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There are 25 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. HELEN MILLER: UNSUNG BRILL BUILDING HEROINE
From: mick patrick
2. Re: Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #183 (GOLQ183)
From: Nick Archer
3. Re: 60s Songs in Commericals
From: John Solocinski
4. Re: Jeannie Thomas
From: Joseph Panzarella
5. Nick, next time you're speaking to Larry Weiss...
From: Lindsay Martin
6. Weiss-English again
From: Lindsay Martin
7. Dick Whittington
From: Guy Lawrence
8. Re: Dick Whittington
From: Patrick Rands
9. RE: Alec Noel-Scott Walker & Bonnie
From: Phil Chapman
10. Re: Reg Guest, Bob Monkhouse
From: Mark Wirtz
11. Re: HELEN MILLER: UNSUNG BRILL BUILDING HEROINE
From: Ken Levine
12. Big Jim Sullivan
From: paulus247
13. Re: 60s Songs in Commericals
From: Deborah Albericci
14. T A M I show
From: Ken
15. Reviews: BACKCOMB N' BEAT & Psychedelia At Abbey Road 1965 - 1969
From: Patrick Rands
16. Kathy Young and the Innocents
From: Ed
17. T.A.M.I. Show and AM Radio
From: thomas taber
18. Re: Alec Noel Productions & Still On For Those Wedding Bells?
From: Martin Roberts
19. ON BROADWAY
From: mick patrick
20. Re: Reviews: BACKCOMB N' BEAT & Psychedelia At Abbey Road 1965 - 1969
From: Mark Wirtz
21. Re: T.A.M.I. Show and AM Radio
From: Billy G Spradlin
22. Re: Reviews: BACKCOMB N' BEAT & Psychedelia At Abbey Road 1965 - 1969
From: james botticelli
23. Mark Wirtz
From: richard hattersley
24. Re: Reviews: BACKCOMB N' BEAT & Psychedelia At Abbey Road 1965 - 1969
From: Mark Wirtz
25. Re: HELEN MILLER: UNSUNG BRILL BUILDING HEROINE
From: Alan Ackerman
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2002 21:57:16 +0100 (BST)
From: mick patrick
Subject: HELEN MILLER: UNSUNG BRILL BUILDING HEROINE
Hi,
Well done to EMI Music's Alan Warner for chipping in with
some well deserved praise for songwriter HELEN MILLER. I've
often wondered why she has never gotten her just attention.
Back in November I attended a cinema screening of the
documentary Hit Makers: The Teens Who Stole Pop Music. The
director Morgan Neville held a question & answer session
after the film. Unaccustomed as I am to public speaking, I
was not one of those waving their arms in the air to grill
the man. But I was itching to ask him, amongst other things,
if he had come across Helen Miller during his research. Her
name wasn't even mentioned in the film. I was also keen to
learn if any songwriters had been left out of the film because
they were not Jewish. Political correctness prevented me from
asking that quesion. (But not from mentioning it here).
Off the top of my head, here's a short list of songs I love,
each and every one a Helen Miller composition:
It Hurts To Be In Love - Gene Pitney
All Of My Life - Lesley Gore
The Doo Lang - Andrea Carroll
Foolish Little Girl - The Shirelles
Get Rid Of Him - Dionne Warwick
They're Dancing Now - Patty Michaels
A Girl In Love Forgives - Bernadette Castro
His Lips Get In The Way - The Shirelles
Make Me Your Baby - Barbara Lewis
A couple of years ago I helped put together a double CD
entitled ON BROADWAY: HIT SONGS & RARITIES FROM THE BRILL
BUILDING, featuring the work of Goffin/King, Mann/Weil &
Greenwich/Barry. Some of you may be aware of it. Well, a
second volume has since been commissioned and Helen Miller
is one of the writers featured this time.
Normally, being asked to write a sleevenote doesn't frighten
me. Heck, if you know how to research, and have a grasp of
grammar, putting a short biography together is no big deal.
However, I'm dreading that call giving me the deadline for
these notes. You see, what I know about Helen Miller wouldn't
fill the back of a packet of 5 Park Drive, never mind a page of
a CD booklet.
Which is where, I hope, my chums at Spectropop might be able
to help. So, lovely Alan Warner, and any other Brill Building
buffs out there, please do me the honour of sharing with me what
you know about Helen Miller. You'll make a friend for life.
