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There are 4 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Driving songs
From: James F. Cassidy
2. Re: Gary Zekley w/ Price & Walsh
From: Freeman Carmack
3. Tokyo Folk Crusaders
From: Dave
4. Got A "Drive" for Sunshine Pop
From: Bob Rashkow
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 10:25:22 -0400
From: James F. Cassidy
Subject: Driving songs
Off the (hard) top of my head, a couple of faves not on your list:
Drivin' in My Car - NRBQ
Gas Money - Jan & Arnie
BTW, "a gallon in me, Alan" - must be "Transfusion" by
Nervous Norvus, right?
Jim Cassidy
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 18:56:19 -0000
From: Freeman Carmack
Subject: Re: Gary Zekley w/ Price & Walsh
Jeffrey:
> Zekley did finish off two of the tracks from the sessions with
> different groups - "Virginia Day's Ragtime Memories" (UNI 55034,
> 1968) by The Looking Glass and "Small Town Commotion" (UNI 55042,
> 1968) by The Visions. Both are beautiful examples of ornate West
> Coast soft pop, and fans of Curt Boettcher would find much to love
> here as well. If anyone wants to hear either or both, I can post
> them to musica.
That would be wonderful. I think that Zekley's work is right up there
with the best of that period's music; truly magical.It took me months
to get over The Clique.
All best,
Freeman Carmack
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 14:34:44 EDT
From: Dave
Subject: Tokyo Folk Crusaders
Previously:
..... have you heard this song? I actually have a 1968 U.S.
Capitol promo 45 by the Tokyo Folk Crusaders:
I Only Live Twice (Kazuhiko Kato)/Soran Bushi (Trad. Arr. By
Kazuhiko Kate) - Tokyo Folk Crusaders, Capitol 2144: 1968,
Recorded in Japan)
While the B-side is a terrific folk/pop track, the A-side may be
possibly be the most demented thing in my collection - it's
uncatagorizable (man, what drugs were these guys using at the
time?!:-)). Could this possibly be "Imogen Gawa" with an English
name (possibly made up by Capitol as they had 5 years previously
with "Sukiyaki")?
The Japanese title of "I Only Live Twice" is "Kaettekita Yopparai"
(the Return of the Dead Drunkard). It was a big hit (in Japan) in
late '67. The Folk Crusaders were college students at the time.
Kazuhiko Kato was later in the Sadistic Mika Band, and produced
"new-wave" groups in the '80s.
Here's a (terrific) flash animation, with a pretty fair translation
of the lyrics
http://www.legnog.com/music/iol2x/
-dave
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 17:17:37 EDT
From: Bob Rashkow
Subject: Got A "Drive" for Sunshine Pop
I still haven't gotten over the Clique--ANY of them and I think
there were 3 bands altogether.
Gary Zekley was brilliant. I'm lucky to have a copy of the Fun
and Games album and I give it lots of play because I love it so.
Can't wait to read the Gary Lewis interview, speaking of people
named Gary. That's another of the great sixties legends I've never
gotten over. Anyone hear how Stephen McParland's book about Scott
Walker is coming?
Simon! Thank you so very much for the information on Soda Pop and
also thank you Peter L. I'll be looking for Marcia/Marsha
(bo-Arsha??!!)'s other 45s too, of course!
May I add Mott the Hoople's "Drivin' Sister (Rock and Roll)" to the
convertible cruisin' list--and yep, Transfusion (Nervous Norvus) is
on Alan G's list. So are 7 Little Girls by Paul Evans and (presumably?)
Willie Nelson's "On The Road Again" althouh he doesn't mention them
by name.
Bobster
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