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There are 8 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: The McKinleys U.S.
From: Phil X Milstein
2. Re: The Mob
From: Gary Myers
3. Teenage Opera, "Münchener Freiheit"
From: Michael
4. Re: The Mob
From: James Holvay
5. The Swan label
From: Phil Hall
6. Muenchener Freiheit
From: Billy G Spradlin
7. Re: Caroline Munro / Teenage Opera
From: Mark Wirtz
8. new Jackie DeShannon reissue
From: Bill George
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 13:38:00 -0400
From: Phil X Milstein
Subject: Re: The McKinleys U.S.
Billy G Spradlin wrote:
> I have the "Someone Cares.." and "When He Comes Along" (promo copy)
> 45's on Swan. Were any other McKinleys singles released by Swan and
> other labels here in the USA?
I turn up info on just two, both from 1964:
Swan 4185: Million Miles Away / Someone Cares For Me
Swan 4194: Then I'll Know It's Love / When He Comes Along
Dig,
--Phil M.
--
How I Spent My Summer Vacation:
http://www.philxmilstein.com/Summer05
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 12:33:07 -0700
From: Gary Myers
Subject: Re: The Mob
Mark:
> ...is this the same Mob group that did a rare version of "Open the
> Door to Your Heart" for the Daylight label?
Yes. I show that as 1969, and the label was apparently the same co.
as Twilight, for which the Mob also had a previous release. The only
unrelated Mob I show on record is on Fraternity and Scarab.
gem
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 14:30:16 -0000
From: Michael
Subject: Teenage Opera, "Münchener Freiheit"
Mark Wirtz wrote:
> he, as much as I, felt that the performance was dreadful to the
> point of pathetic -- the very reason why I trashed that version,
> even though it was only a test
I have to admit that itīs a really pathetic song. Perhaps that was
the reason why I thought, Roy Black would have tried to conquer the
British Music biz. But the vocalistīs timbre reminded me of his
voice.
Besides, many 60īs compositions tended to be pathetic - one reason
why I love most of them. I was born in 1964, but I do not enjoy
todayīs anger and lack of harmony in temporary music.
> By the way, since you appear to have appreciated my past stuff,
> have you checked out my new CD on Revola/Cherry Red Records,
> "Love Is Eggshaped"?
The two albums of your work I checked out yet were the upper
mentioned "The fantastic story of..."-sampler and "The Go-Go-music
of Mark Wirtz". Discovering the "Excerpts of a Teenage Opera"-twin
"Sam" led me to look for other songs of your production. I really
enjoy your instrumentals on the Go-Go-sampler. Itīs a firework of
instruments, harmonies and off-beat. I even published a review of
that album in a German group. Unfortunately, the server went down
in August, so I canīt put in a link here. As I listen to Sixties-
music most of my time, I didnīt already check out your new album.
Amazon, which offers the best way to listen to short samples,
doesnīt have links to music-samples of "Love is eggshaped" yet.
Somewhere else I found a 30-second-link to "Learning 2 live with
love". Itīs delightful to hear that you kept your style in your
arrangements, even if the sign of the times goes right the other
way. Itīs a pity that thirty seconds canīt give an expression of
the whole song. Valuing from this limited point of view, Iīd say
the style reminds of the early seventies.
> "Muenchener Freiheit"... what a blindfolded choice THAT was --
> they might as well have called themselves "The Bavarian Nazis.
The name of this band derives from a famous place in Munich, more
precisely in Schwabing. Itīs the meeting point of the "Munich
Bussi-society" (as this people are called in Germany). I donīt
think they wanted to spread their fame to America. If they did,
they would have had to keep in mind that the name seems to remind
foreigners of some cynical Nazi sentences.
All the Best,
Michael
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 20:38:14 -0700
From: James Holvay
Subject: Re: The Mob
Mark:
> Hi Gary! This question is for either you or Jim Holvay--is this
> the same Mob group that did a rare version of "Open the Door to
> Your Heart" for the Daylight label? Thanks in advance.
Mark: Yes we did. Over the years, I've been told by numerous Northern
Soul fans that it was an underground hit in the UK. If I had it to do
all over again, we would've packed our bags and moved to England in
'65. Thanks.
Jim Holvay
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 16:44:16 -0000
From: Phil Hall
Subject: The Swan label
Billy G Spradlin wrote:
> Speaking of Swan Records, is there a discography listing anywhere
> online?
Try this: http://koti.mbnet.fi/wdd/swan.htm
Phil H.