MICK PATRICK
PS, I could do with some photos of Helen too.
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2002 20:11:22 -0500
From: Nick Archer
Subject: Re: Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #183 (GOLQ183)
OK, I'll take the easy ones:
1) Where Have You Been All My Life - Arthur Alexander
2) Hello Goodbye -Beatles
3) Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me - Mel Carter
9) You've Made Me So Very Happy - BST
12) Land of 1000 Dances - Chris Kenner
15) Words of Love - Mamas and Papas
16) Good Lovin' - Young Rascals
Nick Archer
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2002 23:55:06 -0400
From: John Solocinski
Subject: Re: 60s Songs in Commericals
>The use of 60s and early 70s songs in commericals
>continues. I don't remember if we discussed this in depth
>here or not. Recently I saw Venus (the Shocking Blue song)
>used to promote a product called Venus. Nintendo used
>Happy Together
>
>Any others you can think of?
I don't think this URL has been posted to this group yet....
http://www.songtitle.info be patient, page takes a while to load.
John
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 00:28:39 -0400
From: Joseph Panzarella
Subject: Re: Jeannie Thomas
Don Charles wrote:
>I've never heard the "Lords of Flatbush" track, but I'm
>told it is indeed the same Jeannie Thomas.
I've added the Jeanne Thomas Fox cut "Oh What A Night For Love" from the
"Lords of Flatbush" soundtrack LP to musica. Not too many people know about
the soundtrack LP. If anyone wants to hear more cuts off the album let me
know...I'll gladly add them.
Joe Panzarella
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 20:46:55 +1000
From: Lindsay Martin
Subject: Nick, next time you're speaking to Larry Weiss...
Nick Archer wrote:
> A friend of mine here in Nashville, Larry Weiss, wrote
> "Bend Me, Shape Me", "Rhinestone Cowboy"...
Omigoodness - you know Larry Weiss!
About a year ago I posted a rambling question about Larry at
Spectropop and got no reply, which is not surprising since,
on rereading it, it does seem a little incoherent in places.
Anyway, I've found it in the archives.
[One fine Weiss-English song I didn't mention is Gene Pitney's
"(In The) Cold Light Of Day"....]. Here it is:
"I once became mildly obsessed with this songwriting
credit [Weiss-English], ...but I never did tie up the loose
threads of what I found out, and eventually gave up.
When I got on the Internet and started toing & froing
between BMI & ASCAP I found numerous songwriters called
Weiss, and it's possible I'm totally confused, but
the gist of it seems to be:
There's Laurence Weiss (AKA Larry) who, with Scott
English, wrote "Hi-Ho Silver Lining" (Jeff Beck),
"Help Me Girl" (Animals), "Bend Me Shape Me" (American
Breed/Amen Corner), "Ciao Baby" (Lynne Randell in
Australia/ Montanas and others in US) etc. Quite a nice
little repertoire!
Laurence/Larry Weiss also wrote "Rhinestone Cowboy"; I
have a 45 of his own version.
Scott English also co-wrote Barry Manilow's "Mandy",
though not with Weiss. It started life as "Brandy",
recorded by English himself, a hit in the UK.
There's also Donna Weiss who has collaborated with
Jackie de Shannon, with whom she famously wrote "Bette
Davis Eyes".
Both Donna and Laurence/Larry have songs listed at both
ASCAP & BMI, with various collaborations.
Questions I never answered:
1. Is Donna Weiss the songwriter the same Donna Weiss who
sang on Joe Cocker's "Mad Dogs & Englishmen"?
2. Are Laurence/Larry and Donna related? (I was
originally led down a false alleyway here by the liner
notes of an Aussie Animals LP which credited "Help Me
Girl" to Donna instead of Larry, so the connection may
well be all in my own mind.)
3. Are either related to George David Weiss, who co-wrote
the Louis Armstrong hit "What a Wonderful World"? (No
reason why they should be; I guess I could ask the same
idle question about the numerous other songwriters called
Weiss!)"
Got all that?
So, Nick, next time you're speaking to Larry...
Cheers,
Lindsay
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 21:21:37 +1000
From: Lindsay Martin
Subject: Weiss-English again
Actually, it's not true that I got "no reply" to my old post
about Weiss-English. Phil Chapman and Timothy did send replies
which identified further Larry Weiss compositions, and Phil's
in particular led to a further post of mine about Lynne Randell,
Aussie singer who recorded the wonderful Weiss-English song
"Ciao Baby". But I never did clear up my burning questions
about Larry & Donna & Scott English.
