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There are 11 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: Any way that you want . . . Evie Sands
From: Mick Patrick
2. Re: Kell Osborne and Obrey Wilson
From: Dave Monroe
3. September with Evie Sands; Joe Meek; Reparata; Tab Hunter and Marta Baizán.
From: Julio Niño
4. Re: Obrey Wilson - yes, her again!
From: Mick Patrick
5. Re: Cameo & Calla
From: Tom "Diamond Hunter" Diehl
6. Frankie Ford
From: Irving Snodgrass
7. The Orlons
From: James Botticelli
8. Re: "Excuse Me Baby"
From: Joop
9. Johnny Thunders & Tommy James
From: Dave Monroe
10. Re: "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" / "A Lover's Concerto"
From: Joop
11. Re: The Dixie Cups
From: Tony Leong
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 17:25:03 +0100
From: Mick Patrick
Subject: Re: Any way that you want . . . Evie Sands
Previously:
> Evie Sands' fabulous "Any Way That You Want Me" album on CD ...
> now out on Rev-Ola ... comes with a superior booklet, with
> contributions from not only Evie herself, but also her writer/
> producers Chip Taylor and Al Gorgoni ... more about the CD here:
> http://www.cherryred.co.uk/revola/artists/eviesands.htm
Dave Monroe:
> Here's a handy discography: http://tinyurl.com/8ow3n I just
> received her very wonderful "Billy Sunshine" 45. Anyone have any
> other particular recommendations? Keeping in mind I'm actually
> playing these out, so I need at least a little action and/or
> drama.
You know "Picture Me Gone" (Cameo), her northern soul rarity, I
guess? Evie's Blue Cat 45s have plenty of action and drama too
"Run Home To Your Mama" would have been great for the Pretty
Things), but the one I'd really recommend is her fabulous debut
"The Roll" (ABC 10458, 1963). It was written and produced by Teddy
Vann and has that "new breed" sound that I love. If only I could
find a copy. Until then, I do have an mp3, which is now playing at
musica: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spectropop/files/musica/
Evie's "Any Way That You Want Me" album is one of the premier
femme blue-eyed soul long-players of it's time. If you like Dusty
or Bobbie Gentry, it's a must, but you can't dance to it. In fact,
much of the time I prefer records to which one can't dance.
Hey la,
Mick Patrick
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 08:26:23 -0700 (PDT)
From: Dave Monroe
Subject: Re: Kell Osborne and Obrey Wilson
David A. Young wrote:
> OBREY WILSON: Philips 40514 "Headman"/"You Don't Love Me"
Well, I'm not likely to have much of anything anyone doesn't have
here, but I DID recently pick up that "Headman" 45, and I'm not
finding much online beyond discographies, set lists, sales lists,
and so forth, so if anyone has any info on her, it'd be appreciated.
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 16:14:14 -0000
From: Julio Niño
Subject: September with Evie Sands; Joe Meek; Reparata; Tab Hunter and Marta Baizán.
Hola everybody.
Suddenly we´re in September. Light is turning smoother and more
golden here in Madrid. I must face the trauma of starting working
again. But this month also brings some nice things, like delicious
fresh figs and grapes (I like to have figs for breakfast) and also a
flow of interesting records:
Evie Sands´ "Anyway You Want Me" (that, like Claudine Longet´s A&M
records and other treasures of that label, was only previously
available in very expensive Japanese reissues);
The Castle box set of Joe Meek´s productions, with a lot of
previously unissued tracks (one of my favorite songs this summer has
been "Reindeer Ride" by Roger Lavern and The Microns, a very exciting
Christmas song produced by Joe, I can't help laughing everytime I
listen to it, it sounds like a Christmas carol played by specters on
amphetamines);
Reparata and The Delrons compilation on ACE and also The collection
of Tab Hunter´s songs recently issued by Eric Records. And talking
about Tab Hunter, this Summer in Barcelona my big brother and I had a
lot of fun watching on TV an old movie of Tab filmed in Spain in the
mid sixties, entitled I think "The Finger Of Fate". The argument was
delightfully stupid. As well as ultrahandsome Tab, the movie features
a very cute preteen Pedro Mari Sánchez. The film is a comedy revolved
around the robbery of a religious relic in which Tab gets
unintentionally involved. In his hotel, Tab met a naughty boy (Pedro
Mari) that helps him to recover the relic. Tab and Pedro become close
friends. The funny thing is that In their scenes together Tab and
especially Pedro Mari look and smile at each other in a very
malicious and flirting way (knowing Pedro Mari, it doesn´t surprise
me), transforming the film in a kind of a twisted love story among
them.
And finally, I would like to wish everybody a nice September by
posting in musica a Spanish version of "See You In September" by yeye
girl Marta Baizán. Titled "Te Veré En Septiembre" and issued in 1966
on a Sonoplay EP, this is the most appreciated version of this song
in yeyé circles, although I personally prefer the version of Kinita,
another Spanish yeye girl, notorious for her impossible hairdos.
Chao.
Julio Niño.
