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There are 7 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: Righteous Brothers update
From: Frank
2. Martin Scorsese's Dylan documentary
From: Jens Koch
3. Metropolitan Soul Show Playlist for 21st September
From: Simon White
4. Re: The Mosaics ????
From: Nick Archer
5. Sandy Nelson - Cheetah Beat [1967]
From: Katyana
6. Re: The Mojo Men
From: Scott
7. Re: The Mojo Men
From: Jeff Lemlich
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 07:58:36 +0200
From: Frank
Subject: Re: Righteous Brothers update
Peter Richmond a écrit:
> One of life's great mysteries still remains - the final Righteous
> Brothers Verve single "Here I Am" (produced by Mickey Stevenson),
> one of my favourite tracks by them, has never found it's way on
> to any compilation, bootleg or legitimate, vinyl or CD.
Thanks Peter, this is a really interesting compilation indeed. Yet
I'm curious about this last Righteous single. Any chance of playing
it to Musica someday?
Thanks
Frank
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 10:51:06 +0200
From: Jens Koch
Subject: Martin Scorsese's Dylan documentary
Richard Williams:
> Just been to a screening of Martin Scorsese's Dylan documentary.
> There are about a thousand reasons why no one should miss it
> when it goes out on BBC2 and PBS next week
I've seen it too. Martin Scorsese has wisely decided to keep
himself out of the picture this time, compared to "Last Waltz".
Dylan himself is interviewed throughout and offers very little
about himself (so what else is new?), but when he does open up a
little he displays his great way of saying important things
compressed in few words or sentences that is so well known from
songs and recently from Chronicles.
You nearly get the impression that he's a modest man in saying
that he did not create anything special in pop history, but then
at the end he actually manages to say that whatever he did it
came very easy to him. The clarity in his statements does not
however translate to actually hearing what he mumbles in speach -
I'm glad that there are english subtitles at least.
Scorsese has interviewed all the old guard of friends like Izzy
Young, Tony Glover and Dave van Ronk, Pete Seeger also offers a
few words of admiration, but they are all saying what has been
said before (except Pete says that merely IF he had had an axe at
Newport 65 he would have cut the wires. So it was all wishful
thinking?).
The real "hit" of the film is the way Liam Clancy is brought into
the picture; I found myself wondering repeatedly whether he'd
been instructed as an actor (which he was way back in the fifties)
by the director to bring a bit of drama into it, but I guess not.
He's standing in an Irish pub with a half-filled glass of
Smithwick's, I guess, and it may inspire him, at any rate he
speaks in great tones about Dylan.
Despite knowing what's going to be said, more or less, it's
compelling watching it throughout. And while Scorcese's filming
amounts to no more than interviews, archives have been dug deep
into. There's quite a lof of unseen footage from the English tour
in 1965, including the 'Judas episode'.
Do watch when you can.
Jens
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 09:16:35 +0100
From: Simon White
Subject: Metropolitan Soul Show Playlist for 21st September
METROPOLITAN SOUL SHOW PLAYLIST 21ST SEPTEMBER, including The Mob
45 mentioned on Spectopop recently and with a short tribute to
singer/writer/ producer Willie Hutch who has sadly passed away.
NORTHERN / 60'S HOUR
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I'M IN A DIFFERENT WORLD - FOUR TOPS
THE DUCK - WILLIE HUTCH
LOVE RUNS OUT - WILLIE HUTCH
JUST A BOYS DREAM - THE PHONETICS
LUCKY TO BE LOVED BY YOU - WILLIE HUTCH
TOO POOR TO DIE - THE FIFTH DIMENSION
HUMPHREY STOMP - EARL HARRISON
TAKE ME IN YOU ARMS - EDDIE HOLLAND
NEVER ENOUGH - J J BARNES
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DON'T TALK TO ME ABOUT LOVE - JOAN REGAN
CAN'T HELP LOVING YOU - PAUL ANKA
POTION OF LOVE - THE AMBERS
THIS FEELING I HAVE - JIMMY GRESHAM
I WISH YOU'D LEAVE ME ALONE - THE MOB
OHH BOY - THE ADORABLES
GOTTA BE A REASON - BERNARD SMITH AND JOKERS WILD
OPEN THE DOOR TO YOUR HEART - THE MOB
CRYING OVER YOU [INST] - DUKE BROWNER
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 16:34:23 -0500
From: Nick Archer
Subject: Re: The Mosaics ????
Sean on the Mosaics:
> Does anyone know ANYTHING at all about this band???
All I know is that I want to hear it in musica.
Nick Archer
Franklin, TN
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 06:34:53 -0700 (PDT)
From: Katyana
Subject: Sandy Nelson - Cheetah Beat [1967]
Sandy Nelson - Cheetah Beat [1967]
How would I find out if this has been reissued? Thanks.
Thinking some of you Spectropoppers might enjoy this LP.
For your pleasure, you can download it here
http://www.oddiooverplay.com/Sandy Nelson - Cheetah Beat [1967].zip
Not the best quiality rip, but still fun!
Your pal,
Katyana
http://www.oddiooverplay.com
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 09:18:29 EDT
From: Scott
Subject: Re: The Mojo Men
Re The Mojo Men: Ignore the sales part of the link:
http://www.geocities.com/badcatrecords/MOJOmen.htm
Scott
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 08:59:42 -0400
From: Jeff Lemlich
Subject: Re: The Mojo Men
James Botticelli on the Mojo Men:
> I believe one of the band members is a cousin of Steve Alaimo.
There were two Alaimo cousins in the Mojo Men. They came down to
Florida from Rochester around the same time Steve did. At that
time the group was still known as The Valiants. They provide the
instrumental backing on the "Twist With Steve Alaimo" album, which
was an all-star affair. The background vocals were by the R-Dells,
who would be later known as the American Beetles and the Razor's
Edge. Jimmy Alaimo of the Mojo Men had previously recorded teen-
style records, under the names Jimmy Paris and Jimmy Summers. The
name change to the Mojo Men happened after they'd relocated to San
Francisco.
Jeff Lemlich
http://www.limestonerecords.com
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