Lindsay
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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 13:32:27 +0100
From: Guy Lawrence
Subject: Dick Whittington
Hi all,
I have a three volume set of paperbacks called
"The Encyclopedia Of Rock" published by Panther in 1976.
In the entry for Bubblegum it mentions (alongside all the
usual suspects) an artist I've never come across in all my
years of 'gum hunting - one Dick Whittington. The only
information it gives about him is that he was from
(surprise, surprise!) Ohio.
Can anyone out there tell me anything about him?
Regards, Guy.
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Message: 8
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 10:53:35 -0400
From: Patrick Rands
Subject: Re: Dick Whittington
Guy Lawrence wrote:
> Hi all,
> I have a three volume set of paperbacks called
> "The Encyclopedia Of Rock" published by Panther in 1976.
> In the entry for Bubblegum it mentions (alongside all the
> usual suspects) an artist I've never come across in all my
> years of 'gum hunting - one Dick Whittington. The only
> information it gives about him is that he was from
> (surprise, surprise!) Ohio.
> Can anyone out there tell me anything about him?
> Regards, Guy.
I checked on the web and here's what I found about Dick
Whittington. He was also know as Richie Greene according to
http://www.esquirerecords.com/citimusic/v.asp
and from http://www.borderlinebooks.com/ a 45:
Cause You're Mine/When You're In Love (Philips 40487) 1967
Jingle-jangle pop adorns the 'A' side, somewhere between The
Byrds and The Hollies. Strangely the 'B' side sounds like a
cross between Simon and Garfunkel and The Young Rascals.
Highly pleasant, but wholly inconsequential.
:Patrick
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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 16:57:01 +0100
From: Phil Chapman
Subject: RE: Alec Noel-Scott Walker & Bonnie
Paul Underwood:
> And one more mystery: in an old copy of Philately I read
> about a version of "Tell me in the sunlight" by Bonnie and
> the Treasures. Anyone heard it?
I have a lo-fi tape copy of a test-pressing, courtesy the
Philately team, which I have played to musica. It's Bonnie
(Charlotte) singing over the same backing track as the
Margie Day version, so we can assume it remains an Alec-Noel
production, although Jerry Riopelle supervised the vocal(?).
Does anyone agree with me that the song and production is
reminiscent of Jackie DeShannon's great recording
"Don't Turn Your Back On Me"?
Phil
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Message: 10
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 10:51:42 EDT
From: Mark Wirtz
Subject: Re: Reg Guest, Bob Monkhouse
Martin writes:
> Just read Mark Wirtz's file on Spectropop and ........I
> WANT TO READ THE BOOK! Come on Mark, take a few months off
> and get it all written down.
Dear Martin,
I actually took a few years off and wrote the Rock'n'Roll novel
"Sisyphus Rocks." It was published recently under my
Michael Sinclair name and is available at Amazon.com
(not Amazon UK) for a decent price. If you get it, send it to me
when you're done reading, and I'll gladly sign if for you! :)
> Reg Guest...
Now, why did I never mention him? Shame on me! Reg did indeed
play piano on so many of my earlier recordings, as well as
later ones when Nicky Hopkins wasn't around. He was brilliant
and ALWAYS most co-operative, friendly and very easy to work with.
On that note, also to my shame, I never seem to mention
Big Jim Sullivan either - one of the true UK studio giants,
sort of like the UK Glen Campbell (when I listen to some of
Jim's work on the early PJ Proby records, I still get chills).
Jim not only played on, oh, I would say 70% of my productions,
but was like a guardian angel and protector of me during my
early, early production days. He was also a very talented
arranger! For instance, he arranged the fiddle parts for
Zion De Gallier's "Dream, Dream, Dream." They sound ad-libbed,
don't they? But Jim wrote every note! And what about his stuff
in Steve Flynn's "Mr. Rainbow"?
> Bob Monkhouse --dissuade or encourage you in the comedy field?
Neither. Bob was a charming person and I'm sure very talented.
But he made no impression of consequence on me whatsoever.
