/3 of my sight ...
Rashkovsky wrote:
> At this time I am more prepared to think the name came from Teachout.
> At the same time, I will bow to Koop's greater knowledge in all things
> music. I am loathe to disagree with him unless armed with the Holy Bible,
> the Encyclopedia Brittanica and a Mossburg Persuader, 12 Gauge, Pistol Grip.
Believe me, Rashkovsky, the only thing French that passed through Teacho
Wiltshire was a french fry. I'm sure he got the nickname because he mentored so
many people early on..
Oh and did I mention that I authored the Bob Dylan entry in the Encyclopedia
Brittanica thats under your arm? Taste Tungsten, dude.
Mark wrote:
> Al Kooper: from the list of songs you mentioned, I noticed Ernie Andrews
> "Where Were You When I Needed You" and Lorraine Ellison's "I'm Over
> You" -- these are both fine beat ballads. I have the Lorraine Ellison "Best
> Of" CD that Ichiban issued sometime ago (out of print now), and there's
> another song of yours on there, the funky "Doin' Me Dirty" (from the movie
> The Landlord). Did you ever meet Lorraine Ellison?
Mark -- I produced two trax with Lorraine for The Landlord soundtrack, so I
more than met her. The two songs were Al originals called Let Me Love You
and Doin' Me Dirty. Gotta lotta help from Jerry Ragavoy. The interesting tie-in
with Lorraine & I is I got the song Wake Me Shake Me, from a group called The
Golden Chords that she was in around 1964 outa Philly. She was a delight to
work with, and The Blues Project would not have had a strong closer without
her & The Golden Chords. It appeared on a Columbia anthology concerning a
gospel club (!) in NYC called The Sweet Chariot. I used to hang out there most
every night and hear amazing music. The waitresses were dressed like angels and
everyone got a tambourine upon entering. It was a Mob-owned joint and stayed
open around 15 months.
Steveo wrote:
It's all in the mastering, Steve O. If it's well done, it sounds great. If it's not, it sounds
like The Lynyrd Skynyrd box set, which is a great example of not knowing how to
master something.
At Columbia Records there was a bunch of cubicles where all the records were
"mastered" on a daily basis. Mastering at the time was taking the master tapes
and transferring them to pressing lacquers, which were used to press the records.
If you didn't know the right people, your records went along an assembly line that
was horrifying. I found out the hard way by losing my first three solo albums to
ignorance. Once I was in the know my 360 degree stereos sounded much better.
Al Kooper
Eventual Master of Mastering
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 15:22:32 -0000
From: Jim Shannon
Subject: Re: "Just One Smile" / "You Don't Love Me"
Bob Radil wrote:
> "Just One Smile" is from the 1st BS+T LP, "Child Is Father To
The
> Man". "You Don't Love Me" is a cut from Bloomfield Kooper
Stills'
> "SuperSession" LP. I was hoping Al Kooper would see the
post.
Don't forget the soft jazzy song "Harvey's Tune", from "Supersession".
Jim Shannon
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 13:06:37 +0000
From: Phil X. Milstein
Subject: Re: don't Hassles me, man ...
Larry Lapka wrote:
> The Hassles were on United Artists. They released two albums and
> several singles under the Hassles name. I have one of their albums
> somewhere here, and if I remember correctly, Billy Joel is listed as
> "Billy Joe."
I don't know about their recorded output, but The Hassles did make one
of the last of the Scopitone films, of their song "I Hear Voices" (not
the Screamin' Jay Hawkins song of the same title). It's a real 1967
period piece, with the group garbed in paisley shirts and those
vertically striped pirate bells, and looking very uncomfortable in the
woodlands setting. They didn't lug any instruments out there, so they
make no bones of the fact that they're lip-syncing. I assume it is the
drummer who plays a bit of air drums (or perhaps he taps on a log),
and apart from the lead singer the rest of the band do little more than
feign backing vocals. Billy Joe*, behind a modest walrus-ish mustache,
is mostly shot in profile view, puffing angrily on a ciggy between b.g. vox.
--Phil M.
