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There are 6 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Jaynettes
From: Doug
2. Re: Grassroots
From: Dan Hughes
3. Well he wrote me a letter...
From: Jeff Lemlich
4. Re: Bonner & Gordon
From: Karl Baker
5. Re: Bonner & Gordon
From: Jeff Lemlich
6. Re: Jaynetts
From: Will Stos
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2002 02:55:37 -0000
From: Doug
Subject: Jaynettes
Anybody out there know of place to get a clean version of the
Jaynettes "Snowman, Snowman, Sweet Potato Nose"? I've already
got a "mint" copy of the 45, but it's kind of pointless, since
the Jaynettes records on Tuff all sound like they're pressed
on asphalt or something.
I think I saw it on a CD with a bunch of rare Christmas songs
on it that I assume was a bootleg. If anyone has that, could
you let me know the quality on it?
Any help would be appreciated.
Doug
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2002 20:01:56 -0500
From: Dan Hughes
Subject: Re: Grassroots
Maybe I'm missing something here, but it seems to me that if
you have a copy of "Where Were You When I Needed You" that you
knew for absolute fact was either Sloan or Fulton, you could
then play that version on one stereo, an unknown version on
another stereo at the same time, and easily hear whether or
not the vocal was the same - either they will be identically
in sync, because they are the same vocal, or one will vary just
a bit on the length of certain words, pauses between lines, etc,
thereby indicating different vocalists.
Wouldn't this pretty much put the issue to rest?
Thanks,
Dan
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2002 14:26:12 -0000
From: Jeff Lemlich
Subject: Well he wrote me a letter...
Glenn wrote:
I once wrote a fan letter to
> writers Harvey Price and Dan Walsh, and they responded by
> calling me from one of their homes in California, each on
> a different extension, and talking with me for an hour and
> a half!
The same thing happened to me with Nooney Rickett. I contacted
him through his manager, and he sent me a big package with some
old 8 X 10 photos... and then followed that up with a phone call!
Jeff Lemlich
http://www.limestonerecords.com
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2002 10:45:00 -0400
From: Karl Baker
Subject: Re: Bonner & Gordon
Glenn wrote:
> Yeah, those were the singles I was referring to. In fact,
> "I Can't Take It" [so good that you forgot the title ;)] was
> co-written with Gordon - maybe that's why it was good.
Oops! Must've been listening to too much Spencer Davis Group
when I was composing the post :-). At least the line "I can't
stand it" does follow the title in the song's lyrics, so I'm
not completely losing it.
And, yes, you're probably right about it being a better song
because of Alan's involvement. While Gordon has written many
fine songs by himself, the same cannot be said about Bonner.
Karl
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2002 14:30:55 -0000
From: Jeff Lemlich
Subject: Re: Bonner & Gordon
Karl Baker wrote:
> Did you know that Bonner & Gordon also released singles under
> the names Elmo & Almo and The Parrots?
I dig that Parrots single (Mala 558). "Hey, Put The Clock Back
On The Wall" is pretty well-known, since other artists covered it
... but I love the bizarro flip, "They All Got Carried Away"!
Hard to believe, but "Carried Away" was actually the A side...
Jeff Lemlich
http://www.limestonerecords.com
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2002 22:22:49 -0000
From: Will Stos
Subject: Re: Jaynetts
> Anybody out there know of place to get a clean version of the
> Jaynetts "Snowman, Snowman, Sweet Potato Nose"?
Hi Doug,
Sorry I can't be of help with a clean copy of the song. According
to John Clemente's book the master tapes are all locked up somewhere
because there are lawsuits over who owns them. It would be great to
find a compilation of their best stuff though. They sure recorded
enough!
Will Stos
http://www.geocities.com/williamstos/jaynetts.html
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