Even though I still have the greatest admiration for Jerry Lewis,
in later years my interest in comedy shifted. At this time,
my comedy idols are George Carlin and John Cleese, with undying
awe for Richard Pryor.
> Caroline Munro as sexy in the flesh?
Yes. Even more so, because she wore less make up in person.
To be frank, I had a bit of a crush on her ;)
> Why weren't Jackie Lynton & Russ Loader huge stars?
Because nobody ever heard the records at the time, because the
BBC wouldn't play them, and Pirate Radio was still Sc-fi.
Did those platters ever make it beyond promo copies even
(like most of my singles back then, LOL)?
> Did you ever get a Thank You note from Phil Spector?
No, not that I ever expected one, of felt that one was due to me,
mind you. As it were, when I met Spector in Hollywood at A&M
studios during the Dion sessions, I walked up to him with the
promo copy of my credited Spector tribute "Sha-La-Lee" and
the book on Spector in which I have a mention, and told him
how much of a fan I was. He was pretty oblivious to my address -
but then, he was pretty oblivious to almost everything around
him that day. Arranger Nino Tempo and engineer Larry Levine
were pretty much taking care of "business"...
>PS I drive past The Abbey Road studios at least once a
> week and it looks the same (from the outside).
Awwwwwww..... :) Well, let's face it - it IS a shrine.
Mark (Wirtz) :)
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Message: 11
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 11:12:45 -0700
From: Ken Levine
Subject: Re: HELEN MILLER: UNSUNG BRILL BUILDING HEROINE
Mick writes:
> A couple of years ago I helped put together a double CD
> entitled ON BROADWAY: HIT SONGS & RARITIES FROM THE BRILL
> BUILDING, featuring the work of Goffin/King, Mann/Weil &
> Greenwich/Barry.
Any idea where I could buy one of these double CD's???
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Message: 12
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 17:29:31 -0000
From: paulus247
Subject: Big Jim Sullivan
Hi Mark,you mentioned Big Jim Sullivan,I have some video footage of
him on 'Shang a Lang',the Bay City Rollers 70s TV show.It's a
hilarious clip with him in a kilt playing a guitar like a bagpipe
blowing one of those guitar tubes a la Peter Frampton,I dunno what
they are called.I found a copy of your Bob Monkhouse single,the b
side 'In my Dreamworld'is the better side.I also got a copy of the
Teenage Opera documentary,very entertaining,it was great to see a
portion of the 'Sam' promo,I'd love to see it in full.Thanks again
for all your wonderful music.Paul
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Message: 13
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 14:47:12 -0400
From: Deborah Albericci
Subject: Re: 60s Songs in Commericals
Paul Urbahns wrote:
>
>The use of 60s and early 70s songs in commericals
>continues...
>Any others you can think of?
The Royal Teens [Who Wears] Short Shorts? NAIR hair remover
I worked in marketing on the Nair brand in the mid 90's.
Nair advertising had been limited to print only for the last
15 years or so, but the "Nair Song" always came up in focus
groups. Someone [not me] had the bright idea to 'modernize'
the song for the younger demographic - needless to say the
hip hop version of Short Shorts tested quite badly and was not
used in future tv/radio ads. There's a reason all of those old
songs are used in commercials - they're great and you never
forget them!
Recently I heard Nico's version of Jackson Brown's "These Days",
from Chelsea Girls for a 10 second K-MART spot! [no vocals,
just the guitar] Perhaps her version of the Doors' "The End"
would have been more appropriate!
This website www.songtitle.info has a pretty big list of music
from TV commmercials [although not just limited to the 60ts/70ts].
For a first time poster/long time lurker I'm sure off topic. but
I'm a nutter for this stuff. so please indulge me.
deb
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Message: 14
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 19:55:30 +0100
From: Ken
Subject: T A M I show
Hi all,
Is there anywhere an English (as in UK) copy of the T.A.M.I.
show (Gather No Moss), I think it was a movie rather than a
TV special. I have seen odd clips over the years of Jan & Dean,
Lesley Gore & James Brown performing live on the show and would
like to own a copy.
I second Micks thoughts about Helen Miller & look forward to
the CD when it comes out.
One more thing - does anyone have the URL for Westside? I have
tried to find it but end up a blind alley. I would just like to
see what they have in catalogue, fingers crossed.