*Has anyone done a tribute album to him yet, entitled "Ode To Billy Joel"?
Seems a natural.
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 01:39:10 EST
From: Al Kooper
Subject: Re: Hassles / first UK finds
Jim Shannon:
> From the "lost songs on the radio" category: Anyone recall Billy
> Joel's first band "The Hassles"? The band originated on Long
> Island and had a minor regional hit called "Every Step I Take,"
> released sometime in the spring of '68. Not sure what label it
> was recorded on.
> Fast speed to Al Kooper; one of my favorite songs was a great
> composition called "New York City (You're A Woman)." Really nice
> vocals and lyrics. Also, good song to seg with on radio.
Hi Jim,
As a fellow Long Islander, the Hassles were on UA. Thanks for the kind
words about "New York City (You're A Woman)". I just added it to my solo
show as I still get many requests for it (probably not from people from
Pine Bluffs).
previously:
> What other albums did you pick up during your first UK trip?
Downliners Sect, Brian Auger & Julie Driscoll, Quatermass, Edgar
Broughton Band, Blue Mink ... ya know -- all those Grammy winners.
Al Kooper
Brit librarian
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2004 23:37:03 -0800 (PST)
From: Norm D.
Subject: Re: Moondog did meet The Lonely Goat Herd
previously:
> Well, The Moondog did do an album with Julie Andrews in the 50s, so I
> could almost go for Phil's reply. Does anyone know where the Moondog/
> Julie Andrews collaboration can be obtained?
Mike Rashkow wrote:
> Who's zoomin' who here? That dude that used to stand out there on 5th
> Ave. dressed like a Viking with a pullcart -- he recorded with Julie Andrews?
> I mean I know he was a trained musician, but he was also quite strange
> -- hard to picture him and Julie Andrews. Kind of like Esquerita recording
> with Itzhak Perlman.
I heard a track of it on a BBC Radio 3 prog. on Louis Hardin / The Moondog
a few years back. It's of Mother Goose songs and nursery rhymes: this
fan site gives the album details:
http://www.moondogscorner.de/disco/rec11.htm
Julie Andrews is said to have had trouble with the rhythms of the music
Moondog wrote.
His musical credibility has gained considerable stature in recent years,
more so since his death. Also, apparently, he successfully sued Alan
Freed for plagiarising the name "Moondog". That must have def. been
a first: getting money out of Alan Freed....
Norm D.
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Message: 10
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 18:43:33 -0000
From: Jim Shannon
Subject: Gerry and Pacemakers
In the continuing efforts to re-build my pop music library, still looking to
add what was the Pacemakers last single (released in spring of '69, on
Laurie Records), "Girl on a Swing". A decent song, it never charted above
30. Anyone know if it 's available on CD? You never hear this one on the
so-called "oldies "stations.
Jim Shannon
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Message: 11
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 08:18:13 -0000
From: John Grecco
Subject: Donna Loren on T.V. Feb 16th
Just received a press release and thought the Spectropop Group would
be interested.
Shindig's own Donna Loren will be appearing on an episode of TLC's "A
Makeover Story" to be shown Monday, February 16th at 12:30 PM (EST).
Donna is featured as the stylist helping to makeover the candidates
in this episode of the series. The filming took place at Donna and
Jered's "Adasa" Waikiki Store in the Hilton Hawaiian Village Resort.
John Grecco
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Message: 12
Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2004 22:50:18 -0000
From: Harvey WIlliams
Subject: Re: Lownly Crowde version of Shadows & Reflections
John Berg asked:
>Does anybody in the Spectropop universe know where I can
> hear the Lownly Crowde version of Shadows & Reflections,
> as released on an MGM single in the mid-'60s?
I was about to play this to musica, but space seems to be low at the
moment, so I've uploaded it to my own webspace at
http://web.onetel.com/~harveywilliams/shadows.mp3
I've not been able to find out anything about the "band", but the disc itself
was produced by Tom Wilson, the subject of much discussion 'round
here not too long ago. The flip is an instrumental version of the same
song. Maybe I'll upload that too if there's any interest.
Harvey W.
