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There are 9 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: Curt Boettcher Ads
From: Jeffrey Glenn
2. Re: 60s Songs in Commericals
From: Mike Arcidiacono
3. The Avons
From: Paul Urbahns
4. 1910 Fruitgum Co./commercials
From: Frank Youngwerth
5. Re: Gummi Bare??
From: Kim Cooper
6. Girl Group Chronicles website
From: Will Stos
7. COKE 12" Singles and 10" Acetates
From: Matthew Kaplan
8. Norman Newell/Wes Farrell
From: Don Charles
9. Pipkins
From: Ian Chapman
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 05:44:43 -0700
From: Jeffrey Glenn
Subject: Re: Curt Boettcher Ads
> Also, Curt Boettcher did a couple of fine spots for Stretch
> Levi's in the late 60's.
>
> Jason
Jason, do you have these, and if so, can you post them to musica?
Enquiring minds would love to hear these!
Jeff
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 10:23:52 -0400
From: Mike Arcidiacono
Subject: Re: 60s Songs in Commericals
John:
> If anyone is interested, contact me and I'll hook you up with
> his e-mail address. I know stuff like this is hard to find.
John, please hook me up with his email address. Thank you!
Mike
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 13:14:49 EDT
From: Paul Urbahns
Subject: The Avons
There was a singing group of black girls in Nashville called
The Avons. Is there an expert out there on them? They may have
recorded with Peggy Gaines.
Paul Urbahns
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 13:24:43 EDT
From: Frank Youngwerth
Subject: 1910 Fruitgum Co./commercials
Bob,
I'm afraid the only names I know in conjunction with the
1910-ers both start with K. Usually the last thing a
"current touring group" wants to do is clear up questions of
authenticity of their membership. If they couldn't use the name
legally, though, they probably wouldn't put up a website with
their photograph.
Anybody in pursuit of more groovy radio commercials can hear
loads of them in their original context at
http://www.reelradio.com
My current favorite is on a WLS aircheck from around '67, with a
pained Neil Diamond soundalike singing, "Yesterday they took away
my window/But I still see things my way/Don't let them tell you
what you can't do/Do your own thing today" then complaining
"How come what most of them don't like, we like most? Like brass
on shoes..." Right on, bro...it's a soft-rockin' anti-establishment
message from the ultra-hip folks at Thom McAnn!
Just yesterday I realized the infectious 1966 "Miller makes it right"
jingle that the Real Don Steele is vocally bopping along to, is
probably sung by the legendary voice of Jiminey Cricket (and
Brian Wilson idol), Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards. Sounds like Hal
Blaine, Billy Strange, and the french horns from "The Lonely Surfer"
all ravin' it up behind him.
Visiting this site is like stepping back in time to when Spectropop
dominated the airwaves.
Frank Youngwerth
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 10:58:10 -0700
From: Kim Cooper
Subject: Re: Gummi Bare??
Bob Rashkow wrote:
> Subject: Gummi Bare??
>
> Can anyone verify that the website for the 1910 Fruitgum Co is
> legit? I visited it and it looks sincere enough, but there is
> no mention of Mark Gutkowski, the dude that sang lead on nearly
> all of their teenybopper hits. No doubt he probably no longer
> tours with them--but are Jeckell and Marcus (Jekyll and who?!)
> really other former members of the group? Frank Y or anybody?
> Bobster
Yes, Bobster, those are real original Fruitgum members in the
current line-up - rhythm guitarist Frank Jeckell was the band
leader going back before they got the bubblegum treatment from
Kasenetz & Katz and were a garage band called Jeckell & the Hydes;
Floyd Marcus was the Hydes'/Fruitgums' drummer. Mark Gutkowski
still lives in New Jersey, but aside from a public access TV show
reunion about five years ago, no longer performs with his former
bandmates.
Kim
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Schools Music Project, Brute Force, Daniel Clowes, and more.
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 18:57:46 +0100
From: Will Stos
Subject: Girl Group Chronicles website
I haven't been following posts from this group for almost a year
because I've been so busy at university. After a lengthy absence
from discussion, now that the university year is over I hope to
dedicate more time to reading up on the posts I've missed and
slowly moving back into the daily/weekly discussions. I'd also
like to announce that I'm finally starting to renovate my
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Frontrow/2301/
Girl Group Chronicles web site which has been dormant for several
years owing to a hectic schedule. The new, easier to read design
is up now, and within several weeks I hope to launch more pages
and fix the errors and corrupt links and photos I've heard about.