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Message: 15
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 13:33:40 -0400
From: Patrick Rands
Subject: Reviews: BACKCOMB N' BEAT & Psychedelia At Abbey Road 1965 - 1969
Here are two reviews I wrote for the radio station I do a radio
show at here in Boston, MA - 90.3 WZBC. Since Mark Wirtz has
been posting recently, and I've reviewed some of his
recordings, I thought it fitting to post these links. I have
been in complete awe of what I've heard Mark do and I am still
discovering some of his magic.
BACKCOMB N' BEAT - Dream Babes Volume Three
http://www.gullbuy.com/buy/02/3_19/pages/backcomb_png.htm
Psychedelia At Abbey Road 1965 - 1969
http://www.gullbuy.com/buy/02/3_26/pages/psycheAbbeyRd_png.htm
I have one question for you, Mark. You recorded Russ Loader
doing a song called "That Girl of Mine". This is the same song
that Lesley Gore (and also Lori Burton) recorded called "Yeh Yeh
Yeh That Boy Of Mine". The odd thing is that the Lesley Gore
version gives different songwriting credits than the Russ
Loader 7 inch, and yet its the same song, just with different
gender. Do you remember anything about this song and who wrote
it or how you came to record it? Any information you could
supply would be great!
:Patrick
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Message: 16
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 16:09:25 EDT
From: Ed
Subject: Kathy Young and the Innocents
I've tried this question in another newsgroup, but no one
seemed to know. The record, "A Thousand Stars" was produced
by a man named Marv Cochram. He was also the owner(or co-owner)
of the label that she recorded on. My question is: does anyone
know what ever became of Marv? I worked with him in the
mid-to-late 70s at a record and tape wholesale/distributor, and
totally lost track of hims since that time. He was a good guy,
but he had his problems and I don't know if he is still among us.
Does anyone know, or have any information?
Thanks,
Ed
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Message: 17
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 13:36:10 -0700 (PDT)
From: thomas taber
Subject: T.A.M.I. Show and AM Radio
The TAMI Show was recorded on black and white
videotape, and transferred to film for theatre
distribution - I can't remember what fancy word they
coined for this glorified kinescope. Anyway, does the
original videotape still exist? If it did, it would
look much better as video->video rather than
video->film->video.
On a different subject, radio stations in Western NY
aimed at old fogeys (as we are fast becoming) are now
playing Dinah Shore, then Perry Como, then the
Crystals! I listen because I can't hear the same 7
Supremes songs every few hours on the oldies stations
- I'd rather hear songs I don't know so well, or like
so well, that I'm at least not sick of. But it just
hits me funny when songs from my youth that would
never have been played on those "adult" stations are
now mixed with "Buttons and Bows". Any others weirded
out like I am?
Tom Taber
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Message: 18
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 20:23:29 +0000
From: Martin Roberts
Subject: Re: Alec Noel Productions & Still On For Those Wedding Bells?
Thanks to all the Spectropopers who supplied Alec Noel info,
and please keep looking!
Paul - I *knew* there was involvement in a 'solo' Walker 45.
I'll be dammned if I can find it!
Richard - Thanks for Finders Keepers info. More questions on
this group though: I have two FK 45's on UK Fontana. Both A
sides inferior cover versions, Irving Martin produced. One,
Madara/White/Gilmore's "Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)" and the
other, Greenwich/Barry's "Friday Kind Of Monday" (this one
got a US release). There is also (I think) a US group on
Challenge. What label is "Light" on?
Neb - Following your link to Scott Walker's site and searching
for Martay, an interesting 'hit' came up regarding a new book
in progress by Stephen McParland. My money would be on ALL the
information regarding the 'Walkers Brothers' productions being
made known!!!
Peter - We know of Jackie (the other woman in your life) but now,
Carol as WELL!!!!! What will Karen say??!!
Martin
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Message: 19
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 21:50:27 +0100 (BST)
From: mick patrick
Subject: ON BROADWAY
Hi,
For Ken Levine's info, I did a quick search and found that
the "On Broadway" CD (UK Westside WESD 216) is presently
available from www.amazon.com for $19.93. Not a bad price for
a 50 track import. Personally, I prefer to use a more specialist
and human supplier like the lovely Bob Thomas at www.bim-bam.com
I seem to recall this CD getting some very bad reviews. Not even
Kingsley had much positive to write about it. Another hack had the
front to call the sleevenotes "disorganised". My invitation to meet
the f#&kp%g "outside" was refused. I'm not the sort of person who
forgets poor reviews.
