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There are 8 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: Four Cal-Quettes
From: Billy G Spradlin
2. Re: Keith West
From: Mark Wirtz
3. Re: Castle Pulse CD Box Set
From: Billy G Spradlin
4. Re: Joey Brooks/I Can Hear Music
From: Bob Rashkow
5. Toast burning
From: Phil Chapman
6. Re: ATOV Marketts
From: Mark Wirtz
7. Re: Joey Brooks
From: Jeffrey Glenn
8. Four Cal/Coquettes
From: David Feldman
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 04:19:57 -0000
From: Billy G Spradlin
Subject: Re: Four Cal-Quettes
I have a white label RCA promo 45 from The Coquettes called
"Leave My Heart". I have seen some Elvis promo 45's with the
same style of label so Im guessing it dates from the mid-to-late
50's.
The song isnt too "wimpy" though the lyrics are - it starts out
a rumba tempo but jumps into a rocking chorus. Is this group
related to the Four Cal-Quettes?
I'll post it to Musica tonight, and see if I can stump the experts!:)
Billy
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2002 22:35:28 EDT
From: Mark Wirtz
Subject: Re: Keith West
Ronnie Allen:
> Could you tell me a little bit about Keith West, who recorded
> "Excerpt From 'A Teenage Opera'" ("Grocer Jack"). I always
> thought that recording was an excellent one and deserved to have
> success in the U.S. as well.
Dear Ronnie,
If you go to the Bomp Records website, http://www.bomp.com/Wirtz.html
I understand there is a copy of my "The Truth Behind The Teenage Opera"
article, which gives you extensive insight into the story and drama of
the whole Teenage Opera project. Thank you for your interest,
Best,
Mark (Wirtz)
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 04:38:54 -0000
From: Billy G Spradlin
Subject: Re: Castle Pulse CD Box Set
mick patrick wrote:
> "For all I care, "Leader Of The Pack" might be available on
> one hundred and six other CDs but the box set referred to by
> Mr Edwards sees the first ever UK release of the stereo version
> of this track. As for the other 59 tracks, YES, they are all
> 'the original recordings by the original artists', just like it
> says on the front of the box. And now make me some toast".
I'm wondering if this is the original stereo mix that has appeared
on many oldies LP's over the years and has the line " One day my
dad said, "Find someone new"..." inexplicably edited out, (hopefully
from a better master tape) or the ADD remix that was on Taragon's
"The Very Best of Red Bird/Blue Cat Records" CD?
Now go make some toast for your boss!
Billy
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 12:44:33 +0100
From: Bob Rashkow
Subject: Re: Joey Brooks/I Can Hear Music
Phil Chapman wrote:
> Is this the same Joey Brooks (and the Baroque Folk)
> that co-wrote and recorded "Nobody Waved Goodbye",
> a haunting 1966 folk-rock ballad....?
Good question Phil!! And Osborne lists singles by a "Joey Brooks"
including Musicor '61, Columbia '64, and Aurora '65 ("A Little Bit
Of Rain, 02 different pressings). Anyone else out there know how
many different people with same name are we talkin' about??!!
You know, when The Beach Boys' "I Can Hear Music" came on the charts
in April '69, I loved it and I still do. God forgive me, it was about
11 years later I found out it was originally a Ronettes song.
I've only heard it once but like everything else they
(Ronettes) did it's marvelous to the max!
Bobster
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 13:04:16 +0100
From: Phil Chapman
Subject: Toast burning
Boris:
> What's that burning? Gotta run.
Bootleg CD's, perhaps? What will Mr Patrick say??
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2002 22:11:15 EDT
From: Mark Wirtz
Subject: Re: ATOV Marketts
Mike Edwards:
> I'd be interested in knowing what Mark Wirtz thinks of this version.
Never heard of it. Frankly, I don't think that anybody could even
come close to equaling, let alone topping, the spirit and magic of
the original A.T.O.V. And that includes me. Not that I have ever
been any good at copying my own stuff, but my re-recording of ATOV
(as well as Theme From A Teenage Opera, by the way) on the Decca
"Come Back And Shake Me" LP (a pure rent money project) was pathetic.
Mark, LOL
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 07:09:29 -0700
From: Jeffrey Glenn
Subject: Re: Joey Brooks
> > I've found out recently that Joe Brooks, who penned "You Light
> > Up My Life", a classic 70s smash, may also be responsible for the
> > brilliant and stirring (IMHO) "My Ship Is Coming In".
>
> Is this the same Joey Brooks (And The Baroque Folk) that co-wrote
> & recorded "Nobody Waved Goodbye", a haunting folk-rock ballad from
> 1966?
Bobster and Phil, the Joey Brooks of "My Ship Is Coming In" is indeed the
Joe Brooks of "You Light Up My Life" is indeed the Joey Brooks of "Nobody
Waved Goodbye."
A check with ASCAP and BMI confirmed that all three songs were by the same
person - he was affiliated with BMI when "Ship" and "Nobody" were written,
and ASCAP for "Light."
Jeff
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 11:51:05 -0500
From: David Feldman
Subject: Four Cal/Coquettes
I grew up in Los Angeles and as a pre-teen, I was all excited
when a friend on my block invited Judy from the Four Coquettes
over to her house. I believe it was Judy.
Ian said:
> I seem to recall reading somewhere that they were a
> quartet (not too hard that bit) of Californian blondes.
> Easy to believe but I'm not sure where I read it - I'm sure
> we'd all like to know more. How about "Pixie sound" rather
> than "wimpish" or "twee" for 'that' kind of girl group record?
There were indeed four of them, at least at the beginning, and they
usually wore bouffant hairdos. Their influences were definitely white
harmony groups rather than R&B. "Sparkle & Shine" was a fairly big hit
locally, and although it won't ever be confused with the Shangri-Las,
it does have its girl-group moments: "I'm, just a little girl..."
Ken asked:
> I wonder if "I'll Never Come Back (Silly Boy)" was an answer
> record to The Lettermen's "Come Back Silly Girl" from the same
> year, same label??
Yes, it definitely was an answer record.
Both of these songs got major airplay on KFWB, the then-dominant rock
station in Los Angeles. But I never heard of the 4 Cal-Quettes until
reading the Spectropop list.
Dave Feldman
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