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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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'
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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...
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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
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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
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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?
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