Westside have no website. However, six first class stamps (overseas
3 IRCs) sent to Demon/Westside, 4th Floor, Holden House, 57
Rathbone Place, London W1 1JU secures a copy of their deluxe
catalogue. How charmingly old-fashioned.
MICK PATRICK
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Message: 20
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 17:45:06 EDT
From: Mark Wirtz
Subject: Re: Reviews: BACKCOMB N' BEAT & Psychedelia At Abbey Road 1965 - 1969
Hello Patrick :)
First of all, thank you for your support and interest!
> Russ Loader... "That Girl of Mine". This is the same song
> that Lesley Gore (and also Lori Burton) recorded called
> "Yeh Yeh Yeh That Boy Of Mine". The odd thing is that the
> Lesley Gore version gives different songwriting credits
> than the Russ Loader 7 inch, and yet its the same song,
> just with different gender.
At the risk of telling you anything you know already, all I can
do is reiterate the copyright info I was given on this US song
in the UK by the London publisher at the time of recording it
with Russ (I worked off the US publisher's demo)
--> D. Rubin - C. Koppleman, Planetary Music. By the way, now
you bring my attention to this, I realize an ironic twist of fate,
almost 20 years later, Charles Koppleman was the executive
producer of the Helen Reddy album "We'll Sing In The Sunshine",
which I arranged and co-produced with Kim Fowley!!
Wow, life is sooo weird, huh?
Very best,
Mark :)
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Message: 21
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 00:06:59 -0000
From: Billy G Spradlin
Subject: Re: T.A.M.I. Show and AM Radio
thomas taber wrote:
> But it just
> hits me funny when songs from my youth that would
> never have been played on those "adult" stations are
> now mixed with "Buttons and Bows". Any others weirded
> out like I am?
> Tom Taber
Theres such a station in Wichita Kansas, KMYR (Memories 1410),
it's basically "Music Of Your Life" MOR and runs off a computer
automation system (using 5 modified Pioneer 100 CD carousel
players) except in the morning when its live assist. I dont
know who is doing the music, a syndicated company sends the
station new CD-R's every month.
Last year I heard a lush Andy Williams ballad segue right
into "Don't Worry Baby" by the Beach Boys. I also heard The
Turtles "You Showed Me" on the station!
Billy
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Message: 22
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 20:05:56 -0400
From: james botticelli
Subject: Re: Reviews: BACKCOMB N' BEAT & Psychedelia At Abbey Road 1965 - 1969
Mark Wirtz wrote:
> which I arranged and co-produced with Kim Fowley!!
you may not leave without selling Kim out!...what's the word
on that fella
--
James Botticelli
Taking the EZ...Way out!
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Message: 23
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 00:14:51 +0000
From: richard hattersley
Subject: Mark Wirtz
Hi Mark,
Sorry if someone has already asked this and i missed it but
I was just wondering what u get up to nowadays. Still involved
in music?
regards
Richard
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Message: 24
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 21:09:32 EDT
From: Mark Wirtz
Subject: Re: Reviews: BACKCOMB N' BEAT & Psychedelia At Abbey Road 1965 - 1969
James Botticelli writes:
> you may not leave without selling Kim out!...
> what's the word on that fella
Every good play needs a villain - welcome to the show! LOL
Rock on!
M :)
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Message: 25
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 02:02:04 -0000
From: Alan Ackerman
Subject: Re: HELEN MILLER: UNSUNG BRILL BUILDING HEROINE
mick patrick wrote:
> Well done to EMI Music's Alan Warner for chipping in with
> some well deserved praise for songwriter HELEN MILLER. I've
> often wondered why she has never gotten her just attention.
Yeah, Helen Miller turned out some good ones. She was one
of the second-tier Aldon writers who often wrote hits in
collaboration with first-tier writers like Howard Greenfield.
You can add these Top 20 hits of hers to your list: "Charms"
(Bobby Vee), "Rumors" (Johnny Crawford), and "Don't Say You
Don't Remember" (Beverly Bremers). Also Helen and Roger Atkins
wrote "Love Takes A Long Time Growing", a minor chart hit for
Deon Jackson. I liked her martial-like melodies - very angular
and non-derivative, always memorable with all the right notes
chosen. Good job, Helen.
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