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There are 13 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: DEL SHANNON'S BACK-UP GIRLS
From: richard hattersley
2. Re: Are you a boy? Or are you a girl?
From: Phil Milstein
3. RE: DEL SHANNON'S BACK-UP GIRLS
From: Ken Silverwood
4. Helter Skelter
From: Kingsley Abbott
5. Re: Are you a boy? Or are you a girl?
From: J H Ket
6. musica formats
From: spectropop
7. Re: Cool And Strange Music
From: james botticelli
8. Re: Spiral Starecase
From: james botticelli
9. Re: Spiral Starecase
From: Simon White
10. Wayne Cochran ("The White James Brown")
From: Doug
11. Brian Taylor
From: Bill George
12. Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ME IS YOU
From: Mick Patrick
13. Chris Taylor
From: Keith Beach
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2002 00:53:04 +0000
From: richard hattersley
Subject: Re: DEL SHANNON'S BACK-UP GIRLS
Mick:
>Whoever those back-up babes were, they deserved a recording career
>of their own, surely?!
I agree Mick,
They sound real sassy! They have that street vibe that comes
across on the Ronettes records too.
Richard
http://www.mp3.com/richard_snow
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 01 Sep 2002 21:32:12 +0000
From: Phil Milstein
Subject: Re: Are you a boy? Or are you a girl?
Stephanie Campbell wrote:
> I swear she sounds like a man in that record!! Thanks for
> the information I wonder what they are doing now?
I have a video of a 1994 TV reunion by Shocking Blue
(playing "Venus" only), which leaves the impression that
Mariska had been doing little in the intervening years
besides eating. A harsh comment, I admit, but hard to avoid
given her very enlarged appearance. The excerpt I have
leaves unclear which other original members participated -
in the reunion, I mean, not the meals.
--Phil Milstein
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2002 09:41:19 +0100
From: Ken Silverwood
Subject: RE: DEL SHANNON'S BACK-UP GIRLS
Mick:
> All four of the Del Shannon songs mentioned in my opening
> paragraph were written, or co-written, by one Maron McKenzie.
> The very same songwriter's name also appears on all six of
> the Young Sisters' released sides.
Yes, and didn't this McKenzie also compose a track or two with
"Mr. Westover" I don't have it to hand but I'm sure someone
will have placed it by the time I'm home tonite. Plus ,I always
read in retreads about the Ronettes career that they are always
stated as having backed Del Shannon plus a.n. others on recordings.
Is this true? If so what?
Cheers all,
Ken On The West Coast.
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2002 16:42:23 +0100
From: Kingsley Abbott
Subject: Helter Skelter
Kingsley wrote:
> Helter Skelter full and varied catalogue can be viewed at....
Ian Chippett:
Not quite! Try http://www.skelter.demon.co.uk for better results.
EEEEEKKK!!! Sorry Chaps! (hides head in embarressment)
In mitigation, I copied it off one their own catalogues
where they themselves have got it wrong!! Thanks Ian.
There is also the linked publishing house SAF, which can be
found at http://www.safpublishing.com
Good browsing...
Kingsley
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2002 19:56:27 +0200
From: J H Ket
Subject: Re: Are you a boy? Or are you a girl?
> Mariska Veres was the lead singer of Shocking Blue - Just
> think about it - would a male singer try to have hits with
> songs like "Never Marry A Railroad Man" or "I'm A Woman".
> I swear she sounds like a man in that record!!
> I wonder what they are doing now?
Shocking Blue was active from 1967 till 1974.
Mariska Veres joined the group in 1968 and was singer on
their hit Venus (and other hits). Before and after her career
in Shocking Blue she made some solo singles. I remember seeing
her on T.V. some years ago. Besides her daily activities (not
in showbiz) she sings with a jazz-band for local and small
audiences. For the visual evidence I've posted a picture in
the photofiles.
Hans Ket
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2002 18:20:26 -0000
From: spectropop
Subject: musica formats
To prevent soundfiles from being posted to the pictures area,
Yahoo Groups attempts to identify the type of file being posted.
Recently, some mp3s played to musica have been interpreted as
.mid files. These files have now been replaced. For those of you
who have already downloaded them, simply change the extension
from .mid to .mp3 and they should play fine.
Spectropop Admin Team
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2002 17:09:54 -0400
From: james botticelli
Subject: Re: Cool And Strange Music
Stuffed Animal wrote:
> Check out the forthcoming issue of Cool And Strange Music!
> Magazine for a triple treat . . . Skip Heller's loving look
> at lounge music/Brill Building legend Burt Bacharach, Joseph
> Levy's conga-pounding profile of mambo king Perez Prado, and
> a celebration of Annette Funicello, the Queen Mother of
> Bubblegum Rock, courtesy of Laura Pinto (The Pineapple Princess)
> and yours truly. Take my word, it's the absolute ...!