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Message: 13
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 03:11:03 EST
From: Artie Butler
Subject: Re: Teacho Wiltshire
To anyone who wants to know about Teacho Wiltshire, his real
name was Gladstone Wiltshire. As a young musician in New York
in the late '50s-early '60s working my way into the studios,
I played on dozens of sessions for him. Many of the sessions
had the same players:
Drums - Panama Francis, and Gary Chester in later years
Bass - Al Lucas, Milt Hinton, Carl Bruzer, Barney Richmond,
Joe Benjamin, Russ Savakus
I even remember playing on some of his dates with George
Duvivier:
Guitar - Carl Lynch, Wally Richardson, Everett Barksdale, Billy Butler,
Al Caiola, Bucky Pizzarelli, Charley Macey, Artie Ryerson, Billy Suyker
Piano & organ - Ernie Hayes, Moe Wechsler, Bert Keyes, Kelly Owens
Percussion - Phil Krauss, George Devens, Terry Snider, Brad Spinney
Sax and harmonica - Buddy Lucas
Sax - Sam "The Man" Taylor, Big Al Sears, Sil Austin, Bill Rommel,
Georgie Auld, Seldon Powell
I hope this is of some interest.
Artie Butler
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Message: 14
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 08:16:04 EST
From: Austin Roberts
Subject: Re: Arbors day
Paul,
I was lucky enough to produce The Arbors in the early '70s. They were not
only talented, but great guys and very easy to work with.
Austin Roberts
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Message: 15
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 19:33:25 -0000
From: Don Hertel
Subject: Re: Mann & Weil musical
Mikey wrote:
> Don, when and where is the Mann / Weil show? I live in Manhattan.
Barry and Cynthia will be performing in a new musical based on their
catalogue of hit songs, entitled THEY WROTE THAT? The show will have
a limited engagement, beginning January 15, 2004 in New York City at the
McGinn/Cazale Theater, Broadway and 76th Street, directly above the
Promenade Theater. Show times are Tuesday-Friday at 8PM, Saturday at
2 and 8PM and Sunday at 3PM. The show is being directed by Tony Award-
winning director Richard Maltby, Jr. and produced by James B. Freydberg
and CTM Productions. Tickets are available at Telecharge.com or by
calling 212 239-6200.
Don
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Message: 16
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 22:53:07 -0000
From: Guy Lawrence
Subject: new Girl Group release
Going through the (U.K.) release schedules today, I noticed that Universal
TV are releasing a Sixties Girl Group compilation on the 23rd of this
month, entitled "Leaders Of The Pack" (9811326). The collection, like all
the label's titles, will be a double CD, and is likely to be advertised on TV
and aimed at the charts. I'm not sure what inspired this release (it doesn't
take much sometimes for the majors to feel the need to chuck out a
themed TV ad album), but it should be interesting to see how well it sells
and indeed what's included, bearing in mind that Universal distribute
Motown and Mercury these days.
If I get hold of a tracklisting I'll let you know -- come to think of it, were any
S'pop members involved in its creation?
Guy
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Message: 17
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 00:57:53 -0500
From: Country Paul
Subject: Progresive Monkees; Philles pressings; new Innocents CD; RIP Alzo; Gregory Howard info?
Mark "mfuncle" questions The Monkees:
> I don't really know exactly what they were trying to accomplish
> with Head and with that abominable special. Their audience was the
> pre-teens, the 8 to 14 year old age group. That's the group I was in.
> That's who they were making music for. The Beatles weren't for us,
> they were for the older teenagers.
...and then answers his own question:
> So The Monkees completely abandoned the audience they had in order
> to try to win acceptance from the audience that wanted nothing to do
> with them.