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 20:34:23 -0000
From: Billy G Spradlin
Subject: Muenchener Freiheit
Mark Wirtz:
> By the way, since you live in Germany, it might interest you that,
> to this day, the criminally under-celebrated German harmony band
> "Muenchener Freiheit" is one of my top three favorite bands of all
> time! Their recent, new, release "Geile Zeit" is yet another gem!
> I LOVE their stuff! By rights and virtue, MF should have become
> an international success, alas, the name probably killed them.
> "Muenchener Freiheit"... what a blindfolded choice THAT was - they
> might as well have called themselves "The Bavarian Nazis." LOL
Wow they are still around? - They did have a minor USA hit in the
late 80's - the wonderful McCartney sound-a-like "Keepin' The Dream
Alive" from the "Say Anything" soundtrack. They were listed as just
"Freiheit", as "Muenchener" would have tripped up most USA DJ's!
Billy
http://listen.to/jangleradio
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 04:17:16 -0000
From: Mark Wirtz
Subject: Re: Caroline Munro / Teenage Opera
Alan wrote:
> Mark, Was it Jimmy Page or Ritchie Blackmore in Caroline Munro's
> Lamb's Navy Rum Adverts? LOL
No idea - I had nothing to do with that. Besides, guys, one of the
reasons why my memory blurs when it comes to CM sessions, is because
I had a big crush on Caroline and was far more interested in her than
who was playing on her session - so long as they played the right
parts. Nothing came of my "admiration," because Caroline was my
lawyer's daughter. And you just don't mess with your lawyer's
daughter, do you! LOL
> My real questions are: Who played Lead Guitar on "Theme From
> Teenage Opera"?
Steve Howe
> Who were the guitarists on "Grocer Jack" and "Sam"?
With the exception of "Theme from a T.O." (hurriedly recorded as a
one-take B-side, not intended to be part of a later, official, T.O.
album in this form), all three, bona fide, T.O. tracks were recorded
in separate, movie-like, scene segments on a variety of different
sessions:
Guitar: Jim Sullivan (also banjo and 12-string), Brian Daly
(accoustic), Alan Parker, John McLaughlin
Piano: Nicky Hopkins
Drums: Clem Cattini, Rex Bennett
Bass: Russ Stableford (also Stand-up Bass), Eric Ford (6-string bass
guitar), John Paul Jones (also Hammond B-3)
Percussion: Dennis Lopez (LA percussion), Ray Cooper (tuned
percussion)
> I was in the lucky situation of living near Big Jim Sullivan in
> Hounslow at that time but it is only this year that I realized how
> prolific he was.
Many have asked me through the years why I dropped Jim Sullivan from
my regular studio band. After all, he had been like family to me
since my earliest sessions as a producer/arranger. Well, the true
reason is quite embarrassing. Towards the end of 1997 (or was it
'98?), Jim dropped his Gretsch and adopted a Rickenbecker as his
regular "ax." Rather dry and to me nasal and lifeless, I did not like
the Rickenbecker for my stuff other than for electric rhythm parts.
Alas, I didn't have the balls to tell Jim and ask him to bring his
Gretsch again instead (or whatever). And so I took the coward's way
out and, other than putting him on some rhythm-only parts on a few
sessions until it felt a bit ridiculous, I stopped asking him to my
sessions and replaced him with Chris Spedding, later adding Joe
Moretti and, eventually, Martin Kershaw to the reconfigured band
(which, post-EMI, also included Les Hurdle on bass). Though loving
what Chris, Joe and Martin did, I never stopped missing Jim, and I
cringe remorsefully to this day, when I think about having let Jim go
back then... Ah well...
Did I miss anything?
Thanks for your interest, Alan.
Best,
Mark
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 03:00:34 EDT
From: Bill George
Subject: new Jackie DeShannon reissue
Hi all, Just got the word that Jackie DeShannon's "Breakin' It Up on
the Beatles' Tour" LP is to be released on CD the end of the month
(Sept 27 I believe) on RPM. The track listing on Amazon is incorrect.
That was the originally intended listing, but since BGO announced
they were releasing virtually the same album (in its UK form) as a
two-fer with "This Is Jackie DeShannon" RPM decided to change its
bonus tracks. Good news for us, because it now contains several
unreleased tracks! These include a non-demo version of "Takin the
Long Way Home" as well as her incredible version of the blues
standard "Mean Ole Frisco" and a rocker co-written with Zelda Samuels
called "Give Me A Break." There are two more re-issues on RPM slated
for the coming months. If these sell well enough, there WILL be more.
So buy one for yourself and buy several more and give em as presents!
Bill
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