I hope people interested in the girl group sound take a look and
let me know if they'd like to see anything in particular.
I'm hoping to collect some cd reviews, update my biographies
(which I now see have some factual errors and which seem quite
outdated after all the discussions and corrections that have been
brought up on this discussion group).
Thanks,
Will Stos
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 09:27:39 EDT
From: Matthew Kaplan
Subject: COKE 12" Singles and 10" Acetates
I am sure that I posted about the topic of Coke jingles a long
while back but I'll comment about it again now that the topic
has been brought up. Some time ago I came across a collection
of Coke jingle releases, each 12" release comes in a beautiful
picture sleeve with a brief discussion of the back about the
artist and a large photo on the front. The music itself, each
artist takes their latest hits and mixes it with the Coca Cola
jingle. Sounds cool doesn't it. The ones that I found were:
FOUR SEASONS: THE FOUR SEASONS SWING THE JINGLE...DRINK COKE
McCANN-ERICKSON INC.-COCA COLA CO. TX94 12"PS 1964
FREDDY & THE DREAMERS: SWING THE JINGLE-THINGS GO BETTER WITH COKE
McCANN-ERICKSON INC.-COCA COLA CO. TX104 12"PS 1965
JAY & THE AMERICANS: SWING THE JINGLE-THINGS GO BETTER WITH COKE
McCANN-ERICKSON INC.-COCA COLA CO. TX112 12"PS 1965
LITTLE MILTON: LITTLE MILTON SWINGS THE JINGLE...DRINK COKE
McCANN-ERICKSON INC.-COCA COLA CO. TX111 12"PS 1965
SUE THOMPSON: SWINGS THE JINGLE...DRINK COKE
McCANN-ERICKSON INC.-COCA COLA CO. TX101 12"PS 1965
PETULA CLARK: PETULA CLARK SWINGS THE JINGLE...DRINK COKE
McCANN-ERICKSON INC.-COCA COLA CO. 12" sleeve only 1965
I also found one each of the following 10"s which are
four-song two-sided acetates!:
VA: SWINGS THE JINGLE-THINGS GO BETTER WITH COKE
McCANN-ERICKSON INC.-COCA COLA CO. 10" ACETATE DATED 12/20/65
(LITTLE MILTON, TOM JONES b/w SUPREMES, LITTLE MILTON 2)
VA: SWINGS THE JINGLE-THINGS GO BETTER WITH COKE 2
McCANN-ERICKSON INC.-COCA COLA CO. 10" ACETATE DATED 12/20/65
(THE COASTERS, JAY & THE AMERICANS b/w PETULA CLARK x 2)
Is there any way I can find out how much they may be worth?
Do they have real value to record collectors or just to
Coke fetishists?
Matthew
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 19:57:38 +0000
From: Don Charles
Subject: Norman Newell/Wes Farrell
During my research for Polydor's 1996 box set CONNIE FRANCIS
SOUVENIRS, I discovered that Norman Newell was the uncredited
producer of several Connie Francis albums that were recorded
at Abbey Road Studios. They include ITALIAN FAVORITES (with
Connie's big hit "Mama"), MORE ITALIAN FAVORITES, JEWISH
FAVORITES, SPANISH AND LATIN-AMERICAN FAVORITES and CHRISTMAS
IN MY HEART.
Wes Farrell passed away some time ago. Hopefully, his career
will be discussed at length in the forthcoming VH1 bubblegum
rock documentary (due to his work with such acts as The
Partridge Family and The Rock Flowers).
Don Charles
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 00:22:48 +0100
From: Ian Chapman
Subject: Pipkins
Ken wrote:
> I have always been under the illusion that "The Pipkins"
> were a nom de plume for Roger Greenaway & Tony Burrows
> (Edison Lighthouse, White Plains etc;)
> I will not rest until I find out!!! not.
Rest easy, Ken (I'm sure you already were!) You're absolutely
right, no connection with the Alley Cat Pipkins. I do recall
around that period Tony Burrows practically had a residency on
"Top of the Pops", he was in so many groups at the time.
Ian
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