I don't know how old you were when the Monkees appeared on the scene,
Mark, but I'll guess I have a couple of years on you. The sociology
of the time was that the Monkees were a commercialized, formularized
bowdlerization of "the real thing," The Beatles. Yes, they were
pitched at a younger and more pop-oriented audience; but they
themselves were of similar ages to the Beatles, and, particularly
for the career musicians in the group, the constant drubbing by the
tastemaking rock press must have been very painful to them. (Much of
the more universal appreciation of their music has come in later years;
the music scene was highly stratafied into the "hip" and the "square"
during that part of the 60's.) I do wonder how Davy Jones ultimately
felt about the group. When I interviewed him immediately post-first-
breakup, he said, in essence (I don't remember his exact words, and
sadly the interview wasn't recorded), "I'm an actor; I was a successful
actor before The Monkees, I played a Monkee, and I'll continue to be
an actor afterward."
As far as your thesis regarding an "audience that wanted nothing to
do with them," Mike Nesmith had previous progressive credentials with
his compositions "Some of Shelly's Blues" and "Different Drum"; I
always found his Monkees songs to be on the more adventurous side,
and highly listenable; and he found commercial and progressive
acceptance with The First National Band, particularly the hit single
"Joanne." (They also did a deliciously atmospheric version of the old
cowboy standard "Tumbling Tumbleweeds," which is my personal definitive
version of that song.)
I've never seen either Head or the TV special, so I can't comment on
their content, but the Head album has some moments, and contains what
is in my opinion the group's masterpiece in its single-length version,
"Porpoise Song." There are also many Monkees tracks I like from their
prime (and some I dislike as well). And that's the opinion of one
pop-rooted and pop-loving progressive guy. I appreciate your opinion,
Mark; perhaps I helped put both of ours into some historical perspective.
steveo, Re: Lovin' Feelin' on Philles - Bad Pressings:
> I remember reading that Phil Spector's company started
> using record pressing plants in Mexico I believe it
> was, and Phil was opting for cheaper pressing costs.
> This may account for some of the bad pressings for
> Philles.
The east coast pressings were done by whoever did the Jamie-Guyden
pressings - thick, heavy vinyl which was very durable when cuing
on the radio, though not always the quietest surface. Someone noted
off-center pressings of some Righteous Brothers records; every label
had some problems with that, although occasionally egregious examples
would escape "quality control" and required some manual maneuvering
to get them to track right.
I just got the Innocents' new 4-song CD. Comments: truer harmonies
than ever; their voices have matured and are less breathy and unique,
but still highly listenable; much thicker instrumentation that they
traditionally used. There are two originals, the first and last, that
are quite nice, and there's a credible but more countrified version
of the Mavricks' great "Angel With A Heartache" (Capitol c. 1962, wr.
Gary Paxton) with some gorgeous steel guitar work surrounding their
vocals. (Someone should play that original version to musica; I'd
bet it's never made it to CD.) The Innocents still play out; I wonder
what they're like live, but I'm on the wrong coast to find out. More
info and samples: www.theinnocentsmusic.com.
Damion, re: Alzo (Fred Affronti), sad passing.....
> Just a quick note -- my uncle, Fred Affronti (Alzo) from
> Port Jefferson, New York just passed away this Sunday
> from a massive heart attack. He had just spent 30 years
> getting his work re-released on a Japanese label. He had
> some releases on the Bell label and the Apple label.
> He was a great artist and will be sorely sorely missed.
Damion, my condolences (a bit late, I fear, as I'm desperately
trying to catch up). Your uncle's Bell albums actually got
significant airplay by a couple of our air staff at WHCN
in Hartford, including Jim Shannon (who's new to this group).
I think he actually sold a few copies up our way. I hope the
Japanese reissues go well.
Sad to hear of Mary Wilson's TIA; I hope she's back up to full
power. I met her a couple of years ago when we cut a PSA (Public
Service Announcement) together in New York; she's smart, sweet,
and still very beautiful. ("Talented" goes without saying.)
Per Martin Roberts' note, I must add my cheers to Gregory Howard's
"When In Love (Do As Lovers Do)" (Kapp, 1963), a superb uptempo
doo-wop co-written by Al Kooper. I may be wrong - haven't read
ahead of last Tuesday yet - but I was told way back when that the
Gee-Tones (Gee 1013) is a bootleg and a bogus name. I am curious,
though, who the backing group really was. Could Al or anyone shed
more light on this record? Also, Kapp had a few delightful late
doo-wop groups in the early 60's, one of the biggest being the
one-shot hit "Echo" by The Emotions, and another being the career
of Ruby & The Romantics ("Our Day Will Come"), who did a wonderful
early-60's doo-wop, "Moonlight and Memories."