I'm on the fourth year of my subscription and, yes, its the utmost.
Read some today!
--
Jimmy Botticelli
Taking The E-Z...Way Out!
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2002 17:26:43 -0400
From: james botticelli
Subject: Re: Spiral Starecase
Stewart Mason :
> it has a couple of songs by the short-
> lived one-hit-wonder the Spiral Starecase on it. I quite
> happily listened to "More Today Than Yesterday", the best
> single the Fifth Dimension never did, and then a couple of
> tracks later, during their other song "No One For Me To Turn
> To"
> And it's somehow taken me until JUST ABOUT FIFTEEN MINUTES
> AGO to realize that the lead singer isn't a woman!
Nosiree its the one and only Patrick Upton, singing "cousin" of
early Wayne Newton and Neil Sedaka. Spiral Starecase represents
the era of the American showband, a band that usually took up
"residency" (as it is so pompously labeled these days) at a
popular middle-brow nightspot, and dressed in identical suits
(Starecase sported the popular aqua shade for their LP cover)
and sang the "hits of today!" soulfully. Often racially mixed,
usually choreographed, these bands were usually fronted by a
talented or charismatic lead vocalist and usually incorporated
horns along with standard guitar, bass and keyboards. Another
of these showbands that made a name for itself was Wayne Cochran
& the See See Riders. Oh, and the Spiral Starecase "More Today
Than Yesterday" LP is worth seeking out. They also had a pretty
popular shag record called "She's Ready".
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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2002 00:36:09 +0100
From: Simon White
Subject: Re: Spiral Starecase
james botticelli wrote:
> Another of these showbands that made a name for itself was
> Wayne Cochran & the See See Riders. Oh, and the Spiral
> Starecase "More Today Than Yesterday" LP is worth seeking out.
> They also had a pretty popular shag record called "She's Ready".
Hey James , any more on Wayne Chochran ?
I remember a photo of a white guy with a VERY blonde James Brown
pompador and seem to remember there was some Little Richard
worship in there too. I have a couple of his 45s, notably
"I'm In Trouble", on Mercury, which got played on the Northern
Soul Scene and is very similar to [but seems to have no
connection with] "The Trouble With Me Is You" - I cant recall
who the original is [Jeff Lemlich where are you!] but I've been
playing a version by Judy Stone....
...and I kind of collect versions of "More Today Than Yesterday".
Barbara McNair's is my favourite.
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Message: 10
Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2002 00:05:21 -0000
From: Doug
Subject: Wayne Cochran ("The White James Brown")
James Botticelli wrote:
> Another of these showbands that made a name for itself was Wayne
> Cochran & the See See Riders.<<
Wayne ("the white James Brown") released some pretty good records.
All of the Mercury singles are good, and his version of "Get Ready"
on his Chess album kicks major ass! My fave version!
On the other hand, the Epic and Bethleham stuff isn't too hot...
Doug
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Message: 11
Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2002 04:05:18 -0000
From: Bill George
Subject: Brian Taylor
I'm trying to find information on a certain LP. It is the self-titled
album by Brian Taylor. I know NOTHING about him. But it does have a
song on it titled Pure Natural Love. I'm wondering if it is the same
song recorded by The Ovations, written by Jackie DeShannon. Also, can
someone suggest good places on the web to look for used vinyl. I know
of vinyl vendors and the bop shop, but besides them and ebay, I don't
know any others. Thanks for the help.
Bill
PS. I also am looking for the sheet music to Pure Natural Love.
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Message: 12
Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2002 07:58:55 +0100
From: Mick Patrick
Subject: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ME IS YOU
Hi Folks,
Our Simon:
> ... "The Trouble With Me Is You" - I cant recall who the
> original is ... but I've been playing a version by Judy Stone...
The first version of this great song was chirped by Spectropop
darling BERNADETTE PETERS. Search the S'pop Forum Archives for
plenty of reading matter on this babe. But I reckon you, Simon,
would get more of a kick from her "Will You Care What's Hap'nin'
To Me, Baby", scribed by the one and only BRUTE FORCE. Personally,
I wouldn't be without ANY of this gorgeous gal's 60s 45s.
"ACADEMY AWARD" (no, not the Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles number)
- what a great track!
Iron's on, must dash...
MICK PATRICK
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Message: 13
Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2002 09:17:50 +0100
From: Keith Beach
Subject: Chris Taylor
I heard this morning of the untimely death of a good friend of
mine, Chris Taylor of Vancouver, Canada. Although he wasn't a
member of this group, I know that several of us knew him well.
He was a great music fan with wide-ranging tastes, but a special
penchant for Spector and early sixties music. More than a 'music
buddy', I was proud that he considered me a friend and welcomed
me to his home on many occasions. He was a good family man, and
my heart goes out to them at this sad time.
keith beach
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