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 17:46:01 +0100
From: Mick Patrick
Subject: Re: Obrey Wilson - yes, her again!
David A. Young mentioned:
> OBREY WILSON: Philips 40514 "Headman"/"You Don't Love Me"
Dave Monroe:
> I DID recently pick up that "Headman" 45, and I'm not finding
> much online beyond discographies, set lists, sales lists, and
> so forth, so if anyone has any info on her, it'd be appreciated.
Him.
Hey la,
Mick Patrick
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 16:59:25 -0000
From: Tom "Diamond Hunter" Diehl
Subject: Re: Cameo & Calla
Previously:
> Calla was distributed by Cameo.
Hans Huss:
> Calla was distributed by Cameo only initially. Later, from the late
> 1960s, I think, Roulette took over.
Calla being distributed by Roulette would make sense....Johnny
Thunders (who had a hit on Diamond Records with Loop De Loop in 1962,
which was in the same building as Roulette in NY) had a record on
Calla called I'm Alive, it was written and produced by Tommy James,
and from what I understand, the backing music is the music from a
Tommy James and the Shondells recording..
Tom "Diamond Hunter" Diehl
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 10:03:58 -0700 (PDT)
From: Irving Snodgrass
Subject: Frankie Ford
Does anyone know how Frankie Ford (Sea Cruise) is doing. I met him
sat an oldies show in Detroit a couple years back and know he lives
in New Orleans. He told me at the time he was still performing at
jazz clubs in that area.
Ken in Walled Lake, MI 48390
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 13:20:19 -0400
From: James Botticelli
Subject: The Orlons
S.J. Dibai:
> I thought the whole point was that The Orlons wanted to get the
> hell away from Cameo-Parkway and that "Spinning Top" was the result
> of a short-lived deal with Calla
Not to complicate matters but The Orlons also were on ABC in the mid
60's for at least one single.
JB
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 18:15:00 -0000
From: Joop
Subject: Re: "Excuse Me Baby"
Artie Wayne wrote:
> Joop...How ya'doin'? Ed Silvers, who was running Scepter's
> publishing company gave the sub-publishing of "Excuse me Baby"
> [Wayne] to Mike Collier at Cambell-Connely music, who got top
> producer Steve Rowland to record it with his new group the Magic
> Lanterns. As their record was racing up to the English Top 10, Ed
> made another sub-publishing deal, this time for France, with
> Bridgitte Bertollier who ran French Superstar Joe Dassin's
> publishing companies. His record got to #3 on the French charts.
> The third cover [which Ed also got], and only American release, was
> by Wayne Newton, produced by Steve Douglas.
Thanks Artie, With your permission I'll pass on this information to
the Originals-website:
http://www.originals.be/eng/main.cfm
Joop greets
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 10:47:00 -0700 (PDT)
From: Dave Monroe
Subject: Johnny Thunders & Tommy James
Tom Diehl wrote:
> Johnny Thunders (who had a hit on Diamond Records with Loop De Loop
> in 1962, which was in the same building as Roulette in NY) had a
> record on Calla called I'm Alive, it was written and produced by
> Tommy James, and from what I understand, the backing music is the
> music from a Tommy James and the Shondells recording.
This is getting eerie, records I've just picked up keep getting
mentioned here. Anyway, I just received a French copy of that Johnny
Thunders track on Disques Vogue, with a copy on Calla as well
forthcoming (I tend to cast a wide net when I'm fishing for
something, so ...). The song itself was the b-side to TJ&TS's
"Crystal Blue Persuasion," but I'm not so sure it's the same backing
track, unless maybe it's been sped up a bit. I recall the Shondells'
version being rather more loping, and at least the pressing I have of
the JT one seems a bit brittle (which could of course be an
epiphenomenon of the bcaking having been pitched up, but ...). Well,
I'll taste test them tonight, and report back. But tehre's a killer
version by Don "Indian Reservation" Fardon as well.
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Message: 10
Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 18:08:31 -0000
From: Joop
Subject: Re: "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" / "A Lover's Concerto"
Rodney Rawlings wrote:
> There is massive great info about "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" and "A
> Lover's Concerto" in this article I have found. I don't know if it
> is permissible to cut and paste the whole thing, so here's a link:
> http://tinyurl.com/ba96m
Sorry, but I can't help responding on this message. Rodney if you
want more massive info on "The lion sleeps tonight" look here:
http://www.originals.be/eng/main.cfm?c==t_upd_show&id=@98
And "Lover's concerto" is of course derived from "Menuet in G" from
Bach's "Notenbüchlein für Anna-Magdalena Bach".
Joop greets
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Message: 11
Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 04:37:13 -0000
From: Tony Leong
Subject: Re: The Dixie Cups
Previously:
> Has anybody out there heard any news about Barbara, Rosa and Joan
> Marie from the Dixie Cups? They still live in the New Orleans
> area, and I was wondering if they were OK.
Just got an e-mail from my friend Dennis that the ladies did a show
in Las Vegas, so the Dixie Cups are fine!! Thanks Mr. G!!!
Tony
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