Thanks to Johnny and Nancy Tillotson and Dan Hughes for the
answers to my questions.
Art Longmire and Phil Milstein cite "John Kerry: Rock Bassist":
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4009-2004Feb1.html
What a fascinating sidebar. Maybe he and sax man Bill Clinton could
get together and jam in the Oval office!
Country Paul
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Message: 18
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 07:26:54 EST
From: Al Kooper
Subject: Eleven of the best
Lawdy Miss Clawdy -- I'm starting my first Spectropop thread!!!
I was leafin' thru the 45s last night, picked out some faves and
wondered if anyone enjoyed these as much as I do:
1) Carl Hall - You Don't Know Nuthin' About Love (Loma 2086).
The original version of this oft-cut soul stopper. Jerry Ragovoy
wrote & produced.
2) Lloyd Price - Tryin' To Slip Away (GSF 6904). Mick Jagger
turned me onto this in Colony Record Shop in New York City in
the wee hours. Written & produced by Lloyd & Frederick Knight,
this is the only deep soul record I know with a banjo solo!!!
3) Clarence Palmer & The Jive Bombers (Savoy 1515) You Took My
Love/Cherry. The follow-up to "Bad Boy" was not as well-received,
but as well sung.
4) Etta James - I Got You Babe (Cadet 5806). Yes, it's the Sonny
& Cher cover, but an amazing, blistering version from Rick Hall's
Fame Studios in Alabama. I got the groove I played on piano on
"You Can't Always Get What You Want" from this track!
5) Bobby Freeman - (I Do The) Shimmy-Shimmy (King 5373). This rocks
so hard. One of the few times a drummer actually steals the record
from the performer. Wish I knew who that drummer was, gang...(hint
hint)
6) Aldora Britton - No Cookies In My Bag (Decca 732500) A serious
soul ballad with a title like that? No wonder it's obscure. A guilty
pleasure written & produced by Arnold Capitanelli & Robert O'Connor,
arranged by Artie Schroeck. Anybody else onboard here?
7) Little Beaver - Mama Forgot To Tell Me (Cat 1983) One of my guitar
heros also has a great voice. This ersatz James Brown track lives up
to its inspiration. Remembered for the slight track Party Down and for
playing all the guits on Betty Wright's Clean Up Woman, this man left
a trail of great catalogue in the singles department. Plays on Joss
Stone's new hit album
8) Stevie Wonder - I Don't Know Why (Tamla-54180) Sometime flip of
My Cherie Amour, this is a great song and one of the top ten vocal
performances I ever heard. Unreasonably obscure. I covered this on
my solo album You Never Know Who Your Friends Are.
9) Turley Richards - I Heard The Voice of Jesus (WB 7397) Not unlike
The Sounds Of Silence, this track was cut acoustically and then a huge
orchestra was overdubbed onto it. A blind, southern white man will give
you serious chills on this Edwin Hawkins cover. Worth finding!
10) Lakeside - I Want To Hold Your Hand - (Solar 47954-A) I love soul
Beatles covers!!! This is a great arrangement you would never expect.
I'm cheating cause it's 70's, but you'll love it.
11) Eric Hine - Not Fade Away (Radioactive 101) This is a UK single
probably self-powered all down the line. One of the weirdest tracks
I've ever heard. Bought it when I lived in London 1979 (another cheat)
any spectro-UKers into this one?
Would LOVE to hear from people who enjoy this stuff and thanks for
letting me air my loves!
Al Kooper
Soul Clinician
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Message: 19
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 20:01:05 EST
From: Mike Rashkow
Subject: Johnny Cymbal Website Request
Hello all S'Poppers,
RexStrother and I are working together (with a little help from a
certain Brit MP) to create a website for Johnny Cymbal. This is a
work in progress, but we are getting there and hope to have it up
for preview within a month.
If any of you out there have any personal remembrances about him on
how his music may have impacted you, we'd love to have you write
something we could use as part of the site.
Just write whatever you wish and send it to me personally at this
address: jus4duhrekkid@aol.com
Rex also asks once again if anyone has reviews, photos, articles any
other promotional, publicity or public relations material to please
contact him at: RStrother@pblutah.com
Thanks for any assistance you can offer, including forwarding this
to any other sites or groups where help might exist.
Mike Rashkow
Thanks
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Message: 20
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 01:26:37 -0000
From: Mick Patrick
Subject: The Sweet Chariot / Ashford & Simpson / The Followers
Al Kooper:
> ...The interesting tie-in with Lorraine (Ellison) & I is I got
> the song Wake Me Shake Me, from a group called The Golden Chords
> that she was in around 1964 outa Philly. She was a delight to
> work with, and The Blues Project would not have had a strong
> closer without her & The Golden Chords. It appeared on a Columbia
> anthology concerning a gospel club (!) in NYC called The Sweet
> Chariot. I used to hang out there most every night and hear
> amazing music. The waitresses were dressed like angels and
> everyone got a tambourine upon entering. It was a Mob-owned joint
> and stayed open around 15 months.
Praise the Lord! Great story, Al - thanks. Do you remember seeing a
group called the Followers? They were regulars at the Sweet Chariot,
I believe. Valerie Simpson and Nick Ashford were members of the group,
long before they were ever an item. The Followers' album is hot stuff.
The duo debuted in the secular field as Valerie & Nick on (Henry
Glover's) Glover label very shortly afterwards.
Hey la,
Mick Patrick
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Message: 21
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 21:26:13 -0500
From: Phil X. Milstein
Subject: welcome Donna Marie
Dear Donna Marie,
Are you a little bit country AND a little bit rocknroll?
Sorry -- I'm sure you're sick of that one, but I just couldn't resist.
By the way I quite dig the two sides of yours that we've heard
recently from musica.
--Phil M.
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Message: 22
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 05:32:12 -0000
From: Don
Subject: Goffin & King @ Musica
I posted two songs to Musica.
One is an Australian cover of "Every Breath I Take" by Grantley Dee.
He was blind and a DJ at 17.
The second is another Goffin/King tune called "Prairie" by The
Gateway Singers. It was recorded in 1959 on an album called Wagon's
West. This song would preceed "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" and "Take
Good Care Of My Baby".
Don
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Message: 23
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 06:03:28 -0000
From: Clark Besch
Subject: Re: Gerry and Pacemakers
Jim Shannon wrote:
> Pacemakers last single (released in spring of '69, on Laurie
> Records), "Girl on a Swing".
Jim, That great song is on Gerry & Pacemakers great Legendary Masters
Cd on Capitol. Deleted now, but likely to be found many places.
Could be a Collectibles reissue? Clark
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Message: 24
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 11:26:50 -0000
From: Paul Evans
Subject: The Guaranteed label
steveo wrote:
> Paul, I would like to ask about your label Guaranteed Records. What
> is the the story on it, and who owned it?
Steveo, Guaranteed Records was a subsidiary of Joe Carlton's Carlton
Records. Joe was formerly a honcho at RCA Records (Head of A&R ?). He
then formed Carlton Records and had hits by Jack Scott and Anita Bryant.
Guaranteed was his "Rock 'n' Roll" label. "Seven Little Girls" was
originally brought to Joe by the writers - Lee Pockriss and Bob Hilliard
- for Merv Griffin on Carlton. Joe liked the demo and released it "as
is" on Guaranteed and presto - I had a career.
> First off, welcome to Jerry Osbourne, Paul Evans and Donna Marie!
Hey Mark, Thanks for the welcome. I am amazed at the depth of
discussion that Spectropop members get into vis-a-vis my career. It's
quite flattering and very rewarding.
> He had an interesting story about "Roses Are Red".
Hey Bob, Bobby Vee singing "Roses Are Red"? Would have been a terrific
match. Thanks for the story,
Paul Evans
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